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I started at 417 and I have lost 77 lbs in 4 months. However from the posts above it seems people have lost 100 and more already at this time. Now I'm bummed

I am 4 months out and noticed I was losing hair about 2 weeks ago. I struggle to get in all my protein so I guess this could be the problem . I am having more lab work done tomorrow so we'll see where I may be deficient. I've lost 77 lbs so far.

YES!! Happy to hear others who have dealt with this. I am 3.5 months out and have lost 70 lbs with a LOT still to go. I have struggled with depression for the past 2 months. Not being able to eat whatever I want whenever I want has been very hard for me. I mourn for certain foods like lost friends. I have had to learn how to cope with life without food. Depression and anxiety have increased but this surgery forces me to deal with it. Even if I try to eat certain things I can't. The surgery is a blessing but it also forces the issue of emotional eating to stop. And that can be very tough.

I use ready to drink Atkins dark chocolate and vanilla

Personally I don't go over 30 carbs a day and nothing with over 4 grams of sugar

1 week post op and after that monthly

What are they??

A million times YES!!! They are literally the ONLY dvd workouts that I can do. She has a million of them out there so you will never get bored. I personally prefer the Walk away with the Pounds ones but she has a ton of others. She even has two 10 minute ones on youtube for free ( or she used to). I started out doing 30 seconds. That was it. Then the next day I did 30 more seconds. And I kept adding 30 seconds a day until I finally made it all the way through the 20 minute 1 mile walk. I am only 2 months out from my surgery and I now do the 1 mile walk every day. It didn't take too long to build up. I'm a huge Leslie fan!

AMEN TO THAT!!!!!!!!

I count both. I don't go over 30 grams of carbs in a day. I don't drink/eat anything that has more than 4 gms of sugar in it.

At 3 weeks I also hit a plateau which also lasted for almost 3 weeks. Weird!

I've been watching vlogs on youtube for those who had the sleeve (or other surgeries). I wondered if there is some kind of official group etc. for this or is it just individuals. A few years ago I was part of a group called Gut2cut which was just a weight loss community on youtube. People would join the group and upload their videos to the group. That way people could find each other. Is there something similar or does everyone just upload and tag their videos with vsg and eventually people find each other? Thanks!

Thank you for telling me this. I have a deep fear that I am going to be the one person whose body will somehow reject the surgery defying all scientific logic. That somehow it just won't work. I have been convincing myself of this ever since I ate this crap and realized I could physically do it. The past week has been depressing with me not even wanting to go exercise or do anything b/c I'm somehow convinced now that I've ruined all my chances. I really appreciate you telling me that about the sleeve of saltine crackers. I need to know I'm not some freak of nature but that this can happen to other people too. And it was my crappy decision but continuing to act depressed about it is not helping me. And now I need to just move on and get back on the track. Thanks for talking me off the ledge!

I am 2 months out from surgery and I know this was wrong and I'm so mad at myself but I tried eating chips and it was no problem at all. I could have continued eating them too. I ate quite a bit more than I would have imagined I could have. In addition to this, I ate half of a bagel with cream cheese. I'm also finding that I can drink normal gulps of water. I'm not trying to push the sleeve. I want it to work. I was PMSing and hungry and felt like I was going crazy. I ate this stuff and now I'm shocked at what I can physically eat. I wonder now if the surgery won't work anymore.

I think this is a fear many people have. There really isn't much you can do about that fear except for to let her work it out on her own. In time, she will see that her fears are unfounded. I would imagine it is very difficult not to have her full support but if her fear is of losing you then I guess that is a compliment!

I know everyone says you don't change on the inside after weight loss but I think it depends on the person and how much your weight has affected you on an emotional and psychological level. Some people have not been very affected by it but others have built up defense mechanisms because of it. I have been extremely overweight for many years and I believe that much of my overeating is grounded in emotional/psychological issues which I am working on changing along with the surgery. For me, this is a process of changing who I am both inside and outside. I do believe that I will be the same person at my core but a lot of things about me are changing and will continue to. I don't think that is a bad thing. Change can be good. However, I think someone who knows me next year this time will know a slightly different person that the one I am today. As far as dating goes, I believe you can take that day by day. You really have no idea if any of your fears will come true regarding whether the relationship will affect you negatively. If it does, then break it off. But it's hard to anticipate what will happen before it has happened!

I just watched a youtube video of a lady who said that she didn't eat very much over the weekend and as a result of that her sleeve tightened up so much that she could barely eat or drink anything at all for a few days until it loosened back up. Anyone ever heard of this? I have found that there are times when I feel like my sleeve is tight and other times where I feel that I can eat a lot.

I had gall stones back in 98. It was one of the single worst things EVER. So incredibly painful. Mine went misdiagnosed for 18 months. Don't ask me how no one figured it out. They did every test in the world except the ultrasound. We were on a military base at the time. When we got moved to the next base, they immediately diagnosed it AND they sent a letter back reprimanding the doctor who didn't correctly diagnose it b/c evidently it was classic case. Anyway, I lived with that pain and it was gut wrenching and awful. I had stress for awhile afterwards every time I got a stomach ache for fear it was coming back even though my gb was out. I am glad you got it taken care of and I am SHOCKED your surgeon didn't take it out at the same time. GRRRR

It's not his speciality to know about the variety of bariatric surgeries so it wouldn't bother me. I agree the "sleeve" may be a casual term and not the medical term as I've had same issue.

Are you not considering the fact that you could get a job somewhere else where the health insurance would cover it?

This has been going on a few days. Anyone know why? My regular doctor said my throat looks fine. I have been having some issues with acid reflux which so far has been untreated. Do you think this could be the cause?

I eat deviled eggs. I buy the preboiled eggs in a bag. Then I take out 1 egg, dump the yellow part, mix it with a little mayo and a little relish, fill it back in the egg and eat it! It really is a treat!

I just wanted to let everyone know there is hope if you're in a stall. I am only about 6 weeks out so I'm early but I did suffer through an almost 3 week stall. Which means the majority of my weight loss thus far has been from pre-op diet and first 3 weeks after surgery. I was losing 1 lb a day and then I lost NOTHING for 3 straight weeks. It was driving me insane b/c I am not getting to eat my favorite foods, when I do eat it's a few bites and yet no movement on the scale at all. Very frustrating and depressing. I'm walking and I'm following the rules. Then every morning...nothing. In fact I even went up 2 lbs and then down and then up and then down. The same 2 lbs! Well finally this week the scale decided to move again. I'm back to losing 1 lb a day. Crazy, right? I have done NOTHING different. Same thing, same level of exercise. So now I must remember the next time I stall to just chill out. Everyone told me to wait it out but a part of me believed that my body was going to defy all scientific logic!

I have a feeling this thread isn't going anywhere as the rude comments just roll on in!! People are so presumptious about your weight. It's somehow up for public discussion. It still baffles me that people actually believe they have the right to make a comment on it. I totally agree with a previous poster above who said that not only do some people believe they have the right to comment on your weight; they also believe they have the right to determine HOW you should go about losing it. Ultimately, there has to be something really emotionally wrong with any person who gets too riled up about an issue that ultimately has nothing to do with them. I've actually been extremely open about the fact that I was having this surgery. I don't know why but I just decided from the start that I would be. I even post about it on my FB and I've been pretty lucky that most everyone has been supportive. If I end up getting some flack, it will be my own fault for publicizing it. I did have someone comment to me that "it's nice and all" that I'll lose weight but "in the end it won't really matter" because I'll have a bunch of sagging skin. Then this person went on to tell me about a co worker who has sagging skin and how it's "Just as unsightly" as being overweight. I love how some people feel they have a free pass to insult people based on their weight.

So here's something stupid I did the other day. I had surgery exactly a month ago and decided to take my daughter to Sea World. I thought I would be ok b/c there are plenty of benches and some air conditioned places to sit in. I don't know what I was thinking b/c just now I can barely get around the block. However I've been sitting on 380 for 3 weeks and it's been driving me insane. I thought maybe if I got a really good bit of walking in I could break my stall. Well I did break my stall (2 pounds gone for the first time in 3 weeks) but I almost killed myself in the process. By the time we were leaving my heart was racing so fast i thought I was going to have a heart attack. I had to sit down on a bench by the entrance and then I got really scared. I could not breathe at all. I was so hot and I had allowed myself to get dehydrated. Even though I drank water all day long, I still got dehydrated. I think the problem is that I cannot gulp water down. I can only drink sips of it at a time and it takes a looong time to get water in. I think this was the biggest problem. So there I am about to keel over. They had to get the EMT's, give me oxygen etc. It was very scary. I'm psyched that I broke my stall BUT killing myself in the process wasn't worth it. How do you keep yourselves from getting dehydrated outside when you can only sip water?