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My weight loss has been fairly slow so far. At 1 month out I was down 20 lbs. I know that's not bad, but it did seem a bit slow. So, three days ago I tried pizza. I ate one entire slice, although it took me a while. The next day I had a leftover slice for lunch. Generally speaking, I ate more than I usually do (post op). Today, I dropped 3 lbs. So, I'm wondering, is it the increased food consumption? The first thing I was told by MGB'rs was to listen to my body. I took that to mean that when I w… Continue

Nine days out and I want a hamburger. This is odd for me, because I usually crave sweets. In addition to that, I'm not much of a meat eater. So, it seems I am craving protein. Cheese sounds good. And carb addict that I am, mashed potatoes wouldn't be too bad either...but I've got my broth, so I'm good. Although I sometimes think of these foods, it's not like before. It's not an overwhelming, have to have it or I'll go nuts kind of craving. It is manageable. Sort of like what 'normal' people must… Continue

Okay, so I debated all day as to whether I should post this or not. I decided to go ahead, in the hopes that somebody might be helped by it. I am 45 and have given birth to 3 children. For the past 19 years, I have suffered from incontinence. I use the word suffered quite accurately. Not only was I self conscious about my weight, but I had to worry about leakage or smells. Now, as unladylike as this topic is, I know there are many out there suffering. I was actually considering surgery, but like… Continue

Well, I've crossed over. Can't say I was in any real pain. Didn't use the morphine pump during my hospital stay.I had surgery at 9:30am and I was up walking by 4pm. Truly amazing. Yesterday I was a bit melancholy. I don't know if that's how you would describe it, I wasn't really sad, or blue. My daughter called me to see how things went, and I briefly told her and said I'd talk to her later. I just didn't feel like talking...I always felt like talking before. Today is better. The one odd thing I… Continue

So, as I sit here pondering what changes will take place for me, I glance at the Google ads on the right. Are they serious???? Ancient Chinese Weight Loss Secrets??? OMG, oh, don't let the physician assisted weight loss fool you either. Tried that one...real fun, 500 calories, protein supplements exclusively-no solid food. Did it work, well sure it did. I lost the weight, and my body was so starved that the weight came back with a vengance. I really think wls is the only way to go.