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You look awesome!! I just had the sleeve done what did you do throughout the months??

I do think you are overthinking it. I know because I did it too!! I was obsessed with reading this forum and trying to figure out what it was going to be like. At the end of the day, I realized that it just like anything else in life. Some people are going to tell you it was horrible. Others will tell you it's no big deal. We all have our own perceptions. For me, it was pretty easy and I look back at what I had done and think, "Man, that's incredible! It was so simple." "Real" pain was an issue ONLY the night of the surgery and at that point I had the most excellent morphine drip. After that first night, I felt fine, albeit sore -- like I'd done lots and lots of sit ups. My main complaint was the fatigue. I did A LOT of sleeping. And I still do. Although I went back to work full time on week 2, I still go to bed when I get home from the office and on weekends, I can easily sleep 12-14 hours. Bottom line: Don't sweat it. Remind yourself why you made the decision. Reassure yourself by reading all our positive stories and then shut your eyes and go for it! Good luck!!

August 9th. Lapband to sleeve conversion

I am a big fan of Premier Protein shakes and Quest Protein Bars to keep my Protein up. The shakes are 30g each and the bars are 20g. You can get the shakes at Sam's Club and the bars from Amazon. HTH!

Back from my two week follow up from the Dr and on to pureed FOOD! Yay! scrambled eggs extra squished with cheese too! I know how much we want to taste something other than Protein Shakes at this point but we had an interesting conversation about food, this gist was this: About 6 months from now, when we're all slimmer and happy with our looks and our success, our sleeves aren't going to keep us as diligent as they are now. It'll be up to us to keep those carbs between 25 and 50 per day, Protein first, all the Vitamins and Water, etc. It'll be easier to wash down the food, eat more, and get more in. The sleeve won't be as sensitive. This next 6 months is to teach us the difference between head hunger and real hunger, and to give us the power over foods that cause addictions in us (like carbs and sugar for me) versus foods that work for us. For example, yeah, you could go for the ice cream, but if you do and it's in the house, you'll eat it till its gone. Could be candy, could be chocolate, chips, whatever your craving is. My mom is a diabetic and I see that working all the time. She lives with us. I am one month on the other side of all my addictive foods. Do I want to keep it that way, or tempt myself again? You open that door, you gotta be strong enough to close it again.