PdxMan

I'm 13 years out. Yes, you can drink while eating, but I chose not to as I want to have that full feeling longer. I know that if I am feeling too full, because I ate something that expands in my stomach like breads/rice/pasta, I can take a few sips and I get relief. That is because, as mentioned, having a liquidy slurry of partially digested food will alert the pyloric valve to open sooner to pass to the intestines. The negative part to this is if you do drink while eating, you will be able to consume more food/calories, which I have discovered my body doesn't really need. It was a new habit, but once you get into the groove of things, you will soon discover you don't need it. There is an old video out on YouTube which gives a great example of what happens when you have applesauce in a funnel, then add a little water. The applesauce loosens up and goes right through the funnel. I believe this to be true for me. Search for WLS - No Drinking With Meals! He didn't have VSG, but as I mentioned, I found this to be true for me.

As Arabesque mentioned, you will experience many stalls on this journey. They are normal and if you just keep with the plan, weight loss will resume. It can be discouraging, for sure, but Arabesque is wise.

You need more carbs. I know, funny thing to think about when your team has told you to limit your carbs, but, my guess is you have limited them too much. Gradually increase until the shaky/weak feeling passes. Don't worry, you will still lose weight. My go to was cooked, mashed carrots. I know, I know ... but it worked for me.

I couldn't agree more. There is a reason you continue to do this to yourself. I saw a therapist my first 2 years post surgery as I knew my food addiction ran deep in me. I needed help discovering what I was trying to solve by over-eating. But that is my story. You need to discover yours.

My stats on the side say it all. I posted those numbers 8 years ago and they are still true today. As bhrobins says, stick to the program. It works.

Have you spoke with your surgeon's team? Every person is different, of course, but I wasn't able to eat beans until after 3 or 4 months. Tuna was about 3 months. Beef was at least 6 months out. I still don't eat rice and I'm 9 years out. Your eating plan sounds way too aggressive for me, but as I mentioned, everybody is different. If I was trying to eat those things 1 month out, I would have been in a lot of pain, too. Talk to your team and find out where you should be at.

Great article and while something I felt I had a grip on, I couldn't fully understand the whole situation until I was in the middle of it. I believe another large aspect which is not covered (unless I missed it) is the other person questioning themselves and the relationship. "What is wrong with me that my partner feels they have to make this change? Wasn't everything great in our lives?"

Rovo, welcome to the boards. You are correct that The Man's room is intended for men to be able to get feedback from the male audience, but the reading of the forum is allowed. I think this is good as I do think it is important for the opposite sex to know some of the differences in our WLS journeys. As far as women posting here, there are two thoughts on this: 1) They see the posting in the Recent Topics section which doesn't include the subforum from whence it was posted. They don't take the time to check before posting their comments and alas, there is a post from a woman. 2) Some folks just don't care if they don't follow the requested guidelines. Their opinion is too important to not share. Myself, I have fallen victim to #1 more than once. Some of the topic seem so innocuous and I post a reply only later to see it was in The powder Room. In those cases, I usually go back and edit my post apologizing offering to edit my comments out. But the bottom line is the OP made their post there so they can receive targeted feedback for reasons only they have to know. The real issue started a couple years ago when there were a few juvenile comments made which made some people understandably uncomfortable. This is merely an effort to thwart any future issues. I believe for the most part, people police themselves well.

This should be a must read upon signing up. Not allowed to post until acknowledging having read this. Thanks, Alex. It is funny some of us feel we have to fight the "normies" regarding WLS all the while fighting each other.

Just a reminder, ladies, this is the Man Room. As is stickied in The powder Room: http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/250198-attention-men-the-powder-room-is-for-ladies-only/ the same applies here in The Man Room: http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/250199-attention-ladies-the-man-room-is-for-men-only/ I'm guessing you ladies aren't looking for our input on these topics: http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/299928-ok-i-have-a-super-private-question-ladies/ http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/253274-xxx-rated-super-serious-question/ These rules were put in place because about a year ago, some folks were crossing the line of appropriateness. I'm not saying your contributions are inappropriate, but as is in the stickied post, these should be havens where our individual genders can receive specific advice. Thanks

I assume you are pre-surgery. The purpose of the sleeve for me, is a tool which restricts the portion sizes. That's it. Nothing more. Nothing less. I can eat any and every food. It is up to me to make healthy decisions and my success with the sleeve is based on those decisions. Not everyone gets WLS to become skinny. They may just want to lose enough weight to get off of their myriad of medications. They are not wanting to make dietary changes ... just eat less of the crap they currently eat. The sleeve will help them do that. Other people are looking to change their relationship with food. Not just eating less, but eating well balanced, nutritious meals and maybe even start exercising. That is the journey I choose. My stomach has a capacity of about 8 oz, so I must choose the best bang for my buck nutritionally. I have a salad with all sort of good stuff in it every couple days. I love them. But know that you have to progress slowly up to having something like a spinach and kale salad. Lettuces are very fibrous and difficult to digest. Even with a normal stomach, so, with having 85% of the stomach removed, it's mechanical ability is impaired for a while, so don't push it.

4 days post op here. My surgeon told me as long as I felt comfortable it was fine. Just no acrobatics. 4 days ... scissors. Yup. All good.

I never did. If this is happening to you, you may want to call your Dr office. This may be an indicator of something else. Don't just put this off.

Losing the weight is going to result in less compression on the cartilage, therefore, you should be a bit taller. Less cartilage comression, the spongier it can be. Think about all the cartilage in your spine. We are all taller in the morning than we are at night just for this reason. Lose weight and the result is apparent always. Check THIS out.

Not sure if you realize this, but you posted this to your personal blog, not as a question to the forum, so you won't get the same exposure. But, to answer your question, you need some perspective. Pre-sleeve, your stomach could hold, let's say 80 oz fully distended. You just had most of your stomach removed and it now has a capacity of around 6 oz and can't distend. So, before, you would take an 8 oz bottle and chug it down, no problem. 8 oz into an 80 oz container ... you used 10% of the space. Now, fast forward to post-sleeve. 8 oz into a 6 oz container ... hmmm ... it's not going to be the same result. I'm over 18 months out and no, I cannot guzzle water the way I used to. I can't eat food the way I used to, either. But that is the way I wanted it and needed it. Once you get used to it, it is no big deal. I actually appreciate the fact I can't inhale food and/or drink now. That is part of what got me into trouble.