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I wish I could put a before but this my new phone I took this pic today Ebonisekim, I have been following you since I was sleeved and got on this site in September. I am very impressed with your weight loss and your eating plan. I also no longer eat bread, pasta or rice.... Mostly I just eat protein. I do not count calories or track anything. I have went from a size 18/20 to a 14 in less than three months. Thanks for the great advice. You rock that sleeve.

Congratulations. You look amazing. That blue is beautiful on you.

Maybe instead of going back to the mushy stage, you could try going back to a major Protein phase. Buy good stuff.... steak, deviled eggs, good cheese, rotessiry chicken, crab legs, shrimp, ribs, etc., then add some of your favorite vegetables to the mix. Think about what you can eat, not what you have to stop eating. I'm not an expert, but this is something to try. I have to confess, I am a bit of a carb nazi and don't count calories or track my food. I just try to do protein and eat whenever I want so I never feel deprived..... Well at least not until tonight when my family wouldn't share their Halloween candy.

I had my surgery on 9/9 and it has been a breeze. As some people have mentioned, I think it is important to go into it with certain decisions already made. My decisions were: I will walk, walk, walk, as soon as possible. I will get in all of my liquids. I will get in all of my protein - every day - no questions asked. If you notice, most of the people who report good early results do these things. Also, I used my binder all day, every day for about the first three weeks, then I started tapering off. Good luck, you can do this.

U did that in just 4 months! Woohoooooooo! Dang girl, work it.

Wait. I don't eat the whole cup of chicken salad at once, I just have it available in a container to munch on whenever I feel the need for a bite if something.

I know this might not be what you are looking for, but do you think maybe you could just change what and how you are eating. Like instead of Water, try to find a really good Crystal light flavor that you love. My favorite is peach tea with lemonade. I mx it in my huge 52 oz cup at home and have to finish it before going to bed. I also keep 32 oz cup of lemonade -Crystal light - on my desk at work which I have to finish before going home and a 16 oz bottle of water in my car. I drink all day. Also my Snacks have tons of Protein. My favorite is a slice of low fat sandwich meat wrapped around a stick of cheese. Or a cup of chicken salad made with chicken breast, salad dressing and pecans. Oh and I also keep devil led eggs on hand as a quick tasty snack. I'll admit I don't write anything down or count calories -- to much work - I jut stick to high protein with a few veges thrown in but I've lost about 35 pounds since Sept 9. And I eat whenever I want. Even late at night.

Congratulations. Yesterday I weighed myself and I am 201. Finally out of my stall. Can't wait to join you in Onederland. Loving this sleeve.

The exact same thing happened to me after eating a bowl of overlooked cabbage. It was so good that I ate my small portion to fast and guess I didn't chew it enough. I tried taking a walk thinking I could walk it down. I wound up walking and throwing up. I'm sure people were wondering what I was doing, having to stop and throw up every few feet. Haven't had any cabbage since then.

Wow! Amazing. Do you do anything special to get those toned and fabulous arms.

Get it girl! You look GREAT.

Yesterday I went to the yearly Ham Festival with my two kids. They had so much food that I would have normally tried to eat, but I was so busy enjoying all the compliments about my more than 30 pound weight loss and telling everyone about my amazing surgery that I really wasn't tempted. My kids had funnel cakes, fried pickles and even tried deep fried Oreos while I sipped on water. I was so good to be able to walk up and down the hills without needing even one sit down break.

Sleeved on September 6. Starting weight 230; today's weight 203. Come on ONEderland!

Wow. Way to go!

Hey, I'm from Hopkinsville, ky. Hello neighbor.

That just happened to me. I think it's because I ate to fast. I went ahead and burped the food up even though I know we r not supposed to. I had just ate a bowl of overlooked cabbage. Itt was so good. Only got about 1/4 cup in before it came back up.

How many weeks out are you?

Natalie, please don't leave this forum or stop posting. While I'm not a doctor, I will say you probably did not harm your sleeve and are just .... Protein deficient. When I went home from the hospital, I was told to be sure to continue to drink my protein shakes every day. I always have one in the morning with my pills. Yesterday I started taking my pills with Water and felt a little ill. I immediately went and got a protein shake to take the rest and instantly felt better. I guess I needed to have that stomach coating for all those pills. Maybe that would help you. I always drink two a day even though I am on mushy foods and do have soup n eggs n stuff like that. Congratulations on the water though. I really have to work to get that in now that I'm eating and having to wait before and after eating. Sometimes I have to stay up just to finish drinking my 64 oz. How do u drink so much?

I'll do it!

Wow' you look great.

Congratulations. You look fabulous!

Wow. Look at YOU, is your tummy as flat as I think it is? Congratulations!

Ran out to my local Krogers and bought some. Used it in my premier protein shake with 2 packets of Equal for delicious peanut butter ice cream. Wonderful way to get the protein drink down. 7 days post op

Oh my goodness, I know how you feel. I am six days sleeved and my kids are fending for themselves so it's junk food city over here. One of my kids had a cup-0-soup and left the half full container on the kitchen counter. I wanted to finish that cup so bad I could have cried. Only the fear of getting sick stopped me.....but I did drink the juice.