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Congrats Mr_Worm ! Men always lose faster than women. So there. hehehe Naaa, you're still doing fantastic ! I too was sleeved by Dr. Weiss but in Georgetown. He's very good.

Thanks for the story :-) You are a success !

Congratulations on being in two-land! Hope you don't have to lose a finger :-)

I couldn't stand the Protein drinks at all and so I started eating mushies a couple of weeks earlier than advised. I am now 5 weeks out and I can eat just about anything (slowly and in small amounts), As you know, you have to keep hydrated - have you tried some of the crystal lite additives, or even just a squirt of lemon in your Water? My NUT said that I was becoming "protein intolerant" and so I had to force myself to eat as much mushy stuff as I could stand - liverwurst, tuna, cheese, yogurt, cottage cheese. Can you drink milk ? I certainly wouldn't be concerned about keeping things low fat at this point. You need to eat! What kind of infections did you have? Were you on antibiotics? They can really mess with the flora in your stomach. You may want to make sure you are eating live culture yogurt or take some acidolpholous supplements. I pray that you heal quickly and that your stomach stops being so sensitive.

I also think mesaucedo is correct

and that's exactly what I did for my 2 week pre-op diet - Atkins inductive (if it's still called that).

Are you still on pain medication ? I didn't start getting the "full" feeling until after I started eating mushies which was a week after I stopped the pain meds. So that would be 2 weeks out (I started mushies much sooner than advised 'cause I really REALLY couldn't stand the protein drinks).

Glad to hear that you are doing so well. God bless!

Deep breath...... exhale.... repeat. Go find some beautiful spring scenes (flowers, ducks, blossoming trees, buzzing bugs, croaking frogs) and think on those things. Better yet, get yourself some fishing gear and find a body of water to soothe away your worries. Be kinder to yourself and your "loser" son :-)

I bought some GenieBra's online. Yes, I know, infomercials are evil and they all lie but gosh, they look so comfortable! So these are a size smaller than I can wear now (the size range is ridiculous - 42AA to 48DDD) but I just had to try one on when they arrived in the mail. hahahahahaha I almost had to call my husband to help me out of it but by golly, I got it on ! So, in maybe another month I'll be able to wear them (and if the size range is correct, for a quite a long while).

I can't wait: to be off the blood pressure medicine to be able to take my developmentally delayed & autistic grandson out to play (I don't now because I can't catch him when he bolts) to be able to sing on the praise team again at church (after I fell down the 3rd time, my husband forbade me.... my legs go numb) to be able to keep my house the way it should be kept - clean & orderly to be able to garden with my granddaughter be active !

u r out of ur mind! too clever ! :-)

Much to my NUT's surprise, I have been able to get all of my Protein needs from real food. I was sleeved 2/13/12 and at the end of the 2nd week I could no longer tolerate ANY of the sickeningly sweet protein supplements. I tried the chicken Soup one too but that was just disgusting. So I started eating mushy foods a couple of weeks early - refried Beans, cheese, liverwurst, tuna salad, etc. The NUT and PA kept telling me that I was becoming "protein intolerant" and that if I didn't drink the nasty protein drinks I would develop an aversion to all protein. Well, no, I don't have an aversion to all protein, just to nasty protein supplements! Give soft meats a try, go slow, chew well, enjoy !

I just did this to myself this morning - ate a small carbmaster yogurt, drinking my coffee, popped the last bite of a banana in, and took a good big swig of coffee (mind you, I was NOT paying attention to my eating) and then "uh oh!" got that too full feeling and had to get to the restroom where, thankfully, all I had to do to find relief was burp a lot. Have to remember to pay attention to what the heck I am putting into my mouth!!

yep, experiencing that right now. But guess what? We WILL lose weight because we really don't have any other choice. I remember when I was dieting that I would reach this point, I would stop losing, and I would say "to heck with this!" and just give up - and gain back everything I had worked so hard to lose and then some. But... this time, I CAN'T give up because it is physically impossible for me to eat too many calories (yeah, ok, if I sat in my recliner and fed myself ice cream all day long, I could). So... are we going to give up ? NO ! Are we going to be patient with ourselves and continue making good healthy food choices ? YES ! We shall persevere ! We too shall be "forced" to buy new wardrobes (hehehehe I can't wait !) ! We WILL succeed !

thank you ! What a timely post. I thought my scale was somehow not working correctly too. You can see by my signature that I have actually gained 2 lbs in the past 10 days (could be water). So... deep breath.... this will work, this HAS to work, it is physically impossible to NOT work ! It is kind of interesting though because when I have dieted in the past and come to a stall like this I would just give up. This time I CAN'T give up. Thank you Mr. Sleeve !

voted :-)

I am now eating less than my will-o-the-wisp 7 yr old granddaughter! Amazing. Although I have not gone out to eat since The Sleeve, every night at my house is a lesson in not overeating. I used to "clean up" the kid's leftovers (i.e. eat them rather than throw food out) but now I can't and yes, it bothers me! Because it's "wasteful" but that's silly and illogical. If I was that concerned about wasting food, I wouldn't put so much on their plates that they couldn't finish it. And the amount of food my husband eats is disgusting! And yes, I still want to be able to eat that much too but I can't (thank God!). Heck, no wonder I was never able to lose weight! As for going out to eat, I think my buffet days are done and I will be ordering appetizers :-)

You be one funny lady! And yes, feral chickens must be bad parents - it's who they are.

How do warm or room temperature liquids feel ? At first cold water would make my stomach roll & lurch (no real pain though).

of course TOM is a factor. I have been "stalled" for the past 2 weeks and I am only 4 weeks out. Things that make you go humm. It is EXTREMELY frustrating, to say the least, BUT I have read others posts and it is not an uncommon thing. When I talked to my mother this morning and told her that I haven't lost any weight in the past 2 weeks she voiced my own fear "wouldn't that be horrible to have gone through all this and not lose weight." Yeah, Mom, that would be horrible. BUT..... that AIN'T gonna happen to me and it AIN'T gonna happen to you !!! We will lose weight and that's not just wishful thinking. There are THOUSANDS of people on this site that are losing tons of weight and we're going to lose it too ! So there. I know I feel better. How about you ?

Sabrina: lunch on Wednesday was 2 oz cottage cheese (7gm protein), 2 oz tuna (14gm), 1 oz cheddar (7gm), 5 nabisco crackers (1gm) = 318 calories, 29gm protein . Now, it took me a full hour to eat all that. I aim for atleast 20gm of protein per meal and I can't wait until I can eat eggs again (I have no idea why my stomach doesn't like them, but I'll keep on trying!) so that I can add that to my arsenal. And steak.... I'm still on soft foods so haven't dared yet, but soon! Also, if you're not already, you should use an online nutrition tracker (I use sparkpeople.com) to really be sure of what you're nutrients are rather than guessing.

gmanbat: that is an AWESOME dragon cake ensemble! Did you design it yourself? Do you do parties? :-)

I have started taking a 50mg Tramadol pain pill before I leave work for home so that I'm not a raving lunatic b***h when I get there and find the house in an uproar (i.e. normal). My husband calls them my "happy pills".