katieb

Well. I like your sister don't recognize myself either. I am 11 months post op and have lost 115 lbs. everyone compliments me and tells me how great I look. I don't know myself. I have been heavy my whole life. I feel bones I have never felt before. I am on anti depressants, but have been on and off of them for Years. I'm very depressed. I haven't been like this for this long of a period forever. I never want to go anywhere or do anything. Just thinking about doing certain things gives me bad anxiety. If you haven't battled depression or anxiety before. You should be fine. I'm no happier now thn 115 lbs ago. I thought I would change and be super happy. But. I'm not.

I think it's all due to the exercise. I exercise every day. I do cardio and weights. I ate all clean healthy foods up until the last month. And now I am cheating here and there. I also log everything I eat and drink in my fitness pal. I always eat Protein first and make sure to eat 70 grams a day. Hope this helps.

Thanks all for the kind words!!

@sr910 - I am so sorry to hear about your marriage. I feel your pain. I was sleeved 11 mos ago. My marriage was going through the ups and downs before surgery. All my friends told me that once I lost weight I would get the self esteem to leave him. I have lost half of myself and am told daily how amazing I look from others. My husband sees attention I get from other men when we are out. He is no different with me today at 150lbs than he was with me 11 months ago at 265lbs. He still womanizes and lies. My self confidence is now even worse than it use to be heavier. He is amazing to me to my face and to everyone around us. However, he loves to womanize behind my back and lie. I am investor gadget ....lol... So, I find out everything. Sometimes too much. . Stay strong and know that surgery won't cure everything. We have to be happy with ourselves and know our self worth. No one deserves to be lied to and cheated on. No one! I would never disrespect someone I say I love. I hope for your sake things work out. Take care. God bless!!

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Congrats! That's so awesome!! I am so proud of u! You have done an amazing job!! Throw out all of those clothes that are too big! I went from a 22 to a 10. I don't wear anything that is too big. Regardless the amount of money I have spent on clothes over the last 11 months. I bought clothes for every size I went down. However. I am dealing with not wanting to leave the house. I never want to go and do anything. I would rather stay at home and go to the gym. I always decline invites with friends. All that being said. It sounds like we are all having struggles with the weight loss in some fashion. Good luck to you!! Throw out all of those clothes that are too big!!

It's crazy to read all of these posts now since I'm 11 months out. I had the same pain and no one else did at the time. I couldn't understand why I was so different than everyone else. I was in pain for at least a month. The incision on my left side was so painful. I couldn't cough sneeze or laugh without it hurting something terribly. The best advice I can give you is to move around as much as you can without being in too much pain. I think I may have babied myself too much not knowing how much I should or shouldn't do, & was scared to hurt myself.

Stay strong and try your hardest to make better food choices. You are very early in your journey and if you start eating fast food now. You will eat it in 8 months and in 8 months you will be able to eat bigger portions ( if your anything like me). I am 11 months post op and made great food choices the first several months. Now, I can eat anything with no issues, and tht scares me because I don't want to fall off completely and lose sight of the surgery only being used as a "tool". I as well as you am still losing weight and exercising regularly. However, I now have a sweet tooth and have been eating cookies, ice cream, etc. I know it's not right. But, continue to do it. All that being said....good luck! Stay focused. It sounds like you know what you need to do to be successful. Be blessed! ????

Alot of times I don't recognize myself. I will walk by a full length mirror in a department store, and I will stop and walk backwards and look again. I am down 115 lbs. when I was down 60 lbs. I was like you. Everyone commented on how different I looked and I didn't feel any different. When I'm waking in a mall or in the grocery store. I always think tht someone is looking at me cause I'm so fat, and then I remember I'm not fat anymore. It's also crazy for me tht I can feel my hip bones and ribs. I've been overweight my whole life and this is all so new to me!

I have a venti skinny Carmel macchiato from starbucks almost daily. My nut said this was fine. Not only am I getting 12 oz of skim milk, but it's also my guilty pleasure. So, of she said caffeine is ok, then it's ok. ????

I love the pure protein vanilla. I will have to try this wth my coffee. Thanks for the suggestion.

I can eat alot. That's why I work out so much. The last few weeks I notice a huge difference in my hunger. It scares me as well. But. I know the sleeve is just a tool and I need to be diligent on my food choices, as well as the amount I eat. I ate a whole brat and 1/2 of a butterfly pork chop with a couple pickle slices for dinner. Prior to tht I had some chips & salsa. That's a lot of food. But. I also am human and worked off 700 calories at the gym today.