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I shared mine in an earlier post:

My recovery was surprisingly smooth. The first 2-3 days were rough of course, but after that I felt like each day was a big improvement over the previous. I went back to work full time at three weeks post op and felt great.

Please be patient with yourself, and your body. Everyone is different, and has different experiences. Good Luck

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I feel good. I also feel grateful to have had this available to me. It's so hard to believe that in seven months I've lost 110 lbs. It's just fantastic.

Thanks for the info. I am going to call my nutritionist in the morning.

That is so awesome!! You must feel so much better. Good luck with the rest of your journey.

I was told not to count soup as a "water". I was told to eat soup as a meal. It doesn't make any sense, since the broth of the soup is like drinking a liquid. Everyone's plans are so different, so I would check with your doctor.

Hello when I was in my first 2-3 months I was so sick I couldn't even drink Water or eat anything. I lost 40lbs in one month because of it. Not good. My doc had to give me a script for a nausea patch that you wear behind your ear. It did help a little. Then I discovered peppermint tea and it helped a lot. It was basically the only thing I could tolerate. I still drink it now when my belly hurts or feels sick. food didn't start tasting good until almost 6 months out. I am 9 months out and now I feel much better. Hang in there, it will get better.

My doc wouldn't let me use the patch. I had to take nausea pills and still try to take the Vitamins. I literally stopped taking them and didn't start back up until almost my 5th month out. Now I can tolerate them just fine.

Oh ok I will be 52 this year and thought I am too old for this, but maybe I will reconsider. Thanks

I only drink water or maybe tea a few times a year and that is it for drinks. I do eat cukes almost every day, and I started eating watermelon recently. I know that both of those have a lot of water content. I never thought about the phlegm in my throat (thought that was from allergies).

mine only got narrower (from a wide to a medium), but I've heard of people losing a shoe size, too. It does seem weird, but...it happens.

I've been at the beach with my family this week and for the first time in a very long time, I'm comfortable walking around without a shirt on. Also, I'm really close to losing 100 lbs, so I thought I'd take this chance to kick up my walking routing up a notch. I've been walking about 25k steps a day, and after 4 days of this, I woke up this morning feeling my abs when I touched my belly. I'm eager to weigh when I get back home- I think I'm close.

I am almost 2 weeks from surgery (5/10) but between the 2 week pre-op and liquids since surgery, I can finally feel comfortable wearing a shirt that does NOT cover my butt!

I certainly hope so. I can eat 2 scrambled eggs plain if I don't eat anything else with them. I just started being able to do that. If the food is heavier, I can not eat more than a few bites. I still having a hard time with any meats. It feels like a lump sitting in my belly for hours after and it hurts even if I only take really small tiny bites.

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.

Being able to give myself a pedicure for the 1st time in over 15 yrs.
Getting in and out of the shower without having to hold on to something because I would be afraid of falling down.
Walking around without being out of breath and having to sit down somewhere to rest.
Being able to do housework and keeping my house clean.

Being able to give myself a pedicure for the 1st time in over 15 yrs.
Getting in and out of the shower without having to hold on to something because I would be afraid of falling down.
Walking around without being out of breath and having to sit down somewhere to rest.
Being able to do housework and keeping my house clean.

I have not tried spring mix. I will have to do it because I love salad. TY for the idea.

It sucks that some people just can't be supportive. I am close to being 9 months out, and my husband is extremely jealous and trying to be controlling of me especially now that the warm weather is here. He tried to tell me that I wasn't "allowed" to wear shorts. I just laughed and told him I will wear whatever I want. (I never wore them when I was heavy so now he is having a fit). Not that I am going to look like a stripper and wear super short ones, but he is still having a fit over it. I told him that if he doesn't like it, he can divorce me. When I said that, he kinda backed off a little. Now he just grunts at me when I get dressed for the day. Oh well!

It sucks that some people just can't be supportive. I am close to being 9 months out, and my husband is extremely jealous and trying to be controlling of me especially now that the warm weather is here. He tried to tell me that I wasn't "allowed" to wear shorts. I just laughed and told him I will wear whatever I want. (I never wore them when I was heavy so now he is having a fit). Not that I am going to look like a stripper and wear super short ones, but he is still having a fit over it. I told him that if he doesn't like it, he can divorce me. When I said that, he kinda backed off a little. Now he just grunts at me when I get dressed for the day. Oh well!

Almost 9 months out and I can only eat a piece of small cheese pizza at this point. I have a really hard time with eating the crust. I usually eat about 1/2. I tried the cauliflower crust and still had a hard time digesting it for some reason. I didn't try to eat pizza until about my 3-4 months. All I could eat was a tiny bit of cheese and sauce. Good luck.

How can you eat so much more? I am not being funny, I am serious. I try to eat more, and I can't because I get so full so quick. I am close to being 9 months out, and I thought I would be able to eat more at this point. I can eat a little bit more, like maybe 2 extra bites but that is it.

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.