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Is half a cup the max your stomach will allow or did you just eat half a cup by choice. My problem is that I am able to eat just about all I want of anything! It's like I never had anything done to my stomach although my surgeon swears that she removed 85% !!

I love your prediction Lily! Why would I get ticked at you? Never! You made me smile!

@ MsMocie: You're telling me the obvious.

Please define a "mini bypass" for me. I don't know what that means. Thank you. Grace

Thank you so much for your response, but what you are telling me is not the case. I simply am losing weight at a snail's pace and that's with STRICT dieting (500 - 700 calories daily since February 26. I communicated with my surgeon to be certain that she did, indeed, remove as much of my stomach as she had told me she would. She reassured me that she did, but she had no feedback as to why I'm hardly losing.

WOW !!! You've done phenomenally well!!! BIG congratulations to you !! WILLPOWER certainly has so much to do with it.

My sister and I are dieting together. I had a gastric sleeve performed on February 26. My sister did not have weight loss surgery. We are both ingesting approximately 600-700 calories per day. We are losing at the same rate. Go figure. Grace

I really believe it all comes down to calories ingested. Have you been counting yours?

So good to hear from you Lisa. Yes, I'm quite frustrated because I feel that with the amount I'm eating I could lose weight without having surgery. I'm averaging 600 - 700 calories daily. I could eat everything in the house some days and I think I could fit it in. I don't feel like my stomach capacity has changed at all but my surgeon says she removed 85% of it! Frustrated in Massachusetts LOL Grace

Thank you! Now it looks good. I'm hungry

Get Prilosec. Chances are it's the same thing they gave you in prescription. It was for me.

What is it? Scary looking on the lower right.

Hello all: I had a bad experience night before last and all day yesterday. After my evening dinner on Sunday I was very uncomfortable. My stomach was actually distended and felt like a hard rock. I thought it would just go away but it persisted into Monday morning and afternoon. This was so uncomfortable in that if I sat up I could feel my stomach protruding. I was somewhat worried and spoke with my doctor. That did me no good except it allayed a lot of fear that something really serious was going on. Finally I thought of taking some Gas-X (Simethicone) 125 mgs (2 capsules). It did not clear it up completely but it helped a GREAT DEAL. You can take two (2) capsules with meals and before bed. I'm going to take it for today and see what happens. I just wanted to share this since it helped me so much!! Best to all, Grace

Try simethecone (gas x). It works!

Someone earlier talked about baking strawberries at 125 Degrees for an extended amount of time. I didn't catch for how long? Does anyone here know?

Meant to say IT cannot help.

Not judging you by any means. Just try your hardest not to do it. I cannot help for sure. Can it harm? Who knows. I would not take the chance. We both know it's not just once. Best to you, An ex-user

Thank you for your response to my post Cammy. It made a lot of sense and was very helpful. I've been getting discouraged but folks on here are great and have helped a lot. Yes, I don't have THAT MUCH to lose and I think it makes a difference. Best to you and yours

Hi Lily: I've been wondering how you are doing! So nice to hear from you. Last time we talked you were suffering from some constipation. I have had some of that too. Seems to have resolved with some changes in what I eat. Many thanks for responding (so nicely) to my post. Best to you and yours!

@Over65 .......... WELL SAID

I'm a little fuzzy on how long we need to ingest 60 oz of water/fluid daily post surgery. Can someone enlighten me please?

What is a slider food?

I'm four weeks out also. I had my first protein bar last evening and it went down well and I feel fine this morning.

I was told I can have canned fruit at 3 weeks out. Just be sure to get the ones with no extra sugar. Just water

10 pounds a month I could do without surgery. BUT I guess the difference is that the surgery won't LET you go off your diet without suffering for it. Best Grace