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I'm wondering how those of you six months in are doing and how much weight you've lost already? What do you eat now? How does it make you feel, for instance do certain things make you sick? Can you have a "regular" diet, I mean eat whatever you want just very small portions of it? How do you keep from stretching out your pouch?

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I would like to know the same. Looks like you are a few days after me. I'm having my surgery on the 16th! Would like to continue staying in touch since we both will be about at the "same" level of progress!

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well Im not 6 months out.. Im 3.5 months out.. pretty much can eat anything.. reg diet.. but I stick to Protein protein protein.. thats the key.. and good protein too..not fast food kind. I still find a lot of foods bother me.. heavy foods especially breads.. still dont tolerate them even the thin stuff.. no oranges yet.. cant have that til im 6mo out.. I dont like sweet things.. they make my stomach hurt... cant believe I just said that LOL. I watch what I eat.. I get in my drinks.. and my Vitamins. to me now.. eating is more of a chore than something I enjoy doing.. but hey thats ok with me.. oh and Im post op dec 20th and as of today.. Im down 77lbs.. and Im so very happy about that... cant wait to get to onederland. good luck on your new journey.. best of luck too.. :)

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I'm curious about this too. Someone told me that you aren't supposed to eat bread until at least six months after surgery because the dough can make a ball in your stomach and get stuck.

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I'm 7 months out and eat a completely normal diet. I have been at or below goal for about 2 months and lost 80lb plus. For Breakfast today I had a cup of tea, morning tea was a small spinach and feta wrap, approx 2inches, lunch was a cup of tea, 1/3 cup of greek yoghurt and a small Easter egg (too darn tempting) and dinner will likely be a cup of Soup and maybe some wholemeal toast.

Yesterday, however, I ate 3 apricots, 1/3 cup of yoghurt, 2 cups of tea, 1 cup of Soup for lunch, 3 small spinach and cheese pastries, soup for dinner with a slice of toast and a crumpet with apricot jam for sweets.

I was grazing all day yesterday and was just sitting at home doing nothing. Today I was out and about all day and just never felt hungry, so didn't eat. I find that I CAN eat a lot if I'm sitting at home, eating all day, that doesn't mean I should, or do. I wasn't hungry yesterday, just bored. It's something that I need to watch.

And all the soup isn't because I can't eat solids, its because its nearly winter here and its been raining non stop for the last week and I like soup on cold, wet days.

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