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I might be moving to Houston. I am going to visit in a few weeks to see what areas I want to live in.

I have two goals: My doctors expectation which I am about 4 lbs away from and 4 months out. My goal I am about 20 lbs away from and hope to reach it in the next two months.

I use that in my water, it works for me.

I have 20 lbs to go until my goal weight. After reading everyone's advice in my thread about what I eat each day, I consulted my nutritionist and I am going to change things up. I ditched the Atkins Bar as a snack. I am allowed to (2) ounce snacks a day. I haven't been eating fruit at all, but today I had a clementine and about six almonds as my first snack. I also bought plain Greek yogurt and fresh blueberries to have for breakfast. I also need to be more active. At my last doctor's appt a few weeks ago, he said don't worry about cardio and to lift heavy things. I am also going to up m water/fluid intake to 64 to about 90. I lost one pound in the last 12 days or so. I want to hit goal weight by December!

I am a little over 3 months post-op and I thought I would post what I ate today to see if I am on the right track. I hit a little bit of a stall. Let me know what you think. Breakfast - 08:45 (2) eggs scrambled (2) sausage links 10:45 - Premier Protein Shake 13:30 - 2 ounces of chicken breast, 2 ounces of salad w/fat free balsamic dressing 15: 30 - 2 polly-0 string cheeses 18:00 - 2 ounces flank steak, 2 ounces salad w/fat free balsamic dressing 20:30 - One Atkins Bar 67 ounces of water so far. Does this seem like I am eating too much?

I have been using them on and off for the past month. I normally don't have a sweet tooth but the protein and fiber count and net carbs on the Atkins bar is what drew me too it. Lesson learned, no more of that.

Thank you for the help. I also have that issue and put benefiber packets in my water. I do eat veggies and leafy greens. I also eat shrimp, turkey burgers, turkey meatballs, turkey sausage, grilled chicken, sometimes pork. I have about 21 lbs to go and I am going to get there by my birthday! I hope.

Hi there. Before my surgery, I was diagnosed with IBS in 2012. It wasn't pleasant as you can imagine. The fear and anxiety of constantly being near a restroom. I had my surgery on March 19th of this year, and I can say that except for the occasional constipation which is somewhat normal after this surgery, I have had zero symptoms of IBS. I am not sure if it is due to the surgery itself, or the fact that I am eating so much better now than before the surgery. Or, it could be a combination of both. I do feel so much better in that department.

I had my 3 month surgiversary the other day. I truly thought that having the surgery and losing weight would make me somewhat happier. I have lost weight, and their has been some major positive changes health wise. Physically I feel good. Emotionally, not so much. I am shying away from social situations and situations where I cannot control the way I eat. The way I eat is somewhat regimented. Going out with friends creates anxiety for me. I also still see myself as the big fat guy that I have been my entire life. I get compliments from people that have known me, but I look in the mirror and still see the guy that I was before the surgery. I had more confidence when I was heavier, now I second guess everything. I am just not happy with myself. I have 27 lbs to go before goal weight. Has anyone ever felt this way before?

It could be a stall. One thing I learned is not to obsess over the scale or weigh yourself constantly. You may have lost inches in your clothes.

I had a great day yesterday and last night. I went on a date, and it went really well. I felt normal, I wore cargo shorts! I never wore shorts ever. Yesterday I actually looked in the mirror and saw someone different. Now, the mind has to catch up. Each day I am working on it.

I am going through this right now as noted in the thread I made.

I am 3 months post op and recently had steamed shrimp with mixed veggies. I measured four ounces on my food scale and drizzled a little Frank's Red Hot sauce. No rice.

Hey everyone. I went to speak to someone. It felt really good getting it off my chest. She also had the sleeve so she kind of knew where I was coming from. Thank you all for the advice. I am doing my best to adjust to this huge adjustment.

Aside from straight up compliments, I wouldn't know if someone was hitting on me if they were jumping up and down on my head. I went through the liquid phase, soft/mushy phase, flaky food phase, and now the oblivious phase! I got the strangest compliment yesterday at a doctor's appointment. The receptionist said I sound skinny. How does one sound skinny?!?

The whole identity perspective I can totally relate too. What defined me was my weight, at least in my own mind. I can relate to the anxiety because I have it now. My doctor said that the surgery basically resets everything. I definitely look at photos, sometimes I cringe when I see a picture of me at my heaviest and think "how did I let myself get that way?" I definitely compare pictures, it is like a daily ritual for me. Thank you for your insight as well.

I am back on my hog as well. Had a few nice rides over the past few weeks.

I basically have been doing a high protein low carb diet. I am a week shy of 3 months post-op. I had a few sips of wine for the first time while meeting another member from here not too long ago. I have only eaten out maybe twice. Socializing is hard for me.

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Does any one make cloud bread and incorporate it in their meals ? I was doing some research on it and came across an article on a Bariatric Recipe site that says not to eat or make it due to the high calories of cream cheese. Anyone have any feedback?

Good luck and I hope you feel better! I had an endoscopy prior to my surgery and it didn't pick up the hiatal hernia. I was experiencing symptoms that I thought were just acid reflux. I only found out in the recovery room that I had a hiatal hernia repair as well.