acubi2

I am down 63lbs since surgey which doesn't feel like much to me, I know it is but after being in denial for so long about the weight I had gained I just always felt this size. But I am having the same problems with grazing, and my mom said you aren't eating that much but your eating a lot over the course of the day. I think I just need to stop snacking. Or if I want a snack I drink a Protein Drink. I have also found that gluten is awful to me now. I ate some Cookies (I know bad choice) but it took me two days to recover from the stomach cramps they gave me which is probably good. I had my 3 month follow up a couple of weeks ago and I just feel like I should be further along. I have 137 more pounds before I hit my goal. Also when is it okay to incorporate raw veggies again?

I had sushi at 6 weeks post op. Just remember to chew chew chew!

I am almost 7 weeks out and I have lost a total of 46 pounds since I started my pre op diet. I don't have any real food problems except artificial sweeteners turn my stomach. Super sweet things make me feel sick to my stomach too but I am fine with that since I am trying to avoid all those things. I try and get at least 30 minutes of walking in a day and it is so nice to not sweat to death doing so lol. I was talking to a friend and I felt like 46 pounds wasn't enough and he told me I lost a 5th grader haha that really made me feel better.

Pre preop diet weight

376

SW 356

CW 330

Total inches lost 9.75

I am hungry a lot too! I am 6 weeks out and my NUT looked at me like I was crazy but I do get hungry. I wonder if it is because I don't eat enough. Sometimes I worry that its because something went wrong and surgery was just a prank lol.

People have been congratulating me (the few who know) and telling me about all the babies I should have now lol. I did call my mom but it was in the middle of the day and the convo went something like "MOM! I don't know what's wrong with me but I have been really mean to my husband for 3 days and now I am bleeding a lot!" "Sounds like you need to go to the store and get some midol and some maxi pads sweetie."

39 lbs. may not seem like a lot to you right now, but it's more than 10% of your body weight lost. That is significant. I have read lots of posts here where menstrual cycles started again (if they had stopped due to weight gain) or became more regular. My cycle was not the most reliable pre-op. After about 2 months, it is like clockwork.

As with anything that dramatically changes, check with your doctor and let them know what is going on just to be on the safe side.

Thank you for the perspective! I never thought of my weight loss like that. 10% does feel more impressive :-). I never thought to talk to my doctor, but it makes sense too because I have been diagnosed with primary amenoria. I knew this was the place for advice!

Wow! Acubi, you are on solids already?? I was sleeved the same day and still on liquids only. I start pureed on thursday. Cant wait!

How are you doing so far

I am doing great I have been on solids just over 2 weeks. The hardest part for me has been eating slowly. Nothing really bothers me, except sweet things turn my stomach. I haven't had any nausea or vomiting. I do have a hard time getting in enough Protein and that might explain my stall. So far I am only down 39lbs.

So I am 31 and have been overweight my entire life, for that reason I have never had my period. I just always thought lucky me and never really gave it a second thought. Well here I am 5 weeks post op down 39 pounds, getting my first period. I am not going to lie I freaked out a little, I called my mom and my sister lol. I have to say I knew I might get my period after I lost a lot of weight, but 39lbs isn't that much and I have recently been at this weight and never had my period. Has anyone else had this happen? Oh and periods suck! I could never relate before now all I can say is I am so sorry!!!

Try using smaller utensils so you take smaller bites. I have been eating ground beef, chicken and various other meats for just over a week and I have been feeling fine except when I take bigger bites then I feel awful. I was sleeved October 31st.

Ask for non time released tablets. You won't have to crush them too long, mine were small enough to take whole. I am 3 weeks out and am allowed to take pills that are any size again.

My surgeon didn't use a catheter or binder. Crazy!

Yoga pants, the ones you can roll down. A big shirt with a tank top under it (the tank didn't move much so it didn't make my incisions hurt) and a jacket. I am cold all the time now.

16lbs since my Oct 31st surgery. 37lbs total with preop diet

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I asked my doctor about Biotin and he said taking extra won't do any good. He did say the Hair loss goes away at around the 1 year mark and usually starts to grow back.

I didn't lose weight on the pre op diet until like day 10.

I have BCBS and my doctor wouldn't do any of the appointments until they found out if I had the coverage for the surgery. Hopefully your doctors office did that as well and if you are denied you can appeal!!!

Yay! I am glad to post things I think people will benefit from!!! I myself am only 11 days post op and have been reading and researching everything so I am prepared.

I know that pizza looks amazing! She has some great ideas. I am glad I can spread the word :-)

Sleeved Oct 31st. Down 12 pounds, plus my pre op diet loss of 21lbs. 33lbs woop woop!!!

If you don't read the world according to eggface blog I highly recommend it to everyone!! Here is my favorite page!! :-)

http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/2009/10/party-time-confetti-bites.html?m=1

I too have been overweight since I was a little kid. Honestly it worried me too, and I have only lost 29lbs so far. I just think about the future and how good I am going to feel. My mom had gastric bypass in 2001, and it was weird to see her small but we all got used to it and I cannot remember her heavy so it will be hard at first but then it will fade.

I googled it and it sounds like a company your insurance company submits information to. Maybe that's why they couldn't tell you anything. Who is your insurance provider?

That's pretty normal it took me until 5 days out. But my doctor said it is not unusual to go a week or week plus before having a BM.

I am 8 days post op and know how you feel, most of the time I am fine and don't really even think about food. But every once in a while all I can think about is nachos and French fries lol. I was craving chewing so badly yesterday that I chewed a cracker an spit it in the trash. Then I got the worst stomach ache ugh. I know it will get better though! Just keep a positive outlook!