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Kinda unhappy because I have slacked in the gym but still am beyond happy! Highest weights:270 surgical weight 240, current: 160

I stick with muscles in broth or Soup, both easy to hide what you have eaten. I've also gone as far as when the guy leaves to use the bathroom calling the waitress over to take my plate.

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Kinda unhappy because I have slacked in the gym but still am beyond happy! Highest weights:270 surgical weight 240, current: 160

I'm 6 weeks out and my stomach still can't handle much! I was told 2 weeks ago I was ok to eat anything but I haven't been able to. I still do shakes, yogurt, pudding with protien and Soups. Lots of soups! For a snack I do a laughing cow cheese with 5 special k cracker chips. I try to stick to all very soft food.< /p>

Dr li did my surgery too, she was great. I only lost like 2 lbs preop when she told me to lose 10. I just did calories in calories out method. She is great, she wants the weight loss just to shrink the liver some.

I had my gallbladder out a month ago, I was 8 months post sleeve. I never was put on any meds to prevent it. I had a gallbladder attack that sent me to the er 2 months before my chole. It was the worst pain of my life! I had 4 more attacks that I managed at home and was in pain every day. My surgeon couldn't do my chole so she referred me to another general surgeon. I knew him already because I work at the hospital I had my surgery done at. He did a single incision lap chole, they just went through my belly button! It was so cool I have no scars! My diet has improved so much since I had it. Before I was eating yogurt and Protein Shakes and now I'm back to normal. I do have alot more gas then I ever did, normally bad in the morning. And my bowl movements have been very irregular. I am glad I got it removed and didn't try to manage it. The surgery was a breeze, my OR time was 730 and I was on my way home by 130!

I'm so glad I found this post!! I am 27 and thought I was the only person! I told my sister and she looked like I had 10 heads! I am so embarrassed about it! I am down from 240 to 163. I am only 5'1" so I want to lose like 35 more lbs and I'm hoping it does away! I have been single for going on 10 years and that's when I got so fat. I'm terrified of intimacy because I'm afraid a guy is going to be like wtf! Honestly I feel better just knowing I'm not the only one out there thinking this way. I'm just upset because I've been told its next to impossible to find a plastic surgeon to do a Tummy Tuck before you have had kids unless the skin folds which mine is so tiny I can't see them doing it.

Surgery date 8/28/12
Weight day of surgery 241
Current weight:165
Goal:130
Heaviest ever:270( I think I'm close to that in the multicolored dress) wish I could make my sister get married again so I can trash those pictures!

Surgery date 8/28/12
Weight day of surgery 241
Current weight:165
Goal:130
Heaviest ever:270( I think I'm close to that in the multicolored dress) wish I could make my sister get married again so I can trash those pictures!

51 lbs at 4 months post op. 50 more to go!

Surgery date 8/28/12
Weight day of surgery 241
Current weight:165
Goal:130
Heaviest ever:270( I think I'm close to that in the multicolored dress) wish I could make my sister get married again so I can trash those pictures!

I am 6 months out and have gone through periods were I can eat a ton and times when I can eat very little. I was in the er 2 weeks ago with bad abdominal pain. They did a ct and my stomach hasn't stretched at all. I haven't followed the diet perfectly, I have popcorn and chips some times but now instead of half a bag of chips I eat like 5. I think it would be very hard to stretch it. I work with a few people that had the sleeve and are still very heavy but they didn't make the big changes like adding in exercise. Once I hit my goal my plan is to eat what I want in moderation and just know I have to stay very active to counter if I want to eat more. I really don't want to ever be on a "diet" again!

51 lbs at 4 months post op. 50 more to go!

Ok I may be crazy but I am sooo sick of all the attention I have been getting post op. I am 6 months out right now and down 68lb and I swear everyday at work someone is like omg how much are you down, you look great..... I really appreciate it but am sick of it. I guess I don't feel that great, I'm still 173 and 5'1" so I still look big in my eyes. I have never been comfortable being the center of attention any way so this is making it worse. Like I said I may be nuts but its just really starting to annoy me and unfortunately I work in a huge hospital and everyone knows me there so I get it at least 3 times a day. I guess I just want to be normal and not feel like the freak show weight loss girl. Am I the only one feeling this way??

Ok I may be crazy but I am sooo sick of all the attention I have been getting post op. I am 6 months out right now and down 68lb and I swear everyday at work someone is like omg how much are you down, you look great..... I really appreciate it but am sick of it. I guess I don't feel that great, I'm still 173 and 5'1" so I still look big in my eyes. I have never been comfortable being the center of attention any way so this is making it worse. Like I said I may be nuts but its just really starting to annoy me and unfortunately I work in a huge hospital and everyone knows me there so I get it at least 3 times a day. I guess I just want to be normal and not feel like the freak show weight loss girl. Am I the only one feeling this way??

Ok I may be crazy but I am sooo sick of all the attention I have been getting post op. I am 6 months out right now and down 68lb and I swear everyday at work someone is like omg how much are you down, you look great..... I really appreciate it but am sick of it. I guess I don't feel that great, I'm still 173 and 5'1" so I still look big in my eyes. I have never been comfortable being the center of attention any way so this is making it worse. Like I said I may be nuts but its just really starting to annoy me and unfortunately I work in a huge hospital and everyone knows me there so I get it at least 3 times a day. I guess I just want to be normal and not feel like the freak show weight loss girl. Am I the only one feeling this way??

I broke down and called my doctors office because it was so bad! He told my the 10 mg of Pepcid twice a day wouldn't even affect his cat haha. He told me 80mg Prilosec for the next 3 days then 40mg daily. If its not better in a week I probably will need an upper gi to see if letting it go this long caused damage :/. Hopefully not bc I really don't want to be scoped again. And my family is over an hour away and I can't ask them to take me to and from so I have to rely on coworkers to take me and a friend to pick me up which sucks!! So hopefully the Prilosec stops it!!

I am 5 months out today and 60lb down and feel the same way I started at 240 and am 180 now and ppl at work alwys say look how small u r but I feel like a cow. When I get really down I pull out a top and pants from before my surgery and put them on it helps put it in perspective. I also set my back ground picture on my phone as a side by side of me before and now so every time I look at my phone I'm reminded of the progress I have made. I think alot of us feel this way.

51 lbs at 4 months post op. 50 more to go!

Last years work Christmas party, compared to this years!

Last years work Christmas party, compared to this years!

You look great we are almost the same! I was 240 presurgery, no diet, 5'1" and am little over 3 months out. I am 192 now.

I am 5'1" I am aiming for 135. I don't remember what my doctor said for me to be but at 14 I was 135 and that was small for me.

I actually haven't mentioned it to my doctor yet, I know they will just say i need more Water even though I'm drinking all I can. I figured I would mention it at my next apt. I waited a month after my surgery to go back to work. I have a very physically demanding job in a hospital. I Listen to my body and if I know that's a bad day I take extra precautions like holding on to something if I have to stand up or straiten up to fast. I also don't over extend my self like i use to. I ask for help when lifting a patient when I never use to. I ask for help if I have a very heavy assignment or know I have been busting my ass to much because I know that will make it worse. I take my blood pressure twice a week and its still the same 120/70 as before surgery. It never hurts to call your doctor. I was very weak for the first month post op. it wasn't until the past 3 weeks I have felt my energy return to me. Good luck

I am a respiratory therapist mostly in a very very busy Ed. I keep a premier shake in the Ed all the time. I am 2 months out now and tonight's the first night I have really had a dehydration issue. I worked the past 36 hr due to the hurricane and felt like death. I got about 20 oz in the past 2 days of Water so before I left I had a rn put an iv in and am currently giving my self a liter. I took off 1 month before going back to work and in the beginning my energy levels were a big issue. Milk is another thing I use to help with Protein. I also told the doctors and people I work with because they really support me and make sure I am taking care of my self, I am the type of person I won't stop till everything is done and i pass out.