Kerinilla

BWAHAHAHAHA!!!! That's hilarious! Onemanwolfpack, I'm already feeling like the first 20 seconds of that video and I'm only3 weeks out! Good luck!

BWAHAHAHAHA!!!! That's hilarious! Onemanwolfpack, I'm already feeling like the first 20 seconds of that video and I'm only3 weeks out! Good luck!

BWAHAHAHAHA!!!! That's hilarious! Onemanwolfpack, I'm already feeling like the first 20 seconds of that video and I'm only3 weeks out! Good luck!

BWAHAHAHAHA!!!! That's hilarious! Onemanwolfpack, I'm already feeling like the first 20 seconds of that video and I'm only3 weeks out! Good luck!

BWAHAHAHAHA!!!! That's hilarious! Onemanwolfpack, I'm already feeling like the first 20 seconds of that video and I'm only3 weeks out! Good luck!

Lately I've seen a TON of posts about lucky sleevers that drop 100 pounds in six months.
Congrats to them and to their loss. And I would never, ever begrudge anyone the right to crow about a fantastic success. It's part of why we're all here, to share the ups and downs of this surgery!
But frequently, these posts are followed by folks that feel frustrated because they aren't losing at the same pace. All too often, we forget that everyone loses at a different pace. It's easy to lose sight of the real goal (long term maintenance) in the face of the scale goals we set for ourselves. And it's also easy to forget that this isn't a race and that there's no special prize waiting at the end for reaching goal more quickly.
I would like to contribute my loss pattern so that people can see that there is more than one way to achieve a goal. Being successful is about reaching your personal goals, overcoming your personal food demons and maintaining your weight loss for life. It's not about hitting goal in nine months.
I encourage everyone else with a slow loss story to contribute their successes here as well. It's hard to research this surgery and find only the stories about extremes - people completely thrilled with surgery or people that regret every minute of life post op. The same goes for loss. When people search out stories on this, it's too easy to only find rapid loss or stall posts but nothing showing the more realistic and moderate journey many of us take. The sleeve is a permanent tool that does not have a special window of easy weight loss. There is no reason to feel discouraged when you haven't reached goal at one year out, or even two. There is nothing preventing you (short of your own body's natural stopping point) from achieving or re-achieving goal at any point post op.
I lost 60 pounds in the first five months after my surgery.
And I slowly lost 32 pounds over the next seven months.
It took me another five months to shed the final 15 pounds to my goal.
I lost 107 pounds over the course of 17 months. I stalled twice for nine weeks each time. I had months where I only lost one pound. I regularly experienced a gain of three pounds around my cycle, and often only lost weight in the last week to ten days of the month, after sitting at the same weight for nearly three weeks.
I am a success, and at 2.5 years out (and currently pregnant) I still have good, healthy eating habits and maintained my weight loss quite easily. Even 30 weeks pregnant, I am still wearing a size 6/small (in maternity clothes, of course) regardless of how I feel about my expanding body!
I learned what was important on this journey and am in better health today (not just physically, but mentally and emotionally), than I have ever experienced as an adult.
Good luck to those currently on their journey, and I encourage everyone to share their stories here so that newly sleeved folks can see that slow vs. fast loss doesn't really matter in the end.
~Cheri

I thought i was the only one who smelled bad under my breasts... and I wash really well too!! I also hate that its almost constantly hot and humid in the crotch of my pants, I absolutly hate that smell. it happens so quickly after I bathe! I've never told anyone that! I sweat like crazy too. I feel like Im this big sweaty unsexy lady all the time. I can't wait for it to change!!!!!! Thank you soooo much for posting. I feel SO much better that Im not the only one!!!

I thought i was the only one who smelled bad under my breasts... and I wash really well too!! I also hate that its almost constantly hot and humid in the crotch of my pants, I absolutly hate that smell. it happens so quickly after I bathe! I've never told anyone that! I sweat like crazy too. I feel like Im this big sweaty unsexy lady all the time. I can't wait for it to change!!!!!! Thank you soooo much for posting. I feel SO much better that Im not the only one!!!

I thought i was the only one who smelled bad under my breasts... and I wash really well too!! I also hate that its almost constantly hot and humid in the crotch of my pants, I absolutly hate that smell. it happens so quickly after I bathe! I've never told anyone that! I sweat like crazy too. I feel like Im this big sweaty unsexy lady all the time. I can't wait for it to change!!!!!! Thank you soooo much for posting. I feel SO much better that Im not the only one!!!

I thought i was the only one who smelled bad under my breasts... and I wash really well too!! I also hate that its almost constantly hot and humid in the crotch of my pants, I absolutly hate that smell. it happens so quickly after I bathe! I've never told anyone that! I sweat like crazy too. I feel like Im this big sweaty unsexy lady all the time. I can't wait for it to change!!!!!! Thank you soooo much for posting. I feel SO much better that Im not the only one!!!

Everyone's tummy is different after surgery. Mine was swollen inside and it was all I could do to finish an ounce every 15 minutes. If you have a hard time getting liquids down, sticking to that regimen gets you to 64 oz. per day if you do it all day.
Thanks probably why your Dr. said to drink that way. Some people luck out and have less swelling at the beginning and can driink/eat more early out.
The initial swelling or lack thereof doesn't mean you won't have good restriction later on.
Lynda

Sip, sip, sipping is the way to go! If you feel fine no worries. The Dr just does not want anyone to start drinking too fast and causing pain. Sounds like you are doing great.

Not to be indelicate, but I'd love to be able to see my junk without a mirror.

I'm 5'4, and weigh 226. I'd like to get to 125-130.
I'm having my sleeve done on 11/26!

I wouldn't.
You'll be able to have alcohol after the surgery 4-6 weeks out. I'm scheduled for the 26th also. The day before surgery it's one Protein shake in the AM, the a bottle of magnesium citrate and clear fluids for the rest of the day. After midnight, nothing at all to drink or eat, not even Water. So I'll be preparing my stuff this weekend for Monday.
I think that maybe one glass of wine would be ok, but I wouldn't be slammin' em back or anything. Why risk it? Alcohol dehydrates you anyway, and that would be rough going into surgery, IVbag or not.
When Twooley said you need to call your Dr. With questions like that, he was right. He answered your question with a great answer. You got nasty when no one answered you, at first, and then when he told you who you really need to consult, you got nasty with him. He gave the right answer, a caring answer, but its not what you wanted to hear. This is a question for your Doctor, not us.
Opinions don't matter in this situation. If you had a hunch that your Dr. Would say 'no' and then decided to ask us if you could have a 'get out of jail free' card to go drinking, you're making a mistake.
Just my opinion.

Apology accepted.

I wouldn't.
You'll be able to have alcohol after the surgery 4-6 weeks out. I'm scheduled for the 26th also. The day before surgery it's one Protein shake in the AM, the a bottle of magnesium citrate and clear fluids for the rest of the day. After midnight, nothing at all to drink or eat, not even Water. So I'll be preparing my stuff this weekend for Monday.
I think that maybe one glass of wine would be ok, but I wouldn't be slammin' em back or anything. Why risk it? Alcohol dehydrates you anyway, and that would be rough going into surgery, IVbag or not.
When Twooley said you need to call your Dr. With questions like that, he was right. He answered your question with a great answer. You got nasty when no one answered you, at first, and then when he told you who you really need to consult, you got nasty with him. He gave the right answer, a caring answer, but its not what you wanted to hear. This is a question for your Doctor, not us.
Opinions don't matter in this situation. If you had a hunch that your Dr. Would say 'no' and then decided to ask us if you could have a 'get out of jail free' card to go drinking, you're making a mistake.
Just my opinion.

The reason nobody has answered is because we aren't doctors. We have no rights to give medical advice, all we give are opinions.
You should consult your doctor or nutritionist on questions like this.

I'm 5'4, and weigh 226. I'd like to get to 125-130.
I'm having my sleeve done on 11/26!

I thought i was the only one who smelled bad under my breasts... and I wash really well too!! I also hate that its almost constantly hot and humid in the crotch of my pants, I absolutly hate that smell. it happens so quickly after I bathe! I've never told anyone that! I sweat like crazy too. I feel like Im this big sweaty unsexy lady all the time. I can't wait for it to change!!!!!! Thank you soooo much for posting. I feel SO much better that Im not the only one!!!

When I despair because of my wrinkles my picture of Keith helps me out.

Way to go!!!!!! You look great. I hope I'm as successful as you have been. I get sleeved on November 26th.

Hi November Sleevers
My name is Sara, I'm a 32y/o nurse who will have surgery on Nov 26!!! I'm so excited to have surgery!!!

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