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So this is my first time posting. Im 5'10 and my surgery was 8/26/13. My weight at surgery was 376 As of today im down 48lbs! Other ppl say they see it, I really cant. However my face is significantly smaller. Its soooo hard. Not the not eating part, but the way I feel. At times I wonder if this was the right thing to do. The numbers mske me snsp out of it lol. But my energy is sooo low its terrible. Im having problems with Protein. The shakes make me gag... but hey it'll get better n i cant be mad at 48lbs in 26 days!

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Hi, I haven't had my surgery yet but, what is the hardest part for you? Is it just the energy and Protein? Congrats on your weight loss!!!

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I have lost 40 pounds in one month and 10 days and I don't see it either. Everyone else does though.

I am like you with Protein shakes. I am making smoothies with the powder to try to lile it better. I also either have diarrhea (sorry, tmi) or horrible heartburn after I do the Protein drinks.

I had energy issues the first week or so but now I feel great.

I am super glad I chose this surgery and honestly ig I don't lose another pound I will still be happy.

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Thank you! Yes for me its having no energy and feeling sluggish and nautious all day.. which im hearing is due to not getting in my Protein. Other then that im ok. No pain, no scarring, no stomach aches. Just lack of energy

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I have lost 40 pounds in one month and 10 days and I don't see it either. Everyone else does though.

I am like you with Protein shakes. I am making smoothies with the powder to try to lile it better. I also either have diarrhea (sorry' date=' tmi) or horrible heartburn after I do the Protein drinks.

I had energy issues the first week or so but now I feel great.

I am super glad I chose this surgery and honestly ig I don't lose another pound I will still be happy.[/quote']

Diarrhea after shakes suggests you are now lactose I tolerant. Take a lactaid or two with your shakes, it will help you feel better.

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I lost 45 pounds preop (started at 378) and I couldn't see it either, well maybe just a tiny bit in my face but definitely nowhere else. I did feel it in the way my clothing fit though! I had my surgery Monday and gained 13 pounds while I was in the hospital, from all the Fluid they pumped into me, I'm assuming. I weighed myself the other day and saw that I had lost that weight and haven't stepped on the scale since. I look at it everytime I go into the bathroom but I don't want to begin the habit of weighing every day and then feeling disappointed when the numbers aren't as low as some I've seen reported here. I just keep telling myself, "this will work" if I follow all the rules and do what I'm supposed to do, I will lose weight.

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I lost 45 pounds preop (started at 378) and I couldn't see it either, well maybe just a tiny bit in my face but definitely nowhere else. I did feel it in the way my clothing fit though! I had my surgery Monday and gained 13 pounds while I was in the hospital, from all the Fluid they pumped into me, I'm assuming. I weighed myself the other day and saw that I had lost that weight and haven't stepped on the scale since. I look at it everytime I go into the bathroom but I don't want to begin the habit of weighing every day and then feeling disappointed when the numbers aren't as low as some I've seen reported here. I just keep telling myself, "this will work" if I follow all the rules and do what I'm supposed to do, I will lose weight.

I agree! I have told myself after the surgery I will not become scale obessed. I don't even own a scale. The way I feel and the way my clothes fit will determine my happiness. I see so many posts about daily weigh in numbers and I just couldn't deal with my weight numbers going up and down. Good luck to everyone on meeting your goals! I can't wait to start my new journey.

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Oh no, my scale calls to me. I hear it say Ella every time I walk into the bathroom! I'm just trying to ignore it because I know once I start, I won't stop. :)

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That is awesome Crystal...you'll be at goal before you know it. :)

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Crystal that is some serious progress in one months time! Congrats!! I hate you are feeling weak though. Have you tried the Isopure zero carb rtd drinks in the glass bottle? They aren't milky, and I've had worst tasting beverages.< /p>

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

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