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Kris

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  1. I came close ... 12 lbs. over my lowest post-op weight before I slapped myself upside the head and stopped the stupidity of eating junk and grazing.

    You can definitely "eat around" and "drink around" your sleeve if you want to. A sleeve is NOT foolproof. But fortunately, if you start eating right again, and exercising, the weight will come off easier than pre-sleeve, due to the restriction you get.

    Take advice from someone who tested the limits of her sleeve and is now paying the price (dieting again) ... don't buy/eat junk food (and junk drinks, like booze/milkshakes/frappucinos) and don't graze. Just following those two rules will definitely help you avoid weight re-gain.


  2. Hi Katie,<div><br></div><div>Thank you for your kind words! My surgeon warned me the day of surgery that the sleeve is just a tool, and he only operates on my stomach, not my head; he said I needed to work on my eating issues and not expect surgery to cure everything. I knew what he said was true but at that moment I was so excited to get surgery that I basically didn't take what he said to heart. But now that I am getting further and further out from surgery, I realize how critical it is for me to actually deal with emotional eating issues, because I really hadn't addressed them up until very recently. I am so thankful for my sleeve because it does keep my calorie intake under control, and allowed me to keep losing weight (albeit very slowly) despite drifting off track with healthy eating. </div><div><br></div><div>One thing I also forgot to mention about my personality is I absolutely hate and resent any kind of schedule, plan, regime, etc., so food journaling never sticks with me (I start out with great intentions, keep up with it a few days, and then drift out of it again -- I have a fitday account but haven't used it in about 4 months). But definitely, keeping a food journal is a great practice and I know is also a good way to deal with emotional eating problems. I do track my weight weekly (actually several times a week) and I also think that is a good tool, though not as powerful as a journal.</div><div><br></div><div>I know you are going to have tremendous success and this time next year you will be looking and feeling like a new woman! <img src="http://cdn.verticalsleevetalk.com/public/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif" alt=":D" class="bbc_emoticon"></div>


  3. Katie, best wishes to you on your journey! You will love the results you get from your sleeve! I feel like almost a new person ... hard to believe a year ago I weighed about 80 lbs. more than I do now ... my energy level is much higher and I am sure yours will be too! Do you have your surgery date yet?


  4. Hi Ladies!

    Dari, you are doing AMAZING to already be in the 170s after only 5 months! I am sure you will hit your ultimate goal! At least you know you are not the only one struggling with "pre maintenance syndrome" (the PMS for sleevers, LOL). You must be doing things right to have lost so much, so quickly! Keep up the great work!

    Foxbins my dear sleever friend, thank you for the encouragement! I haven't had much of a see-saw weight loss effect yet but maybe this month I will! I am going to start going to a Zumba class after work once a week, and maybe by changing up my exercise schedule that will help me shake loose some extra pounds. You are right, I can lose more; I have made some bad choices. I am not eating as strictly as I should and it shows on the scale.


  5. Hi Rubyspring and Hamilton,<div><br></div><div>Sorry to not respond sooner, I have just gotten back from a road trip and wasn't checking in here for a while! Thank you for your comments!</div><div><br></div><div>Hamilton -- I know how you feel, I remember how excited and a little nervous I was about having my surgery. I am surprised you are already on a liquid diet if you don't have your surgery date yet -- if your surgeon didn't tell you to do that, you don't need to do it. Maybe just do one day a week on a liquid diet ... you do not want to be overly strict on yourself only to end up having a binge eating episode once you can't stand the liquid diet anymore! It is a good idea to find a protein powder/shake you really like before surgery, so if you have found some you are happy with, that is great! The World According to Eggface blog is an outstanding resource for lots of yummy protein shake recipes -- check it out if you haven't seen it before at theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com.</div><div><br></div><div>If you have a real addiction to something bad (mine was diet coke), try to wean yourself off it as far in advance of your surgery as possible. I weaned myself off diet coke about a month before surgery and was really glad I did that. But I would also say, you are going to have some "food funerals" (basically going all-out on eating your fave foods/meals at your fave restaurants) because it is true you will never again be able to eat the volume of food you can eat now (which is actually a very good thing!). If you indulge in a food funeral, don't beat yourself up too much, but just try not to have too many of them! :)</div><div><br></div><div>I definitely encourage you to exercise regularly if you aren't doing so now -- try to exercise at least 3 days a week, if not every day (a 30 minute walk 3 days a week would be a great start). I didn't exercise before surgery or even for several months after surgery, and I really regret that -- I know I could have lost more weight had I done so. I know that exercising is SO HARD before surgery (carrying around that excess weight is extremely tough) but as you lose weight you will definitely find it easier and more enjoyable. </div><div><br></div><div>Don't worry about the hair loss -- it is only temporary and unless you already have very thin hair nobody will even notice but you and your shower drain (LOL). I'm still having some hair loss but nobody can tell and it's definitely getting less. It's not a big deal (at least for me). You will be SO thrilled with your weight loss that you won't even care about hair loss, I bet! </div><div><br></div><div>The first month after surgery is going to really going to be the hardest, and you probably will have at least a few days during that first month post-op where you are wondering what the heck you just did to yourself ... but trust me, once the first month is over, you will be doing great and life will get better every day. You will be so thrilled with your weight loss -- it will be the easiest weight loss you've ever had. </div><div><br></div><div>I am really excited for you, and wish you the best on your journey! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div>


  6. Hi Dari,

    I totally get where you are at! My surgeon told me before surgery, "This operation is only on your stomach, NOT your head. You need to work on your head too." At the time I was a little skeptical of what he said, but he was 100% right. My new sleeve helps me not eat as much bad food, but the cravings and the emotional eating are still with me to a great degree. I think just the part of expressing the problem (like we do here on VSG Talk) is very helpful -- like once we own our truth, we can start working on it. And really, when you think about it, this weight loss process is going fast -- our bodies are changing way faster than our heads can keep up.

    You are doing great to have lost so much weight so fast already! I hope you continue to have great success! cool.gif


  7. <br>Congrats on your surgiversary! My 2 month was 3/11/11...so we are pretty close! I loved cleaning out my panites drawer....getting rid of all those that kept falling down! <img src="http://cdn.verticalsleevetalk.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" class="bbc_emoticon" alt=":)"><br>

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    Have you called your surgeons office about the grey under your eyes? It wouldn't hurt...maybe you are low on a vitamen or something.<br>

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    Best of luck with your sleeve!<br>

    <br><br>Hi Ali,<div><br></div><div>Thanks for your comments! You know, I hadn't called my surgeon about the grey under my eyes ... I hadn't thought to do that! Sometimes I totally forget that I could contact the dr. if I needed to. Fortunately, in the two weeks since I posted that blog entry I've noticed that the grey tinge under my eyes has gone away. I am thinking it probably was the travelling I had done and having a very stressful few weeks at work (not getting good sleep at night, for sure). I am planning to get a blood workup next month to make sure everything is OK. I take vitamins almost every day (wish I had a perfect track record, but I end up forgetting to take my vitamins about once a week. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11.8056px; "><img src="http://cdn.verticalsleevetalk.com/public/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif" alt=":blink:" class="bbc_emoticon"></span></div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Kris</div>

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