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I don't think it is better to not feel hunger....You know that it is head hunger and head issues that make you think that this is hard.....You are eating every 3 hours...That will work and you are breaking bad habits as you are retraining yourself to eat right....The sleeve is a tool..The rest is up to you...... I think that you are recognizing the things that make you different then other sleevers....That's not bad....When I get head hunger..I think yeah well maybe I'll drop a lb..take that.... You are wise to eat every 3 hours at this point and small meals....It is working for you believe it or not.....Just keep swimming kid...Soon you may change and never feel hungry....I always go from hungry all the time to not hungry at all..Depends on my life at the moment...... I think you are a very strong person!!!!!

Your not talking to yourself....Your an inspiration to all of us.....I will be dam pleased if I am like or near what you are in 6 years......We are all human and this is a life long race...If you ask me...Your amazing!!!!! So you have a few pounds to take off again...You know what to do and it is going to happen because that is where your heart is.... You are never alone here...K

I went on the scale this morning and I am 204 lbs...I have now miraculously lost 176 lbs. ..Nov. 6th will be one year anniversary.....I am so proud of me....I am so proud of all the support I have received here on this forum...And the encouragement.....TY for your help thus far...I think I will just keep swimming to see what onderland will feel like...

Listen to your body..It is telling you that you are not ready yet for a full tilt exercise program....Your body is different then mine.....Sleep if you need to it helps heal the body....As you go along your energy will increase along with your activity... Start now to listen and work with your body instead of your mind and go step by step...K

I am very impressed...Well said!

You can dump with the sleeve as well...Not as much but you can if you eat something that does not agree with you! The reason I chose the sleeve was because I could still use part of my stomach to get nutrients..Where you have to depend on your intestines to pull as much good from what you eat as it can... Remember your body works so that your stomach acids take most of the value out of what you eat and then disgarded and sent to the intestines where it processes what is left and gets rid of it... We really need to take in all the important nutrients when we have one of these surgeries....We are in a weakened state at first and then because we can eat only a little we need to get the most bang for our buck...I would chose the sleeve over and over again if I had to..... But it is up to you.....All the best in your choice....

Awesome! Remember though that it is more about how you are feeling and your health and anything else.....Life journey...not like any diet you have ever been on eh.... I see myself and can't believe the changes.....All because of this wonderful tool...You are so on your way to onderland.....Let us know when it occurs so we can Celebrate with you...K

That is the reason..The extra insulation is gone....i have always slept with the window open summer and winter....Last night I was so cold I got up to put a sweater on and went back to bed.....I don't mind it being this way considering how hot I was all the time when I was fluffier! At least now my hubby and I match as far as temperature control now...It used to be a war!!!!

That is down right close to OCD guys...lol I only weigh myself every 3 months and most of the time I really don't want to know what the scale says...It is a liar because it does not tell you how many amazing accomplishments you have done or how much you have grown in learning about yourself or the sizes of clothing you have dropped....and many other things that are bound to change as you go forward in this journey...It convinces you that numbers matter and not the journey..... I am so proud that you are kicking it...But eventually your going to have to see how much you have changed and how much your mind is mending toward your love with food.....Congrats on the weight loss...Your doing great by the way!

Well loser, congrats! We are all here for you as we are all losers too....In the best possible way.

last week my husband could not find me in a small market in our area..This has happened over and over again..NO one knows it is me.... I stood beside a friends son at the grocery store and he was always at my home..since he was a child....He did not recognize me at all and then I knew for sure...I have totally changed.... For me, inside and out...The only person who has had no problem with the changes is my grand daughter...She finds me every time when we are out....Children, love em!!!

Love, love, love the lessons and things you have learned about yourself..The fact that your hubby can eat more is no surprise to me...For some reason that seems to be the norm for most men Thank you for putting your thoughts out there for us all to learn from!

To do that you have to be very diligent in reading labels. Eating meat or animal products and legumes can put a huge dent in how much Protein you need daily...But now since I read every label as I shop I have found other foods that are high in protein as well...There are seeds and nuts and some crackers and even some types of cracker chips made out of legumes..The possibilities are endless. I only use a shake if I am sick or a Protein Bar if I am on the run...Otherwise it all comes from other sources..Hope this helps!

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Your stomach is going to be looked at under a microscope and then when they have decided everything is perfect with the specimen....It will be incinerated......So no animal is going to get it or strangers touching it....It will go to the right place...K.....

It is gone..trust me....you will just feel like it is there for a while...lol Try not to do that again eh!!!!!

So glad you are feeling better today....There are going to be ups and downs and good and ugly times...you can deal with it all...You already made the hardest choice and that was to be sleeved...Life throws us curves all the time....2 things you have on your side..Us here to talk to and the sleeve as your tool...... Your going to make it and not fail because this journey is for the rest of your life and as you feel and see the changes...you are going to be so proud of yourself.....Just keep swimming hun!!!!!!K

You are most likely eating the right amount...We don't want to keep our bodies in distress and have it store fuel because it goes into starvation mode...losing weight slower is not a bad thing....As long as you are eating healthy and enough Protein, taking in Water. The body will respond....Remember this is a life long journey no a sprint!

You begin to walk when you feel stronger....No one has to get out of the hospital and start training for a marathon...lol... Walking is the key to get you going forward in exercising.....20 min. 10 min what ever you can handle..a few times a week Personally.....I think the ones who are only eating 500 calories a day should be drinking more Protein drinks....their hair is going to fall out!!!!! And who knows what else......hehehehe

Your still drinking coffee..But it does help that you drink some tea...

ah..tree - bush...bush little shaped and cute...tree big and takes up more room and some of them grow lemons..lol

It's a lemon tree...for goodness sake..There are no lemon bushes..... :wub:

The sleeve is there to help you deal with your emotional eating while you are dealing with your head...Once you get the issues solved as to how you got to this place in your life and what you can do to resolve it..Then your body will respond...The sleeve is not a miracle operation...It is a tool for you to use to learn how to eat to live not live to eat or use food for emotional purposes.. Eventually your sleeve heals and relaxes a little...you will never be able to eat like you used to..Unless you really work at it.....Meanwhile we deal with all the things we know made this happen to us and some that creep up on us....It is one of the most interesting journey's I have ever been on... I have learned more about myself then I ever thought possible! You will too!

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Positive thinking will go a long way for you...Before you even begin you are emotionally sabotaging yourself.... Head up, forward ho and go, go, go!!!!