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Being 66 yrs old and obese since 5 yrs old I know diets. Any diet that came along I have tried. In my teens I got what was thin for me between 140-150 lbs. as soon as I got pregnant I ballooned up to 200 and has been a struggle my whole life. I am a CARBOHOLIC and continue to be one. I am 7 months sleeved and down 72 lbs. could I have done this without surgery, NO WAY! As a diabetic on mega amounts of insulin I gained another 25 lb in 2 yrs. I had to do something and the sleeve was it. I can eat anything at this point but I can not gorge myself. I can not eat a sleeve of cookies or a pint of ice cream anymore, thank God. I am still on insulin but only a 1/5 of what I was on. Only take it once a day instead of 4 times a day and my A1C is much improved. Sorry this is so long but I got carried away.

You look great and so does your fella!

Good for you. Best of luck on your journey.

Stick to your pre op plan. It is so very important.

Best of luck to all.

Without parents?

Well I am having the same problem, but I am older than you and a woman. But even though I am old I had a sex drive before surgery and none after. It is causing a problem in my marriage but I also don't know what to do. If anyone has any suggestions please share. Men always have the sacred blue pill. You could try that.

You will be alright. Just make sure you say with the diet till surgery. Never read about any one being sewed back up for that reason. Best of luck.

Good for you. Keep up the good work!

I was depressed before surgery. Now 6 months out I am not. I was not on meds for this though. I do have a day here and there where I feel depressed but it leaves in a day. Hope this helps.

Bacon at 2 days out? Please watch what you put in your mouth for 6 weeks. Follow your surgeons suggestions. It is very important for your sleeve to heal.

Here it is June already. Finally broke my month and a half stall. Down another 4 lbs. I guess 6 months is not the end thank goodness.

6 months out down 71 lbs. lost very different for me with this surgery. My legs, feet and face are very small. My butt also but my stomach area is the last to go. This could be because I am diabetic and still on some insulin. Anyone else with diabetes? How is your weight loss distribution?

What is an MM?

You will have a lot of emotions the first 2 weeks post op. they say it is from your hormones flying all over the place. So warn him about this because you don't want to take what you say personally.

I had surgery 11/28/2012. Does it say holiday party time? I opted out of everything involving restaurants, parties revolving around food. So by the time Xmas eve came I was so glad to be able to be with my family and eat a little something. I was not feeling well enough to watch others eat everything I couldn't. I did attend my granddaughters birthday at Cracker Barrel on Dec 4. This was really hard for me just sipping ice Water but I was not able to eat anyway. By the way everyone ate all the good things I love without a thought of how I must feel. One party is possible especially if it is not revoled around food. Best of luck.

Great job. The belly is disappearing.

Keep up the good work and keep us posted on all your successes. You are doing fantastic.

Way to go! What an inspiration you are. You ought to post what you are eating and how much exercise you do.

Look it up. I look up all foods before I eat especially out food.

It made me I'll that early when I tried it. Now at 6 months out can eat ice cream like before surgery unfortunately.

Have you tried other means of losing weight. You are what we call a light weight. Do you have diabetes, high blood pressure etc? You have to be ready to change your eating life completely. The sleeve is only a tool. The first six months you can eat very little 600-1000 over the 6 month period. When you have lost all your weight you will be able to increase it and this is when you stabilize at your right weight. You say what happens in 5 years, that is totally up to you. If you go back to your old eating ways you will regain. It is not easy and is a life long process.

You look fantastic. Keep up the good work.

Janice, If only the band are getting to big use pins on the sides to make smaller. If the cups get to big you have to replace and at that point you learn to not to buy expensive bras until you are at goal. Or you can buy cup fillers. They look like gel filled boobs that fit in your bra and fill out the cup. Hope this helps.

I'm from the generation of not wasting food also. I try to take exactly what I will eat. After you have surgery next month ordering 2 sandwiches will be so out of the realm. You will only eat the steak and egg off of the sandwich and probably not be able to finish it. This is how the sleeve keeps us from overeating. It is a very good thing and it. Really helps with portion size.