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I'm 10 months out and doing really well. I remember the tired! I'd get up in the morning and take a shower. That completely exhausted me for the rest of the day. I would walk to the dining room table and feel like I had hiked all day. Bone tired. But at about 4-5 weeks it changed. I felt better and was able to resume my normal levels of activity and beyond. Stay patient and enjoy the naps. It won't last long.

Rare ribeye. Onion rings. Salad with way too much extra 'stuff'. So good. I'm 4 months out and I had the same meal over the weekend. Only it was 3 or 4 bites of the steak. Half of an onion ring and just a couple bites of the salad. But damn it was good.

My DH used an e cig. He used one that was just like the menthol cigs he smoked. He started with a low nicotine liquid and after a few weeks weaned himself off of the nicotine. He still uses the e cig but with no nicotine. 3 years free. His dr thinks it's great and his myriad health issues have cleared up.

Message. I know exactly how you feel. My DH had his birthday the day before my surgery. We had to travel to the hospital for a few hours and what with nerves and second thoughts ( not much) and just trying to remember everything.... my poor Johnny got left behind. He was so strong for me. Bless his heart. A couple weeks later I made his favorite. Fresh blackberry pie.

I discovered something great. You can shop at Costco online without a membership! I went on to check it out and ran thru the order. I got 4 -18 packs with no shipping charges and no membership. That's how I do it now.

I'm using the store brand of Miralax. Clearlax. I use it about every 3rd day and it keeps things comfortable. Tasteless and I don't even know it's there.

I'd say wait. Get your body and mind away from those things. Not only are we changing our bodies but this is the best time to work on our minds, too.

I've settled in to a dose of store brand Clearlax (miralax) every other day. It's keeping me regular and from what I understand a bm every 3 days isn't unusual because of the small amount we're taking in. I'm not comfortable with that, tho. I've always been once a day, every day. I do know those protein shakes settle in the colon like concrete.

I'm a little later. My surgery was 6/30. I've dropped 38 lbs. talk about frustration. Doing everything right. Paying close attention to what goes in. I guess it's common. I'm losing about 2 lbs a week now. I went for 7 weeks without losing a single pound! I'm resigned to the slow progress.

I learned something many years ago. When you try on clothes and really want to know how they look on your body, look in the mirror with it adjusted so you can't see your head or face. It truly changes your perspective. Do the same thing with the pics. Take shots without your head in the picture. I have a scarf hanging over the top of my full length mirror. It sounds strange but it really works.

My experience was/is like that. I didn't lose any actual weight for 6 weeks but everything was rearranging. That's how my DH put it.

Isn't that amazing! I'm so excited for every one of these stories.

My 'last supper' was a grilled medium rare rib eye and a salad with way too many things on it. Heaven. I know. Not horrible and actually something I don't have to give up. Now my salad is grilled veggies along with the 3 bites of the rib eye I can eat. ????

I'm 10 weeks out and did a real purge of my dresser. I'm one of those that held on to clothes that "I'll get into when I lose a couple of pounds". I was giggling to myself as I tried everything on. Everything was too big. Nothing was wearable. The little stuff was 2 sizes too big. The down side is I really need to go get a few things that fit. But I know I'll be able to wear them a few weeks and that's it. Thrift stores here I come! I'm going to keep the clothes I wore to the hospital to remind me.

I don't know how I did that. Posted twice. Oh well.