Victoria Bontempi

I've been hitting JC Penny stores around town, they have excellent clearance prices. $4 for yoga pants! I bought 3 different sizes. I've also picked up dress pants there for $10 that will fit me by the fall.

My first 20 days were miserable. Each week after that it gets better and better. I'm at 10 weeks now and feeling normal. Hang in there, it really does suck at first so what you're experiencing is normal. You can do though.

Liquid diet, shakes mostly, 20 carbs or less per day.

Lucky you, a lot of us had pain and suffering and I really wish I had known just had bad it would be. My first 20 days after gastric bypass were miserable and the weeks that followed just aweful. Finally at 6 weeks I began feeling healthy again.

I'm sure this gets asked all of the time and I do see my nutritionist on Tuesday but I am curious what others are doing. I'm 8 weeks post-op from gastric bypass and can only eat 3 ounces at a time every 4 hours. Any attempt at changing size or time makes me sick. How much are you eating? And how often? Thanks.

I'm finally 6 weeks out. Finally food, meals, not just ingredients. My head says carbs and bigger portions. My stomach says He'll No to the bigger portions, and I'm terrified of eating the wrong carb or getting dumping syndrome while at work, so I'm freaking out about the carbs. And I want chocolate but that's got to be my head playing tricks on me. I do believe in everything in moderation but if I had the tools the practice moderation in the past I wouldn't have needed gastric bypass surgery to begin with. There is a support group meeting at my hospital on Monday evening, I'm going to try to go but am working a ton of hours this weekend. May just have to drag myself. That reminds me, I did very little in the way of exercise during my first 6 weeks, time to bite the bullet and start a routine. I've found a time that works most days, 2:30pm, now I just have to do it. I fear failing, I need a push, I don't have a family and at an age where my friends are all busy with their kids and spouses. I need a support system, it's hard to stay on track now that the novelty has worn off and my body has finally healed. Sent from my LG-H811 using the BariatricPal App

I can't relate, not in a relationship, but I feel for you and wish you the best of luck. Sent from my LG-H811 using the BariatricPal App

Swimming laps helped get my tummy moving. I had still been uncomfortable from yesterday's restaurant swimming helped lesson the discomfort.

By the time the burps started it was too late, way to late.

I'm six weeks now and finally get to eat more than just ingredients, yesterday I had actual guacamole! Sanity restored. I can say that from now on I'm packing a little bowel or measuring cup in my purse. I've only eaten in restaurants twice since surgery and both times over ate. Both times I was loving the food but distracted by the conversation And didn't stop at 3oz. My belly doesn't ever feel hungry or comfortably full. I go from normal for me to want to puke. Lesson learned. Twice now. Sent from my LG-H811 using the BariatricPal App

Good to know this. I had a night like this first week after surgery. I didn't cheat or anything. This new stomach, argh, takes getting used to. Sent from my LG-H811 using the BariatricPal App

I lost 17 pounds in those 2 weeks pre-op but knew that I couldn't live sanely with just liquids much longer and that statistically I would just gain the weight back. Good luck with your surgery, the first few weeks after are difficult but luckily it passes quickly. Sent from my LG-H811 using the BariatricPal App

Same here with taking it to easy but I want to be completely healed with no set backs. I'm a few days shy of 6 weeks. I went to the pool the other day, finally, and even in the Water I was very careful. It was weird getting in 42 pounds lighter, less fat to float! Good luck on the treadmill. Sent from my LG-H811 using the BariatricPal App

I'm 5 weeks post-op for bypass and I burp constantly. I've decided that if I'm not burping you may want to check for a pulse! When does this stop? On a side note I've also noticed that on the days that I drink close to what I should be I feel gross by the evening. Anyone else experience this? Sent from my LG-H811 using the BariatricPal App

Do you mean 3 months? Sent from my LG-H811 using the BariatricPal App