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cjloveydovey

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  1. On mine he took me off liquids and did mushies and soft solids. And he told me to SLOWLY reintroduce foods. Like one different very few days and see how it goes.
  2. With me it depends on what I'm eating. But I always try to eat slow and chew!! Lol. With chicken I can eat a little faster. With hamburger meat psh I eat that sloooow
  3. That's great! I started eating soft solids at 1 week. Like loosely scrambled eggs. Woo i was so done with broth.
  4. My doc said to eat when you're hungry and to stop when you're full. Maybe your body is needing something. Or maybe it's that mental hunger. Lol.
  5. I seriously can't believe it. I've gone from a size 20 to 14. I am so incredibly happy. I've gone through cravings and food phases. At the beginning it was Fruit! I was buying a watermelon, cantaloupe, and pineapple every week at the grocery store. Then it was goldfish. I seriously had to hide the goldfish from myself so I'd stop eating them. Lol. Eggs!! I'm in love with eggs right now! Eggs benedict, scrambled eggs, fried egg. I have an egg every morning! I was walking every night with my husband after dinner but haven't in a few weeks. I have a crazy work schedule. I have experienced that crazy sweating when I'm eating too fast though. Also I do still spit up when I eat one bite too many. Although it's a little different than spitting up with the lap band. Overall I'm happy. I can't believe I've lost this much so fast! If anyone has any questions please don't hesitate to ask me. I had the lap band before the sleeve and this forum really helped me pre op.
  6. Walk walk walk. I'd get pain meds every 4 hours. So I'd sleep for 3 1/2 then pee then go walk. Then I'd start Over again. It helped so much.
  7. So I was 265. Before surgery I was 255. 2 weeks out I am. Now 244. I just feel like 11 pounds isn't that much.
  8. Im feeling like that's not very much. Idk. I lost 10 pounds before surgery. I'm just starting to feel discouraged.
  9. I am 2 weeks out today. The biggest thing I can tell you is that you will feel better! All the nausea will pass. My worst fear was that things wouldn't go back to normal. I'm still healing but things have gotten so much better.
  10. Hey yall. It's day 4 post op including my surgery date. Today's the first day I've started feeling normal. I've been pretty out of it these past few days. I've started eating creamy soups and that's helping a lot. My incisions arent hurting. Just my insides. Ive stopped taking my pain medicine every 4 hours cause i was tired of being high all the time. Im trying to take them at night. Ive been pretty depressed. And not to be graphic but my butthole is so raw from going poop every 30 minutes. I'm trying to stay positive but it's hard.
  11. Hey yall. It's day 4 post op including my surgery date. Today's the first day I've started feeling normal. I've been pretty out of it these past few days. I've started eating creamy soups and that's helping a lot. My incisions arent hurting. Just my insides. Ive stopped taking my pain medicine every 4 hours cause i was tired of being high all the time. Im trying to take them at night. Ive been pretty depressed. And not to be graphic but my butthole is so raw from going poop every 30 minutes.
  12. Yeah im just hurting. I just had half A sugar free popsicle and I can't wait for some soup.
  13. Aw.. I'm sorry. I'm in pain though. Ugh. I want to take a shower but idk if I should. And i've never realized how much food commercials there are on tv.
  14. Hey everyone! I had my surgery yesterday. I didn't really have time to be nervous cause they called me in at 11 instead of 1 cause my doctor was ahead of schedule. I'm in a lot if pain but I knew that. I am not nauseous at all and haven't been at all. I thank God for that. I'm going home today waiting on my nurse to finish discharging me.
  15. I'll only be on pre op forums for 6 more days!! I'm excited to move into post operation forums after my surgery LOL!
  16. Yay! Good to know someone will going through this at the same time!!
  17. Be glad you didn't get the band! It's a nightmare!
  18. I am in Houston Texas! And I have no pre op diet at all. Lol.Lucky me I guess lol. I have my preop appointment tomorrow. I've bought gas x strips and some soups and liquids. I just need to get some nightgowns. I was going to pack pjs but I saw on here that the elastic bothered some people so yeah I need to get some gowns. Other than that I'm excited. I'm starting to feel a little peaceful.
  19. Laying down in bed one night, 8 months ago, I decided right then and there, that the Lap Band wasn't working for me and it was time to take my life into my own hands. I'm going to be healthy, I'm going to be around for my children, I'm going to be happy with my weight for once in my life!! And now!!!! It's happening!! It's almost here!! I can barely stand it!! I can feel my nerves going up and back down again. But I am ready! Words of encouragement and advice needed still though!
  20. I have the lap band currently and im having the sleeve done March 4. When I'm nervous about something I think about the pros and cons and which outweighs the other. I will Be in some pain. I will have to work my way up to eating regular food again. I will be out of work for 9 days. I will have help losing weight!! I will finally be able to win this struggle I've had all my life!! I will feel amazing about myself. I will be able to.get pregnant without hormones and medicine. I haven't been hearing a lot of good.things about the lap band. Rumors of a recall because like us so many people are not losing weight. Its not working. I was talking to my nutritionist the other day and she even said the lap band is like a torture device. You're hungry but you can't eat. I couldn't even eat Protein. It got to the point where all I could get down is Ice cream. I only lost about 30 pounds. Do not think of this as a failure! Think of.this experience that the sleeve will not be anywhere near as hard as the lap band is! We've had it the worst! Its been really hard! But you have decided that you are not.going to Be a victim to.your weight anymore! You are going to be triumphant!!

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