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Osh.. Now that I feel better.. I am doing much more .. And darn it.. Hurt my back! Off to the doc for some relief!! I have to remember .. I am not Wonder Woman.. I' m only human!!!!

Ok..I know I shouldn't have tried this ..but I did and immediately paid a horrible price. I took a bite of Chinese food..worse mistake of my life..I threw up there on the spot and anything that is fried..up it comes..so this is not horrible..it's actually a good thing because now..I eat extremely healthy because 1) it's better for me & 2)my sleeve said "oh hell no you did not just eat that..I'll show you!". It only takes one time and lesson learned for me..not mention ..I feel way better too!

I'm not gay, but I love to chat! I look forward to hearing about your achievements! Good luck to those who are getting ready to be sleeved, gl to those who are newly sleeved, and I will look to you older sleevers for wisdom and advice since I'm only 3 months out!!!! LOL!

I don't know about anybody else..but since losing 64# ..I Just wanna have more!!! And granted..my hubby absolutely doesn't mind obliging me any time! In fact..he seems much happier..lol.. So ..anybody else feeling friskier?? Lord knows I am!!!!

Sex? What's that? LOL

I'm 6 months out & just got back from a really great trip to Disney. At 60 lbs down (halfway to goal) it was so much easier to walk. Last year I had to stop a lot to catch my breath & this year I led the family!
The highlight was riding the teacups with my kids. Last year I could hardly get in the teacup (had to basically step over the doorway cause I couldn't fit through it - and my stomach cut into the bar so my kids could not really turn it. This year I had no trouble just walking in, sitting down, & had about 8 inches to spare with the bar. My youngest shouted out "Mama I am so proud of you - your tummy won't slow us down anymore!" and I said "You are so right baby it won't slow us down ever again."
Btw I also "released" 3 lbs on this trip! (I don't say lost because I don't want to find it!) I guess from all the walking & extra water!
Love me sleeve & changing body!

Please know it gets better! I was a large popcorn with butter eater...I am 3 months out now and honestly..sometimes just 3-5 pieces of popcorn is enough...sometimes I don't need any of it. I don't crave it at all like I did..although I do enjoy the smell of it when I go into the movies..but no cravings! I cried the first week and after that..the tears dried up! I think it's a combination of anesthesia and no sugar whatsoever and once that withdrawal is over..it gets better!!!

That made me chuckle - being a week old newbee, it hurt but it was a good hurt!! Thank you!!!
K Linam

Ok..I know I shouldn't have tried this ..but I did and immediately paid a horrible price. I took a bite of Chinese food..worse mistake of my life..I threw up there on the spot and anything that is fried..up it comes..so this is not horrible..it's actually a good thing because now..I eat extremely healthy because 1) it's better for me & 2)my sleeve said "oh hell no you did not just eat that..I'll show you!". It only takes one time and lesson learned for me..not mention ..I feel way better too!

I am surprised that 7 months out you can only eat a few bites. Are you tracking your intake, if so what are your average numbers for calories/protein/carbs/fluid intake? I would think that you are going to have to focus on getting the highest amount of nutrition into your small serving size eating solid Protein, perhaps fish and veggies. Add some eggs and dairy. I add Atkins Protein Bars because I can only stand to drink one Protein Shake a day. Are you using Protein Shakes for supplementation of your protein? Protein is critical in minimizing muscle and Hair loss. The absolute minium for weight loss patients is about 60 grams of protein. Add Biotene to your Vitamin supplementation as well.

I am 5'4. My highest weight was 385. I was 365 at surgery. I am now a year and 4 months out and weigh 188. My 7 year old daughter said to me at the 80lbs lost marker- "Momma- what's that?" and poked it. It was my collar bone! I told her what it was and she said "Wow- you've never had one of those before!" Gotta love kids! They make all the little things great sometimes!

It is generally accepted that 3,500 calories = 1 pound. So, unless that shot was pure butter equal to 10,500 calories, you did not gain a pound of fat. Isn't that what this is about, anyway? When you see the scale go up and down, it is not a measure of fat gained or lossed. There are many things that go into the complex fluctuation of weight.
My money is on fluids, not fat. Don't be frustrated. I'm sorry to say, you are absolutely normal.

Yes, it happens. For me, the culprit is usually not drinking enough Water. Make sure you get your Water in every day. You could also be close to that time of the month and, sometimes, when you add in more exercise, your weight loss slows down for a bit. Keep following your plan and you will continue to lose weight.
BTW, I don't care how big you are, you are NOT a fat cow. You also will not be the only person for whom this surgery didn't work. Give yourself a pat on the back and don't let that scale rule your life! It's just a number!
Check how your clothes are fitting, take your measurements and compare them as you lose weight. The scale is a liar. A better indicator is how do you feel and how do your clothes fit!

You have fulfilled your duty as a DIL (by telling her where to find info that will help her) and now it's her choice. Too bad we all don't get wise when we get old. Some of us just get old

I'll start with the details. I'm 39 years old, 5'10" and weighed 211 pounds in March of this year. I know that many of you out there are struggling with BMI's much higher than mine, and I feel for you. But I had this surgery for another reason: I was diagnosed 3 years ago as Type 2 Diabetic, and within those 3 years, had already progressed to 100 units of insulin per day (2 injections). I was on the express lanes to an early death, and even my endocrinologist was shocked at how quickly I was progressing.
I saw information about the surgery on TV, read about in the newspaper, and was told about it all within 2 weeks in early January of this year. I decided to do some research on my own. I researched non-stop for about 2 weeks about the effect that VSG has had on diabetes, and the fight underway to get it approved for patients with a lower BMI suffering from diabetes. And suffering. Boy, was I ever. Mood swings, tired, grouchy, even the insulin wasn't controlling my extreme swings. And on top of all that- I was heavier than ever, and unable to lose the weight because of the 14 different medications I was on (for everything from Diabetes to High blood pressure, cholesterol, HDL...you name it.)
I got my husband on board by sharing the research I had done, and I spoke to my parents about it. My dad was skeptical (to say the least). He thought this was the "easy way out" and thought I should be able to lose the weight on my own (despite the fact that I hadn't been able to do so over the previous 12 years). We all went to a seminar at Dr. Billings office with a couple other families. My dad expressed his concern there, and Dr. Billings explained that this would be a total change in the way I ate and lived my life. Did that sound easy to him? ( I mentally fist bumped him at that point....and knew he was the surgeon for me!).
My husband's Union Insurance (Carpenter's Trust of Western Washington) would not cover the surgery since my BMI was so low, but we decided that I needed to go ahead anyway. I am very blessed to have a job that pays an annual bonus that coincided nicely with this process. I called the Puget Sound Surgical Center Office and started the process in early February, I had an appointment a week for that whole month (psychological, nutrition, intake, surgical consult). I had everything completed by early March, and asked for a surgery date by the end of the month, since i had to travel for work in late April and wanted to be on a somewhat 'close' to normal eating plan by that time.
There was a 2 week wait for all the reports to come back, and on March 14th I got the call that I could schedule the surgery for the 26th if I wanted to. (LESS than 2 weeks away!!!) I schedule a nutrition consult right away to do the pre-op low carb diet (no liquid diet for me!) and we were full steam ahead. I was wrapping things up at work, planning a trip to another state for 3 days for work and prepping for a 3-week leave of absence. It was a busy 10 days!!!
On March 26th I had my surgery, and it went extremely smoothly. Nothing extraordinary happened...I mean beyond the fact that I think it saved my life!
Since that day I have not taken ANY medications (vitamins and supplements YES, but not medications!). No insulin, nothing. My endocrinologist "broke up with me" on 5/8/12, since my diabetes was effectively "CURED." He didn't really know what to say, since admittedly, he said it's never happened to him before.
I did talk to him prior to surgery and he was hesitant to reccomend it based on the lasck of long term data to support successful outcomes. I took his opinion into consideration, but decided it was still the right thing for me. I did talk to my PCP about it before the surgery so that she would be aware. I told her the insurance wouldn't cover it though, and to please not note it in my chart. She was fine with that, and ran lots of tests for me under codes that would be covered.
I have lost 40 pounds....and am the woman my husband married 12 years ago. I have energy, vitality, wellness and peace. I know I'm going to be around for my family and live a long and happy life. I am still in the losing phase, and find that I stall about every 2-3 weeks for about a week. It's going really well though, and I am loving my new life! if you have any questions, feel free to ask, I'm happy to answer about my experience.

Tears of joy! Why are my emotions tied so closely to my weight??? I got on the scale today and it said 179! The last time i remember being happy with myself was almost 15 years ago when i was in the 170s. Still have 30lbs to goal but feeling so positive. I think my mom would be so proud of me!

Congrats!!

Too bad you can't get married to the man and leave his family baggage at the curb. I don't do in laws well at all, not any better with the second set than I was with the first set.

I so know how you feel!
I have a family members that I feel is "competing" with me. One being my cousin, she was always the skinny petite girl with big boobs, now since she had her first child she hasn't been able to lose the weight she gained with her pregnancy.
One thing she did a few weeks ago that really ticked me off was a status update she made on FB, it may not have been targeted at me (She knows I have had surgery) she went on to say
"You know whats funny when people lose weight and they don't wanna tell their secret how selfish! I hope you get fat again!! ha ha". Even if it wasn't directed towards me, it still pissed me off that someone wished for someone to get fat because your jealous of them. I didn't even reply, I have offered her advice in the past about low carbing, I told her I think she would do really great since she has never done 100's of diets in the past and hasn't ruined her metabolism, she would just tell me "I cant do that"
Then last week my sister, her and I were supposed to go to this Water park, my friend wanted to go and asked her, I guess she never answered her back and when she brought it up to my sister she said "F*** that skinny b****, she just had her baby a few weeks ago and is already losing the baby weight, pffft yeah like I wanna be around her!"
I could not believe my ears when my sister told me. That made me feel like, "so is that why you like hanging out with me? Because I was always the fat one and you didn't feel threatened?" Its just so sad how jealous people can be, especially females.

I am 65 and started my journey to have the sleeve. The office I went said that the oldest patient they have had was 78. Other seminars I went to before chosing a doctor said that 65 was the limit. I hope you try to understand her. It is not good to get old. I bet deep down she envies you and wishes she could do the same thing you are. Best of luck to you on your journey.

That's so sad. I don't think 74 is too old for the VSG unless she has other health problems that would prevent her healing or being able to survive the diet regimen. The surgery may add years to her life. If you offered her information and support perhaps you would atleast be calling her bluff :-)
I'm getting older (56 already... wow) and I am acutely aware of my own mortality. Her being 74, I'm sure she is too. I don't know why I'm feeling compassionate towards this woman who is probably a real piece of work, but I just am.
Must be hormonal !

For the first time in 15 years I buckle the airplane buckle ..no extender needed and actual put tue arm rests down!!!! Thank you sleeve!!!!

Was one of my favorites!!!! Congrats!!!
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I can't wait until I can post a fabulous piccy!

What a great feeling, hopefully y'all get your turn soonn