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Chinese food the past few times I've had it. Made me vomit it.

So, almost a year out from my surgery and down about 130 lbs from surgery day (197 lbs overall), I find myself eating what I consider relatively normal now. I mean yes, there's still things that I can't eat at all, and I still eat a lot less overall than I did before. I've still found that there are things that I can handle now that in theory, I shouldn't be able to. An example? Fun size M&Ms. I can handle a pack of these with some protein and not have any issues. One pack of fun size M&Ms is less than 10 grams of sugar. I can also handle grapes, sushi, and a single slice of pizza. Anything more is pushing it. My weight fluctuates day to day, but it's still on a downward trend and I'm getting good walking in with the occasional swim as exercise.

Weighed myself yesterday morning, and I was 227 lbs. The weight I was that got me to start this journey to begin with was 427 lbs., almost two years ago. Sure, today I fluctuated up 4 lbs. due to water retention from what I ate yesterday (and not having a bowel movement until after I'd eaten breakfast), but I count that as a win. For reference, I was 360 lbs on the day of my surgery, 13 months ago.

Quest Protein Chips. 19-20g protein, 140 calories... I'm more than a year out and they're still a part of my routine.

So, I'm down to a size 42 waist, down from a size 54 at my heaviest. I was wondering at what point I can start buying pants and shirts at a place like Target or Walmart again. (Yes, I know, they're not super high end, but I'm going to be losing more weight and I need interim clothing, especially with Fall/Winter on their way)

I'm down to size XL shirts and 38 waist size now

I've thrown up a few times. Foamies and dry heaving until the chunk of food or whatever was stuck comes up. I had the fun experience about a month and a half out of surgery where I had food get stuck and it took two hours of vomiting every five minutes before it could actually come up.

I had Thanksgiving dinner come up on me and I literally only ate things that I should have been able to handle. So believe me I understand.

Another thing that I find myself able to enjoy that I was told I probably wouldn't? Spicy food. My pouch is unbothered by spice. Even really hot things.

Chili. I love me some chili.

You'll have times where you stall for a few weeks then start losing again. It's just your body adjusting some. I recently broke a stall that had me fluctuating between 237 and 240 lbs.

If you're going to have fruits this early, I'd recommend berries and/or kiwi. These are lower sugar/glycemic index fruits.

So, my plan has no drinking during eating and no drinking before/after eating for 30 minutes. I understand the during and after, but how important is the 30 minute wait before, and why does it exist?

Do a mix of both. Maybe about an hour before.

Honestly, I expect to hit a stall next two weeks, but I'm hoping the swimming can prevent the holiday stall. I'm still eating primarily protein-heavy, but I've discovered I can tolerate certain sweets in moderation. (like a cookie with my protein)

Is it normal to stall for three or more weeks at around the eight month mark? I was 360.8 the day of surgery and I am down to between 244 and 248 now. (I've been fluctuating between these weights for the past three weeks). I'm going to be re-introducing swimming in addition to my walking, but the stall still is starting to worry me.

Everyone loses at different rates, and your starting weight was actually fairly low. In positive news, stall definitely broken. Down to 242.9 this morning.

Honestly, I still have issues with eggs at eight months out. Chicken is hit or miss for me, depends on how it's prepared and how moist it is. Dry chicken is a no-go. Red meat, oddly, I have zero problems with.

Stall seems tentatively broken. Will know for certain tomorrow, but I think that adding swimming back into my regimen has helped.

I've actually gone out to eat multiple times with my wife since the surgery. Usually I just get something small, or I eat a third to half the meal and bring the rest home. Soup usually is my go-to. If the restaurant has chili, I get that.

I mean, at least the two of us are no longer morbidly obese, but still...

I'm also eight months out and started around a similar area. I'm at 244-246 and have been for the past three weeks.

I'm about eight months out. Tried dinner. Ate about half of what I put on my plate and had it come back up. But the low carb pumpkin bread and low carb low fat pumpkin cheesecake went well.

I've noticed that most Calcium Citrate supplements come with Vitamin D3 as a part of it. Does this mean that a person taking that doesn't have to take a separate Vitamin D3 pill in addition to the calcium?

pan-cook them with some lemon pepper and extra virgin olive oil (no more than a tbsp.). A squeeze of lemon overtop works well.