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i'm about 5 months out and just recently noticed the hair loss/thinning. i've always had super thick hair and i definitely started panicking when i noticed the thinning/loss. i'm a hairstylist so it makes me even more self conscious and concerned. i've been using Nioxin but just started using Alterna Life Volume Restore because its a better product than Nioxin, so i'm going to see if it helps more. I also take biotin daily. I have hypothyroidism as well, so i don't know if thats a contributing factor or not. I'm glad i have been able to read others' stories here to see that i'm not completely alone in this

haha it actually grossed me out a little the first time i felt it lol

i buy fat free refried beans (rosarita) & heat them up. add some shredded cheese, some 505 salsa, & a little light sour cream. yum! for 1/2 cup its only 173 cal total. & keeps ya full

at 1 week out, i felt horrible. my incisions hurt, i couldn't sleep on my left side or stomach, as a matter of fact, i had just started being able to sleep laying down at that point. give it a couple of weeks, you'll start to feel better, don't worry

oh...& i started using My Fitness Pal to log everything i'm eating & it seems to be helping a lot too.

so tomorrow i will be 2 weeks post op, and i am feeling great! i started the soft & moist stage of my diet, which is wonderful because i can eat so many more things. i had no idea how good tuna or eggs could be! haha. anyway, my pain is all gone, i can finally sleep on my stomach again & i have my energy back. the good news is, i guess because i'm still a newbie, i still feel like i have restriction. i mean i can eat very little still, but enough to keep my full. & apparently i'm eating the right stuff because i stay full for a long time. now wednesday is my 2 week follow up, so we'll see if i've lost any weight. i haven't weighed myself since day of surgery!

lol sorry bout that :rolleyes2:

that sounds really good! i will have to give this a try

i know that on the full liquid diet, i haven't been getting enough calories & even trying my hardest, i'm not getting enough protein. i have been getting probably between 500 & 600 cals a day, and i'm supposed to be getting about 1100 to be losing the way i want to

my goal would put me approximately at a 28..i started at 256, i want to get anywhere from 145-155. I'm 5'4"

uh that sounds amazing! thank you for that!

I haven't gotten my first fill yet, but my guess is that once you get one, you'll start to feel restriction. from what i've read on this site though, it could take a couple fills. i am lucky i guess, because i have felt restriction since day one (i am only a week post op) but i have restriction when i'm eating. good luck

well thanks for your input & welcome to the site! i went back to work today, felt a lot better to get back into my normal routine. i'm very exhausted now, so i'm just bumming around on the couch, which i'm completely comfortable with. i think it will get better every day