May142013

This is the most amazing post I've ever read! You are a TRUE inspiration, by facing your past and fighting back day by day. My favorite part is when you said "The old me believed that self care meant whatever felt good. The new me knows that self care can never equate to self destruction"

Wow.... POWERFUL!!!!!

THANK YOU!!!!!

Jeanie,

I'm 52 and was sleeved 2 months ago. It's one of the BEST decisions I've made in my 52 years, right behind marrying my wonderful husband and having kids!

You've made a great decision and it will help you live a long and active life as a result!

Kris

There is a new turkey/apple jerkey by Butterball that is very good! I travel all of the time for work and take a little soft side cooler in my bag with string cheese, turkey jerkey and Luna Protein Bars.< /p>

Thank you for sharing your story and pictures! You are gorgeous and such an inspiration! Also, your baby is precious as well. Congrats!!!!!

AMEN! I am with you!!! 6 years of misery with my crapband. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my sleeve!

I had an EKG, Endoscopy, Psych Eval and blood work. Easy peasy and well worth it!

I guess I'm really lucky because my Primary Care Physician had the sleeve about 3 years before I had mine. He looks amazing and has been my biggest cheerleader. He had some complicatios, but says that even with a difficult road, he would recommend it to anyone struggling to get and keep the weight off. I feel like the doctors that bash it really don't understand it.

I had so much damage from my band that I had to let my stomach heal before they could do my sleeve. I'm now 6 weeks out and LOVE my sleeve. My life is so much better!!!

I love your doctors response. He hit the nail on the head.....the early weeks are all about healing and adjusting.

Premier Protein ready made shakes are thin and easier to get down than the thick shakes. They come in Choc and vanilla and you can buy them at Cotsco and SAMs.

Amazing progress! You have inspired me!

Amazing! You look terrific! Thanks for sharing!!,

I log everything bite that goes into my mouth and everything I drink. It helps me keep track of not only my calories, but my Protein, carbs, sugar and Water intake. I also input my exercise which helps keep me motivated as well.

I was sleeved May 14th (so just a week ahead of you). For the last week I've been eating grilled salmon, grilled tilapia, tuna salad, chicken salad, and meatballs. I also eat thin sliced turkey wrapped around string cheese, laughing cow cheese or a slice of avocado. I also do well with cottage cheese or scrambled eggs. I just started eating veggies this week - cooked carrots, green Beans, zucchini, and yellow squash, if I have enough rom after Protein. I still drink a Protein Drink in the AM until my sleeve feels "awake" and able to tolerate solid food.< /p>

When I could eat soft foods' date=' I was allowed very thinly sliced deli meat. I liked to wrap delimeat around a piece of an avocado.. YUM![/quote']

I tried this tonight......YUMMY!

Avocado is a completely natural food, not processed, so clean eating. Yes, they are high in fat, but good fat. My NUT encouraged me to eat them!

LOL....the things I read on this site crack me up! I'm just three weeks from surgery so much to my husbands dismay, have not partaken yet. I can't wait to try and log this into MyFitnessPal!

Sleeved May 14th and down 25 lbs!

Any time you want to. Same for eating brownies and ice cream' date=' potato chips, any other junk. You can also stop exercising any time you want. Really, you can pick up any "bad" habit you might have given up for this surgery at any time you want.

Does that sound preachy? It's NOT meant to be. It's just a fact. YOU choose. I could say "Listen to the advice of your doctor," but really, if you're looking for people to say "Well, I did it and I'm fine," you're looking for a reason/excuse to return to something you quit doing for FOUR months.

So the real question, I think, is WHY? If it's GOOD for you, why'd you give it up for 4 months? You gave it up because it's NOT good for you, no matter how you try to rationalize it. Are you craving it? Perhaps, but do you really want to give in to that craving?

I say this from a "been there, done that" place. When I was first banded, I lost 85 lbs. Gave up sweet tea and almost all sugars, junk, etc. But little by little, I brought those things BACK into my life. Now? I'm 25-30 lbs heavier and need the sleeve to try to get my weight back down. I honestly wish I'd never started with the bad habits...

So that's my advice to you. You have FOUR months of not drinking useless calories...why not try to make it 5 months...or more?[/quote']

Amen! Amen! Amen!!!

I really like the Premier Protein ready made shakes. I buy them at costco. There are 30g of Protein in just 11 oz, so was able to handle them early on. They have been my saving grace! I also sucked on SF popcocles and crushed ice in the early days after surgery to stay hydrated.

I'll have to try Central Market next time I'm in Dallas. I guess Waxahachie HEB just isn't up with the latest and greatest, though it is an awesome store!

Waxahachie, TX!

My NUT told me to add Apple juice to my Water, puréed fruit to my yogurts and cottage cheese, and drink skim milk if I can tolerate dairy. She also suggested a little Cream of Wheat for Breakfast. I carefully log everything into Fitness Pal, so she can clearly see my intake each day. This isn't a license to go carb crazy....we all know that's one of the things that got us here. She just suggested trying to get 50 g during this healing phase. At 15-20 carbs a day, I wasn't getting enough to give me the energy I needed to feel better.

I'm sixteen days out and still can't sleep on my stomach. As you can see from this thread, everyones journey is different!