MimiMermaid

I am almost 2 years out and still occasionally see the scale move. Ive been below (way below) goal for over a year now. I've had my fair share of stalls and what makes the sleeve soo awesome is that before.. I could talk myself into the whole "ugh this isn't working, I give up " business and eat a cake. Well now I can't do that.. my sleeve wont let me. I must keep going.. I no longer have the option to give up. If this was me presleave.. I would have given up 100 times. I am now a success story and soon you will be too. The best advice I can give you is to TRY to stay positive. Some days will be better than others but the new you will be worth the wait. You must work out.. consider it a part of your new life and body. You must make good choices. Your sleeve will help you with Portion Control but ultimately you are responsible for what you choose to eat. I have no doubt that you will also be a sleeve success story.. if I could do it, anyone can

I would like to point out what a GREAT post mimiMermaid just put out there--- the secret to major weight loss is that you have to adhere to the right behaviors FOR SO LONG, regardless of mood, parties, holidays, how you're feeling on a particular day, etc --- and you have to be good like that for YEAR or longer!!! Most of us get
depressed and give up - it's happened to me a thousand times. But NOW, you really can't screw up, you have to be "good" all the time, even if you don't happen to be losing weight right now. And over long periods of time, that translates into major weight loss.

I am almost 2 years out and still occasionally see the scale move. Ive been below (way below) goal for over a year now. I've had my fair share of stalls and what makes the sleeve soo awesome is that before.. I could talk myself into the whole "ugh this isn't working, I give up " business and eat a cake. Well now I can't do that.. my sleeve wont let me. I must keep going.. I no longer have the option to give up. If this was me presleave.. I would have given up 100 times. I am now a success story and soon you will be too. The best advice I can give you is to TRY to stay positive. Some days will be better than others but the new you will be worth the wait. You must work out.. consider it a part of your new life and body. You must make good choices. Your sleeve will help you with Portion Control but ultimately you are responsible for what you choose to eat. I have no doubt that you will also be a sleeve success story.. if I could do it, anyone can

I am almost 2 years out and still occasionally see the scale move. Ive been below (way below) goal for over a year now. I've had my fair share of stalls and what makes the sleeve soo awesome is that before.. I could talk myself into the whole "ugh this isn't working, I give up " business and eat a cake. Well now I can't do that.. my sleeve wont let me. I must keep going.. I no longer have the option to give up. If this was me presleave.. I would have given up 100 times. I am now a success story and soon you will be too. The best advice I can give you is to TRY to stay positive. Some days will be better than others but the new you will be worth the wait. You must work out.. consider it a part of your new life and body. You must make good choices. Your sleeve will help you with Portion Control but ultimately you are responsible for what you choose to eat. I have no doubt that you will also be a sleeve success story.. if I could do it, anyone can

Yes, I had issues with how much food I could eat at a time and I was always reallly scared of pushing it. I NEVER threw up... it was something that I was affraid of too. I could get maybe 3 tiny spoon fulls of food and that was it, I was done. Now, I can eat more like a normal person so, now it's up to me to make good choices about what I eat exactly. Yeah, I couldn't believe it either when my size 3's starting getting so loose, I was constantly picking them up (not attractive, ha ha!). I'm also pretty short too. Only 5' 2", so as small as I've gotten, I still don't look like a stick figure

Does ur roommate have the same incision scars as you??? Just curious my sister and I were sleeved the same day 45 min apart by the same surgeon Dr Zane @Kaiser. Everything is identical. So just wondering if you two have discussed symptoms or side effects or ANYTHING? ?

I call BS on the OP original post. Point. Blank. To the Period! Lol I don't come here necessarily for support or to give it. I like to read other people accounts...follow their journeys. Sometimes I just like to be plain old nosey. But If this site is a persons ONLY source Of support, they are in for a rude awakening. That's like someone who is socially inept seeking moral support on Facebook or twitter. Bottom line...don't come on Here expecting EVERYONE to play the violin while you tell your sad sob "story" and in this case...a lie

I was sleeved on Dec 26 by Dr. Nain and Dr. Dockins. This was my experience.
1, I had ice chips until day 2, wasnt allowed to have anything else
2 On day 2 I could have Clear Liquids. When I went home I was allowed full liquids, like she said.
3in another post she stated that she eats this in a day :
I realize I haven't loss be ause I am on mushy/soft but I have been eating mushy/ whatever I am want.

"Breakfast I am ok I usual eat a instant oatmeal mixed with Greek yogurt
With 2 Protein I between .

Lunch is the same chicken salad or something like it.

But dinner or the problem I can eat shrimp or hamburger with pepper gravy and broccoli or chicken breast.

So my question is what are some things you eat for dinner I need more choices.

Also I get hungry in the middle of the day what do you eat for Snacks?

Ps my doc said NO rice Pasta or bread, or strawberries grapes oranges or apples

I don't get sick when I eat I is the 45/45/45 rule instead of 30.

Any suggestions"
But then says she lives with someone who will tell her if she is eating wrong! " Gravy" Isnt a good food. We got a binder with the foods we should eat and Im pretty sure Gravy isnt on that list.
4. Doctors cut her open and she had absolutely no pain? Please!!!
5. On your first visit back to talk to the nut and the NP they show you a pic of "old" Stomach sitting next to your "new" stomach inside of you still. This is Dr. Nains trademark the nurse told me. She should know that she had it done because of that.
6. In my post op paperwork it told me that if I started gaining weight like that I need to call right away because something would be wrong. She has already been back to the drs office before this visit where they would have looked at what is going on!
If you ask me it sounds like a catfish/troll who's roommate got a surgery and thinks she knows enough to come here and make everyone start fighting.
I am sorry if I seem rude to anyone , but this is my Dr. and I wont have someone smearing his name just to get attention.
7. "SO FEEL FRRE TO KISS MY ASS. i HATE THAT i CAME HERE FOR ADVICE BUT NOW i GETTING BEATING UP LIKE I AM LYING. I DONT NEED ATTENTION. I HAVE THAT AT HOME." From who your roommate?
8.I dont know if all docs put the pain pumps in the same spot , but hers looks waaay lower than mine was on her pic. This could be for any reason I am sure but same dr same placement I would think!

I don't believe her... I used the same group, they were excellent. And I go to the monthly support group meetings where I've met 100's of successful patients. Something is fishy here.

The only thing I'm going to contribute here is that I urge any new and researching folks to wait out the results of this thread before jumping to conclusions.
It is a physical impossibility for a properly sleeved stomach to first of all, stretch that much, especially that quickly (especially during the swollen healing phase) and all without the pain and vomiting that follows a sleever eating even a bite too many. Second, to stretch to the point where you could rapidly regain 20 pounds is something I have never, ever seen here. Anyone I've seen regain has regained on sliders. And immediately post op? No way.
Anyone that's been operated on can see there is something missing here - either on the OP's or surgeon's end. I reserve my own judgment for when we know more, but acknowledge that we can't ever really "know" anything about this situation because we're trusting in social media without any way to prove anything.
Remember those first few days post op? I clearly remember not being able to sip more than three spoonfuls of broth in the hospital because that much made me feel full. All sleeves aren't equal, but none of us can fit the quantities as discussed by OP on other threads, even at seven weeks post op.
So, let's not panic, everyone! Wait and see if anything more concrete comes from this, because this isn't even a case of getting a bypass instead of a sleeve. I have friends that had a bypass and none of them bounced back or were able to eat like that, either. In fact, I'd argue the bypass surgery was harder on all of them than my sleeve was on me!
OP - sorry you're going through whatever situation we have here. I hope that you won't disappear before filling us in on the rest of the story.
~Cheri

I noticed her profile pic changed...I think it's showing the incisions(I'm on my iPad and can't view full profiles) BUT...I need to see the face in that shot to believe it. I'm not saying she has to PROVE she's telling the truth...but....well I guess I am saying that lol.
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Ok ...I need to go to bed...but now this has me thinking. It's one thing to have a slow loss or possibly not lose...BUT ....to gain?!? Not just gain a little...but an average of 3lbs per week while exercising and dieting?!?!?! Uh uh...nope...not believing it...although for a second I was. Do you typically gain weight at that rate? The fact your "dr" referred to you stomach as a "pouch".. All this sounds unbelievable
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I must admit. Im VERY SKEPTICAL of her story...HOWEVER...if there's any truth behind it...she needs to get a second medical opinion and possibly legal advice. This website is like any other social networking site. There's much more to people behind the screen...
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Ok girls break It up. This isn't helping anyone

I can ask what I want and if u truly care about her like your pretending u be chatting w her instead of constantly arguing w me over a simple question as who was ur surgeon

I am totally with you on this, something just ISN"T right with this. I have to say there is her side the MD's side and someone is not telling the truth. we have heard her side, we won't hear the MD's side. People telling her to sue and how this is malpractice are not objective, and believing her based on a lack of any real evidence. Something about this is SOOOOO OFF.

****. So we and others know to avoid them!!!! Right

Well fellow August sleevers.. I a
Also an August sleever but from 2011! Just to give you a little something to look forward to... Since I was where you guys are now a year ago.. This year has been nothing short of amazing. I went from a size 14/16 to in between a size 1 to sometimes 3.. I run.. Which is something I have never been able to do.. Even at my thinnest in high school.. I am in the best shape of my life.. I eat healthy and look forward to my work outs... Your journey is only just beginning but before you know it your life will be so changed and you will be happier than you ever thought possible... Many blessings to all you newbies and may you all have a speedy recovery and a kick a$$ bod in a few short months.. I was at goal in 5 months and have had to change it several times to accommodate all the extra I lost that I never imagined would...

Well fellow August sleevers.. I a
Also an August sleever but from 2011! Just to give you a little something to look forward to... Since I was where you guys are now a year ago.. This year has been nothing short of amazing. I went from a size 14/16 to in between a size 1 to sometimes 3.. I run.. Which is something I have never been able to do.. Even at my thinnest in high school.. I am in the best shape of my life.. I eat healthy and look forward to my work outs... Your journey is only just beginning but before you know it your life will be so changed and you will be happier than you ever thought possible... Many blessings to all you newbies and may you all have a speedy recovery and a kick a$$ bod in a few short months.. I was at goal in 5 months and have had to change it several times to accommodate all the extra I lost that I never imagined would...

Well fellow August sleevers.. I a
Also an August sleever but from 2011! Just to give you a little something to look forward to... Since I was where you guys are now a year ago.. This year has been nothing short of amazing. I went from a size 14/16 to in between a size 1 to sometimes 3.. I run.. Which is something I have never been able to do.. Even at my thinnest in high school.. I am in the best shape of my life.. I eat healthy and look forward to my work outs... Your journey is only just beginning but before you know it your life will be so changed and you will be happier than you ever thought possible... Many blessings to all you newbies and may you all have a speedy recovery and a kick a$$ bod in a few short months.. I was at goal in 5 months and have had to change it several times to accommodate all the extra I lost that I never imagined would...

Well fellow August sleevers.. I a
Also an August sleever but from 2011! Just to give you a little something to look forward to... Since I was where you guys are now a year ago.. This year has been nothing short of amazing. I went from a size 14/16 to in between a size 1 to sometimes 3.. I run.. Which is something I have never been able to do.. Even at my thinnest in high school.. I am in the best shape of my life.. I eat healthy and look forward to my work outs... Your journey is only just beginning but before you know it your life will be so changed and you will be happier than you ever thought possible... Many blessings to all you newbies and may you all have a speedy recovery and a kick a$$ bod in a few short months.. I was at goal in 5 months and have had to change it several times to accommodate all the extra I lost that I never imagined would...

Well fellow August sleevers.. I a
Also an August sleever but from 2011! Just to give you a little something to look forward to... Since I was where you guys are now a year ago.. This year has been nothing short of amazing. I went from a size 14/16 to in between a size 1 to sometimes 3.. I run.. Which is something I have never been able to do.. Even at my thinnest in high school.. I am in the best shape of my life.. I eat healthy and look forward to my work outs... Your journey is only just beginning but before you know it your life will be so changed and you will be happier than you ever thought possible... Many blessings to all you newbies and may you all have a speedy recovery and a kick a$$ bod in a few short months.. I was at goal in 5 months and have had to change it several times to accommodate all the extra I lost that I never imagined would...

Well fellow August sleevers.. I a
Also an August sleever but from 2011! Just to give you a little something to look forward to... Since I was where you guys are now a year ago.. This year has been nothing short of amazing. I went from a size 14/16 to in between a size 1 to sometimes 3.. I run.. Which is something I have never been able to do.. Even at my thinnest in high school.. I am in the best shape of my life.. I eat healthy and look forward to my work outs... Your journey is only just beginning but before you know it your life will be so changed and you will be happier than you ever thought possible... Many blessings to all you newbies and may you all have a speedy recovery and a kick a$$ bod in a few short months.. I was at goal in 5 months and have had to change it several times to accommodate all the extra I lost that I never imagined would...

Congratulations on your decision! If you're looking for a fitness center but are self conscious (I certainly am!), I would recommend looking for a Planet Fitness center near you. They're the ones with the "I pick things up and put them down" commercial and they tout themselves as a judgment free zone. I joined and it really is! It costs $10 a month and you can cancel any time. They have a lot of equipment and even have a thirty minute workout section ala Curves. I liked it because it was a low cost introduction into working out without having to deal with a bunch of intimidating hot bodies.