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Click patients in the menu bar. It is under my surgery.

You can update you stats by clicking patients on the menu bar, then my surgery. I didn't tell my coworkers about my surgery, but the snacks they are bringing seem to be healthier since I've changed my own habits at work. Maybe you can ask coworkers not to offer you sweets? I think the stats 5 years after VSG show 50% of patients will have as significant gain. It is all up to you.

I have been avoiding it as well. I have many xl and size 18 in the closet. I went out today to find an interview outfit, and tried on a 16 pants and a large top. They fit! Just go back in a month and try again, you don't want to waste too much money on clothes now anyways, you still have many more pounds to lose. ?

I put the bottles on the counter by the sink for the first few weeks. I make a protein shake and take the vitamins before I leave in the morning. Now it has just become a habit, and they are in the cupboard above the sink.

I felt like my restriction wasn't very good either. There are a few of us on this forum in the same boat. I think that is why they stress protein first, it is dense and filling. On days where I eat more protein, I tend to do a lot better.

I picked the last weight I felt good at. I can't even imagine what I would look like, if I got much lower than that.

I told everybody hiatal hernia. It worked perfectly, it explains the absence and the strange eating.

Do you have a cast iron skillet? It's another easy way to get more iron into your diet.

My hubby reached over and grabbed himself a handful just now. ? He likes bigger women. He's loved me the same for 14 years, from 185 lbs. to 261 lbs. You just have to keep looking and love yourself. Me and hubby met in a chatroom before online dating really took off. I think now that it is so popular it has changed the dating game, everybody wants to keep looking for the next best thing. You might want to try a Meetup or speed dating to get a more personal experience?

It can get pretty repetitive, I have only been around a short while myself. There is a wealth of information for people at every stage,and we have many vets to thank for it.

I had a stall for the third week, and I am now in another one. Looking back on my food diary in MFP I can see that my calories have been getting higher. I think my sweet spot is between 800 - 1000. I think weight loss is pretty tricky because you can't go too low or to high. Maybe if you had a higher calorie day once a week it would help? I am also worried that this is where I will stop. I see many people on here losing 100 lbs. + and wonder how the heck they did it. One day at a time. I guess... ?

My first 3 days post op I drank diluted fruit juice. It took me all day to drink 20-oz. I don't think juice is a good thing long term, but the first few days post op it's the only thing I tolerated well.

I set timers to match my usual hungry times. So far it has helped me keep on track.

They help with gas inside the stomach. They don't help with gas inside the body cavity. I took them for the first couple of weeks. They would probably be more helpful now, some foods really get my stomach rumbling.

I am doing private therapy. I don't like to share with strangers. The therapist gave me some very valuable information that I don't think I could get anywhere else. She gave me an entirely different perspective about my "why", now she is teaching me some new skills.

Mine are only body shots. I hate taking pictures!

It has not helped in the least. I still want it all! I am talking to a therapist next week to get some help with this. The only thing I have going for me is restriction, and even that can be eaten around. You could nibble on your fav snack all day long and rack up the calories. I feel like I have literally committed to being on a lifetime diet with guilt and self hatred still prevalent. I still have to choose what to put in to my body every day.

It's funny, around 30 lbs. Seems to be when people notice. I look at myself naked in the mirror every morning. I usually try to find something I like no matter how hard it is. I am 35 lbs. down and I look less bloated overall, and my face is much less puffy. The best advice on this site is to take measurements and pictures. It can help you see how far you've come and get you through the stalls.

I am the same as orionburn, I am famished when I get home. This would usually lead to sampling as I cook. I am having a hard time with that and grocery shopping right now.

I'm almost 2 months out, my head hunger is always there. When my body is actually hungry, the rumble is almost painful now.

I tried it a few years ago, hoping to lift my mood and maybe lose a few pounds. All it did was make me really angry. ?

Kind of embarrassing in a meeting. Sometimes it sounds like a fart. Oh well, at least we look and feel good. ?

It was supposed to say fat.

If you choose low carb, your days are supposed to be higher. My goal is to stay well balanced and make protein a priority.

I choose the sleeve because I take Ibuprofen. Also, nothing was rearranged and reattached. That made me slightly nervous. I think people who are close to, or under 300 lbs. would have great success with the sleeve. One of the things I wish came with the sleeve, is dumping. Nothing like a little negative reinforcement to make sure you eat healthy.