BrownDoesAll

Good job!!. Stay on track and you'll love the results

I took two weeks off and was very very week for those two weeks. I didn't start getting strength until end of the third week. My doc said it was a combination of the diet, low intake and the body adjusting to surgery and the anathetics used during surgery. The weakness was the hardest for me. Also follow the docs perscribed eating plan carefully. once during the first two weeks i tried to eat tuna, which I thought was mushy but it wasn't really and I had a close call... not a good experience at all. Once I past the third week things were getting much better. Now in my fourth month and I feel awesome and must admit I look great!! Good Luck!!

I gotta watch the carb count, but I eat sugar free puddings. I add unflavored protein in sugar free pudding I make at home or simply eat the prepackaged ones from the store. I've also made sweet things from eggface.com. I've also made brownie recepie and put them in mini muffins.. with my family helping I only get a small protion and its fine.

My experience has been bad when I tried to eat and drink. I sort of feels like I'm over filling myself and something comes up my throat. There is a Utube video that shows the effect of fluids pusing food out of the stomach.. Which means the protein doesn't have a chance to stay in your stomach, when its pushed out you'll feel hungry sooner, which in turn makes you eat more. I admit besides giving up the trigger foods that make me overeat, not drinking with meals is hard. I watch the clock to see when I can driking again. My NUT said 30 minutes before and 30 minutes after. I think its one of those rules you should stick to for at least a year. I've heard from an old time sleever that is maintaing weight, she now eats and drinks at the same time, but she has stopped losing and is fine with that

Amazing!! You go!! I'm in month 4, eatting better, but not depriving myself. I admit hate to excersise but watching the inches and the weight come off. You look fantastic!! Congrats

You sound like a red meat eater and that's cool, lots of protein in there. Might I suggest for new diner ideas fish. I put salmon in the oven, its quick its awesome and there are many varieties of fish so you wont get bored. Sometimes even a quick fry with small amount of olive oil for a talapia or whiting is soo soo good. I suggest tuna steak and salmon for the meat lovers becuase its a more stabstantial piece of fish.

I am three months out but I remember in the begining I felt hungry. I've seen on this site it could be acid check that out. But also with you being about three weeks out your still in the mushy stage and probably not getting alot of good protein. Increase the fluid through the day. If your getting in the prescibed amount of mushy food and its protein based, not veggies, not fruit those foods wont stave off the hunger, you'll soon adjust. hpe that makes sense

If I can limit myself to one serving (very difficult) Thin Mints serving size is 4, 160 cals, 22carbs, and 1 protein. I'll be glad when GS season is over. Then will have to contend with the chocolate Easter Bunnies. Thank you sleevie!!

We've all been there. If your really physically hungry increase your protein and drink more. I find if I'm sipping something I like to drink i'm not hungry. if your emotionally "head hungry" then get rid of the carb chips, and find snacks low or with zero carbs. might not be the best thing but I eat porkrinds. They are a great crunch and zero carbs. I sometimes dip them in cream cheese, or dip made from greek yogart, or laughing cow cheese. Head hungry is hard to manage if you don't recognize it and try to change the habits. Good luck!!

Yep.. the inches come off faster then actual weight. Everyone told me they could see it in my face. I looked younger. Your doing something right. Keep up the good work.

Emotional eating, we've all been there. We are all still there. The sleeve will only help partially. It does not let you over eat at one time. However.. it does not prevent you from grazing, and eating bad choices through the day. Once we start there our weight we've worked so very hard to lose starts to come back. Its a daily struggle. I'd agree with others that have said, try stress managment, try to occupy your mind with other things that give you pleasure. I have found with the sleeve my cravings for certain foods are gone so that helps. Bottom line we must try to find something why we have the void that food fills, and try to find something else to fill it. Its hard but continue to check out this site. Lots of folks looking to help.

Its been 3 months and 33 pounds down since by sleeve. I feel its going slow. but I am in the mind of slow and steady wins the race. As long as the number and my size continues to go down I am happy. However, I wonder if my family is as supportive as they say they are. Yesterday my hubby, a bit overweight himself, proudly bought in a platter full of chocolate and vanila cupcakes. These cupcakes were given to him by a mom he teaches karate to. This lady often gives my hubby backed goods, which in itself is another topic. When presented with this plate full of goodies, I asked, "Dear why would you not leave those in your dojang (karate school), there is a fridge there and you could share those with your students and other moms", to this he replied, "I thought you'd like some". Then began the discussion of my journey to a smaller, healthier, happier me, which did not include a plate full of cupcakes. No sooner did I finish that discussion with hubby and he agreed to leave these goodies from where they came. My son came home and happily presented me with a large chocolate chip cookie from the place he works. I LOVE LOVE those cookies and had not had one in a very very long time. So as I was eating that delicious cookie (I had lost all will power at that time), I had to explain to my son, Ilove you for thinking of me, you know how much I LOVE LOVE these cookies, but please don't bring anymore home. I have no will power against these and really want to complete my weight loss journey. Now. I ask you is this sabatog? Does my hubby and son (the only other two living in the house at this time), want me to go back to the old ways. Maybe they were happier when I was brining in these type of goodies. I must admit the pantry is no longer stocked with chips, cookies, brownies etc. Now they find more fruits and veggies and anything no carb I can find to snack on. Maybe they really want things back the way they were?

way to use that blender. Be careful I tried to move past mushie stage too fast its not fun. Stick to the blender approach you'll do fine. I added protein to pudding. That felt good going down and I was getting in protein. I didn't find blending meats was tastey. your doing great

Much inspiration!! Helps to know it can be done. Slow and steady wins the race. Congratulations

What point are you at? I can say I felt the same way in the very begining. Once I had the surgery my focus was clear. Eat Protein, then veggies, take vitamins and get excersise. That's my life now. Its no longer overwhelming but it is always there. I get to this site at least once a day, it does help. Your not alone.. and I've found the people on this site very helpful. Hang in and Check in. This will give you good support

I"ve asked my family not to bring any in the house, to please keep them in their cars or their office. They are addictive little devil cookies. I'm afraid to start and go on a downward sprial. We can use this site to get the carb and calorie count. I think if I know what I'm eating it will help me to stop. I know the sleeve will not let me eat a box at a time, like I used to, but Thin Mints (my fav) are 22 carbs for 4.. and I'm sure I eat more then 4 in one day. http://www.girlscoutcookies.org/nutrition_info_2011_2012.asp?iframe=true&width=940&height=500 Good luck.. Good news is, they only come once a year.

Great inspiration!

Coodos to you!! working it out for you in a challenging situation. to the lookers and commentors I simply say, not really hungry will be taking this home. good for you!

Have you started taking your vitamins? If not that should help

I don't think the sleeve gives you discipline. Its a tool you use to help gain your own discipline. I find I still have to have will power to stay away from foods I KNOW I shouldn't eat, will power to limit the amount of carbs I take in, will power to limit snacking and when I do the discipline to make the right choices. The sleeve is not a magic bullet. I find it does help me limit the amount of food I take in , and for that reason it works for me. I guess you must ask yourself.. why did all the other diets fail?

I am looking forward to running in the park with my new grandson. He's only 3 months old now, so I'll be ready when he's ready to run.

Yep.. inches lost are really exciting. use that to keep on the program and stay strong.

Weeks one thru three are sorta rough. Hang in there. it does get better. Use this site, tell us about specific issues your having. Someone has gone through the samething and can help.

your right. If it will stop the jiggles.. excersise may help. thanks

I was sleeved Nov 8th 2011. So I'm about 2 months out. Since surgery I've lost 23 pounds. I feel that is slow loss, my Doc says its right on track. They expect me to lose 5 - 10 pounds a month. So I'm not discouraged, I'm in it for the long haul. Learning how to eat and lose as a lifestyle. I'll admitt I HATE excersise and hope I can lose weight without adding excersise. What I am excited about is the loss of inches. In those two months I'm down two pant sizes and that really feels good. I'm getting comments about my weight loss,which at times is a trigger to eat more, but i'm learning. I'll take the slow weight loss and the fast inches lost. Feeling good about the sleeve. I can eat what I want, or should I say I can eat what it wants. Sometimes I feel deprived from carbs, but I'm determined. Eating the protein first, then the veggies, theres typically no room for carbs so I'm good.