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Your extra skin is pulling you down some which can attribute to you thinking you are getting "two small". Also when we loose the weight so fast it's not by means of straight up exercise so we all tend to look like that at first. Bulking up the muscle will help but over time you won't look like that anymore either. It took me some time to not look what I considered "sickly"

It's because he's 6'3" Skinny AF and eats whatever his heart wants so he thinks it's easy.

So I can't lay on my back without my stomach hurting (it's been that way prior to surgery) they don't know why and could never figure it out. So when I was post op in recovery I woke up on my back and I was in soo much pain (cause ya know surgery) but because I was so out of it I thought I was sleeping and had woken up on my back like I do at home so I tried to roll myself over and my nurse grabbed me and was like "YOU CAN'T ROLL OVER YOU JUST HAD SURGERY!!!" and I looked at him said "Let me roll over or so help me god I strangle you with my IV" needless to say they propped me up enough that I wasn't completely on your back.

Depends on your plan and if you have issues usually. My doctor told me to tell them EVERY SINGLE TIME I have an issue extra skin related, rash, tears etc. So right now my current issue has been there is a stretch mark that I have on my hip that likes to split open because of my skin. So I have them log it every single time it opens up and if it gets any infections so there's more likely a chance for insurance to cover the surgery. The doctor said if I make the complaints insurance will see it every time.

Go to your GYN they should be able to help. I have had regular periods but they've gotten a lot heavier since surgery (which is saying something because they were heavy before surgery) so I have an appointment next week to talk to them about it.

1) I measure and weigh all my food. I eat slow and I can usually feel that it's my limited with my measured food.
2) So I use to do three meals a day BUT I wasn't hitting my calories because my pouch doesn't tolerate as much as it is suppose to and it was giving my some kidney issues. So I do breakfast.. 2 hours later a snack, then 2 hours later lunch, then 2 hours later a snack then 2 hours later dinner. My Snacks in between are Protein. Sometimes it'll be a Protein Bar or something.
3) I'm an assistant manager so if i'm in the mornings I'm by myself so I try to run back for a snack when no one is in the store. (I work in a small store) My team members are also aware of my need to eat often so they usually can cover the floor while I run in the back and get food.

I have days like this, I brought it up to my nutritionist and she said it happens sometimes. She did mention maybe there's something common on the small pouch days that I could be eating or drinking that might trigger it (like certain sugar substitutes and stuff) So now I'm suppose start digging into the ingredients of stuff on the days I have a little pouch day and see if there's any similarities.

I haven't tried yet but they made us take a class on post surgery pregnancies and we were told you have to wait 2 years post op and then even then you still have a decent chance of miscarriage because of the diet and your body still trying to adjust. WE were told the longer that you wait the more likely you won't have a miscarriage. I have had one friend who got pregnant post op.. I think she was at the year and a half mark and carried a healthy baby but prior to surgery she couldn't get pregnant on her own.

Congrats! I've been two pounds away from onederland for like two weeks now. I can't wait to be there!!!

I have days like this, I brought it up to my nutritionist and she said it happens sometimes. She did mention maybe there's something common on the small pouch days that I could be eating or drinking that might trigger it (like certain sugar substitutes and stuff) So now I'm suppose start digging into the ingredients of stuff on the days I have a little pouch day and see if there's any similarities.

I have days like this, I brought it up to my nutritionist and she said it happens sometimes. She did mention maybe there's something common on the small pouch days that I could be eating or drinking that might trigger it (like certain sugar substitutes and stuff) So now I'm suppose start digging into the ingredients of stuff on the days I have a little pouch day and see if there's any similarities.

Stalls happen, my nutritionist had me eating every 2 hours to get my Protein in to help with my stall. But if I was eating it was something protein related because I wasn't getting my protein most times (I was averaging 33g of protein a day) so I would do an egg.. 2 hours later maybe a cheese stick or a protein bar.. 2 hours later is lunch so maybe some chicken then 2 hours later another protein related snack and then dinner would be chicken or fish. If i still hadn't hit my protein then I would eat something small before bed (If I don't hit my goal by dinner I'm pretty close to the 60 so I only need a small snack)

It's because he's 6'3" Skinny AF and eats whatever his heart wants so he thinks it's easy.

My mom and I were just talking about this, she was sleeved two months before I was. I never felt heavy at my heaviest and I think it was because even at 284lbs I could stand for 8 hours for work and my body wasn't in pain but a friend of mine was around my weight and couldn't stand for more then 30 minutes before she had pains. But now we are both the lightest we've been in years and we don't feel it. I can tell in my chest and face that I've lost the weight but I feel like my stomach is bigger then ever and she feels the same about herself. I've worn leggings for years, I finally wore jean shorts the other day and couldn't figure out what my size was because it had been so long but of course I grabbed the bigger sizes thinking that was what I needed when really I wasn't even close! I very much feel like body dysmorphia is a thing for people who have had the surgery (it might not be something everyone sees but I hear it more often then not) I started trying more with my appearance, I get up early now and do my makeup and wear things other then a pair of leggings and a graphic t-shirt. I also shaved my head recently in a I NEED CHANGE AND I NEED IT NOW moment but everyone around me is LOVING IT which I didn't expect. I feel like the days I really try I don't feel the dysmorphia as much.

My mom and I were just talking about this, she was sleeved two months before I was. I never felt heavy at my heaviest and I think it was because even at 284lbs I could stand for 8 hours for work and my body wasn't in pain but a friend of mine was around my weight and couldn't stand for more then 30 minutes before she had pains. But now we are both the lightest we've been in years and we don't feel it. I can tell in my chest and face that I've lost the weight but I feel like my stomach is bigger then ever and she feels the same about herself. I've worn leggings for years, I finally wore jean shorts the other day and couldn't figure out what my size was because it had been so long but of course I grabbed the bigger sizes thinking that was what I needed when really I wasn't even close! I very much feel like body dysmorphia is a thing for people who have had the surgery (it might not be something everyone sees but I hear it more often then not) I started trying more with my appearance, I get up early now and do my makeup and wear things other then a pair of leggings and a graphic t-shirt. I also shaved my head recently in a I NEED CHANGE AND I NEED IT NOW moment but everyone around me is LOVING IT which I didn't expect. I feel like the days I really try I don't feel the dysmorphia as much.

yay!!! Congrats!! I'm sooo close and I'm really excited to kit onederland!

My mom and I were just talking about this, she was sleeved two months before I was. I never felt heavy at my heaviest and I think it was because even at 284lbs I could stand for 8 hours for work and my body wasn't in pain but a friend of mine was around my weight and couldn't stand for more then 30 minutes before she had pains. But now we are both the lightest we've been in years and we don't feel it. I can tell in my chest and face that I've lost the weight but I feel like my stomach is bigger then ever and she feels the same about herself. I've worn leggings for years, I finally wore jean shorts the other day and couldn't figure out what my size was because it had been so long but of course I grabbed the bigger sizes thinking that was what I needed when really I wasn't even close! I very much feel like body dysmorphia is a thing for people who have had the surgery (it might not be something everyone sees but I hear it more often then not) I started trying more with my appearance, I get up early now and do my makeup and wear things other then a pair of leggings and a graphic t-shirt. I also shaved my head recently in a I NEED CHANGE AND I NEED IT NOW moment but everyone around me is LOVING IT which I didn't expect. I feel like the days I really try I don't feel the dysmorphia as much.

With what you do for a living it might be sooner then others. I ended up being out a month and I work retail. It was only suppose to be two weeks but I Wasn't hitting my calorie and Water intake so they kept me out of work longer. I would talk to the surgeon if/when you meet with them they an definitely tell you when they think you'd be ready.

It's painful first couple days post op, same with getting in and out of bed. I ended up sleeping sitting up in a chair for a about a week post o. The one thing that kind of helped standing up is I would hold a firm pillow against my stomach when I stood up. IDK if it actually helped or if it was all psychological but it helped me!

My husband and I go to conventions twice a year, the second convention of the year is housed in an indoor Water park resort. SO if you stay on property if you're not doing convention stuff you can take time to go to the water park. My husband is 180lbs and I was 284lbs at the time and we wanted to ride the water slides together. I was to big for EVERY SINGLE WATER SLIDE except the ones that had an 8 person raft. They all had weight limits of either 220lbs or 250lbs. He wouldn't go on without me (bless his heart he didn't want me to feel left out) but I felt like I was holding him back. I was blessed enough with that weight that we went to Disneyland together and I was able to walk around all day with no problems or getting exhausted but it was embarrassing knowing that I was holding him back from enjoying himself when we were at the water park just because I was literally to big to ride. It's also why other then Disney we've only been to one amusement park together because I'm always to big for the rides (probably not anymore tho!)

Kinda, we found out I was allergic to the medication they were giving me to control the pain (who knew!) so I threw up all of night one because of it. Once they stopped giving me the pain meds in the morning I stopped throwing up. They didn't even let me walk until the morning and walking wasn't bad but after one lap on the surgery floor I got really dizzy and had to sit down.

I'm on solid foods and I'm hungry every two hours because I still can only do about 2oz at a time. Just keep hydrated and eat when you can.

My husband and I go to conventions twice a year, the second convention of the year is housed in an indoor Water park resort. SO if you stay on property if you're not doing convention stuff you can take time to go to the water park. My husband is 180lbs and I was 284lbs at the time and we wanted to ride the water slides together. I was to big for EVERY SINGLE WATER SLIDE except the ones that had an 8 person raft. They all had weight limits of either 220lbs or 250lbs. He wouldn't go on without me (bless his heart he didn't want me to feel left out) but I felt like I was holding him back. I was blessed enough with that weight that we went to Disneyland together and I was able to walk around all day with no problems or getting exhausted but it was embarrassing knowing that I was holding him back from enjoying himself when we were at the water park just because I was literally to big to ride. It's also why other then Disney we've only been to one amusement park together because I'm always to big for the rides (probably not anymore tho!)

Your pouch is a lot easier to understand post op!

It looks good! This is one of my eventual end goals. I feel like I've lost all my weight in my boobs!