luvlife

The pain med they give u in the hospital usually. Like morphine.

I had my surgery on 7-24-12 and still don't feel completely normal yet. Mostly exhaustion.

I think everyone loses weight at a different rate. It depends on somewhat on your starting weight. Just make sure you are eating healthy and focus on protein and fluids first, low carbs. Go by Dr. Recommendations and exercise! You will do great.

Good luck, see you on the other side:)

Congrats! Bet it felt great being able to ride the rides!

Thanks for the pics! Congrats on finishing!

That sounds sooo fun. Have a great time and be sure to post pics!

I use my fitness pal. It tracks nutritional content, exercise, and let's u enter recipes to get the nutritional info. There are quite a few people on it fr here. See the link below. My username is luvlife77 if u want to add as a friend. http://www.rnytalk.com/topic/2211-my-fitness-pal/

No, the bottled propel does not have carbonation. It is pretty good too:) I like vitamin zero water myself. Rise is a pretty good flavor.

No, I haven't, but my doc had told me if I see clear liquid it is ok. I would check with doc first though.

Congrats! That is awesome! It is great to get that kind of encouragement:)

If pain meds aren't working, I would call the Dr. He or she should be able to prescribe u something that works.

Congrats! What a change!

Glad to hear it! Congrats on breaking through:)

Congratulations! You look fabulous!

Personally, I think u look great! But I have heard about some 5 day pouch test that is supposed to work well. You should be able to Google it. Otherwise, my last resort is going to be going back to liquids for a week and start over. How are your eating habits? Exercise? How close are u to your goal weight? Good luck and try not to get too frustrated! Think of how far you have come!

Not sure what u mean but I had my surgery on a Tuesday, so the next Tuesday I was one week post op. Does that answer your question?

You don't look like you are still really overweight. Congrats on your weight loss!

Pics

Congrats on your loss! You look great! Can't wait till I feel good enough to post picks!

Don't try to tough it out! Use the meds. It is much better than a stay at the hospital! Maybe after a few days u can try again with no meds...

Congrats on the loss!

I live in san Antonio. Too bad it is a four hour drive:( I need more motivation when it comes to exercise. I am one monrh post op tomorrow, but I just can't seem to get my energy level up.

I can't eat the whole bag. I like the bbq best. I eat them if I am craving something crunchy or sometimes pills get stuck in my throat so I use them to get the pill down. I am not sure why I have that problem, but I have actually caused erosion in my esophagus from the pill disolving in my esophagus. Very painful! TMI I know, sorry. But the crunch os are a good replacement for chips as well:)