thinnatater

Me too!

I can totally relate with you - I have two boys and i wanna dress in cute clothes! I've been sleeved since 10/29 and I am down 23.6 lbs.
Good luck not that u need it - all will go well and you will soon join us on the losers bench

I can totally relate with you - I have two boys and i wanna dress in cute clothes! I've been sleeved since 10/29 and I am down 23.6 lbs.
Good luck not that u need it - all will go well and you will soon join us on the losers bench

Well said Laura! I agree completely w/ everything you said and experienced the exact same feelings!

I am two weeks post op and have lost 15 lbs since surgery. I have no regrets so far. I won't lie, there were times in the first 24 hours when I kind of wondered if I had done the right thing. That passed and I haven't looked back. I can't believe how good I feel.

Well after reading that I was a bit scared to answer...
But yes I found that going into surgery my emotions were all over the place. And not just because of the major surgery I was about to get.
It was everything.
I am fat.
What have I come to that I need to do something so radical.
What if I fail again.
Am I making a mistake.
These and many other thoughts guided my days.
I have to say my moodiness did not end right after surgery either. I was prepared and so was my husband, but it didn't make it any easier somedays.
I said to myself ok you can't be trusted with food so you are essentially going to take your free will to eat away for a long while.
But those days, weeks following surgery?
I missed food, I missed the act of eating, I knew I would, I mean that what I signed up for right?
But it was a painful mental breakup.
I wanted to binge and sooth myself.
We just went through something major and our main source of self soothing has been taken away! So my nerves were raw, and I went through some feisty days..
All I can say is it is an emotional roller coaster, warn those around you, that you may have some mood swings, and when you are feeling them, recognize them for what they are and be kind to yourself and others

Dang girl! U both r hotties!! I hope to do as well as the two of u u will have to share all the secrets!!

You know before surgery I'd look at other people's pics and wonder if I would ever get there. I was sure I'd fail. I STILL worry about that. Every morning I think, maybe today is the day I'll stop losing weight. I do stall/pause a lot, but it's unbelievable. It's like nothing we've all ever done before to lose weight.
You'll be here before you know it and if you're like me, you will have such a thankful heart. Hope is a wonderful thing my friend.

I have to agree with this a thousand times over. I started therapy with a psychologist who specializes in eating disorders (and particularly binge eating disorder) a few months before I started the process of getting sleeved. Its been 7 months since I started therapy and I get sleeved at the end of this month, and I can't imagine getting sleeved without having had that therapy. Before, every diet I would try would last a little more than a week before I slid back into destructive habits. Now I've been on my pre-op diet for over a month, and while it hasn't been perfect (ate an extra dinner roll one night), I finally know I'm in control and will be able to handle the stress of post-op. I also intend to stay in therapy for quite awhile, because removing most of my stomach will not change how my mind processes decisions and behaviors. Only behavior modification can do that.

I've never thrown up..... I have an eating disorder. I got the sleeve to help with it. But I have to do my part too.
I have to stick to dense Proteins to keep me full.
I have to stay away from slider foods.
I have to exhibit SELF CONTROL.
The sleeve will not jump out of your stomach and knock that **** out of your hand!
You have to take personal responsibility!

The sleeve will not change your self destructive ways. Going to a therapist that deals in addictive behaviors might be a good thing for you...

Don't really know what to say except you should think of your priorities. Worrying about beer and drinking tons of it would not be one at the top of my list. I am also college aged and know all about parties. If ppl ask why your not drinking or judging you, tell them to screw off. It's not worth it being stupid.

Hmmm.. Obviously, Alex's cuss filter failed your post
Anyway.. The sleeve was not made to prevent you from eating or drinking yourself into failure. That is up to you.

You look beautiful! I can tell a difference - great job so far - the thanksgiving challenge will help but u r well on ur way

I think u r inspiring! You look gorgeous!! Great results - great hubby - I'm positive you will make goal

Okay here's a pic. no makeup and hair looks like crap after walking for hours so I chopped my head off
Be gentle! I haven't worn a dress in a while.
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Congratulations to ALL of us in the October family!!! Three cheers for US!!!!
1. Hip Hip Hooray!!!!!!

OCTOBER IS OVER!!! Congrats to all the other October sleeves- although we have a long road ahead of us, I'm so glad we made it together, and will continue to rely on each other on our lifelong journeys towards health!

Oh....this is definitely a time to stop weighing yourself...You are going to drive yourself crazy...no doubt in my mind that it is Water retention that is still trying to flush out the stuff they gave you before during and after surgery. Your body went through a huge ordeal and it will deal with it as it sees fit..
When you have major surgery which this was your body works to heal and fix what has happened to it...adjust!
When your body feels threatened by weight loss it will stop losing and store fat in your cells for later. Once your body heals and decides it is still being fed it will lose weight again...
Stop weighing yourself every day....that is maddening....Hit the scale with a brick if you have to...Just weigh about once a week or once every 2 weeks or once a month or like me every 2 months or so......
The numbers are not the beginning and end all of this journey..It is for life and it will take time for everything to get back to so called normal.....

Scheduled for the 29th - first day of liquid diet - not too bad - hope the rest of the week follows suit!
Congrats to all of those who have been sleeved - I hope I am as lucky as those who have come out w no complications pain or nausea.

Surgery: Oct 3
Starting weight: 280
Day of surgery: 265
Current: 241
Total: 39 pounds
Woop, woop! Almost in my 230's!

It's official - I am sleeved!! Thank God- I have not had much pain I walking like crazy as I don't want the gas pain - but just as many others have described it - I feel like I have done a million sit ups. I am just on ice chips now - n a bit scared for the change tomorrow.
I started preop appt weight of 259.9
SW 249.8
HW 265
I am 5'2.5"
Good luck n best wishes to those who are getting sleeved tomorrow