Ms skinniness

Sorry, didn't get to finish. I hate feeding the beast. It's the most effective way to stop a behavior is to ignore it. Yep, ignore it. So funny.... LOL

I love this GT! i HATE

Wow! This is fantastic. It usually takes a 30 minute refractory period! You go! LOL

Yep! Lissa has said it all. Make sure you drink a lot of fluids. Focus on Proteins first, then veggies, and little starch. Walk, walk, walk, and sip, sip, sip. Exercise now to get prepared by developing healthy habits. Enjoy the ride, it is a roller coaster! All good!

Gosh, I am feeling a little bit embarrassed right now, I can't figure out how to reply to people's updates on notification page. Can someone tell me how to do this? I would really appreciate it. Keep ROCKING everyone!

Congrats! I think that you are perfectly just where you are. I would focus on maintenance and healthy eating habits. If you loose more, then that's great, if not, it's no big deal. It's time to be ok with yourself. You look fantastic BTW!

Hey, I also have low BP most times, but recently found out that dehydration contributes to my BP also. So make sure your getting a lot of fluids in to avoid dehydration. I got really dizzy and it felt like there was a vortex coming down upon me. It was so scary. So now I'm trying to drink at least 100 ounces a day. It's difficult but doable.

This is normal for your body to rest. It is most likely adjusting in inches. Have you taken your measurements? If not, this is a great time to do it so you have a baseline. You will be able to measure your loss in inches which is more rewarding to me than lbs.

I know that you have joined our new club called the BIG LOSER'S CLUB! Welcome, now your journey begins. Don't forget to walk, walk, walk, and tomorrow your can sip, sip, sip and walk, walk, walk. Each day will get better. So proud of you.

I definitely liked warm drinks right after surgery. Cold drinks caused my stomach to cramp up. Anyways, I couldn't drink hot drinks like tea because it irritated my stomach. It did get better around 3 months post op. Keep sipping and walking and that will assist in healing.

This is the first day of your new journey. It's like being reborn again. Let begin the journey with a positive prayer for you. Let us know how your doing. I am sending positive healing energy your way. CONGRATS!

CONGRATS! This is one of the most difficult and scariest thing you will ever do most likely. It is so life changing physically and mentally. This is a great place to come for support and feedback from others who have the same experiences as you (sleeve). Please keep up informed of your progress. SO excited for you and your journey. You will Rock your Sleeve!

Getting into a size 8 slacks! Oh and a size 10 jeans! Oh and not to mention my elbow clanging against my hip bone! Love these.

This is a lot of money. I was very fortunate and Kaiser referred and my copay was $5.00. I am so thankful.

CONGRATS! People outside our circle think we took the easy way out. But actually this is one of the hardest things we can ever do. This will get easier for you as you heal and you will learn new ways to look at food. I too watch my hubby eat and get really frustrated when I see how much he eats. At restrants I am totally like amazed at the hugh amount of food others are consuming. Sometimes I have head hunger and I want to eat nore, but my sleeve stops me. I love my sleeve. I am sending some healing energy your way for a quick recovery. Enjoy your journey!

Glad your home and having no pain. Be sure to sip, sip, sip, and walk, walk, walk. Take it one day at a time and you will be very successful. CONGRATS!

CONGRATS! I love hearing stories like this. This is success!

If I have this right, your 4 weeks post op. You have had it pretty rough and only lost 18 lbs. That's pretty good considering your having a rough start. It will get better, you just need to make it though 4 more weeks and hopefully the blood clot situation will have cleared up. Are you able to walk? I know my surgeon wanted me to walk for a few minutes every hour to help prevent blood clots from forming. It was difficult because I was tired. Have you ever read anything on ketosis? Since we can't really eat much carbs, our bodies go into a state of ketoses. Which really effects how we think and process stuff. It does help us burn fat quicker though. Please hang in there, it does get better. Rest as much as you can and walk as much too. Walking helps alot with energy levels. Oh and drink lots of water. If your dehydrated, you will be fatigued. Hope this helps.

I have had a great weekend! No sugar, healthy food and drinking a lot of G2 mixed with water....... Yayyyyyy!

I would research the vertical sleeve on google, watch youtube videos, and find a new Dr. that is supportive of a wls that I needed for my health. I wouldn't worry about losing your old doc, he's old school and lacks knowledge into the psychological effects and the addiction to food. This is a decision that you need to make, don't let your fear stop you. Make an educated decision, and go with it, either way, for surgery, or no surgery. If you could loose the weight on your own, you would of done it already.

A PA at my surgeon's office was telling me that some people are wanting to get their stapleline redone due to being stretched. But I'm thinking, even if there is a little stretch in our stomach, the if we continue to make the right choices in food, then we wouldn't really be able to eat that much more. It's all about the choices we make. Oh and making sure we are totally hydrated.

Maggi ~ Wow your GF has gone through a lot with her sleeve. Hope she gets better really soon. She must be horridly scared right now.

Coops ~ I too am at a point where I'm not focusing on lbs anymore. I am just taking it one day at a time. I did find out that I can't eat sugar due to an increase in my A1C level. It went up .3. LOL I should of known better. I was thinking that I wasn't necessarily diabetic any more. Well, I am still diabetic. That's ok. I have gone about 3 days with out sugar and I'm happy with that. I have been hydrating myself and I find that by body is kinda spongy. It is really driving me crazy. I expected loose skin, but spongy flesh? LOL But I too am at 6 months and haven't really done much. I've also been thinking that this is it. But i like my body and am just going to work on getting in some exercise to tone it. Lately I have been avoiding exercise due to fatigue. Now I know that it was because I was dehydrated. I find it really hard to get in fluids. But the past weekend I've been drinking around 80 ozs of Water mixed with gatorade, low calorie. I'm just going to keep doing what i've been doing.

You all will or are doing fine. Enjoy ur new journey. CONGRATS!

What about eating yogurt or soups. Your stomach has just had major surgery and is in need of a break maybe purée some food. Your tummy will feel better.