I am new to this group so I am just learning and don't know yet. I am happy to be here now.

I too have a hard time with the i phone interface - I cant use an apostrophe for instance without it posting as a question mark .

I ALWAYS have to go back and edit my posts so as to not seem wacked lol

I used to love chat : it was real time and real live company . We could chat for hours on any weight related subject in great depth . For me chat was a huge learning tool and extremely helpful in the first eight weeks of pouch healing and intense excess food withdrawal .

I wish OH would reinstate chat with moderation of which there was NONE ten years ago . Despite that there were very few incidents of trolling or security concerns. One bad egg got it shut down forever and honestly had she been moderated I think it would still be a great resource and source of hundreds if not thousands of posts and views daily .
Chat made OH a very lively and interesting place .

I get tremendous support from the people on the daily menu thread on the RNY forum! I think if there was an app, we'd see more people join/stay; I know several people have dropped out of daily posting because they can't be in front of a laptop daily and the phone web/interface is challenging for many.

I had a co-worker who weighed almost 600 lbs. I saw her struggling to breathe, walk and live everyday. I didn't want to become her. She was afraid to have surgery and unfortunately passed away last year. It was a great decision for me even with the multitude of complications I experienced.

I don't think you will ever enjoy food as much as you did presurgery. As for tastes, sugar tastes much sweeter to me now. I also crave 'some' spicy food, even though I was a MILD eater prior to surgery 4 years ago.