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I hate to tell you this but the honeymoon period was over quite a while for you! It is usually the first 6 months of the sleeve....you have been going it on your own for quite a while now and have been successful at it as well. I am too trying to lose less now and feel kinda lost on how to keep it at bay....I am keeping the meals in check and hoping that with a higher caloric content at them it might level me off..Will see though...Dang this is hard sometimes!

In Canada it was last weekend....lol But thanks anyway....Canada Day, not USA day here.....hehehehe

Very, very, very normal behavior. You must remember that someone went in there and cut out 85% of your stomach. Wouldn't you be a little monsterish. I know I was. Not to mention all the crap they put into your body. It has to come out and of course they put air in your system to blow it up so that they could get to your stomach. Soon you will get gas. And air coming out of both ends and then diarrhea. then you will be able to drink more and then you need G2 to help with Electrolytes, or coconut Water. And on and on. Don't forget buyers remorse....Some fun eh Bambi!!!!! Just don't let it get you too upset. It will all pass. And soon you will be lovin your sleeve. I promise!!!!!!!

These should do the trick..Coconut Water or Gatorade 2. Keep the water intake as well as you are but add these or even one of them to it and it will help. Coconut water is a natural electrolytes in it. G2 has it as well.... I drink 1/2 water 1/2 G2 myself 19 months out!

you are the first person ever to say that my hubby is fortunate to have me as a wife @@cherbear33 Most see the hardship that he has endured with all I have been through. And I see it too. He is the strongest man I have ever known and I have fallen in love with him all over again over his strength and kindness for me. It was very sweet of you to see it a different way...Thank you..You brought tears to my eyes!!!!!!!!

Aw..thank you for your kind words..I too see you as a friend!

I am so sorry, but your venting made me laugh..So many things that we all experienced and the buyers remorse shining through your complaints. Hold on kid it is going to get better. I promise you. Life is going to start to hand you some pretty cool experiences called NSV. And then you will say I am so glad I did this. Mean while it takes time to get used to all the changes and rules..of our new life style. But it will become very manageable for you as well as routine very soon. Take the time to really enjoy exploring new foods that would be interesting to try. And then for sure you will have conversations about food. The whole reason you had this surgery in the first place was because of your addiction to the chemical reaction in your brain and lack of self control while enjoying the chemical reaction in your brain. But if you learn to make good, nutritional choices and make them tasty. There will be lots to talk about and you will be helping your body as well. I am never hungry either and have not been hungry all along...If i did not have Reactive Hypoglycemia I probably would not eat as often as I do and then I would be smaller then I am now...... Trust me girl it will all come together and you are going to be so proud of yourself!!!!!!!

Yup that sounds like a compliment I think....lol

It is wonderful to see the excitement and advancement in your journey...You are doing so well being a loser like the rest of us.....

Congrats on your compliment. It is nice when someone notices your hard work in a pleasant way..

I wouldn't do that right now if I were you. Ice cream is not considered a liquid. It is a mushie level and one to be careful about as it is a slider. When you are over all the stages and can really control how you view food. I would try it..But alas that is not right now...Your new tummy is very sensitive to anything right now.. Please follow your surgeons advice and do not alter his directions okay...

Thank you..that means a lot to me... Your a sweetheart for saying so!

you guys need a thirst quencher. Try Gatorade 2 or coconut water..Both make you feel satisfied and both have electrolytes in them to help with hydration.....

Thank you for saying that I have been a help to you in your own personal journey....

If you don't like what I have to say, then unsubscribe. I was also morbidly obese and now I'm just plain 'ol fat after having a sleeve. I'm determined to be normal and walking 3-6 miles a day has turned my life around! I'm trying to share my success with my fellow fatties, plumpers, obese individuals, or whatever you call yourself. Walking is the easiest and one of the most effective forms of exercise. So is sex! My belly doesn't get in the way anymore! Dam, why didn't I think of that....Great advice..I think it would be good if we all unsubscribed........Bah, ha, ha, ha!

Hey you could have worse problems.....Keep up the water drinking..So good for you!

You're not walking for me, your mother or your doctor RJ, you're doing it for yourself. Set your own goals and take advantage of the opportunity bariatric surgery provides all of us. OOPS your right I did not write my intention as clearly as I should have. I meant I am not joining in your little dare to walk 30 min. a day. I don't like the way you called us former fatties...By the way..I am not in denial either.. i was morbidly obese...I except that and that means I was really fat.I get to call myself that by the way...But I take offence if you call me that! But I don't think I need to be reminded by you or anyone else of this forum. Like others I come here to get away from those who take cheap pot shots but I try to encourage those who ask for help........

Excuse me..I am a vet but do I need a note from my mommy to say why I can't participate in the 30 min. walk for us WLS patients... Wait a minute I can speak for myself.. I am under strict orders from my surgeon to not do any exercise until they pull this drain from my side....So I think I'll pass and try to set my own goals when I am well enough to reenter the exercising world... Boy do I miss it...I felt so powerful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have been called fatty, obese, tank, whale, gross, lazy..on and on...Didn't like it then. Don't like it now....It does not make me want to walk for 30 min. for you....just saying!

I feel bad...Sorry for your cancellation or should I say postponement of your surgery. I waited 4 years for my surgery and then when my time finally came I was on the two week liquid fast and the surgery was cancelled due to an emergency. Then I waited a few more months and did the two week liquid diet again. Finally my day came on Nov.6th 2012. Trust me this gives you more of a chance to know what you are getting into. In this case there is not too much knowledge of food, nutrition and and learning about how the body responds to this surgery. Take it and run with it and it will give you some time to start making necessary changes now that will help you in your journey. Don't be mad or sad...It can really be worse. and now you have an opportunity to fix some of the poor eating habits and change your mind set regarding food! Okay!!!!!!

Almost dying sure changes the way you feel about life did you notice the changes you went through immediately... I did....Thank you for your story...The leak is above the Roux en Y. It is almost a pin hole. But it was big enough to cause an abscess. Interesting though. Another lady was in the hospital for the exact same reason....We have made our poor surgeons life most difficult.... I have discovered in my life that if it is going to happen and not like win a million dollars...Bad stuff I will get a taste of it every time...So I smile and carry on. I have reached goal and now I look like everyone else. And at least the insults and obese comments have stopped... I was losing ground fast with the abuse I was getting. Now this seems like a piece of cake compared to that......

Thank you so much for your well wishes.....Like everyone else it is nice to know I have people who care about me....

Yes I know it can. But I need my morning tea. Also if you are unaware.....Having WLS increases the chances for ulcers...It is another fact I have just recently learned and if you got one your chances of getting more are very very high! Some fun eh Bambi!!! LOL

I am dealing wit hit all the best I can. it is not easy....Very painful to be truthful...but soon I will get another Cat Scan and they will see where I am at...I am so hoping it will collapse soon.....Here's to hoping!

I am now 8 weeks with a drain in my side. I am in so much pain it is unbelievable. But I carry on. I hate having the pulls I get because of it though. Feels like a knife stabbing me. But I am here and still moving forward. I am at goal and posted my pictures today...Have a look! I too hope that this nightmare will end soon.....

I also have hand washables like shirts and blouses. Not to mention silk Pajama's. Oh how life has changed!!!