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At one month I felt pretty good. Now at 7 weeks I’m feeling pretty much myself.

Almost 6 weeks out and I feel pretty normal. Eating is obviously very different, in terms of what and how much I eat, but then, that's the whole point! I am so happy that I had the surgery.

1 month post op: semi normal
4 months post op: like it never happened

Yes, I agree with everything Mousecat said 😂.. I'm 4 months post op, and I feel sooo much better this month than last month. I am somewhat back to having fun with my friends on the weekends, but normally I would consume loads and loads of Vodka and beer... So, my new normal is 1 to 2 Michelob Ultra. Normally I would just lounge around watch tv after work, our new normal is to walk about 40 minutes after dinner. Normally I wear a size 2X and jeans 18-20, I now can fit into a L-XL and size 12 jeans! whoo hooo.... I like the new Normal Me!
Give it time. You will feel all sorts of weird stuff after the surgery but always remember why you did it..... You got this!

Define normal. haha. I mean, my entire lifestyle has changed. Every post-op issue I had subsided around 4 months and I was back to full regular activities. I get sick if I eat too fast, of course, so that isn't quite normal. I really need to work on that. Every day I am mindful of what goes in my mouth and how much activity I am getting - which wasn't my normal. But I am living and doing and working like I was before, except lighter. Since I am still in the weight loss phase, it is sort of all-consuming my life since I have a goal to reach. But having that big milestone keeps me going. I think I feel more normal now than I did before... since now I can actually go out and do things like a "normal" person without feeling uncomfortable or out of breath.

I’m just curious and I know everyone is different but just want to hear how long after surgery until everyone started to feel their normal selves again?

I'm 28, had my sleeve done last year when I was 27. 7.5 months out...I had a lot of hair to begin with and have experienced Hair loss, so it's not too noticeable for me. I also started to lighten my hair as having darker hair you can see your scalp more. I have lost nearly 140lbs and do have sagging breasts (went from a 42F to a 34 DDD) and sagging skin on my belly, thighs and a teeeeeny bit on my arms. I feel like if you have stretch marks, wherever those areas are, they don't seem to recover as well as other parts (my experience). I've posted about this before though, it all depends on your genes...I have very sensitive skin and scar easily. Some people have hair loss, some don't, some people have sagging skin and others snap right back. At the end of the day, I chose to improve my health and expand my wardrobe and live with saggy breasts and skin...I want to fix it eventually but, am in no hurry. Reach out to me directly if you have any questions too! I know sometimes it can be hard to post in a public forum. I attached pictures of my belly and thighs and then a picture of me today. No spanks, no special bra (one of those new lounge bras by PINK), no control top leggings just me today. It's easily covered up. Everyone's different. Hope I've helped and not scared you, but I can tell you 1000% it was worth it for me. Best of luck on your journey!!!!

this sounds an awful lot like the chocolate croissant person...

A Trophy for you AZ hiker, well stated, well said!

I have also found that processed food or high fat content foods can really make me sick fast. I had a brat at a cook out the other night and I was sicker than I've ever been - all night. Same with even a bit of commercial potato salad. That happened at a Memorial Day picnic yesterday. I passed on all the other goodies - chips, nuts, dessert, baked Beans (too much sugar), beverages other than Water - and ate 2 bites of potato salad - here come the slimies, and urpies. Anyway - once you are off processed foods, it seems like your body gets so happy with the "clean" food that a major rebellion ensues if there is an assault with the processed stuff. Maybe it has to do with the new micobiome we have established in our guts since surgery. Lesson learned for me - don't even try the processed stuff. It doesn't taste like I remember and it never ends well.

pizza was a great food-love and now it tastes different. It tastes really bland and doughy. And just not appealing. Ice-cream was my other great food-love. Now I can't even eat it. I have tried a bite and it is so gross I spit it out. I hate everything about it, the texture, the sweetness, the mouth-feel. It blows my mind.

Mine didn't really change - although my sense of taste was more intense than before. What I mean is, it's not that I didn't like things that I liked before surgery and vice versa, but everything tasted more intense to me after surgery. Sweet things tasted sweeter; spicy things tasted spicier. At four years out, I don't notice it any more, though. Not sure if it's gone or I've just gotten used to it.

Especially good if they once were your "slider" foods. Enjoy eating the "Good for You " Proteins and foods on this Memorial Day.

I don't know that my tastes have changed so much, but I find myself not wanting "bad" food anymore like pizza, Pasta, cake, etc. That's a good thing!

I'm curious... did you all discover these changes gradually? I haven't noticed any real changes yet, but then I'm still on full fluids and have only tried a few things (oatmeal, cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, refried Beans, pudding, and soup). meat and raw cabbage (where did that come from??) are the only things I'm craving.

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Sweet things are even sweeter to me. I do still use some Splenda Or stevia in my coffee - depending which I have handy- but even flavored yogurts were awful at first. As I get farther out I have been able to tolerate the taste a little more. Water some days tastes funny and I have to put something in it to help the taste. But that could be just being sick of water lol
cottage cheese still tastes like the best thing ever to me though. Pre surgery it was tolerable - now it’s the most amazing treat
and red peppers- they are the perfect food to me. Too bad they don’t have Protein but they are just the crispness and sweetness. So yeah there are definitely changes in tastes- textures too but that is a whole other conversation

Peanut butter? My heart is so sad for you. It's a favorite of mine.

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So do dried apricots, who'd of thunk? Sure I lost a few old food friends but I gained so much more with my weight loss!💦No tears for them!

Oh, one more - liver! I really do want my Iron levels to stay up in normal range, so started eating a little liver several times a month. I got some really nicely packaged calf liver at Sprouts (Thin slices that are 4 ounces each) and individually sealed.) I can only eat 2 ounces at a time, but I cook that up with some onion and mushrooms - lightly coated in some gluten free flour and sauteed in olive oil. YUMMY! So easy to eat, as it is soft and goes down well. I am becoming a big liver fan!

Green tea used to taste slightly bitter and astringent. Now it tastes sweet. I stopped coffee before surgery (I was a really big coffee drinker - LOVED my coffee!) But I tried it once after surgery and it made me sick. Can't stand it ever since, and I am thankful since I don't need the extra acid in my stomach. (Giving up Diet Coke was much harder, believe it or not.)
I would say everything tastes sweeter, since sugar is gone from my life now. A little fruit is more than enough sweetness. I started eating a few prunes each day to help with regularity, and those little guys taste like candy!

And I still, after nearly 9 months, cannot eat banana, Peanut Butter, cottage cheese or even Greek yogurt, all of these were pre- surgery friends but my Precious Pouch, the little ruler of my life , will not accept them. Maybe someday, maybe never, the jury is still out there. And Water, for me, has gone from being sweet-tasting to bitter, and I have not a clue why!

For me Water tasted sweet immediately after surgery. It was awful!
Also, whey Protein, which I could tolerate before surgery, I could no longer stand the smell of. It made me gag.

Ahhh! I just wanna cry! I just got home from a stressful day at work to a letter form Blue Cross saying they approved me!! I cant even explain how stoked I am right now! My patient advocate is on vacation so I knew o wouldn’t be hearing back from her for a bit but coming home to that was such an amazing surprise!! I’ve had my date for a while but I didn’t wanna day anything until I knew I was approved by insurance!! June 10th here I come!!

Thank you guys so much! And yay! June buddies!

Ahhh! I just wanna cry! I just got home from a stressful day at work to a letter form Blue Cross saying they approved me!! I cant even explain how stoked I am right now! My patient advocate is on vacation so I knew o wouldn’t be hearing back from her for a bit but coming home to that was such an amazing surprise!! I’ve had my date for a while but I didn’t wanna day anything until I knew I was approved by insurance!! June 10th here I come!!