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Mood swings come with the territory, I'm afraid. As we shed the fat we're digging up hormones. I doubled down on the, erm, lady problems this month as well as being cranky/sad.

I had my surgery Oct 28th, lately my emotions have been all over the place. I'm not sure why, I'm thinking some of the reasons are:
Being off of my birth control for so long.
Adjusting to the change.
Holidays
And more. . My question is since surgery has anyone else have some emotional days?

Is there anywhere else all of the individuals on the October list on a different forum?

that seemed like a lot when you posted the amts, but I'm just basing that off what I've read from peeps that r many years post surgery... But, I'm not sure! I would not force it...?... If u hunger for that much, then great, but if not, I'd probably not try to meet those goal amts... Just my thoughts, lol, for what they r worth!

Hope everyone had a great thanksgiving! I was able to enjoy thanksgiving, surprisingly. Turkey, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes and cooked carrots. Everything went down great. We walked a ton all weekend as well. And yet. I'm still in my stall! I've been stuck at 233-236 for almost 2 weeks now. Any tips of how to jump start my weight loss again.
Lately all I've been craving is coffee. I miss the warmth this year. I've been trying hot herbal teas, but it's not the same. I can not wait to have coffee again. And drinks. I miss wine with dinner! My husband is italian... so his family drinks wine constantly.
The only food aversion I've had lately is red sauce. It makes me sick instantly. Everything else I seem to do fine with now, as long as I eat slow, small bites and chew.
Pesto spaghetti squash with chicken for dinner tonight. And probably some fresh cooked carrots.

My nut doesn't approve of dry cereals/granola this early out, not until I'm at least at 4mo so Kashi's out. Ketosis, other than the breath/mouth taste issue, doesn't really bother me. One of my previous diet 'attempts' was Keto, so I spent five months in ketosis...lost 30lbs, gained 35 when life happened and made things difficult.
I'm wondering if the nausea/light-headedness is mostly just not eating enough. I can only get 1/4-1/2 cup at a time, depending on what it is, and I struggle to eat three times a day because of the nausea/lack of hunger. I've tried to have a string cheese or a light babybel when I can, to fill in. I'm having more 'good' days than bad this week, so hopefully this phase was just temporary. I might manage four meals today! Breakfast was a chicken sausage made with roasted garlic and gruyere. 14gms protein for one, though I could only manage half of it. I'll have the other half later.
Syntrax Nectar is a no-go. Three sips, waited ten minutes, and had a horrible heavy feeling in my stomach and moderate nausea to the point where I went and laid down for a while. I give up, my body has apparently declared that whey protein isolate is somehow poisonous. No issues at all with yogurt or cheeses, so who knows... I have my six week appointment coming up, if the trend of better days doesn't keep up I might ask for something for the nausea or see if they have any ideas why it's so persistent.

I'm 6 weeks and eating 1/4-1/2 a cup depending on what it is about 4-6 times a day.

I asked this question on another thread but thought I would ask you all how much you eat at a time each meal? I'm at 7.5 weeks. From 2 weeks to 6 weeks my Nut. wanted me eating 1/2 cup of food 3x a day. No problem for me. When I went back at 6 weeks she said to increase to 2/3 cup which I'm doing now & to increase to 1 cup by 3 months my next appt. That seems like a lot so soon. I'm having no problems with the 2/3 cup of soft foods but I don't think I could eat 2/3 c of meat. Most everything else that I see other's not eating near as much. Curious as to how much you all are eating & what your Nut. says how much you should & will be eating.

@@Dar200 I love cottage cheese too, eat it at least once a day!!! The unflavored Protein powder has helped me a lot! And the chicken broth flavor is good added to a lot of Soups, like my homemade ham & split pea! Keep trying it gets better all the time!! How are you doing on your weight loss?

@@soonergirl619 Glad your doing great & your weight loss is Awesome!! I'm down 20 lbs. & feeling great! I'm a little slower at loosing but my age (I just turned 60 but don't tell anyone could be a huge factor ! ) Great game last night! Go Sooners!!!!!!

I'm gradually getting my water back up. That is making me feel better. Still having a problem with food. I do okay with cottage cheese which is good because I love it. Having a rough time with other Protein I try. But I'll keep pushing along. Tomorrow I'm going to push myself to have soup with protein powder added in. I don't think I'll be having the best day. My neighbors had a party and kept me up. Oh well. Tis the season for lots of parties. Hope you are having better luck with food by now.

@@anewme2015 and @@s0rda some people are so afraid of hurting peoples feelings that they won't say anything. It is like me way back when I asked someone if they were pregnant and they weren't. I no longer ask that question.
I wish I had some sage advise about looking at the scale, your measurements, how your clothes are fitting, have you gone down in size but I understand hearing "Have you lost weight" from someone is a validation from someone else of your progress.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL

Hope you like this one.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL

@@anewme2015 and @@s0rda some people are so afraid of hurting peoples feelings that they won't say anything. It is like me way back when I asked someone if they were pregnant and they weren't. I no longer ask that question.
I wish I had some sage advise about looking at the scale, your measurements, how your clothes are fitting, have you gone down in size but I understand hearing "Have you lost weight" from someone is a validation from someone else of your progress.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL

@@anewme2015 and @@s0rda some people are so afraid of hurting peoples feelings that they won't say anything. It is like me way back when I asked someone if they were pregnant and they weren't. I no longer ask that question.
I wish I had some sage advise about looking at the scale, your measurements, how your clothes are fitting, have you gone down in size but I understand hearing "Have you lost weight" from someone is a validation from someone else of your progress.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL

@@anewme2015 and @@s0rda some people are so afraid of hurting peoples feelings that they won't say anything. It is like me way back when I asked someone if they were pregnant and they weren't. I no longer ask that question.
I wish I had some sage advise about looking at the scale, your measurements, how your clothes are fitting, have you gone down in size but I understand hearing "Have you lost weight" from someone is a validation from someone else of your progress.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL

@@anewme2015 and @@s0rda some people are so afraid of hurting peoples feelings that they won't say anything. It is like me way back when I asked someone if they were pregnant and they weren't. I no longer ask that question.
I wish I had some sage advise about looking at the scale, your measurements, how your clothes are fitting, have you gone down in size but I understand hearing "Have you lost weight" from someone is a validation from someone else of your progress.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL

@@anewme2015 and @@s0rda some people are so afraid of hurting peoples feelings that they won't say anything. It is like me way back when I asked someone if they were pregnant and they weren't. I no longer ask that question.
I wish I had some sage advise about looking at the scale, your measurements, how your clothes are fitting, have you gone down in size but I understand hearing "Have you lost weight" from someone is a validation from someone else of your progress.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL