simplejaxgirl

Thats awesome! Congrats to you!

I am also in Jax. I was sleeved 8/31 at Memorial.

didn't, haven't, won't. Take my food away, take away my booze and beers, but caffeine, sorry ain't happening. My surgeon signed off when he saw that look in my eye that pretty much said...don't even try to go there.

12/4 day before surgery vs 3/13 48ish lbs down. :-D
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Going for an interview and Dave was like we can't afford new fat boy clothes and I was like true so we only bought some new pants cause the ones I use to wear were HUGE like elephant huge which costs tons more cause 3 little Chinese kids have to sew them together instead of just one. So I bought a semi less huge pair for 60 and Dave was like you can try and fit into my shirts. That skinny b***h told me that and I was like me in a two x hell no. And we debated so I put the damn shirt on to prove he's an idiot and damn it the shirt fit! So now I'm the idiot lol sometimes being wrong is a good thing!!! So that's me wearing a two x shirt.

Empty calories?
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12-5-12
SW: 249
CW: 193
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I know 399 still seems like a lot but I am very happy!! I was 475 when I started this journey in September of 2012. On my date of surgery 1/28 I was 450 and as of today I am down to 399!! There were times in the beginning I didn't think this was a good idea, but I am at the point now where I am getting into a rhythm and am starting to make better choices on what I should eat. It seems I can handle almost anything in my new stomach so far with what I tried except mashed potatoes, I've tried them twice each time I get so sick. I still can't have bread, Pasta, rice, or steak for another 3 months but besides that my doctor has given the go ahead on everything else. It's still hard for me to tell when I am full due to eating to fast, but I am learning and getting better.

I think in the beginning we all have this fear. I too had it, the scale will move, just follow the guidelines set by your doctor and nutritionist and you will be just fine. I have to remind myself all the time of this! Today as I was updating my stats, I realized that I am basically halfway to my goal at 3 months out (Goal is just shy of 100 lbs total loss). Even I didn't realize it! I have felt like I've been loosing really slow, but honestly thats probably right on target for me and my body.
Good luck, keep your head up everything will be just fine!

It can be if you let it. You can eat the same things just in proportion to the size of your stomach! I was depressed for about a good three weeks. But not cause of the food. It had to do with me and why I had to get the surgery but 5 months out and I feel great! Things will get back to normal and that's a good thing!

Cheri - Congrats on your loss! And your baby! Such a wonderful thing babies are, oh yea and weight loss too
SleeveGirl-Tx - Your post is very inspiring! I have about 110 lbs from my starting weight to loose, and this gives me hope that it CAN be accomplished, even if it takes longer than expected.
Supersweetums - Oh how I am hoping to follow in your footsteps and make these life changes permanent habits. I too think that I may not be able to keep ANY trigger foods in my house.
Aroundhky - Congrats on your loss, sounds like you have had much success with being off your meds, and body fat percentages. Sometimes I need to remember that being healthy is a better goal than a scale number!

Flip it on her.
When she gets in her car to go to the store, she's a cheater. The car is a tool to make transit easier
When she goes to a resturaunt, she's a cheater, she's s paying someone to cook for her.
When she buys new cloths, she's a cheater, why not break out the needle & thread?
We all do things to make our life easier every day. Many of us find food to be our weakness, if getting a tool to help with the heavy lifting is cheating, then I'm a proud cheater.

Cheater? The last time I checked, life is not a board game. Ask her for a copy of the rules and ask her to highlight the one about weight loss surgery.

1. She's jealous.
2. She's being a shitty "friend."
3. You need support and encouragement. If she's not on board, cut that anchor loose.

Squeeeeeeeee!!!!!!! I am super overly excited today I hit my first short term goal!!! <200
HELLO ONEDERLAND Ohhh it's so nice to see you.
I was in a 2 week stall, and after my checkup on Tuesday I think my body was like ok. Dropped another 5+ lbs this week, as I was bouncing between 207-203 all during the stall (whew the ups were hard). It's like a staircase, loose, stall, loose, stall, rinse, repeat....
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Ive been using straws. Still alive.

Sleeved on 12/31 - im counting today as two months (2/28 - although technically its probably the 2nd for 30 days)
42lbs gone only 60 more until Im happy and 80 more to goal!

So to me I still look as fat as ever in the mirror but last night I had an almost scary NSV! Almost 1am as I was getting ready for bed I remembered it was garbage night. I was already stripped down and I'm pretty sure in my sedate neighborhood I'm the only one still up and about so I took the garbage to the curb in my boxers. As I was hurrying to get back in out of the cold before a car drove past I saw the shadow of a man against my house, cast by the streetlight directly across. For a split moment I was freaked out until I realized it was in fact my own shadow and I didn't recognize it immediately. The shadow had love handles but was no where near round like it used to be. I actually stopped to gawk at it in disbelief for a while.
So I guess much of my weight is still hanging off the front and is still offensive to me in 3D, but my 2 dimensional profile isn't looking half bad! If you are struggling to notice your progress, take a page from a groundhog and see if your bare shadow scares you. What's the worst than can happen? Six more weeks of winter?

Just about 20 months out, here. Still have excellent restriction. My surgeon told me that it would take a real effort to stretch your sleeve and it would be near impossible to get it back to original size. He likened it to a wallet. Brand new, it is tight and over time, it will loosen a little, but stretch ... ? No.

People who gain weight back (I'm talking a lot of weight, not just 5-10 lbs) are flat out eating and drinking things they shouldn't. Their sleeve isn't stretched- they are eating foods that slide right down and therefore they don't feel the restriction as much and just keep eating. The sleeve is not a cure, it's work.
-Kendra

Sleeves don't stretch. If you can handle 4 oz at a few months, you might be just over a cup in 1-2 years. The stretchy part has been cut out.
I drink a soda every day and I still have massive restriction. We have the capability to burp. Any excess gas from the carbonation is expelled. Yes, the nutritionist will tell you not to drink diet soda, but sometimes I swallow more air with my Crystal Light.
You can stretch a pouch, but not a sleeve. A pouch is made from different tissue.
P.S. I am a year and two months out.
What makes you gain weight is eating slider foods like chips, milkshakes, ice cream and junk food. Also cake, pastries, white rice, white bread and other nutritionally devoid foods. What makes you gain weight is returning to the habits that got us here in the first place.
Protein first, then a little veggie and fruit and if room a bite of two of healthy carbs.

I was sleeved on 9.20.12 & I have days where I lose focus or I guess just get bummed. Well when I get this way I bring out my "big" clothes & the clothes I have had packed away because they were so small. Here's today's comparison:-) I'm on my way!!

4oz of crab meat
1 8oz cream cheese
2 green onions in blender
1 serving of plain Greek yogurt
1 1/2 cups of pepper jack cheese
1 teaspoon of red pepper
Soften cream cheese, add green onions mix well. Add crabmeat to cream cheese mix well. Add cheese and Greek yogurt mix all together. Pour into oven safe dish bake at 350 for 20 minutes

Today is my 7 month surgiversery! I can't believe how far I have come. I remember confessing to my husband the night before my surgery "what if this doesn't work, what if I fail?" As of today I have lost 101lb pounds. I am not at the finish line yet, but I know I will get there! I am 5'9", my start weight was 285 with a BMI of 42, I wore size 24-26 pants and 2x-3x tops. Today I weigh 184 lb, BMI 27.1, I wear size 14 pants and Large tops. I am so pleased with my progress, and I know for the first time in my life that my goals will become reality. I would do it all again in a heartbeat!