Tauruslady5

Sorry to be so blunt: But the surgeon performed surgery on your STOMACH not your BRAIN.
It is YOUR choice to do what is right and make the good choices. Has nothing to do with the SURGERY. The SURGERY was a TOOL to help you LOOSE weight. If you stretch it back to the size it was before .... YOU did it.....no one else.
Your stomach has stretchy cells, which means you were given a second chance to make YOU want you want to be. It is able to go right back to where it was before. It is a BABY stomach, you push too much food in it , you become a bigger size. Then you will blame everyone but yourself.
AGAIN...........STOMACH HAD SURGERY.............NOT YOUR BRAIN..............

Very sorry if I upset you and you took the TRUTH the wrong way. I saw what I wrote as nothing but the truth.
Everyone has the problem of blaming others and surgeons for their "not" losing weight, or eating too much. If we took the responsibility of what we put into our mouth/bodies, we would have NOT BEEN IN THIS POSITION IN THE FIRST PLACE.
Sorry that the truth hurt you, as for calling me names, that was very adult of you. I appreciated the person who replied back to you stating I did nothing wrong with what I wrote.
I was over 300 pounds back in November before I even started this journey. I was the one who put me that size, no one else. It was my responsibility to keep myself healthy. NO ONE ELSE's.
I do not feel I am any better than anyone else in here, I just speak the truth. No hurting in telling the truth.
As for your comment about my surgeon doing brain surgery, sorry honey....I did that on my own when I was given the SECOND CHANCE to become who I should have. I changed my attitude, I changed my eating habits, I changed what I wanted to change. I had my surgery to HELP me succeed in my vision, not to keep me from eating the bad foods.
Again, sorry you could not handle the truth in words.
I will not replying or reading anymore responses from you since you are not adult enough to accept criticism/recommendations.
Have a sparkling day

Very sorry if I upset you and you took the TRUTH the wrong way. I saw what I wrote as nothing but the truth.
Everyone has the problem of blaming others and surgeons for their "not" losing weight, or eating too much. If we took the responsibility of what we put into our mouth/bodies, we would have NOT BEEN IN THIS POSITION IN THE FIRST PLACE.
Sorry that the truth hurt you, as for calling me names, that was very adult of you. I appreciated the person who replied back to you stating I did nothing wrong with what I wrote.
I was over 300 pounds back in November before I even started this journey. I was the one who put me that size, no one else. It was my responsibility to keep myself healthy. NO ONE ELSE's.
I do not feel I am any better than anyone else in here, I just speak the truth. No hurting in telling the truth.
As for your comment about my surgeon doing brain surgery, sorry honey....I did that on my own when I was given the SECOND CHANCE to become who I should have. I changed my attitude, I changed my eating habits, I changed what I wanted to change. I had my surgery to HELP me succeed in my vision, not to keep me from eating the bad foods.
Again, sorry you could not handle the truth in words.
I will not replying or reading anymore responses from you since you are not adult enough to accept criticism/recommendations.
Have a sparkling day

You are only 6 days out. You are doing fine. I felt like I was not losing anything, but now I look in the mirror and cannot believe the transformation.
I had my surgery on 11/21/14, so was not that long ago. I, to date, have lost a little over 60 pounds. I just put it down to the healing process and the swelling we all obtain when having the surgery.
You will loose it, do not get put off by the small amounts. As long as you listen to your surgeon and realize this is only a tool, you will do GREAT>>>>>
Have a great evening...
Annamarie

You are only 6 days out. You are doing fine. I felt like I was not losing anything, but now I look in the mirror and cannot believe the transformation.
I had my surgery on 11/21/14, so was not that long ago. I, to date, have lost a little over 60 pounds. I just put it down to the healing process and the swelling we all obtain when having the surgery.
You will loose it, do not get put off by the small amounts. As long as you listen to your surgeon and realize this is only a tool, you will do GREAT>>>>>
Have a great evening...
Annamarie

Very sorry if I upset you and you took the TRUTH the wrong way. I saw what I wrote as nothing but the truth.
Everyone has the problem of blaming others and surgeons for their "not" losing weight, or eating too much. If we took the responsibility of what we put into our mouth/bodies, we would have NOT BEEN IN THIS POSITION IN THE FIRST PLACE.
Sorry that the truth hurt you, as for calling me names, that was very adult of you. I appreciated the person who replied back to you stating I did nothing wrong with what I wrote.
I was over 300 pounds back in November before I even started this journey. I was the one who put me that size, no one else. It was my responsibility to keep myself healthy. NO ONE ELSE's.
I do not feel I am any better than anyone else in here, I just speak the truth. No hurting in telling the truth.
As for your comment about my surgeon doing brain surgery, sorry honey....I did that on my own when I was given the SECOND CHANCE to become who I should have. I changed my attitude, I changed my eating habits, I changed what I wanted to change. I had my surgery to HELP me succeed in my vision, not to keep me from eating the bad foods.
Again, sorry you could not handle the truth in words.
I will not replying or reading anymore responses from you since you are not adult enough to accept criticism/recommendations.
Have a sparkling day

I don't understand the name calling. What is wrong with someone posting about responsibility...that's how I understood @tauruslady post. How easy is it to say, "Oh well, live a little!" This type of rationalization is what got most of us in trouble in the first place. Does "Living" have to equal food & alcohol?
I Respect everyone's opinions but highly appreciate people who hold one another accountable for their actions.
This is a public board...you cannot filter which responses you'd rather have and censure the rest.

Sorry to be so blunt: But the surgeon performed surgery on your STOMACH not your BRAIN.
It is YOUR choice to do what is right and make the good choices. Has nothing to do with the SURGERY. The SURGERY was a TOOL to help you LOOSE weight. If you stretch it back to the size it was before .... YOU did it.....no one else.
Your stomach has stretchy cells, which means you were given a second chance to make YOU want you want to be. It is able to go right back to where it was before. It is a BABY stomach, you push too much food in it , you become a bigger size. Then you will blame everyone but yourself.
AGAIN...........STOMACH HAD SURGERY.............NOT YOUR BRAIN..............

Sorry to be so blunt: But the surgeon performed surgery on your STOMACH not your BRAIN.
It is YOUR choice to do what is right and make the good choices. Has nothing to do with the SURGERY. The SURGERY was a TOOL to help you LOOSE weight. If you stretch it back to the size it was before .... YOU did it.....no one else.
Your stomach has stretchy cells, which means you were given a second chance to make YOU want you want to be. It is able to go right back to where it was before. It is a BABY stomach, you push too much food in it , you become a bigger size. Then you will blame everyone but yourself.
AGAIN...........STOMACH HAD SURGERY.............NOT YOUR BRAIN..............

Hi...
We have all gone through the first two weeks of crying, our hormones out of wack, the touchy comments. You will be fine. I had my surgery back 11/21/14 and to date have lost 60 pounds and am very happy I made this decision.
Everyone is different. We can all give advice and you can take it or not. But, in the end, we all made this decision to become healthier. It is a journey. Don't expect to loose hugh amounts all at once. It took (however old you are) to gain that weight, it will take a good year or so to loose exactly what you want.
My favorite quote: Your doctor performed surgery on your stomach not your brain. It is up to you to eat healthy and make right choices.
Enjoy this ride/journey, I know I am.

Hi...
We have all gone through the first two weeks of crying, our hormones out of wack, the touchy comments. You will be fine. I had my surgery back 11/21/14 and to date have lost 60 pounds and am very happy I made this decision.
Everyone is different. We can all give advice and you can take it or not. But, in the end, we all made this decision to become healthier. It is a journey. Don't expect to loose hugh amounts all at once. It took (however old you are) to gain that weight, it will take a good year or so to loose exactly what you want.
My favorite quote: Your doctor performed surgery on your stomach not your brain. It is up to you to eat healthy and make right choices.
Enjoy this ride/journey, I know I am.

Hi...
We have all gone through the first two weeks of crying, our hormones out of wack, the touchy comments. You will be fine. I had my surgery back 11/21/14 and to date have lost 60 pounds and am very happy I made this decision.
Everyone is different. We can all give advice and you can take it or not. But, in the end, we all made this decision to become healthier. It is a journey. Don't expect to loose hugh amounts all at once. It took (however old you are) to gain that weight, it will take a good year or so to loose exactly what you want.
My favorite quote: Your doctor performed surgery on your stomach not your brain. It is up to you to eat healthy and make right choices.
Enjoy this ride/journey, I know I am.

Hint..........You have a brand new "BABY" stomach.............think of it that way. While your baby grows and the more food you feed it, their stomach get larger.
You now are that baby. If you want your stomach to stay small, you will eat correctly and not eat what is NOT good for you. or.... you can eat crap food and end up right where you started.
This is why most fail. They do not realize they were given a second chance and they mess it up, not the doctor, not the friends.....they did it to themselves.
Just eat the right size portions, eat when you are hungry only, and realize they did surgery on your Stomach not your Brain. Only you can change your way of thinking.
Annamarie

Hint..........You have a brand new "BABY" stomach.............think of it that way. While your baby grows and the more food you feed it, their stomach get larger.
You now are that baby. If you want your stomach to stay small, you will eat correctly and not eat what is NOT good for you. or.... you can eat crap food and end up right where you started.
This is why most fail. They do not realize they were given a second chance and they mess it up, not the doctor, not the friends.....they did it to themselves.
Just eat the right size portions, eat when you are hungry only, and realize they did surgery on your Stomach not your Brain. Only you can change your way of thinking.
Annamarie

Hint..........You have a brand new "BABY" stomach.............think of it that way. While your baby grows and the more food you feed it, their stomach get larger.
You now are that baby. If you want your stomach to stay small, you will eat correctly and not eat what is NOT good for you. or.... you can eat crap food and end up right where you started.
This is why most fail. They do not realize they were given a second chance and they mess it up, not the doctor, not the friends.....they did it to themselves.
Just eat the right size portions, eat when you are hungry only, and realize they did surgery on your Stomach not your Brain. Only you can change your way of thinking.
Annamarie

Hint..........You have a brand new "BABY" stomach.............think of it that way. While your baby grows and the more food you feed it, their stomach get larger.
You now are that baby. If you want your stomach to stay small, you will eat correctly and not eat what is NOT good for you. or.... you can eat crap food and end up right where you started.
This is why most fail. They do not realize they were given a second chance and they mess it up, not the doctor, not the friends.....they did it to themselves.
Just eat the right size portions, eat when you are hungry only, and realize they did surgery on your Stomach not your Brain. Only you can change your way of thinking.
Annamarie

Well, first I would love to wish you a Happy Birthday....
Secondly, we all went through this feeling. You will get over it. I cried on day 3-5 thinking I made the wrong decision. I had my surgery on 11/21/14 and today I feel terrific. I love the compliments and I have more energy.
You will be fine and this is just a step we all go through, but no one said anything about it before the surgery.
Good luck and enjoy your birthday.
Annamarie

Well, first I would love to wish you a Happy Birthday....
Secondly, we all went through this feeling. You will get over it. I cried on day 3-5 thinking I made the wrong decision. I had my surgery on 11/21/14 and today I feel terrific. I love the compliments and I have more energy.
You will be fine and this is just a step we all go through, but no one said anything about it before the surgery.
Good luck and enjoy your birthday.
Annamarie

Being in the Medical Field..............you absolutely NEVER crush your medications unless it states you can. You lessen the strength of the medication. If you are taking a capsule that you can pull apart, those tiny speckles can be put on applesauce and taken that way. again, NEVER crush your medications. If it is a pill that can be cut in 1/2, use a spliter to cut in half.
I just find it odd that every surgeon who performs this operation is different. It just amazes me some of the questions asked. Most go to Mexico to have done, but then where do they have their follow-ups, who refills medications. My surgeon performed the operation and their office is who I follow-up with ... no one else.
I really like this group, but some of the questions asked drives me insane because they should have been discussed way before the surgery even happened.

Being in the Medical Field..............you absolutely NEVER crush your medications unless it states you can. You lessen the strength of the medication. If you are taking a capsule that you can pull apart, those tiny speckles can be put on applesauce and taken that way. again, NEVER crush your medications. If it is a pill that can be cut in 1/2, use a spliter to cut in half.
I just find it odd that every surgeon who performs this operation is different. It just amazes me some of the questions asked. Most go to Mexico to have done, but then where do they have their follow-ups, who refills medications. My surgeon performed the operation and their office is who I follow-up with ... no one else.
I really like this group, but some of the questions asked drives me insane because they should have been discussed way before the surgery even happened.

I am on Pintrest. Lots of recipes and other info on there.

Well, first I would love to wish you a Happy Birthday....
Secondly, we all went through this feeling. You will get over it. I cried on day 3-5 thinking I made the wrong decision. I had my surgery on 11/21/14 and today I feel terrific. I love the compliments and I have more energy.
You will be fine and this is just a step we all go through, but no one said anything about it before the surgery.
Good luck and enjoy your birthday.
Annamarie

You are freezing because you are loosing the body fat that kept you warm. Hopefully your surgeon explained this prior to your surgery. You will go thought alot of different changes.
Hopefully you are taking Biotin for your hair, so you don't loose alot.

Just glued. My grand-daughter thought it was cute. She kissed and touched it. By the end of 1.5 weeks it just fell off, I have no idea where, it just disappeared. My scars are not bad either, very minimal

You are freezing because you are loosing the body fat that kept you warm. Hopefully your surgeon explained this prior to your surgery. You will go thought alot of different changes.
Hopefully you are taking Biotin for your hair, so you don't loose alot.