Hello Everyone!

I just found this board! I must be stupid or something, I have been on OH for 6 months now and just found out about this board! Anyway hello everyone, I had surgery June 1st and have lost 46lbs. I am at a stall right now and haven't lost in a couple of weeks. Although by reading everyones posts here I see this is not unusual, so I feel better. I hope to be over this hump soon. I feel like I am full all the time, but get no more than 800 calories in a day on a good day. It is crazy. I don't like food anymore. I do however like milk now and even can have no sugar added chocolate milk, which I love. Anyone else dislike food now. I am sad about this, because I miss the relish of it. I don't have a replacement for this yet, and I don't know even how to replace food in my life. Anyone have ideas? Wendy Daly

HI WENDY! SO glad you found us JUNE bugs. I had my surgery JUNE 1st and my weight loss is the same as yours 46 lbs since surgery with 24 lbs pre op too. I am down 70 lbs all together and feeling great. MY weight loss is now going much slower and the last two weeks i loose only 2 lbs a week. ITS hard but im being patient. YEAH food isnt such a big whoop anymore for me either but thats okay. REPLACE eating with some workouts ( I know easier said then done). BE WELL i think your doing wonderful lisa

For the most part food doesn't do it for me anymore either. I was thrilled to discover that I came out of the surgery not lactose intolerant as so many are. The thing my new tummy prefers is milk. It would rather I sip milk all day than ever have food. Once in a while I'll have something that goes down well such as a Ritz cracker with cream cheese but mostly food is still uncomfortable in the pouch. Sugar free Nestle Quick is one of my favorites too. I'm sure our desire for food will creep back slowly but for now I'm glad I'm not craving it. Take care, Julie

Welcome Wendy! Glad you found us! I had my surgery June 15th and have only lost 28 lbs. since surgery (15 before so total of 43 lbs.). I am not discouraged about the speed of weight loss at all. I know it is going to happen and I am thrilled to be on the losing side. I am so grateful as I have spent most of my life failing at diets and now I know it is going to happen!!! Hooray! I say this because it is just how I feel at the moment, not to detract from anyone else's feelings of impatience. Trust me, I know I will feel frustrated at some point. I have lost a lot of interest in food too but I am so busy at work and have crocheting, scrapbooking, reading and my laptop to keep me busy at home so feel o.k. with that. O.k, I am achieving my greatest wish (weight loss), next will be my second desire, to meet a nice guy to share my life with... I guess first things first, huh??