lillita

Congratulations to you! I know exactly what you mean! I was finally able to clean out some of my clothes and even was able to fit into (comfortable) a size L top and size 12 jeans! WOOHOO! We definitely have to celebrate all the little things! :thumbup:

I feel like this every day! Some things just feel better than others. For example, if I have soup -- I can certainly drink more than the 4oz they recommended. But, the other day my husband made some special grilled chicken wings and I was only able to eat 2!! So, it all depends what it is... But, I definitely feel this way often -- I think we all do in some way or another have a "fear" that things will return to status quo. :thumbup:

I had the same problem. I bought every chewable under the sun. So the Dr., said to go ahead and take a regular multivitamin. I started taking Woman's One A Day -- Nausea is gone. I swallow it and don't have to worry about the chewables any more! :001_rolleyes:

It's funny you ask because I take Oracea which is a time release pill and my NUT said that they really don't work for us. I really didn't understand what he meant --- but I will ask my dr. when I see him at the end of September. :thumbup:

I thought I was the only one.. I lost 30 pounds since June 30th. But, the last 2-3 weeks I have not lost a POUND! I have been working harder than ever at the gym and am not seeing the scale move. So, I have thrown my scale away and will resort to waiting when I go to my doctor at the end of September and take it from there. It is frustrating! But, I am glad to hear that I am not the only one.

I just joined too.. We got to keep each other honest. :001_cool: My username is lillita

Hi! I am 2 months post surgery and since I couldn't stomach chewables -- the dr told me to go ahead and swallow them. I take a mutlivitamin (woman's one a day) and a calcium pill -- no problem. But, like with everything, all dr's are different and all patients are too. :001_cool:

I am going to have to try to get on it again and see what happens!! :thumbup:

I was taking prilosec and stopped a couple of days ago.. The acid has subsided.. But, could it be that it is acid and I don't notice??? After 2 months it is not possible to stretch your stomach, right?

I emailed my NUT to see what he says... I just don't understand why I am hungry all of a sudden. I wonder if the exercising has anything to do with it. I am not sure what bougie size my dr used... Could I have stretched it out already???

Thanks Ladies! I would love to see some research about the starvation mode!! I hear about it all the time. But, is it normal to get hungry now? That worries more than the scale not moving as I know eventually my body will get the point and figure out that I am not starving (I hope) but why am I hungry?? I haven't felt any hunger in over 6 weeks and for the most part was only able to get 4oz in. Now, depending on what it is -- I can definitely have more. For example, when I eat soup -- I can probable eat almost an entire bowl. Today, after my work out I ate: 3 oz of lean meat, 1 oz of brown rice and 1 oz of broccoli. Total meal was 5 oz or so and I was able to eat it all. I am not uncomfortable (a little sleepy) and that was about 2 hours ago. Now, I am starting to get that empty feeling in my stomach as if I was hungry and I am still not at 3 hours yet.. Is that making any sense to anyone???

Hi everyone! Maybe you can help me shed some light on what I am feeling... I am 8 weeks on Sunday. I have been feeling great. No side affects. I can eat everything now. Well, for the past week or so, my scale has not moved. I have lost 30 pounds since June 29th when I had surgery but the last week or so the scale has remained the same. Also, I feel hungry for the first time. I am told to eat every 3 hours. So, by the time 2 hours pass by, I am, what I think is hungry. I even had a headache today like I used to get when I was hungry and needed to eat. I am eating about 800 calories a day and am exercising daily and from what the elliptical machine says I am burning about 500 calories. But, I am hungry before my 3 hours. Let me give you an idea of what I ate today: Breakfast: yogurt, piece of string cheese. snack: greek yogurt, lunch: black bean Soup cup with a boiled egg; snack: Protein shake; dinner: ceviche (shrimp and fish in lemon). I am not sure what is going on??? :thumbup: Do you think exercising is making me hungry?

I don't think my body looks any different either.. or that I look differently. I mean, I haven't lost a huge amount of weight or anything.. I am really not sure...

LOVE IT!! I should have thought of that!

I was thinking the same thing. I am almost 8 weeks post op and for the last week or so have been hungry. Something I have not felt at all. For a moment there, I thought to myself, did I stretch my stomach out ALREADY? Which I know is silly but it is paranoid talking! I do not deprive myself but when I feel hungry, I drink some Water and it subsides. I have noticed that when i do eat something like mashed potatoes I can eat more than the typical 4 oz. However, when I eat Protein like chicken, steak - it doesn't take much before I am full. Is this normal? Does it even make sense? I can now drink 6 oz of a Protein shake where before I could barely get in the 4oz. Does that mean that my stomach now holds 6oz? According to my NUT, everything I measure should be 4 oz. Two weeks ago I went on vacation to disney and had a hard time gauging what 4 oz looked like and on 2 or 3 occasions I was horizontal on the couch because I had this icky feeling. I didn't feel good, felt really full... it was horrible. Needless to say, I won't be doing that again. I am just so fearful of this hunger though... I didn't expect to feel it.