As my daughter stated to me,"i'm the incredible shrinking women. My body is changing, but have only lost 38 lbs. My size has gone down from 32 to 22-24.

Good Work! I too am 2 months post op, I had it done 10/21. I had some major complications, but it had nothing to do with the surgery. I too, have given away 8 totes full of my plus size clothing. Its a great feeling, but I have nothing to wear. Do you have a support person to help you through some of your concerns or questions/problems? I'm trying to find a support person, because I have so many questions/concerns/issues. Keep up the good work! You should feel great about your progress. Donna

Hello everyone. I am here and doing well. I am not having any problems with vomiting or dumping. I can eat just about anything, which is probably not a good thing. I have lost 30 lbs. in 8 weeks, which seems too slow to me, but my surgeon's office is happy with it. I am having trouble with my snacking, especially at this time of year, and have made an appointment with the behaviorist my surgeon provides to see if I can nip it in the bud. I do exercise a couple of times a week (Richard Simmons and I Sweat to the Oldies together) but I know I need to exercise more often so I have ordered more tapes at Ebay. In spite of the fact that I expected to lose faster, I am feeling so much better with even this small loss. I hope everyone is doing great!

It has been two months since my surgery and I have had no complications. My energy level was low for a while but after being put on potassium pills my energy is a lot better. In fact I am keeping my 3 year old grandson for a while and having a great time with him, I can actually keep up with him. So far I have lost 47 lbs if my scales are correct. I am still not able to eat very much, which is fine with me. I find the easiest thing for me to get down is beans, preferably pinto. Don't do well with most meats even if I chew, chew, chew. I do not do sugar at all as it makes me deathly ill. Found that out the hard way when I unconscouisly ate a cookie while doing Christmas baking. But luckily I do not crave sweets like I did before WLS. I am able to eat a half of a McDonalds hamburger patty(pressed between a stack of napkins to remove excess grease). Good luck to everyone else and a slim Christmas to all. Judi

Hi Marie! At first, I only had diarrhea. Then earlier this week, the ol' constipation hit. What fun! *l* I upped my water intake (which was already, like, a million gallons a day, it seemed) and had a cup of coffee (NOT decaffeinated). I know some doctors don't want their patients to have caffeine and I don't know how your doctor feels about it, but a cup of hot, fairly strong, black coffee will get me "moving" (so to speak!) in no time!. Hope that helps! Good luck!! Love and prayers, Amy