Felicia

At my surgeons office we are not allowed to count anything towards liquid except the following: Water non-caloric non-carbonated and non-caffeinated So really that is pretty much water (or flavored water like crystal light), broths, sugar-free popsicles, sugar-free Jello, decaf coffe/tea etc. They have specifically told me milk, Protein shakes (water or milk based) and anything else along those lines do NOT count towards fluids. That's my office though, yours may be different

I agree you should check with your surgeon. I have had this happen once after eating bread and eating too fast. I have heard of it called the "slimes" in other topics. You new tummy mught be intolerant to something and that's why it happened.

I have been going thru it for about 2 weeks now. I started it in week 2 and I am in week 4 now. I get so frustrated. I was 25 miles a week and I get in all my fluids and protein and it still isn't moving. I would love to not step on the scale everyday, but I do. So I get to feel crummy everyday lol. I am sure it will pass, I am about to up my workouts and cut out any extra junk I have let weasel it's way into my diet. Good Luck, it will pass for both of us I KNOW it...!

Don't worry so much. I can't really talk too much because I have a ton of body image issues as well. I really try and not focus on my body so much. My BF catches me changing and looking disgusted at myself, and he always tells me how amazing I look and he really only sees the positive things. I have talked to many men about this, men friends who are straight not gay lol. Anyways, most men say they don't notice the negative about a woman until she starts pointing it out. That's why men don't usually like the women who can't accept copmliments and are always downing themselves. When I am naked I am thinking saggy boobs, cellulite, and fatness. My boyfriend is thinking "boobies...i love boobies" lol. All I am saying is if he is dating you, and understands what you are going through he already obviously cares for you a lot and I doubt he would care of your shirt was off. It is probably making it worse that you leave your shirt on, your pointing out something that he would otherwise overlook. Good Luck hun, it will all work out. You may find even after your plastic surgery you might find something else on your body you don't like. None of us are perfect, as someone else said.

I am lucky if I hit 600 calories. Everyone is different though. My surgeon and NUT haven't said a specific number to me. They did however say as long as your getting your protein and liquids in the rest will pan out for itself. Right now I am just breaking out of my stall and I am about to limit my carbs. I am almost a month out.

I was sleeved on Nov 30th and as of today I have lost 13-14 pounds so far. I am hoping to get to -15 pounds by a month out which is in 6 days. Everyone on here has done so well, CONGRATS to ALL. I don't know if I am normal or a slow loser but based on the other people sleeved at my surgeons office I am considered a "lighweight". I will be there sooner or later though, I am not giving up.

I find that usually all of my cravings now are in my head. If I crave something though I will taste it, just one bite, even if I have to spit it out. It helps me so much because usually after that one bite I really don't want it. I find that I pick at everything, even my meals. I just don't want to eat anymore. I hate the way it feels when I overeat and I hate that I can't eat as much as I want to. As of now, for me, I prefer to just drink ym protein shakes. I try food every now and then to condition my stomach for food, but mostly just protein shakes and I am almost a month post-op. I am never physically hungry though, ever. Things will start working out better, the beginning is the hardest. Once you can start real food, you won't feel those cravings as much I PROMISE!

I had a hard time with Water for the first week or so, but it did get better. I had to drink G2 because water made me so sick. It does get better, so much better. I am almost a month out and I am doing so much better than I was the first few days. The only problems I have now is mentally. I have a hard time eating a few bites and putting the rest away, I want to eat the WHOLE thing lol. I am glad I made this decision, but at times "fat felicia" as I like to call her will sneak in and tell me I made a big mistake and I could have done this on my own. But fat felicia never got me anywhere and always gained the weight back. So only time will tell for me, and for you too! Good Luck and congrats, you will be feeling better in no time and enjoying your skinny self.

I hope the gatorade helps. If not like everyone else said go to the ER. I went home a day after my surgery and after sitting at home for a few hours I ended up going to the ER and asking to be re-admitted to the hospital. It was just too much at home and I couldn't handle it. Everyone was really nice and understood completely that I was having it rough. Try rubbing your legs and a heating pad too. That always helps me with aches and pains, if the gatorade doesn't help that is. Good Luck.

Merry Christmas! I love this forum and everyone on here.

It sounds like you are doing so great. In no time you will be doing even better and have hardly any pain at all. Congrats and welcome to the losers bench!

I just had that last night after eating bread too. It was awful.!

I haven't started losing any hair yet, and I really hope I don't. I love my hair. I actually read this yesterday and didn't reply. Then, last night I had a nightmare that I had bald spots forming on my head and my hair was falling out. I am obviously completely stressed out about this. lol

Amazing! You look great congrats!

I think it sounds fine. That stuff isn't too heavy so you should prolly be able to eat more of it. I can eat 2 cheese sticks and feel full, but then on the flip side I can eat half a piece of pizza and feel full too. The difference for me is I chew the cheese less and eat it faster so it hits me harder. Whereas the pizza I am nervous so I take smaller bites and chew it super good and eat it much much slower. I can also eat about 4 piece of squared colby jack cheese with about 10-12 club crackers and that fills me up too. It sounds like I can eat more than you and I am only 3.5 weeks post op! So I would say your doing great. Keep up the good work.

That is awesome! You look super hot in those jeans, work it! I bet that was an awesome moment for you and your daughter. Sounds like you have some great kids. Now your a great mom, and a hot mom to boot. Good Job.

Oh rosy that sucks big time! Do you not get any pain when you feel full? I know I hiccup and burp a lot, and will have bad acid reflux when I am full. I don't think you have to eat plain yogurt do you? I know that I buy carbmaster's from Kroger. When I first started food I was doing the same thing because I was dying for food, period. I mean who wouldn't be after basically starving and drinking fluids for 2 weeks right? I have pushed my sleeve too far many many many many times and although I have not thrown up I have started to learn my lesson. I don't know what to say about feeling hunger, I don't feel hunger at all. Many people will tell you it's acid. I don't have that problem so I dunno. I don't know if I am the best person to lift you up because I too have some wishey washy feelings about my sleeve. I hate it and I love it, but mostly right now I hate it. I feel like maybe I could have gotten some emotional eating help or overeating help before the sleeve and then I would be better off. I always want to eat. I eat a yogurt, and even though I know I am supposed to feel satisfied I am not. Belly is satisfied but my mind is not. This is still very hard for me as far as my mind goes. We get a pizza and I want to eat a few pieces but I can't, I have literally cried because I want to eat more and I can't. I know you have been through hell since getting the sleeve and I hate that for you, I truly do. I hope things get better and you can eat and not have any problems. You have lost of ton of weight though which is so great! Would you say that losing the weight is worth everything you have gone through? I hope so, but maybe not because you have been through a lot. I'm wishing you the best and letting you know I too am going through hell right there with you!

I would say I am torn on the answer. I love the fact that this is teaching me to use control and not overeat, but I hate it for the same reasons. I feel that maybe a better choice for me would have been to seek some food therapy or something before jumping into surgery. But I kind of feel like that is the "fat felicia" just complaining because I want to cheat and I can't. The sleeve is actually holding me accountable to a diet, when usually I would have either cheated badly or quit altogether by now. I am only 3.5 post-op but for me this is a completely mind-blowing thing. I sit down to eat and I want to eat, but I can't. I got into a fight with my BF the other day and after it was over I wanted to do some emotional eating like I usually do, but I couldn't. I had no idea what to do with myself LOL. I swear I went into the fridge a million times and walked away empty handed. This has/is been really hard for me, but there is no going back now. I will deal with what I have done and make the best of it. In the end though I believe I will be happy with my decision. Already I am drinking more Water than I ever have, and "cheating" now is nothing like the cheating I used to do. Plus as a bonus I don't have the urge to bite my nails anymore! I guess the stress of always thinking I was hungry is gone, so I don't pick and bite my nails now. wo0t wo0t!

That is completely awesome. Congratulations.

I still have bouts of nausea and I am 3.5 weeks post op. I'm hoping it gets better because I get sick of feeling sick. The nausea is normal though as far as what I have been told.

I can drink normally right now and I am almost a month out. I can't gulp like I used to, but I am able to drink enough when I want to. Sipping just was never my thing, but I did sip for at least a week I think, just to follow the rules.

Right now I am just walking/power walking on my treadmill at home. I am doing about 25 miles a week. I plan on doing a lot more but right now I am still healing so I am taking it slow. When I break 200 in about 20 or so pounds, I will start lifting weights so I can try and rid myself of any flab in the future.

Well Thank you guys again for all the feedback. Today is a new day, and I am armed with a new attitude! I am going to watch my carbs. I do not know how many I was eating but I know it was WAY more than 40. So I am gunna turn into a carb tracking machine! I am also going to track my Water amd everything else too, that always seems to bring me back when I have strayed. When everyone says "this is just a tool" they aren't lying. I have, in my crazy messed up food addicted way, found a way to get in more carbs than I need to. I didn't even know I was doing it, but I was. I am ADDICTED to CARBS! Anywho, I love this site you guys are completely awesome thank you for replying to my post. I am in my 3 (or somewhere in there) week stall but I am not doing myself any favors by giving in to my carbmonster and eating unneccesary calories, fat, etc. Even if no one said anything specifically all your posts helped me get to a better place in my head and I am ready to push forward. I am going to see my surgeon today, if he says something about me not losing enough I will say I am doing the best I can. My accountability to him means a lot to me, but it shouldn't mean everything. Thanks you guys!

@ runner, I was cheating, if that what you call it. It was in no way cheating like i used to but I was cheating none the less. I got it into my head that maybe I wasn't eating enough calories to lose weight. So yeah I was cheating but honestly I was still not even getting close to 1000 calories a day, I couldn't lol. I am just concerned that I am doing something wrong, like maybe the cheese has too many carbs or too much fat. I'm just so fed-up with the scale not moving that I keep telling myself I MUST be doing something wrong! I am not writing what I eat down so I am going to start tallying my stuff up because I want to see if I have some problems somewhere. I hate stalls. I keep trying to tell myself that it happens and to not be mad but I am. My poop is good LOL I try not to get too excited when I poop and lose weight though because poop will happen again and I will weigh more again. Thanks for all your replies though I really appreciate it. I was still wondering how many carbs people are eating? Is there a magic number I should try to shoot for?

Grazing is just picking at food all day long. A handful of chips, then 30 minutes later a couple cookies, then 45 minutes later a few bites of ice cream. Like that on and on throughout the day. It's bad because your consuming more calories than you think. I don't think your grazing. You are doing just fine.