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This is a nice video but I'm not sure it addresses the issue for Sleeves. From what I understand, when you're left with a stomach about the size of a hot dog and you pour a lot of liquid in on top of a very limited amount to food you are going to be extremely full very fast. Full to the point of pain. Full to the point of needing to throw up to relieve the fullness.

Everytime I eat to fast it usually results in eating too much. I end up throwing up.

my surgeon says no salad (lettuce) for 6 months

GNC also makes a bottled shake called Lean Shake. Comes in Chocolate, Vanilla Bean and Strawberry. Goes down easy and has the required protein. Remember, you can't absorb more than 30 grams or so in one sitting.

There is no schedule that controls a stall. We all differ but we will all stall. I stalled at 3 weeks for 5 days and again at 7 weeks for 10 days. Stick to the plan, avoid temptation to cheat. Proteins and water until you reach your goal. I'm almost 8 weeks out and have lost 61 lbs total. The last 39 will be a bigger challenge. I really don't miss food although certain memories of certain foods are strong. I am constantly surprised at how little I can actually ingest. And eating too much is no fun at all.

gnc lean shakes

I was on metformin (500 mg twice a day). My diabetes disappeared 1 day after surgery. Cool.

I'm 7 weeks out and in my second stall. I've lost 60 lbs including the 20 lbs from pre-op but the stall isefeating especially when I'm use to seeing daily weight loss. This stall has lasted a week. I don't expect too many more days. The 100 lb mark is my goal and I feel confident I will get there by Thanksgiving. I have had a few glasses of wine and while it tasted great I know it can't be helping...

I'm 5 weeks out and tried a light wine the other day. About a small glass on ice. It was good. Sipped it slowly and ended up throwing the last 2 oz. out as I felt the buzz. My surgeon warned my that one drink might hit me like 10.

That certainly stinks. I sat in pre-op for 6 hours hooked up to an IV only to have my surgery cancelled due to complications with the patient in front of me. Had to wait 2 weeks to get back in but in retrospect that is nothing compared to you. Good luck and hang in there.

Eating has become a survival necessity. I'm 5 weeks post op and am almost 1/2 way to my goal counting the pre-op loss. Until I reach my goal, I eat because I have to take in the protein. Not because I like to eat. Big change from before. The food still tastes good but there so little of it I ofter wonder how I am surviving. I must be. My nut and doctor are pleased. My diabetes is gone. My blood pressure is gone. My sleep apnea is reduced. I haven't tried had any alcohol and might try a wine in a few weeks. I don't miss it and I was a daily drinker. I do a lot of crock pot meals. Moist chicken, fish, hamburger, hummus, tuna fish. No steaks (beef) yet.

Think of soda a poison. Come to terms with it and get over it.

I lost 20 lbs pre-op and 30 post-op. I'm just about 5 weeks out. I was 100 lbs overweight going in. I did this to lose weight but mostly in improve my medical condtions. My diabetes disappeared in the hospital. My sleep apnea is slowing disappearing. My blood pressure meds have been cut by 2/3.

I'm 4 weeks post op. I lost 2lbs a day for the first 9 days. Then stalled for 8 days and am now losing about a pound a day. I'm down almost 45 lbs counting the 20 lbs I lost pre-op. update: 5 weeks out and I lost a total of 50 lbs. Lots of liquid and lots of Protein. Very little hunger and very little desire to eat. I have to remind myself that scheduled eating is necessary. Exercise is mainly golf at the moment.

Excellent info. thanks

I'm 3 weeks post op and in a stall. Lost 20 lbs the first 2 weeks going from 2 lbs/day to 1 lb/day to 1/2 lb to nothing. I'm taking in all the protein and fluids. I know it's an adjustment period. This ocurred in every diet I was ever on but it is disappointing and discouraging to be in the middle of one. It will change...but I hope it is soon.

The idea behind seeds is that you don't want them to get caught in the nooks and crannies of the stomach staples. At a month out you should be safe.

I'm up at 1:30 am thinking about my surgery in 2 days and wondering what the hell I'm getting into. I have to remember my original reasons for deciding to do this and the medical issures that exist. Tens of thousands of people have gone through the Sleeve sucessfully. Their stories point out the same feelings and issues you are experiencing now, Remember and feel the strength that got you this far. You may grieve eating the way you use to eat but you'll love the new you.

After being cancelled 2 weeks ago I get mine on 6/6. Stay pumped and positive

I have sleep apnea and have been using a CPAP for 13 years. As I was getting ready for my surgery I was told to bring it with me and they would use it if necessary. When I saw the pulmonary doctor for my preliminary testing, she said it could take a year of weight loss before I lost the need for the CPAP,

My bags were packed. I was ready to go. I was at my lowest weight and psyched. Got to the hospital at 9 am this morning and sent to Pre-Op to ready for the 11 am surgery. Stripped down to the hospital gown with an IV in my arm and waiting the green light. At 11:15 am I was notified it was delayed 2 hours due to complications with the patient before me who was in surgery at that moment. At 1:30 pm I was notified it was delayed at least another hour. At 3:00 pm I asked if I stayed could the surgery still be performed and more importantly was the surgeon in any condition to do it ? They passed that question along and to my surprise the surgeon showed up. He asked me to cancel. He said his regular team was going off duty and this was major surgery. For my safety he recommended it be rescheduled. I was bummed but what could I do. I'll get my new date in the morning. UPDATE: 5/26//12: I've been rescheduled for June 6th.

My bags were packed. I was ready to go. I was at my lowest weight and psyched. Got to the hospital at 9 am this morning and sent to Pre-Op to ready for the 11 am surgery. Stripped down to the hospital gown with an IV in my arm and waiting the green light. At 11:15 am I was notified it was delayed 2 hours due to complications with the patient before me who was in surgery at that moment. At 1:30 pm I was notified it was delayed at least another hour. At 3:00 pm I asked if I stayed could the surgery still be performed and more importantly was the surgeon in any condition to do it ? They passed that question along and to my surprise the surgeon showed up. He asked me to cancel. He said his regular team was going off duty and this was major surgery. For my safety he recommended it be rescheduled. I was bummed but what could I do. I'll get my new date in the morning.

Mine is tomorrow, too. All kind of thought running through my head but surprisingly they are all positive. Stay in the zone.

Great attitude. Keep it up. You will succeed.

I attended the first info meeting in Feb and I have the sleeve surgery on May 23rd