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even the after pics look scary and terrible to me.....

oh my lord... this site just made me a million times more terrified of saggy skin and plastic surgery................

i haven't really followed the post-op diet rules. after the first 2 weeks of liquids after surgery (and even then i had some pureed stuff), i just started right on soft food and even some tougher food (even though i was supposed to then be on pureed food for 2 weeks, and then soft food for 2 weeks, and then normal food). and i have had ZERO issues with anything (even had a little piece of chocolate cake this past weekend for a friend's birthday, and a few sips of red wine on father's day). and i have no problem getting my 75 grams of Protein in and i'm doing awesomely in every other way so f**k it. but yeah, i am being more conscious of my portions now and i see that, yes, i COULD eat more and not feel like ****... but if i'm eating slowly, i feel perfectly satisfied after eating the amounts i should be. so i'm really trying to measure things and constantly remind myself that i WILL feel satisfied, and that that other food WILL be there later. i don't have to eat all the food in one sitting. so my completely uneducated and purely based on experience opinion is this: if you feel okay and want some fuckin' cheese puffs, eat some fuckin' cheese puffs. just keep it to a minimum, and do awesomely otherwise.

ABSOLUTELY! I have started obsessively weighing myself every morning.... Even though RATIONALLY I know that isn't even accurate because weight fluctuates based on a variety of things... I have a new list of goals and one of them is to only weigh myself once a week. Because it's not emotionally helpful and only makes me feel guilty and like a failure the rest of the day if the scale goes up. Which leads to me making not as healthy food choices later too.

Reading all these comments though about other people experiencing stalls is making me feel much better. Knowing that it's completely normal, and not that I'm a failure! So glad to have this site as a support system! I would definitely be going insane without it!

I was sleeved May 16 and I am down about 22lbs. I've been in a stall the last week and a half.... I have had zero issues. No nausea, no vomiting, no issues getting ANYTHING down. I've had diarrhea a couple times but not even that severe and that's it. I feel like I should be losing more... I'm eating more than I should be I think... But I'm getting my protein in, doing pretty well with getting my water in, keeping sugar and carbs to a minimum and walking over 3 miles almost every day. For me, surgery has definitely been more of an emotional challenge than a physical challenge. I have felt TOO good and normal... so it's even harder to change my old eating habits. I also think I am obsessing too much over the scale and comparing my loss too much with other people's. Rationally I know that if I continue with my new healthier lifestyle the weight will come off, maybe just not as quickly as others have...

My recovery went really smoothly. Had surgery May 16th and I have yet to have any kind of nausea. I have had diarrhea a couple times in the last week, but that is just due to eating new things that apparently my sleeve didn't appreciate. I remember I was CONCERNED by how good I felt after surgery.... haha. I still worry a little because so far I haven't had any trouble with getting any food down and I'm scared that means the sleeve won't work......

i totally agree with you. i have spent the last 3+ years really working on my body image, and the last year preparing for surgery on my relationship with food and still working on it. i'm also seeing a therapist as well. i'm a huge advocate for mental health, and i fully understand that an overweight person's issue is not that they just love food. it is soooo much more than that. it's emotional. it is mental, and it is deep-rooted. and to truly be successful one must deal with those emotional issues and work through them through introspection and therapy. this wasn't what i really meant by this post though. i meant, most people from what i've heard have felt physically sick, nauseated, etc. and i have had absolutely no issues getting anything down and it has concerned me in that way.

this sounds delish, but i'm not a fan of mustard... what else do you think could be used?

Hey all! Had my surgery last Thursday, May 16, at Beaumont Royal Oak by Dr. Chengelis. He is awesome! Recovery has been surprisingly easy. Definitely still sore, but I haven't had any horrible side affects like a lot of people experience. Worst thing has been the gas pressure!! But hopefully that will be done soon! Good luck to you all!!

maybe if we all agree to click on the ads sometimes, everything can just stay the same! haha

i agree with you. like i said, i really would pay for this site if it were reasonable, especially if they added some helpful/super cool features.

okay, i apologize for flipping my ****. haha. goes to show we live in a world where someone doing something like that to make money isn't completely unfathomable........