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Good luck with that! Let us know how it goes... Im pretty close to doing the same thing after my mom in law returns home. Cheers!

Hi guys, No one has posted here in a while, but I am still -30 pounds to goal.... 24 to be exact. I have gained some wieght, it is a struggle, but have not given up hope. I can see most of my problem... what and how much I eat! The holidays are the devil for me.... I see grazing is probably my biggest problem. Always sticking some little snack in the pie hole...(they don't call it that for nothing!) My mom in law is taking off back to NZ in a few days, and I am back in shape to increase exercise, so back on track I go. Posting here is part of the plan. Regular fitday use too.... Best of luck to you all over the holdiays!

Just take care with gulping... 600 cals is not bad, but your stomach has had its nerves cut and is tender and healing and perhaps numb?... don't force stuff in, take small bites and eat often if needed...the soft stuff just slides on through... when you get to solids, you will feel much more restriction until months later when you can eat more. You just do not want to add pressure to the staples so early out. Just follow your Docs advice.

Globe.... how scary! Can you find a free clinic? It's so horrible not having insurance....

Quiet here isn't it!? Im fine... just got back to dancing class last week.... after months of not being able to go. SOOOO happy about that! i hope that will help me to drop a couple of pounds, and really, to feel some more energy and tone. Getting ready for Thanksgiving ... Thank goodness I have the sleeve! That will at least slow me down! The family is going to a buffet... There should be plenty of good (and not so good) choices.

just watched this one....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HQbzjv6KBo

I looked into it too... the reviews are not that great... french fries Yes..... other foods, not so good. I would be interested in hearing what others have to say too... also very small batches, so if you are cooking for a family, maybe not so practical, for just yourself , maybe yes.

Everyone loses at different rates. Everyone has a different sized stomach, eating patterns, carb intake, exercise routine, age, gender, diet history... and Dr. My Dr warned me that people have the tendancy to gain more weight back with the sleeve, but did not pressure me to "lose faster" or even name a goal weight. He just wanted me to follow the directions and see what happened. Even if we all did the exact same things , our weight loss would be diferent. That being said, its great to get ideas and encouragement from others. My advice? 33 in three months is respectable. It is easier to lose weight at the beginning after the surgery than later, so if there is anything you can do to tighten up your practices, then go for it. But as someone else told me, if you lose 100 pounds in 4 months, or 18 months, you have STILL lost 100 pounds, and you are at goal. Just try to enjoy the ride, and remember some folks ( like me and you) have a lot of stalls. I had a 4 week stall starting at 3 weeks. I did everything right. My body just said NO for a while. Use measuring as well as weighing to chart your weight loss... sometimes you can lose inches and not pounds. Best of luck.

Some of the reasons for the 6 week liquids are prob the liver size, like you mentioned, and some doctors want to see if you can keep doing something you are told to for an extended amount of time. Your success will hinge on being able to follow orders for a LONG time. That includes not drinking coffee (make that caffein...) and alcahol, fizzy diet or reg sodas, beer and such. The reasoning behind not drinking sodas are that the long term studies are pointing to weight gain with regular AND diet sodas. The fizz does seem to cause some problems as well. We all know beer is full of carbs, and our little stomachs will be tender for quite a while, perhaps over a year. I am almost at 2 years, and there are still things that tummy just doesnt agree with, and i have a pretty cast iron tummy. I can just now eat hot chili after two years, and I always used to eat things HOT. We have a set of habits, some of which have gotten us into trouble... now is the time to change as many of them long term that we can... or at least part of the weight will come back on. I speak from experience, having gained 11-12 pounds. I know it is from eating habits (junk food and grazing) and a reduction in exercise (knee bone spurs... working to remedy this) Even those 12 pounds tell me the sleeve is working pretty well because my portion sizes are better than before surgery... the more changes you can willingly make in the quality of what you eat, the better for you and your kids and busy lifestyle. I have a glass of wine now and then, I stay away from caffein, I eat almost anything I want, protein first, and try and keep the portion sizes down... do the best you can. It will pay off in better weight loss and maintenance. Best of luck.

My nose runs when I'm full.

The first few months my stomach sounded like water going down the drain! Sort of a gurgling sucking sound. Its much better now(22 months), and only once in a while growls.

FYI, the sleeve was started as the first step of the duodenal switch, not the RNY. Drs found many of those who did not go on to get the second part of the surgery still lost weight. The sleeve was developed as a stand alone surgery from there. People have had their stomachs removed for many reasons for many years... most live a happy, thinner life afterwards. My Doc said if I did not lose enough weight on the sleeve, or gained a lot back, I could always get it switched up to the DS. The DS is very drastic, and high maintenance... but has the best weight loss statistics. I have had the sleeve going on 2 years, and it has been a breeze for me in most ways. I have had a weight gain bounce.. of about 12 pounds... but my life and health are SOOO much better, and quality of life is where its at. Go for it.

I find adding a piece of cheese to the apple helps keep your blood from spiking from the sugars.

Teacher here,my work would not let me come back until the Dr said I could lift over 10 pounds. 6 weeks! They have since made a place for people to come back to work in a recovery phase....2-3 weeks. I was very ready to get back to work at about 4 weeks.

So cute! You are so tiny, where in the heck will you lose more from?

I am so glad things have worked out for you guys. What a cute picture!

Bump... I know someone must know how to do this!

OK, I have been here for 2 years and I just can't seem to find how to post my Before and After Photos....the ones that are empty under "my Profile" I'm sure if it was a snake it would have bit me by now, but for the life of me, I just cant find it! Thanks, K

That looks like you had so much fun! Congrats to you girl!

avocado....nuts, granola, dried fruit, peanut butter.....Girl, I wish I could say that was my problem! I don't eat as clean as you though... I already eat all this stuff!

Seriously ladies... at least check out the book I mentioned above... it has done wonders for me.... What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause: The Breakthrough Book on Natural Progesterone http://www.amazon.com/What-Your-Doctor-About-Menopause/dp/0446691429/ref=dp_ob_title_bk

I used over the counter progesterone cream every evening before bed... it took a couple of months, but my hot flashes went away... as well as broken sleeping habits, strange thought patterns... this is the book I read to get the info... http://www.amazon.co...e/dp/0446671444 I see he also has an updated version, and another book on details...

Coops. did you get your test back? My docs have been getting my thyroid tested for years, thinking something is wrong, but it never shows anything. I wonder if they did the broader panel.... Ill have to check....

First, I wouldn't put the 6-9 month time frame on it... just eat right and exercise. Write it down, measure and weight now and then... remember stalls happen, some lose all their weight quickly, especially the guys... but some do not. If you reach goal at two years does that make you a failure? No way! Just live your life and the protein first rule, the no drinking after eating rule, and the get some exercise in rule DO help a lot. The weight comes off slower and slower as time goes by. That is OK.

Thanks for this conversation ladies!