Congrats on getting your date. I wouldn't worry so much about the gas and bad breath. I personally didn't have many problems with gas (unless I eat too many beans), but that's not to say you won't. Everyone is different. As far as the bad breath, that can be remedied with mouthwash or breath mints.
I'm not past the year mark, but getting close. I can't eat much of anything that has fat or sugar, but I can pretty much eat anything else as long as I don't overdo it. The best thing I've found about having had this surgery is that I don't care about food, so giving that stuff up isn't a big deal. What's been hard for me is finding something that I want to eat and when I do, it's not much.
This is how I wanted to be, though. I wanted to eat like a thin person eats. I've lost close to 100 pounds and would never have been able to lose this much any other way. It has changed my life. I've found that there are many things in life that are more satisfying in food, like fitting into a size 10, being able to walk a mile, playing frisbee, climbing stairs without huffing and puffing...am I getting through to you?
Only YOU can decide how you want to live your life. I wish you all the best, my dear.
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Vicki
RNY 11/04/2008
248/139/138
Pre-op/Current/Goal
One more freakin' pound...
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