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Beautiful. Did you finish the plate?

Ouch! Sorry you're having such probs with intermittent pain! If it was me, I would be to go eat a high fat meal/day. If it's gallbladder, you will be mowed down. Mine did that exact same thing. I do have sludge and small stones, but mine was mostly from a small hernia and recurring inflammation in the esophagus that is mostly handled by taking 40mg of prescription omeprazole (emptied out of the capsule into a spoon of applesauce). ((hugs))

Yay! Soft boiled egg wiht a bit of butter (tiny tiny bit) is the bomb.com. Chew to a pulp. Goes easier than pureed egg.

Congrats. Embrace your new life and don't forget to breathe!!! Just breathe!

I had surgery when I was 55. My weight loss has felt incredibly slow in comparison to others. So don't compare. LOL. Cuz it's a major buzzkill. I have had to apply significant effort and focus to losing and had many, many, many stalls!!! But look at where I am now! In a little over a year since surgery, I'm closing in on Goal #3 of 130lbs. So the slow and steady race CAN still be won. But, use this time very wisely. If you have crappy habits and a poor diet filled with SAD (standard american diet) but are eating it in small quantities, stop that behavior now! Cuz I swear, the honeymoon period is for WORK, not being indulgent. There is time enough in maintenance for indulgence. If you have high glycemic carbs in your diet, minimize or eliminate them. Focus on your protein. Keep carbs mostly bites of veg (when you can) and small (very small) amounts of healthy fats. Keep your calories low low low for losing. I promise you won't get stuck there. Hang in there cuz you are in the 3 week stall area. Don't despair, you will lose.

Yikes! So it's good you recognize this is a problem. That's the first step. Now what to do? As everyone's said, you MUST talk to your surgeon. You just do. Second, weigh, measure and log every morsel that goes in your mouth. If you need 70g of protein for the day divide that between 3 meals + 1-2 small protein or veggie snack. ONLY measure/weigh out the amount of food needed for that meal. And as @MIZ60 said, only put the portion you can eat on the plate. When it's done, you're done until the next meal. I know, easier said than done but you can do it. Choose low cook, low reward foods for meals for the next couple of weeks. The idea is to spend as little time in the kitchen as possible, and think about food as little as possible. If it were me, here would be my plan--I would buy a rotisserie chicken and eat on it all week and use the bones for bone broth. That way you don't need to worry about cooking at night except to microwave some veg. Are you eating 1/2c food or 3/4c food by volume? B-2 eggs + 1tsp olive oil (cooked any way you want) 1 turkey sausage 1oz baby spinach wilted in pan where you cooked your egg L-2oz Tuna Pouch 1oz cottage cheese 1 tsp Dijon mustard 1tsp dill relish spices 1 lettuce leaf (to wrap it in) AS-1/2c Greek Yogurt (plain 1/4c frozen blueberries 7 drops liquid stevia D-2oz rotisserie chicken 1oz broccoli (microwaved) 1oz avocado 1/2oz grape tomatoes BS-1tbsp almond butter (or 14g almonds) Try to use tiny saucers, tiny forks and spoons, and eat as dense a protein and al dente veg that you tolerate. Stay very well hydrated during the day, but 15minutes before you meal, drink an entire 8-12oz glass of water. Drink 3/4 of it as quickly as possible, then sip the remaining until full. Stop at 15 minutes. Then do not drink anything for 2 hours after your meal. This is called water loading. It helps with satiety tremendously. See if this helps.

Yes. I take 2 pills daily of it. 400mg. I don't do the liquid cuz it hits me hard and causes too much cramping.

@Jon_gets_skinny Welcome! I don't know if it's comforting to you, but this is so totes normal. Yay on normal, right? The night before my surgery I could barely sleep a wink! One suggestion I would like to make: Turn your energy into something constructive. When the anxiety hits you, do a couple of deep breaths, relax all the tension in your muscles and "lean into the anxiety." Give into it. Don't resist. It's like letting the air out of a balloon. And you can visual that if it helps! Then replace the anxious thought with a positive thought or affirmation. Every time fear raised it's head I flipped the light switch off on that thought and replaced it with this thought: That surgery is my rebirth day--it's the day that I forever alter the outcome of my life and it's the day my fan-forkin-skinny-life begins. That's how I thought of it. Pretty soon, the excitement overtakes the fear. I promise you this Jon, the first month are so is difficult, but not impossible. It's hard--more for some than others. There are ups and downs emotionally and physically at times. But morbid obesity in a skinny world is hard emotionally and physically. Right? Choose your hard. Obesity is a disease as defined by the AMA. It's not a character flaw. You have the chance for a new start. Take it. Don't look back. I'm down nearly 150lbs from when I began my journey. And I'm lovin life every day. No regrets. You can do this. Don't come this far to let fear dictate your future and choices. Good luck. Your team has you!!

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You look fabulous girl! What an inspiration!

Let me know! You should also come to our support group. My RD is the bomb and the girls are so neat. It's at Park Plaza Hospital on a Saturday--1 time per month. The Saturday changes right now...but it should be second Saturday.

Try different temperatures. Cold did me in. But warm or room temp went down well. If you can't get your fluid in you risk dehydration (which makes you nauseated and makes it even harder to keep liquids down). Don't worry about protein today. Focus on getting your clear liquids in.

Whooooohooooo! Love success!!! AND love wait for it... Mega BMs!!!!!! ?

Holy cow! Congrats!!!

Just watched this YouTube with Dr. Longo and Dr. Hyman. Fascinating absolutively fascinating!! (The bottom line is that there is no "one size fits all diet from a perspective of macros." It's all based on your nutritional status, metabolic health, age, etc.. Cool stuff.

Welcome! Glad you're here. Please post often! We heart new playmates!

Weekends are totes harder. So much fun, so little willpower. LOLOLOLOL. I look forward to my M-Thurs routines cuz they are familiar and comfortable. I have control in them and know what to expect. But the weekends? Hold. Me. #failingweekends

Weight loss is made in the kitchen. So why exercise? This ^^^^^

This is pretty brilliant. It's a podcast. And it's about leptin, mTOR, insulin, intermittent fasting and hedonic satisfaction. https://siimland.com/how-does-mtor-regulate-appetite-through-leptin/?fbclid=IwAR3HF92SX2jVLECqasVDvyNPc_lCPBC8jYrKtrJCyJP24do7282VJy37DN0

It's not WHAT you eat. It's what you DON'T EAT. Stop eating. LOL. Do intermittent fasting and go back to clean food. Dense lean protein Al dente veg Small amounts of healthy fat with each meal. Get your cals back in the range for losing. The End. It's the same prescription we were given right after we got to our regular food stage after surgery. Don't eat and drink at the same time...