LilMissDiva Irene

I don't think for me its so much that I can eat more, rather it's what I'm eating. Anything sugary, carby or snacky I really can eat a lot more of. Almost seems like I don't even have a sleeve. I heart MnMs and salty crunchy Snacks during TOM. And, they are total slider foods. Let's face it, I ain't craving baked white chicken breasts or white meat fish during my period!!! Ha!

That IS a mind blowing NSV!! Congrats girlie, you're truly rockin your sleeve!! :Banane08:

I think a full week is perfectly acceptable. Just be very prepared to have your liquids ready to go at all times. That's the hardest part. You might also feel some fatigue, so if there's anywhere for you to sneak a few power naps during your breaks you might want to do that too. Good luck!

I purchased mine from GNC. I have 2, they work just fine. I never even need to pull out the blender or any other mechanical mixers. It has a metal springy mixer ball for the inside.

I'm wishing you all well for your surgeries next week!! Yahooo!!

Here's my Breakfast this morning! It was yesterday and will be until day 5.

If we are what we eat, then I'd be a big ole chicken today and tomorrow I'd be a big ole turkey!!

You can follow my daily food and exercise logs here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/Lilmissdiva_Irene

Here's my first day totals: Calories Carbs Fat Protein Sugar Sodium Totals 1,193 53 58 114 38 1,892 Your Daily Goal 2,289 171 76 228 63 2,500 Remaining 1,096 118 18 114 25 608

I have this and I have since I was a teenager. When I was at my largest I never felt or thought in my brain I was as huge as I was, and now today I still have a hard time wrapping my mind around the fact I'm rather small. Everyone tells me I am, I get constant requests to stop losing weight, in fact daily yet I continue to do my thing. I'm not going to stop anyway, I'm currently working on shaping up for the summer time. My belly feels and to me looks big and I want it taken care of. I think everyone is jus so used to seeing other very large people and they don't know what a real normal thin person looks like. I admit I was the same way. I'll even go so far as to say some people I thought were extremely thin when I was very heavy to me now I can see them able to lose a few pounds. May sound rude, but its how I view them. Interesting topic!

LOL It's always so amazing to me how this even needs to be argued. It's simply unrealistic to think one will never indulge in "bad" foods. I enjoy myself, but I understand majority of the time I have to do the right thing. IMO, its that defeatist attitude that kept getting me in trouble. Now, I just have that "bad" food and move on. So over it.

Right on! Sounds interesting. Keep checking in here so I can follow along if you don't mind doing so... Thanks for sharing!

Diva, do you burn 1,000 calories a day? I'd love to do that. How long does it take you? @Lila, yes when I'm being a very very good girl, I can burn 1,000 calories in a day - no problem. I've already burned 750, so with tonights workout I will exceed that. I have to do my Wednesday Callanetics which doesn't burn much so I might have to settle on a little extra 15 minute burner on the stationary bike. For me to do my 1k burns I have to log about 2-2.5 hours workout in a day. :wink1:

Such an inspiring story and you look great!!! The smile you have is just lovely - may you continue you journey with just as much success.

May I suggest that if anyone needs to move along faster to another stage to please check in with your health care professionals first. That's why they get paid the big money. Make em earn it. Usually a simple call will do the trick, and you will be sent or directed with an alternate eating plan.

It IS unrealistic to think any of us will never eat "bad" foods again. I certainly do, I won't hold that back! I'll tell you what, life in maintenance is a whole heckuva lot easier than pre-op. I do workout a lot so I simply don't gain weight. If I'm eating healthy majority of the time, and doing my workouts - I'm maintaining. For me, it's just that simple. I did have to diet a lot though to get all the weight off. But I'm pretty much relaxed now (well not RIGHT now, trying to get toned back up...) and it's really nice. BTW, BBQ chicken is not considered a bad food choice. It's pretty tasty and has a lot of Protein.

Yes!! You will still be the same person... except a smaller, happier and yes... even more fun version of you. The moment they are able to wrap their lil arms around you, you will know.

RnY and Sleeves are very different stomachs. The GB stomach is the size of 2 grapes... the newly sleeved stomach is much larger than that. She will catch up as far as how much she can eat. Dare I say it can even get larger. I've seen some RnYers who are years out and at social gatherings they are able to put away what to me looks like quite a bit. Almost as much as other normal folks eat!! Bread and all... I don't think I'll ever have a capacity like that. I'm maxed out for sure, and my max is about 6 oz. At 2 months out I was eating about one egg and maybe one bite of something else. Not too much different than what I see you two mention. I think I'm doing really good for being almost 17 months out. HTH

My surgeons post op guidelines are: 10 days of clears (on day 5 I was allowed Protein powders but made with Water only) Then day 11-20 were full liquids, adding in puddings, yogurts, milks (didnt really do a lot of that) fruit juices, V8, etc... Days 21-30 were mushies and purees. I only started with one meal per day mushies. I really took my time, and I'm glad I did. No rush, I had the rest of my life to get back to more solids. Days 31 and beyond I could start adding in solids as it felt ok to do so. If you feel you want to go slower and take your time with it, you won't be doing anything but helping yourself to get into your new stomach easier. Good luck!! It's always a good idea to take your time, especially with the sleeve. It can be really picky and finicky in the beginning.

I truly and deeply believe with all my heart that GOD wants us to be healthy, and he wants us to treat our bodies like temples. We are the guardian of our physical selves, and that is why HE made gluttony a sin. There is a negative consequence to eating far more than we need to live and thrive. We store all the un needed calories as fat and our waistlines become severely out of shape. We have to carry our burden with us every single day, no where to hide!! I'll tell you what, I had the same thoughts too pre op. I wondered why I couldn't do this on my own. I prayed and prayed for answers, and guess what... the sleeve was my answer. Well, finally it began to feel more like insanity, and I know GOD does not want me to live like that. HE wants his children to be happy AND healthy. When I went into Dr. Aceves section of the hospital, he had hanging in his reception area a painting of a surgeon... but his hands were being guided by GOD. It was at that very second I knew this was the right thing to do. I took that moment and Praised HIM and Thanked HIM for making this possible for me!! Since then I knew I'd be spreading this little joy with everyone I possibly could. Not only that, once I realized that this was the road to take, so many doors opened for me to make it possible!! I can never doubt that this was HIS will. Now, it's your turn. Take this moment and make it yours. Don't turn away from what is going to be a true miracle for you!! All the best to you, and know that we all will be here anytime - we all need to vent sometimes. This isn't easy!! It's always nice to know we aren't the only one, ya know? :wink1:

Everyone will react differently post op. No one is in the wrong here on how one feels. I was on the side of no appetite post VSG. I was almost repulsed by food... However, I do know that isn't how it is for everyone. It is really hard and I guess I can understand this because that is how it was for me post lap band. It was quite miserable to be hungry and not be allowed to eat. I fully get the need to vent about this! I don't have many suggestions, only hugs!! Stay strong, soon enough you will begin to be able to move along in your food stages and things will begin to get better for you. It may not be until you hit the mushies phase, but still you will get there Jellyfish.

Have you ever given Prilosec (Omeprazole generic) a try? It is the only medication that worked for me at all. Nexium didn't do a darned thing, and Prevacid seemed to make my acid worse... I hope you can find something! That acid is aweful. I now take Zegerid, it's amazingly great for me. It's Omeprazole with an absorbing ingredient attached.

WOW!!! Congrats Papa Bob!!! You totally ROCK!! Keep checking in and inspiring me to keep up with my running too.

Some folks will experience their 3rd week stall for some time. The longest I've seen is 5 weeks long... that's if you're continuing to do all the right things. Just keep following along your path and one day you'll wake up to an excellent loss. I would suggest not weighing in for awhile, but whenever I do that I get ignored... ha!

When we lose weight, and especially as rapidly as we do, the hormones that have been stored in our fat cells are suddenly released - and LOTS of it. I was all over the place during that time... I was such a moody ******!! LOL - anyway you're going through a very normal process. No worries!! :wink1: On the flipside now though, my cycles are super normal... more normal than I ever remember and I'm on an even keel. So, it balances itself out eventually.