amaggie

This afternoon I droves husbands car to go do the shopping. I was getting back in the car at the store and snapped my seat belt and realized I had never moved the seat belt extender from the passenger seat where I normally sit in his car to the drivers seat I had no problem buckling the seat belt and had plenty of extra room. I was thrilled!!! Good bye extender. I never want to see you again. 65 pounds down as of Thursday!!!!

If I want to order off the kid's/senior's menu, I start by saying I just had surgery and I'm on a really strict diet and can only have a little bit of food. So far no one has told me no. But always be sure to leave a nice tip when you're done.
Sometimes servers won't let you do it because the kid's menu has lower prices, therefore a lower total, therefore a lower tip for them. So if they let you, treat them well. They will appreciate it.

I was 7 months out yesterday and I am officially down 124 lbs. I started at 330lbs and I am down to 206. I feel great. I have had no problems at all and my only regret is that I did not do this sooner.

Why can't we all just remember why we are on this forum to begin with. We are all in the same boat...we all want to lose weight! And to have a happier healthy life. Well this isn't being happy or healthy. Just keep your personal opinions to yourselves. Just share your weight loss experiences with us. Sorry if this upsets people. But seriously all I want from this is positive feedback from the already sleeved.

Wait.. Why does behave to fess up? No one else is required to expose their methods of weight loss if they don't want to. How maNy may purge or take drugs to achieve their goal? Pfft.. When I read the topic it cracked me up. We all have our ways of losing and Arcusx is simply not eating as much... Which is the truth.
Btw Arcusx .. Whatever you win you have to split it with me or I'll tattle ;D

I FINALLY made it to onederland! I weighed myself four times this morning because I couldn't believe my eyes! I giggled like a school girl everytime I saw it. I have been in a slump all of october but today I finally did it I am so excited and I've decided to quit weighing for a while because I don't want to see 200 or higher again I still have to get to 140, but for now my next goal is minus 20 more lbs. Yeah me!!

It's only been a little over a month (I was sleeved 9/21) and I've lost 32 lbs. But I wanted to post a Halloween pic because even though I'm still pretty far from my goal I felt pretty good in my costume. So here's before and then a pic from tonight.
 

I'm a 10/24 sleeve too!! I am ready to get this dang on drain out, it's driving me crazy.......... Apparently as long as I have more than 50ml of out put per day it has to stay in., I have almost 3 times that..... Congrats to us all for having the courage to take the step of being sleeved

I licked Doritos during my 2nd week post op but didn't chew them. I needed the taste of something that wasn't a Protein shake.
But I just read a book called "The First Twenty Minutes". In it, they talk about a study where 3 groups of test subjects rode exercise bikes for a while. One group was allowed to swish flavored Water but could not swallow. The flavored water had zero calories. One group swished unflavored plain Water. The last group swished a sports drink containing dextrose and fructose...in other words, sugar, so it had calories. None of the riders swallowed anything. But the group that swished the sports drink with sugar rode farther with less effort. In other words, they were somehow ingesting some of the fuel (sugar) from the drink even though they didn't swallow. So be aware that "some" of what you're chewing is not being spit out, especially sugar.

If you show up in an emergency room the law says they have to take you ..you will not be turned away. : ) Please let us know how you are.

I agree, just go ! Even if you have to pay for it you can pay it out according to whatever you can afford. You cannot get your life back and you have a responsibility to your loved ones and to yourself.....said with a hug and a smile !
I however do not believe that an insurance will not take care of medical needs due to a surgery....before special permission was due to the fact that you were having a surgery that some insurance companies don't approve of...you arent asking for another weight loss surgery,only that your medical needs be attended to. This is important , the longer you wait the worse it could be and will be if you do have a leak.

We are SO STRONG, y'all! We are brave and strong and WE CAN DO THIS!!!
Don't let one weak moment get us off track!
Don't let the food control US...we are BADASS WEIGHT-LOSING WARRIORS!!!!!

I was very afraid of having loose skin after the weight loss, however coming into some foresight I now am no longer afraid, you see after the weight loss I will no longer be afraid of high buildings or airplanes, I unlike skinny people will have a natural ability to flow through the air like a flying squirrel.

LOL...you have awesome willpower, I have weighed myself everyday since I got home from the hospital....

I thought I could be a skinny Italian cook-without tasting my meat sauce and baked ziti....chew and spit-Episode #1! sooooo gross but I put the ziti in my mouth (day 12 post-op mind you!) and was like, "WTH are you doing girl?!? Spit it out! Spit it out!" (Like a baby with a toy in his mouth!) Whoa- I miss food. I need to stop cooking for a while! Self-control, woman! Self control!

If it melts in your mouth, not in your hands....
no wait thats something else...never mind

Hello everyone. I am 6 months out and down 126 lbs. I know I love seeing progress photos...so here are mine!
I follow the 600-800 calorie/min 60 protein/min 64 oz water/under 40 carbs plan. I walk 2-5 miles a week.

Thank you. Will keep you all posted. <3

I can't believe it! Getting sleeved on October 24th I am stocked up and ready to go. I feel blessed to have the opportunity to do something good for myself "ME" I am following through with this. I can do it

Man, this sleeve thing just gets better and better doesn't it! If there was one food I was hoping the sleeve would accommodate, it would be popcorn.

My Bariatric surgery nutrition bible from my doctor specifically says that I can have light or airpopped popcorn 3 months after surgery. I know this post was a long time ago, but this is just in case any one else is looking at it and wanting some more feedback.

Hello folks, its been a long time since I have posted.
Everything is going pretty well with me. Literally half the size I once was. Currently weight 117, lost 117 lbs.
Now, the only bad things, I went to my gp and asked him to get my blood tested to make sure my levels are good. He looked over my blood from 6 months ago and said, he didn't think it was necessary my levels for everything were fantastic. I then went on to tell him about being light headed and he took my blood pressure. My bp was always reasonably low, 4 months ago the light headedness started and he told me to increase sodium as my bp had dropped. I have been intaking a ton of sodium, so when he retested now I was shocked to find out it still dropped more my bp is now 85 or 55. As soon as he said what it was, he decided to get my blood tested to figure out whats going on. So now I'm a little freaked. Anyone have lbp what caused it for you, what did they do to fix it?
Secondly, I have been getting an annoying pain right under my right bottom rib. Where my gallbladder is and issues with gallbladders run in my family. If anyone has had gallstones can you please tell me exactly what you felt? I have to go for an ultrasound soon for it and am just curious. My pain is only like 1-2 times a week, its not the worst pain ever but it can take my breath away and it hurts for a minute, faints a bit and then comes back.
Thanks for any feedback guys

Surgeon's office just called to see if I can change date from Oct 25 to Oct 22. AAAAAHHH!!!!
So I'm being sleeved 3 days earlier but that means I have to start liquids tomorrow!!! Excited but kinda freakin' out now!

yes, its true!
i was sleeved december 20th, 2011.
i went through hell and back.
starting weight: 273lbs.
starting bmi: 51.6 (extremely obese)
jeans: 18-22.
todays weight: 156lbs.
todays bmi: 29.5 (overweight)
jeans: 4-8.
my ultimate goal is 135lbs.
since im 156lbs, my goals are:
155lbs.
149lbs.
145lbs.
139lbs.
135lbs.
this keeps me going and keeps me feeling accomplished! even though, every pound feels like a victory at this point!!!
after my experience with my leak, would i have this surgery again if i had to? F*** NO!
but am i happy that im sleeved and healthy? YES!
for those who are wondering about my leak... heres the story!!
i was sleeved dec 20th, 2011. had a swallow test the 21st, showed no leak. i was sick until able to eat soft foods in my 4th & 5th week. those 2wks, i felt amazing besides the fact i threw up bile 2x within those 2wks. nurse practioner scheduled another swallow test & i had a leak. i was hospitalized for over 2wks & was HORRIBLY sick! didnt eat for over a month & would throw up bile about 6-12x per day. i had 3 emergency procedures that month & i thought i was going to die as the drs kept using the F word... FATAL!
long story short, after removing the stent, i was so much better that instant! like god saved my life!!! and he did.
so overall, im down 117lbs & looking good.

Well, my wedding rings fell off, but for a whole different reason.... :::: strolls off while whistling ::::::: LOL