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I really liked these, better than any other shake I tried and I tried A LOT! I drank them pre-op and post-op. Luckily I didnt buy too many but they were the only ones that didnt make me gag. Unfortunately I have lots of Premiere shakes sitting in my fridge. I thought I would be drinking them for a lot longer than I needed. Oh well, they are there for on-the-go meals. But yes, I dug the Lean Protein ones. Vanilla was is favorite.

I also had 5 days listed on my letter from the insurance company but I didnt need them all. I was admitted on a Wednesday morning and let go Friday night.

Same thing happened to me also. The surgeons office just has to give a dummy date to get the approval. It was only a 2 week difference in time though. Congrats!

I used to be a HUGE coffee drinker and now Im addicted to decaf tea. Its pretty much all I drink. I used to be a HUGE sweet eater but now the only sweet that I really enjoy is the occassional chocolate covered strawberry or some skin milk with a hint of sugar free chocolate added and thats only during my 'hormonal' times of the month. I cant stand white flour anything (crackers, bread, etc), its tastes like glue. I really enjoy tomatoes, fish, cottage cheese, veggies and lots of fruits.

My hubby couldnt keep his hands off of me even at my highest weight (242) but now that Im losing (currently at 200) he chases me around even more. Good thing I can run faster now lol. He wants to take me shopping and buy me new clothes and is always telling me how good I look. Im 42, he's 50 (but a super fit sexy 50). I couldnt ask for a more supportive loving husband.

I lose pretty slow. Sleeved 12/5 and am down 22 pounds. Coming up on 8 weeks postop tomorrow. Some weeks I lose nothing, some I lose 1 or 2 pounds. I did find that when I upped my calories and good fats (like avacado or nuts) that I broke my stall. I drink about 60 - 70 ounces of decaf tea a day because regular water doesnt go down as good. I prefer a warm beverage. I usually dont have any sugar and very low carbs. Im happy with slow and steady though. As long as the scale goes down and not up right?

You do not have to tell anyone why you are having surgery. Thats your private business. My immediate boss still doesnt know and I was out for 3 weeks. You could say gall bladder but its a common procedure and one of the 'gossipers' may have had it done or know someone that had it done. I personally have had my gallbladder out and was only out for a week. If they ask, could you just say "Id rather not say, its quite personal" and let them just wonder?

For BCBS I had to show the past 5 years dieting history and also do a 3 month medically supervised diet. But if they are only asking for the past 3 months diet history then consider yourself lucky.

While it is not recommended at ALL...I had a food funeral myself. As much as you educate yourself about what youll be able to eat after surgery, somewhere in some of our brains we think we will never have delicious food again and its simply not true. Pre-surgery I had a piece of my favorite pizza, had ribs, lobster, crab, wings, sushi, etc. Post surgery I have had lobster (a very small tail), crab (only a couple ounces cause I fill up so fast), ribs (can only eat 1 and Im stuffed lol), wings (can only eat 1 1/2 or 2 if they are small), sushi (can only eat 3 little rolls), etc. I still get to enjoy my favorites but my main concern now is protein. And...Im a cheap date now so there's that lol. I love my sleeve, I love my restriction and I love that my clothes are wayyyy too big for me now.

I eat very similar to kyllfalcom. I eat something every couple of hours or so. Breakfast is usually a couple pieces of turkey bacon and a very small coffee with non-fat creamer and splenda Around 10 I have about 10 almonds lunch is usually 2 ounces of something. Lately Ive been addicted to the Hawaiian chicken "cupcakes" from www.emilybites.com. They are the perfect meal size for me. Around 2 I have about 10 cherry tomatoes with a tablespoon of blue cheese crumbles and a tbsp of olive oil Around 4 Ill have 2 ounces of lowfat cottage cheese dinner is usually a tilapia filet (it takes me an hour to eat it. Half a filet at first then 30 minutes later the other half) or Ill have another "cupcake" Snack could be some pistachios or a couple chocolate covered strawberries or sugar free popsicle All throughout the day I drink decaf tea with splenda for my Water. Im a tea addict now.

Im 7 weeks out and easily get 60 ounces in. I can pretty much drink the same as I did before surgery. I dont have to take tiny sips anymore. I can take rather large mouth fulls with no problems. Plus, liquid will go right thru you. I dont think its possible to stretch your sleeve with liquids. My surgeon wanted me to make getting in fluids my first priority moreso than the protein. But I bought the Unjury chicken broth which has 21 grams of protein per 8 ounces so I was able to get fluids AND protein at the same time. Ive heard some folks find it a little salty but you can just dilute it with more water but either way, its really good.

I have 2 regrets... One that I didnt have it sooner. I feel like I wasted so much of my life being unhealthy and feeling sorry for myself. Two that I told people I was getting it. The 'haters' think its the easy way out but if you ask anyone thats had it done, its FAR from easy. Now when I lose weight there are whispers of "well, she had WLS so it doesnt really count". Really? I didnt really lose weight? People are just as mean as they were when I was bigger though. Mean people suck. All that said, Id do it again tomorrow!

I am diagnosed with severe sleep apnea and had a similar panic attack episode at my sleep study. I just could not do the mask so they tried a nasal pillow for me and it was soooo much better. Even with severe apnea I am able to wear it so with you having mild, Im sure that is an option for you. My machine also has a ramping feature which is a nice mellow flow of air before I drift off into sleep. Once asleep, I dont even know that the full flow of air is happening. Try talking them into letting you use the nasal pillow. I would not have been able to use the mask if they forced me to.

At my 3 week stall I found that even though the scale wasnt moving, I was still losing inches. Like Decembersleever said, it must be our bodies just catching up. I broke thru mine by upping my calories a bit with some good fats like sliced avocado or peanut butter. I broke thru but it was only a couple of pounds. I tend to lose about 2 to 3 pounds every week and a half. Its slow but as long as the scale doesnt go UP, Im all good with it. Hang in there beautiful.

Congratulations! You are beautiful.

I was on clear liquids while in the hospital (2 1/2 days) then was sent home with clearance for full liquids for a week. I was cleared for purees after 1 week and soft food the week after if I could tolerate it.

Congrats! Welcome to the losers bench. I too had a fairly incident free recovery. I was only nauseous in the hospital but never threw up. Im 6 weeks out and havent thrown up once (knock on wood). The only time I needed my pain meds was in the morning and only for a couple of days. I eat about 2 ounces of food every couple of hours or so. I never eat to the point of being uncomfortable. I drink decaf tea pretty much all day long and can drink just like I did pre-surgery. I dont have to watch my sips any more which is good. I do take little bits though and ate with a baby spoon until I trained myself how big of bites to take. Good luck on your journey!

I have always run hot, night sweats and all but now I get chilled easily. Have to wear socks at home and am all bundled up. I havent lost a huge amount of weight (38 down from my highest of 242) but apparently its enough to make me stop sweating all the time. Now that I think about it, I havent even been sweating when getting ready in the morning. Yay!

Id say Im on the slower end of losing but Im not complaining. Im fine with slow and steady. Today is my 6 week post op and Im down 18 pounds. Thats 3 pounds a week which in my mind isnt too bad. Im down 38 pounds from my heaviest before surgery so Im pretty happy. Almost in the 100's which makes me giddy I did stall at 3 weeks for about a week then upped my calories and broke right thru that puppy.

My surgeon did a 32 french bougie (thats what he calls it). Said it was his standard size and in his research is the best, not too small where you cant eat anything and not to big to risk not losing enough. I am very happy with my 32 pouch.

Dr. Paul Guske in Alexian Brothers Hospital in Elk Grove Village, IL. I lurv him

Go with the higher number as far as insurance is concerned. I had to have a 40 or higher to be approved with no comorbidities. But in my case, I had a couple comorbidities anyway but didnt have to worry because I was a 41 anyway.

I had a single incision and it was great. Only one incision in my belly button. Ive had my gall bladder out laproscopically so I know the maintenance and healing process of having the multiple incisions and Id choose single incision every time! Instead of being concerned with my insides healing AND my mulitple exterior incisions, I really only had to worry about my insides. My one incision was a piece of cake.

I purposely dont eat enough to feel super full. I eat about 2 ounces every 2 or 3 hours. Usually it consists of about 5 shrimp (cooked but cold), or a couple super thin pieces of turkey wrapped in a piece of cheese or 2 ounces of cottage cheese or 2 turkey sausage links. But I usually stick with 2 ounces so I dont feel uncomfortable. Liquids I can take down like nobodys business, no problem. I drink decaf tea all day long (when Im not eating of course). At night Ill have a tilapia filet but it takes me about an hour to eat the whole thing.

Im 5 weeks out and can only eat a half of a jello pudding cup. I get so full from them. I even try the mousse ones which are lighter and still can only eat a half of one before Im stuffed.