Okay, now I'm worried...this post was a week ago and you haven't posted back. I haven't gotten through all the posts I've missed yet, but I hope all is well with you now. Take care of you hon! Pam

Those are FABULOUS WOW moments! Isn't that amazing how we don't see the change in ourselves very much (it takes pictures for me too, well actually comparing to an earlier one). Keep up the excellent work everyone! Love ya all! Pam

I would say increase your cheese. Cottage Cheese, String Cheese, you'll get protein from them and it helps to solidify your bm's. I have IBS, but since surgery I don't. It didn't matter what I ate before surgery, within 1/2 to 1 hour I was in the bathroom....I now have the opposite effect....honestly, I prefer the before surgery bm's, but I was like that for many years. I eat the Atkins bars for protein. Hope it gets better soon. IBS generally goes in waves....right now it's acting up, but it may change. Here's hoping. Take care of you! Pam

Hey girls....just make sure you get the okay from your doctors first. You want to be as healthy as possible before hand. Also.....you'd be really surprised at how quickly you will conceive after surgery. Even with PCOS, once you've lost all that weight it usually doesn't take long or is hard to conceive anymore. Good Luck and I wish the best for both of you in extending your families. Love to ya, Pam

Hi Tracy, That is one of the reason I opted to get the surgery.... to improve my chances of starting a family (among other reasons). I also have the complication that I have PCOS, so hopefully the weight-loss will help with that as well. At this point I am down enough that my husband and I are also considering trying to get pregnant. Since it will likely take some time for us to conceive, we will likely start trying before the 1 year mark. Good Luck!! Sherri