GradyCat

Each insurance company has its own requirements and each doctor's office has its own requirements, so I guess you need to find a meeting of the minds that works best for you.

Congrats and good luck on your weight loss journey

What's causing these ulcers?

Why on earth would anybody do that? Don't do it.

Thanks for sharing. I'd like to have your BEFORE arms, they look GREAT!

I'm one year post-op and re-dedicating myself to losing more weight as a New Year's Resolution in 2020 (already started my resolution early, last week).

It's gas pain. It'll pass (literally).

Thanks for sharing. You're doing great. Keep up the good work and good luck on your weight loss journey. This gas pain will pass (no pun intended).

Way to go! Super great job! Congratulations! Woot-Woot!

No, I wasn't hungry for several months post-op. Hang in there and good luck on your weight loss journey.

Oh they're so, so frustrating. Just rest assured that it's nothing you've done wrong. Therefore, there isn't something you can do about it. It just has to run its course. Hang in there and keep up the good work.

I remember this from working in an office one year while I was on Weight Watchers, but I rallied through and took a few bites of a few select things and counted my points. Now, since bariatric surgery, I am retired, so it's more about me not bringing it into the house. When I meet my friends out for lunch and when I just went to our annual girls' Christmas party, I selected only the protein items and avoided the sweets and carbs. I just went into it knowing that I HAD to make good choices.

Good luck on your weight loss journey.

I was up and down throughout the night for the first few days at home after release from the hospital. By a week later it had all resolved itself and was back to normal.

What @fluffychix said.

Looking forward to your posts to see how it went and the progress you make. Very interested in this.

What a wonderful feeling! Congrats! Woot-Woot!

It's okay, don't beat yourself up, just don't do it again. It's very important to stick to the program. Even now at 1 year out I can't eat a cup of food.

What have you been eating? I get bloaty and feel like I'm going to get the foamies if I eat fried food or something my stomach still won't tolerate (bread, tortillas, pasta, potatoes).

Congrats and best wishes on your weight loss journey

Just sip, sip, sip all day long and don't worry about measuring it. Just don't gulp or use a straw.

You're never supposed to drink with your meal. I just met with my nutritionist last week, one year post-op and she reminded me about the reasons for the no drinking while eating rule. It's so we won't rush the food through and then get hungrier sooner and want to eat again.

That sounds like a good plan. I was still on liquids only last Christmas, so when the family got together I just brought along my own premade chocolate protein shake. My mother-in-law asked why I wasn't eating (I had kept the surgery a secret) and I told her I had just had a hiatal hernia fixed (true, during sleeve surgery) and couldn't eat solid foods for a couple of days.

Stick to mostly bland things, broth, nothing spicy.

Nope, not a fan.