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Time, it all takes time. Try and remember this ladies. You just messed your body all up and had major surgery so you need to give your body time to get use to it's new way of working. It will get better. Just give it time I promise! :)

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Keep doing what you are doing I am 6 months out and I know Ur feeling I am loseing 2lbs or less a week so I am starting to get depressed but u need to up Ur Protein that's what I see everyone says good luck to u it will all work out :)

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Oh Gosh I get all down, depressed & vow to thrown scale into my neighbor's backyard but then I log in here and see that I not the only one who feels like this!! I want to see changes in me, the scale and my clothes-- I feel like I should be losing it like Water and instead I feel like the people who know I've had it done are looking at me thinking ~ she had gastric and she still looks the same, it must not have worked for her ~ I don't want to FAiL!!!

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Oh Gosh I get all down' date=' depressed & vow to thrown scale into my neighbor's backyard but then I log in here and see that I not the only one who feels like this!! I want to see changes in me, the scale and my clothes-- I feel like I should be losing it like Water and instead I feel like the people who know I've had it done are looking at me thinking ~ she had gastric and she still looks the same, it must not have worked for her ~ I don't want to FAiL!!![/quote']

I feel the same way..I'm only two weeks out and I feel like I should see results every day! It doesn't help that people who know I had wls are also expecting to see results over night!..ugh... Why do I put that kind of pressure on myself!

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I feel the same way..I'm only two weeks out and I feel like I should see results every day! It doesn't help that people who know I had wls are also expecting to see results over night!..ugh... Why do I put that kind of pressure on myself!

I guess we have real high expectations and yet we want it to happen over night' my MaIN MAIN concern is my availability to eat and not feel full I just do not feel that it's suppose to be like this!! What if I stretched it and all this was for nothing?? I am sooooo emotional and this dr's appointment feels like its never going to get here-- lots of people post that they aren't even hungry, well why am I? :( I am so ready to get off this emotional roller coaster, seriously!!

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Girl, you sound like me. Lol. The good people of the board pulled me off the ledge last week. We will be fine. Now if I can get that to sink into my brain I will be good. Hang in there and take it day by day.

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Girl' date=' you sound like me. Lol. The good people of the board pulled me off the ledge last week. We will be fine. Now if I can get that to sink into my brain I will be good. Hang in there and take it day by day.[/quote']

Best advice ever ! Day by day !

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Oh Gosh I get all down, depressed & vow to thrown scale into my neighbor's backyard but then I log in here and see that I not the only one who feels like this!! I want to see changes in me, the scale and my clothes-- I feel like I should be losing it like Water and instead I feel like the people who know I've had it done are looking at me thinking ~ she had gastric and she still looks the same, it must not have worked for her ~ I don't want to FAiL!!!

I don't get down on myself about the scale as much as I just thought I would instantly feel healthier, and I know I do. But like I told my daughter in law this morning, when she was dropping off two of the cutest little boys ever, the it is almost anticlimatic, I had such hopes of being off insulin and having good blood sugar numbers and having energy and feeling happy. And I find myself just staring out the window with no motivation and depressed just like before surgery. she did say I look awesome and when she hugged me goodbye said I felt so much smaller. she even referenced a video they had been watching of my grand daughters first birthday and how big I looked and that was a year after the band. So I guess I do look smaller now. at least hopefully in my face. Anyway my daughter in law is the greatest and I am so fortunate.

Am hoping these two little guys will help me stay cheered up today. It has to get better it just has to, Please say a prayer for me today that I can get through this day happier then yesterday. Hugs to all.

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I guess we have real high expectations and yet we want it to happen over night' my MaIN MAIN concern is my availability to eat and not feel full I just do not feel that it's suppose to be like this!! What if I stretched it and all this was for nothing?? I am sooooo emotional and this dr's appointment feels like its never going to get here-- lots of people post that they aren't even hungry' date=' well why am I? <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':(' /> I am so ready to get off this emotional roller coaster, seriously!![/quote']

Oh, boy, I know how u feel. Everyone else was barely able to do anything and I was having no sense of full at all. I had surgery on dec. 17 and just overnight one day I began to feel full. My dr said just be patient and measure. He said this early you are more likely to cause a leak than stretch anything. If you ha e a leak you will know quickly as you will be very sick. So, don't worry. It will happen. A few days can make a big difference in how you feel. Measure and relax. I didn't think it was going to happen and that is not uncommon according to my dr. Just give it time.

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Hi honey! I see what you are eating on MFP and you are doing great. Keep doing it! Just remember to get your Protein, Water and exercise in daily. Remember at some point our bodies need to catch up to the changes our brain is making. The slower the weight loss the less saggy skin you will have. I have had many stalls through out this, I have been on one now for two months and it is very, very frustrating. Try setting up small manageable goals for yourself. I set a goal that I want to compete in a 5k, I walked my first one in April and now have done 7 or 8 more. Every time I aim to beat the time of my last one. Now I have set my goal to be able to run more than half this spring. Find a exercise class that you REALLY REALLY like, the people and the instructor will keep you motivated and on point. If you like music and dance try Zumba. Remember slow and steady wins the race. My dr has a plague on his wall, that he says helps describes us.... LIFE ISN'T ABOUT FINDING YOURSELF. LIFE IS ABOUT CREATING YOURSELF.

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I don't get down on myself about the scale as much as I just thought I would instantly feel healthier' date=' and I know I do. But like I told my daughter in law this morning, when she was dropping off two of the cutest little boys ever, the it is almost anticlimatic, I had such hopes of being off insulin and having good blood sugar numbers and having energy and feeling happy. And I find myself just staring out the window with no motivation and depressed just like before surgery. she did say I look awesome and when she hugged me goodbye said I felt so much smaller. she even referenced a video they had been watching of my grand daughters first birthday and how big I looked and that was a year after the band. So I guess I do look smaller now. at least hopefully in my face. Anyway my daughter in law is the greatest and I am so fortunate.

Am hoping these two little guys will help me stay cheered up today. It has to get better it just has to, Please say a prayer for me today that I can get through this day happier then yesterday. Hugs to all.[/quote']

Vicki...it will be ok. One step at a time. You are only a month out. Stand tough. We can do this!!!

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Just like I expected...As soon as I walked into work everyone was looking at me up and down...lol... Here is a picture of my face from 12/27/12 until today.

Cp... There is a difference girl!!!

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Definitely can tell the difference!!

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