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Wow, @cocobeau13!!! Your post knocked the wind out of me. I came to this site for the first time in months. My experience post-op has been disappointing, starting 1 month out when my slow progress got even slower. I eventually lost motivation and stalled for over a year. In the last 4 months I have actually gained 14 pounds, very easily. I was feeling depressed and defeated. So I signed in here, and was just about to search "regain" to look for inspiration when I glanced down the list of posts and saw yours. We have the same surgery date (5/29/18), which is what took my breath away! I'm going to take our surgery twinning and your recommitment as a sign that I can do this, too. Good luck to you, and thank you!

Fun thread! This song has the same vibe as my pre- and post-surgery life. Food was and still is my nemesis, and it's a strong motherfucker: https://youtu.be/pX-bIr8dr6U Bloody Mother f**king a*****e Martha Wainwright Poetry is no place for a heart that's a ***** And I'm young and I'm strong But I feel old and tired Over fired And I've been poked and stoked It's all smoke, there's no more fire Only desire For you, whoever you are For you, whoever you are You say my time here has been some sort of joke That I've been messing around Some sort of incubating period For when I really come around I'm cracking up And you have no idea No idea how it feels to be on your own In your own home With the f**king phone And the mother of gloom In your bedroom Standing over your head With her hand in your head With her hand in your head I will not pretend I will not put on a smile I will not say I'm all right for you When all I wanted was to be good To do everything in truth To do everything in truth Oh I wish I wish I wish I was born a man So I could learn how to stand up for myself Like those guys with guitars I've been watching in bars Who've been stamping their feet to a different beat To a different beat To a different beat I will not pretend I will not put on a smile I will not say I'm all right for you When all I wanted was to be good To do everything in truth To do everything in truth You bloody mother f**king a*****e Oh you bloody mother f**king a*****e Oh you bloody mother f**king a*****e I will not pretend I will not put on a smile I will not say I'm all right for you For you, whoever you are

It took me all day, since 8 o'clock this morning, but between meetings I perused this entire thread. And all of you ladies are wonderful, beautiful, stylish and confident! I love it, and want to be like you all some day soon. Congrats! You all slay!!!

I'm around 15 months out, and I can drink a whole shake with no problem, in just a few minutes if I was in a rush. But I've always been able to drink a whole shake easily. Fluids have never been an issue for me post-surgery. Neither have solids for that matter.

Thanks for the encouragement. But my surgery was actually 5/29/18. So, not quite as good, but I'm getting back on track. I really do think that my struggle is helping me to learn/keep good habits. At least, I hope the struggle is helping me.

Thanks everybody for your responses. They have been very helpful! And @AZhiker, your post may have hit a little too close to home for comfort. ? I think I need to distinguish 2 weights in my mind: the 1) expected results (from program) and 2) my ideal body weight, which I have never seen as an adult. I think I will use the expected weight loss as my first goal, and go from there. Thanks again all for your responses. They have helped me to formulate a plan.

I've been struggling with the slowest weight loss and longest stall ever in history (being a little dramatic, but still...). I'm not very close to my own chosen goal, and my therapist suggested I compare what my goal is compared to my program's. I dug out my paperwork, and the program's goal for me is 18 pounds heavier. I see a lot of people here with a similar height to mine that have a goal weight of 50 pounds or more less than mine. So I'm just curious, where did everyone's listed goal weight come from? Thanks everyone.

Belleville here! Hi everybody!

Hi everybody! My surgery date was 5/29/18. Day 1: Right now, I am feeling disappointed, in both the surgery and myself. I've actually felt this way for months! I'm trying to save myself from defeat. So, my 2 goals this month: 30 minutes of cardio each day Tracking for accountability This is my first challenge. Yay!

Thank you for the great post @ElectricGypsy. My weight loss has been slower than expected, too. It's nice to know that I'm not alone in the slow lane!

I was always very regular. Toward the end of the mostly liquid pre-op diet, my BMs became infrequent, and hard! After surgery, I think it was 10 days before I had a movement, and it was a struggle. I started taking a stool softener/laxative combo (2/day), plus Metamucil (3/day). Today is 11 weeks out for me (wow!). I'm still not a daily "goer" anymore, but it's getting better. And it's not a chore when I go anymore. I'm still on the softener/laxative + Metamucil regimen. Hopefully that's not forever. I will admit, the more that I walk the more regular I am. Movement really is the key to movement. Hee.

OMG. Just before this topic I was wondering to myself "if I have the surgery, will my girls disappear?" I had breast reduction surgery 4 years ago, and now the girls are a good size. I'd hate to lose them. In the past when I've lost weight my breasts didn't get smaller. With the more rapid weight loss of the gastric sleeve, I'm wondering if I will experience a loss in my girls as well. Any ideas?

Hi UTGall99. I also joined this site recently in my efforts to learn all I can before making the decision to have (or not have) weight loss surgery. Some things about the surgery do freak me out, but some things that I'm predicting for future if I don't have the surgery are just as worrisome. So, my goal is to gather all the facts, speak to my various doctors for their opinions, learn as much as I can from those who have had the surgery, go to my hospital's information session about the surgery, and then make the best, most informed decision I can make. Strictly my opinion, but I don't think you should do the surgery until you're absolutely sure and not afraid.

Hi all. I'm very new to this site, and new to the idea of the gastric sleeve. in reading about the reduced size of the stomach, and the really small amounts most people can eat at one time, I wonder how easy it is to maintain a healthy diet. Does anyone ever have trouble with the nutrition side of things? Are supplements required post-surgery? Thanks in advance.