HELLO I AM DAY 6 I WOKE UP FEELING GOOD BUT AFTER MY SHOWER AND FIX MY Breakfast I FEEL SO SICK RIGHT NOW I CANT EVEN DRINK MY BREAKFAST, I HAD TO TAKE A NAUSEA PILL. LAST NIGHT WAS RUFF I MUST SAY. I THINK I STRESSED THE MAIN INSISION AND IT BOTHERED ME ALL NIGHT THE ACHE WENT ALL THE WAY TO MY BACK. YES I WAS SCARED BUT I KNEW I WOULD BE OK. I THINK I AM HAVING A REACTION TO TRADER JOES SPICY BLACK BEAN Soup, KEY WORD SPICY LOL.

I WAS ABLE TO GET MY 60 GRAMS OF PROTIEN IN AND I THINK THAT MADE ME SICK AS WELL I WAS FORCING IT BUT I COULDNT FINISH IT NO MATTER HOW HARD I TRIED LOL.

I HOPE EVERYONE WHO HAS HAD THE SURGERY IS DOING WELL. PLEASE SHARE YOUR PROGRESS SO WE CAN LEARN FROM EACH OTHER.

jeeep welcome back girlie

green man am i struggleing

momof girl i lost 8lbs during april and may june nada. and i still have over 60 to go. i dont know what to do anymore. eat more eat less i just dont know anymore

I'm sitting here at my support group and they keep reminding us to follow the rules. We are 9 months out and I think most of us, myself included, are possibly getting a little over confident. I'm getting the binder that my surgeons office gave me and am going to remind myself of the rules. The people I know who are 2, 3, 4 years out and maintaining still are following the rules. I want to maintain, I don't want to be one of those who gain it back. Lets commit to each other to go back to basics and remember the rules we were given and not just be a statistic, be the success stories!

jeeep welcome back girlie

green man am i struggleing

You can so do this... Use the tool and stop snacking. Go back to low carbing for a little bit to cut the sugar cravings.

I'm sitting here at my support group and they keep reminding us to follow the rules. We are 9 months out and I think most of us' date=' myself included, are possibly getting a little over confident. I'm getting the binder that my surgeons office gave me and am going to remind myself of the rules. The people I know who are 2, 3, 4 years out and maintaining still are following the rules. I want to maintain, I don't want to be one of those who gain it back. Lets commit to each other to go back to basics and remember the rules we were given and not just be a statistic, be the success stories![/quote']

I so agree with you. I think it's easier now to eat off plan and that's not a good thing. I want to stick to the rules also.

Maybe we should make a list of rule for everyone to read. What do you think?

List of rules... Everyone please go back and check your material given to us at surgery time. It would be nice to refresh here to help us all.

Also, it would be interesting to see the differences between the list.

I have this.

1. Protein first a minimum of 60 per day (more is better) then veggies.

2. Water or liquids. Must have a minimum of 8 8oz glasses per day. Caffeine does not count.

3. Do not drink 30 min before or after you eat.

4. Eat slowly and chew your food 25 times before you swallow.

5. Eat no more than 6-8 bites. Don't stretch your stomach

What do you guys have??

List of rules... Everyone please go back and check your material given to us at surgery time. It would be nice to refresh here to help us all.

Also, it would be interesting to see the differences between the list.

I have this.

1. Protein first a minimum of 60 per day (more is better) then veggies.

2. Water or liquids. Must have a minimum of 8 8oz glasses per day. Caffeine does not count.

3. Do not drink 30 min before or after you eat.

4. Eat slowly and chew your food 25 times before you swallow.

5. Eat no more than 6-8 bites. Don't stretch your stomach

What do you guys have??

Just wanted to shot this out. I hit 128 today!!! 2 pounds under goal!!!! So excited and now to maintain and not gain.

i follow all of those except the chewing congrats to getting to goal

So at my 9 month checkup yesterday, I fessed up to everything...and my program has started what they call a "Bari Bootcamp." It's more for newer patients that haven't gotten the swing of things, but they said it might be a good idea for me. It's one morning a week for 6 weeks. Topics include exercise, meal planning, relapse awareness, mindful eating, and mindfulness overall. I had my first one this morning. It was on mindfulness overall. Each "class" also has 15 minutes of exercise except the exercise class which is, of course, all about exercise. I'm really excited to get back on the wagon. I know that writing everything down was a big help for me in the beginning and I just need to accept that i will be food journaling from here to eternity...LOL.

Hope you all are having a great day!

jeeper you can do it

Keeper- that's great that they offer that kind of support. I wish I had a better support group.

I am very thankful for all of the support I have available to me, including this board. I have also started seeing a therapist and together we poked at a couple of things yesterday that have been hidden pretty deep...so now I have to explore that. But I think in the long-run it will help all aspects of my life.

OH...and on a positive note...I put on a pair of size 16 jeans today. I don't remember ever being smaller than a size 18...most of middle & high school was a size 18 and then college went up from there! YAY!

I am very thankful for all of the support I have available to me' date=' including this board. I have also started seeing a therapist and together we poked at a couple of things yesterday that have been hidden pretty deep...so now I have to explore that. But I think in the long-run it will help all aspects of my life.

OH...and on a positive note...I put on a pair of size 16 jeans today. I don't remember ever being smaller than a size 18...most of middle & high school was a size 18 and then college went up from there! YAY![/quote']

Excellent work!!! Happy dance... Happy Dance!!!!

So i have been stuck at 196.5 for like a month and a half and i have been pretty much eating what i want etc. I think i am at the point where i wont lose anymore weight without actually dieting and exercising. Blah lol

As for the basics i was never told about how many times i had to chew my food or stop at 6 to 8 bites. I do follow the drinking during meals (although i do drink during snakes) and i don't always wait 30 min before and after. I can eat ALOTTTT more than i could initially which is fine with me and i know i wont stretch my stomach out but i need to start exercising...thats my problem. I honestly haven't at all..maybe a few times i just cant get into the swing of it.

I have lost 65lbs since surgery and 85 overall and i know i could easily be at goal or closer by now if i had been working out during all of this. I don't feel like a failure but i feel myself getting comfy with how i am now and i want to be closer to 170 and not hovering right under 200 lol

Hope everyone is enjoying the summer so far!