SouthernSleever

Crab legs aren't something you can binge on, you have to eat them slow so I wouldn't worry about it. Eat them until your hunger is satisfied but don't get too full. Use real butter to get some of that yummy good for you fat and ENJOY!

I can't wait to hear about your experience! My knees look the same and while my boobs are still Ds they are all skin no filler.

You have no idea how much you will love your sleeve. It is the single best thing I've done for myself. Think of your pre-op as conditioning for a race. Do the hard work so that you can have your surgery. The way you will feel after surgery and in the coming months will not ever been 1/10th as hard as any diet before hand. It's hard it sucks, you can do it though!

I stall 3 weeks out of every month. Before a stall breaks I go up 2lbs right after my period. So it goes drop 8ish lbs...gain 2 back...stall for 2 1/2 - 3 weeks. Buckle down (not sure how much this helps) and start losing again. Even months when I didn't buckle down I started losing again. Your body as to build back it's reserve of water which accounts for several pounds so even if you are losing fat you are holding water. Stalls happen. Chart your drops and use the time you are stalling to take a good look at what nutrtion you are getting.

Great job! You are beautiful and you are rocking that sleeve!

Sexah!! You have done awesome, keep up the good work!

I cannot take Mirena because I have had a Pulmonary embolism but I do the copper IUD and it's great.

Talk to your OBGYN and your surgeon. I have the copper IUD (no horomones) so that might be a way for you to prevent pregnancy but I'm not sure it will help with the heavy flow. TMI Maybe but the only negative side effect so far has been extra discharge (stringy/snotty) right after your period. My OBGYN said that it was where the string of the IUD rubs the mucuous membranes and causes them to create more mucus than normal. It's so not a big deal though.

Girls I NEED to do this. Can I though? I don't know! If I add to facebook I don't have many ppl on mine who know I've had vsg and I like it that way. We keeping this a daily check in?

I'm with ya chica. I can hold more food for example last night I ate 1 and 1/2 tacos 4 months ago i could eat 3/4 of one. That's double my capacity. More that volume it's that the hunger cravings have come back. When seeing Diva's post today about the 30 day challenge I cringed at the thought of getting rid of my pastas, breads, and sugars. I'm still debating if I want to jump on that train or not.

OH BELLY! I still have a lot of belly fat and no motivation. I want to do belly dancing and hooping but its a 30 minute drive to and from and I'm so broke it isn't funny. 30 lbs to go and it's all in my tummy.

I had a friend do this diet. She followed it religiously for a year and felt no better nor did she lose any weight. Just another fad diet IMO

I beg to differ. I'd say that emotion eating and addiction play the biggest part in weight gain. I know several people who eat only healthy foods but way too much of them. It is okay to enjoy ALL foods in moderation. If fastfood is a trigger for you (mine is sodas) then stay away from it. Make the best choices you can and understand that treats, like fastfood, are just that. They are not everyday food.

I'd go out to clubs or participate in volunteering in your community. If there is a school near by take a class that you are interested in. Smile a lot and go out as much as possible!

Well I dont count fat as I think fat is good for you but the carbs is where the baddies are. I eat this maybe once a week when I've forgotten to eat or when the fam is having a treat. McDonalds=I get the McDouble and take the top bun off. I can eat the whole thing but I'm super stuffed Wendy's = Jr Bacon cheeseburger take top bun off or I get chili Chick fila I get the kids 2 strip meal with the sugarfree lemonade. I eat 1 and 1/2 strips and 2 fries.

Thanks for all your replies! Stary- That is exactly like what happened to me. I do not however think it was a drop in blood sugar because within the 3 hours I was there I had a chicken tender (breaded) with honey mustard, OJ in my tequilla sunrise and cranberry juice with my vodka. My friend, who had the DS, had eaten a bowl of pasta right before going out. I'm still not sure what made this happen but today after having sex with hubby my ears started getting that sound again, or lack of sound, it freaked me out a little. I don't know what it is. I'm going to mail Dr Aceves about it on Monday.

Hi everyone. I've always wondered if people who get futher out fall off the wagon and just are too embarassed to come back and check in but it seems like you just love life too much to post on here. At least that's how I've felt recently! I went to Bonnaroo music festival in June and it was amazing. Let me say that at least 30 times over those 4 days I thought, "The sleeve is the best thing I've ever done for myself." I'd go through all the trouble and pain 100 fold if I had known how it would turn out. The reason I'm here posting is I wanted to issue a little warning and perhaps see if others have had a same experience. I'm not looking for guidance or to be preached to so if that's what you are here to do I can save your fingers some typing and tell you I don't care. Here's a very honest (perhaps too honest) tell of what happened. I went out with a couple friends to a bar on a Saturday night. I had been eating crap foods for the last week or so but still yet had eaten that day an egg and 1/2 a sandwich. I had not drank anything but maybe 6oz. So I went to the bar and as soon as I get there she orders me a Tequilla sunrise. Yuck but since it was a gift I drink it over then next hour or so. I was also smoking ciggerettes something which has crept back up on me in the last month. I had quit for years, started preop, quit preop, started again at Bonnaroo and I've been struggling since. As I started drinking I said I was hungry and one of the cooks we know brought me two chicken tenders with honey mustard. I ate. About an hour later we went upstarirs to see a punk band that a friend was in and then went to talk to them after the show. They had several party favors, I decided to partake in only a tiny bit of the least of the evils, after smoking I ordered a cranberry vodka and we were sitting around talking. I began to see the room swim. Right as a guy came up to hit on me (haha) all the sounds in the room changed as if I were in a tunnel. I started getting very hot. I told my friend I needed to go to the bathroom now! We started walking down the hall and I felt as though I was going to passout. We went into the bathroom and my body started shaking back and forth quit violently and then I fell. My friend caught me and I laid on the floor. She started putting wet clothes all over me. I felt as though I might die at that point. There wasn't any pysical symptoms I can remember but it was like my body was trying to shut down. My face was white and my lips white and blue. I couldn't have physically gotten up if I had needed to. She kept pouring cold Water on me and wiping my face. After 20 minutes or so I was able to sit up and then stand later. They placed me infront of a huge fan outside and then drove me home. I haven't felt anything like that since. Thoughts I've had are: I thougth it was bloodsugar but I had just eaten and infact had some bacon 10 mintues before this happened. Two drinks usually does nothing to me. Especially over a 2-3 hr period. The party favors weren't anything I hadn't had before and came from a trusted source. When I say a little I mean a very little. One other thing to note is the very same experience happend to a DS friend the week before. She had 1 drink and had eaten, none of the same other factors, and straight passed out in the middle of a club we were at. I was the one who caught her and took her home. She went to her Dr had a full blood panel and they said they had no idea what had happened. SO.. That's my experience. I thougth a couple times about posting or not posting it but I figured if someone else has had this happen they could shed light. If it happens to someone else on here they might be comforted that it happened to me and here I am a week later fine. I'm so glad I had a friend with me, I don't know what would have happened had I not and I'm so glad I was light enough for her to catch. I didn't bat an eyelash when the guys were going to carry me out either.

Who's going to Bonnarrooooooooooooooooooooo this year? What ya eating while there?

It was so amazing to go as a normal person. No one even noticed me and when they did it was in a good way I wore mostly carpis because of my thighs but I stayed so cool, I didn't get tired. I just felt awesome. I know I said to myself at least 30x during the weekend how much I loved my sleeve!! You should travel out for bonnaroo 2012, our tent neighbors were from Cali and Texas

CC I think you won't have any problems. I've found that the people of Mexico are a lot more accepting that here in the US and I can certainly understand about worrying if they would let your partner with you if something were to happen.

It's not letting me quote but in reference to this, "because you over pay for something does not make it better. I do not know the Doctor you are referring to but I used Dr. Almanza and he was not 6 or 8 thousand and I am not sure you can find a better surgeon. I know you will not find one with more experience. I do agree with one thing you said, everyone should do their research." I have to wonder what in the world makes you think Dr Almanza is the best surgeon? I remember when i started researching Docs a year ago there were several horror stories about Dr. Almanza. He's one surgeon that not only would I not call a better surgeon I wouldnt' let him touch me.

Good for you! You have done amazingly well and you look like you weigh 150 and not 185. I swear I thougth you were 5'8" because you look so small. Over the last month I have been very lax with my carbs having a little here and there. I even had a coke a few times :X I lost well at the start of the month because of Bonnaroo but now the scale is showing a 2lbs gain. Now I know, (in my mind way back deep) that I didn't eat enough for a two pound gain, but I also know that the slide to my old habits is a short fast one. So with much love I say to keep checking in and more than watching your weight, watch your habits. You have done fantastic and you look AMAZING!

I'm pretty real, on facebook with real family and everything. You can find plenty of horror stories about certain Drs in Mexico. I had a great experience and very much researched my surgeon. Good luck!!

SN..............Starting Wt........Current.......Goal.......Lbs to Goal DJackson........198...................182.............180...................2 Missed my goal by two but with the way I've been eating I'll take it!! Thx for putting this together yet again

Hi y'all! I'm from right outside of Knoxville and went to Mexico for my surgery. I started at 276 and i'm 182 this morning (Oh happy day)! A friend had her VSG done by Dr Boyce adn she's not too thrilled. I don't know her eating habits but she has only lost 50lbs and is 1 year out. I think she was his 3rd or 4th vsg.