sillykitty

Are you on clear liquids, or full liquids?

I can't speak from experience, but maybe look into CBD oil. They sell it in preloaded vape pens or refillable cartridges. If it's legal where you live there are THC & CBD options that are targeted for pain

I know for me, head hunger feels identical to physical hunger. I'm not saying you don't have physical hunger, because each of us are different. For me, I realized I was hungry only when triggered by something, seeing a commercial, smelling food, or even thinking about food. If I eliminated those, the hunger disappeared. I also was able to determine it was head hunger because I was only hungry for certain, mostly "bad" foods, not chicken or veggies etc. I was lucky, physical hunger didn't return for me until last week, about 12 weeks post op.

As of today, 49 lbs Surgery Weight - 243.8 Current Weight - 194.8

I'm in SoCal, and you?

I actually didn't have a preop diet. I just had the one day of clear liquids .... and I didn't even do that!

You already look amazing! Definitely inspirational for me when I have my plastics!

Lol, no complications. From the mag citrate, I was definitely emptied out. Also, I felt comfortable going a little rogue. My ex is a Gastroenterology, and when he read my preop instructions he thought that was a bit overly cautious and told me not to expect to hear from him that day cause he knew I'd be hangry, lol.

I'm 3 months out, my surgery was 2/12/18

I was supposed to do clear liquids the day before surgery. Confession .... I ate a burger that morning. I was also doing the magnesium citrate bowel prep in the afternoon, and figured I'd be cleared out anyway.

I know how you feel. I'm glad to have shrunk out of my pants, no real attachment there. My dresses, those hurt, but knew I would have to donate or alter. I was not expecting to shrink out of my shirts at this point. I wore one of my favorites last week and it was too long and looked so frumpy

Good to know I'm apparently not alone!

@FluffyChix I understand you feel Creek has unfairly attacked you, but have you read and considered some of the things she has said? You say that "I don't believe mine is the only path", but that is exactly how you come across to me. You often start your replies to posts with positive affirmations, to then only undercut them. In this thread alone, I said I didn't have a food addiction, and explained how I got to my surgery weight, and you questioned me on if I was sure I don't have food issues. I said one of the appealing thing about surgery is being satisfied with smaller portions, and you questioned my moderation approach. In another thread I was saying one of the reasons I loved my sleeve is the restriction it gives and even when I give into cravings (semi healthy mac & cheese, not a quart of ice cream). You replied I was playing with fire and I would be back in 2-3 years asking for help after a 60 lb regain The thing is, we are all going through this process of WLS together. Your surgery date was a week after mine. You and I have taken different paths as far as diet goes. Only time will tell if one of us will be more successful than the other. But in your replies to me and others it is clear to me that you see yours as the only valid path to long term success. What rubs me the wrong way is that neither of us can be sure that we will get to goal weight, that we can maintain goal weight long term. If this was a vet with long term success giving advice, that would be one thing, but we are both finding our way right now. To me, you seem to believe your experience thus far outweighs mine, and you even doubt my own self awareness about why I am obese and what dietary path I believe will work for me, despite the fact I've explained my reasoning. I think it is great that you have found a diet plan that works for you, and wish you all the success in the world with it. But can you accept there are different paths to success, and even different definitions of success?

Same thing happened to me. My work slacks have a good bit of stretch in them and I was frustrated that i hadn’t been able to move to the next size. So I tried on some older slacks of a different brand that I no longer wore because they were a bit tight. And those were hanging off me! That’s when I realized that stretchy clothes are deceiving!

Same here. I was down 40 before I need anything new. Even now my old stuff still fits, just looks baggy on me. I noticed I lost weight in my thighs first, which doesn’t really effect clothing. Also a lot of my clothing is stretchy, so it won’t “fall off” you like non stretchy clothing.

I drank at 3 weeks post op. It was a week long work event that had nightly cocktails hours. And was otherwise very alcohol focused. I was really drinking just to fit in and to not draw attention to my WLS. i did not enjoy drinking. Which was very different from pre op! I felt no difference in the effect of the alcohol though. I never even got the slightest bit buzzed. After that week I have mostly swore off drinking because it caused a weight gain. That week I averaged 700 cals per day, including alcohol, and returned home to a 2 LB gain. That pissed me off, and made not drinking an easy decision. Since then I have had a couple of glasses of wine. One was forced upon me by my boss when we were out to dinner on my birthday. The other is when I was having a nice tapas style dinner w a friend that had an amazing wine by the glass menu. That was the first time I really wanted a drink. I had one, it tasted good, but not as good as before. These glasses of wine did not hit me harder than usual, in fact I didn’t feel any effect from them at all.

Thanks! It seems like I am pretty much alone with this, but I have never spoken to anyone, including my closest friends or family that I was unhappy with my weight. I really projected confidence about who I was. So I am not at all comfortable sharing with colleagues that I am on any type of diet or voluntarily changed my eating habits in order to become healthier or thinner. Most of these questions arise, not from noticing my weight loss, but from sharing a meal together. The amount I’m able to eat is so small, most people would assume it is some kind of eating disorder or at the very least an unhealthy and unsustainable weight loss strategy. I stick with the story that my stomach has been bothering me. if someone knows me well they might ask some questions about it. That is the part that is getting easier. I used to feel guilty for lying to people. Especially to colleagues I also consider friends. But now I am committed to the story I have created, and share the same with anyone who asks.

What about the Nuvaring or Depo Provera? I LOVED Depo Provera, but just make sure you really watch your calcium intake while on it. I didn't like Nuvaring, but there are plenty of people who are happy with it.

There actually has been a study that WLS patients on average maintain their weight loss better if they have plastics. https://www.medicaldaily.com/weight-loss-surgery-plus-plastic-surgery-could-help-obese-people-maintain-healthy-weight-306789 The study doesn't go into the why's, but I certainly believe making the financial and emotional investment in plastics is a motivation to keep the weight off.

I'm 3 months post op, and my satisfied feeling just changed this last week. Up until this week, I would eat until I felt the restriction. I would not be hungry, but I didn't feel satisfied like I did pre op. I wasn't wanting to go back for more, or anything, it just was a different sensation. Also food never tasted as good as I had anticipated it would, so I didn't desire to keep eating for taste. This week three things changed. I'm starting to feel physical hunger again, which has been absent since surgery. (Head hunger has been with me since day 3!). Second, when I would eat, it was less about feeling the restriction, and more about feeling that familiar feeling of being full (but after only a couple of ounces). I felt that good, satisfying full sensation for the first time post op. Finally, food started tasting as good as I expected it to.

I posted this in the February Sleevers already, but it seems appropriate here! I have had a fantastic week! My weight loss is finally becoming noticeable. Three colleagues I had not seen in over a year this week commented that I’ve lost a lot of weight. It was all separate meetings, so it’s not like they could discuss amongst themselves. I’m finally getting too small for my clothes. First I had to get work slacks the next size down. This week I was on a trip and packed a couple of dresses and jeans that fit just a week or two ago. The jeans were way baggy and the shirt was too long. The dresses looked ok, but it were quite loose on me. I ordered some jeans in 1 and 2 sizes down. They were here when I got home, and the ones 2 sizes down are what fit! The only downside is the thought of the expense of replacing or altering my wardrobe. I misconnected on my flight home and instead of getting my upgraded seat, I got stuck in a middle seat, exit row. Not only are middles always awkward. Exit rows have solid arm rests, instead of the moveable arm rests that can be raised and lowered. And because the seats have the solid arm rests with the tray table in them, it makes the seats even narrower. I usually avoid these seats at all cost, but today I had no choice. I was so surprised and happy when I fit in the seat and was completely comfortable! It’s getting much easier to lie to people about WLS. I don’t know if lying is a good thing, but at least I’m not stressing about people asking why I’m not eating. Oh, and this happened!

I would talk to your surgeon's office about getting a B12 shot. I hit a wall about 2 weeks post op and felt exhausted like you described. I asked for and received a B12 shot. It could have been a coincidence, but I felt better within a day or two. I'm still eating under 500 calories most days, and have been feeling great. If you can't get the shot, then I'd suggest trying sublingual B12 you can get over the counter.

What about doing online shopping, like Amazon Prime Now, Postmates or Instacart?

St. Mary's in Long Beach, with Dr. Naim.

I got an iud just before surgery, because I was sick of taking pills everyday. I have no regrets, I love the ow failure rate and no periods.