6 months post surgery and at least 100 posts ...

Are these settings enforced? I know this will probably make me sound elitest ... whatever ...

I have seen a few folks who have surgery AND join dates < 6 months posting in here. Also, do you think 100 posts constitutes a veteran? I see A LOT of folks several months pre-sleeve who have hundreds of posts.

Sooo ... I guess my question is, what do you feel constitutes a veteran?

Does a veteran always have to be sunshine, lollypops and rainbows?

Does being rigorously honest mean we aren't supportive? Even if that means calling you on your ****?

Oh and on that subject, I have a weird fascination on the throwing up thing... I have NEVER thrown up since the sleeve I read all the time about "newbies" doing it.. Now I see the "vets"sometimes still do.. I feel like I'm abnormal in this! Weird I know but I don't know if I would actually puke. Have even consider eating to much to see if I have this safe guard

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Oh and on that subject' date=' I have a weird fascination on the throwing up thing... I have NEVER thrown up since the sleeve I read all the time about "newbies" doing it.. Now I see the "vets"sometimes still do.. I feel like I'm abnormal in this! Weird I know but I don't know if I would actually puke. Have even consider eating to much to see if I have this safe guard

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I had a spew in the first month from food, and then had a gastro bug at about 3 months, which was mostly just retching because I couldn't keep anything in. I learnt my lesson and never over ate again. You're not missing much. If you're going to do it, I recommend doing it at home because you'll be miserable and in pain.

Good luck

I had a spew in the first month from food' date=' and then had a gastro bug at about 3 months, which was mostly just retching because I couldn't keep anything in. I learnt my lesson and never over ate again. You're not missing much. If you're going to do it, I recommend doing it at home because you'll be miserable and in pain.

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I'm to much of a baby to actually do it.. But you know.. Like when people in the beginning think the doctor do not take out enough of their stomach because they don't "feel" the restriction?

I have felt overly full if I eat to many bites but never queasy.

Oh and on that subject' date=' I have a weird fascination on the throwing up thing... I have NEVER thrown up since the sleeve I read all the time about "newbies" doing it.. Now I see the "vets"sometimes still do.. I feel like I'm abnormal in this! Weird I know but I don't know if I would actually puke. Have even consider eating to much to see if I have this safe guard

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I've never puked and not sure why others even do 0.o. But then again I've never put food in my mouth chewed it and then spit it out again not sure why ppl do this eww nasty much. If I put a cookie in my mouth darn right I'm going to eat it And then get my big azz up on the elliptical for 30 min that stop that cookie eating after a bit .

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Sometimes when out with friends I get so busy having fun, I am not really thinking about what I am putting in my body. If I drink anything with carbonation within an hour of eating, that is a guaranteed race to the bathroom to vomit. Such a joy.

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Oh and on that subject' date=' I have a weird fascination on the throwing up thing... I have NEVER thrown up since the sleeve I read all the time about "newbies" doing it.. Now I see the "vets"sometimes still do.. I feel like I'm abnormal in this! Weird I know but I don't know if I would actually puke. Have even consider eating to much to see if I have this safe guard

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Maybe you are actually eating correctly then! Ever considered that? I still puke if eating too fast or too much and I find that is is easy to drift away from diligent eating into mindless eating if not careful, even if only eating 3-5 ounces of something. I guess once you get past six months you start to be less of a WLS rule nazi on yourself.

Susan so pretty!!

Ah I've not had carbonation yet! I did notice this weekend though, for the first time, when out with friends that I did get a little caught up and drank my wine and ate at the same time. I didn't even realize I was doing it until I thought about it later .

Fiddle I might have a gut of steel because I can really eat and eat fast it doesn't bother me!

Susan so pretty!!

Ah I've not had carbonation yet! I did notice this weekend though' date=' for the first time, when out with friends that I did get a little caught up and drank my wine and ate at the same time. I didn't even realize I was doing it until I thought about it later .[/quote']

Awwww, thank you!

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Sometimes when out with friends I get so busy having fun, I am not really thinking about what I am putting in my body. If I drink anything with carbonation within an hour of eating, that is a guaranteed race to the bathroom to vomit. Such a joy.

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You sound like the life of a party

Nice new profile pic!

Fiddle I might have a gut of steel because I can really eat and eat fast it doesn't bother me!

Gut of steel

Awwww' date=' thank you!

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You can really tell a difference! I've been reading about what your fiancé is having you try diet wise.. I think I will bump up my intake a little more.. I've tried a little the last week or so and at first nothing but today I lost three pounds!

Finally. Such a mind game...eating more.

You sound like the life of a party

Nice new profile pic!

That's me, a true party animal! And, thank you, I figured it was time to change things up a bit.

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You can really tell a difference! I've been reading about what your fiancé is having you try diet wise.. I think I will bump up my intake a little more.. I've tried a little the last week or so and at first nothing but today I lost three pounds!

Finally. Such a mind game...eating more.

It is scary as hell. I did a complete metabolism reset and it really freaked me out those first few weeks when the scale went up. But, like I said in the other thread, I promised him I would give it eight weeks. Now I am so glad I did, I love being able to eat more and lose a couple of pounds a week in the process. I just hate having to admit he was right, lol!

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Oh and on that subject, I have a weird fascination on the throwing up thing... I have NEVER thrown up since the sleeve I read all the time about "newbies" doing it.. Now I see the "vets"sometimes still do.. I feel like I'm abnormal in this! Weird I know but I don't know if I would actually puke. Have even consider eating to much to see if I have this safe guard

( sick huh)

Getting back on the throwing up subject

I woke up from surgery throwing up...so awesome!

Then didnt really throw up until like 9 months out when i had a stomach virus.

Nowadays I wouldnt call it throwing up, like we would have pre-surgery, it is more sliming...just a whole lot of slime...yea it is pretty.

And yes in almost every occasion, a carbonated drink as been involved, my drink of choice is champagne...and its not everytime I drink champagne, but as others have said it is best to drink or eat, never the 2. In my case, sometimes I am just dumb and enjoying being with people and forget

BTW I am saving so much money on alcohol lol, i can do more than one, usually 3 before I feel it now. I get drunk quick and sober up even quicker, usually if I go out, have a few drinks, feel the drunk sensation, then by the time i get home I am sober again.