Jess55

Congrats! That is so awesome! I totally can't wait to gget there!

Mine came back pretty fast. Back at work after one week ( and dug my car out from under snow). Made it almost through my 10 hour shift, would have stayed the whole thing but my manager asked if I wanted to leave because she knew I had sx and I was a little tired, so I left like 45 min early. I went back to the gym about 2 weeks post op.

About 12 days after surgery 3 days in a row in the evening I got the worst heartburn I ever had. It literally felt like someone was stabbing me in the chest. I gave it one more day before I was going to call the doctor but it never came back. I was still on liquids at that point so I have no idea what brought it on. And I'm happy to say it hasn't come back since. Also I did have a hiatal hernia repair as well so I had had heartburn every so often in the past

I can understand Kim, I feel the same way at times, but you can't let it get to you. Think about all YOU have accomplished. I for one feel so much better about myself, have started kickboxing last month (which I would've been embarrassed to do before), am getting compliments like crazy at work about how good I look and my weight loss (actually bothers me at times, since I've never been good at getting them). So think about things that are happening to you and hold those close and not what others are doing. Some people lose quicker and some lose slower. If I have your weight loss at 6-7 months, I will be happy.

I was given the clear to do cardio like 9 days post op. I didn't start back at the gym til like 2 weeks though. I say if you feel up to it and your doc says you can , go for it!

Oh I haven't given up my wanting to do it. I have just put it off for a little bit. I have a year commitment on kickboxing and my plan was to lose a bit of weight first and then do martial arts. I will join eventually. Infact I think kickboxing has actually started to give me a little Mir confidence already.

I usually have a fiber one bar as a snack at night. I also take gummy fiber chews

I'm not sure if it was my doctors office or my insurance company. In the seminar I was told having records from WW would be acceptable for the 6 month monitored weight loss thing. At my second appointment I got smacked in the face with oh that is not accepted anymore. So when I was aiming to have my surgery in September when I got back from vacation, I ended up having it in December. Was very upset about that. But I am happy where I am today

I want in, but I don't weigh in til Tuesdays, so I'll post then

I agree with fluffytofabulous, I would not recommend taking a diuretic without talking to your doctor. If you are chronically swollen you could have some sort of medical condition.

I'm sorry you are having a rough time right now. I was depressed for a long time, and was on meds from like age 12 til 22, but stopped them because I felt no better on them. I think my depression was kind of physical and not chemical or something, because ever since I had this surgery and really decided to change my life, my spreading has vanished

That's awesome! Glad you've finally hit your spot and that you kept going even when it was hard.

I have a physical job too, I'm an LVT. I just avoided as much as I could dealing with large dogs. I took a week off and I had no problem when I went back, I even dug my car out from under a foot of snow to get there. Though everyone is different, I had a pretty quick recovery, but I see many other people post who take longer to recover.

When I started I was a bit over 2 months post op. I started the end of February and had surgery 12/20. I definitely could have started sooner though. (I had a pretty easy recovery). I totally love it now and am doing at least 4 classes a week. Slaked a little bit towards the end of last week due to a cold, but even though I'm still quite congested I'm back to it, and it actually seems to clear my nose up a bit lol. I definitely recommend it!

My doc put a scopalomine patch on me before surgery and I had no issues with nausea. Only problem is I forgot it was on and found put it was the reason my vision was off. I would ask your dic about a nausea patch if you're that nauseas

I'm having a pretty easy time too. Though I am working at it. But I am not depriving myself of things, just not going crazy. I do workout, but more so since I started kickboxing and I really love it. I have not had any fills yet I have restriction, so I'm happy about that

I am just over 3 months as well and am just over 30lb down as well. Our weightless may be slower than some, but I feel so much better and I am happy with where I am at

I'm 3 Months and some change post op. I still have restriction from surgery and I am very happy for it. I have no fill, and though my weight loss is slower than others, I have no plans to get one as long as I am losing ( my doc doesn't want to give one if I am losing either

My doc gave me the clear for cardio at like my 9 day post op visit and said wait 2 or 3 more weeks (I forget) to lift

My doc gave me the clear for cardio at like my 9 day post op visit and said wait 2 or 3 more weeks (I forget) to lift

Jess checking in at 214.6, down 1.6 lb. Not at my goal, but I'm satisfied with a 6.2 lb loss for the month. Better than last months loss. I seem to be a slow loser, but I'm ok with that.

I do the before and after meals part 30 min before and usually 45 min after. As for snacks I usually don't bother following that rule, because they are not usually because I am hungry, but because I need to get my calories in so if it pushes right through it doesn't bother me. Also I figure my stomas pretty big to begin with because I have no fill, so not sure if it will go through any faster anyways

I bumped up my exercise quite a bit (doing kickboxing) and I feel I am not getting enough calories (sometimes I don't even get to 1200, and I think I need 1400). So what I am going to be trying this week is drink a 8 oz

The chicken soup one isn't new. But I used it when I was on clear liquids. About the only thing that gave me my protein at that stage. It's decent, I wouldn't eat it now that I'm not on clear liquids, but it was the only "clear" protein I was able to tolerate. I'm having a little trouble getting in my calories for the day since I've been kickboxing, so my plan is to drink a protein shake after kickboxing and see how that goes. I drink the chocolate splendor and vanilla with sucrolose from unjury, I really like those

I'm with a lot of the others, I do weigh daily, but I only record weekly. The daily numbers you have to be careful with, because my numbers fluctuate greatly. I seem to go up in the middle of the week then go back down toasted the end. It is annouing