Freeb

I agree with everyone else - it does get easier. I tried to not go out much at first with people who didn't know about my surgery but when I did I would order Soup and just say my stomach was a bit upset. By around 6 months out I could fairly easily 'hide' it with creative ordering, pushing food around, boxing up leftovers etc. With work people I found a lot of success going to places with shared food - like happy hour where we ordered several appetizers to split. I would just take a couple tiny bites and no one noticed that I wasn't going in for more. Same with friends who don't know - I would pick restaurants that are geared towards small/shared plates - and no one really notices that I'm eating less.

You shouldn't feel as if you "have to" tell anyone about your surgery. If anything, just order an appetizer OR just order as normal, if it makes you feel more comfortable. You can easily tell them, "I'm on a restricted calorie diet," OR the simple, "I'm not that hungry."

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Freeb, thank you for posting that.
How much weight did you lose if you don't mind me asking ?

Im 7 years out and still have problems eating its day by day....im ok with it cause it makes me aware of the food im putting inside me..gastric and size 5 works for me...good luck

I still get sick when i eat meat....7 years out

Hit button to soon Daytona Beach in the winter Pittsburgh in the summer my surgery Oct 2010 down 121 lbs...7 yrs starting to struggle

Daytona im a snow bird

Great idea...you look great

Why do we all take about food so much.....who cares about eating eggs

7 yrs out best thing i ever did...food is not your life....dint force it....vitamins will keep u healthy...we dont need all that food

I didnt tell and it will be 7 years

U look great congrats

I can eat...alot....20lbs up.......i see my doct Thursday i tried on my own didnt work

Hi i need to lose 20lbs....im 6 1/2 years out and last year have gained.....i food log and walk 4 miles a day....its not enough to lose but im not gaining.......so ya lets buddy up

I agree with smg. I'd also suggest a fitness tracker and a food logging app. Between the two of them, you'll be able enjoy the efforts of your hard work before it shows up on the scale.

Burn 2500 calories a day and eat 1200 low carb/high Protein and those 70 pounds will melt away!

U r still overweight so say im trying to cut down.....but yes Soups would be good mashed pot. Or applesauce but no meat or salad yet.. good luck

Look great....congrats

Im 6 yrs out and just gained 15 lbs since june 2016 and im grazing....but i did the pouch reset test......its the first pase of your diet after surgery.....now im eating cabbage Soup every day all dsy for 2 weeks......protien drink morning and lunch lost 4 lbs 1st week and im halfway thru my 2nd week....so i hope this keeps me on track.....cause i cant gain any more weight.....one day at a time

Im 6 yrs out just gained 15 ponds of my 124 lb weight loss......im starting to eat alot and worried

Whats miracle noodles?

6 years out and its the best thing i ever did for myself i was so ready to shed the weight 126 lbs gone.....congrats to you

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Really good...keep it up

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Thank you......i did the pouch reset then the cabbage Soup to get me started.....i still can only take a couple of bites of food but i was doing all the wrong types of food Pasta pot. pizza im done with that.i was trying to pleeze my friend not me.....but im back on track....i think we will see 4lbs down

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Leslie Sansone its a walking tape start with 2 miles in your house....that will get you started......i do the 4 mile or 5 mile daily in my house.....love it.....good luck

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I still get sick and im 6 years out.......you just go slow and slow little bites and small bites chew chew and chew but good luck takes time....best thing i ever did

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This hits home because just last Saturday, my daughter cried and begged me not to make a decision now. She thinks we can try again with mainstream weight loss endeavors...while I see her point, I know what I've been through over the years. She is so afraid I'm going to die, either on the table or from a post-op complication, she refuses to listen anymore.

This makes me sad because I told her I'd try again for her. But in reality, now I'm pushing ahead with plans of the surgery behind her back. She doesn't realize that in a year, she will be moving out. I'm alone and I want to move forward with my life. I've already made huge changes and my weight is the last thing holding me back. I'm 42 years old. I WANT TO LIVE!

I realize dieting with her will help. But I know where my weight plateau will be--it will be still considerably overweight, but will put me low enough that I will not be accepted for this surgery. I didn't come to this decision lightly and have been researching for two years! Now that I've made the decision to do it, I don't think a lack of support will hold me back. I'll just have to work harder to prove that the decision I made was the right one for me and that it will have a happy ending.

When I had surgery in 2003 I didn't tell a soul since I knew that everyone (friend's and family!) would try to talk me out of my decision to move forward. I felt guilty about hiding this big secret from them. It was the BEST decision I ever made! Years later most of my family and friend's are pro-WLS since they've seen how it positively changed my life.

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