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.

Love it! I should of totally said that! But, I was totally off guard. I mean -- I don't wear anything revealing to the gym (sweats, and a tshirt) and it is hard to see my arms, necks because of my shirt sleeves and hair.. Oh, and I definitely do not show my stomach... Maybe I am naive but I can't tell... I am really not that detailed when it comes to those types of things. I haven't told anyone! Not even my dad knows! I kept thinking -- maybe he saw me at the hospital when he was having surgery? lol -- it is a small world after all.

Well, I didn't like it.. Since I started this journey, everyone I told about it looked down at what I was doing. They thought it was the "EASY" way out. Which I knew wasn't the case. This is a tool not a quick fix but nevertheless, I have been very careful about not really telling anyone. It is really no ones business! So, to have someone come up to me and ask me point blank without even a "hi, nice to meet you" "may I ask you a personal question" ... I mean really? Can you tell this really annoyed me?

Well, I was really taken back because I would never do such a thing... Just like asking someone how far along they are... What if they are really not pregnant? I would be mortified! But, I just started going to the gym this week. Never seen him before. So, it was really weird. Oh, and he definitely wasn't checking me out -- he definitely had some "progesterone" if you know what I mean? lol

I was at the gym today and a man approached me asking me if I had gastric bypass surgery. Of course, I told him "NO" -- it is none of his business. I don't know him and I thought it was a really random thing for him to ask. But, I decided to ask him why he asked and he said "because of my body".. What?? I didn't realize that because we had surgery we fit some type of mold on our body type? OR do we? I left the gym wondering to myself, how could he possibly know?:drool:

You know, this is funny because I just had this same conversation with my husband... Since surgery almost 2 months ago -- he has been acting like I am going to break. He is on top of my food and if I need anything. If I have a headache, he is worried... This was never the case before. This morning we both went to the gym and I was able to go on elliptical for an hour (first time ever).. Well, when I got off my legs felt like Jello. That's all.. Nothing to be alarmed about and he made me sit down and breathe. Went to get me a glass of Water, and was frightened... When all I probably needed was to walk it out.. lol I appreciate the "extra" care but at the same time I do get frustrated because I am very independent and don't want this to always be the case. We'll see what happens. :thumbup:

Thinoneday, I can relate. My mom engraved in our brain since we were little that there were not such things as friends and the only people you have are family. But, to be honest, I have some really great friends (I can count them all in one hand) and shitty family. My mom engraving this into my head made me have serious trust issues with everyone and that really did me wrong. In order to make a friend, you need to be a friend. Having said that, you also need to know when that person is really not what you need. We can have tons of acquaintances and they come a dime a dozen but real friends are few and far between. Longevity doesn't make a good friendship -- I have known some acquaintances since grade school but that is all they will ever be for me. It just took some time to realize the difference between a real friend and an acquaintance!

Thanks for the tip... Have to definitely try these out!! :thumbup:

I just placed my order too!! Can't wait!! Yes, I am very happy with my sleeve. Every now and again I get on a bandwagon but I know that this is the best thing that has ever happened to me. When others things in your life are not going well -- it is hard but I think this is the best decision I made in a long time....

Hi, I was just going to say I found Vitalady.com - Protein supplements, Vitamins & Minerals and Safe Snacks! where I can get samples... woohoo!! So, I am going to try the nectar and the bsn lean desserts. Any others you all particularly like???

Do you know if they sell samples?