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Hi ,
I haven't been on here lately but wanted to hop on and tell of my progress, I am 3 months out and all is good!! Made it through the dreaded Thanksgiving holiday and feeling marvelous. I am down 73 lbs as of Saturday Dec 1st , only have 100 more to go !!
This is what I have found in the last 3 months. This surgery is in no way like the Bypass, my sister had the bypass just a few weeks before me , and from what I can tell we are loosing at the same rate lb per lb, but she can eat more than me in one sitting but she can not eat the variety of foods that I can. I found that I can eat anything just not in the portions like before so now comes me having to use my will power not to eat things that have no nutritional value for me, I get my protien in 60-80 grams a day , Water way over 64 oz and even do get a little fruit by eating 4 prunes a day, they also have some other value as well ( lol ) , I don't however get too much in the way of veggies but I am hoping to work on that as I can eat more. I stay under 800 calories a day usually but if I go over I try not to really worry about it...
So for now the biggest struggle seems to be just head hunger and wanting to eat things even though I am not hungry... or eating meals too close together just because I am bored .... I find on the weekends I have a real issue with that. one thing I do know is this , I have really gotten to know myself better and I am allot stronger than I ever thought I would be.
Well thanks for listening and hope you all have a wonderful holiday season!!!

Hi ,
I haven't been on here lately but wanted to hop on and tell of my progress, I am 3 months out and all is good!! Made it through the dreaded Thanksgiving holiday and feeling marvelous. I am down 73 lbs as of Saturday Dec 1st , only have 100 more to go !!
This is what I have found in the last 3 months. This surgery is in no way like the Bypass, my sister had the bypass just a few weeks before me , and from what I can tell we are loosing at the same rate lb per lb, but she can eat more than me in one sitting but she can not eat the variety of foods that I can. I found that I can eat anything just not in the portions like before so now comes me having to use my will power not to eat things that have no nutritional value for me, I get my protien in 60-80 grams a day , Water way over 64 oz and even do get a little fruit by eating 4 prunes a day, they also have some other value as well ( lol ) , I don't however get too much in the way of veggies but I am hoping to work on that as I can eat more. I stay under 800 calories a day usually but if I go over I try not to really worry about it...
So for now the biggest struggle seems to be just head hunger and wanting to eat things even though I am not hungry... or eating meals too close together just because I am bored .... I find on the weekends I have a real issue with that. one thing I do know is this , I have really gotten to know myself better and I am allot stronger than I ever thought I would be.
Well thanks for listening and hope you all have a wonderful holiday season!!!

Hi ,
I haven't been on here lately but wanted to hop on and tell of my progress, I am 3 months out and all is good!! Made it through the dreaded Thanksgiving holiday and feeling marvelous. I am down 73 lbs as of Saturday Dec 1st , only have 100 more to go !!
This is what I have found in the last 3 months. This surgery is in no way like the Bypass, my sister had the bypass just a few weeks before me , and from what I can tell we are loosing at the same rate lb per lb, but she can eat more than me in one sitting but she can not eat the variety of foods that I can. I found that I can eat anything just not in the portions like before so now comes me having to use my will power not to eat things that have no nutritional value for me, I get my protien in 60-80 grams a day , Water way over 64 oz and even do get a little fruit by eating 4 prunes a day, they also have some other value as well ( lol ) , I don't however get too much in the way of veggies but I am hoping to work on that as I can eat more. I stay under 800 calories a day usually but if I go over I try not to really worry about it...
So for now the biggest struggle seems to be just head hunger and wanting to eat things even though I am not hungry... or eating meals too close together just because I am bored .... I find on the weekends I have a real issue with that. one thing I do know is this , I have really gotten to know myself better and I am allot stronger than I ever thought I would be.
Well thanks for listening and hope you all have a wonderful holiday season!!!

I think I may try that .... tired of plain ole choclate every day

I am still rather new but thought i would chime in since I also researched this..... my research of the two showed you would only loose overall10% more weight with the bypass , in the big skeme of things that is not much weight depending on what you started with. I started at300 so that is 30 lbs more I would loose iwth a bypass. not worth all the side effects... my sister got the by pass and she is two weeks ahead of me so far we are loosing wieght at the same pace..... i keep thinking she is gonna pass me by but has not yet.... so happy I did the sleeve and dont have her issues....
again just my thoughts
I am almost 2 months out 63 lbs down... she is 2.5 months out and down 75

totally do not regret this at all.... 63 lbs are gone forever only 110 more to go !!!! yipppie

I am using Isopure it has 110 calories per scoop and 26 g of protien, I bought it at the health food store perhaps GNC i go to so many now its hard to say. can't really taste it except when i tried to mix some in my SF carmel pudding totally gross it tasted like mushroom flavored pudding for some reason... yuk.... lol
I have also tried Unjury and its good

I don't think they would if you have no means of paying it back to them ... I have a job and pretty good credit and they would only cover 1/2 the cost of surgery since my insurance wouldnt cover it.
lets cross our fingers that they approve you and you don't have to worry about it !!!

I don't think they would if you have no means of paying it back to them ... I have a job and pretty good credit and they would only cover 1/2 the cost of surgery since my insurance wouldnt cover it.
lets cross our fingers that they approve you and you don't have to worry about it !!!

I would totally stay away fromt he chips and nuts at this point the reason being that your stomach is still healing and you could hurt it..... so follow your surgeons guidlines.....
I am only a few weeks ahead of you but during soft food stage I set up a routine . every Surgeon is differnt but most people on here early on try to get at least 60 protien in daily and 64 oz Water around 5-6 hundred calories.... I set my day up like this and whether i am hungry or not I take in the required items to fuel my body.
7 am Breakfast usually just a protien shake premier protien chocolate
8-1030 Water
11 am lunch usually egg salad, tuna salad, chicken salad, refried Beans
12-230 water
3 snack time, maybe some soft cheese or yogurt depend if I feel hungry
6 or 7 depending dinner, noodless lasagna , meatballs with sauce, canned stew , pretty much live on chili ....
water for the rest of the night unless I dont have enough protien then I take another protien shake or add some unflavored protien into a SF pudding. I consume around 600 caloriies and try to excerise at least 3 x a week ...
I am down 63 lbs and was sleeved on 9-6-12

its all trial and error. I say throw those stupid chips out you wont be tempted if they are not there!!
I swear whomever invented chips is the devil!!! Tomorrow is a new day and a new day for better choices!!

totally do not regret this at all.... 63 lbs are gone forever only 110 more to go !!!! yipppie

I would totally stay away fromt he chips and nuts at this point the reason being that your stomach is still healing and you could hurt it..... so follow your surgeons guidlines.....
I am only a few weeks ahead of you but during soft food stage I set up a routine . every Surgeon is differnt but most people on here early on try to get at least 60 protien in daily and 64 oz Water around 5-6 hundred calories.... I set my day up like this and whether i am hungry or not I take in the required items to fuel my body.
7 am Breakfast usually just a protien shake premier protien chocolate
8-1030 Water
11 am lunch usually egg salad, tuna salad, chicken salad, refried Beans
12-230 water
3 snack time, maybe some soft cheese or yogurt depend if I feel hungry
6 or 7 depending dinner, noodless lasagna , meatballs with sauce, canned stew , pretty much live on chili ....
water for the rest of the night unless I dont have enough protien then I take another protien shake or add some unflavored protien into a SF pudding. I consume around 600 caloriies and try to excerise at least 3 x a week ...
I am down 63 lbs and was sleeved on 9-6-12

its all trial and error. I say throw those stupid chips out you wont be tempted if they are not there!!
I swear whomever invented chips is the devil!!! Tomorrow is a new day and a new day for better choices!!

I was a self pay and deicided not to do it due to it not being done enough and pretty much here they were doing test people??? didnt watn to be someones geany pig

I spoke with my doc and we decided to try and stay in the guidlines for a "normal " weight/ BMI for my hieght. I am 5 9 and decided 165 was my number... we shall see, I think that may be too small but hey its somethng to shoot for.... I did however tell my doc that even 200 was a good number for me since I am so tall and large frame I carry my weight very well !!! right now I am excited to hit 250 , I havent weighed under that for over 10 years ..... 20 more lbs for mini goal

It will come off. Just give your body time to heal from the surgery and focus on healing up, getting well and staying hydrated and getting Protein. I assure you it is absolutely IMPOSSIBLE not to lose weight b/c your calories are so restricted.
Good Luck!

I lost 9 lbs the first week and then nothign for another 2 weeks ..... the first month total I think I lost 11 lbs. but month two I am close to 20 . your body is healing right now , keep the faith there is no way you cant loose weight with the limited calories. stick to the plan and keep doing what your doing it will happen and woosh it will come off. also during the time that I didnt loose wieght in lbs the inches were melting off me. from what I hear we will have many of these stalls some longer some shorter.... ( note that my sister went a whole month after the first week of loosing nothign then woosh 5 lbs)
stay strong I know its irritating but it willhappen .. !!!

I lost 9 lbs the first week and then nothign for another 2 weeks ..... the first month total I think I lost 11 lbs. but month two I am close to 20 . your body is healing right now , keep the faith there is no way you cant loose weight with the limited calories. stick to the plan and keep doing what your doing it will happen and woosh it will come off. also during the time that I didnt loose wieght in lbs the inches were melting off me. from what I hear we will have many of these stalls some longer some shorter.... ( note that my sister went a whole month after the first week of loosing nothign then woosh 5 lbs)
stay strong I know its irritating but it willhappen .. !!!

i have lost 63 lbs but think that we have it built into ourselfs that we still see that fatter person..... I know I look better down to size 18 in most pants and 16/18 in shirts... so I feel wonderful

My surgeon's office did a whole mess of stuff for me, and one of those things was setting my goal weight. My first goal is 220, my second is 150. I'm not so sure about that last one, though. I'm 5'10" and my frame is pretty large (even without all the fat ) so I feel that at 150 I'd be almost *too* small.

congrats !!! your doing so great

I would totally stay away fromt he chips and nuts at this point the reason being that your stomach is still healing and you could hurt it..... so follow your surgeons guidlines.....
I am only a few weeks ahead of you but during soft food stage I set up a routine . every Surgeon is differnt but most people on here early on try to get at least 60 protien in daily and 64 oz Water around 5-6 hundred calories.... I set my day up like this and whether i am hungry or not I take in the required items to fuel my body.
7 am Breakfast usually just a protien shake premier protien chocolate
8-1030 Water
11 am lunch usually egg salad, tuna salad, chicken salad, refried Beans
12-230 water
3 snack time, maybe some soft cheese or yogurt depend if I feel hungry
6 or 7 depending dinner, noodless lasagna , meatballs with sauce, canned stew , pretty much live on chili ....
water for the rest of the night unless I dont have enough protien then I take another protien shake or add some unflavored protien into a SF pudding. I consume around 600 caloriies and try to excerise at least 3 x a week ...
I am down 63 lbs and was sleeved on 9-6-12

sorry but here is alittle tough love .......... This surgery was not meant as a quick fix and if you haven;t addressed your eating issues then its not gonna work. this is a tool we have been given and its up to each and everyone of us to make the decision that we want to change. Will we be perfect ? NO, Will we make mistakes? SURE ... will we suceed? HELL YA!!! I would suggest seeng a Nutrionalist and also maybe joining a local support group, both of these things would probably help you . DO NOT GIVE UP
Start today right now, you know what your doing wrong..... start logging all your food consuption on fitness pal or any other site and log it right after you eat.... rememeber protien first, no more than 1/2 cup at a time, make sure you get in at least 60g of protien each day and once you get to 600 calories thats it for that day. ....
I know you can do this , you made the biggest step by having this surgery!!!
Good luck to you

sorry but here is alittle tough love .......... This surgery was not meant as a quick fix and if you haven;t addressed your eating issues then its not gonna work. this is a tool we have been given and its up to each and everyone of us to make the decision that we want to change. Will we be perfect ? NO, Will we make mistakes? SURE ... will we suceed? HELL YA!!! I would suggest seeng a Nutrionalist and also maybe joining a local support group, both of these things would probably help you . DO NOT GIVE UP
Start today right now, you know what your doing wrong..... start logging all your food consuption on fitness pal or any other site and log it right after you eat.... rememeber protien first, no more than 1/2 cup at a time, make sure you get in at least 60g of protien each day and once you get to 600 calories thats it for that day. ....
I know you can do this , you made the biggest step by having this surgery!!!
Good luck to you