Ms skinniness

This so bothers me when I hear spouses say that we're selfish for taking the initiative for a healthier life style. So I really would like to know who is the selfish one here? The spouse or the person seeking a healthier life style...? If your marriage is at risk because you choose this procedure, then you marriage was at risk way before this........this might be a good time to seek a counselor to help work through these issues and strengthen your marriage..... the surgery will not put your marriage at risk, it's already at risk before you made this choice. So sorry, I'm not directing this at any individual, just food for thought....

Motochic: you wear a size 2? Wowza, I love that! I am ecstatic that I can get into some 6's depending on the brand.....CONGRATS!

Wowza! What a terrific transformation! There is such a difference from the before and after.......I am so so proud of you! Keep it up! Yep! You have done it. Set another great example here to help encourage and support others.........Thank you so much for sharing this..........

What about gallbladder? Your gallbladder is on the right side. So if you have a gallbaddler, you may want to contact your doctor and they can order and ultra sound to correctly diagnose this......Hope it's not kidney stones......

Gosh, this is a real dilemma........the band is a failure for many many people and it wasn't permanent. The sleeve is permanent and is not reversible.....that's what I like about the sleeve. In reality, they are going to take the sleeve out..When they take the sleeve out, do they put you to sleep during this time? If so, then I would choose to have the sleeve at this time. However the conflict is with your spouse not being supportive.......Now the decision is if you go ahead and do this without his support or can you convince him this is different? Hummmmm, if I was in your shoes, I would get info from the surgeon with your husband in the room so he can ask questions, but first I would ask him to read posts from this site from people converting from the band to sleeve. In addition, I would seek therapy to address the issues of overeating and read the book called "Overeating No More" by David Kessler M.D. It's a real eye opener as to why we are addicted to food...... The sleeve is a tool but learning what are triggers are is key to staying successful.........The decision is up to you........

OMG! It is awesome to be noticed...... This is the way it should be........We are important and skinny.... I do know that it will feel uncomfortable for you at first, but if you work on changing your thoughts to "how awesome is this that other people are noticing me...." It is not shallow, it's just humans noticing others.....Yes, when a person is over weight it is painful because of the stigmas from society and all. But we do have to deal with this too. You are beautiful inside and out so let's just embrace who we are as a person! Absolutely beautiful.....

Now is a good time to get out of your head and stop over analyzing conversations. LOL Focus more on what is being said and that they are saying what they mean..... But this sleeve is so worth being vulnerable and asking for what you need.... Heck, 6 months down the line, you will be on your journey to a new healthier you and with a great side effect of skinniness! Yep, it all works for us....

Actually you should have no problem qualifing with a bmi of 40 and medication for metformin and high bp....... Just be as honest as possible and do share about the support group. ] You may have to take a 3 month class to fulfill the requirements but it's well worth every minute of it...

I'm 18 months out and have had the same struggle. Right now I'm recognizing it and I'm eating proteins first. Yesturday I sore I wasn't going to eat any chocolate and I went to Trader Joe's and bought myself a chocolate bar.......Automatic without thinking. So no more buying chocolate for me........Will be more on top of things from here on out......One day will lead to another so I focus on protein now and just eating 3 meals a day......I do still drink a protein drink and will sometimes eat a protein bar for lunch...... In fact, yesturday I believe I ate way too much and ended up nauseous. Today I drank my protein drink and a little bit later ate a greek yogurt and I felt overly full and got nauseous. So I need to cut back on my serving sizes and not make myself finish it when I feel full. Back to basics.

Since this could be a portway to your insides, I would definitely go see your PCP at least.. Better safe than sorry...

I was always cold too. At 18 months out I'm doing much better. I still sleep with my ceiling fan on. Lol

Congrats on this fabulous success! You will continue to rock that sleeve of yours!

Congrats! You are looking really good!

I am 18 months post op....... Please use the meds as much as you need them....I did when I was in the hospital, I had a morphine drip and pushed that button every time I woke up.... I was kinda loopy taking to my surgeon... you are going to do very well...if you have any questions please feel free to ask.....

Congrats! At least they were able to do the other two repairs when they had you open. I just recently had my gallbladder taken out and it was a piece of cake.... No problems, no soreness, and no pain.........Thank goodness for that...

This is a scary decision to make for ourselves. There's the always what if we say to ourselves. I remember the first day out asking myself if I had made a good decision and decided, "Hell yes." I couldn't change it anyways. It was done and here I am with 95% of my excess weight gone! Yep it's gone..Yay... You can do this. Work on not letting your fears get the best of you.....

This is what happens when your shoes are now tooooooo big! LOL Stay off it as much as possible and make sure it's clean. You can do this......

CONGRATS! I think you look perfect just as you are!

I would choose this again in a heart beat! I've had no complications and have my diabetes in remission. I have lost 95% of my excess weight and I eat so much healthier. How great is that? I love my sleeve and my body size

This is an exciting journey that we are all are taking....You won't regret it.......It's a miracle and I love my tiny stomach.....Can you ask the surgeon what size bougie he uses. My bariatric surgeon told me that anything under a 40 is good with a straight cut......That way it is less likely to stretch.....wish I knew this before my surgery, I would of asked for a 32 bougie instead of a 34.......But I'm totally happy with a 34. there isn't that much difference.....

Just look how beautiful you are........wooza! Keep it up I love that your be in a size 6/8!

What are the pumps on your calves? I feel embarrassed to ask.... I suggest that you take it one day at a time and sit back and enjoy the beautiful transformation your body is going to go through. Also start working on recognizing the triggers that come up that move you to eat something not so healthy or to over eat. It's better to work on these now and be prepared. Also eat a healthy diet and exercise....>This is life saving too....

Hmmmm this is something that I like.... Primal eating is a concept of skipping a meal. I just read a little of fastdiet and it appears we've been pretty much doing the fast diet the first 4 to 5 months.......This is still doable for me.

Gosh when I look at it this way, it really changes my perspective.. Thank you for the reality check, you make me smile.....

Congrats! You have done a really great job here.....Please drop in more often, I'd love to hear more of your journey....