GradyCat

I see a lot of articles online about "pouch resets" and doing a week of liquids-only. Have you talked to your nutritionist?

I use GNC Lean Shakes pre-made. They're made with Sucralose.

Just be careful having solid food too soon; you don't want to mess anything up. Good luck in your journey.

We talk a lot about what should be our average weight loss and how fast we should lose post-op. I saw these two graphics today and thought they were very helpful to allow us to visualize a realistic idea of how fast and what percent of weight we should lose at 3, 6, 12, and 18 months.

Oh wow, what a visual. That's HUGE! Thanks for the inspiration and perspective.

Your body's just been through some major trauma, so it's only natural that you'd have some anxiety and your body develop some nausea to fight against the trauma. You're going to be tired for about 6 weeks more than likely. Hang in there and give your body some time to recover.

People are strange, aren't they? But I guess it's good they aren't barking at us when we're fat, but they should keep their mouths shut when we've lost weight as well. Rule of thumb: never talk about someone's weight, good or bad.

The first day post-op is the worst, but after that it's easy peasy with no nausea or pain. Good luck!

Oh wow, way to go! Congratulations! ? Looking good! I'm at 202 this morning, hoping to hit Onederland this coming week.

I think they want you to say away from caffeine.

When is your f/u with your surgeon? I didn't have any pain around my incisions or "dent" or really any pain at all. Can you call your doctor's office?

I had mine resized about 9 months ago when I got so fat; now they're already loose, so I know I'll have to resize them again when I meet my goal weight because I want to wear them but I don't want them falling off.

I'm glad you're doing okay now that you're home. Good luck on your journey.

I'd be careful with introducing soft foods so early after all you've been through. Take care.

You went through a lot. Glad you're on the "good" side now. Good luck!

Sounds like I need to learn how to like yogurt as it has a lot of protein and you all are swearing by it. I just haven't found it attractive up until now.

I try to "drink" my emotions away with some sugar-free flavored water or a homemade iced coffee with vanilla protein in it instead of eating food.

Yeah, I'm one of those who is hard to stick too and my bruise and soreness lasted for a month or more after surgery. Hang in there.

That sounds normal at just 6 days out because your body is still recovering from major surgery.

Have you talked to your surgeon or nutritionist? I'm also 3 months post VSG and have lost 35 pounds and can eat very little at a time.

I've read two articles online. One says 600-800 calories for the first year post-surgery. The other says 900-1000. I'm staying between 600-800 because I don't want to get used to eating too much and I lose more weight at 600 calories/day than 800+ calories.

I'm teaching myself to ignore the cravings. I'm never really hungry, but I eat out of boredom or emotions still sometimes. Working on it and overcoming it.

Anytime you get the foamies it means you're eating something your stomach isn't ready for. I eat about every 3 to 3 1/2 hours.

I'm keeping it a secret too. That's pretty bold for someone to straight out ask you if you've had weight loss surgery instead of just assuming you've been dieting and exercising and getting healthy. People are rude.