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100% health . I have suffered the "slings and arrows of outrageous" life of a morbidly obese human for my entire life. I was always proud that in spite of it I was healthy and strong and then I got older... the past 15 years have been rough - high blood pressure, foot rebuilt, 3 knee replacements, carpal tunnel release. It's like I hit 40 and *BLAM* down I went. And I could NOT lose weight. I'm sure being obese has held me back professionaly and in my personal life but I, most of the time, didn't let it stop me. Now I was being forced to stop. I think that I am going to find that although my motives are for health that this weight loss journey is going to impact the whole of me - physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. Bring it on!

yes, please quit smoking. My surgeon refuses to do the VSG on anyone who is still smoking because it almost garauntees that they won't heal correctly and will develop problems (leaks). Anyhow, smoking is stinky (you'll realize this acutely when you do quit) and it ages your skin and, oh yeah, it KILLS you ! I quit a pack a day habit 7 years ago and yes, I still want a stupid cigarette. It is a nefarious addiction. But, unlike a food addiction, we CAN survive without ever touching one of the nasty things again. Be brave, ask your doctor for help, DO IT !

Kie: fabulous weight loss! Don't "sweat" the gym (heh) - drop your membership and just find something active and fun to do with friends. You sound like you need some self discipline - how about making yourself one promise that contributes to your health.... like, "I will take the stairs from now on"... and when that's an ingrained habit (21 days?) then make yourself another promise... "I will eat Breakfast every day"... and so on. If you blow it, so what? Try again. I do believe it is the struggle to accomplish something that teaches us more than the actual accomplishment. Take responsibility for YOU. *BIG HUG*

Yup, dreaded stall(s). It makes you question EVERYTHING - why did I do this to myself? am I really physiologically different than all other humans and the amount of food I consume has nothing to do with how much I weigh? am I eating too much? am I eating too little? should I be pumping Iron? should I try to run? (<-- hahaha, yeah, right... I can still barely walk, but by the grace of God I CAN walk) Rest assured, my love, you WILL lose weight. It may be not at the same pace as others, but it will happen. 90 grams of Protein? That's a lot of protein to try to get in.

woo hoo ! Now go kick some Wii butt !

Wonderful ! I pray you have a quick and uneventful recovery !

I am just over 2 months post-op and I am finally thinking, "Hey, this might actually work." It's like I am so afraid to let myself hope because I hate being disappointed. Going through this radical solution is either a great step of faith or insanity. But then, even if I don't lose hundreds of pounds, I *am* losing weight, not gaining, and I'm *not* hungry, and unless all of the other successful VSG posters on this website are delusional I *will* continue to lose weight. And so will you

I just noticed Paola, that you lost 80 lbs pre-op, which means you have lost over 120 lbs so far on this journey! Yowza! I think your weight ticker should start at your highest weight. What a great accomplishment! Hooray for the sleeve!

*Big HUG* We have met the enemy and it is us! I have found that even only 2 months post-op I can manage to eat a LOT of calories. So, as I already knew, feeling hunger really has nothing to do with why I eat. I love food! I love the taste first of all, and then I love the texture and temperature. Eating is a very pleasurable past time. The VSG has made me very aware of my relationship with food. Awareness of a problem is always the first step to finding a solution. We are aware!

hehehe so... you got your psych eval at The Munsters. cool. My husband actually failed his - he has a "bad attitude". No. Really ? hahahahahaha Seriously, the psychologist felt that he would sabotage himself and probably end up dead. Mine went without a hitch, although she did suggest anti-depressants and mood stabilizers more than once. I guess she knows who I'm married to :-)

hi all ! I am 55 and was sleeved 2/13/12. I think my weight loss has been slow (like, nonexistent the past month) but then I think "well, it HAS to come off so don't worry". I went to my PCP yesterday and told him about my gouty foot and leg cramps at night and we're going to try removing the diaretic from my blood pressure medication (I wanted to end them totally, but not yet *sigh*). I know it's the high protein diet that is affecting my uric acid levels and I hope I can avoid starting any new meds :-(

3 hours later you're hungry ? sounds normal to me but I am surprised that you are hungry at all so soon post-op. Your protein should be atleast 70g a day. I'd say if you're hungry, eat - a spoonful of peanutbutter or some cottage cheese (whatever you can tolerate at 3 wks out) - just make it protein. Oh, and make sure you are drinking water !

Happy birthday to you! Be extra kind to yourself, especially on your birthday, and don't be too sad about not being able to eat "normal" food. *hug*

woo hoo ! Now you get to jump through the flaming hoops of appointments and tests that they make you suffer through before you can get sleeved. Just grit your teeth and smile your way through them all :-)

The article said she got a second Gastric Bypass operation. Um... that's physically impossible.

drink more water, add in some veggies, cut down on the cheese (it binds me up terrible), and if you have to start taking metamucil or some other gentle fiber. You don't want to get impacted because that can be a very serious condition :-(

Two years ago my husband started the process for WLS - he failed the psych eval. I always knew he had a bad attitude and they confirmed it ! The psychologist felt that my husband was not prepared to make the changes necessary to make any type of WLS successful and she was afraid that he would end up hurting or even killing himself because he wouldn't follow the disciplines necessary. What a putz ! Anyhow, he is actually eating less now and losing weight (that seems to be all that most men have to do :-) just because I don't put so much on his plate.

amen sister !

ShapeShifter said, "ensure that what you take into your body is worthy of feeding the goddess in your temple." wow . profound words ! I am a christian so I will translate the phrase to "our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, so ensure what you take into your body is worthy." Love and care enough for yourself Ali to embrace and fulfill these words of wisdom.

very cool :-)

blame ? failed ? good gravy Marie ! 92 pounds lost in 7 months and you consider that failure ??? *smack smack* wake up ! You must be dreaming because there is NO way that you or the sleeve has failed !

sure thing ! My life circumstances didn't change, there are still a lot of sucky things going on, I don't feel lighter or healthier or smaller or prettier or less full of pain and when I did my weekly weigh-in I was up 2 pounds. Yep, it stinks. So, what can you do? In the past, I would have said, "screw it" and soothed myself with food or atleast hurt myself with gorging but now.... I can't ! Oh, ok, so the sleeve does actually work - it prevents me from over eating. Now, let's pick ourselves up, shake the dust of the day off our feet, and thank God we decided to have this surgery. We will lose weight, we will get healthier (unless we get hit by a bus, of course... who knows, eh?), and we will enjoy living this life.

Now THAT's significant - away from home for 3 weeks and you LOST 10 lbs ? yowza !

Frankfort

you meant 20g of carbs, right ? You're supposed to be eating Atkins induction like levels of carbs. My doctor wouldn't actually tell me that it was ok to follow Atkins rather than liquid silliness but he did say it would accomplish the liver shrinkage he was looking for. I didn't do liquids until I had to after the surgery and then not for very long. I'm stupid enough and can't risk getting any stupider