Ms skinniness

Having a supportive partner is extremely important and rewarding..... CONGRAT'S!

back to topic now, to me a veteran is someone who has lost his/her excess weight and has been a member on vst for a period of time. I definately don't want to get advice from a newbie when I have lost my weight and am in maintenance. A 100 post does not qualify anyone to be a veteran. It's the person's experience with the sleeve and where they are. I do get frustrated if I'm on the veteran's post here and a newbie wants info. I'm more interested in information from a veteran because they have the experience of it. I don't care if newbies read the posts here, but please don't ask questions that should be asked under question post op. So what is a veteran and who makes the definitions of a veteran?

OMG! It's not the Ghrelin hormone back is it? Damn that hunger can strike back... LOL

So sad to tell you, your really not that powerful......LOL My evidence is that this thread is still going... HaHa.....

Congrats! I was 55 when I got sleeved and I wasn't any slower than any one else here. So you most likely have a big surprise coming your way once being sleeve, besides, I don't believe anyone is a slow loser, we just lose at our own pace.....

OMG! You are one sexy beautiful woman! Yep and it looks as if you need a smaller size jeans too..... LOL CONGRATS

Let. Us know what ur PCP has to say. Hope it's not ur gallbladder.

When I stopped drinking soda, I lost 10 lbs. I was so excited.

Just a little side note. If you get dehydrated, your blood gets thicker, your blood pressure goes down, and it could cause kidney damage or a stroke. So I am totally obsessed with getting my fluid intake and I also have increased my salt intake too..... It's better to be safe than sorry...

I am so happy your taking care of yourself and not rushing things...... Your tummy will be very thankful...

Time to put that nasty scale in time out! Put the scale in the darkest closest you have.......It's totally bad. Please stop weighing yourself for a few weeks and take a mini vacation from it. It will drive you crazy. The way the weight drops and then stalls is completely normal and the further out you get the slower the weight comes off. So time to work on being grateful for all your accomplishments ups to this point....Yes, you have done a great job! The rest of the weight will fall off in due time but now it's time to enjoy today and not focus on tomorrow..... Eat healthy, protein, protein, and protein, and veggies. Drink a lot of water and celebrate the many little NSV's you've experienced up until today.......You have succeeded!

You may be eating too much or your stomach is not ready for food yet. Call your surgeon and perhaps go back to a liquid diet for a week to give your tummy time to heal. Try drinking broths, sf pudding, sf yogurt, soups, etc. My diet the first 3 weeks was liquids with some sf yogurt, sf jello, sf pudding, and a little bit of a protein shake. Nothing big, After 3 weeks I went to soft foods......Then 3 weeks later pureed foods, then chicken. I had to keep everything I ate moist for a while. You can do this.... Oh and drink as much water as you can get in....or G2 gatorade or crystal lite....

I was taking 8 to 9 vitamins at once at 3 weeks out. No problems......

This is so funny! We all need our coping skills though! LOL

I laid on my right side and learned to crawl into bed using mostly my legs which really helped a lot. I didn't sleep not because I was in pain, but because they had prescribed Loratab which is liquid vicodin and it hyped me up. Finally went in to see urgent care doc and she prescribed tylenol with cod and that did the job..... what a relief..

I am so happy I've never been a coffee drinker.... But I was totally addicted to diet coke or diet pepsi. I know that I can never take a sip bc I will be totally addicted to it again. I love not having that device.....

Congrats on your success! Keep it up!

I totally love seeing and feeling all of my bones...I do hate seeing the excess skin hanging now.... But I will live with it...

You need to eat more protein and veggies. You need the calories to get your weight loss moving..........You can do this!

I don't believe anyone on here is a slow loser! Congrats!

This is fantastic! You are doing great so now it's time to get up and ROCK that sleeve in celebration.....Yep, you have done it and have lost a hugh amount of weight.....

This sounds delicious. I will try it without the corn and pasta.... Yummy for our tummies.....

A bariatric surgeon from Kaiser South Bay told me the other day that the RnY is used less often these days. I believe that the surgeons that are comfortable using the RnY sometimes push it on their patients. As the surgeon told me, the sleeve is # 1. I love his feedback.....

Party time! We have a new member coming aboard for a fantastic journey! CONGRATS and can't wait for you to join us on the BIG LOSER'S BENCH!

I find that the important thing to remember is that whether your a fast loser or a slow loser, the end result will be the same, weight loss...... This is a wonderful journey we're on and we have a lot of learning to do here regarding our triggers to eating bad foods etc. You have done very well in your weight loss and will continue until you reach your goal..... So CONGRATS!