SleeveDreamer

I dreamed of getting the sleeve.

You can pay it off anytime without penalty.

OMG, what a drastic difference! Awesome!

Worst- worrying about reaching my goal soon (I had no regrets or complications after surgery) Best - feeling better than ever, having my jeans fall off until i buy new ones!

Great story. You should be very proud of your accomplishments!

Last night I had a piece of pizza for the first time! Went down fine. Didn't eat the end crust. YUM.

I havenb't bought any new jeans yet. Waiting for another couple weeks, but today at Bible study, a friend of mine came up behind me and pulled on my baggy leg and said "Just have to do this" and pulled them down! Slid right off. YAY!

It is very good. Kind of sweet for me since I don't have a sweet tooth, but it has no sugar so i will get used to it! Good flavor.

the Muscle Milk Light I bought today has no sugar and 4 carbs.

I just bought a Muscle Milk Light in chocolate to try! I am burnt out on Premier brand, and I want to at least continue to drink one shake a day for muscle mass. My doctor says it certainly can't hurt. Hope I like it!

I was only 55 lbs. overweight, but it was all in my abdomen (very dangerous area). I have lost 35 lbs. and almost 7 inches in my abdomen. I also had a very complex hiatial hernia repair from a surgery I had in 1999 that reversed itself somehow, so 1/3 of my stomach was over my diaphragm lodged between my lungs. I feel so much better and only have 20 lbs. more to lose. My BMI was only 32, but my body fat % was 51% and is now down to 38%. My surgery was 12/14/11. I would definitely do it again. I feel sooo good now, and so will you!

Go for it! Awesome!

Starting your boot camp today Diva! Need to get rid of some fluids from the TPN!

Chopped brussels sprouts sound really good. What is kale? Do you eat it raw or cook it? What is the taste similiar to?

Never mind, I found it on another thread. Going to start it tomorrow. Do you still eat under 8 oz. per meal and just have three meals or Snacks too? Thanks.

Would someone please post this 5 day boot camp diet? thanks!

How many times a week do you have to go? Do you have to sign like a 6 month or so contract? I need it to tone my upper arms, like I said.. I am only about 20 lbs. from my weight loss goal. Thanks!

Never heard of it. Can someone explain?

Wow what an inspiration you are! I got tired just reading it. (Just kidding!) Congrats on a great story!

I have a treadmill at home and I also walk along the beach traiil as much as possible, but I really need to tone up my upper arms. I have two friends who go to Curves, and they swear by it. Both of my doctors say that Curves is a waste of money and not beneficial. Do any of you go to Curves and what is your feeling about getting results from there? It is hard for me to believe that from what I hear about the workouts, you can get any results at just 1/2 hour a day on all the machines, but I can't really say since I have never seen it in action. I met a bunch of ladies yesterday at a Bunco party who all go to Curves, and they didn't especially look trim. (Although it may just be a social outlet for them)! Please give me your opinion on Curves if you have gone and tell me if it works or not (for my upper arms)! And is it expensive, or is it better to just go to a women's gym and concentrate on the upper arms? i don't want to get into a long term contract or anything. Thanks so much! Janet

I am surprised too since i read so many of you all have trouble with bread. I have never eaten anything my sleeve didn't tolerate. I had steak for the first time last night. I was a steak lover before. It tasted so good, but i chewed and chewed. i guess I never chewed my food before, just inhaled it! there were a couple peices i didn't swallow, but otherwise i had no problems. the same thing happens when i chew iceberg lettuce. I chew and chew and practically never swallow it. i have switched to romaine and I can chew that much better.

I did toast it each time. I guess it helps too that I can't drink for 1/2 hour after I eat. I don't really want that much bread, so I probably will have it once a day!

I am 10 1/2 weeks out and my doctor just cleared me for any food. When you get cleared for regular foods, it's better to try to get your protein from food rather than protein drinks. I haven't used any protein drinks since 6 weeks, and then I was down to one 30gr Premier shake a day. It will depend on how many oz. of food you can get in without feeling too full whether you will need to keep using the drinks. I can have 8 oz. of food at one time, but I still can't get that in, but I eat so much protein (you need to eat your protein first at each meal) Remember though that the protein drinks are considered liquids and not food. You will be able to eat what everyone else eats, but of course smaller portions! Good luck! Don't worry about that now. Just take it a week at a time. You will do fine.

That is awesome! I was stalled for about three weeks too but when I went to put on a pair of capris, they fell off of me, I cheered back up! So I guess when you are stalled, get out the tape measure! Congrats!

I am 10 1/2 weeks out and Thursday the doctor said I could eat anything now including bread. I bought some of the Oroweat thin sandwich rounds (multi-grain 100 cal) and had a peanut butter and jelly on toast yesterday. It tasted soo good. Today for lunch I could finally have my turkey burger on the same sandwich round. What a difference! Still can't eat much over 4 oz. at a time though. No problems whatsoever! Oroweat also makes the sandwich rounds in a mini-size in whole wheat only and is 50 cal. I will start using those for lunchtime sandwiches. Still love my open face melt sandwiches in the toaster oven on WASA crackers though! Tonight I will have steak for the first time since December 5th! Can't wait! I am scared to try some popcorn, cuz I am afraid it may get stuck. I heard they had whole grain unpopped popcorn in health foor stores. Has anyone ever heard of that? Don't get discouraged with your liquid and mushee diets, cuz regular food will be there before you know it! Love my sleeve!