Felicia

Congrats!!! What an amazing accomplishment! I also hit Onederland today and it feels awesome! You go girl keep up the good work!

My restriction usually to me feels like Thanksgiving dinner times 5. Ai feel so full and just yucky. This only happens if I tempt my sleeve by having that extra bite that I know I shouldn't be having. I honestly hate feeling full now. I would choose a Protein shake any day over a meal. My Protein shakes are "safe" and I know I won't feel any restricted feeling, just nice and pleasantly full. My sleeve has altered my mind now and has scared the poopies out of me so I don't ever wanna feel truly "full" like I used to pre sleeve. My restriction is also higher up now maybe like under my ribs or below my breastbone, not in my stomach anymore. So it is really uncomfortable. No way would I wanna try and push it with that feeling going on. Hope this helps! Good Luck!

I do have to take a few minutes in between big chugs too, just wanted to add that in. Overall how I eat and drink are still pretty much the same.. It is what my sleeve does after the bite or drink that influences me. If that makes sense. If I gulp gulp gulp my sleeve doesn't mind but it will say hold off awhile until I can gulp gulp again. Same with bites.. I take more time in between my larger sized bites and always wait to feel my sleeve signal... whether it be good bad or ugly.. to proceed. I am 3.5 months post op BTW and in the beginning I was NOT this way. I sipped, I took small bites, and I generally followed most of the rules. Follow what ur body tells you, like someone else said everyone is different. U wont always have to do it the way you are right now.

Im prolly not the norm but I can drink or "chug" Water just fine. During my 2 hour workout I usually drink 64oz of water easily. It is true that the more water u drink the more easily u lose weight, at least for me it is.. if i dont drink enough water one day I notice a stall on the scale. The more water I drink the faster the scale moves. Could be too that because I am drinking more water I dont have as much time to sneak in other calories that could potentially stall me.

Totally going to keep her in my thoughts!

I am almost 4 months post op and I take pretty normal sized bites. Cottage cheese, cereal, yogurt, all those smooshy things are fine with normal bites. If it is meat or something like that I will take a normal bite but chew it to death. Anyways to answer ur question no I do not think eraser size bites will be the way u eat for the rest of ur life. Take ur time, do only what u can and rest assured it will all work out in the end. Good Luck!

My boyfriend and I were just talking about this. He was reminding me how he used to go out and buy me McDonalds and I would eat 2 cheeseburger, large fry, large coke, and the free cookie for going large LoL and then top it off with a oreo mcflurry. My gawd. I also loved Dairy Queen moolattes and heath blizzards. Ben and Jerrys pints of ice cream too, I could eat a whole one the heath coffee one. I could eat a whole bag of BBQ Krunchers in a sitting. I also loveeeee Reese eggs. I still love them they r my weakness. I could eat like 4 of them before and still be hungry. My life is so different now. I used to be able to eat a 1/2 box of Cereal in a sitting, now I am lucky to eat more than my 2 yr old daughter LoL. And u know what? Thats fine with me. I love my sleeve, most of the time and I am loving the way I look. My boyfriend compliments me constantly, men stare at my booty, and I even catch women staring at me. Woohoo rock those sleevies ladies.

Well I have seen quite a few of your posts now and it seems you are having a really hard time. I will also take you for what you say you are, who am I to judge right. Anyway, I have said this before to you but maybe you didn't read it. The thing is you already had the surgery so I really think you should try and make the best of it. It isn't easy as you know and it's a long hard process. You are not doing yourself any favors by eating the wrongs things and ultimately ending up in pain. Why don't you try going back to liquids and starting over? You could also let us know about your weight loss, how much have you lost? When was your surgery? Where was your surgery? Are you attending any support groupd where you live, you might find that those help you quite a bit, and may help you turn your outlook around. Good Luck.

You look super cute! I love your outfit. Congrats on all the weigh loss that is such an amazing thing. And like you said don't worry about a slow loss, slow and stead wins the race anyways.

Love your post! Cant wait to be worrying about the same thing. It will take me some time but i will get there. Congrats on your success!

This sounds just awful I hope that your doctor can help you in finding a solution. It could possibly be gas. Like maybe you have IBS or gastritis. I know I have both and they can cause some serious pain.

I also like the premier protein from Sams Club, it's so good and has 30g of protein per like 11oz. I think they are 11oz ... not 100% sure of that though.

Dang phone I didn't mean to post that twice LoL

I ate some twizzlers the other day and also some chocolate covered raisins. Also I have been drinking more diet pepsi than I should and not as much water. I am on a mission to do better from now on. I am starting to wonder if my back pain might actually be kidney pain from being dehydrated.

I ate some twizzlers the other day and also some chocolate covered raisins. Also I have been drinking more diet pepsi than I should and not as much water. I am on a mission to do better from now on. I am starting to wonder if my back pain might actually be kidney pain from being dehydrated.

I hate eating too and I am 3.5 months post op. My whole day consists of 3 protein drinks, cheese sticks, and popsicles. Thats it and that all. I have tried food but it all hurt me so now I get so nervous and anxious that I refuse to eat at all. I would rather stick to the things that are safe then to venture out and hurt later. I read that Im allowed veggies now so I am going to try nibbling on some raw carrots and maybe some other raw veggies and see how it goes. Im so sick of my current diet, plus with as little as I eat I still stall! Im in a stall right now what a crock. LoL. We will get there I know it, it just takes time.

Im about 3.5 months post op Im wondering if I should try some raw veggies. I have been getting so bored with my other options lately, veggies would really spruce it up. Im just so nervous to try anything new. My day seriously consists of protein drinks, string cheese, and popsicles. Im gunna buy carrots tomorrow, im so nervous LoL

Im about 3.5 months post

Congrats and welcome !

I feel that way a lot of times,, but I usually get over it pretty quickly. The thing is you already had the surgery so why not try to be positive. You can't go back now so just work with what you have and try to feel good about it. You must have had reasons you initially wanted the surgery right? Focus on those things and good luck. It will all work itself out in the end.

Dooter that is about the best way I have heard to describe the whole drinking water thing. It helped me understand it a little better too. Thanks.!

Once a week is not very healthy. I think I heard somewhere that you should go at least once a day. You should make sure you are drinking enough water, that really helps the bowels get a move on. Also take a stool softener/laxative everyday. Besides that what I do is those wax suppositories. That's only if I have gone a day or 2 and still haven't pooped. This is a common problem, your surgeon can also give you some recommendations too.

This is so true! Thats why I can never understand the people who weigh in multiple times in the day. They must be getting so many different numbers, I would go crazy. I weigh myself every morning. I don't get too hung up on the numbers but darn it I would like to break my stall and get under 200 pounds! Good post! Makes everyone really think about how much the scale is really telling us.

I haven't had them since my surgery but I know when I used to diet before surgery I ate them a lot. I really liked them but eventually I had to give them up because they were causing me to stall in my weight loss. They are high in sodium which u can offset by drinking more fluids but what usually got me was the carbs. There were just too many carbs for my body. Everyone is different though and you may find that they work out good for you. Once or twice a week would prolly be ideal I would think.

It is totally food porn! U know what gets me so pissed is that at the gym they have "food network" as one of the presets on a Tv. I mean really we r here cuz we r fat and thats what I have to watch ... JERKS. Anywho I LOVEEE carbs and well I am 3 months out and there r still days when Im just like WTH and sit around being crappy all day cuz I am carb deprived. I am mean to the world and just plain PMS-y without the pms. LoL Usually those days I end up eating my good for me popcorn and having an extra cheesestick. Now that I am writing this I cant remember how far along u are so I am not sure if u can have those things yet or not. I wish i could say it gets easier, but I just dont think it does. Its a battle I fight everyday non-stop. I love my Pasta, my chips, my subway, MY CARBS! LoL. U arent alone though, keep up the good work and at least u can say u lost ur weight even if u did miss ur sandwiches along the way.