Vanessa G

I am in Davenport. Right off from I-4. Can you drive this way sometime? I am not charging for the clothes.

I wish I could help but I gave all mine in those sizes away already. I have left some Large and maybe around size 14 and 12 to give out. I live in central florida. I see you are from Fl also.

It all depends on the type of surgery. With my MGB I was able to have plain greek yogurt, clear broths (nothing with cream in it), Gatorade, Tomato juice and V8 juice. Also, I was able to have watermelon with salt added to it. I did unjury Protein, the chicken one. It tastes like chicken Soup. i still use that one now at 8 months post MGB. LIke you, I was not into so much sweets. Good luck! And whatever you try, start small.

At week 3 post MGB I was eating mashed/puree food about 2 to 3 oz at a time. I bought baby bowls and I used to put my food there. Most time I did not even finished what I served there. It takes time to adjust. I used to eat first a few spoonfuls of yogurt. Then I went up to half a container (single serving).

I drink Gatorade, which I still hate, because it is what is good for me post MGB. I was a big Water drinker before and had the same concern you have. At the beginning it was hard to gulp liquids down. Months down the road I can gulp some liquids a couple of gulps at a time instead of small zips. I drink water occasionally, just plain. Most of the time I drink it now is with a fresh squeezed lemon and some ELETE Electrolytes drops in it. It takes time, but you will get used to it. I do it like this by my surgeon's guidance. Others may tell you different. Just sharing my journey with you.

Same procedure of MGB, different doctor's rules. I am not to touch alcohol, coffee or tea again. Lucky for me I dont have a problem with that.

I am with Elinor. And the MGB Group is a private group for only members. You will get some good support there if you need it. Before and after.

You are doing great Sue!

I had reflux before. Mostly from eating late at night or over stuffing myself or greasy food. I have not have problems after MGB but now I dont eat late nor over stuff on food or greasy food.

My second pregnancy was on Nuva Ring. After my MGB I had to go on Paraguard Copper IUD after my Mini pill stopped working. Waiting for hubby to have Vasectomy so I can stop it all.

Using Head and Shoulders with Zinc, Eating my Protein, taking my Vitamins and Biotin. Trying not to wash my hair too much and extending my monthly color touch up to maybe 6 or 8 weeks instead of every 4. I am still hanging on the hope it will grow back. i lost tons of hair after both of my pregnancies from months 4 to 7 while my post pregnant body adjusted. Got it back both times. Hoping this time returns too after I am at my goal weight.

After my first couple of weeks when I lost more, I was loosing monthly 10 pounds for months 2 thru 5. Month 6 I lost 8 and I am still working on month 7. The closer I get to my goal the slower it gets. I dont look at it weekly since it changes with my girly cycle during the month from week to week. I measure by my clothes and the sizes keep going down. From size 20 to 8 so far.

My doctor told me to not worry about the ups and downs in between now and my goal. I weight myself daily to learn how my body reacts during the month. I ve learned in 7 month that my weight peaks before my menstrual cycle and during ovulation, then it drops more. Like it was mentioned before, focus on eating and doing what you need to be doing. The weight will come off. Good luck. Just keep your eyes on the goal.

Once 1 was taken care of, number 2 became my strongest obstacle. I have to put everything down on my faith to get through it. My parents were very supportive. My husband was scared because of lack of knowledge but got on board eventually and my journey started.