Ok everyone since we are getting close to December I figured I would go ahead and start us up a post op thread

The other morning I looked at myself in a picture I had daughter take' date=' full body, and for the first time since the surgery I thought I saw what I used to see. I deleted it immediately. Freaky!!!

Gen :-) 12/15/12[/quote']

I don't like the pictures taken. Only way I can see difference is a side by side comparison. I use intsta collage app on my cell to do that.

I don't like the pictures taken. Only way I can see difference is a side by side comparison. I use intsta collage app on my cell to do that.

I couldn't tell a difference either! When someone would tell me how good I looked I would say I don't see it till the other day when I did a side by side and seen this!!!

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Same here. I put a pic up at three weeks five and seven. It's amazing.

I got a lot of really nice compliments from family I hadn't seen since Xmas when i was only 2 weeks post op... I still have trouble believing what I've lost but being able to work out and wear clothes from a real store not a big and tall brings me down to earth... Now I gotta work on my posture I guess I slouch too much I can see it in pictures

I couldn't tell a difference either! When someone would tell me how good I looked I would say I don't see it till the other day when I did a side by side and seen this!!!

Looking awesome girl! Keep up the hard work!!

easter was hard for me this year, 1st without my grandma as well as not spending it with my family. i actually decided to stay home (and got in a little gym time). the kids didn't really care to go to the in-laws so why bother, plus they were arguing so it pretty much ruined the whole mood and most of the day. can i just say teen girls are CRAZY! my youngest, 13 going on 30, might just do me in i swear...it was an over the cliff kinda day. add to it i've not been on track for the last couple weeks and it's been, (pardon the phrase) eating away at me. strangely warm food is difficult to eat, as well as meat (protein) and i just can't stomach protein drinks. ugh

i think it's time to join a support group, just affraid i'll run into people who don't know i had surgery. :[ what do you guys do in moments like these? would it be too bad to just eat cold, low sugar/high protein cereals w/soy milk, yogurt, beans and salads for a while?

i think it's time to join a support group' date=' just affraid i'll run into people who don't know i had surgery. :[ what do you guys do in moments like these? would it be too bad to just eat cold, low sugar/high protein cereals w/soy milk, yogurt, beans and salads for a while?[/quote']

Just make sure you get enough protein out of what you eat.

Gen :-) 12/15/12

Well took me awhile but I had my 3 month check up today Down 70 pounds. Ugh I need to start taking vitamins but I don't. Idk why. For some reason I have a block on not want to take them. Also these last 3 pounds in the 200's are KILLING me. I have my graduation ceremony May 11th all I want to be is under 200 pounds but I've been the same weight for a month now

Well took me awhile but I had my 3 month check up today Down 70 pounds. Ugh I need to start taking vitamins but I don't. Idk why. For some reason I have a block on not want to take them. Also these last 3 pounds in the 200's are KILLING me. I have my graduation ceremony May 11th all I want to be is under 200 pounds but I've been the same weight for a month now

I've been lingering in the same 5lb range for a while too. The weight loss has slowed significantly in the last month. Seems like most weeks I barely lose a pound.

Now that we're all in the 3-4 month post-op range, are people finding it harder to follow the rules? I know I am. I don't necessarily mean the diet, as I still eat well and stay away from the bad foods, but what I mean is like: I sort of feel like I get it now. I don't have as many questions or concerns anymore. Life after RNY is just second nature, so I don't think about how I need to sip sip sip all the time, or worry about what I'm going to eat and when. I'm also terrible at remembering to take my vitamins. And I don't wait 30 minutes after I eat to drink. I kind of feel like I'm back to living my normal life, just eating differently. My weight loss probably could be better if I was stricter with an eating routine, but even a slow loss is a loss, so I'm happy.

I still have my days where I'm not hungry, and days where I'm a bottomless pit, but in general I feel pretty "normal"

Am I the only one?

Well took me awhile but I had my 3 month check up today <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> Down 70 pounds. Ugh I need to start taking vitamins but I don't. Idk why. For some reason I have a block on not want to take them. Also these last 3 pounds in the 200's are KILLING me. I have my graduation ceremony May 11th all I want to be is under 200 pounds but I've been the same weight for a month now <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

Congrats! Awesome job on weight loss. Keep up the hard work. I have my 3 month appt on Friday. I think I'm at the same 70 lb mark as you. We shall see!

My Partner's work hours have changed and he won't be home for dinner four nights a week. Any suggestions on acceptable frozen dinners for me to eat. (Healthy Choice, Weight Watchers, Lean Cuisine, or Adkins) ?

Peter. DOS 12/31/12

My Partner's work hours have changed and he won't be home for dinner four nights a week. Any suggestions on acceptable frozen dinners for me to eat. (Healthy Choice' date=' Weight Watchers, Lean Cuisine, or Adkins) ?

Peter. DOS 12/31/12[/quote']

My doc says to stay under 27 carbs per serving as listed on the box. So many of those dinners have rice, pasta, potatoes, etc. in them. There are some legal ones like lean cuisine's turkey and broccoli and there are others as well--sorry, i cant remember the names/brands. I thought that Atkins would be good since it would be low carbs but they are often high calories. I spend a lot of time reading labels but have found some good things. Just takes time. Good luck!

My doc says to stay under 27 carbs per serving as listed on the box. So many of those dinners have rice' date=' pasta, potatoes, etc. in them. There are some legal ones like lean cuisine's turkey and broccoli and there are others as well--sorry, i cant remember the names/brands. I thought that Atkins would be good since it would be low carbs but they are often high calories. I spend a lot of time reading labels but have found some good things. Just takes time. Good luck![/quote']

Thanks for the information.

Peter. DOS 12/31/12

Well took me awhile but I had my 3 month check up today Down 70 pounds. Ugh I need to start taking vitamins but I don't. Idk why. For some reason I have a block on not want to take them. Also these last 3 pounds in the 200's are KILLING me. I have my graduation ceremony May 11th all I want to be is under 200 pounds but I've been the same weight for a month now

Try to up your protein. I stalled for a week and upped my protein and now I'm losing again. Almost a pound a day. I had my 3 month today as well. Down 64. I have 40 to go to goal wait. About the protein and my appt. I told Dr about the hair loss, he said only thing that would help is upping the protein. I told him I hit a stall upped to protein to about 86-90g and he was happy w that. Today I hit 100g of protein. Almost every thing I eat is protein. Plus I have a my fuzzy navel shake in the morning. I have 1 before and after work outs. I was told that having a shake or a high protein food within 30 minutes after work out will help burn those fat cells quicker and build lean muscle.

Gen :-) 12/15/12

I've been lingering in the same 5lb range for a while too. The weight loss has slowed significantly in the last month. Seems like most weeks I barely lose a pound.

Now that we're all in the 3-4 month post-op range' date=' are people finding it harder to follow the rules? I know I am. I don't necessarily mean the diet, as I still eat well and stay away from the bad foods, but what I mean is like: I sort of feel like I get it now. I don't have as many questions or concerns anymore. Life after RNY is just second nature, so I don't think about how I need to sip sip sip all the time, or worry about what I'm going to eat and when. I'm also terrible at remembering to take my vitamins. And I don't wait 30 minutes after I eat to drink. I kind of feel like I'm back to living my normal life, just eating differently. My weight loss probably could be better if I was stricter with an eating routine, but even a slow loss is a loss, so I'm happy.

I still have my days where I'm not hungry, and days where I'm a bottomless pit, but in general I feel pretty "normal"

Am I the only one?[/quote']

Most days not hungry or just hungry enough to eat. I don't get all the liquids in but tonight I went to a group meeting and people 1yr-3yrs out don't get the required either. We seem to get the same amount. I am pretty strict on my eating routine. Almost everyday I do get my vitamins. Sometimes on the weekends I forget the morning dosage, but never forget evenings. So at least on those days I still get half if what I should. I have them in a weekly pill holder, so all I have to do is grab and take them all. Easier than taking each bottle and doing it that way. I do still wait 30 minutes. Because I had tried drinking earlier after eating and got sick. However sometimes I only wait til 15 minutes before eating.

Gen :-) 12/15/12