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I drank about 3 months after-- not a lot, but I felt 100% normal. I had one Rum and Diet Coke at a wedding and then last week I had a small margarita. I haven't had anything I couldn't tolerate like other people so I say use your cues. One drink will not ruin your weight loss efforts and for me has helped me feel like I am changing my lifestyle rather than being on this 1 year diet and then the gate open after a year. I think you have to know your slippery slope foods/drinks. For me I can't eat chips and ice cream because I can eat a lot with my sleeve... but alcohol--nah, just one every month works with my life just fine.

For me it was changing up my routine. I was in a stall at 240 for about a week and a half. I was tracking every day and getting in my Water, Protein and 600-800 calories-- but I wasn't losing. This past weekend I went out of town and did not track, didn't follow my established food routine and was convinced I would gain weight. In fact, I lost 5 lbs in two days. That works for me, but honestly, it could have just been time for my body to drop that weight. I am 2 months post surgery.

I actually really struggle with telling the difference between too far and just full. I feel like I go from empty to full very quickly and have trouble feeling just satisfied. I would say that there have been a few times where it feels like my chest is tight and I assume that means I went too far. I actually try to measure 1/4 cups and keep to that amount (I am 2 months out) so I don't go too far.

I also have not read all the threads because gosh it started in 2013.. but I will say that when I was in my teens and 20's (I am 34 now) I used to think I didn't eat a lot. I would always say, "genetics, slow metabolism, big boned." The reality was, I did eat a lot and just didn't recognize it. I noticed it when I started dating my husband--his sisters and mom are healthy weights. I would hate being with them because they ate so little and didn't even need to eat three meals a day, let alone 3 meals and 3 snacks (like I had convinced myself I should be doing for my health). I once went on a vacation with them and ordered a "normal restaurant" meal and realized they would just grab an orange and maybe a cheese stick for lunch. So needless to say, it took me until I was about 30 to realize that I was actually overeating. I was surrounded by people who ate like I did so I didn't notice it. Yes,I do think my genetics didn't help and we all know the people who seem to eat and eat and eat and never gain, but it was living in another world/culture that made me realize that I just ate more than other people. I do believe now even with my rough genes that if I had eaten less my whole life I would not be a size 2, but probably wouldn't also be morbidly obese. After being sleeved for 1.5 months I feel for the first time that I am eating like my husband's sisters and mom.

Water is also tough for me because I used to down it. I drink a little water now, but honestly I am more successful with G2 and Diet iced tea/Lemonade (which counts as water). I hope my love for water returns. It doesn't hurt to drink anymore, but for some reason I have just lost interest in it. I am about 1 month out.

All of our diets are different so it is hard to say, but for me I am on soft foods and this is what I eat: 7:30 am breakfast (egg salad, cottage cheese or cream of wheat) 8:30 a.m. at work and I drink water all morning 12 p.m. lunch( yogurt, etc. ) 1 p.m. drink water all afternoon 5:30 p.m. dinner (puree chicken, fish or beans) 8 p.m. protein shake with 30 g protein 11 pm. bed All my food equals 30 g protein and my one protein shake equals 30= 60 g

Not sure-- I asked if I could get them online and the woman said no that they only sell them through WLC. I may call to get the brand and check online just to see.

So for the rest of my life I need to take a bariatric muti Vitamin after sleeve surgery. For my first month I was on a special chewable version and the nutritionist at the office told me at a month to switch to a standard bariatric vitamin. She told me that I should purchase the Vitamins through the office because they are the best. I purchased my first month through the office ($30 a bottle), but now I am ready to make the switch at 1 month out. I am an hour away from my Dr. Office and can't count on being near the office for the rest of my life. I would prefer to just order them online, but they only sell my office's vitamin through the office... Ugg. So my question is, what vitamin do you use for a bariatric muti vitamin? can you order it online? do you think my weight loss center is just trying to make money? Thoughts?

I will say that right now I have a pretty strong sleeve (3 weeks out) and think I could eat more than my diet allows. I am only on soft foods and stick religiously to my diet, however I don't seem to have trouble with different foods like other people do at this stage so I wonder if he just has a really strong sleeve. Now before surgery at a pre-opt appointment I asked my surgeon if anyone of his patients have ever died from the surgery and he said he only lost one patient after gastric bypass. He said the day she was released from the hospital she drove through McDonalds and ate a big mac. After that I have been too scared to even consider cheating.

I am 33 years old and I went back to work after a week. I had actually planned to take longer and after a week I realized that there was no reason I needed to be out because I have no complications at all and was feeling 100% after a week. now I did have a work friend who had the sleeve that had pretty bad diarrhea up to two weeks after surgery and took two weeks off because she didn't feel like she could be away from her home bathroom. So it is different for everyone, if you can be flexible I recommend it.

My surgery was 3/15-- so about 3 weeks ago and I have lost 20 lbs. since surgery

I know initially my husband was having a hard time adjusting to me eating different things then the family. So when I was on a liquid diet I would prep an entire dinner for him and the kids and he would feel awkward and hated it. So he started to just get himself something either from fast food or frozen pizza so I didn't have to cook a big meal like I used to do. I eventually said to him that I thought his eating was getting worse because I wasn't cooking healthy meals anymore. I am still on soft foods so I make my own meals still and when I started that phase I asked him if he would go on weight watchers while I did this. One reason being that no one but him knows I had the surgery and if we lost weight together it would be an easier sell to friends and family. He agreed and we both have been tracking our food via My Fitness Pal together--we just eat different things.

Nope-- mine was proof of previous weight loss programs (that is where the WW print outs will come in handy) and then 6 months supervised by a Doctor. My doctor had to be a center for excellence, which meant that I had to do it at bariatric center's office

Everyone's stages are different so I am not sure what you mean by stage 2. I am about 3 weeks out and still on soft foods and I am at about 500 calories. Most of my calories are from Protein shakes right now. While 1000 might seems high I do have to say if you were not sleeved 1000 would seem very low for your weight and you would be dropping weight. I would definitely ask your Doctor about what your calorie intake should be at 6 weeks. For me it would be impossible to take in 1000 calories because my food plan is B,L,D 1/4 cup of soft food off of a list of pretty low calorie foods. Typically my food is about 200 calories and then my Protein Shakes make up about 300. I am not allowed to snack or drink anything with calories (other than 4 oz of juice a day). So for me it would be impossible to go over 600 calories on my stage 2. But... everyone is different.

I could lose weight, but could never keep it off. I lost 100 lbs on my own when I was 26 years old and now at 33 I put that all back on again. I noticed early in life that I could not control my portions like other people. I was always hungry even though I was losing weight. So I wish I would have had the surgery when I was younger even though I thought I could do it on my own-- I just couldn't keep it off. I have been sleeved for 2 weeks now and I am so thrilled. Every time I think of eating some of my old favorites I 1. have the sleeve to restrict the amount or 2. realize that I won't make my Protein goal if eat/drink that. I couldn't be more pleased with my decision to have it done even though I have lost weight on my own and do know how to do it. I finally feel like I have a normal persons appetite. I could lose weight, but could never keep it off. I lost 100 lbs on my own when I was 26 years old and now at 33 I put that all back on again. I noticed early in life that I could not control my portions like other people. I was always hungry even though I was losing weight. So I wish I would have had the surgery when I was younger even though I thought I could do it on my own-- I just couldn't keep it off. I have been sleeved for 2 weeks now and I am so thrilled. Every time I think of eating some of my old favorites I 1. have the sleeve to restrict the amount or 2. realize that I won't make my protein goal if eat/drink that. I couldn't be more pleased with my decision to have it done even though I have lost weight on my own and do know how to do it. I finally feel like I have a normal persons appetite.