Raine

So glad to hear that you are now having a good sleeve experience. See, like we all told you it did get better. Great job!

I had my first glass of wine at 4 months out. Like everyone has said nothing with carbonation until later.

Welcome to the board Teri. There are a lot of band to sleeve revisioners here so you will get a lot of good info. Happy journey!

Like you said with the little amount that we are consuming, at this point I don't think it matters too much. When you stop losing and want to continue, you have the option to start using the leaner part of the bird. Good luck!

Lou, your pics are beautiful! You have come such a long way and it shows. Congratulations on your sucess and many more to come. I hope you enjoyed the feast!

Each milestone is a wonderland Kemo so yes there is a 240land LOL Congratulations!

You've got a great boy there. That had to feel so awesome to hear him say that.

Hey Guys, I haven't had bread since before my liquid diet started and I just wanted some LOL. So in food Lion, I'm looking at the nutritional value of the many many choices and getting depressed, then I saw FLATOUT FLATBREAD. Here is the nutritional breakdown per slice: 90 Calories (nice size too) 6 Net Carbs 0 Sugar 2.5 grams of fat 9 grams of Protein I got the Light Italian but they had other flavors with about the same nutritional value. I'm thinking this could be used for pizza and cut one up and season to your liking, bake in the oven until crispy and eat with hummus and it was good as a wrap too. The 9 grams of protein is what sold me on it and it didnt' taste bad either. Thought I would share

Hope you are recovering well. I had the same question to my docs about losing too much weight pre-op. They told me that for insurance purposes they go by the first day you weigh in and that the more weight you lose the better before surgery because it helps the docs when in surgery and makes your recovery that much easier. Good luck!

No she is not back, she is just peaking through but the NEW Debbie is stronger and more powerful. You will be fine.

Good for you! Glad all went well and welcome to the losers bench. As far as your friend is concerned, do what you feel is best.

This is where the thread for the before and after pics are : http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/forum/5-general-sleeve-surgery-discussion/ There is also a thread asking the guys to show their stuff, lol in the NSV part but they hardly post anything there either.

You look great! Congratulations!

You look great! It is amazing isnt it

My doc said no coffee for 4 weeks then I got the go ahead. It doesn't bother my stomach at all. Just make sure you get all your water in for the day to stay hydrated.

Welcome to the losers bench!

Hi Guys and Gals, My most recent pics I feel great! I had such an awesome week between self realization, NSV's, my doc's appointment, and I lost 2 more pounds!

There is nothing wrong with being happy and sharing it with others. For so long we are misreble because of our weight, and now that we are changing things to make our lives better, its almost like we feel guilty. Enjoy the pleasures of the new you. Share your story to who ever will listen, you may just be saving their life or someone in their life that they love!

In the begining I couldn't gage when to stop and had that feeling, just be mindful of when you START to feel full, you will figure it all out, just takes time, and be careful if you do eat too much, you will throw it back up, happened to me with watermellon, wasn't thinking and just kept eating it and my new tummy said DONE! LOL and I was. Never did that again

Yup, skim milk did it to me almost everytime!

Full liquids for two weeks, then mushies for two weeks, then softs for one week, then what I could handle after that.

I was told to wait til 4 weeks out to have tomatos.

In the first two weeks it took me two hours to finish an 11 oz Protein drink and I would sip Water constantly to try and get my liquids in. My doc says that the Protein shakes counts towards your liquid intake too. Some docs differ from what I have read though. It takes some time at this point you really just need to concentrate on staying hydrated. By the end of 3 weeks you should be able to get most if not all in. Good luck!

Its different for everyone, at 6 weeks out I was able to eat 1/2 of my prime rib at my sisters wedding with a couple bits of string beans. I would keep it and see how you feel then. You'll be on vacation, enjoy yourself, just be careful, stop when you are full. Have fun!

3 days out I had a whole jello cup