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This! OMG! I'm pretty excited that doing the crunches is easier. But my butt is feeling it.

That's a great feeling isn't it? My wedding ring was the right size when I got it 11 years ago. It's titanium, so it can't be resized. So, yeah - went from tight to right. Then to falling right off.... Had to get some size adjusters.

I'm a month out now. Down 18 lbs since surgery. I didn't come out of surgery at a higher weight and I continued to lose weight the first week or two. Then the stall hit. It's hard not to get frustrated when the weight isn't dropping. Especially since I saw it drop so fast on the liver shrinking diet. The pace of loss now is not nearly as exciting. Even knowing in advance that I won't see the same rate of loss and that there will be a stall. I just have to remind myself that the 19 lbs I've lost in the last month is still a greater weight loss than I was able to do on my own in the last 10 years. And I have to remind myself that even at a relatively slow weight loss of 5 lbs per month I can reach my goal weight in a year. That's really pretty fast when you think about it.

My plan had said unsweetened applesauce was ok to be used to mix in crushed pills. So in that manner, fruit itself isn't a non-starter. However, they also didn't want the extra fiber soon after surgery. And the priority is always on protein first. Without your plans actual guidance it's hard to say. Myself at one month out would be ok with a little soft fruits - not going to fill up on it as that would take away from my protein goals. I don't think I'd eat a raw apple at this point - but perhaps one that's been stewed or cooked in a dish.

New one. My upstairs office and hobby space is seeing increased usage by me. It's not a pain to go up so I don't hesitate anymore. Score.

There seems to be no 'normal' when it comes to pre-op diets. Everybody seems to have a different one. Mine was two weeks of non-fat milk, 20oz, three times per day. Plus water..... Other people get meat and veggies. Most seem to get protein shakes.

I read this and just realized that I'm there. Yay me!!

I am very happy that you were able to get all that out of you. Sounds terrible.

That's interesting. Every body is different, so I'm not saying that you didn't have a stall, but rather constipation, but the stall is a medically known and explained phenomenon. This video explains it.

I'm not sure what a stall and being constipated have in common. Could you connect the dots for me?

Third week pause. It's normal. Happening to me right now. Keep with the program and it'll start dropping again.

So glad you are feeling better and got that fixed! My hernia was nowhere near as bad, but even then getting rid of the constant gerd from it is a lifechanger.

Oh no! I met the limit of my pouch two days ago eating too much ricotta bake too fast. I felt for a few minutes that I was going to vomit. That passed and I didn't. That sure does remind you and keep you in check.

My doc has had me on a dose of Miralax each morning since my surgery. No constipation.

Oh yeah. That pain went away within a week to a week and a half. That's why they say small sips and liquid only. Everythings freshly cut and sewn and all swollen.