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A lot of people said the pain is tolerable, but I am wondering if they say that because they take pain meds? I can not take those, I can only take Tylenol so that part worries me.

Thank you for this advice.

I just wish I had their blessings on this. They are sooooo against it for me. I will do what I want anyway so I guess it really doesn't matter that much.

No as long as you are doing portion control you will actually speed up your metabolism by eating smaller portions but more times a day. It keeps the metabolism going/burning calories, etc.

Ok thank you for the answers.

I am almost 9 months out and still have a hard time with meats. I can not eat any steak even if I cut it in tiny pieces. I am also having a hard time with chicken breast, I can eat the thighs. I can only eat the dark meat of the turkey.

Very sorry for your loss. I would take the advice of the others and seek some counseling/therapy. Be very careful not to start drinking alcohol especially at this stage.

I am struggling with getting plastics and I am going to be 52 this year. My family and husband are against it. They think its not necessary and I am too old to get it.

Wow good for you. I couldn't even tolerate drinking sips of water for about 4-5 months out. It would make me feel nauseous. If you are able to drink that much at this point, I think its great.

My doctor told me to take Miralax everyday. I feel this is bad for my system. I was told that we shouldn't rely on laxatives because then we will never be able to poop without them? Is anyone else doing this everyday? If so has it affected you negatively in anyway?

Has anyone else having trouble with constipation from eating the calcium chews? I get the bariatric pal vanilla ones.

Hello I am close to being 9 months post op. I recently began discussing getting plastic surgery with my husband, and parents. They are all trying to talk me out of it. They think it isn't necessary because they think I do not have enough extra skin, I am too old (52 this yr.), I will be in too much pain, etc. I am getting frustrated with them, and won't talk to them about it anymore. I know its my body, and I can do what I want, but it would be nice if I had the support from them. What, if anything can I do to gain their support? Have any of you dealt with this before?

Maybe try to eat more like 5-6 times a day. I do that and I am never hungry. For snacks I usually eat 2-3 mini cukes (peeled) with a cup of cottage cheese (chives), strawberries & blackberries with a little bit of cool whip and crushed walnuts, 20 (yes I count them) almonds, an apple with either 2-3 tablespoons of all natural organic PB or almond butter, red pepper hummus with 1/2 piece of whole wheat pita bread or celery, very ripe pear (peeled) with small amount of honey and crushed walnuts (heat up in the microwave for about 20 seconds). Hope these ideas are good for you to try. Good Luck

I am close to 9 months out and still haven't gone out to a restaurant for fear of Covid. I am also worried about going out and not finding the right things on the menu to eat. I know most places accommodate diff diets, but I am honestly leery of it because I have my eating plan that I do everyday at home. I am very strict about the times I eat and what I eat. My husband is really pressuring me to go out somewhere. He can eat whatever he wants so he doesn't get it.

I'm not sure how you can eat that stuff so soon after the surgery. I am almost 9 months out, and still can't eat most things without feeling sick. The only advice I can give you is to think about your health. You look young, but as you get older the weight really effects your health badly. If your going to eat a lot of something, at least have it be something healthy. Ice cream was my favorite before my surgery, now when I crave it, I eat frozen yogurt instead and it satisfies me. Try to do food substitutions. I also used to eat tons of chocolate, now I will eat a small pc of dark chocolate and it makes the craving go away. Plus think of all that you went thru with the surgery and maybe that will help you push fwd. Good Luck

Thank you very much.

I would double check with your doctor before doing this every day. I only do it every day because he told me to. The Miralax helps you go and the stool softeners make it softer/easier to come out.

I use the creams and wipes by Preparation H. They help a little bit, but the sitz baths help a lot. I prefer the water to be as hot as I can tolerate it. My doc says that the warm/hot water helps to increase the blood flow to the colon because it naturally doesn't have any.

I am almost 9 months out. I thought I would miss a lot of things I ate almost daily such as ice cream, chocolate, etc. To be honest I don't eat or miss any of that stuff. I tried to eat a bite of a chocolate egg at Easter, and I actually spit it out because it was so sweet and made me feel sick!

I had no idea about the calcium backing me up also?

TY he is very sick. I am doing ok as best as I can in this situation. I will not go back to emotional eating as I have in the past.

TY for that info. I will look for a few things to add to my intake of calories.

TY I was getting very worried. I would be happy if my loss stopped around the 150lbs mark. I thought I looked great at that weight.

So I reached my goal approx. 2 months ago. I went from 216 to 135 in 7 months!! Now I am down to 131 and keep losing even though I increased my protein, carbs, etc. I still eat healthy, but I am able to eat more now. I don't know why I keep losing. I am starting to look really sickly.

I was a severe Type 2 diabetic before the WLS. My numbers were always in the high 200's and low 300's on a daily basis. That is the main reason why the docs approved the surgery. Now I am no longer a diabetic. I am almost 9 months post op. After only 2 months post op, I was no longer a diabetic.