Brooke333

Did you go through a hair loss spell? I was sleeved about a month after you and that my only issue right now is the major loss of my hair.

I'm soo upset. I knew that at one point post surgery I would loose some hair but now I can't brush it or run my fingers through it without my hair falling out. My hair is thinning to the point where I am having to look at wigs....this just makes me want to cry cause I've always had beautiful hair and it's practically gone. I'm struggling with the fact that perhaps the weightless isn't worth it if I'm going to go bald at 32. I've takin all my vitamins with biotin on top and am trying my best to get the protein everyday....my 3 month check up showed that my protein was good so why am I going bald? Just really having a hard time staying positive when I feel I'm loosing more than just the extra weight.

Congrats! I was sleeved on 1/21 but just hit my 50lb loss on 5/16....I started at 218 and am at 168 now! Its a wonderful feeling to hit such a big number!

Ive only attempted having frozen strawberries blended in with my protein shake.....luckily the seeds always manage to make it to the bottom of the glass so i dont swallow them.

I was sleeved the same day and I used milk of magnesium...tastes bad but within 6 hrs it worked...i think i will have to do this once a week just because of the lack of fiber i can get in at this point in the diet and the iron pill i have to take....good luck!

The article is incredible! Congrats on your success and your new lease on life! I am newly sleeved and have already enrolled to do the 5k color run here in Orange County in May! Im hoping to adopt the same excercise habit.

finally got it!

How do you get your ticker to show up on your posts? Im so inexperienced with tickers

Id like to generate enough buzz about this topic...I just think that there have been so many people that I have met on here who have and are so supportive and helpful. It would be incredible if we could get enough people interested that would like to plan for a large get together or mini vacation celebration and see how it goes..maybe make a yearly event. Im newly sleeved but this just sounds like fun to me! What do you think?

I dont know about any of my fellow sleevers but even before I got my sleeve I had made plans to travel this year to places Ive always wanted to visit here in the US. One of my first trips planned is a trip up north to the Redwood National forest. I want to see all the natural beauty out here in California while I can and with my sleeve and the weight that I will be loosing its the perfect mix for me. However I realize that I am single and most of my friends all live back east and not all can afford to travel with me this year or even beyond. Thats why I am starting this forum.....I think that it would be a cool idea for fellow sleevers to want to meet other sleevers and also have fun to link up on here... Its always fun to meet new friends and to maybe find a travel partner. Granted I think they should have like sleeve conventions or cruises so that a bunch of us can vacation together but until I find that I thought what the heck....If you plan to travel to a city where there are other sleevers then you can meet up and do something instead of feeling alone on your vacation. I live in Newport Beach, California and if anyone visits I would be happy to show them around and have some fun with a fellow sleever or two! Lets see how many people like this idea..maybe someone can help me refine this...Id love the advice/help! Brooke

I was just advised to take any thick lotion or oils that have a large % of vitamin E....that's what will help tighten your skin....I'm using several different kinds but palmers that you see on tv for pregnancy stretch marks and all is a good one....anything like that is what you want. I lotion up 2 times a day....of course it will be hard to see the difference for a while but a guy friend of mine swears by it.

Right now I'm drinking the adkins shakes that have 15 g of protien. I try to get at least 2 in which is still hard

I was extremely lucky as my mom had gastric bypass in 92" so she was very supportive and excited for me. However, I only told immediate family cause many of my friends would not be supportive.