italianlady13

I didn't mean perfectionist in a bad way. Just sometimes people are overly hard on themselves which is what I meant. You can't be hard on yourself, be gentle with yourself and allow yourself some screw ups. This surgery (if there are no complications) is fail proof. You would have to eat and eat and eat (which isn't really possible) for it to fail. the less you think about it failing and the more you just forget you had the surgery and live your life (excercising and pretending you are just doing some diet) then it will start to move. The more you get on that scale and weigh yourself and think about what you can't eat, it won't work and indeed will fail. The mind is a powerful thing. Just keep telling yourself THIS WILL WORK and it will.

Are you a perfectionist? I see a person who is really punishing herself. Why? EVERYONE does this, everyone goes through this. I suck at chewing and sipping and taking my Vitamins and eating enough Protein as well.... who told you that you can never have mexican food, pancakes, burgers and fries? In time you will be able to eat everything you enjoyed before just in smaller quantities and not as often. And you know what? You are going to get to the point where you won't WANT those things anymore because they just won't do it for you like they did before. You will see that this surgery is going to be the best thing you ever did for yourself. Remember that right now your hormones are raging. Shortly after my surgery I would walk through the grocery store and cry. i was not there to buy food I was just there to be around the food (kind of like visiting the cemetary) and I would read the nutrition content and cry (think obituaries) it was HORRIBLE, but I got over that with time Just do your best and your best will be! You can and WILL do this and you will look back and be slightly amused that you felt this way ever, I promise you this.

I was sleeved July 19, 2011. I have lost 45 pounds (I have not updated my ticker yet). i'm into a size 10 pants as well. I have some before and after pictures up in the success stories forum. I feel great and it's the greatest and best gift I could have ever given myself. I'm so very happy at this success.

EVERYONE keeps asking me if I'm 22! THAT is the best part. I was 31 and feeling horrible, ugly down on myself. I tell EVERYONE about my surgery because I want them to see the benefits of this surgery, especially people who I can see feel just as badly about themselves as I used to. I'm a definate advocate!!!! I can't wait to lose the rest and meet my goal, what a feeling that will be! Also, I'm so cold all the time. I am literally freezing cold all the time and have to bundle up!!

i FEEL great! Thanks

Enjoying who I am becoming....I believe you may have misunderstood her question. DECAMOM is over induldging yet STILL continuing to lose weight. Her concern is that she will get to goal and then continue to go below goal because she is eating what she likes not yet is still losing weight.... I have been noticing this as well. In the beginning I was super controlled and counting montitoring and measuring....I gave that up a few weeks ago. Mind you, I still monitor and measure but I have tried to put it in my subconcious. If I go over my carbs then so be it, if I go over my fat, then so be it. I don't get histerical if I do and yet the weight keeps on coming off. It's like a miracle. However, I can understand feeling like "what the hell am I going to do once I lose all the weight I need to". I think the body is a miraculous thing and you will lose until your body is at a comfortable weight. When you are maintaining then it may be necessary to up your calories and carb intake to more normal levels, so adding a snack in or a sweet treat once in a while. one woman on youtube said she would maintain by drinking an adult beverage frequently....I would not advocate that though considering cross over addictions and what not.... I guess it just going to be a matter of understanding what it feels like to be "normal" again. Like when we were kids and looked at food and didn't gain weight. Before the surgery I could smell sweets and gain a pounds through osmosis! I guess you are just going to have to enjoy feeling like you have a normal metabolism! Congratulations on your loss!

You have a wonderful husband and it's no wonder why you married him. My husband told me that I was too fat on our third date (I should have seen the red flags). He often questioned what i was eating, why I was eating it, watching me as I ate, counting the food in the cupboards to see what I had consumed.... I got so depressed I just kept getting fatter and fatter. I later found a letter he wrote to his brother about how I was not that good looking (everyone comments on how i'm a good looking girl even in my chubby days) that I needed to lose weight but I made a certain amount of money. Needless to say we are not together anymore but before I left him I made sure to have my surgery done and lose some weight so he could get some idea of what I look like slimmer.... and eat his f**king heart out a*****e! You are so so lucky and I hope I meet my prince who will love me no matter what.....SOON!

Yep I was just talking to my mom about this. Some days I eat constantly while others I can barely get anything in. In addition I notice when I'm stressed or upset that my stomach tightens up and I can't really eat....yesterday I ate 900 calories 64 grams of protein, 33 grams of carbs and today I could barely barely squeeze anything in.

Excellent job! Just a little positive thinking and voila....!!!

Yayyyyy congratulations!!!!! I can't wait to see when she finally arrives. I"m so so very happy for you. Praying for you and your safe delivery!

if you all want some good pizza that won't kill you or make you feel miserable try Dr Oetker restorante pizza. If you make one pizza and eat 1/4 of the pizza (if you can) it's not too bad on carbs and fat....it's thin and doesn't kill your stomach after. Of course I can barely eat 1/4 of the pizza but if you have a hankering it can be ok....and it's pretty damn near what you get IN ITALY!!!!

I desperately wanted to eat a cookie today SO, I ate fortune cookies instead. Nutrition facts: 1 fortune cookie has: 30 calories 0 fat 0 protein 7 grams of carbs...

I have lost in circumference (sp?) So i was into a 40 C now I'm like 36 C/B so they are not as big as before but definately perkier and a touch smaller. I kind of like them like they are now....

I would be really terrified to consume 1600 calories. Even if they are healthy the first thing my doctor told me was to avoid eating all day long. And I would think you would HAVE to eat all day long to consume 1600 calories. If not then you risk stretching your new svelt little tummy...that being said I also think this might be psychological only because if I eat more than 3-4 four ounces I vomit immediately! Good luck and look after your little tummy.

I ate sushi 6 weeks out.....love the sleeve best thing I ever did for myself. SOOOOOOOOOOO glad i didn't get theband

That's a great question I will be looking to see the answer!