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I am so happy for you! I remember that feeling. At first you can not wait to set a date, then the entire ball game changes and now your mind is on different things. It is so exciting. I was sleeved on Feb. 4th. Congrats to you. Do you have to do a pre op liquid diet?

I felt the same way. I am 6 weeks out. I gained a little, then lost it. You can not so much feel the restriction because your insides are numb like from the surgery and when you start taking in more and time goes by you will see. Remember, this is very important, You body (stomach) just went through a total over haul , It is screaming inside to feel like it did for how old you are, it is freaking out right now resisting change. Be patient, do what you are suppose to do and it will work!!!! best wishes

I was sleeved on Feb 4th , 2012. I decided to take my measurements on Feb 12th, when I got home and was feeling better. Well I took them yesterday, Mar 12, one month later and although I did not lose as much weight as I thought I would considering my pre op diet lose, I was amazed by the inches I lost. I lost a total of 14 inches this month. 5 inches in my waist alone. Some of you had impressed on me the inportance of NSV's ,now I totally understand why!!!! I feel great!!!!!

Hi, Keep come back here. There is a wealth of information you can learn here! I was sleeved on Feb. 4 and I could not be happier with my decision!

UPDATE Goal By Easter 182 02/24 202 03/02 200.8 03/09 198.4 Wonderland yeahhhhhh! 03/16 196

Hi, I struggled with starting to lose , getting excited then gaining a few without losing them all . It was very frustrating. I was told (and believe) that your body is in shock. You are eating less, had 85% of your stomach cut out, exercising and on top of that, eating only healthy things. It is like your body does not know if it is coming or going. It will settle down. Do not get discouraged. I do not know how old you are but you were the "other way" for that many years, now you have altered system only for a few weeks, your body is adjusting, that is what it is. Be patient and kind to yourself. Let the worry go. This is a short time out for us (sleeved 02/04) , I thought it was never going to turn around. Just keep doing what you are doing. It turns. I eat as much as you , I worried . My sleeve sister eats, a small kids yogart for breakfast, 1cracker w/ little turkey and a 1/2 taco for dinner and I was freaked out thinking what........ I eat way more than that. I am about at 700 cal. a day easy. Some of the long time sleevers on here, just the other day said do not worry about calories so much, protein first ALWAYS and get your fluids in, continue doing what your doing, it will work!!!! Hope this helps.

May God protect her and keep her from any harm or bad reports. She is very encouraging and an asset to VST.

Wow Favordone!!!You are looking good. I love your new pic. I bet you get all sorts of attention.....lol, we gotta love our sleeve's huh? lol

I am so glad that I did because it is so easy to be discouraged when you are not losing. Once a month same time oof month. I took pics also but are not ready to share those yet.

I brought a small bag with me that included a heating pad. I f you do not bring one, then you will need it lol. It actually helped me a great deal and I was so glad I brought it. I was also sleeved by Dr. Kelly. I love him. He was awesome. He cared for me way more than I ever expected!!!! If you pack lite, which I did you only have to bring a carry on. I brought zip up light robe, nite gown footies (instead of slippers to save room) I wore lose pants, with waist bann there and wore the same ones home just another shirt and underclothes. I stayed mostly in my room so maybe one or two outfits, if your up to going anywhere. It is good to walk, and the hotel is nice enough so we walked the halls and up and down the street (very close). My husband showed me how to roll everything up like they do in the military. lol . I brought no makeup, no blow dryer, just gas x strips. I can not remember what else. Hope this helps.

The same thing is happeneing to me. Right now as I write I can not see some of the words. No, I do not know the questions you ask, I am not that familiar with computers. I know my version is outdated. I see 4 small blocked adds and it says recent blog entries in purple and recent topics in purple also. Could it be OUR computers if it is happening tomore than just one peroons' computer? I was told I have windowsxp32 in think if that helps. I do not have windows 9 and can not get it on this computer. If you do contact me back , if you talk a lot of lcomputer lingo I most likely won't understand a word your saying. This is really agrravating though. I can post but can not see about a 3rd of what I am writing on the left side, coverd by ads. thanks for any help

Hi, I waited a day or two to post that I reached onederland. Very excited but a little sceptical because my weight has been fluctuating the entire time. I eat right, I exercise, drink lots, get in my protien. Not many issues, maybe except for constipation (sorry if TMI). I post I am 198, so excited, and that officailly means I claim it and believe it. I know I can not gain it back. I worked harder, exercised more and ate less yesterday than I have since I have been sleeved. I also drank a ton yesterday. What happens, I wake up this morning 199.6 , yikes. Do any of you lose two, then gain one, the entire time. I never never just go down, down. I am either stuck or gain one of my two pound loss back. It is so aggravating! I have no reason to complain and actaully satisfied when I look at the big picture (my ticker). I never could of lost what I had without my WONDERFUL sleeve!

Congrats to you! Sounds like you have been through a lot. Now you have a new begiinning.

I was in a wicked stall it seemed, then I realized ... I FINALLY made it to onederland. yeahhhhhhhhhh!!!1

I am so so happy for you!!!!!! :D :D :D

UPDATE Goal Weight by Easter 182 lbs. (20 lbs) 2/24 202 3/02 200.8 3/9 198.4 Yeahhhhh wonderlanddddddddd!!!!

Awesome!!!!

I was sleeved a little less than 5 weeks ago. I did the same thing is so many others on here. Someone said to me it is like having a funeral with food. Kind of like having a last meal, (everything ) before surgery. P.S. Post away!!! Congrats on your decision.

Thats right girly!!!!!!!!

Hi Tracey, I am right there with you. I was sleeved on Feb 4th. On Feb 9th I weighed 213. The next week I lost like I believe 9 lbs and then have only lost like 4 more. My ticker does not show it. I really have not lost anything for a few weeks, maybe a lb up and down. I am kind of discouraged. I know it will come off. It has to. I am very good about what I eat and I have been walking a lot also. My clothes difinitely fit differently so I am losing inches. I was to so bad be under 200 but it I am just stuck!!!!!!!!! We both have to hang in there. Know you are not alone. Hopefully soon we can look back at this post and laugh together . When I look at the big pic and realize that I have lost 30 lbs in 5-6 weeks, it really is not bad at all!!!

Love it!!!!!

Hang in there, you can do it!!!!!

Oh come on with the ideas.... I would love to hear some good ones also. I know THE WORLD ACCORDING TO EGGFACE has some.

I was sleeved in Mexico 4 weeks ago. I have some acid issues. I was thinking of starting to take Omerprazole. I have heard some take it, especially when they think they might be confusing being hungry with havind acid. My question is this... All I can seem to find is the timed released Omerprazole , Do any of you take that? I seem to recall my surgeon saying not to take time released something but maybe that was tylenol or something else. I am not sure.