Hopeful loser

Welcome to your new life! Personally I have found I can't tolerate milk anymore. I used to love it. I am 4 months and one week out and can eat pretty much anything now. Watching portions is really important, overeating causes serious nausea. I have been fortunate to have never actually thrown up. Not that way for a lot of other folks. I can eat maybe a cup of food total, up from a few ounces at the very beginning. Take things slow, listen to your body, and know that every week there will be improvements and subtle changes. Today is the first day that I am below 200 lbs in over 15 years! Whoo Hoo!

Hope you guys are doing okay today! It only gets better from here! Prayers for you both!

That's awesome! I had mine yesterday morning and am now at home. Smooth sailing for the most part, but I still have a substantial amount of pain from the gas they use to fill up the abdominal cavity to work in. After waiting so long to actually have this operation, it almost feels surreal to be on the other side of the surgery. I did find that pills don't seem to go down well at this point, I hope this will change in the next 24 hours, as my stomach spasm and nausea meds are all in pill form. I don't have any problem drinking clears. One more day of that and I can start with the thicker liquids - smoothies, protein shakes, etc. Let me know how you feel when you get out!

that is fabulous 16 days later! there's hardly anything there! skin is just amazing stuff isn't it..

they look really good! not bad at all!

I guess that's what it's going to figure for me too. Week of surgery off, I'll work the next week from home, and then we'll go from there.

thanks! have you gone back to work yet (if you work?)

so how are you doing today? what's the hardest point you've had to overcome so far? Tuesday's coming fast for me....

Whoo Hoo! Congrats! I can't wait for that feeling! And to see that scale read one hundred and SOMETHING! It's really cool you're feeling so good after a week...

It really is amazing how many different ways people go into this isn't it?

Glad to hear from you! I'm getting ready for the surgery! Hope things continue to go smoothly for you.

I didn't get an option. 1 week of 2 protein shakes and a meal, 1 week of 4 protein shakes and all clear liquids the day before surgery. On the two week pre-op, I can also have sugar free popsicles, broth, chrystal lite, tea, anything without sugar. The meal is no more than 300 calories - 6oz of lean meat or fish and 1/2 cup of veggies. This is supposed to make the transition to the new way of eating easier and help the body become adjusted to runniing on a lower caloric intake, plus shrink liver and belly fat to create more room for the surgeon. My BMI is 39.5. My Dr said if I just follow the plan exactly as he gave it to me I should be fine. He was just voted one of the top dr.s in the field by his peers and has been doing this exclusively for years. I have a friend, however, who is having a gastric bypass 2 days after me at a different hospital in town and has no post op diet. Just clears the day before surgery. Go figure.

Awesome! I'm so happy to read your story! Keep the great news coming! 13 days and counting for my surgery...

This is really great to read, as on my 6th week after surgery, I am traveling, and I so hope I am where you are in terms of feeling well and stomaching food well.

I'm having mine done on the 4th. So we'll all get thru Sept. together.