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My NUT said wait 6 months, but I had a shot of tequila at 4 months at my daughters engagement party! Didn't bother my stomach, but boy did I get tipsy!

@@livvsmum Awesome! What an inspiration! I don't know if I'll be wearing a bikini EVER but I would like to do a 5K and who knows maybe eventually a marathon...

Surgery Date: 08/05/15 High Weight -- 310 Surgery Weight -- 268 Current Weight -- 220 I feel better than I have in years!!!!! Love going shopping; down from a 26/28 to a 16/18! Love crossing my legs, not worrying about fitting in a booth at restaurant, tying my shoes, eating like a skinny person, having lots more energy! Best thing I have every done for myself!

Congratulations! I too, am at my lowest weight in over 20 years. It feels great!

Good to hear that you're doing better!

It will get better. Give yourself some time. Each day will get a little better and by 10 days out you should be feeling pretty good. Keep sipping and walking.

Stalls are completely normal. I stalled at 3 weeks post op for almost 2 weeks. Very frustrating but it will pass and you WILL start losing again. Just stick to the plan.

Good for you! I can't wait to get there!

@@deevancliff That is normal. Took me over a week.

You look amazing!

At week 3 I was on pureed foods. I was eating pureed chicken with broth mixed in, cottage cheese w/applesauce, pureed beef stew cooked very tender, well cooked and pureed veggies, scrambled eggs, pureed or mashed Beans, etc. Nothing seemed to bother me, but the denser the Protein the less I could eat of it. Cottage cheese went down way easier than beef stew. I even pureed Wendy's chili.

Hang in there! It does get better! I'm 8 weeks post op and everything is great opposed to those first few weeks. You're going to love it when you see the weight start coming off and you WILL start feeling better.

@@jennolsen Hang in there. Once you starting eating food, you will get full so fast on your Protein and vegetables you won't want anything else. During my first couple of weeks I never felt "full" because of all the nerves in my stomach being cut and just the healing process. But when you start to eat, it's totally different. And you'll find new, healthy foods you love!

I miss drinking from a straw! And I miss French fries...what I don't miss: Not being able to fit in a booth at a restaurant. Not being able to cross my legs. My size 26 pants (down to 16/18! Yay!) Not needing a seat belt extender on a plane. My blood pressure & diabetes medicine. .....I'm sure there's more but these just popped in my head!

I had that too, but I did have an incision there.