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I started with 2 tablespoons at a time. I am not 4 months out and depending what I eat I can eat about 3/4 cup max! If I am eating meat, it's about 1/2 cup max

I absolutely would. No more diabetes, high cholesterol, Gerd/severe reflux and most important and the reason I moved forward with this surgery, an improved kidney function.

I agree, call your surgeons office immediately. Sometimes coughing up blood in the first few days is normal but I would definitely get checked out immediately! Good luck and get well soon!

You should be all healed at this point given your surgery date. According to my surgeon after 8 weeks your tummy should be healed inside. Now, lettuce for some reason is very hard on my tummy and can cause exactly what you are describing. Currently I am 4 months post op and still cannot do raw lettuce salads. I sometimes will put a little on a sandwich and I am finding I can tolerate a tiny bit. I am guessing this is what is causing your distress at this point.

100percent normal and very unpleasant! The absolutely best thing you can do is walk walk walk. When you are sitting or laying a heating pad on your tummy provided glorious relief. The good news, it should be gone over the next week. Stay hydrated and walk as much as you can tolerate. I hope you have a speedy recovery! Good luck....

I never thought I would ever get to a point where I could even think about this. I started at a 24 pants and 26/28 top. I am 5' 11". I just purchased a size 16 pants and was shocked when I could actually wear them Given I have another 72lbs I would like to lose, I could actuallt see myself in an 8! I did go to Victoria's Secret this week and purchased two new gorgeous bras as incentive to continue losing weight. I need to lose probably another 20lbs before they will fit me comfortably. I have never ever stepped into a Victoria's secret store in my life! Pretty things were not for me before. Now, I love to just go shopping and try new clothes on.

I am a bit worried about this myself. I was a type 2 diabetic prior to surgery. I have been testing only once per day at this point which is a fasting glucose. I started out in the low 70's and this past week I am now in the 60's. I guess I should read up on this because I have had the feeling several times that my sugar is getting too low.

Way to go! Keep up the great work!

For me it is nuts! I love them, they are decent protein but i find myself eating them more than I should. My favorite right now are unshelled pistachios.

The good news is I am Italian and had a very thick head of hair. Now it is pretty but thin.

I am with everyone else. I am the cook in the family and my husband eats what I eat for the most part. I sometimes with cook potatoes or rice with our Protein and veggies. I usually will stay completely away from the starch although sometimes I try one fork full. I stay away from Pasta all together because it is one of my triggers. I also do not make sweets, neither of us need these in our house. I then use a vacuum seal system to package leftovers in me size portions and freeze them so I can have a quick lunch or dinner another time.

Hi There and welcome! I was previously on Toprimate for years and it does make you a bit tired. Also, I personally did not see any change in weight loss on that medication. Honestly the thing that works the best for weight loss is moving to a higher Protein low carb diet. how much do you have to lose before you get a surgery date? You might consider going on the liquid Protein diet which can help you lose weight rapidly. It all depends on how much you have to lose and how fast you have to lose it. Good luck and keep us posted.

My new stomach always makes funny noises. It is not painful or uncomfortable but when I eat or drink you can sometimes hear it rumbling. It took some getting used and it has become much more mild. It does not happen all of the time.

I am 4 months post op and it is still coming out. I started losing around 3 months as well. According to my Bariatric team it should hopefully stop soon. The good news is it is just thinning, there are no bald spots. I started taking biotin about 3 weeks ago. Biotin will help with regrowth but it will not stop the dead hairs from shedding.

Don't be so hard on yourself! We all have tried something that we probably shouldn't have. I know I certainly have. Just get back on the plan and move forward. The good news is you recognize that eating pizza should not be the norm. P.S. I make a fabulous homemade pizza that my family loves. I have tried a tiny little piece and it no longer tastes the same for me thankfully! Homemade pizza was one of my favorites.

Congratulations, you are well on your way to a whole new life! Keep us posted on your progress or feel to reach out if you have questions.

Hi there. The most important thing for you to realize is that WLS of any kind is NOT a miracle cure that is suddenly going to make you stop eating crap. I had mine in September, so far I can pretty much eat anything I want. I have not had one episode of dumping yet. Also you can over eat by simply eating throughout the day. Every 30 minutes or so your stomach empties and you can fill it up again. The reality is it is a tool that can help you in your weight loss journey. You have to be in control of what you put in your mouth and the amount of exercise you get daily as well. It is very hard work to lose weight even post WLS. Taking off the weight is not the big issue, maintaining is. This tool simply sets you up for success you still have to make very good decisions to lose the weight and ultimately keep it off. I just wanted to share with you my opinion of reality. I hope this makes sense.

Congratulations on your fabulous progress! 50lbs is fantastic! Stalls are pretty darn common and as long as you are following the plan, your stall will break. Everyone hates a stall but there will be many more I am sad to say. My longest lasted almost a month, my shortest about 10 days. I am typically a daily weigher although when I am in a stall I have to remind myself not to get frustrated. Just keep moving forward with your diet and exercise and the stall will break. I would also consider that you are working out a lot which is great but what might be happening is that you are building muscle which weighs more than fat. You might even notice that even though the scale is not moving your clothes might be getting loser. I would guess that you are losing inches. Hang in there!

@@cbp0229, welcome and congratulations on your new start!

By the way, when you mix it with milk you are trying to get to 8 oz.

@@SueWVA, I had major problems at first with Protein shakes. I would describe the feeling the same as you. I called my doctors office and they told me to go get Premier Protein Shakes from costco or SAMs. In addition they had me move to a lactose free milk. They told me to take 1/3 to 1/2 of the Protein shake which is 11 oz. and mix it with the lactose free milk. As soon as I started doing this I was able to get my protein shakes down and was satisfied and most important comfortable. At about 6 weeks I was able to drink a whole shake without milking it down. This might be a solution for you. Good luck!

Hmmm. Do you think it might be the flu?

You are off and running! The more I learned the more excited I got! Good luck and reach out if you need anything or have questions.

Hang in there! For me the puréed stage was absolutely the worst. No matter what I pureed I hated it. I ended up living on regular yogurt, Protein shakes, cottage cheese (I did not purée it I simply made sure I chewed it until it was pureed in my mouth), chicken broth, carrots that I pureed. I had a very hard time meeting protein goals until I found Premier Protein chocolate flavored. I drank 2 a day giving me 60g of protein. I was so happy to move past that phase but it does take time and trial and error to figure things out. I promise it will absolutely get better! You just have to give your tummy time to heal. The only way to do that is to get plenty of protein and Water. Good luck!

Congratulations on your great accomplishment! I cannot wait until I can say that as well.