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About the stretching of the stomach depends a lot of what we do individually, if we overeat there are more possibilities that we will stretch as opposed to sticking to smaller portions (at least this is what my surgeon told me when I came up with the worry of sleeve stretching) It's the same with the amount of weight we lose, icecream milkshake and all that goes down so well that again my surgeon said if you want to get the calories in you will get them in, so I guess a lot depends on us! Good luck, you'll love yor sleeve, I'm sure!!

I'm 6 1/2 weeks out and started going back to the gym last friday. I used to work out 3-4 times a week for an hour (mainly cardio just to try and keep myself healthy despite being fat!) I find it very tiring now even though I'm about 23 pounds lighter, I can bearly do 40 min of cardio, does this happen to anyone else? I'm trying to go most days now, I think maybe doing 30-40 min 5 days a week will help with my weight loss, I hope! I am getting my proteins in (around 70grs) and my calories are around 900 now, which sounds like more than most of you get at this stage. Any thoughts/opinions would be appreciated:001_wub:

I can imagine the feeling but if your surgeon decided not to at the moemnt,that it is probably for the best, you'll be sleeved in no time, good luck to you!

You are an inspiration, I am so happy for you!! I'm happy with my sleeve too, not losing that fast but I too feel blessed, we are lucky that we all found this wonderful tool, aren't we!!???

I've always loved watching TV programmes on anything to do with food, for the 1st couple of weeks I avoided them, i was afraid they would make me feel hungry, but I'm back to normal again, I enjoy the programmes and I don't feel hungry, I love it!!!

from my food i mean

I ONLY TAKE Multivitamins ANd the medicine to prevent gallstones, my nut said i should get the rest from my foos, again, all doctors/nut have different guidelines

I just find the protein count on myfatsecret.com that I use as my calorie tracker

I find soft low fat cheese, cottage cheese(low fat), mushed up lentils with some vegetables, eggs, helpful. Also spinach and broccoli, hope this helps!

100 gr of chicken has around 30 gr of protein, i think you should get around 60 gr at least as somebody mentioned earlier

I did mashed potatoes and spinach with low fat cheese a lot, according to my doctor just normal food that you can mush up!

Hi dave, I used to have that same issue, after 31 years of dieting on and off (I've first been put on a diet when I was 9) I lost the signals that tell me when I'm hungry and when I'm full. Apparently this is common in people who diet too much, you loose those cues so just eat till you are emotionally not hungry anymore stuffing yourself and getting fat. When I decided to have this surgery (i'm 6 weeks out now) i felt like it was my last resource, I've had a gastric balloon in a few years ago, lost about 23 pounds, put it all back on and more! I just thought that the only thing that would stop me overeating was a physical barrier, i.e. a smaller stomach, I didn't want to put my hopes up with the ghrelin thing. After surgery my hunger has diminished a lot, don't get me wrong, I do get hungry, but I try to differentiate between head hunger and real hunger. The big difference is that I get full much quicker and I don't feel hungry anymore after eating a bit, it's incredible! People react differently to this surgery though, I am not one of those people who cant get enough nutrients in, but you can feel when you've had enough. I don't weigh my food just guesstimate and pay attention now to the cues that tell me that I'm full and it works! As for the snacking I know I should stop, but i find it more comfortable to eat about 6 times a day, so when I do snack/graze I count it as a meal and count it in my daily calorie intake, roughly, and it's working for me. I'm not losing as quick as a lot of people on this forum, I lost about 25 pounds in 6 weeks, but it's good for me, I just hope I keep losing! Hope this helps, good luck to you!

I've been taking the medication to prevent gallstones 2 days after surgery, hadn't had any problems yet and hopefully won't have any! Different surgeons have different guidelines from what i can see on this forum, so best stick to what are doctors recommend!

Stevia is a natural sweetener as well as agave nectar, I think stevia has less calories if any than agave nectar. Google them, they taste OK. Hope this helps

Proteins are essential to the body as they maintain body structures, bones, muscles, skin hair. The lack of protein in our bodies can lead to malnutrition, muscle wasting, and in severe cases it can affect the brain heart liver, kidneys (this is very rare but can happen in cases of starvation). So getting enough proteins is as important as getting enough liquids!

you guys are so lucky you're having trouble upping your calories, I'm having trouble keeping them down! When I'm hungry I have a triangle of soft lowfat cheese, for a meal I love beans(refried or anykind really) with tomatoes and low fat grated cheese and in the grill for a few minutes. I also love cottage cheese or ricotta bake, with spinach and nutmeg, yummm!! I'm 6 weeks out and I started going to the gym so I hope I continue losing weight, as I'm doing around 900 calories a day now, and as some of you said i try to vary to trick my body, somedays I'll eat less fat, somedays less carbs, I do try to keep my proteins up though, I still usually have 1 protein drink a day.

Well I'm glad I didn't get"jumped at" I just thought that I had to say what i always felt came through her posts and blogs, total negativity, i did on one of her posts or blogs recommend that she should get the band removed and NOT get the sleeve done, just wait and see how she felt about it. As a doctor I know very well that mood, state of mind, etc does really affect outcome of surgery, healing, pain etc. She obviously ignores peoples reccomendations/opinions when they don't suit her. I do think she needs professional help and I hope she gets it. She suffers from various conditions, epilepsy, fibromyalgia, I'm surprised she qualified for the sleeve in the first place. I do hope she finds resolution to her issues and can accept what she's done and get on with her life. I truly wish her the best.

God, I thought I was the only one who thought like this, I'm glad I'm not alone, I was starting to feel like a horrible person, but in the end we are grown ups and nobody can "force" us to do anything!

Honestly Carrie, you don't cease to amaze me, you are going to try and sue the Anaesthesiologist??? Did you not do any pshychological tests before having this surgery? Did you or did you not sign a consent form? Did the Anaesthesiologist not come to see you before the operation was performed before any drugs were given to you? At least here in England you need to go through certain psychological/personality tests to even be considered a candidate for this surgery, and the surgeon and anaesthesiologist come to you hospital bed on the day you are admitted for the operation to make sure that you're still willing to get rid of more than half of your stomach and that you understand all that this entitles. I would be amazed if in the States they didn't do the same. As I said before but you deleted my comment, I honestly have not got any intention of offending you, but I think you are just so bitter about the choice you made and you're trying to blame anyone, first it was your husband and now the Anaesthesiologist! As an intelligent adult you should be able to hold yourself responsible of your actions and your desicions. I know I'm not popular on this forum anyway, but I couldn't read what you said and say nothing.

I had the boots and loved them, it feels like your constantly having a leg massage!

Well done! You'll be feeling better in no time!

I am glad you're on the mend. Complications can happen no matter who's the doctor who did the operation!

For me the main reason of having this surgery was to not be able to eat as much as I used to, physically. I'm not hungry all the time, but sometimes I do have headhunger, so my main reason wasn't to beat the hunger because I knew a lot of my hunger was emotional Pycholgical or however you want to call it. I am soo happy I did this, I have lost around 23 pounds and still have another 40 to get to my target weight. Of it is an operation, with all it's risks. If I haven't had this op I know i would get bigger and bigger, with the comorbities that being obese brings, so probably osteoporosis would be the least of my worries (if i even lived that long). I'm quite sure that the diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, etc etc would come before the osteoporosis!

I'm 6 weeks out tommorrow and haven't been hungry for a few days , weeks 3 and 4 I was really hungry, now as you say I get that empty sensation at the most, it's great, don't yoou think?

I don't think you've ruined your sleeve at all! I feel/know that I eat too much carbs, I try to stick to the good carbs but I find it difficult.I drink a lot of milk which contribute to my high carbs. I know that this is one of the reasons that I'm losing slower, I've lost about 22 pounds 5 weeks out, but as from today i am planning to get myself back on track, it's never too late, you're doing great!