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My pouch like cold it can stand hot but would prefer cold. And my old pouch grumbles all the time .like when your talking face to face with your boss or a customer. And loud to Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

I wanted a ham and cheese sub so I went to wegmans and smelled the sub shop YUMMY then ran like a little kid. I'm so afraid that all this will be for nothing and it keeps me from cheating. I love the way I'm starting to look and know I'm not there yet. The nutritionist says its ok to treat your self ever now and then just make sure you work it off. And don't be a pig about it. But like I said I afraid I will go back to being fat again and that won't happen so I stay honest. But that's just me Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

IF you ever get the chance to walk the Geln do it the views are out of this world. And it's a great work out. From start to Finnish it's 8536 steps 3.91 miles round trip. Hope the picturs show up so you can see the what a wonder it is. My wife and I where married in the glen 13 years ago last week. We went back to Celebrate. We go every year this time the fall foliage is a wonder to see I'm not much for being in front of the camera but here goes down 65 lbs my wife has lost 28 lbs just helping me eat healthy Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

Feel better soon Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

Time it takes time we can put weight on faster then we can take it off. Stay off the scale weight your self just one time a week. Or you will drive your self crazy if you don't see the scale move every day. Then you will cut back on your eating put your body in to starvation mode and then you won't lose any weight Don't push it the weight will come off. Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

Congrats it feels good Now don't let it go to your head stay on track and let's lose some more. Great job Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

Just Becuse your scale does not move for a week or 2 does not mean that your body is not changing. Keep your calorie count up as close to 800 as you can and you will still lose weight. That way your body is not going in to starvation mode, and get in 60-100 g Protein a day It's not easy. But nothing about WLS is Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

Same here I get though half and save the rest for later. If you have a GNC around you try Quest bars the keep really well in a car or lunch box and they ar low in calories almost no carbs and no sugars Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

Try going back to purée your chicken with a little chicken broth and spies. That works for me when the family is having chicken on the bone Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

Stay off the scale 1 time a week. If you check every day you will be disappointed Becuse the scale didn't move then you will cut back on your eating put your body into starvation mode and still won't lose weight. I know I have done this and my doctor reamed my but about it ,when I get my calories up around 800 the weight comes off faster. Just Becuse you don't see the scale move does not mean your body is not changing as you just found out. We all want it to come off fast and be skinny next week and it will come off in time. To bad it won't come off as fast as we can put it on .your doing fine keep it up I bet you like the new you. Becuse I like the new Me Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

Yes and no grilled is ok but chicken wings or chicken on the bone can't do it just does not sit well or makes you dump. But it's getting better. Can't eat anything to do with pork and I love pork But we where told this would happen so some time down the road we will be able to eat it again just hold on Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

Ok what is it made out of looks like fruit Got a recipe for it Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

Tryed EAS was alright befor surgery after surgery Yuck. So now I get my Protein fro Quest bars and carnation instant breakfast no sugar added and skim milk,eggs in the morning and try to eat meat high in protein and veggies Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

I do get cold faster and effect me more waiting on lab work up it sould sow something just have to wait and see. My friends say I look like a frail old man now not the big loud fat guy they knew. And I'm ok with that image now thin is way better and I still got 60 lbs to go Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

Then after surgery you will still be on a liquid deit but you won't care. So right now you are going though the hard part it gets better. Arter surgery most doctors have you on liquids for 2-4 weeks the purée for 2-4 weeks the soft food then regular for if you can keep it down. Hope I'm not scaring you. But Belive me with in weeks you will start to see the change and you will like what you see,and relies it was all worth it. Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

You are not alone on this journey we all have our resons for WLS and all are good one for it. Welcome . 2 years and 150 lbs way to go I'm 11 weeks post have lost 45 lb post op and a total of 62 lbs and only 60 lbs to go till target weight. It's nice to hear from people that are 2 years or more post op and doing great. Hope your health is doing better stay strong Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

I would love to be hot, since WLS and the weather changing here in upstate NY I'm cold all the time can't get warm. Doctor says its my body trying to adjust to its new form, nice way to say you don't have your fat anymore to keep you warm. Hope I adjust soon or I'm moving south LOL. Do you have a fever or I don't know how to say this right and don't know how old you are could it be menopause my wife has similar conditions. You may want to check with your doctor anyways. Hope you feel better Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

You can't make someone due something that they don't want to do but maybe after he see's you losing weight he will want WLS to keep your fingers crossed. It would be way cool for him to do it with you, but look at it like this I have seen it at support group that the spouse has it done a year after, Becuse they see what their other spouse looks like and you will be able to help him though it Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

Good luck to day don't worry everything will be just fine. We will be waiting on the losers bench with a spot for you. Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

Riced cauliflower is when you use a cheese grater to grate your cauliflower it comes out looking like rice Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

Have you doctor check you Calcium levels. I get what amounts to be like restless leg when I started taking calcium that help it go away. Again that's just me you need to talk to your doctor Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

WLS requires us to change our lives,for the ones around us they just don't get it. I have had some people around me put WLS down Becuse they don't know anything about it. For some spouses it scares them Becuse they want you to stay fat so you won't leave them all alone. So they act out and put you down. I'm sure your partner does care for you they are just afraid of change.they should walk in our shoes and see what change we have to go though every day. My wife worried when this all started that I would cheat on here like her ex did 14 years ago. But after long talks and taking her to RNY support group meetings she under stands what I'm going though and now is my cheerleader Hope everything work out for you Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12

Your new pouch will hold about 3 oz and over time will stretch to hold around a cup. So some times we feel like we can eat more but remember you need to stop from over eating Becuse it takes 20 minutes for the pouch to tell the brain that your full. I have learned to slow down and eat slow take small bits don't drink 30 minutes befor and after. This you should already know. The most I portent thing I can pass along is try to get your Protein in and Water. In the early stages after surgery don't worry so much about calorie counting try to keep your carb count under 60 g and your protein around 80-100 g a day. And the weight will just fall off. And listen to your doctor I'm down 62 lbs and haven't been this light since high school and I like the way I look and you will like the way you look it just takes time. Hang in there and be tough Surgery Anniversary 7/30/12