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onmywaytobeingfound

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  1. I'm a tummy sleeper as well. 1st thing you should do is call and ask your surgeon or his nurse. With that said, my first night post op I laid on my side. I did that a few nights. I'm thinking it was a week out for me. Typically our bodies won't allow us to do something that hurts. One morning I remember waking up and I was on my tummy. From there I was fine. I didn't ask, I just went with what my body did naturally. Good luck with your journey☺


  2. I will occasionally use this flat out bread that has flax seed in it. I get mine at ALDI. I only eat half of one though at a time and usually only one a day.

    Bread I have now is healthy life soft style 100% whole grain. 1 slice has 1fat, 12.5 carb, 1.5 dietary fiber and 3 Protein. But again 1 slice, once a day. Not every day. I deduct dietary fiber from carbs.


  3. Mine were great. One was extremely knowledgeable and was able to look at my food intake and kick my but into the right direction. However though... It wasn't until I was a member on here that I started reading about carb intake after surgery. Before surgery my nut encouraged eating couscous and sweet potatoes. Mashed potatoes after surgery as long as we get in our Protein. Long story short I had to ask my surgeon about carb intake as it was never discussed in 3 nut counseling sessions. It's rather frustrating. I still have yet to have couscous post op! That craps good????????????????


  4. Your welcome. I know it's hard. It truly is. I've been in a bit of a funk lately. I'm trying to come out of it now. So I've been dealing with head hunger!

    As far as Vitamins I take a children's chewable complete. And I take Calcium chew tablets I ordered from the powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury website. I also do B12. I get my 6mo blood work done today so I'm hoping all my levels are OK. I just switched to a b12 liquid. Guess we'll see. If you have any questions feel free to ask! Take care and keep up the good work☺


  5. I'm don't think anyone but your doctor can say for sure. At each of my follow up appts I've been ahead of what he wanted. Tomorrow is my 6mo since surgery and I'm sitting at 98 lbs lost since dos.

    The weight loss will vary by each person! We really have to stop comparing our weight loss to other people. There's people on here who have by far been more successful than me. So I have to be really careful, otherwise I'd get really down on myself.

    95 in 7 mo does not sound horrible. Be proud!


  6. Follow up to my first reply, I had no expectations of an outcome after surgery. My mom and husband both did. They would say things like we won't know how to act when you get skinny. I thought I'd be the one that surgery didn't work for. So I never allowed myself to go there. So with every size I drop, every pound I lose, I'm thrilled and excited!


  7. Regrets? None. Now the day after surgery I kept saying, "what did I do, why did I do this!" I just had major surgery! I hurt, was thirsty and hated the hospital bed.

    Seriously, I have no lasting regrets! I'm expecting that on June 30, which is 6 mo post op, I will have lost 100 lbs. Crossing my fingers!! I can't relay how much better I feel. How much better I look! All the compliments I get! People telling me I'm skinny! It's crazy. And for the first time in forever I feel as if I have a future. I'm going to start barber school in August! I'm finally making something of myself and it's all because of this amazing surgery that has saved my life. Yes, saved my life! I was so dead before and I didn't even realize it. I had fooled myself soo much. DENIAL big time!

    My youngest daughter told her teacher after winter break, "my mom had surgery so she can live longer." I can't recommend this surgery enough.

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