I am trying to think ahead to after I lose my weight. How do people gain the weight back? I have noticed I still "bounce" back a pound or 2 now and then already and I only eat around 800 calories...

Glad to hear I'm not the only one with the smell problem. It has not gotten any better. I just absolutely want to gag all the time from smells! yuck!!!! food smells seem to have gotten even worse...

Okay, I'm 6 weeks out now. I have some unexpected side effects I didn't anticipate. Does anyone else's sense of smell really bother them now? I feel like I have super-human dog smelling senses...

don't know but I'd love to know the brand of flatbread you found!

I am dying for toast or crackers! I don't crave potatoes or rice. I can live without pasta. boy I'd really like some toast or crackers though! I am now 4.5 weeks out. how long did everyone else...

I am 4 weeks out and any liquid goes down easily. In the morning I drink an 8 ounce glass of milk AND an 11 ounce protein shake. the milk takes about 15 minutes go go down. the shake (I drink it...

do you stop losing weight or gain weight around your menstrual cycle time? I gained 1 pound the first day of mine. I'm not too upset. Just wondering if this is normal and what your weight loss is...

my doc had me on clears for 2 days, fulls for days 3-7 and on day 8 i could eat soft foods like cottage cheese, string cheese, fish (any type), canned chicken, yogurt, etc. I have had no problems. ...

I am 3 1/2 weeks out and mine still gurgles too. not as much, but it is still there.

you go girl!

When did you start eating peanut butter? I don't want it on a sandwich or anything. I just want to lick it off a spoon! LOL

Thank you all so much. I was so upset this morning and then I felt a bit like a whining baby after what I posted. Thankfully getting to work forced me to think of other things. I called my hubby...

I am devastated. Here I am, 2 weeks out. I had only lost 3 pounds total when i checked a few days 3 or 4 days ago. got on the scale praying to have lost another pounds and low and behold...I...

Aleetx,
I hate to say I'm happy you're in this situation, but it does relieve me so much! I am exactly 13 days out and I have only lost 2 pounds! 2 stinking pounds!!! I did gain weight at the...

My doc told me during my consult that this isn't really too uncommon. He says a lot of people will regain some of the weight after hitting their low. In my case I had a starting weight of 288...

yea, I walk quite a bit really. I guess it could be solids. I don't seem to really eat that much a day though. I know 2 pounds is 2 pounds and I should be happy. I just expected to lose quite a...

I know everyone is differnt and will lose at a different pace. yada yada yada....

But here I am 10 days post op and I'm seeing everyone is postin losses well into the double digits! I have only...

sfsleeve, I agree with sunflower. I'm 9 days out and I feel FABULOUS compared to last week but I still have incision pain and abdominal pain. No way on earth I feel up to a trip with so much...

I agree with Gwyn. Your body should be okay without protein for a few days but now without liquids. dizziness is a sign of dehydration. that being said, i hear some people get those protein shots...

so do you feel the restriction now or do you just not allow yourself to eat more than a portioned amount? Gosh, this stinks! I need to feel the restriction or I'm just gonna end up overeating again!

try sucking ice chips. or different temp liquids. chicken broth went down much better than water for me at first. I promise the pain subsides soon! you'll feel so good a week from now you'll be...

Jester, the first few days I had a hard time drinking liquids but I sucked on ice chips all day long and those didn't bother me. The fluid went down so slowly since I was melting the chips so...

Okay, I'm 9 days out and I feel like I can eat too much. I can eat 1/2 cup cottage cheese with no problem in about 15 minutes. Yesterday I had my first "egg day" and I scrambled 1 egg just certain...

Congrats! welcome to your new life! gory pics yes!

Jester, I had mine exactly 1 week ago. Day 1 and 2 post op killed me and I totally regretted doing it. Day 3 and 4 was tolerable, but still hard to move around. At day 5 I woke up feeling...