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Ohhhh. You mean in general! Haha sorry! Mine was at 17. I'm not condoning underaged drinking by any means, but whenever I did until I was 21, it was either at my house, NOT on the road, or at a trusted friend's parents house. The mindset was that at least if we were going to drink, we'd be supervised and not out where no one knew where to find us. Also, parents never provided it to us. That was up to our finding.

I had mine about four weeks after surgery, and it was just a sip! It seriously burns my stomach and goes right through me. It is awkward going to bars and your friends and bartender asking, "Oh, you don't like your drink? You've barely touched it!!". I cannot throw them back like I used to. There's no room, and my tolerance has become soooo low!

I'm not sure what happened to the second one ring horizontal! Sorry, friends!

I was sleeved on May 24 of this year. The first two weeks, the weight came off vigorously! I wish I could say the same since then. Fortunately, a measly 25 lbs makes the biggest different already in how I feel physically and mentally. I am steadily losing ounces day by day, so at least I've not gained or completely stalled. Keeping the faith! These are before and after pics so far! The one in the silver dress is before.

That was what I was thinking. My doctor never gave me a set amount of protein that I need to be getting. The most he said at my follow up appointment was to be eating three meals a day and limit snacking as much as possible. I feel a bit lost compared to most people here on the forum. I guess I must educate myself. I only saw the dietitian once and that was while I was still hopped up on pain meds day one in hospital, and she just gave me a gastric bypass nutritional info packet, and said to go by that. It was disheartening.

Hi! I was just wondering if any of you have discomfort at the site of any of your sutures while doing Zumba? I am four weeks post op and was released to do any physical activity, so I had my first hour long class yesterday. I loved it, but during the jumping parts, my surgical sites were a bit tender.

Hey y'all! I was just wondering, for those of you who use My Fitness Pal on a daily basis, what percentage of your daily nutrition has been Protein? Also, I know that too much of fat and carbs are "BAD", but if those make up 2/3 of the whole day, which one is worse to have more of? I try to keep my protein at least around 20%, but it make me cringe to see the carbs percentage. I might add that I set my calorie goal to 800 cal a day. Every time I complete my log for the day it gives me a "starvation mode" warning.

I didn't buy them, but this person I believe just bought some kind of regular Water bottle container of her liking and took a sharpie and other shiney sparkly stuff to label the times.

Hi there! I had surgery at Stringfellow Memorial Hospital with Dr. Clifford Black of Anniston General Surgery Center in Calhoun Co, AL. I do not reccomend Stringfellow. Dr. Black and his staff are awesome, though.

I know this is a girlier version to try, but I came across it on Pinterest!

I am definitely going to call tomorrow, even if my symptoms have subsided. Im no so sure I am dealing with these foods really well...

My doctor progressed me from liquid/mushee to soft easily chewed solids last week at my two week check up. He said as long as I could chew very thoroughly and eat slowly, anything should go. He really enforced any kind of softer meat for Protein, so my mom cooked up a really tender hamburger patty for me. I know compared to most on the boards, my eating progression seems pretty fast paced. I have been on anti acids since day one of surgery since I also had a hiatal hernia repair.

I am not trying to scare anyone from having this done, by any means. I have had the best most painless recovery except for back pain until today. I have eaten very slowly, monitored head hunger vs head hunger, and have just been generallly VERY aware of what I'm doing and how I'm feeling. I am two weeks and four days out from surgery. Tonight after eating a very tender 3oz hamburger patty, I began having sharp pains that almost seem to make me lose my breath about thirty minutes after my last bite. I have just been sitting here since waiting for it to subside. Of course, the first thing that came to mind was a leak. I am just a little paranoid. There almost is like a "gurgly" feeling in that area. Not just those weird sounds and feelings I've had post op. I have no fever. Should I just let it slide and if it is bothering me tomorrow, call my surg?

Amy, once you start seeing that weight fall off and the look on your loved ones faces, I PROMISE you'll no longer regret it. I was so emotional the first few days after I got out of the hospital, most likely because I had 50 mg of of Demerol every two hours on the freaking dot for 48 hours straight. My intense pain was actually the gas building up in my back muscles. It was HORRIBLE, especially after coming back from recovery. I was so bad and the nurses were idiots. My mother had to be Big Bad Momma b***h. Untill she got them to give me my pain meds, it was so bad she had to pull my hands out of my hair because I became a bit delirious from coming off the anesthesia and pain that I tried pulling my hair out. :/ FORTUNATLY, I recovered wonderfully throughout the following days.

Hi! I am day 16 post op. I guess the most unexpected thing for me was the fact that even though I'm eating such a tiny amount in comparison to my husband or other people, I still take almost just as long to eat. I also am still in that "grieving" process. Eating is no longer as intensely pleasurable as it used to be, but after a few days I'm learning to accept it. Eating should be for survival for the most part. There is nothing wrong with great taste, but that is what got me to being 270! I'm down to 252 today.

YES! This is a wonderful protein filled alternative for those of us who can't deal with the taste of mayo or too much sour cream. Added is a screen shot of the recipe!

Thank you all. I am two weeks post op, and comparatively speaking, my doctor has been really lenient on me. I was on liquids for three days, then on puréed until now. I go back today and he's supposed to tell me to start on soft chewable items. My dietitian has only seen me once in the hospital and gave me a Gastric Bypass post surgery packet, and was like ,"Here you go, we use the same eating plan for the first few weeks..." Needless to say, I feel like I'm having to learn everything I should here on the boards. I guess i have to get out of the mindset that if I'm buying food to last all week, I'll be wasting, obviously not able to eat it all. Inevitably, this will happen and I'd much rather be eating healthier even if I can't eat all of it.

Hello. I have a dilemma. Right now, my husband and I are both full time in school and he also works week nights. With our hectic schedules and living on one minimim wage paycheck from week to week, I've found that sometimes I just don't have an option but to go with fast food, unless I want my third cup of sugar free pudding for dinner. He will graduate in the fall, and go straight into a job training program which should help ease up the financial situation. My question to all you sleevers is what has been the most effecient, but healthy options when you've had to resort to fast food post op?

Kzcar, that is something I had thought about. I actually went to an endocrinologist pre surgery for a complete work up, and he said all of my levels were great and normal. He did want me to come back three-four months after surgery to see if they've changed.

The subject pretty much says it. I am on day 11 post op, and I've lost 17 lbs. I am ecstatic and love putting my looser fitting garments on. I can't lie, I love the attention I'm getting, but I'm not getting it from the people who it would mean the most coming from. My husband has been athletic, fit, and relatively healthy all 26 years of his life. I, on the other hand, have gone through the ups and downs we are all familiar with here on the boards. I think after I healed for the most part from the surgery, he has not had any way to empathize with what I'm experiencing coming down. I can't blame him, but I just feel alone. I've tried staying busy all week and getting out at least once a day to take the edge off this seemingly depressed state I'm in. Nothing seems to help. Everywhere I go, there is food being thrown in my face. I visually indulge, along with my tactile and savoring senses, but there is a huge dread coming with actually sitting down to eat. It isn't a pleasant experience for me anymore, which is probably the best thing that could ever happen to me. To be honest, I think I'm grieving. I have not been on any pain meds since day 4, so I don't feel like I am in a prescription fog. I feel like I am fighting a real issue here, and i am allowin myself to become ill at everyone in my path. I'm on the edge, and I don't want to start on anti depressants. Been there, felt numb to any emotion, even the exuberant happy ones... So, any advice?

You look HOTT, Miss Brown!! I cannot wait until my two mark month so I can really see it coming off. Keep it up, pretty lady!

Same to you, jewels!

Hi! I am Taylor, and I have not uploaded my story yet, but I just wanted let any and everyone know that this is the first day, post op, (surgery was on Thursday, 5-24-12) that I've not felt that I've been hit by a Mack truck or had a knife stuck in my back! My sutures and stomach have been sore but have not caused any real pain at all. The big issue has been constant back pain, especially on the lower left side. I am so thankful I'm more able to actually get comfortable in more than one position today. I've also lost 11 lbs in five days! That's never happeneded.

Hi there! I am 22, and I originally planned on having the band. I switched surgeons and was introduced to the sleeve. My surgery is this Thursday. I have knots in my stomach because I have so much pinned up energy from the wait! I'm not nervous at all. I'm so happy that we've all been blessed enough to take this next step in our lives to becoming even more beautiful, happier, and healthier than we would have been otherwise. Good luck!