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Thank you for words of encouragement and not judging. It was not until this surgery that I realized how much I use food for a vice and comfort. I felt physically tortured with the diet guidelines after surgery. I got depressed and actually started chewing and spitting out food. It’s terrible how my emotional issues draw me too food. It’s been a long process I originally weighed 325 lbs got down to 260 on my own. But kept fluctuating so had the surgery. You would think 50 lbs would not be so hard to get to!!!

I’m afraid I have truly failed . I can eat a whole burger or sandwich, burrito with no problems. I made the mistake and started drinking sodas for a time. There are times where I feel full, but not enough. I’m so down that I let myself go back to my old eating habits. Now I feel like it’s too late and there’s no hope. My starting weight day of surgery was 268. I fluctuate now between 208 and 211. I have since quit my sodas but my mind always craves foods I should not have. It’s so hard!!!

I will be 8 weeks out on Tuesday 8/16. I've been at same weight since 6 weeks. Now that I am able to eat regular foods I am finding it hard to eat right. Surgery was last hope for me and I don't want to fail. Started excercising more and hasn't changed anything on scale. Does anyone have any thoughts on things I can do?

So glad to read these posts I have been stalled so many times. I lost 35 pounds in the first 6 weeks and I was disappointed. Then I have been at a stall for the last couple of weeks. I actually fluctuated up and down by a pound. Now that I can eat just about anything I find myself eating wrong. Sometimes I feel like I am eating too much of wrong things. I get hungry a lot!! I'm trying to do some sort of excercise daily. I just don't want to fail...

Not a mistake because it was a well thought out decision you made . I felt like that too believe me was really kicking myself. But this was my last hope to get healthy and feel better about myself. I was so tired of gaining and losing and never getting to a good weight. I am 7 weeks out and now that my food choices are expanding it scares me. I'm actually getting in above 900 calories now . I was hoping for quick fix but as I am reminded it's not. This was just to help the process because nothing else was working. Please don't lose hope keep doing what you are instructed and the weight will come off!!! Positive thoughts!! I fight it every day!!! Good luck

I was depressed because food has been my crutch and my comfort. I have used it to keep me stuck and keep people away. I was grieving, feeling a loss .... just to cold turkey be told I can't eat this or that yet be around it all the time. It was the hardest thing I've done. Now I'm just frustrated about being stuck constantly. I've started trying to excercise more but now I ache,tingle and feel yuck. I am feeling better but feel yucky more than good. Extremely tired of belching!! Lol

Yes I need to it really helped because I felt like I was the only one thinking the way I did. It's great to get other people's nonjudgmental perspectives. And yes my second one this year I was so depressed after surgery . That I had to give myself something to look forward to!

That's so true!! I keep trying to remind myself. I am amazed that I have no interest in cake, candy and some foods I felt I could not live without before. Thanks for the good advice because every day is a struggle!! I have 3 months till my cruise I really want to lose more weight before then!!!

I am not allowed rice, Pasta or breads for another few weeks. But I have had food from fast food like chicken which is my downfall. I see myself slowly going back to bad habits now I know I can tolerate it. It takes so much discipline and I have to constantly try and make my mind aware. My problem is there are so many foods that I don't like but are healthy and on list of things to eat. I hate yogurt but found one I can tolerate so I can get my Protein in. But not all the time. I am trying to be happy about my weight loss but honestly it's a battle!! I need to work harder .

I am 6 weeks out down 35lbs but feel like I should have lost more! I'm stuck once again !! Since I am feeling better and getting my energy back I am try to excercise more hoping it will help. I'm also having trouble eating frequent meals . I think I am waiting too long to eat ,then letting myself get too hungry then I eat wrong. Self sabotage? I don't know but I want to be successful!! It's scary knowing that I can gain weight back at any time. I forgot to ask my dr how many calories is too much or too little. It's all very frustrating!!

So nice to hear this information. I was already experiencing Hair loss at the crown so bad it almost looks bald. I just don't know how much more hair loss is can take. It is so depressing .

On 3/23/2017 at 7:00 PM, dreamer67 said:

I had surgery on 3/21 left hospital on 3/22; have been able to be up and around worked all the gas out have taken no pain medicine, tolerating my liquids cautiously, got on scales this afternoon and it shows I have actually gained 1.5 lbs; so BUMMED but my stomach is still pretty swollen..... Is this normal?

I had surgery on same day as you and went home next day. I had little to no pain gas was constant I think that was worst part. Then I got mild pneumonia which did not help. I have abdominal swelling as well feels slightly firm. My biggest problem is the emotional side not being able to chew food. I thought I was prepared but not even close. And trying to get my Protein and fluids in. It feels like a job.