IndieAllie

I hit my 5 month anniversary on March 5th and am down 78 pounds.
Almost over night, I started being able to eat more than ever before - with no pain - no burps - no sliming etc. It scares me. I feel like I've pushed my little pouch to the limits and have possibly stretched it out? I was hardly eating for the first 3 months because I had such high acidity and nausea. Now, I see the portion size increasing a lot. Mind you, it's NO where near a "normal" portion size, but it's much more all of a sudden then I could eat prior.
I must admit, for the first 4 months, I wasn't paying much attention to the calories I was consuming because I could hardly eat and was still losing crazy amounts of weight quickly, even if I ate junk like ice cream etc.
This week I gained a pound and a half and I almost freaked out.............ok........I DID freak out.
Now, I've downloaded a calorie counting app and have stayed on my 800 calories with only 20% being sugar/carbs and am back down that 1.5 pounds I gained.
My insurance starts on April 1st and I'll start with a new surgeon/ NUT. My originals are back in India where I was living all of last year. So, I will be able to get it all checked out then but looking for any feedback from you wonderful folks.

Madam, I say NO MORE OF THIS!! I'm not going backwards - no way! I'm sitting in the gym parking lot right now about to go walk because my family ordered Chinese and I WONT be tempted!!!!!

Madam, I say NO MORE OF THIS!! I'm not going backwards - no way! I'm sitting in the gym parking lot right now about to go walk because my family ordered Chinese and I WONT be tempted!!!!!

It's pretty darn near impossible to stretch your stomach out. Unless you are self abusing and even that is super painful I am sure you will not stretch it out,
A Stall is no inches or weight loss in over 30 days. Are you measuring and taking photos weekly? Not everything is scale oriented.
You should be able to eat more now. Your stomach is done healing, you should be getting all your Protein organically rather than chemically by shakes. You should be eating every 3-4 hours.
Keep tracking and measure all your losses not just the scale.< /p>
I dropped 2 full pant sizes from a 10 to a 6 with out losing a single pound.

You go girl! You can do this! x

Madam, I say NO MORE OF THIS!! I'm not going backwards - no way! I'm sitting in the gym parking lot right now about to go walk because my family ordered Chinese and I WONT be tempted!!!!!

Madam, I say NO MORE OF THIS!! I'm not going backwards - no way! I'm sitting in the gym parking lot right now about to go walk because my family ordered Chinese and I WONT be tempted!!!!!

Madam, I say NO MORE OF THIS!! I'm not going backwards - no way! I'm sitting in the gym parking lot right now about to go walk because my family ordered Chinese and I WONT be tempted!!!!!

I feel ya. I'm a month ahead if you. Some days my head says to eat "junk" so I slip a little. Some days I can eat fine, other days I can't. I don't have advice other than we are gonna get through it but I feel like you do

Again, I'll mention what I do whenever I stall…..I actually eat MORE! Healthy and calorie conscious of course, such as more Protein (lean meat), Protein shake, salad, etc., but I eat 5 meals instead of 3 and so far this has gotten me out of 3 stalls within just a couple of days. I can't say that it's scientific but it works for me but I actually got the idea from someone that posted it on this site so apparently there must be something to it.

Wow! You look amazing! I'm 3 weeks post-op, so I'm learning to reintroduce foods. Seeing you really inspires me!

SO happy to post this! I feel amazing! I look amazing! Life is pretty amazing! Was it easy? IS it easy? HELL no! Is it worth it? Absolutely.

Hello!
110 days post op here and down 70 pounds! As always, thrilled with my results but here is my latest puzzlement.
I have had horrible hip, knee and back pain SINCE surgery. I walk, do minor weights - nothing over doing it that's for sure, but I get out of bed feeling like a grandma (no offense to any) but I'm 33!!! I just lost 70 pounds - shouldn't I be leaping pain free like a limber baby deer??
Sometimes, I feel like my body has a difficult time compensating for the QUICK loss and feels a little discombobulated. Anyone having similar issues?

SO happy to post this! I feel amazing! I look amazing! Life is pretty amazing! Was it easy? IS it easy? HELL no! Is it worth it? Absolutely.

Yes, definitely. My butt aches from sitting on a hard chair now??!!!! I hope this subsides because it's bringing me down, I don't want to be in pain - I was for years!

SO happy to post this! I feel amazing! I look amazing! Life is pretty amazing! Was it easy? IS it easy? HELL no! Is it worth it? Absolutely.

I notice I hurt more now too. Even just laying in bed, I can feel my rib cage (yes that's a good thing lol) but now laying on the bones they tend to hurt now. I think just before they had extra cushion.

Hardest part was the 3 months of pretty much constant nausea. I live in India at the moment, so smells & spicy foreign food didn't help. The waiting period for that to finish was very tiring. hair loss has been very hard and depressing some days, but I'm looking into rocking a cute short cut until it begins to grow back.
But literally, at my 3 month mark, I began to feel remarkably better! I was gaining strength & energy every day as I lost my weight.
The BEST has been the feedback and encouragement about my loss, smaller clothes, clear skin, more energy, not having food on the brain 24/7. There are so many benefits and the best part? It's only up from here!

SO happy to post this! I feel amazing! I look amazing! Life is pretty amazing! Was it easy? IS it easy? HELL no! Is it worth it? Absolutely.

SO happy to post this! I feel amazing! I look amazing! Life is pretty amazing! Was it easy? IS it easy? HELL no! Is it worth it? Absolutely.

SO happy to post this! I feel amazing! I look amazing! Life is pretty amazing! Was it easy? IS it easy? HELL no! Is it worth it? Absolutely.

You look so stunning in Hot Pink, love your accomplishment and your big smile!!

WOW the incredible shrinking woman! Congratulations on your journey!

You look wonderful and I love reading and seeing this! I am 7 weeks out (minus 2 days) and I am just hoping I can have as much loss as you do! I will say, I don't remember having this much energy even in my 20's!!! I am loving it!!! Again, you look AWESOME and I bet you feel it too!

SO happy to post this! I feel amazing! I look amazing! Life is pretty amazing! Was it easy? IS it easy? HELL no! Is it worth it? Absolutely.