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I am curious is this a sample of what you are eating in a day at 6 weeks post op?

I am 18 weeks post op today and am in my 4th stall. Each one has had a different length of time. The longest was 4 weeks. Most of them seem to be about 2 weeks. It is frustrating but I know we can't keep losing week after week. Our bodies need a break and I am good with that.

Wow what a transformation! You look fantastic. You can see on the wall behind how much more door is showing and your elbow is even with the light switch that is quite a significant amount of weight you have lost. Keep going strong and you will get to that goal of 150. It was so nice to see these pictures as I weighed 314 the day of surgery and my goal is 155. I am just 1 inch taller than you, so to see how I might look at 200 is so nice. Looking forward to looking as great as you do.

Isn't that odd I had 2 weeks of liquids only. I was not allowed yogurt or cottage cheese until week 4. I find even now 17 weeks post op there are many times I can't even finish 1/2 cup of cottage cheese or a cup of yogurt.

unless your a VIP then you have 12 hours You have exactly 120 minutes to edit that...... Unless your a VIP then you have 12 hours

How do you know if your a registered or VIP member? Would love to know how much time I have to make corrections as I do make many mistakes. DUHH Never mind I see it now.

No your not crazy. I felt extremely calm and as you and others expressed. Perhpas my being 60 had something to do with my emotions. I am glad I didn't have anyone ask me if I was excited or nerves, as it would have been very difficult to express how I felt. I also got taken earlier than expected as the medical records for the person before me were not complete so they took me first instead of second. Going earlier certainly helped as I think having to wait beyond my surgery time might have caused me to panic a bit as I am a punctual person. I was taken at 1 and was in my private room at 6. Had a very easy recovery period and feel this was due to my mind set.. Good luck with everything, I am sure you will do fine.

I have had 2 Siltec industrial scales. Both lasted about 10 years. The first had a weight capacity of 500 but a friend got on it and broke it as she weighed more than 500 pounds. The second Siltec I got was for 1000 pounds just in case that friend weighed again. This time the on/off button went bad. They are very heavy scales weighing about 28 pounds each and only weigh in pound increments. I was done with Siltec so I looked around and last week got a Taylor glass platform that has a 440 pounds capacity and weighs in increments of .2 pounds. When it registers your weight it beeps at you. It is great to see the weight going down even if it is .2 of a pound. In the past I never so any changes unless it was a whole pound.

When I first met with the surgeon for the sleeve I told him I had a hernia. He asked for a catscan and it was discovered I had a diseased gallbladder also. I had no physical problems so I had no idea I had a diseased gallbladder. My surgeon did all three surgeries in the one day.

I am allowed old fashion oatmeal and mix the powder in the oatmeal. I have also used the Torani syrups instead of Water and mixed it in my reduced carb pancake batter.

Your insurance may require only a psych evaluation but be prepared as the surgeon may and often does require more. I don't have your insurance so my case was different. I first saw my surgeon on June 16 2015. I had to have by his request a MRI as he suspected I had a hernia when he touched around my tummy. Turns out I also had gallbladder issues. He wanted a cardiac and pulmonary evaluation. Your surgeon will want to make sure you are in good enough health to get through the surgery. My insurance did require me to see my surgeon for 5 more monthly visits with weigh ins but didn't say I needed to lose a certain amount. They also wanted me to have a few psych visits not just an evaluation. I feel some of these things were due to my age and disability. Please be prepared that you may not have surgery before you start the new job. Sometimes it takes longer than we expect or want provided the surgeon and the PCP get all the paperwork in. My last visit to the surgeon was 2 days before Thanksgiving in 2015. The PCP held up my insurance approval as he wanted a surgery date from the surgeon. The surgeon didn't want to give a surgery date until the PCP wrote his letter of medically necessary. The surgeon finally gave the PCP a dummy date and it took over a month for insurance to approve my surgeries. On Jan 26th 2016, I had my WLS, hernia and gallbladder.

I am 16 weeks as of this past Tuesday and have lost 51 pounds since surgery. So if you lost 52 pounds since surgery you are doing fantastic as you had surgery after I did. About the taste and food and eating, I feel as you do. There is no taste to any food and thus the joy I use to have to eat is completely gone. I am eating only to nourish my body. There are some days when I don't even feeling like eating dinner so I have a shake or yogurt. I feel another big reason for the lack of joy when eating is because I know I will have pain and discomfort from eating (which I guess is my signal I ate enough) In the past I never felt that painfulness of being full and thus developed a real joy in eating, I too hope in time the taste buds will come back, the painfulness will decrease and I will enjoy eating again yet know when to stop.

Marie I agree I did too when Lola walked out. They all knew! I think she looked pretty good as a female. I just hope that he gets to goal before making the complete transformation to female. Yes Pauline did a lot of things wrong but she did come around. I hope her son gets the life and gets the apartment he wants and his Mom will be independent. Daveo Yes I too was glad to see Pauline get in that pool. I am sure her pain was 100% real and she couldn't walk till she got to the weight she did and got in the pool. That seemed to be her changing point as she could see that she could walk and begin to do so. I was a bit disappointed that Dr Now didn't even acknowledge that she was out of the wheelchair when he saw her walk in I do understand the pain she had. I kind of see myself In Pauline but only in her inability to walk. My back pain is very much interfering with my ability to walk. I still have another 15 pounds or so to lose before the Dr will even look at me again to see if anything can be done to my back to allow me to walk. I am hardly taking any meds. She did complain that the Dr had given her only 30 pills and she wanted 90 pills. I am so glad she didn't get the 90. She had to have been really abusing the pain meds to wind up with an ulcer.

Yes last night was an interesting episode. Did anyone watch it?

WOW! What a change. That shirt is much longer, your stomach and butt are no longer pushing out the shirt. Even your arms are smaller. I know when you were 4 months out you didn't see a change but I sure hope you can see it now. Your looking rally great! When I started my weight loss journey I was 497. Over many years I lost down to 314 before my surgery in Jan and I didn't see the change. Now that I am down to 263 I see the change, my clothing is falling off of me and I had to take in several pants. I have not gone shopping yet as I am on disability but know I will have to soon as my blouses really can't be taken in on the top half of my body. You keep going strong and you will get to your goal of 170 real soon and be amazed at the size clothing you will be wearing and how great you will feel.

Wow your surgeon sounds like he needs a lesson or two in what is good exercise for someone who is 130 pounds overweight. You can help him learn by printing this article http://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/swim-workout-0 I swim at least 2 days a week and I also ride an adult tricycle about 4 to 7 miles 5 days a week. I can't walk without 2 canes or a walker and most of the time use an electric mobility, but I sure can bike and swim and love doing it. Forget the running and lifting weights for now and do something that is good for you and easier on your joints. Believe me I know.

Inner Surfer Girl if this is the case then why are we told not to drink for 1/2 hour before during and after eating?

I had sent Alex a message (as someone in this thread suggested early on) about this thread and the suggestion he move the button. He stated he was reading it but didn't realize it had grown to the number of pages it had. Within a few days that button was moved. I have been in the chat several times a day since that day and have yet found anyone in there. I will continue to keep checking and I may even send an email telling my friends when I may be there.

As 2goldengirl said it is Head Hunger. Follow that post op diet to the letter. Drink your Water and your liquid Protein and get your mind busy with reading, crafts, walking etc.

So glad you found this helpful. I wish everyone having these Weight Loss Surgeries received better information about all aspects of the tool. I know my Dr gave me a WLS "Bible" as he called it. The information provide was very helpful, however when he himself deviated from what he had written in His "Bible I was very upset and made him aware of it. Had I not had this "Bible and the BP site I never would have known what he as trying to do was not good or safe for me.

84 I to 54 G 497 to 269. Praying both breasts and weight continue to shrink even more. I can't stand the pain of being so big.

Ask and we shall receive. Alex thanks so much for checking out this post and moving the chat button. I know I will be there more often now.

I was on my laptop the other day and had opened the chat room. There was no one there so I left a message that I would be back in an hour which I was. Again no one was there but I left that window opened and went off to do some other things. I had no idea at the time that the chat room had a doorbell as I didn't really take the time to look around. I thought it was odd that I heard a doorbell and about 10 minutes later when I realized what it was someone had entered the room and left. Now when I hear that doorbell again I hope to get back to the chat room quicker. Perhaps when others enter and they are the only ones there, they too could leave a message as to when and if they might be back so chats can take place.

I find that every time I see one I see something different, usually based on where I am on my journey.I agree. When I watching Charity's update episode I noticed she was drinking while eating. Sent from my SM-G925T using the BariatricPal App Yes I noticed that as well and it was while she was in the hospital to boot. You would think they would have left the drink off her tray during dinner. But I guess they can't police everyone. She should have known better. I wish they would show more of the kind of preparation, testing etc that they do on these patients. I know in my case I had to jump through all kind of hoops for 8 months before I had my surgery. During the show we don't even get to know the diet plan Dr Now puts his patients on when he tells them to lose 50 or more pounds before he will approve their surgery. But then I guess the hoops we have to jump through is mostly for the insurance and they don't go that route.

I started taking Biotin supplements back in June of 2015 and didn't have my surgery until Jan 26th 2016. I am into the middle of my 3rd post op month. I am 60 years old, so at that age I would think hair loss would be even greater. I have yet to see any hair loss and hope I do not for a few more years.