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Maybe try going back to the gym, even if it's for a 30 min cardio session, will help you balance out your eating habits and you won't feel so guilty. Make that your new goal, simply 30 mins of exercise daily good luck to you!

At first my sister criticized me, about 2 weeks after surgery she was calling me to help her find out if her insurance covered it. No one has the right to criticize your decision, no one walks in your shoes except you. Go for it!

Has any one experienced pain in that area of the abdomen? Yesterday I drank very little water I think it might be the reason why I feel like this.

Thank you for your response, I will keep an eye in it, I'm not having issues with the bathroom either, but anything is possible.

I wore natural makeup, a little foundation, mascara and eyeliner no one had a problem with it, it was "natural" lol

Weight day of surgery was 194.6 Today makes a month since my surg and I'm at 175, so 19 pounds for me in 4 weeks. Good luck to you!

You can try blending your meats with some sort of root vegetable like squash, sweet potatoes, regular mashed potatoes or any other boiled root vegetable, you can do what Cubans call A mojito, basically get some garlic n sautéed it n put it on your purée after you blend it, sort of like a dressing, you're going to love it! Other things you can eat: guacamole, ricotta cheese, hummus, grits, eggs, just to name my favorites

This is awesome! I'm 179 today, also I started the gym this afternoon. I hope to be in the 160s by then, I'm only 3 weeks out and I've lost 15 pounds. Surgery was on 1/23/14 and starting weight was 194.6 so excited to see more results and the support really helps

How long after surgery did you start to work out? I'm 8 days post op, saw my doc today n he says I'm ok for cardio. (no heavy lifting of course) How long after surgery did you work out and how much time did you do a day, what type of exercise? Ect...

I'm excited to have read this I'm starting nursing school in 2 weeks and I really needed something to help me concentrate, thank you!

I was told to just drink one pill at a time, unless they're too big then cut in half, no need to ground them.

How far in post op did you have it? What type of alcohol was it? How was the experience? What was your doctors directions?

Yes you are rights about the empty calories, I will sure save it for special occasions, I didn't ask my doc about how long to wait so I will be def counting until week 6 which is when I have my next appointment. Thanks!

I guess is all trial and error, I hope to be a lightweight soon, my bf is going to love having a cheap date for once lol

I used to drink before socially, I'm not worried about alcoholism, but that's a pretty interesting study.

I'm on the purée stage too, some of my favorite things to eat are: humus, guacamole, tuna, mashed potatoes with sour cream, plain white yogurt, cottage/ricotta cheese, grits, eggs ect... As for getting too full, the best thing you can do I measure your food to avoid over eating.

You and I both! Hahaha

Oh wow good luck! Give it a few more weeks and try to mix the liquor with something else, maybe a little cranberry juice or something like that.

It's interesting how the palate changes, hopefully I still like wine once I try it, it's my all time favorite!!!

Lol I know, but I'll give it a shot to see how it goes, I'll start with wine first

Those are some stories! Lol I guess it's all about trial and error, I hope I can handle wine n maybe a beer eventually, those two are my weakness lol

Wow!!! I don't know how you'll do it!! Lol I'm only 3 weeks post surgery, and I'm def dying to have some red wine. Good luck to you! I'm sure it's going to be a challenge, but it will be well worth it!

I had my surgery on 1/23/14, so far I'm doing great, only had nausea once, and I have over eaten on 2 occasions because I tried to eyeball my food (big no no). I've lost 14 pounds so far I'm in the puree stage. I'm never hungry but I try to eat at least 5 times a day. I have had some issues with protein shakes so I stopped taking then, hopefully I will restart once I can have regular foods so I can eat protein bars instead. I have also dealt with some mild depression, which I think has been the worst part of it all. Good luck to all of you!!!

Measure your food! It's happened to me that 1 extra bite just fills me up too much n I dont feel good after. Of course it's only happened when I try to eyeball my food.

I pigged out the day before surgery, my doctor did not ask me to do a pre op diet. Don't feel bad, most of us had "food funerals" lol