monalisa1010

I'm 30 days post op (sleeved on 1-24-12) & wondering about weight. I'm 5'6" and surgery weight was 200. I am now at 177. I know we all drop weight at a different rate -but I keep wondering about my "goal" weight. Did most of you get to your goal & what was your goal weight. I have set mine for 130. How long did it take you to get there ? What size do you wear now ? So curious because I dont remember weighing 130 - EVER. Thanks !

my surg was 1/24/12, I can only eat max 3 small bites of most any type of food before getting foams / slimes. I measure, i watch he clock, I only try foods that seem to chew easy,dissolve etc... Yes I know the point of the surgery was restriction of food intake, the point of the surg was not to stop eating entirely ! I was told I should not be this limited at my stage of the game, I am not nauseated - simply foam & slime. Carbs go down so easy, I can tolerate rice & Pasta & tortilla chips so easy. Please dont give me any trouble about the fact that I have tried those food items. I have simply gotton to the point where I have to eat something ! Bloodwork was perfect, physical was fine. Please tell me where you all were at approx 9 weeks out, what items could you eat & qty (i know it varies, i just need examples) For example - the other night at dinner, my friends 3 year old child - ate approx 4x's the amount of food I could handle & he finished his dinner long before I did.
I guess the good news is, I'm down 35 LBS
Thanks !!

Thats great I was sleeved on 1-24-12 & have lost 22 LBS, It seem as though everyone else is doing alot better.

Try Grecian dip, - Called Tzatziki. It's Greek yougart, dill, cucumber, dill, sour cream. Really yummy ! I tried to post the link - it wont let me ???

Kellsbells Sounds good to me. I don't work so usually im free. Monalisa glad your doing so well. Makes me feel better hearing positive Dr. Lavin stories. Maybe we can start our own "support group".

Not asking for advice, or ideas. Not even hungry Just venting.
I miss eating-some. Like tonight I made taco's for dinner (we soften the tortillas by spraying with Pam rather than frying in oil). I used to have 4-easily. Now I can barely finish 1. But I miss having two. It's like I work hard to fix food. It smells so good, and then tastes so good, that I don't want to stop eating even tho I'm full. I do stop. Otherwise I'm in pain. But it's almost like I'm mourning eating.
Any one else feel this way sometimes?

You need to get Isopure Protein Water, you can get it at GNC. 5$ per bottle, its a 20 oz bottle with 40 grms of protein. the protein in it fills u up - promise. Only get the red or purple flavors the rest are awful. Its really not bad compared to the others. If u find it too strong cut it in half with Powerade zero. If u get red isopure - cut it with red powerade, and so on for all the colors&flavors. also carry that darn bottle everywhere u go ! HYDRATE, HYDRATE !! You dont want to end up back in the hospital dry heaving . Also , Target has powerade zero on sale for .88 right now - I suggest you stock up. I had no clue how fast I would go thru cases of 16 oz water bottles & powerade

Today is day 8 post op. I have done very well & can tolerate my Isopure & Water very easy. But now I can move forward to cream Soups, pudding & full Protein Shakes. - problem is, because my sleeve is so new- I dont know what a "full" feeling is. Im afraid of vomiting or over filling my new sleeve. I know to go slow - anyone have any suggestions ?