300PoundsDown

Hi Everyone!!
I hope you will hop over to my blog and see my 200 Pounds Lost Video.
I came to this board about 2 years ago in search of hope
And I found it!!!
Thank you all so much for the help and support you have given me.
You all will never know the difference finding this board has meant to my life!!
If you can leave me a comment over at my main blog, it would make my whole day
I love hearing from VerticalSleeveTalk friends!!
Click here to get to the 200 Pounds Gone Video

Hi Everyone!!
I hope you will hop over to my blog and see my 200 Pounds Lost Video.
I came to this board about 2 years ago in search of hope
And I found it!!!
Thank you all so much for the help and support you have given me.
You all will never know the difference finding this board has meant to my life!!
If you can leave me a comment over at my main blog, it would make my whole day
I love hearing from VerticalSleeveTalk friends!!
Click here to get to the 200 Pounds Gone Video

Hi Everyone!!
I hope you will hop over to my blog and see my 200 Pounds Lost Video.
I came to this board about 2 years ago in search of hope
And I found it!!!
Thank you all so much for the help and support you have given me.
You all will never know the difference finding this board has meant to my life!!
If you can leave me a comment over at my main blog, it would make my whole day
I love hearing from VerticalSleeveTalk friends!!
Click here to get to the 200 Pounds Gone Video

Hi Everyone!!
I hope you will hop over to my blog and see my 200 Pounds Lost Video.
I came to this board about 2 years ago in search of hope
And I found it!!!
Thank you all so much for the help and support you have given me.
You all will never know the difference finding this board has meant to my life!!
If you can leave me a comment over at my main blog, it would make my whole day
I love hearing from VerticalSleeveTalk friends!!
Click here to get to the 200 Pounds Gone Video

Hi Everyone!!
I hope you will hop over to my blog and see my 200 Pounds Lost Video.
I came to this board about 2 years ago in search of hope
And I found it!!!
Thank you all so much for the help and support you have given me.
You all will never know the difference finding this board has meant to my life!!
If you can leave me a comment over at my main blog, it would make my whole day
I love hearing from VerticalSleeveTalk friends!!
Click here to get to the 200 Pounds Gone Video

Hi Everyone!!
I hope you will hop over to my blog and see my 200 Pounds Lost Video.
I came to this board about 2 years ago in search of hope
And I found it!!!
Thank you all so much for the help and support you have given me.
You all will never know the difference finding this board has meant to my life!!
If you can leave me a comment over at my main blog, it would make my whole day
I love hearing from VerticalSleeveTalk friends!!
Click here to get to the 200 Pounds Gone Video

Hi Everyone!!
I hope you will hop over to my blog and see my 200 Pounds Lost Video.
I came to this board about 2 years ago in search of hope
And I found it!!!
Thank you all so much for the help and support you have given me.
You all will never know the difference finding this board has meant to my life!!
If you can leave me a comment over at my main blog, it would make my whole day
I love hearing from VerticalSleeveTalk friends!!
Click here to get to the 200 Pounds Gone Video

Hi Everyone!!
I hope you will hop over to my blog and see my 200 Pounds Lost Video.
I came to this board about 2 years ago in search of hope
And I found it!!!
Thank you all so much for the help and support you have given me.
You all will never know the difference finding this board has meant to my life!!
If you can leave me a comment over at my main blog, it would make my whole day
I love hearing from VerticalSleeveTalk friends!!
Click here to get to the 200 Pounds Gone Video

Hi Everyone!!
I hope you will hop over to my blog and see my 200 Pounds Lost Video.
I came to this board about 2 years ago in search of hope
And I found it!!!
Thank you all so much for the help and support you have given me.
You all will never know the difference finding this board has meant to my life!!
If you can leave me a comment over at my main blog, it would make my whole day
I love hearing from VerticalSleeveTalk friends!!
Click here to get to the 200 Pounds Gone Video

Hi Everyone!!
I hope you will hop over to my blog and see my 200 Pounds Lost Video.
I came to this board about 2 years ago in search of hope
And I found it!!!
Thank you all so much for the help and support you have given me.
You all will never know the difference finding this board has meant to my life!!
If you can leave me a comment over at my main blog, it would make my whole day
I love hearing from VerticalSleeveTalk friends!!
Click here to get to the 200 Pounds Gone Video

Hi Everyone!!
I hope you will hop over to my blog and see my 200 Pounds Lost Video.
I came to this board about 2 years ago in search of hope
And I found it!!!
Thank you all so much for the help and support you have given me.
You all will never know the difference finding this board has meant to my life!!
If you can leave me a comment over at my main blog, it would make my whole day
I love hearing from VerticalSleeveTalk friends!!
Click here to get to the 200 Pounds Gone Video

Hi Everyone!!
I hope you will hop over to my blog and see my 200 Pounds Lost Video.
I came to this board about 2 years ago in search of hope
And I found it!!!
Thank you all so much for the help and support you have given me.
You all will never know the difference finding this board has meant to my life!!
If you can leave me a comment over at my main blog, it would make my whole day
I love hearing from VerticalSleeveTalk friends!!
Click here to get to the 200 Pounds Gone Video

Nothing wrong with going on Protein shakes!! Honestly I go back to them very often and I am happiest when I'm doing half shakes at least. It takes the pressure off of planning meals and it kills hunger. Also, are you exercising? This will make a big difference!

My biggest fear going in was that I would be the person this surgery didn't work for. That it just wouldn't work right from the start. I told my surgeon that my only fear was that he would not take enough of my stomach out. I will tell you that this surgery is not going to keep you from having to do some of the work but the difference is that now you CAN. It takes enormous willpower for us to have dealt with all the diets we have in life. So we are much stronger than we realize!! How many people would be able to keep finding the strength to try again? So you are strong. Now you will have the tool you needed all along to make you successful. Instead of shoveling a long snowy driveway with a spoon..you now have the shovel! You are going to conquer this!!

My biggest fear going in was that I would be the person this surgery didn't work for. That it just wouldn't work right from the start. I told my surgeon that my only fear was that he would not take enough of my stomach out. I will tell you that this surgery is not going to keep you from having to do some of the work but the difference is that now you CAN. It takes enormous willpower for us to have dealt with all the diets we have in life. So we are much stronger than we realize!! How many people would be able to keep finding the strength to try again? So you are strong. Now you will have the tool you needed all along to make you successful. Instead of shoveling a long snowy driveway with a spoon..you now have the shovel! You are going to conquer this!!

Many of us had the last supper!! I would highly recommend that you also make a food 'trigger' list. The foods that you should never eat again or the foods you know to be trouble. I have a longer list for that one! And it has been a HUGE help to me to delete those foods from my life after surgery.

It's pretty early still. Maybe your stomach just isn't ready for that kind of food. I stayed on shakes for a long time. A lot of people think we need to move to solid food as soon as possible but (in my opinion) there is nothing wrong with staying on shakes as long as you want. As long as you're getting the nutrition you need it doesn't matter the source. If your stomach can't do tuna then do something else. I have foods my stomach no longer tolerates for no real reason!! You will find things that work. Also, don't worry too much about stretching out your stomach . It is a big fear sleevers often have. We surely don't need to push it but at the end of the day we can't grow back 85 % of a stomach. So while you will be able to eat a bit more as time goes on, it will never be what it once was.

Congratulations!!! I had a terrible time peeing afterwards LOL!! I actually was stressing out about it. But don't worry. You will pee again!! I am so happy for you that surgery went so well!

I'm about 13 months out. In the beginning, you can only eat a few bites. Over time it will increase but it will never be what it was. I have certain foods I can't really eat b/c they just don't go down very well or fill me up too fast. Bread/salad both fill me up to the point where 2-3 bites is it. I can eat usually half of a steak or chicken. I can drink an entire Atkins Protein Shake and be full generally. Yes it is freaky to think that you won't be able to eat much!! But remember why you are doing this. I have days where I hate my surgery but you know why?? It's because I want to overeat. That is why. Overeating got me to 417 lbs. So yes it sucks at times but I would never ever go back!

I'm about 13 months out. In the beginning, you can only eat a few bites. Over time it will increase but it will never be what it was. I have certain foods I can't really eat b/c they just don't go down very well or fill me up too fast. Bread/salad both fill me up to the point where 2-3 bites is it. I can eat usually half of a steak or chicken. I can drink an entire Atkins Protein Shake and be full generally. Yes it is freaky to think that you won't be able to eat much!! But remember why you are doing this. I have days where I hate my surgery but you know why?? It's because I want to overeat. That is why. Overeating got me to 417 lbs. So yes it sucks at times but I would never ever go back!

I'm about 13 months out. In the beginning, you can only eat a few bites. Over time it will increase but it will never be what it was. I have certain foods I can't really eat b/c they just don't go down very well or fill me up too fast. Bread/salad both fill me up to the point where 2-3 bites is it. I can eat usually half of a steak or chicken. I can drink an entire Atkins Protein Shake and be full generally. Yes it is freaky to think that you won't be able to eat much!! But remember why you are doing this. I have days where I hate my surgery but you know why?? It's because I want to overeat. That is why. Overeating got me to 417 lbs. So yes it sucks at times but I would never ever go back!

This is a great thread. It has helped me a lot too!!

Underboob problems here too!! Getting rashes under there too!! The sweating creates a horrible rash. Almost like a yeast infection. I've had to powder myself from head to toe to keep it under control. I don't miss that one bit!!!! What a difference 180 lbs makes. Now I sweat from working out...not just existing!

Fear of failure is normal. Remember before you go in that this is not magic. You still have to work at it but that doesn't mean you will fail. When I heard this before my surgery (That I would have to do some work too) I thought ...forget it then! I am weak and if I had any smidgeon of ability to control my food intake then I wouldn't need surgery! But here is the difference. You already DO have willpower and ability whether you know it or not. The fact that you are still alive and still reaching out for help proves it. Imagine if you tried to shovel your snowy driveway with a teaspoon. You would get frustrated and give up. But if someone suddenly gave you a snowblower you'd say "Ok! Now I'm in business!" You would still have to do some of the work BUT now you have the tool to help you. Suddenly your confidence will grow and you will find you had strength in there you didn't even know b/c too many years of failure had weighed you down and frustrated you. You can do it! If I can...anyone can. But know this--you will have to exercise. You will have to work at it mentally. You will have to forgive yourself for mistakes. But you can do it.

I struggled with the pre-op liquid diet and I fell off the wagon a few times but overall I stuck it out and my surgeon said it really helped with shrinking my liver. That is the main reason they want you to do it and reminding myself of how it helps the surgeon made it more motivating. We all want a smooth surgery!!