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First NSVs a month out! - One month out, six weeks from start of pre-op diet and I had my first NSVs! Yesterday I crossed my legs. Didn't even realize I was doing it. And not the fat belly legs crossed with...

Emotional and missing being fat? - Really emotional today, like on the verge of tears for no reason. I think it's the hormone dump because my TOM is over. I found myself looking at my (now thinner) arm and leg yeste...

I started seeing a therapist who specializes in eating disorders (I'm...

Yeah! So glad you are feeling better.

Wow, it sounds like you are still dealing with a lot. I've been really...

Why don't people listen to their doctors? - It's a good thing I am about to go back to work because I am spending WAY too much time on this site. It's great, has been very helpful, but it's getting a bit obsessive. I am tire...

Head Hunger vs. Normal Food Desires - I am still thinking about food a lot, but I've been on liquids for almost five weeks. I find myself thinking about food even right after I've had a shake and am obviously not hungr...

Doing a sublingual b12 in the am and multivitamin in the pm. Maybe...

So tired - At 3 1/2 weeks post op I still have no energy. Ran some errands for about 2 hrs and I could use a nap. When, when, when will I start to feel normal! I have to go back to teaching i...

It helped me to stay really busy (hard to do in the summer for me...

The first 3-4 days of the liquid diet are SO hard, but it really does get...

Good to hear the taste buds come back. Sorry to hear your tummy is...

If insurance covers only one procedure can I have - Hi, This is my first post on the plastics board because I only had my VSG 2 1/2 weeks ago, but I am hoping to have a breast reduction and tummy tuck at some point. I have always be...

Five days till food, but will I want it? - I've had no taste for anything. My mouth doesn't enjoy food anymore. I am SO looking forward to some refried beans on Thursday but I'm afraid I won't like them. I haven't liked any...

I really needed that. You're amazing Shawna.

Carbo Nada Pasta? - I have six more days until mushy foods (after one week of clear and two weeks of full liquids). I am nervous and worried about starting solids and want to find something that goes ...

Bad day - heartburn and PMS - This is my first bout of PMS since being sleeved and it is not good. I am SO irritable, still on liquids for another 6 days, and my tummy feels strange. I can't figure out if it's ...

The indignities of obesity - warning rant, TMI, la - As I sit here 2 weeks post op, sick of liquids, sick of feeling weird, sick of wanting real food, I just had a moment of clarity in my perspective that reminded me why I did this t...

Absolutely!

Try stopping drinking 30-45 minutes before you eat. The liquids may...

How long till I feel "normal"? - This is probably an impossible question to answer, but how long did it take you to feel "normal" after surgery. I'll be two weeks out tomorrow and still feel weird. Not horrible, b...

Tomorrow makes 2 weeks - I am so ready to be done with FIVE weeks of liquids. Tomorrow ends week four and marks my two week surgiversary. I'm really starting to see how this is a lifelong journey and it fr...

Thanks guys!

I can see it! - I've lost 26 lbs and I can see it! My clothes are looser and in some picture we took yesterday my face looks thinner! I can't believe it. Oh happy day! I am starting to feel like m...

Fantastic! I'm dealing with tiredness too and am hoping some...