greensleeve

Hey there March Sleevers! Just checking in. Today is my month anniversary. Feeling good. Stall has moved on. I hit 50 pounds lost today! Very exciting. That stall sucked! I measured myself tonight and I've lost 22 inches all over. Biggest loss was in boobs (go figure) and they are pathetic now. Wow! Had no idea they would droop that much so quickly! Ugh. Anyway, just wanted to encourage everyone to measure. I think I would not have been such a nutcase about the stall had I measured sooner. Sure has been an interesting month! Hope all of you are doing ok.

You look small to me! Not fat at all. How tall are you?

Thank you for the motivation I'm really starting to realize just how dependent I am on food. This process is painful physically & mentally. But I CAN DO THIS!! ( gonna keep repeating that to myself )

Oh my other one. I was sitting on the couch and I realized I felt comfortable, I didn't feel like there was some huge bulky thing sitting on my stomach.

Kind of a vague one but I put on a shirt I haven't worn in months and I just stared at myself. I look so different in this shirt now. I just kept staring.

Me too! I thought by this time I would have more energy.
I'm getting to the point where the mushy foods are making me feel mentally nauseous. You know before I even eat them. I'm so sick of it. I've always been a big texture person and the mushy texture is really getting to be gross. I am eating less because it's so unappealing.
There's only so much cottage cheese, mashed potatoes and Greek yogurt one person can take.
I want something crispy!!!!

Oh my other one. I was sitting on the couch and I realized I felt comfortable, I didn't feel like there was some huge bulky thing sitting on my stomach.

Once you have the surgery I don't think you will miss it. I used to drink at least four a day if not more.
I stopped two weeks before surgery and that was difficult. But after surgery I can't imagine having anything fizzy. I'm burping and hiccuping and my stomach couldn't handle it.

Oh my other one. I was sitting on the couch and I realized I felt comfortable, I didn't feel like there was some huge bulky thing sitting on my stomach.

Once you have the surgery I don't think you will miss it. I used to drink at least four a day if not more.
I stopped two weeks before surgery and that was difficult. But after surgery I can't imagine having anything fizzy. I'm burping and hiccuping and my stomach couldn't handle it.

Are you taking something for stomach acid? Sometimes if you have too much acid it feels like you are hungry.

I was told no carbonated drinks ever. It stretches out your sleeve.

I weighed 273 lbs when I got my surgery and now 8 months later I've lost a 100 lbs! I have stuck to the diet have not cheated at all! I don't miss my old self! Life is so much better this way! I have 20 lbs to go! I have admit I have been blessed by the fact I have not hit a plateau! I heard about it but that's about it!
Life is good! High fiving myself! Woot Woot!

I had 3 NSVs at Disneyland yesterday:
1. My feet never hurt. Before surgery my feet would hurt within the first half hour.
2. I could go through the turnstiles without getting stuck for a couple seconds (which was always mortifying)
3. My boyfriend, daughter, and myself can all fit on Peter Pan! My boyfriend would always have to ride by himself because the three of us couldn't all fit together in one ship. Not to mention we weren't even squished, we were comfortable .
Edit: Also noticed I am out of the 40s BMI range!
Anyone else have any NSV's they want to share?

Superfab is right, your hormones are going crazy as your body does its thing kick starting major weight loss and releasing hormones. That can really make you crazy.
There's also the whole thing of going through a major change. Even when we want things to be different, we get scared. You know who you are, where you fitted in in life. Or at least you did until you started to look different and feel different. Now who are you? Where do you fit? Don't know about you, but those are fundamental questions that shook me up until I got used to the new me.
All I can tell you is that it will pass and you will begin to go with it. It takes time to recognise the person in the mirror, but let me tell you it is wonderful. I am coming up for my first anniversary and I can put my hand on my heart and say I would do it all again, despite the crying, the pain, the stalls and all the other stuff that's happened on the rollercoaster of being sleeved. My life has been transformed - I am transformed.
Good luck, but keeping talking and if your feelings don't improve, get the right help :-)

Surgeons vary on their requirements and it can depend on what your comorbidities are, what meds you are on and your BMI. Don't assume anything. Just because they didn't mention it doesn't mean you won't need it. Just don't want you to have a realistic idea of what to expect. Good luck to you!

Don't order Isopure by the case unless you try it first. Most people hate it.
Syntrax makes some fruit flavored drinks that are pretty good.

Oh you are my neighbor!!! Hi!
And now I miss my Mexican restaurant Chihuahuas. Lol

Cathy where do you live? I'm in Creve Coeur.

Me too! I thought by this time I would have more energy.
I'm getting to the point where the mushy foods are making me feel mentally nauseous. You know before I even eat them. I'm so sick of it. I've always been a big texture person and the mushy texture is really getting to be gross. I am eating less because it's so unappealing.
There's only so much cottage cheese, mashed potatoes and Greek yogurt one person can take.
I want something crispy!!!!

If you find out let me know... Lol!

Oh yes. I cry at the drop of the hat anymore. My daughter watches Disney movies and I get choked up on the ones that I've even seen 10 times. It's because our hormones are all out of whack with this surgery.

Down 30 pounds, down a jean size, one pair of shoes is falling off my feet! Shirts fit better! When I lay on my side my ankles don't touch each other.

OMG it's worse than cancer treatment?!?!?! I knew it was bad but damn.

I had a Facebook "friend" who made a post about paying for lazy fat people's surgery after the AMA declared obesity a disease. I replied telling her that she was ignorant and cruel and then promplty un-friended her. That's the beauty of Facebook, you do not have to tolerate ignorant clods. She private messaged me because she just simply could not believe I un-friended her and I hit the delete button...problem solved!