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My fingers are prettier. While typing on my phone I noticed my thumb looks thinner & longer. My brother visited for the first time in months & he said "even your hands look different" like wow, i have lady hands now lol

I'm so glad this thread was bumped up because Ive had these! They'd usually be at a buffet, I'll eat a TON & suddenly remember that I had the surgery & think that I ruined everything. I guess it comes with thinking about food almost all day

Brushing my teeth sometimes works, but when it doesn't I'll grab one serving of turkey slices (with good flavoring so they're more satisfying) & that usually gets rid of the cravings for me. Also someone here recommended frozen chicken strips (grilled) & I've been loving those for a quick hot protein snack. Just a few satisfy that need to just EAT something for me. Quest Double Chocolate Chunk protein bar is soooo good & VERY filling! my main advice is to stick to protein based snacks. Grab one serving, put the rest away & enjoy. Guilt-less snacking is definitely possible!

I broke my stall! I weighed 183 since Oct 26 & this morning I'm down 2lbs. Soooo happy! Almost down 20lbs since surgery.

I am not plant based but I do eat nice amount of vegetarian substitutes for red meats! they still have a nice amount of protein. I like the brand Morning Star (I think some of the items are vegetarian & not vegan however)

I talked to my doctor about this & you CAN drop your shakes as long as you're able to still replace that protein w something else!

I've been wearing nothing but comfy sports bras for the past 2 years. I dont even know my size rn & I kind of like it that way. I'll figure it out if I have to wear something nice somewhere haha

Well, I finally found a food item that took me a longer time to finish. A Quest Protein bar. It has 4 NET Carbs, meaning it has more carbs than that but the Fiber in it cancels that out. & wow those carbs really slowed me down. It took me 35 minutes to finish the bar which is the longest its taken me to eat anything post op. I bought these to use a regular protein source but since I struggled a bit with them I think I'll save them when I'm further in my journey.

I live in a city that focuses a lot on beauty & looks, & I've met people who have gotten the mini bypass & mini sleeve. However they were women who got it while their bmi is under 30 & wanted to get rid of those last few lbs so they look better. I believe most people I met or heard about getting it got it in Mexico as they're obv would not be approved here. I know this doesn't answer your question but I find it fascinating that the only-slightly-overweight do this too lol

The '3 week stall' happens to many! You will get out of it as long as you follow your plan. I'm gonna paste a great reply made by @SpartanMaker in a different post that explains why you may be stalling!

I'm with Kaiser & was immediately approved but the classes, appointments, tests, test & more tests is what take the longest. My process was 5 months. The time is kind of out of our control

I'm a month & 2 weeks out & I'm able to eat 2-3oz per meal! Right on track according to my Kaiser handbook

Yep, covid test & a pregnancy test. if it means anything, the last few I've gotten have been WAY less miserable than the 2020 tests when it felt like they swabbed your brain lol. It seems they figured out they dont have to go up that far

YES. The first week was one of the hardest things I've done. Trust me when I say it truly gets better! Your nausea will settle, your body will begin to heal & you will FEEL okay! Hang in there ?

So far my only regret is not trying Indian food before I got my surgery lol. Ive been seeing so many tiktoks w indian food & it looks incredible haha. Other than that, 0 regrets!

I'm glad you're able to recognize that focusing on your weight on the first week isn't ideal. I did not weigh myself at all that first week because we're sooo swollen & healing.

that's wonderful! a healthy state of mind is so important in this journey so Im happy for you

WOW that wait is as long as my pre-op entire bariatric journey was! Shame smaller areas have less access to care. But I do like the fact that you're using this wait to lose more weight! that's a positive way of looking at it

I'm glad some of these changes arent permanent!!

Been 183 since Oct 26th, but I lost an inch around my waist so I'm not too worried about it!

I watched a video of a girl who got phentermine after VSG because she still felt an extreme amount of 'post surgery hunger' - it's a little crazy they're giving you an appetite suppressant!

AMAZING!! congrats!! thats an incredible feat!

Please check with your surgeon. I'm not trans but I have a hormone disorder & had to stop a hormone based birth control & Spironolactone. Granted mine focus on the opposite hormone but you never know if it applies to your shot as well!

That's actually great to know! I hear adding muscle helps as well. What did you change while at your low weight to help the rapid weight loss appearance

My plan with Kaiser says no. I'm 41 days out in stage 5 & they still advise to not drink any sugary calorie filled drinks.