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You are doing great and I bet you will lose while you are off of your feet. I severed a tendon a year ago (before my sleeve) and my weight dropped unexpectedly. I believe you will be pleasantly surprised. If not...hey you will lose this weight, step by step is what I tell myself every day.

You give me hope...I have not seen a loss in 8 days....I keep telling my self that it has to eventually move. So happy for you

Thank you for helping my heart. This is just so new and the encouragement really helps. I am determined to hold the coarse, but this has been frustrating after such a good start. I keep hearing this little voice in my head saying that this has failed too...silly me.

I am only 5 weeks out and have lost 38 pounds but haven't seen the scale move all week. Is that unusual this early on?

I am loving baked sweet potato with a little artificial sweetener. I am a southern girl so I love my grits and scrambled egg. chicken salad and egg salad are good too. broiled fish that is soft is also a good choice...even ate at Bonefish with my hubby and brought leftovers home for dinner the next night. Good luck. It really is fun after liquids only.

Connie- we are close in our surgery dates... my sleeve was done on feb 25. I think you are doing great. I love the fact that I don't see my stomach before my boobs when I look down. We are going to do this...steady and sure. Best of luck and stay in touch.

Yes, thanks Tiff. I loved this site. Bookmarked it too. B

I had my sleeve on February 25. I have lost 36 pounds- 8 were preop. I have 104 to go to reach my modest goal. May want to do more at that point. this has been easier than I thought, but it still seems like a dream and I expect the weight loss to just stop even if I am doing the right things. Just hard to wrap your mind around when you have tried and succeeded before, only to gain back. The sleeve however gives me hope that I have never had before. I enjoy reading the forums very much. Thank you all for your support and kindness. B

i had my surgery February 25 and I have lost 32 pounds- 22 since the surgery and 10 preop. I am doing well, just starting on more soft solids like tuna and chicken salad. Good to hear from other people just getting started.

Hi. I had my surgery 2 weeks ago and have done tremendously. No pain, easy to eat, felt great. I started at 300 and including 10 pounds lost preop now weight 272. Today after work and keeping my grands for my daughter i am completely washed out I just want to crawl into bed and stay there a long time. But we have the two year olds birthday party tomorrow. I hope this is temporary. When did you all start on soft Protein. I feel ready and like this would help.

Hi. I had my surgery 2 weeks ago and have done tremendously. No pain, easy to eat, felt great. Today after work and keeping my grands for my daughter i am completely washed out I just want to crawl into bed and stay there a long time. But we have the two year olds birthday party tomorrow. I hope this is temporary. When did you all start on soft Protein. I feel ready and like this would help.

I am loving FUSE slenderize drinks love the tropical flavors.....congratulations, what an inspiration.

I am really so impressed with your story. What a wonderful journey. And I believe you will come to terms with the Cookies. Your progress helps me be hopeful. I am only 2 weeks out of surgery and wanting this to work so much. Good for you. You are a hero.

ok thank you so much....i want this to work so bad. fat girl since second grade and now a 56 year old gma....love life and want to keep living. thanks for the support. i am going to settle down and enjoy the ride. you are all such inspirations. i believe i can really do this for the first time in my life.

Thanks, I know i sound crazy. I am worried about stretching my sleeve because I can eat and drink.....is that possible at all sipping fluids and eating 1/4 cup portions.

Nicolab3ll-Thank you for responding. It helps to know i am not alone. Hope I learn how to use this sight more efficiently soon.

I was sleeved a week and one day ago. I have the opposite problem. I feel great and now I am worried that "it hasn't worked" I am not hungry, but have no problem eating or drinking or holding down pills. My biggest challenge is making 1/4 cup of cream Soup last 30 minutes. Please tell me if this is normal. I am going by guidelines and eating according to plan, I am just so worried that my stomach is still there. I know this sounds crazy. And I have lost 15 pounds this week. Crazy. I am scared.:crying:

This is my first post to but have enjoyed reading it a while. I am 9 days post op. No cravings really. Feel satisfied with food and not at all hungry. My problem is making 1/4 of cream Soup last for 30 minutes as instructed. Help me with this. I know eating slow is important, but this is very challenging to me.

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