Jugee44

I had my surgery on Nov 13 , 2012 and only in the last 3 months or so , I have had the same feeling as you . Now that i can tolarate more food , I also find myself eating more, craving sweets and when I am moody craving salty stuff like cashews . I have lost about 57 lbs , and happy about it .... but for about 2 months the scale has not moved an inch, holding at 180 lbs. and at this point I am getting worried.

I hated the scale before the sleeve and still hate it . I was sleeved on Nov 13 , 2012 . start weight was 237 current 182-184 , The first month after my surgery I was addicted to weighing my self everyday and it was exciting to see the lbs drop. By the second month , It was driving nuts when I had stalls , to the point that I just decided to put the scale away only weigh myself every 2 weeks and that gave me some peace of mind .
But............................... in the last 2 weeks i have fallen back to the obssesion of the scale and its driving me nuts again , some days the scale says 180 , another day is 184 . Over all I am happy with my weigh loss.

Reading your story is like reading my own , I was sleeved Nov 13 , 2012 . I have lost about 54 lbs . Start weight 237 . I am exactly in the same senerio as you . Losing all this weight is a wonderful feeling , I also see some loose skin , I am ashamed to admit that I have not gone to the gym since my surgery , I am doing horrible with my water intake , I am lousy with my vitamins ( forget all the time) . I also have to commit to doing more on my part .

i never order anything anymore when we go out for dinner , I usually take a little bit from my husbands plate .

I think that we have all been there, I found myself doing the same on sunday ... I love middle eastern food , Kababs , hummus , rice , bread , my husband took me out for dinner , I orderd my food , knowing of course that I could only take a few bites and I was gonna take the left overs home ( which would be the entire plate ) .
I took a few bites at the restaurant , I was full after like 4-5 .... took the rest to go , later that evening I opend the cooler and took the food out again , and took a few more bites , did it twice . I have done pretty good since I was sleeved Nov 13 , 2012 .... lost 47 lbs , but in the past 2 weeks or so , I been feeling hungry more frequently , I am trying to have self control by carrying with me some sugar free peach cups 60 cal , but I wonder if its actual cravings or all in the mind.

I totally understand you , I often feel the same as you .... My doctor had told me that I would not be able to tolorate chocolate and that if I ate it , I would learn to reget it( I tried it and I did not regret it ) , I have lost 42 lbs ,since my surgery on Nov 13 , 2012 . I guess when you hear 42 lbs , it sounds great and it is , but I would probably be losing faster if I drank more water , exercised and watch my snacking . I can tolorate more food and I am feeling guilty about it. I am also feeling hungry more often , so I carry around some diced peach fruit cups 60 cal , with no sugar added. I thought that I was not supposed to feel hungey , I thought that they had removed a part of the stomach that causes you to crave sweets ..... I still crave sweets sometimes . HOW CAN I PROGRAM MY MIND TO NOT WANT SWEETS , WHEN MY MIND REMEMBERS WHAT THEY TASTE LIKE?

I enjoyed reading about your journey and I share your joy , I was sleeved on Nov 13 , 2012 . My start weight was 237 and I am down 38 lbs .... I feel amazing ! I am able to wear clothes that I use to fit into before ..... I feel that I have probably lost more inches then actual weight . This week even pants that I had kept from long ago are now getting so loose . This weekend I plan to go buy some new ones because they all sagging in the butt and hip area.
It is hard to take it all , I was wearing a tight size 20 pants , 2 x tops and , I am now able to fit a size 16 pants and XL tops ...... I can reach my entire back when I shower , I am sleeping better . I am so looking forward to ths coming summer !

Lol , I can't wait until my husband gets to that point , he is also very excited to see my progress ... I was sleeved on Nov 13 , 2012 . I think that my weight loss is slow compared to others , I was feeling kinda down about it but have come to terms with it because myabe my slow weight loss is better then others.
My start weight was 237 , surgery date i lost 15 lbs , 222 lbs .. a week and half after my surgery was great , I had gone down to 216 but then for about 3 weeks nothing... today I jumped on the scale and it says 205 , so i am happy about that.
I was happy to read about your story , best of luck to you.

This happend to me twice , exactly as you describe it , that foamy yucky stuff that came out as I vomitted, you live and learn.

I had to do a 2 week diet .

I am on week 3 post op , I am able to eat a larger variety of soft foods ... I usually make a smoothy with skim milk , banana and add in the whey protein powder , I have also found that the hot cream soups that they sell at the large super markets are so delicious , I love the Tomatoe basil , cream of potatoe and broccoli .
I was able to eat about 2 tsp of a scrambled egg and about 2 tsp of Hummus with 1/2 of a felafel the other day and I was fine , I had also had some tuna a few days ago and all was good but last night for the very first time , I felt horrible it was the worst feeling ever. I had about 2 oz of tuna with a little mayo and 2 crackers , I probably ate to fast .. cuz suddenly I felt it just stuck in the middle , I could feel it all just sitting on the edge of my throat , it wouldnt go down and it woundnt go out , I walked back and fourth wishing that I could just drink something and make it go down , but then i was afraid to make it worst..... then I started wishing that I could throw up but I couldnt .... awful just awful....... finally I had the urge to throw it up , and when I went to the bathroom .. everything came out .... but it didnt end there..... I kept feeling like foam was building up I threw up about 6 times until I was okay .

Tiffany , you described everything so great , I was sleeved on Nov 13 and everything you told was exactly my experiance . The little bag that the hooked on next to the IV was pain , I also got some injections every 8 hrs to prevent blood cots and those vibrating things on my legs , the one thing that they didnt do to me was the "Leak test barum swallow " . I also did very well (Thank God) Never got those "Gas pains " ,left the hospital after 2 days , have not had any nausea or vomited, Its been Its been nearly 6 days and i have not gone #2 , but I figure its because i am still on all clear liquids , in a few days I will try to add the protein shakes and I believe that I can also add the cream soups. I have to admit that I am not really hungry . I hope that you keep doing well .
Start weight was 237
Pre op ( 14 days ) 222
After surgery 218

I just got home today after getting sleeved , everything went well , Thank God, after reading your story , I will avoid milk ..... but I am wondering if I should continue my protein shakes ?
I hope that you feel better and dont have to go through that again.

I just got home today after getting sleeved , everything went well , Thank God, after reading your story , I will avoid milk ..... but I am wondering if I should continue my protein shakes ?
I hope that you feel better and dont have to go through that again.

I just got home today after getting sleeved , everything went well , Thank God, after reading your story , I will avoid milk ..... but I am wondering if I should continue my protein shakes ?
I hope that you feel better and dont have to go through that again.

I wish you the best of luck , how ironic that I am also having my surgery on Nov 13 , and I actually cleaned out my closet this past weekend and gave away alot of clothes that i didnt want and also kept only a few things to wear now that its getting cold and like you , I also have some very nice clothing that i had from before sizes 16 - 18. I wear a 20 right now.
I was suppose to start my pre op liquid diet today but I failed misserably, I got to a good start but around 6 pm , I was just so hungry and wanted to have some of the left over morrocan food that I brought back home last night. any advice?

Hi Tiffany , don't ge down on your self we have all been through that with our weight , just try to watch what you eat . At this point I think that you should just try not to gain any weight or lose to much weight because I heard that it may affect you with your surgery. If you gain to much it shows that you have no control and if you lose , it shows that maybe you can do it on your own..
As for me , I started seeing my nutriionist in April , time has gone so quick. I was schedualed to get sleeved Oct 3 , then they pushed it to Oct 12 , then 3 days before my surgery they called and cancled me because of an issue with my insurance and Ironically today they told me that I am scheduled for Nov 13 , so I have to start my pre op liquid diet on Oct 30 th. I am not looking forward to that again.
what state are you from?