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I too am losing hair and have started using a product called Monat to help it regrow. Will let you know how it works out after a few months of use. In the meantime I am still getting my hair done.

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Ashley Stewart Jeans. They have a lot of stretch and are designed for curvy women. The 5 pocket jeans are normally 32.50 but if you sign up for emails they have sales all the time.
Cello jeans are cheap. I got a pair at Ross for $19.99, they are usually around $30 at most stores.
If you shop at macys' and you have coupons. You can sometimes get $70 jeans for $10-20 when they are on sale and you use coupons. I have good luck with American Rag and Rocks and Indigo.
Also try the skinny jeans at Forever21 plus. And Charoltte Russe plus sizes.
I have better luck with curvy skinny juniors plus than with normal plus sizes right now. My waist is really small, and my hips and butt are not.
You are going to have to go to the stores and try everything on though. I find my size varies a lot from brand to brand and even sometimes from the fit.
Also try high waist skinnys, I have good luck with those.
Also Jeggings work. I hate jeggings beause of the fake front pockets but they fit great and make your butt look great.

Thanks for The feedback. I have been thinking about making an appointment with the psych that I saw pre-op for a while now but haven't actually made the call. The company I work for is being acquired so there are all kinds of stress-inducing unknowns right now, and I am certain that is triggering this emo eating. This site and my post-op FB group are my support groups right now. Unfortunately the clinic where I had my surgery is a few hundred miles away so going to support group there is not reasonable. The bariatric support groups near here are very territorial and only support the people that went through their own programs.

I am 4 months post VSG and down 50 lbs but have had unreasonable sugar cravings in the past week that I have given in to - eating hard candy, drinking small amounts of alcohol, part of a bagel, and today I got a frozen yogurt with crushed up butterfinger in it and ate about 1/2 cup and got so sick - vomited multiple times. Why am I doing this to myself? It's almost like I am testing the limits to see what I can "get away with" which is ridiculous since I KNOW that this isn't good for me long term. I am so close to being under 200 lbs for the first time in over 10 yrs. am I intentionally sabotaging myself? WTF is wrong with me?

I can understand the uninterest in food as I went through that but set my phone alarm every three hours to eat something and forced myself no matter how small the meal/snack was. Your body has gone through a huge shock and along with that your head has too. Do you have a therapist you can talk to?
You don't have your stats showing so I don't know if you are starting from a lower BMI so can't comment about the weight however you are on week three with the infamous 3 week stall. So pack the scales away, keep to the programme and check in another week, hard to do but will stop the head f**ks.
Have you spoken to your NUT about starting other foods?
Best of luck and congrats on the surgery! Hang on in there, it'll get better

Are you seeing a therapist or counselor? Attending a support group? If not, you need to. You sought the help of a medical professional to "fix" your stomach. If you can't overcome the mental/emotional/psychological part of WLS by yourself then you need to seek the help of a mental health professional to help "fix" your head, too. You need both the physical and mental tools to win the war against obesity. Unfortunately, as you are finding out, the surgery was the easy part.

If substitutes work, I think that is great. For me, if I am on a bender, it all just needs to stop. Junk food has an amazing attribute. If you eat it, you crave more. If you really don't eat it, don't have it in your house, avoid drive throughs or other trigger spots ,-the cravings go away. This is why I eat even fruit sparingly, all that sugar makes me hungry ..especially for more sugar.

There are so many options to eat items like that, that still go with your plan. If you have things around that satisfy your needs are still within plan, you are less likely to go off the wagon. Right now at 4 months, you cant tolerate much but at 6 months plus you will be fully healed and your sleeve won't control you like it does now. Work on solving this problem right now.
Protein Brownies..
http://www.eatmeguiltfree.com/
Ice Cream
http://www.halotop.com/
Cook real low carb deserts
http://www.ibreatheimhungry.com/category/recipes/low-carb-dessert-recipes
Set aside certain Protein drinks as "treats"
You have to think of this as a lifestyle. That means having options around that fill needs but still match your plan. The good thing about the low carb versions is they cost a little more and require more effort, so you can't just pig out on them or access them easily. For me I find it takes so much time and effort to some times make something to satisfy a craving that by the time I am done cooking I don't even want it.
Also think seriously about what @@Kindle said above.

Mine is the 11th. Let's stay in tiuch.

2 more days of solid good then three days of full liquids and then it's here! Getting really excited but still a bit nervous. I have been exercising for a few months and have toned up quite a bit and so I am hoping this will help to speed my recovery. I am really liking the "new directions" brand of pudding and their creamy chicken Soup (27g Protein each serving).

2 more days of solid good then three days of full liquids and then it's here! Getting really excited but still a bit nervous. I have been exercising for a few months and have toned up quite a bit and so I am hoping this will help to speed my recovery. I am really liking the "new directions" brand of pudding and their creamy chicken Soup (27g Protein each serving).

I am now scheduled for the 11th! It all worked out.

I like the Premier Protein shakes in strawberry and chocolate. 30 G Protein.

I had a dietician tell me once that I was hold a lot of Water (and I was drinking lots of water to flush my system as well) and she had me take one day where I ate only apples and a 6 oz steak with very little water on that day. The next day I resumed drinking my 64 oz water and dropped 6 lbs in water weight by the end of the day. Part of my prob was too much sodium so I have to constantly remind myself to tone it down (I've been know to be a bit of a salt addict which I am certain led to high blood pressure in combination with the excess weight). Check with your nutritionist to see if this might be an option for you.

Looking good in Regular size clothes. Bicycling. Less pain. Being less self conscious in photos. Not feeling guilty for overeating. Less sensitivity to heat. Less meds.

I'm waiting too. It's been 15 (calendar) days since my surgery center submitted for insurance approval. I have UHC and that will not be covering my clinic next year. I weigh 247 (down from 256) and am 5'5". I checked today and UHC confirms they received the request but hadn't processed it yet. I keep having doubts like "you should be able to lose this weight without surgery" but I have tried for so many years (and sometimes succeeded temporarily) that I know without drastic change I will just keep returning to my old behaviors. It's been over 10 years since I've been under 200 lbs, and it's taking a huge toll on my low back and knees. I'm so ready to move without being in pain!