Mastiff_mama

Does everyone fear this? Once installed eating real food after 2 weeks on Clear Liquids post op I gained about a pound and haven't lost any in a week! I've been eating real food for 7 days now... Very upset and scared I WILL be the one that doesn't lose the weight

Does everyone fear this? Once installed eating real food after 2 weeks on Clear Liquids post op I gained about a pound and haven't lost any in a week! I've been eating real food for 7 days now... Very upset and scared I WILL be the one that doesn't lose the weight

I was sleeved 2/18...the adjustment in eating is harder than I imagined, but I AM adjusting

My dog freaks out and jumps off me when the rumbling starts lol!

Mastiff:
This whole process is difficult, and there are many bumps in the road along the way. I am 14 weeks out and my mind is still focused on food all day long! I'm not sure why I haven't had the "struggles" of wanting sweets, or junk food, but I have still struggled with food being on my mind all the time. I wish I could have larger portions of the foods I can have, and I struggle to find a variety of foods that I can eat that are good for me. On top of that, I am a stay-at-home mom of 3 kiddos ages 4, 2, and 1, so I am cooking and feeding all day long, LOL.
I long for the day when food is not an obsession, or a habit to kick. I know I will get there. This is the beginning of a long road, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. I get through each day one day at a time. I think about what led me to where I am, how much I went through just to get this surgery, and all the lives that depend on me to stick around. Those things keep me goingI I know that I will succeed in my journey, and I am already so much happier than I have ever been. I can do things now that I haven't done in years, and there is no food that is worth more than that to me.
Hang in there friend. It will get easier as time goes by. You will see your efforts pay off, and it will motivate you to be strong and make the best choices you can. We are all in this for the long haul!

I don't understand the difference. Purees are liquid and Water is too ... What's the difference if u take in a lil liquid with liquid. I understand with solids

As far as your weight loss is concerned, I saw my doctor Friday and he told me 12 pounds was all he expected of me at three weeks. And it is normal to stall. I had a 10 day stall from day 15 until day 25. My best friend had the sleeve four years ago and she told me the first month she felt like she was a junkie going through withdrawal. She was a wreck. She got through it by exercising. She lost 80 pounds in six months and looks fantastic. If she can do it, you can too. Just think where you can be in 6 months. Find something to do with your hands. Needlepoint or paint. We believe in you.

Facial hair in that short of a time???
That you never had before???
Could you be turning into a werewolf?

nope no fever. I had just had Water. im fine now. just 1 crappy day. the next I was just fine

Grandbaby here this weekend. I've sort of hurt my incisions lugging her around. Can it damage anything? Two week out on Monday....she's about 23lbs.
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I still don't see a difference in a mirror but I can see them in pictures and the way clothes fit.
I was sleeved on 12/20 and was 385 and am 309 today. 76lbs and counting! Hoping to lose around another 90-100 lbs, but ill take 76 in a little more then 2 months. Love my sleeve!

Yes, I have 4 kids and my husband goes to get fast food often.
I really think that has contributed to my slow weight loss! But be strong!!! You don't really want that food and if you try it it doesn't taste like you remember.I promise!!!

I'd been lost without my nectar fuzzy naval! Its made with Water its like tang and with milk its like a dreamcicle! TANG? does that date me? I am ordering the Roadside Lemonade tonight

bread is dead

LOL....Ok I thought I was going crazy...Good to hear someone else having vision changes..for the better!

I agree .. I live alone and days after surgery I probably asked 100 questions....it helped so much in not feeling alone!

I am less than 2 weeks out and shocked at the changes in my vision! I am 50 and by up close finally when bad bad and my far away is normal again! I bet I am 20/20! Off all diabetes meds but one

I agree .. I live alone and days after surgery I probably asked 100 questions....it helped so much in not feeling alone!

I am less than 2 weeks out and shocked at the changes in my vision! I am 50 and by up close finally when bad bad and my far away is normal again! I bet I am 20/20! Off all diabetes meds but one

I am less than 2 weeks out and shocked at the changes in my vision! I am 50 and by up close finally when bad bad and my far away is normal again! I bet I am 20/20! Off all diabetes meds but one

I agree .. I live alone and days after surgery I probably asked 100 questions....it helped so much in not feeling alone!

I guess I never made it back Life has been crazy lately.
So I guess I just want to say this. Read Sannah's story (Leak is the thread title I believe). Her heart has been damaged because of complications. Yup she's lost weight, and lost a well functioning heart, her gallbladder may have to be removed and she's still having other issues.
My lungs are damaged which will take years to repair themselves. And as it turns out the leak damaged my stomach tissue so much that I may never get over being able to eat half a cup of food at a time. This means that I will have to take medically approved supplements to my calorie basis or I won't stop losing weight ever. I may never have the capacity to take in a balanced diet.
I didn't die, but was close. I had a full life, socially active, good friends, etc, I was just overweight. For this stupid surgery I nearly threw it all away. My son almost lost his mom. My husband his wife. Half a million in medical bills...no comorbidities, no risk factors, this was to be easy peasy.....I would not do this if you have no other issues. The risks are not worth the reward of wearing smaller jeans. Get off your butt and start moving. Think of what the options are....that's an easy fix in comparison to what others have to go through to live through this surgery.