tjloser

victoriatxgirl I will be sleeved tomorrow too. I have to be at the hospital at 6 am and I feel the same as you do. Hope you have a good surgery and speedy recovery.

Thanks StormWarning. Nervous and excited but it will be over before I know it.

I used skim milk as well, and am also sleeved tomorrow (have to be at the hospital at 9am). And I have lost about 8 pounds too (tjloser - we're like sleeve twins, haha!)

I actually have the original ninja that has the motor on top and it blends just as well. I love my ninja and it turns any frozen product into slush. This one is about $40.00 at Walmart, if you can't afford the other one. It's a great blender and food processor.

I actually have the original ninja that has the motor on top and it blends just as well. I love my ninja and it turns any frozen product into slush. This one is about $40.00 at Walmart, if you can't afford the other one. It's a great blender and food processor.

Like you said, you are doing this for YOU! I know that we all want people to accept and be happy for our decision but sometimes that just doesn't happen. That comment was not about you, it's about them. Now that you are going to be healthier and slimmer, they will now have to worry about themselves being as they said "the fat one". It don't matter how healthy you're going to be to them because it's all about them. I'm happy for you and congrats on your surgery date.

I use fatsecret.com. It is easy to use and a great site.

I'm 5'2" and would like to join. I am on my journey to receive the gastric sleeve.

I get lots of questions regarding how to get back on track. This journey is tough, and one thing I've learned is that I'm not perfect - but if I'm going to move past that I have to figure out how to forgive myself. For me, the main factor in my obesity was my inability to overcome this. So I would give up and gain all my weight back, and even more. I cannot do this to myself!!! I have to pick myself back up and keep it moving. I didn't go through 2 torturous painful weight loss surgeries to just keep giving up. Heck no!!!
So, along my Sleeve Journey, when I noticed I wasn't doing well and needed to get back on track this is what I did:
The BASICS BOOTCAMP:
For 5 STRICT DAYS I will eat only...
Proteins: Seafoods, Poultry and eggs, Dairies, nuts/seeds including Peanut Butter.< /strong>
Veggies: Green only.
Fruits: None.
Breads/Cereals/Other Carbs: None.
Fluids: One gallon of Water (128 oz.)
Protein Drinks (RTD or Powder).
Avoid: Sugar and Sodium
Once the 5 days are over, I am pretty much over the Sugar Carb Demon. Don't get me wrong, I don't hate carbs! I do need them to live a healthy life and since I workout a lot it is important I have them. However, I need GOOD carbs. Whole grains, fruits, veggies... But I don't need processed sugars. White carbs, in cereals, breads, rice... etc.
Lots will do the 5 day pouch test. liquids only is simply from being threatened with my life (post op) or if I'm just feeling sick and to let my Sleevie rest. That's it.
Good luck everyone! This journey is tough, but nothing worth doing is ever easy. Xoxo

Be prepared to experience hunger during the liquid phases of your post-surgical diet. It took a while for me to stop feeling hunger, I assume because my body had to deplete it's grehlin levels and I got more used to the smaller stomach. After a while, you may have trouble making sure you eat enough because you don't get hungry unless you haven't eating for most of the day. It took me a few weeks to get there.
If you get all your protien, Vitamins and fluids in, the hunger issue won't be as bad, but you may have trouble getting them all in. A year post-surgery and I still have trouble eating and drinking enough unless I eat and drink practically all day. Don't try to eat solid foods until your doctor says you can or you can cause a leak in the staple line. Hang in there, it will be over soon enough.
Pay attention to how you feel when you're eating. If you eat slowly and put some thought into the new sensations in your mouth, sinuses and chest when you're eating, you'll learn when you need to stop eating to keep from vomiting. It goes for both liquid and solid food phases, but especially when you start eating solids.
I get a sensation almost like I'm going to sneeze, my gums feel like they're tightening around my teeth, and my mouth, nose and eyes will start watering when I eat too much. Now that I know the warning signs, I know when to stop. You can get those sensations if you eat or drink too fast, too. I get the hiccups when I do that. Hiccups are a good signal to slow down or stop eating or drinking. Most of the time, it doesn't happen immediately after swallowing, it can take a few seconds or more, so pause between bites and sips. You'll learn your cues faster if you pause and take a moment to pay attention to what your body is telling you.
Sometimes I'll be chewing another bite when I get my fullness clues. When that happens, I will spit out what's in my mouth, so keep a napkin handy when you're eating until you learn what your intake limit is. If you swallow another bite after your body's told you it's full, you will end up running to the bathroom or the nearest trash can. You definitely don't want that to happen while your staple line is still healing. It will also take a while to figure out how long you have to wait to drink after eating. It hurts like crazy if you drink too soon after eating, even more than if you take one more bite than you should.

Please know that it is MOST DEFINITELY possible to gain any weight back that is lost at any point. The sleeve is a tool and it is up to us to use the tool to the best of our ability. Yes, it does restrict us, but depending on the choices we make that restriction can vary. Watch the processed foods, stick to lean Protein, veggies, etc. Get your exercise program in place and stick to it.
For me, I became lactose intolerant almost instantly after surgery. I honestly didn't mind it because that meant chocolate (my favorite "food group") would make me ill and have me in the bathroom with exploding diarrhea within 10 minutes. I am still moderately lactose intolerant, but I now can have small amounts of chocolate and other milk products, but very small amounts. Too much makes my stomach cramp badly for hours, sometimes an entire day depending on what it is I ate. I have about the same amount of restriction as I did after surgery.
You are doing the right thing by reading other posts and asking questions. The first few months are probably the most difficult while you move through the liquid stage to the mushy stage and then figuring out what your body can tolerate and how much. Just remember to try and make the best of the honeymoon stage of your surgery.

Got the call from the surgeon's office and my surgery date has been set for July 10. Yay, I'm very excited and nervous, but ready. So now have to have my pre surgery workup on June 19 and my nutritionist meeting and surgeon's visit on same day, June 26. Here I GO!!

Got the call from the surgeon's office and my surgery date has been set for July 10. Yay, I'm very excited and nervous, but ready. So now have to have my pre surgery workup on June 19 and my nutritionist meeting and surgeon's visit on same day, June 26. Here I GO!!

Got the call from the surgeon's office and my surgery date has been set for July 10. Yay, I'm very excited and nervous, but ready. So now have to have my pre surgery workup on June 19 and my nutritionist meeting and surgeon's visit on same day, June 26. Here I GO!!

I had my psych visit on May 14, 2012 and it went well. I'm now waiting on them to send the report to my surgeons office, hopefully in the next week or so I should hear something. I ready to get this done as I'm a little nervous but excited too.

I'm 5'2" and would like to join. I am on my journey to receive the gastric sleeve.

So my surgeon requires a 2 week all liquid diet prior to surgery to shrink the liver. Given that it is for my safety as much as his convenience, I am following it to a "T." I think that I have been more stressed about the 2 weeks than anything else. Well, here I am day 4 and have lost 6 lbs so far (and actually feel pretty good). I thought I'd share some things that have helped me...
I didn't eat like a pig (my normal style) and then go cold turkey.
I tried 1 shake a day, 2 a day, 3 a day leading up to the full fast. I felt weaning myself off food and especially sugar helped me.
I bought a 1 liter water bottle and set mini goals for intake through out the day
I bought a range of shake flavors (pretested them all)- sweet, savory (chicken flavored) and plain Protein. I find that I get sick quickly of having the same thing for every "meal" so I switch it up
My surgeon allows you to mix with Water, milk or yogurt...so I switch that up to so I feel like I have some variety of texture
This may not be for all as it is expensive...but I bought myself a VitaMixer. This thing is AMAZING! I make coffee ice cubes then mix a chocolate powder with milk or water for a yummy frozen treat as well. I am actually saving a lot of money on food...so I splurged. I figure it will be good too for after surgery during the mushy stage