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Im 9 months out and feel normal a good 95% of the time too. I can pretty much eyeball how much my tummy can hold and drink all day long (except right after eating of course). It really does become a habit. I say 'no' a lot when offered sugary snacks or if I really want it, I eat just the top of the cupcake but my sugar cravings are not what they used to be. Im down 93 pounds in 9 months, 7 pounds from goal so Im losing pretty slow right now just because Im almost to goal but my way works. I dont stress about it. And as a habit, I always keep a 100 calorie pack of almonds or a protein bar in my purse so I dont make a bad decision when Im away from home. Easy peezy lemon squeezy

I worried about the same thing. The only time I ever ate popcorn was at the movies (the worst kind and the most delicious kind). Luckily I only go to the movies maybe once every 2 months. Since thats the case, I bring a plastic baggy with me and steal a little bit of my hubbys popcorn and fix it the way I like it before he dumps all kinds of salt on it. So the baggy that I have I make last, I still get to enjoy my super delicious movie popcorn and am not tempted to eat my hubbys because of all the salt. It works for me. Speaking of popcorn, I havent been to movies in a while. I think its time to see a flick (just for the popcorn lol).

I love my peanut butter! When Im craving something sweet I just go get a tablespoon full and lick the crap outta that spoon

I also went thru the Center of Excellence but my surgeon is Dr. Paul Guske. Just so happens that after my sleeve Dr. Guske had to perform a hernia repair and emergency appendectomy on me so he and I are tight lol. Anyway, great organization. Love the Kane Center! As far as pureed foods, I loved puree'ing turkey meatballs with some ricotta or having refried Beans with sour cream or any cream of Soup strained. I wasnt on purees for very long since I had advanced rather quickly but everyone is different. Good luck and congrats on your sleeve!

The only 'problem' that I have is that I have heartburn every day and have to take a PPI every morning and depending on what I eat I might have to take an antacid later on but other than that one thing, no problems.

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I think everyone is different as far as what they can tolerate. I can tolerate everything Ive tried. Salads dont give me a problem. I can actually fit in a good amount of lettuce but I make sure to put some chicken or shrimp or at least a hard boiled egg to capatilize on getting protein in.

Im 9 months out and can only get in 2 ounces of dense food like chicken or beef and about 3 ounces of a lighter food like tilapia. 1 egg with a little cheese fills me up pretty good. Id say my restriction is still holding strong. I have learned which foods are slider foods though and do my best to avoid them. It freaks me out how much slider food I can take down. Since I dont like being freaked out, I avoid it.

Im a little over 9 months and absolutely still on my honeymoon period. Each time I do something new that I couldnt do 93 pounds ago it renews my drive and determination. It keeps me going! Im 7 pounds from my goal and at this point Im losing even slower then months ago but its ok. I would love to lose 2 pounds a week, thats really good. I might lose 2 pounds every 3 weeks nowadays. Maybe Ill reach my goal by my 1 year anniversary. If not, Im ok with it. Since my sleeve surgery Ive had 2 other surgies where I could not workout and I still dropped weight. One was a ventral hernia and the other was an emergency appendectomy. Completely unrelated to my sleeve surgery by the way. But instead of occupying my mind about the pounds, I occupy it with new things to try and do. Hang in there and dont get discouraged. You are doing great!

Our grocery bill is half of what it used to be. We could easily spend $200 every 2 weeks and now we dont ever need to 'stock up', we just buy things here and there. Eating out is wayyyy cheaper too. Ill have a couple bites of the hubbys food and a cup of soup or something like that. But I do spend that money on lots of cute skinny clothes now

Either a tilapia filet with salsa ontop or a couple ounces of chicken with salsa ontop. A friend at work made a huge jar of fresh salsa from his garden so I eat it with everything now lol.

I dont really get hungry perse. I feel 'empty'. So I just make sure by looking at the clock to eat a couple of ounces of protein every 2 - 3 hours while drinking in between. It will seem like a chore at the beginning but now its a habit. Some days it feels like I ate SO much because I had 4 or 5 little meals and then I end up breaking thru a stall. Go figure.

Thats how I started too. I was well over 40 pounds lost and only went down 1 size. I was a little confused but then it seemed like every 10 - 15 afterwards I went down another size. I started in a screaming 18 (I say screaming because I know the seams on my pants were in pain) and now Im in a super comfy 10, sometimes an 8. Im down 93 pounds so far. Just dont buy too many things until you are in a lower number if thats your goal.

Years ago I did my sleep study because thankfully my husband realized I stopped breathing when I slept. I of course thought he was full of it. But off I went. Had my first one to determine if I had it and turns out it was severe. Went for the second one to see if a CPAP helped and which kind I could tolerate. I couldnt tolerate the full face one, I had the nasal pillow one. When I used it I loved it because I woke so rested and really got deep sleep but now that Ive lost almost 100 pounds, my apnea is cured and I no longer need it. I was actually able to stop using it after a 50 pound loss. Now my hubby says I dont even snore. Yeah for both of us lol.

Ive never regretted one minute. The only day that I said "what did I do?" was the day after surgery. But that went away and Ive been loving life ever since. Im 9 months out, 93 pounds down, doing things I only dreamed of. Just recently went to Hawaii wth the hubby and zip-lined, snorkeled in the tide pools, hiked the Waipio Valley, did another 6 mile round trip hike, climbed mountains, did yoga on a cliff overlooking the ocean and walked around 'all natural' (if you catch my drift) a lot much to my hubbys enjoyment lol. The sleeve has changed my life or should I say 'saved' my life. I completely understand the saying "nothing tastes as good as 'healthy' feels" now. I would do it again in a heartbeat.

My lunch hours at work consist of my few minutes of getting in my couple of ounces of protein then I either take a long walk, read a book in my car, go shopping for cute clothes that I can wear now, crochet, get my nails done, etc. I have lots more time for all the things I love to do. Thats just when Im at work. When Im at home, I have a studio that I make stuff in and get lost in there for hours. Even in front of the tv I try to keep my hands busy so I dont snack out of habit or boredom. My husband and I recently went on vacation and we occupied our time hiking, snorkeling, zip lining, etc. Food wasnt a priority, making memories were.

Thanks so much for the Basic Bootcamp info. Im at yet another plateau and at this point my slow loss is even slower now. Not complaining because Im actually grateful for the slow and steady but Im 7 pounds from my goal of 100 lost and feel like I want to kick start myself again. Ill give this a go

I did the same thing. Gave my husband a sealed envelope with all of my account info and passwords. Then I wrote him a really long love note I did let him read the love note when I got home though.

I lost my bestie when I told her I was thinking about looking into surgery. I dont think she had any way of understanding what I was going thru as she has never had a weight problem a day in her life. So lifelong skinny people tend to think that if you just diet and workout that you can just take the weight off. Im ok with it though. I sure am a lot more picky about who I call friend now.

Im a little over 8 months out and I eat 2 - 3 ounces at a time. I can get a good size tilapia filet down because its not dense but I can only eat about 3 turkey meatballs. I love my restriction.

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I was also sleeved in December 2012. Im down 90 pounds and can tolerate everything Ive tried. Although I have not tried everything that I used to eat because I know its not good for me but Im pretty sure if I did, it would go well. I dont really eat foods that are on my no-no list but if I did, Im sure Id wish that I couldnt tolerate them. Even when Im having a hormonal episode, I still try to be good. I have sugar free chocolate syrup in my skim milk or a double chocolate vitamuffin or a couple chocolate covered strawberries. Im still slowly losing. Ill go for a month and not lose a pound (but not gain) and then the next month Ill lose 4 or 5. I guess my body still hasnt found its sweet spot yet. I strayed sorry...to your point, I think it takes more will power knowing you CAN physically eat everything.

Im loving the Syntrax Nectar in the Vanilla Bean Torte. Taste really matters to me so Ill sacrifice a couple of grams of protein for the taste. 23 or 25, makes no difference to me because to me its still a good amount to get in one meal. I have a shake for breakfast then I have the rest of the day to make up the rest of my protein grams. We are going on vacation next week and I just picked up a 12 pack of single servings of the Syntrax at Vitamin Shoppe. That way I dont have to worry about getting my morning protein Thinking ahead is the best thing for me.

Well regardless of how long it took me to get into my size 10 skinny jeans, Im a happy camper and very happy for you! I share in your excitement! I love that I can shop in the junior section and grab a medium top and a 10 in pants as a norm. Then depending on the brand, I may have to go up. Only one time did I have to try a small on. I thought I was going to faint lol.