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I can speak for me YES YES YESJust got some taken out today

long island here. you can email me or friend me here zinhaa@optonline.net Which surgery?

Terrific!!

protein first is the key. If we eat the others first we fill up and don't eat the protein or enough of it. The bigger issue is the small bites and chewing. Beef is very dense, try chopped beef or ground turkey,fish or dark meat chicken. Get out a dime or an eraser the size thats on a pencil. That is the size you should be eating. Then chew and chew some more. At the beginning i needed to be by myself to learn to eat this way. I had to concentrate on just me without conversation. Good luck!

It is important to remember that all of our bodies are different. Hang in there and just keep drinking.

Amen! Today is a new day

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when i eat lower carbs i lose. I stay way under 50 when i can I am always under what MFP says

sometimes after a fill i need to drink water at room temp. How about hot tea

I started riding my bicycle again. I bought a new gel seat. Anyone have tips for making it anymore comfortable. I bought a cloud 9. The guy in the store said not to get the top of the line cause it isn;t much of a difference between that one and the one i bought. Wendy

Kll is right. I was craving chocolate for awhile out of the blue. My fav is a snicker bar. So I went out and bought one. It was a big one with two pieces, I had 2 tiny bites. I was satisfied. I gave the rest to my husband. Crave past and i didn't want anymore. I don't do it all the time, but haven't wanted it since. Good Luck Wendy

Everyone is different. You usually need a few fills to feel restriction. Just follow the rules and have patience. Wendy

Woohoo Great job!!!!!!! Wendy

It is like a pin prick. I resume my regular activities after it .

I agree with shuana

Outstanding job. Impressive. Keep up the great work!! Wendy

If i remember correctly it took many days to even be able to drink a whole optifast. They say 64 oz and i couldn't drink that much at the beginning either just keep on sipping. Sometimes the protein drinks give you diarrhea. You sound like you doing great. wendy

Rule one everyone is different. Some people lose at the beginning some don't. Losing so much weight at the beginning is great. As long as your following your drs orders you doing the right thing. Getting hungry- your right on track. Stick it out and don't give in to eat because you are in the healing phase Keep drinking and walk. Have you been eating sf jello or ice pops this is the season!! Good luck! Sounds like your doing great! Wendy

try chewing even more, or smaller bites and make sure not to dry

woohoo goo for you

thanks always looking for new food ideas

Hi and welcome to your new life. There are many rules to follow as well as foods to eat . The elusive "sweet spot " will come and go. It usually happens after a few fills. You need to ask your dr about the foods. You must always chew, chew ,chew and then chew some more. You need to eat very small pieces, make sure food isn't too dry. It should take between 20-30 min to eat. Less time you are eating too fast and more time you fall into the habit of grazing. You will have to figure out the difference between head hunger and real hunger and if you have a soft stop which signals you to stop eating. No drinking while eating - my dr says 30 min before and 60 min after. Thats a start. I am sure your dr can give you more rules if not people here are very knowledgeable. 1 thing i forgot to mention- Everyone is different so don't compare yourself to everyone else. Everthing we can tell you we learned from our own journeys. Good Luck Wendy

If nothing stays down and your chewing and your taking small bits and eating slowly yes you can be too tight. Take it from one who has been there call your dr tomorrow. the longer you wait you can get complications.

everyone's journey is different. Don't get discouraged a problem many of us have is not being able to see the difference in ourselves. Wendy