lornaevans

Hi.. I'm 4 mos post op... I have lost close to 80 pounds counting pre surgery weight loss. For the first 3 mos after surgery, you have to realize that you are healing and eating won't be as comfortable as it was..... That is until it is healed. I noticed that eating was more enjoyable as each week passed and for me, now at 4 mos, it's great. I am enjoying my food very much. I am loving the fact that I am restricted because I m satisfied with my meals. No cravings, I'm never just ravenous anymore. When they take out the part of the stomach, they take out the area where hormones that cause hunger are located. So, therefore you feel content with very small portions of food. I can still go out to eat anytime with family o friends. I eat salad a lot, but can eat whatever I want. I want to eat healthy, so I stay away from high fat foods or a lot of carb. I get my carbs from fruit n veggies for the most part. It takes about 6 mos to heal completely according to my doc. He said it takes that long for the stomach to meld together. I have been sooooo pleased with the whole experience that I highly recommend the procedure for anyone who has tried for years to lose weight and has health problems. My life is changing before my eyes. People seem more friendly and attracted to me. I feel so much better about myself, and my health is getter better everyday. I had to give away almost all of my clothes, and had to take some up on the sewing machine. I have so much more energy than before. I feel s o much happier now, and I still have at least 60 pounds more to lose. Food is not in control of my life anymore, and I love that. I am very thankful and grateful and am counting my blessings everyday.

36 pounds in 7 weeks, plus 22 lbs on the pre op diet (2 months)
Total weight loss is 58 lbs
I'm feeling so much better now that I am further along.
I love my sleeve.

Hi Mel,
I wish the best for you in your upcoming surgery. I am 5 weeks post op and just got back from a chinese buffet with my husband. lol... We used to go there all the time and pig out, but today, i had a small piece of fish and a crab w 2 small pieces of brocolli. To be honest, I had a little ice cream and a little banana pudding. I enjoyed it so much because its the first time I have done anything like that since before my surgery. I won't do dessert often, but I guess every once in a while is okay.
I was on a pre op diet for about 2 mos before surgery and lost 25 lbs. I lost another 25 lbs since surgery 5 weeks ago. I am feeling so much better, but I still have 100 more to go.
I just wanted to tell you that I love my sleeve. I have not been able to consume more than about 800 calories/day and the weight is coming off. I didn't have any pain, nausea, or anything bad after my surgery. I was tired for a couple of weeks after, but now that I upped my calories a little and am consuming some carbs, I feel great.
Let us know if there is anything you are concerned about. There are so many helpful people on this site. This support group has helped me tremendously, and by the time I went for surgery, I was not nervous in the least.
Just make sure that you have all of your questions answered and you are sure that you want this before you go for surgery. I was desparate to get the weight off since it was affecting my health and my life so much. I only only recommend this for people who are very serious about the weight loss because they are taking out a large part of your stomach, and you won't be able to gorge yourself with alot of food ever again, I don't think, but you will be happy and satisfied with the amount you can eat because you won't be so hungry anymore. The hormones that make you hungry will be gone for the most part.
I was so happy that I could not gorge myself today at the chinese restaurant like I used to do. I ate slowly, but felt like I ate a huge amount of food when I really didn't eat that much at all. But satified I was..... and I felt great.....
The only other thing that I want to say is to make sure that you go to a doctor's office that has an impecable reputation and a low complication rate. There are people that come to my doctors office from far away because they heard about their low complication rate. It's less than 1 %. I felt so good about that that I was very comfortable throughout the whole process.
I am so looking forward to the rest of this weight coming off... I hope the same for you, too.... Good Luck, and best wishes for you!