fezik23

Well if there's an easy way to stay on track, I sure don't know what it is. It just seems to me to be a mental place we need to be, of being convinced that staying on track is the only option.

I'm in Northampton County. I had my surgery in June. Send me a message.

Piece of cake. Nothing to worry about unless you have had serious mental health problems in the past that would impair your ability to follow directions or stay in touch with reality or have a suicide history--that sort of thing.

Just walking and hiking.

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I don't know when you can introduce chia seeds. I don't think I started eating them until I was about 2-3 months out.

The Tanita brand is consistently the highest rated by Consumer Reports. I have one and I like it.

I'm trying to imagine the circumstances, as I read posts where people talk about stretching their sleeves. It seems to me that the act of over stuffing oneself would cause the stomach to reject the excess food. Does anyone have factual information on this?

I have felt exactly how you are feeling. But here's the thing. I hit the six month mark and I have lost about half of what I expect to lose. What's wrong with that? I'm not one of those people who dropped 50 in a couple of months, but it's slowly happening. And yes, my synthroid had to be increased, and it did help. Good luck. Don't stress.

Bless your heart and good luck. So your surgery is a potential benefit to someone else.

I was on spicy food from the get go. I couldn't stand to drink plain water and got sick of crystal light, so I made hot and sour soup my first week post op. It was fine. I asked my surgeon about eating spicy Indian food, and he reminded me that people in India also get WLS all the time. Enjoy!

Thank you for sharing your story.

I had my surgery June 25th, I lost pretty well in the beginning. Now it's VERY slow. Like, between Thanksgiving and Christmas I didn't lose anything! My surgeon was pretty surprised. Regardless, I feel 100% better, have more energy and motivation, and I keep telling myself that the slow loss is giving my skin time to "catch up" with the pounds lost--so less saggy, wrinkly skin. Really. And being honest with myself about times when I try to eat things I really shouldn't is critical.

What is it about the 40 lb mark and people noticing? I'm 6 months out and about 45 lbs down. My husband finally noticed about a week ago! I was noticing right away.

I don't have much to say that will be helpful. Just "hang in there" and be patient. I hope the health problems are already better than when you first posted this.