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c'mon guys. we so need each other. lets post as much as we can instead of getting discouraged cuz everyone leaves and goes to another post. we have got to tell each other our problems every day and get support. we are all doing so good and need to stop worrying. but still note that we can ruin all of the suffering that we are going through. we can stretch our pouches out if we can stand the pain. i heard horror stories while i have been visiting in utah of people a couple of years out and regained plus some. too scarry and too awful to go through all of this just to blow it. sorry i rambled nikki

Hi Nikki!! How is your trip going??? I will never understand why people feel the need to share their horror stories with somone who just had the surgery...as if it isn't hard enough. This is how I feel about the entire thing. Yes, you can stretch your pouch with a lot of time, effort, and pain. BUT... if you have a great nutritionist, follow the rules of the tool, exercise, and maintain a strong support system you will be just fine. Don't worry Nikki, you're doing fine. Make sure you're getting in your protien and water in!! Talk to you soon! Morgan P.S. I'm 6 weeks out and down 39 pounds!!! Just 11 more pounds to onederland!!

hi my love, i get home wednesday at 12 45. ready to come home. the baby shower was great. well i haven't weighed since i left home. but went to my aunt venice's today. she had a scale. so guess what. yup i weighed. i know her scale can't be right. cuz if it is i have lost 50 pounds since surgery. 275-225. my new scale at home will be meaner. almost onederland. i am so happy for you./ i swear he made my pouch smaller than everyone elses. i still can't eat much at all. and we are suppose to go to diet for life at 6 weeks? i am anyway and i know i can't. we just had chicken rice a roni. i had 3 little bites, chicken tender and it was dry so i know that feeling. and black eyed peas. yuck at 2 beans. but that was all i could eat. i need to call you but jeff is asleep and i can't call home for your number. i lost it around here. and you are on my speed dial. i am just going to stay on sfcib's, string cheese, saltines. they never hurt. miss yoiu nikki

nikki,   in my opinion & this is through my own trial & error, you are looking at things the wrong way. instead of focusing on what you cannot eat, focus on what you can eat!. it was 1 & 1/4 years before i could handle chicken. i didn't (couldn't) worry about how much protien i got in. i had to focus on what i COULD do!! it is easy to get depressed or just plain stressed on what you SHOULD be eating. take life 1 day at a time, if that is too much....1 hr at a time. you can get the protien "shots" (the ones in the tubes) at the vitamine shoppe, if you want. i couldn't handle the taste at all until recently. do not focus on how many lbs lost or how many anyone else lost. just let it happen. focus on anything you can to keep from getting overwhelmed by this surgery. again, this is all from experience. i had such a hard time for the 1st 6-8 months. i am only telling you this because i wish someone had told me.  take care

you are right bonnie. i keep thinking my pouch is too little or something. but i will do what you suggested. thanks for caring. how are you doing in your new place?

Hi guys, I would love to try to post everyday, I don't have the wisdom of the experiences you are going through yet but want to build a great support group.  So lets check in everyday or close to it and post like crazy.  I was down 8 lbs. on Sat. morning in about 6.5 weeks, I am trying to lose 35 lbs. by Dec. for surgery or possibly Jan.  However I know I did bad the last 2 days with celebrating my birthday.  I will do good this week and go for more walks.  Any encouragement or anyone in SE Aurora area who wants to walk?  Let me know.  Thanks for being here. Jennifer

hey its Carla checking in!!!!1 I am still in Florida, I come back tomorrow around 09An30pm. I love it here and am not cold all the time. You newbies will understand about being cold all the time!!!!! After loosing 153 pounds youa re cold 24/7!!!!!!!  I love our new little house and cant wait to get our house sold up there. It may take a long time though, So for the next year or so we will be in 2 places!!!!!!! Lets gettogether for coffee sometime!!!!! Starbucks is calling me. I love their tea!!!!!!  Any questions you can ask away. Carla the old one!!!!!!

Howdy! Hope everyone is having a great day. I'm 18days post-op and find my weight fluctuating wildly! Of course, I'm still not drinking too much, therefor "output" is low, so I hope that's all it is. Other than that I feel great; my doc has me on mushy foods, and canned salmon never tasted so good!! How do you guys get all your water in with small tummies and having to abstain every time you eat anything ~ my doc wants me on 6 small meals a day....? Yours, Nancy

nancy it is so hard at first too get your fluids and proteins in but you will do it. don't get dehydrated. just sip and make sure you chew chew chew. i found out the first 4 weeks, (i am only 6 wks out) that going to fast, too big of bites hurts. i loved my sf carnation instant breakfasts. i still have them. i see my doc on friday so i will see what he says

Nikki, I know that feeling of worry you are going to mess things up early on out.  I swore to myself that I didn't go through that surgery just to mess it up so I followed my nutritionist's plan to a tee.  I never even tried anything with more than 5 grams of sugar in it until I was over a year and a half out.  I think sometimes hearing those horror stories can be good in a way.  My mom had a friend who had this surgery and she went on to lose about 60 pounds but never lost anymore because she was eating all day long.  She basically grazed to the point where she didn't lose hardly any weight and actually regained most.  All I could think was that that was not going to be me.  My mom was kinda opposed to this whole surgery because of that friend of hers.  I had a need to prove her wrong.  I think in the end that actually helped me lose the weight and keep it off.  Anyways....now that I am over 2 years out, I think I struggle more with the fact that I don't stay as full as long so I do have to watch myself from grazing..I constantly try to keep the "healthy" foods on hand.  It works for the most part.  Anyways, looks like I am the one rambling now.  You're doing great.  Keep it up. Kerri