Hey Tammy, Yeah.. does the after taste seem to taste a little metalic??  You're body is probably in a state of Ketosis (what happens to your body when you lose weight/burn fat quickly). This not only affects your tastes, but your breath and body odor.  I know.. fun right??? LOL    The other posibility is that your taste buds are just changing.. another common after affect of surgery.  I know that there are things I used to L-O-V-E  and right now.... I can't even handle to smell them!

Good for you Julie on losing the weight!  I have to admit.. for so much of my 6 months pre op I didn't follow the diet.  In fact I was dealing with some hard core last supper syndrome and ended up GAINING 26 more lbs! Then for the last month before surgery I buckled down... because by then I was scared to death of them NOT doing the surgery b/c my liver was too big.  So then I lost 13 lbs that last month.  Sometimes I wonder how much my weight would be down now if I had followed the pre op diet religiously??  But..hindsight is 20/20... I am a firm believer that where I am right now is exactly where I am meant to be.  Keep us posted on your pre op.. and if you have any questions.. please feel free to ask so we can keep this board moving :-))

Thanks for the quick replies.  I'll see if I can upload a picture next. :)

Feel free to rant away!!!   Welcome aboard!  I must say, I am quite shocked at the rudeness of people. Don't get me wrong, I'm not little miss manners, when I get pissed, you best just back away... .but to be rude to someone for no good reason? I just don't get that!   As for how I am doing today.. 'eh... last night I have my first real dumping attack. I found out that Pinapple (my favorite fresh fruit) is no longer my friend. *sigh*

Hello and welcome, My approval came within a matter of days after it was sent.  Hope yours comes in that fast.  If you got to http://www.shrinkpictures.com/ you can resize your picture and then go to user settings on the left side of the board under Obesityhelp wisconsin weight loss fourm.  Then you can upload your photo.  You have to shrink your picture before you can upload it otherwise the system won't let you upload.  I would like to also meet people around my area, but being so close to the Minnesota border it is often harder to meet people especially with the cost of gas going up all of the time.