melissa77

i was sleeved on 7-11-11 and drinking gets better. just sip all day. for me it was easier to drink room temp water,. cold water made my stomach hurt. take it slow . it does get better---i promise.. good luck

too funny!!! lol!!!

I HAD THE SAME FEELINGS WHEN I TOOK MY TEENAGER SCHOOL SHOPPING AT THE MALL. ALL I WANTED WAS A CINNABUN!!! I KNEW I WOULDNT BE ABLE TO EAT IT SO I DIDNT EVEN TRY. THE FEELINGS DO GET BETTER. I USE TO CRAVE TORTILLAS AND BREAD, SWEET OR SAVORY, BUT NOW AT ALMOST ONE MONTH POST OP I CAN TRULY TELL YOU THAT I DO NOT CRAVE FOODS ANYMORE. JUST THINKING ABOUT THE DRIVE THRU MAKES ME SICK. WHEN YOU START SEEING THE WEIGHT COME OFF AND ALL THE WORK AND EXERCISE YOU PUT INTO IT, IT IS NOT WORTH IT. FOOD USE TO BE MY FRIEND, AND I USE TO LIVE TO EAT, BUT NOW I EAT TO LI VE--- HANG IN THERE!!!

THANKS!!! IT WORKED!!!

CONGRATULATIONS ON STAYING WITH IT. THIS WILL HELP YOU AFTER UR SURGERY. I MUST ADMIT I WAS SECOND GUESSING MYSELF RIGHT AFTER SURGERY,, BUT AFTER THE FIRST WEEK =--WHEN I STARTED TO FEEL LIKE MYSELF AGAIN-- I KNEW IT WAS WORTH IT. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD THOSE SAME FEELING AS YOU AS MY HUSBAND AND CHILDREN ARE ALSO THIN.. MY GOAL IS TO BE THIN ENUF TO TAKE MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER (8 IN MARCH) TO MAGIC MOUNTAIN FOR HER BIRTHDAY--- AND FIT IN THE RIDES!!! GOOD LUCK AND KEEP DOIN WHAT UR DOIN!!!

GLAD TO HEAR THINGS WENT WELL. THE FIRST WEEK IS HARD, BUT IT GETS BETTER. I AM ALMOST 4 WEEKS AND STILL TRYING TO ADJUST TO EATING AND DRINKING. TAKE YOUR TIME. NO NAUSEA MEDS TO GO HOME WITH!??? GOOD LUCK. HANG IN THERE.

OMG!! I WAS STALLED FROM DAY 8 POST OP UNTIL 19 DAYS POST OP. I THOUGHT I WOULD BE THE ONLY ONE IN THE WORLD THAT THE SLEEVE DID NOT WORK FOR. I THOUGHT "HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? I AM NOT EATING BIG MACS, OR PIZZA. I AM ONLY EATING 1/3 CUP OF FOOD AT ONCE AND NO WEIGHT IS COMING OFF!!" I SAID SOME REALLY BAD WORDS TO MY SCALE. I WAS MORTIFIED. I AM NOW 22 DAYS POST OP AND IN THE LAST 3 DAYS HAVE LOST 2 LBS!! JUST KNOW THAT STALLS HAPPEN. IT TOOK A LONG TIME FOR US TO GAIN THIS WEIGHT. AS MY HUSBAND TOLD ME BEFORE SURGERY " IT IS NOT LIKE YOU ARE GOING INTO A TIME MACHINE AND GONNA COME OUT OF SURGERY LOOKING LIKE YOU DID WHEN YOU WERE 16" (I WAS 16 WHEN WE MET) HE WAS RIGHT AND I HAD TO COME BACK DOWN TO REALITY AND REALIZE THAT I HAVE TO WORK WITH THIS NEW TOOL. GOOD LUCK!! STAY FOCUSED! MELISSA

EACH DAY YOU WILL FEEL BETTER AND BETTER. JUST TAKE YOUR TIME AND GO AT YOUR OWN PACE. I HAD STAPLES TOO. IT WAS PRETTY GNARLY AT FIRST , BUT HEY--- NO PAIN NO GAIN. (JUST LIKE HAVING A BABY) GOOD LUCK WITH THE NEXT PHASE OF YOUR JOURNEY. MELISSA

AMANDA, I CAN SOOO RELATE TO YOU. I FEEL THE EXACT SAME WAY!!! I TOO AM AN RN ( I TOOK 6 WEEKS OFF), I WAS SLEEVED ON 7-11-11 AND WAS STALLED FROM 8 DAYS AFTER SURGERY UNTIL 3 DAYS AGO. I WAS MORTIFIED THAT I HAD DONE THIS TO MY BODY AND I WAS GOING TO BE THE ONLY PERSON IN THE WORLD THAT THIS WAS NOT GONNA WORK FOR!! U JUST HAVE TO TAKE ONE DAY AT A TIME AND KNOW THAT YOU MADE THE RIGHT DECISION AND WILL LEAD A MUCH HEALTHIER LIFE. WE KNOW THE MEDICAL BENEFITS MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE CAN. MY MIL HAD LAP BAND 4 YEARS AGO AND LOST 114 LBS. SHE IS VERY HELPFUL FOR ME, BUT THIS WEBSITE HELPS ME SEE PEOPLE LIKE YOU, THAT FEEL THE SAME WAY AS ME. KEEP US POSTED ON YOUR PROGRESS. I WISH YOU THE BEST! GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS! PS KEEP YOUR HEAD UP WHILE SWIMMING!!! MELISSA

GOOD LUCK ELLY!!! TAKE THINGS SLOW AND LISTEN TO YOUR DOCTORS. YOU ARE LUCKY U HAVE SOMEONE HOW HAS GONE THROUGH IT BEFORE. I WAS SLEEVED ON 7-11-11. IT TAKES TIME TO BOUNCE BACK, BUT HAVE PATIENCE WITH YOURSELF AND YOUR BODY. I WAS STALLED FOR 2 WEEKS BUT SINCE YESTERDAY THE SCALE IS FINALLY MOVING (THIS TIME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION) . GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS. MELISSA

YOUR FEELINGS ARE VERY NORMAL. I WAS SLEEVED ON 7-11-11 AND FELT THE SAME WAY U DID. I ONLY HAD TO DO ONE DAY WITH LIQUIDS BUT 2 WEEKS WITH A LOW CARB LOW CALORIE HIGH PROTEIN DIET- AND I CHEATED TWICE-- BUT STILL LOST 20 LBS PRE OP. YOU WILL FEEL EVEN MORE NERVOUS ON THE DAY OF SURGERY -- IT IS NORMAL- BUT YOU WILL BE FINE. I EVEN STARTED TO CRY ON THE OR TABLE-- AND I AM A REGISTERED NURSE AND WORK IN THE HOSPITAL AND I WAS TERRIFIED. TAKE YOUR TIME HEALING IT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, DONT PUSH YOURSELF TOO HARD. I AM TAKING 6 WEEKS OFF BECAUSE MY JOB IS VERY PHYSICAL AND I WALK ALL DAY LONG (12 HRS DAY) YOU MIGHT WANT TO LOOK INTO FMLA(FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE ) AND DISABILITY- THEY WILL SUPPLEMENT YOUR INCOME. GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS!

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR SURGERY!! REMEMBER TO WALK AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AFTERWARDS--- STARTING IN THE HOSPITAL TO PREVENT GAS!!! IT IS VERY PAINFUL!! I HAD MY SLEEVE ON 7-11-11 AND HAVE LOST A TOTAL OF 29 LBS WITH PRE AND POST OP. YOU CAN DO IT -- JUST TAKE IT SLOW. P.S. I HAD MY PERIOD ON DAY 2 AFTER SURGERY =--AGHHH-- IT WAS NOT FUN. GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS!!

U LOOK AMAZING!!! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!! U ARE MOTIVATION FOR ME TO KEEP ON GOING!

THIS IS NOT THE EASY WAY OUT. I WAS SLEEVED ON 7-11-11. I AM 2 YEARS OLDER THAN YOU, SAME HEIGHT , BUT STARTED AT 280. ON THE DAY ON SURGERY I WAS 260 AND AS OF 7-18 I AM 252. THE HARDEST THING TO DO IS TO RETHINK HOW YOU EAT. IT USED TO BE SO EASY TO GRAB SOMETHING QUICK IN THE DRIVE THRU OR NOT COUNT THAT CINNABON AT THE MALL JUST BEFORE DINNER. ALL THIS WILL CHANGE FOR THE BETTER. YOU ARE MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICE. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SPEND MORE TIME HERE ON EARTH WITH THE ONES YOU LOVE. MY FAMILY KEEPS ME GOING. I HOPE TO REACH MY GOAL OF RIDING ROLLER COASTERS AT MAGIC MOUNTAIN WITH MY KIDS AND ACTUALLY FIT ON THE RIDES. GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR SURGERY AND GOD BLESS.

THANKS! AT THIS POINT I DONT HAVE A CHOICE TO DO IT OR NOT BECAUSE MY STOMACH SAYS WHEN TO STOP. EVEN AFTER SURGERY YOU STILL GET THE CRAVINGS BUT YOU KNOW THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU TO EAT IT. I THINK IT IS A LITTLE HARDER FOR ME BECAUSE I STILL HAVE YOUNG KIDS AND A HUSBAND TO MAKE MEALS FOR. SO EVEN THOUGH I AM COOKING I CANT EAT WHAT THEY ARE HAVING. AGHHHH! HOPEFULLY THIS HURDLE WONT LAST TOO LONG. THANKS FOR THE FEEDBACK AND I HOPE THAT YOUR SURGERY GOES GREAT.

I TOTALLLLLY FEEL YOU!! THIS IS HOW I FEEL ALL WRAPPED UP INTO ONE. I WAS SLEEVED ON 7-11-11 AND WAS TALKING TO MY MIL WHO WAS BANDED 4 YEARS AGO, AND I WAS CRYING BECAUSE I REALIZED I WOULD NEVER EAT A PIECE OF BREAD OR A TORTILLA AGAIN. I WILL NEVER EAT A $6 BURGER AGAIN, I WILL NEVER EAT A BURRITO FROM CHIPOTLE'S AGAIN, NEVER NEVER NEVER. . BUT SHE MADE A GOOD POINT TO ME AND I REALIZED THAT ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE WHAT GOT ME TO WHERE I AM TODAY. I THOUGHT THEY WERE MT FRIENDS , AND IN ACTUALITY THEY HAVE BEEN MY ENEMIES. I KNOW THAT IT WILL TAKE TIME TO CHANGE HOW I THINK ABOUT FOOD, SINCE I HAVE BEEN FRIENDS WITH FOOD SINCE I WAS ABOUT 8 YEARS OLD. THANK YOU FOR PUTTING YOURSELF OUT THERE. I KNOW IT WILL HELP SOMEONE ELSE LIKE IT DID FOR ME.

i am 10 days post op , sleeved 7-11-11, and feeling as though I can make this tool work for me. yesterday,,, was another story. I was feeling down and lingering for the bread and tortillas, that are off limits. physically i am not hungry but mentally i am famished. i was torturing myself with watching the food network, as though this was gonna help my "mind eating" go away--- didnt work. hopefully with this new site i will be able to talk to people who are feeling the same as i am-- so i wont feel so isolated. i hope to see the weight keep coming off. lost 20 lbs pre op and 8 lbs post op.

Hi> I am new to this site. It was recommended by my mother in law (indioGirl55). I was sleeved on 7-11-11. Hope this site gives me an outlet and some support.