Rlmccoy

well, i'm voting for my transfer addiction from food to be sex. i mean, if i have a choice, that would definately be it.

After 3 weeks of being sleeved, especially if you have a lot to lose, start going to the gym IMMEDIATELY. You DON'T have to start cardio but you DHOULD start a weight training regimen. This will greatly assist in the saggy and loose skin problem. TRUST ME. As a trainer, one of my clients is 44 years old and weighed 402 lbs. He had the sleeve almost a year and change now and I realized after losing all that weight he has little to no loose or saggy skin... He weighs 202 right now and looks like a trainer himself.
I understand some drs may tell u to wait a little longer but three weeks is the best time to start! Even if it's light training every bit helps because your body will notice it before you do.

I to am sorry to hear it.
All I have to say i that what he told you is just a lie, and excuse to cover his actions. I for one am an adamant supporter of every story having two sides but his story just plain stinks. When you need him the most he ups and fools around on you.
Only you can make the decision of what you want out of it, to heal or not. Otherwise just dump his sorry ass and move on. Sorry to be blunt but I just really, really hate people who play games and lie.
I've been married 30 years and there has been a LOT of times it would of been easy to stray, opportunities have presented themselves or I could of MADE an opportunity. I have NOT strayed as I value my marriage, my wife and the solidity that it gives both of us.

So sorry this has happened to you! Be strong and do what is right for you and your baby. It sounds like you are a great mom. Best wishes with the therapy also.
I do agree, this surgery is so life altering that it can shake things up for sure. My 23 yo marriage is fine, but I do find I now have more confidence than before and tend to stick up for myself more! If that becomes a problem, oh well....I have been there for hubby and kids and now is my time to take care of me!

Wow I will be 2 wk Tue and am looking forward to mushies, but am starting to feel like you girlfriday. I think I may puke if I have to have another Protein Drink, but I know I must. I am also having trouble taking those dumb vits, spacing them out with all my other meds. This is too much like a job. I guess I better get off the pity pot and just make a plan. I didn't do this so I could refuses to be compliant. It is just so hard. I am glad to see we are not alone and to have someone here tell us that there is light at the end of the tunnel and it ain't a train. LOL. Thanks.

I'm probably going to be slaughtered on here for saying this but I have had a pickle. (I am on my blended food phase fixing to start my soft food phase tomorrow-surgery june 18th). I bought baby dill pickles. I chopped off both ends of it and threw those away. I took tiny tiny bites and chewed chewed and chewed some more. I handled it good and it took me a long time to wat it ( just because I was scared ) I put them in my tuna fish salad as well. Good luck to you!

Sounds crazy, but I enjoy pickle juice! Maybe a sip or three will satisfy your craving?

whoa!i could actually feel it going down and it kinds hurt :-\
has anyone else ate soft food and felt this way?

A few years back, I was shopping in a cute boutique with a friend. I knew they only went up to a size 10, but I was looking for gifts for other people. A very rude saleswoman made it a point to let me know, "We don't carry your size in here, you may want to go to the mall to find what you need." Well, today I walked into a Lane Bryant to return some size 14 shorts I bought last month. And wouldn't you know it, one of the saleswomen kindly pointed out, "Ma'am, I don't think we have your size here, may I ask what you're looking for?"
Ha. THAT was a first...

I was suprised I was not having a huge issue as I expected from everything everyone had been saying about the pain in drinking. I drink everything out of my water bottle that has a small round opening on the top and I guess that has been keeping me from getting air in. Last week I grabbed a glass and drank some Water and I was like oh my god i'm having a heart attack the pain was so excruciating. no more drinking from glasses for me. This water bottle is stuck to me like glue now.

Hello everyone!
I just joined this forum after doing an internet search...and it looks like everyone here has some great stories and advice!
I have surgery tomorrow...and I'm nervous as heck!!
I'm 29 years old, live in California, married and have a 7 year old daughter.
My highest weight was 293, staring weight before liquid diet was 292 and I weighed in yesterday to get my "final" pre surgery weight at 277...boy did I struggle with that. The liquid diet was so hard, but it got easier.
Finally registered at the hospital as well, they didn't say I couldn't eat...just not past midnight..wondering if I should have a "last meal"....haha.
Well, that's pretty much it. I just wanted to introduce myself to everyone. Hope the pain isn't too bad after surgery. I've had a c-section before and that was painful!
Thanks!

I was weighing 292 before my pre-op diet, on my 2 wk diet before surgery I lost 16 pounds. Once I had the surgery in the first week I lost 16 pounds. I recommend the surgery! The day of surgery you are in little pain but you have the morphine button and you push when you want the drug. The second day I would say would be the hardest because you have a little nausea from the anesthesia and that is when you get introduced to your liquids. Zip slowly so you won't panic when you begin to burp. I only vomited 2 times on the 2nd day because of the nausea. The gastric juice tube was removed the day after surgery as well. I was told to take a deep breath and on the count to 3 it would be out. I just said owch in low tone, it was just a discomfort feeling. It is 2 weeks and I feel no pain.

Hydration doesn't need to be plain Water. There are some purist "only Water is water" philosophies, but most plans count Protein drinks, flavored waters (vitamin waters, Crystal Light, etc.), juices, popsicles, ice chips, SF snowcones, Gatorade, tea, etc. as "water" - especially right now, when basic core hydration is challenging.
When I was 2 weeks out (and more) I was having to make choices like, "How do I feel today... am I hydrated? Because I can either take this Vitamin, or drink a few sips of water." Truly, water vs. Protein (I hadn't yet found a Protein Drink that was thin enough to be friends with my sleeve) vs. food vs. Vitamin was a constant choice because no way I could do all. (It took me several weeks, probably at least 6 - 8, to get the bare minimum protein counts). Hydration had to be a conscious choice & a conscious priority.
With what your body is doing right now, being hydrated is the single most important thing - and 10 oz is still better than 0 oz.

Watermelon hurts me im almozt one month out

If you want watermelon flavor, buy some Mio strwaberry watermelon flavoring! I love it and drink it all day long! After surgery, I find that watermelon fills me up really fast so I can't eat alot at one time. I get kind of a bloating feeling.

I've had some broth, sugar free Jello, and sugar free Popsicles, but those are allowed. I'm proud to say I haven't cheated! I've come SO CLOSE, but I haven't. We're all doing great!!

July 11 is my date too! Today was difficult.

Best of luck to you! One day with some watermelon isnt going to sabotage you. YOU CAN DO THIS!!!!!!!! Hugs!

We share a date! I have been struggling today too. Everyone's been telling me that days three and four are always the roughest. A taste of watermelon probably won't hurt you, especially since you have no intention of Doing it again. Stay strong! You can do it!

It's not really going to affect it but add more carbohydrates. The issue is you are trying to avoid carbohydrates to help shrink your liver.
It happened, now time to move on and forget about it.
Try some crystal light when you need sweetness or a sugar free frozen popsicle with less carbs.
Good luck. Day 3 & 4 are the hardest days, stay busy, stay positive, and realize you are so worth the fight to get through this.

I would have to second almost all of the above posts - its amazing how we all just want the simple things that so many people NOT in our position take for granted.
I look forward to tying my own shoes without my children or husband asking if they can help me because of the hard breathing. Getting dressed after a shower without sweating so much I already need another one. Walking up the stairs at work and not having to come directly to my chair to rest and turn my fan on high blowing directly on me. I can't wait to stop watching my family have fun on the lake, jet skis and boat while I just sit on the dock like a beached whale. Look forward to being able to walk into a store and just pick up a top and know it will fit without trying it on. Not feeling like an anti-social person because I am too ashamed to go out and be around people that have never seen me this big. Can't wait to have a conversation with someone and think about anything but how fat they must think I am.
On a more serious level, I cant wait start fulfilling what God has called me to do. To stand in front of an audience and be an honorable representation of the temple He has entrusted me with. To not let the enemy get into my thoughts anymore, making me feel less important or unworthy because of my size. And last but not least...I can not wait to dance again!