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1. I confess that I think about food way more than I should.
2. I confess that I drink caffeinated coffee on occasion
3. I confess that I have sucked on a tiny peice of chocolate and let it melt in my mouth because I'm on soft foods
4. I confes that I have cried until I can't cry anymore about how much I miss my old eating habits
5. I confess that I secretly am angry when my husband eats a big plate of carbs and fat....

Lol I had to ask my Dr. Same thing and she just laughed and said yep, I think we were excepting the worse so it made it ez

I hear ya... I'm getting frustrated too. I was sleeved on 7/30/12 and am only down 29 lbs. ugghhh. I agree though I think my body is in starvation mode. I can only get like 600 cal in per day.

Hi all I had my gastric sleeve done Monday and home today cannot believe what a breeze it was nurses and Dr couldnt believe this also.
I had to ask The Dr if she really done it and she said yes my stomach was hugh now I know why I could never fill it.
So Im relaxing at home taking it easy.Hope everyone has an easy time.
Julie

Omg, I thought I was the only one doing the chewing and the spitting out. Lol I'll be 5 weeks out in a couple if days, and can't wait to have some real food .. Good luck!!

Awesome! My post op diet was two weeks liquids, two weeks mushies, then all solids. I was so happy to see food. It's tough, not going to lie. I remember at week two, my hubbie brought home a B-B-Q chicken wing and i actually licked it to death.. LOL, that was pretty low for me!

Started my preop diet Aug 25th. Weighed 385. Had surgery on Aug 30th. (yes I was suppossed to start a couple days sooner, but it was hard) I did cheat one day and had a cheeseburger and fries. On Aug 30th before surgery, I weighed 369. Today I am at 363. Had surgery Thursday, came home Friday, walked a mile Saturday, walked 2 miles Sunday, walked 3 miles yesterday. I am almost pain free in my abdomen. craving food, but the thought of throwing up scares me from trying anything. I have only thrown up like 3 times in my life. 39 year old male by the way. Everything is going smooth and easy. Oh, and I am back at work today and having no issues. One thing I will say is I have done everything the doctors have asked. Protein Shakes, creamed Soups, Water, sugar free Jello and pudding, and thats pretty much it. I can't see into the future, but for now, this was very easy and pretty much painless.

Me
3 weeks out and tonight I went to a family function and I used to love eating boiled and susage with my dip made of mayo rotel ketchup etc. and I love love boil crabs. But tonight I sat an war he'd everyone eating and I was completely fine. I even sat down and peel shrimp to make me a shrimp
salad for work. Felt so good until I got home with the cake and licked the spoon that had icing with about 90 g of sugar in it. But overall being at a buffet for lunch and a seafood boil for supper I did real damn good !!!!

You eat so little of anything early out! I say use the regular stuff that doesn't have toxic fat free junk in it. That's been my secret-- enjoy the small portions, make it taste great and satisfying. I made goal at 8.5 months that way. I still use regular everything and skip the fat- removed sugar added crap.

I have officially lost 100 pounds as of this morning!! This is the most amazing thing EVER!!!!

My wife made me a little embankment with pillows in bed. It was awesome. Totally supported my from all sides. Slept and relaxed there.
Thanks Honey! :wub:
(Yes, she reads the boards)

I'm 4 days post op and the desire for solid Protein is driving me crazy. Today, I was travelling back to California. In the airport I ordered chicken noodle Soup. I only drank the broth. But I took a few dime size pieces of chicken, chewed them like crazy and ate them. No arguments from my sleeve. It was so satisfying. Should I be concerned?

I am having a hard time. Missing my friend food. Even with the pre diet i could cheat every now and then. Not any more. Feel like i lost my security blanket. So much more mentally unstable than i expected. Dammit.

Nah, I'm with LT on this. If I could have just said no, I am never eating certain foods again, then I wouldn't have needed this surgery. I could have and should have been able to do it on willpower if that were the case. I am a foodie, I thoroughly enjoy food. I did so to an excess. I got the sleeve so I can continue to enjoy the foods I like, but in moderation. I have not and will not give up anything, sorry. The majority of the time, I try to make healthy choices, but if I want something, I eat it. My sleeve prevents me from overdoing it like I did in the past and I love it.
So, yeah, I am one of those everything in moderation kind of gals.
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I broke out too. I figured it was just stress. Lol

I'm getting through it all pretty well too. I think the positive thinking part is the best.

carolc
small accomplishments - only lost... both words must be deleted from vocabulary/dictionary
doing great - keep up the good work
congrats
ps
if that $13.00 included two five dollar bills and three one dollar bills - or one ten dollar bill and three one dollar bills - that is my money ;)

Today is day 10 and I feel great! How are you Feeling?

Good for you. I'm four days out any positive stories are the best! How are you now?

I have gone through a 10lb weight gain in the hospital, nasty breath, crazy digestion, dizziness, exhaustion to feeling like I am now on the other side of this! I was getting really annoyed that I was not losing any weight beyond re-losing the 10lb hospital gain but finally I dropped an additional 5lbs. Yesterday, I tried on a pair of capris that "shrunk" last summer and they buttoned, zipped and were more comfortable than when I bought them. As an added bonus I found $13 in the pocket, so I splurged on a manicure!
I am having an easy time getting my Fluid and Protein in, walking more, digestion is much better, much less soreness and no more dizziness on days 9 and 10!
Thank you for letting me share my small acomplishment

Good luck today!!

High heels and shorter dresses are two of my favorite clothing items now!

Well I was sleeve at 7 this morning and it's 4:00 now and so far so good other then some mean gas lol I'm doing ok I think, I was able to drink 2 oz of Water in like 2 hours with no pain and with ease going down. Is this normal I don't even feel sleeved? Also is it going to hurt when I wake in the morning? And prayers please this always helps :-) thanks y'all everybody is so great on here!

Well I was sleeve at 7 this morning and it's 4:00 now and so far so good other then some mean gas lol I'm doing ok I think, I was able to drink 2 oz of Water in like 2 hours with no pain and with ease going down. Is this normal I don't even feel sleeved? Also is it going to hurt when I wake in the morning? And prayers please this always helps :-) thanks y'all everybody is so great on here!