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I got sleeved on May 18th & went home & started watching the Food Network also! It was so crazy, I haven't watched that channel in months & now it's on my favorite list...I too watched Guy as I sip, sip, sipped on my clear liquids...very strange indeed...I'm sure it means I'll be needing lots of therapy to get down this road...

Oh my, I also have issues with food, it is hard to break up with him.

I had mine on 23 Jan and have lost 60 lbs to date. I work out 60-90 min per day, 6 days per week and I am happy with my wt loss. I recommend to hide your scale and take it our once per week to weigh yourself. Sometimes we get addicted to seeing a loss when we get on the scale. We will all experience stalls because our body is adjusting to the weight loss and hate to lose weight. Stalls are good and as long as you are not gaining you are doing great. Good luck to you.

Hello I'm glad to hear you are doing well!! I also had a hiatal hernia repaired during my operation and didn't find out until my follow-up visit! I'm not sure if it made my recovery harder or not. Apparently it is very, very common!
I also agree that wearing something tight actually helps in some ways. Once my incisions weren't sore themselves (just general soreness) I wore a spanx-like thing all the time. I still wear it! Immediately after surgery I wore one that was technically a size or two too big, that way it held me in but didn't add pressure.
Good luck on not stepping on the scale! It is very tempting at first! Also, be prepared just in case you hit the "three week stall". Totally normal, but it can still hurt to see it. If you do hit it, just remember "Water, Protein, vitamin" and try not to dwell on the number!

8 oz of Grape Juice, 24 oz of water, 1/2 a Premier Protein Shake ( saving the other 1/2 for supper ) and 1/2 container of sugar-free chocolate pudding...just started my full liquids yesterday tho...everyone else's sounds much better than mine!

Congratulations for making the decision to change your life for the better! It takes real courage to admit that we need help and even more courage to accept that help.
You sound like you've done all the right things. You researched and sought out the information you needed to put your mind at ease. You recognized that your future with your family can be SO MUCH MORE than it is now, as you will not be restricted in any way by your weight and size. You see that your world shrunk as your weight grew...due to shame, due to mobility restrictions, due to it's overall effect on your self-esteem and self-worth.
And now you're taking it all back.....claiming your life and taking no prisoners! Great work!
Best of luck today and every day to come. Hopefully you'll feel minimal pain and discomfort. Be ready for a roller coaster ride in your emotions and mind. The surgeon only works on your stomach.....the mental part will be your "homework" for the next 6 months - 1 year to really learn how your new life will be, and what' you're comfortable with.
I'm only 2 weeks post-op (today!) and I already feel a MAJOR shift in my mental attitude. Today is my first day back at work, and even though it's really hot out today (84 degrees, with humidity that makes it feel like 97), I just went for a 20 min walk on my break. I couldn't sit still any longer (I have an office job).
A month ago you couldn't have PAID me (in ice cream!) to leave the nice air conditioned office today, never mind walk a mile in the blazing sun.

Hi, my name is Vicky and i have been a stalker on this site for the last couple months reading and learning so much about the sleeve. Thank you so much to everyone on here for telling your stories to make that possible! I am 34. I have a wonderful and very supportive husband as well a 5 yr old little girl. I have struggled with wt. My entire adult life. Like so many of you I have lost wt. many times over the years only to regain even more every time. I started checking into wt loss surgery a few months back and after reading and starting my research on the sleeve there was no looking back. I am typing this while sitting in my hospital room awaiting surgery. In a few hours i will be sleeved!!! I cannot wait to start the next chapter in my life and get back to the real me instead of the me that I have been the last couple years. I have avoided friends that I havent seen in a while because I was ashamed of how much wt I have gained and didnt want anyone to see me. I cant wait to have our first family portrait made. Yet another thing i have always avoided because I wanted to wait until I lost wt and that never happened. I feel like i have let the way I felt about my weight control everything in my life. I am so excited for my new start and my new freedom from those feelings. It wont be long now!! Thats my story.

Food network was one I watched too. Man vs food just grossed me out now but I couldn't turn away.

I hear ya, I lived on food porn the first few weeks post op...