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Thank you all for the good feedback!

I can instantly relate to your story as I was there myself 13 months ago. I had eaten my way to 340 lbs (which at 5 ft 3 in is pretty dangerous). Today I am 172 lbs. I have been set free from the layer of flesh that kept me safe and numb after years of trauma. Feel free to add me, I log in every day. I want you to know…

You are all awesome encouragers, thank you so much!! Today is still difficult but I am not giving in, I will sit on my hands if I have to!! The funny thing is, even though I am craving so much, after I drink some water or my protein shake I am so full so there isn't even any room. I am trying desperately to understand what…

Thank you all so very much for taking the time to respond!! I am trying to learn to sit with the uncomfortable feelings rather than "get high" with food (this is so much like a drug addict in many ways!). I have used food to check out for so many years that I almost completely forgot how to feel very much, which is sad. I…

You are very welcome Relentless212!! I am finding these books so insightful and helpful, even better for you to arm yourself with all of the information before surgery!! Aubrey:smile:

I haven't had any regret but I can honestly say that I have had my share of intense junk food cravings and many mixed emotions. I have gone back and forth with feeling anxious, restlessness, anger (at not being able to eat junk), and fear of failure. All that to say, all of these things that you are feeling are so very…

Mangopickle could not have said it more perfectly! It hasn't even been a week for you just yet, it is all so raw. Do the best you can to put one foot in front of the other and above all, please please please allow yourself to sit in the midst of all of the feelings without placing any expectations on yourself. So deeply…

Thank you all for helping me understand the post op process! It is such a learning curve and I value the experience of everyone that has gone through it! Aubrey

There is a big discrepancy with the way my post was perceived. I was in no way telling the OP that it was okay to ignore her surgeon's advice. I was simply trying to let her know that she is not alone in her struggle by sharing my own personal experience. I am actually a Registered Nurse currently working toward my FNP and…

Thank you for the information! My nausea is what I would compare to morning sickness, except that it lasts all day on and off. I have never thrown up though thankfully! Was the hair loss enough that other people noticed (bald spots) or was it something only you saw? I have visions of me going bald!

I totally relate to what you are going through. I did HORRIBLY on my pre op diet!! For some reason just about every night was a major drive thru binge up until the last 48 hrs. I was freaking out and so sure that my surgery would get cancelled. Everything went well and there were no complications. I took very little pain…

Hello, I am having the same issue. I am averaging 45-50 gm per day which I know is not enough. I am still trying to find a protein supplement that doesn't make me nauseous. I am told that this will settle down as time passes. Aubrey

Hi Everyone, I had my sleeve on June 3rd and I am so thankful for this amazing tool! I still struggle with emotional hunger and food cravings every day but it is awesome to know that physically, that is no longer an option. I am taking it one minute at a time! Looking forward to getting to know others that have had this…

:smile: I am BEYOND happy for you!! You look so free in your after picture. How long did it take you? I am soooo struggling to lose the 140 lbs I need to lose. You are truly an inspiration!!

This is my problem as well. I wake up and before I can even get out of bed my mind is already planning my own destruction with food. The cravings are so intense and they infiltrate every fiber of my being. I just started reading a book about binge eating called "Crave" by Cynthia M Bulik PhD (she is the director of the…