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I stalled in my third week, but then started resuming. Your body fights the weight loss, but the biggest thing I recommend is walking every day. I use "Map My Fitness" on my iPhone to measure and since my 2nd day out of the hospital, I have walked every day, usually about 45 minutes but on days I was really tired I still tried to get to a half an hour. I think that has really helped me in many ways!!

ALL I KNOW IS THAT I HAVE BEEN AT A STALL FOR A WEEK AND A HALF. I'M ONLY STARTING WEEK 3 . LOST 10 PDS PRE OP AN 7 A WEEK LATER. THE LAST 2 WEEKS NOTHING ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEAS? I HOPE I DIDNT DO THIS FOR 17 PDS.

this might so dumb but a tank top ive never worn one because my arms are so big.

I have a picture in my head of what I'm going to wear when I am finally slimmed down. A pair of skinny jeans, knee high boots (this is a winter outfit of course !) a t-shirt and a short fitted leather jacket.
What is your dream outfit ??

Before - October 2012 @ about 310
Current - last weekend @ 267
The double chin is on its way out!! :-)

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i had a 3 for one surgery i had hernia fixed and gallbladder removed and the sleeve.. you'll be fine and wont even know they fixed it.

omg this happens to me when I act like a little piggy and eat to fast I'm so use to eating fast that its hard to eat slow but i will get there some day just take it slow and i also get sick when i eat some thing not supposta have the other day late a soft pretzel about half of it and i was driving down the road and had to throw up now if that aint nasty i dont know what is....

Hi all,
I got my sleeve on July 25. I'm new to this forum - just heard about it from an old friend. My husband got his sleeve in 2012 and has lost 200 pounds. Is anyone else struggling with food? I know I'm not getting 64 ounces of Fluid. God knows I try but I don't seem to have room! Food... well, food is such a struggle. Just about everything makes me so sick. Fortunately, I haven't vomited (my post op nurse has me terrified of vomiting), but I am so sick of the constant diarrhea. The thickest thing I've been able to eat is cottage cheese. I used to love cottage cheese. I'm so over it now. I know that it will be worth it. I'm already down 46 pounds, but my husband never had this much trouble. I guess I just want to know that I'm not alone in this. Nobody really knows what it's like unless they've been through it. Sorry for the long post - I think I'm just so happy to have found a place to talk to people who understand.
Cheers,
Lulu

Yes it was. The first 3 months for me were tuff. I was very tired all the time no energy. My stomach was sore and swelled for the first 2 months.I had gastritis and had to take omaprazole for 8 weeks. As the weeks past and I could get in more Protein and calories a day I felt better. It is not easy in the beginning but you will feel normal soon and forget how hard it was in the beginning. The most important thing is Water. sip,sip,sip. Keep water close to you at all times. I still have a hard time getting enough water in! Keep up on your protein very important. Get your blood checked too. Take it day by day. Good luck

was it hard for u in the beginning im having a hard time and im four weeks out

for me, it was making sure I hit my Protein amounts every single day and staying active. On days I didn't eat enough or I didn't drink enough Water, the numbers on the scale would not budge. But on days or consecutive good days that I ate several small high Protein meals and drank lots of Water I would lose a half a pound to a pound over night!

i cheated with mcdonald once just dont do it again my doc said everything looked good i was so scared and no one would fess up if they cheated or not youll be fine this is all a learning process and it is very mental youll be ok

I'm so jealous of everyone. I had my surgery on July 29th and was doing great, then 2 weeks after the surgery I developed a leak. I didn't need another surgery, which I am very thankful for, but I have been on IV antibiotics and nourishment for the past 2 weeks and still have 2 more weeks to go. I can't eat or drink anything until my sleeve is completely healed. The only thing I'm allowed is minimal ice chips. I'm still glad I did this for myself and my family. I'm looking at this as a bump in the road of my journey.
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Same problem here! If I accidentally even drink a sip of Water before a meal...I ruin the whole meal and have problems eating the whole time. I'm pretty much just sitting there getting more and more uncomfortable with each spoon of food until I just give up, still hungry. I'm also barely getting in 60g of Protein a day, and doing my best here to get it in nonetheless. I don't see anything more I can do to get in more, my sources of Protein are the absolute best right now...I mean you simply don't get any better than super lean, grass fed ground beef! LOL.

I've been pretty much doing the same thing. "Testing" little bites of this and that to see if I could handle it. Truth be told, I completely skipped the "puréed" part and went straight to soft foods because I'd chew my food for so long it'd pretty much be puréed when I swallowed it anyway. I used to be a big salad Water but haven't had the nerve to try lettuce though. Has anyone tried it at almost 5 weeks out?

I have finally reached my first mini goal of getting out of the 200s and into the 100s.
I am 5'8, 22 years old. Starting weight was 235 and today I weigh 197!!!! I'm very excited to finally be back in the 100s!
My bra size has gone down from a 40D to a 38C.
Pant size from a 14-16 to a 10!
Overall I am loving my sleeve! I have been lucky to not have any complications or pain. I am able to eat normally and nothing really irritates or upsets my stomach.
I'm not sure if at 10 weeks and having lost 38lbs is a good pace or not...how is everyone else?

As of today I am down 82lbs! Woohoo! That makes me want to do a happy dance. I am proud of the decission that I made to loose the weight and get healthy. It is not an easy journey, I have lost several friends that are just not comfortable in the way that I eat compared to the way that they eat. Not sure why the way that I eat is a problem for them. It has nothing to do with them. It has made me realize who my true friends are and how much that they love me no matter what. The hardest thing for me lately is going into my closet. It should be a happy place, but it is far from happy. I was in a 24W the day that I had surgery, now I am in a size 16. The problem witht that? I have nothing that fits. I have bought a couple of pair of jeans each time that I drop two sizes then just wear them until I can no longer hold them up. Some how I missed size 18 all together. Now NOTHING fits.... I went to get ready for church and realized I had no chruch clothes. I felt like I was going to have a breakdown in my closet. I feel like I have lost more than weight and friends. I feel like I have lost a part of me. I have always been confident in myself and who I am. Not so much lateley. I look in the mirror and the girl that I see there is just that. A girl. I have not been this size since I was in high school. I have never been a "woman" in this size body. I am not sure what to do with her. Hopefully this will pass. Hopefully things will get easier.

105 pound loss 7 months

No. regrets here. I am 25 days out from surgery. I feel great and am so happy. I wish I would have done this years ago. I have lost 21 pounds. I am
finally confident that I will lose this weight and my addiction to food is gone!

No you are not screwed for surgery! You will be just fine and I don't blame you for eating them!! This shouldn't even come close to stopping your surgery. Just pick yourself up and move on. Don't do it again but you should be just fine!

Girl listen your no gonna fail we all have been there we didn't get this way by not eating my 2 week fast in day I ate McDonald an was so scared just learn from your mistakes I think the hardest thing about this process is the mental part they need to stress that more you'll be fine ...

This is your journey...no ones elses...When I came home my husband was watching everything I put in my mouth and always showed up with fruit or Protein or Protein drinks for me to eat.....
Eventually I said are you not amazed at how little I need to eat to stay alive.....what does that say about the rest of the population...He pondered it for a while and said I was right....
If he is worried about you you need to ease his mind..If he is trying to sabotage you....not good...Tell him how you are feeling...esp. if you have more energy and feel better with the weight off...
My husband has started to trust that I do know something and has stopped bring me food all the time.....We crossed that hurdle....yeah!!!

Well look at the bright side- you picked super healthy choices! You aren't a failure. Don't beat yourself up- you are doing great so hang in there. Soon you'll be on the loser bench rockin that sleeve.

Thank you so much for that. I really needed to hear something. I'm stressed and getting depressed over not being able to stick to this diet 100%.