Hello! Just wanted to say hello and thank you all for sharing all that you do and tell you it helped me so much during this process. I may not have written much but just seeing your before and after pics often helped keep me motivated and happy I was getting surgery. I feel ok. Just need more ways to get protein in that I can stomach. My tastes have changed SO MUCH! It's crazy. LOL. Like I woke up in someone else's body. Haha. Amber said to do coffee with collagen and protein shake so will start that soon. I kinda just don't want anything at all sometimes. But get some bites in daily. I've haven't thrown up at all. I hate to so I stop when I'm near full if I do eat something I like a lot. But nothing is that appealing. I do get hungry though. Some say they never do. Or rarely. So just maybe not feeling satisfied by what I'm eating but everything tastes very different now. LOL! But will keep going and it'll work itself out. I was cleared to begin weights now. (Had hiatal hernia repaired so was not allowed to for 6 weeks.) So I went today and am writing down the days I go and if I do my list of tasks... hand weights, machines, treadmill, etc, and all of what I listed for leg day and then tomorrow is upper body day, then I check it off. So far I still love grapefruit and cucumbers and my tea with Stevia and lemon. Lol!

I am enjoying reading up on here. I hope to have time to keep coming in here to read. Will be working more hours starting tomorrow so will see. But feel free to message me any time. And I'll respond when I'm on here! Have a great day!! ?

Glad you're doing well!

Don't hesitate to ask for help here if you run into any issues. Sometimes the answer will be talk to your surgical team, especially if it's a medical question, but often the experts here are happy to share what's worked for them.

This is just such a fantastic resource for Bariatric Surgery patients!

Thank you! And yes, everyone here has a wealth of knowledge so I'm loving being able to come and read and also ask questions here. The people are great! ??

I’m so happy you are doing well and enjoying the fruits of your efforts!

I am just getting back into coffee again, since I gave up caffeine for a while. I use collagen peptides in my coffee as well as whey protein powder, and I add stevia to sweeten it. You can find many affordable versions of both supplements. You could also just stir some collagen into your tea if you prefer that over coffee, and add stevia for sweetness.

Some people experience changes in taste after surgery and find that they no longer enjoy certain foods like grapefruit. But if it still tastes good to you, that's great, stick with what works!

I hope you continue to do well and I look forward to hearing more from you!

Thank you!!!