Nate

I used to get real tired as I'm sure a lot of us did prior to the sleeve. Being the diabolical genius that I am, I would drink a large 24oz energy drink with one of the 5 hour energy shots poured in it every morning. I did that every day for almost a year. Until it caused my kidneys to fail.

When I was getting the post surgery/pre-solid food talk from my NUT I was told to chew each bite a minimum of 30 times each. and that the average meal should take 30-45 minutes to eat. I'm lucky if I can stretch my meals out to 20-25 minutes though, and I'm not eating fast at all.

OHHHHHHHHHHH!!! I'm tellin!! :ph34r:

another thing you might try which I really like and still do daily is chocolate flavored protein mix in my decaf coffee. add in a half teaspoon of hazelnut creamer and it's even better!

It is absolutely OK to get your protein over the course of the day. There's no rule saying you have to shotgun it straight down. If you need to, try mixing your protein in a little water then mixing it with some low fat yogurt, or possibly sugar free pudding. I had to do that a couple times during my liquid stage to get my protein in.

Not yet, but I'm down from a large B cup to a small A cup!

BTW... Decaf tea if at all possible!

Sugar free Popsicle, fudgesicles if you have access to them while working. They make you feel like youre being naughty and cheating. And try brewed iced tea with barely any sweetner in it at all. Just enough to tell theres some there will do the trick.

Awesome! Looking great! WTG!

I know it's hard. Your body just went through a major trauma, and change. But you need to look at the big picture and remember why you went through what you did. You did it for you... for your health, and your happiness. It may seem overwhelming right now. But things will get better eventually. You have to just give it a little time for your body and mind both to come to terms with whats actually happened over the last week or so.. You're already doing great, you've been one of the fortunate ones to have a flawless recovery. That's something to be very happy about right there!

Looking good. Congrats on the loss so far. Youre doing great!

Hmm weird that you wouldn't feel full. The Softer foods do tend to fill you up less easy though. As I'm sure you've read here a million times; the sleeve is a tool. We need to learn to use that tool properly. I really think they should send us to classes before we get sleeved to help us learn how to eat properly and healthier once we get the surgery. Not just recommend certain foods and tell us "this is good, this is bad, now go get em Tiger!" I know myself when I ate prior to the sleeve I would eat and eat until I was stuffed full. I don't want to do that now. I just want to eat enough to be healthy and lose weight. The thought of being full never even crosses my mind any longer. There has been a rare occasion when I ate a little too much post sleeve and I got that I'm full and I probably over did it feeling and I didn't like it one bit. If I could offer some advice it would be to go pick up a food scale somewhere and start measuring out your food. An ounce or two of Protein, another ounce or two of veggies, maybe an ounce of potatoes, stick with a 4-6 ounce meal. Learn to consume the food to live, Don't live to consume the food.

What did you eat? How long did you take to eat it? All that factors into the equation.

Just stick with it and fight the good fight. Things will get better with time. If you continue to get dizzy and near fainting I would call the Doc and alert him about it and see if he has any advice. Otherwise you're doing great. You can do this!

So far i've lost at least 63lbs post surgery. Add in the 40 I lost prior to surgery and i'm well over 100lbs gone. i go see my Doc on Tuesday for my 3 month appt. i'll know how much more I've lost then.

The noodles didn't send your sleeve into an uproar? Any type of noodle or bread feels like concrete in my stomach so I tend to avoid them as much as possible now and only eat them on rare occasions.

That's what children are for... even the grown ones! LOL Seriously, have someone come help you put stuff away when the time comes.

Lots of people have cheated. Just buck up. Get back on the wagon and pretend nothing happened! Usually the reason your surgeon puts you on a liquid diet before surgery is to help reduce the size of your liver, which in turn helps make the surgery go easier. If you did cheat... as long as you didn't eat a bucket of chicken covered in butter you should be OK LOL. SHHHHHHHH No one saw anything!

It might be from the bagel. I've found that if I eat any type of heavy breads or pastas my sleeve reacts to it in a way that lets me know I should have stayed away from it. As dense as a bagel is, you may be having a similar reaction, even if it was just a small one. It could be the onions also.

You can, it's not advised though, because it's very pulpy. And pulpy stuff is hard to digest. Especially 2 weeks out. If you do decide to, just chew it thoroughly and don't eat too much and you should be OK. But don't push things.

I think everyone goes through emotional extremes coming up to their surgery. I know I did. I wanted it so bad. Yet I was scared as hell. There were a million different "What If's" running through my mind about the surgery, what if something goes wrong, what if this happens, what if that happens... Then I asked myself what if I don't get the surgery done, and thought about what life would continue to be like, and how long I might have left to live continuing on the way I was.

I cook the big thanksgiving meal for the family every year. This will be my first year with the sleeve. I really don't think I will make anything differently than I have in the past. But I will make some new healthier options to go along with everything else for myself and anyone else who wants them. I do know in addition to the usual deviled eggs I usually make that everyone loves i plan on making the avocado devil bomb eggs that the recipe is here on the forum for. Those things RULE!

Hope you feel better soon. Congrats on the loss so far. its only going to get better!

Yes it's normal. Like CO said, It's mostly water that you're going to lose the first week or so. You're doing just fine don't worry!

WTG man. We had surgery the same day and I think our post op weight loss is about identical. Keep it up!