Congrats on having a great 6 month follow-up!!!

Hi Annette, I'm 6 months post op, I had my op same date as you, and I have to say everything has been great, there's been a couple of hiccups along the way, trying to eat too much too soon and eating the wrong food too soon all my own fault, I've lost nearly 6 stones in the past 6 months, I lost 4 stone in the first 3 half months, but things have slowed down, just like my surgeon said it would, I think you have done really well to loose 5o lbs, not everyone will loose the same weight over the same time, so give yourself a big pat on the back and be proud of what you have accomplished so far, having said that, if you don't start to control your eating habits (junk food) now, you may suffer for it in the long term, your body can't be getting the nutricians it needs with junk food, and as everyone knows junk food is high in calories, and it's the amount of calories that goes into the body that makes us put weight on, especially if we don't burn most of them off through exercise, it would be such a waste if you didn't try that little bit harder to watch what your eating. Even though I can only eat a small portion for each meal I still make sure it's healthy food, I try to have a glass of milk as soon as I get up, I take a multivitamin tablet, 1 cod-liver oil tablet and evening primrose oil tablet with my milk, I only have 1 slice of bread (toasted) in the morning for breakfast with anything on it, but that's my lot as far as bread is concerned, it fills me up really fast, I don't see the point in trying to eat a sandwich during the day, as I'm not getting the nutricians I need, for lunch I have a chopped salad with either chicken or prawns or tuna, for afternoon snack I always have chopped fresh fruit salad, then for my evening meal it's usually half of one of those ready meals, (I can only manage to eat half of one) i.e. Cottage pie, vegetable bake, or some sort of fish dish, I don't cook much as there's only me to cook for, but sometimes I'll do a small amount of stir fry veggies and add a bit of chilli sauce, I don't eat sweet puddings or ice cream or cakes etc., I try to eat as healthy as possible, I feel it's the least I can do after what I feel has been to take the easy option having by-pass surgery. I say easy option, simply because the will power needed to loose weight has been taken out of my hands and I have no choice but to eat very little, how easy is that, I truly admire and give praise were deserved to the people out there who have managed to loose weight through a calorie controlled diet, I only wish I could have done it, (would have saved me a few grand at least) Hope I've helped you a little Annette, and keep up the good work

I think the last post again was negative. For people to make such a statement and judgement on what i said is a show their character without even knowing me or my daughter. Knowing my daughter for 21 years and knowing for a fact that her being thin now is the sole cause of her change and outlook and the way she acts and treats people, It is not only her family that is disappointed but family friends and friends she walked away from. Saying bad things does not take cahones, It again is an act of immaturity. The majority of the readers did understand what I was saying and was not out to down lesbians or anything like that. The combination of things she has put together such as crack use is what has led her family to feel betrayed and disrespected as we all stood beside her during her times of obesity and we paid for her surgery, and anything else to get her through the surgery. Only to have it shoved down our throats by her new thin personality. With her father and I being into bodybuilding all of our lives do you think we have a right to be rude and disrespectful because we are not heavy, never have been and are in excellent physical shape. NO IT DOESNT and we never have. That is why it is so hard for us to understand why being thin would make you feel you can mistreat anyone at anytime.

I eat spicy foods. Have since around 1 month post-op. In fact, it was literally all I could eat in the beginning! My doctor said as long as I didn't get sick, it was safe! -95lbs and 49 to goal

Way to go Renee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy for you. My goal is to hit -100 lbs. also by my 6 month anniversary which is 05/17 and I am down 93 pounds with a few days to hit that -100 lb. mark! Only 7 more lbs to go and I know I will do it! Congratulations!!!!!!!!! Doesn't it feel great!