I'm 9m out and I've now lost 127lb and I'm 31lb from my absolute goal weight (I'm 5'11, I was 323lb now 196lb. My goal is 165lb). The surgeon said my goal was 210lb and the dietician said that the expectation is we lose 25%-35% of overall body weight by 18m. I've already surpassed that. When I was asking for additional help/support as I keep stalling for 4-6w at a time she said I need to just accept that this is me done losing and my body has found it's mark and this is it for me. I've since lost 22lb more from when she said that.

My goal is to be right in the middle of a healthy BMI for my height. She said this is unrealistic and I'm setting myself up to fail. What is unrealistic is for them to treat us all the same. We're individual, have individual hopes and wants. I know certainly a lot of people are more than happy to lose what I have and still be more than comfortable at my current BMI (which is 27.3) but I am not. I have gone through a lot from this surgery and I won't settle until I hit my own goal - not their goal for me.

Apparently around the 2yrs out mark there is a bit of regain for most people but it's around 5lb-10lb from what I've read. This isn't most of the weight lost by any stretch.

As ever, take what they say with a pinch of salt and do your own research.

I know I'm a while off for plastics (just 5m out but 98lb down with 60lb to go) but I can already tell I'll need a fair bit doing.

Ive heard lots of really good things about usculpt in Vaughn so I'll look into them further when it's time.

How long os recommended to wait before plastics? I'm losing pretty quickly so far and I'm hoping to be at goal for my 12m/1yr surgiversary and I don't know if it's a certain time period requirement before you should look into plastics.

In all honesty, even with the nausea I would do this again. I'm 73lb down and the lightest I've been in 17yrs. I'm feeling really well (overall). I just wish the nausea would do one and let me live my best life now that I have more energy and ability to do so!

I had RnY Feb 27th so I'm 3m out. I feel nauseous and have every day since surgery. They thought I might have a stricture or an ulcer so an endoscopy was completed last week. I don't have either. Dr Sullivan did say several of my staples are still clearly visible inside and they should have healed over long ago and that my pouch is really irritated. I've been prescribed meds that they use for ulcers to help coat my stomach to ease the irritation and aid healing.

The nausea has not improved. I can't take gravol as it totally knocks me out (much much stronger since surgery). The ginger/non-drowsy ones don't work either. My family Dr won't prescribe anti-nausea meds as he feels it's masking a symptom.

I'm getting around 70-80oz of fluids in each day and approx 80-100g protein (mostly in the way of shakes as most foods make the nausea worse or feel like they are stuck - this is why they suspected a stricture).

I really do feel miserable and wondered if anyone had similar and it got better

I had my gallbladder out in 2012 thankfully once less thing to worry about.

Im managing fluids most of the time with the occasional day of not getting enough but this really is occasionally.

Hi all,

wondering how normal it is to feel nauseous almost always? There are days when food goes down really well and I hit my protein goals and fluids easily. However probably 4 or 5 days out of 7 are hard. Nothing sits well. I can only manage a bit or two of things that have gone down really well in the past and then I feel like the food just can't go any further and the nauseous kicks into overdrive.

I haven't been weighed in 10 days but I was 48lb down since starting opti (31 since surgery) so the weight is going down I just feel like crap.

Ive tried just going back to full fluids and then purée but I have the exact same issues (doesn't help that I dump on every soup I've had since surgery no matter what the sugar/carbs/fat content is).

Im unsure if the fact I had a nasty car accident 2 weeks post op is contributing to the issues (banged my stomach on the steering wheel with a lot of force but CT scan was clear for damage) or if it's just rough going.

As it happens I went and got my book out and it says 1/2-3/4 cup for each meal (4-6oz). I will panic less. I?m not having ?bad? food and I?m following my plan. I think I might introduce a couple of tsp of puréed veg soon (soup hasn?t sat well since my surgery even trying nearly every kind available it makes me vomit).

It's more that I've had 1/2 cup of puréed protein sometimes and not a 1/4 cup which I've now read is what I should be having.

My surgery was Feb 27th.

The post surgery diet is quite heavily milk/dairy based. I struggled for the first 10 days to keep water down and was drinking milk which is high in carbs but when you're getting almost nothing else in you take what you can.

Now at 2.5 weeks out it's getting easier. I pureed some chicken and added a tbsp of Greek yogurt to increase the protein. I also found these little cans of different flavoured tuna at Walmart that have 15-18g protein and 0-2g carbs which helps.

I also found something called Splash at GNC which is protein powder which tastes just like still pop/juice. I got the fuzzy peach and it's delicious (24g protein and 10oz fluid so win win). I haven't had any crackers or melba toast. I didn't think I could have those (and shan't try them)

I don't know what's going on with Sudbury these last few weeks. They are having a major push to clear everyone their books. I think you're the 4th person I've read about who had their orientation in January and are now almost finished their 1-1's. After 1-1's are finished the meet the surgeon is often the same week (or the following Thursday) and surgery is generally 1 month after the meet the surgeon.

I'm super excited for you!

My surgery is next week and I've taken 2 weeks off. I work from home and can have my laptop in bed if I need to.

I have an instant pot and I LOVE it. The meat is exceptionally moist (I always chuckle at that word like I?m 13yrs old and still in school).

My husband bought us a Ninja blender and I?m getting a ton of use out of it during opti and I suspect I?ll use it after surgery for the purée stage too.

Are there specific plates or cutlery you recommend? I will also look at that cool book mentioned. I'm about to Amazon a pill splitter just in case :)

We're almost there :) just over a week to go for us.