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I was told I can have salad at six weeks. Too bad my pouch does not like lettuce. There has been no salad in my life for seven months. Sad jenn!

Now that is a great idea! I want to try it. Thanks for the idea!

One more thing to consider - did he have a hiatal hernia? When I have left pain on my left side it turned out it was from my hernia repair. That usually lessons as the time goes on but that might be the cause of it. have him check with his surgeon if it continues. One more thing to consider - did he have a hiatal hernia? When I have left pain on my left side it turned out it was from my hernia repair. That usually lessons as the time goes on but that might be the cause of it. have him check with his surgeon if it continues.

Everyone on this post has already said it but I'll say it again. Weigh out your food! This is really the only way I knew I was full at the beginning. It's hard to pay attention your body will tell you when it's full. For instance I start burping when I get full. Someone else may start sneezing when I get full. This is the time when you really learn how fulfilled in your pouch. Good luck!

search VSG and WLS in Instagram and you will find several that are fun to follow.

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Hi all!!! Happy week. I just had to share. For several years after getting married, I could not wear my ring since my fingers were too fat. Never did tell hubby why at the time - just said I kept forgetting to put it on. Now, 110 pounds lost and my ring fits so I am back to wearing it daily. Then this morning, I was not paying attention - I put it on the middle finger and it fits perfectly (even without hand lotion). WOW! It was fun. Anyone else have non-scale wins this week?

Hi - I am 7 months post op and here are my targets. Calories - 700-800. Protein - target is 80 g per day. Each meal is only about 3 oz of food (2 oz of protein and 1 oz veggie or fruit). And I still have one Protein shake - Pure Protein 35 g per shake. Here was my menu yesterday. B Fast - Fage yogurt (3oz) +1/4 small apple (I add a shot of caramel Torani sugar-free syrup too!) L - 1 pouch tuna (2.5 oz) with fat free cottage cheese (maybe 1/2 oz) with dill+ 1/2 small cucumber (the lemon cucumbers) Snack - Quest Protein Bar before workout dinner - Chinese fish stew (shrimp, scallops) and mushrooms and Beans After dinner - Pure Protein shake (chocolate) Hope this help...

We got stickers this year... and thankfully my kid is too old now

I wear a gold (18 K) on one had and a silver on the other. No discoloration here Sorry.

at the beginning - tuna with a small amount of yogurt worked well for me (plus lots of protein). I added some herbs like Dill too. Other go to "real food" for me was rolled up sliced turkey (or any sandwich meat) with string cheese. This went down well too. Finally - try yogurt with soft fruit like kiwi or melon. If you use Fage it has the highest Protein. good luck !

My month 6 sucked too.... very little weight loss but I did notice lots of changes in my clothes. pants that were tight are now loose and all of a sudden my stomach got smaller around. So no weight loss but my body did change. I think.... I think... I gained a lot of muscles this month since I did kick up more exercise so that may be the cause. I agree with @@Inner Surfer Girl - Embrace it. I am sure the weight loss will come again.

I am at 7 months out and I still have 2 oz of Protein like chicken breast, steak or pork with 1 oz of fruit and 1 oz of veggie. If I eat cottage cheese or yogurt, I can usually do more - like 4-5 oz of protein.

I began at 3 months and now at 7 month it much much less. I still eat 80 G protien per day and take Biotin.

236.5 today!!! Have a great week everyone.

Thanks for the notes. Powercrunch - have not tried those yet. Must explore I still love the brownie from Quest. Its my favorite.

It's no big deal. Start over again tomorrow. everything will work out. Shake it from your mind ; you get to start over . OK.

That is very funny. Thanks for sharing. I used to tell people that I lost a small cow and that helped make it fun too.

238.5

oh my gosh... check these out. Gortons has a Simply Baked brand. And the portions are almost PERFECT!!!!! The haddock was very good. http://gortons.com/product/simply-bake-salmon http://gortons.com/product/simply-bake-haddock-garlic-herb-butter

hi... I too cannot stand the Protein powder as Protein shakes. If I need a Protein shake - I stick to the premixed ones like Pure Protein or Premier Protein. Now that I am 6 months out, I am finding fun in cooking again. So I use unflavored protein in many of my baked goods - like pancakes and muffins (and they are carb free too). For cooking, I find the unflavored GNC and Quest chocolate and Vanilla bake really good. I found that unflavored Syntrax nectar is VERY BAD!!!! It changes the composition of everything and my poor pumpkin pancakes were a complete fail. One more note - I recently found this mix. Can you saw awesome!!!! Fit Frappe Protein Drink Mix, Chai, 19.1 Ounce

Congrats!!!! Let the changes begin!!!

So GREAT for you. Out of curiosity - how did insurance cover it???

go with a plan.... With one group of friends (who know I had the surgery), they order and I just snack off their plates.... With husband, we share an entree and he gets salad/ app in addition With others who do not know, I have strategies I use. Here are three of them. 1) order appetizer (always check the menu before going to make sure there is something I eat). 2) order salad and only eat meat and veggies (then I leave the lettuce and usually complain I did not like the lettuce - and no one is the wiser). 3) order from the "small plates" section if available Hope this helps!!

Great job everyone - keep up the good work as you move to your next phase!!!