debp1953

Yes. All the time and non sugar sweeteners are the worst...I couldn't take the vitamins cause they got burped up with whatever I had eaten for the last 4 or 5 hrs coated with the color of the vitamins. Wine makes it bad. Anything greasy or spicy hot. Nuts are tough and I burp them up.

I'm 16 months post op. I am grateful for the 105lb weight loss. Feel so much better. Try to eat right most of the time. Doc said avoid bread, rice, Pasta so I try not to ever eat it and if I do it causes problems. It makes its way down to my stomach slowly and causes the hicup/slime effect. This is when something gets "stuck" and your body produces a mucousy substance to push the food back up and clear you esophagus. Not pleasant but short lived once clear (not vomit just need to spit). Avoid dry meat, bread pasta rice, and chew chew chew. I want to lose 40lb more and at a stop for weight loss but went from 26/28, 3x/4x to 12/14, L No regrets. Working on my post op life diet health plan.

I have no regrets. I am 16 months out gastric sleeve no bypass. I feel better, look great and love being able to do again....63 down 105lbs size 12-14 female. Goal is losing 40lbs more but have stalled. I can't take those vitamins the diet sweetness makes me sick, as does every protein shake I ever tried. I take regular vitamins eat as much protein as I can and apparently it's ok cause I am now healthier than I was. Have some difficulty with heartburn and slight nausea. The weirdest thing is when I eat and start to get full my nose runs, I get the hiccups, my eyes water and I sneeze....not sure why but my kids say you're full mom!

I cannot stand the after taste from diet anything and it doesn't matter if it is a natural sweetener like stevia extract or sucrose artificial. I gave up soda before I turned 20 but I used to love good premium beer, draft or craft. I don't drink beer at all I'm 63 and now I'm usually wine or something on the rocks because I know beer will bloat the hell out of you.

I had knees that wouldn't let me sleep, sciatica so I had trouble walking to the bathroom, nerve pain down my right leg, hip pain in both hips, the list goes on and on. I'm 63 and fought these for probably 14 years before surgery now 16 months out and 105 lbs lighter and although I still have some pain it is SO much less and manageable. The biggest pain I get now is when I sit on my skinny butt too long cause I have no padding!!!

I'm 16 months post-op and everything makes my stomach a bit upset. If I drink water I get a little burp up going on. It's worth it though, but I still drink regular coffee and wine.

This is my before

This is me 10 months out with the coffee cup in middle

Lookin good

Yeah 2 fried eggs hanging on a nail. I'm almost 63, had 2 kids so used to that! I always wanted larger breasts until I had them pregnant from a 36a to a 46 eee and then down to 44 b/c -b a little tight, c a little big.

I only had a 1 day liquid diet before. More after of course. I lost 15 lbs to get surgery scheduled but 32 by surgery date.

Oh yeah. I forgot what it looked like!

Had the sleeve. Best part you can still eat. Food is a part of every family event in my life. I can still eat .......just very small portions. Bad news is some foods will cause problems.....but not violent reactions. No dumping syndrome, no puking, etc. You will find some foods will be a problem going down. I find rice, some bread products and dry meat, especially if reheated will not go down they get stuck and your stomach will produce a mucus to push it back up. After that happens you will not eat it again unless you add a sauce which moisten it. You will eat small portions and lose weight. 10/15 was my surgery and I am down 100lbs.

I have been heavy most of my life. I lost 32lbs before surgery and now have a total weight loss of 100lbs. I feel and look so much better. I find it hard to not eat the foods I love but some of those my stomach won't tolerate anyway. My life is a joy to live now instead of wondering how I will get through the tasks I have to get through. I don't want to go back.....ever.

For me it was that I couldn't walk through a store to get simple purchases. I just was in Hollywood, CA and walked 6.36 miles and did 20 flights of stairs in 1 day. Before surgery I couldn't walk 6.36 yards without stressing, huffing, puffing and being in pain.

With me, I was a 26/28 and now an xl and a size 16 in pants. What a difference

I'm getting rid of my too large clothes for the second time because my boss is laughing at the pants I have on because of the way they fit.

Yes all my shoes are too wide now

Oatmeal? What's wrong with oatmeal. It was on my sample diet plan and not on my do not eat list.

Wow some of you people are brutal!

I'm 3 months out and have lost a total 73 lbs. People tell me I look younger even though I have a turkey gobbler (instead of 2 or 3 chins) and if I'm reachin' you better watch the arm flap cause it might take you out! My stomach dips in the middle, my legs have hanging skin but I feel soooo much better and I can do so much more than before - plus my blood work came back good as was my EKG, blood pressure, etc. When you're 62 to hell with what others think I am happier, healthier and can get up and down stairs when I am showing houses. Besides if I lift some weights and do some cardio it will tighten up some.

Congrats! Hope all is still well. I'm 3 months out (and 73 lbs - 45 since surgery 10/26/15) and just got a great report at doctor's today. The first week is tough but it gets better from there. Better every day. Just follow Dr's directions and all should go well.

Oooooo let's talk about loose skin!!! Better than hard jiggly skin with fat pushing it out. Better than 2 or 3 chins wouldn't you say? Just trying to lighten the mood!