Itsanewdaycassandra

December 1 2011 and I am down 37 lbs.

Now that's a NSV! Way to go!! I can't wait! :hurray:

You look fabulous!!! I also only weigh in at my doctor appointments; I want to keep the focus on being healthy rather than the #’s.

Can we use straws? It has helped me with the small sips, is this a big no no?

You got to love all the NSV...you look good, well done!

Congratulations! You look great! Just wonderful!

Thank you Lissa, It’s just wild that I am struggling with feeling good, I thought that this was going to be extreme and it is in some ways but in others it’s just smooth, I should be glad but I am feeling mixed emotions, maybe it’s just today…

I was sleeved December 1st. 2011 and already in this time I have gone through so much, nothing bad, just the learning process of the new sleeve. I am losing about a pound a day I am currently at 260 (and this was the last day of my period so expect to drop more this week), so my highest was 303 then the day of surgery I was 287 and as of 1/3/12 I am 260. The best part is just how good I feel it is like I hit a switch and I feel so much better. The eating can be tough mainly I have to slow down a bit and I’m having trouble tolerating the vitamins, and I’m completely over the protein shakes. I am down a pant size and expect to be down another in the next few weeks. The problem that I am having is that I haven’t had much trouble and the transition for the most part is going smoothly, this leads me to think that I am not doing something right or I won’t be successful. I know it’s all in my head but I just thought I’d share.

I am a month and 4 days post op and I have noticed that when I’m full that I have a small burp…the trick is to stop as soon as I burp one bite more and I could feel very uncomfortable. This is a learning process and because everyone is different you have to pay attention. I was using that very full feeling as my gage but I feel much better stopping after the burp, I don’t feel over full, just right.