MizzouGirl

I was sleeved on May 31. I did a 3 day clear liquid pre-op diet. Here are my current stats:
Start 295 lbs
After pre-op 286 lbs
Current 267 lbs
Total loss 28 lbs
I'm getting about 600-800 calories a day and have been walking for a half hour at a moderate pace for the last week. Started doing low weight strength training today.

I was sleeved May 21st and am down 21 lbs. slow and steady wins the race!

I must have just made it under the old Cigna rules. Had my sleeve on 5/31!

Not sure I've seen this post before. I'm not to goal and not sure I'll make it, but here's mine........

a little late to this, but I wanted to post my before and after pics

I finally lost a couple of pounds after a 10 day stall. Have just focused on Protein and Water and didnt worry about calories so much. Read so many ppl at 500-600 calories and felt like a piggy when I'd hit 900-1000. My body just needed to adjust to the new me I guess. Hang in there sleevers!

I had my ablation last April and is was very easy (no pain and back to regular activity the next day) and helped tremendously with heavy periods. I still have them but they are 5 days max and very light (regular tampon every 6-7 hours is only 1/2 used). It was a huge help for me as my periods were out of control heavy. Unfortunately, I still have to deal with some mild bloating and cramps but those are much easier to deal with than scary heavy periods. Good luck!

Hope you had a great weekend too! I agree on the food part. Started purées and some of them sat like a rock and made me full forever. As bad as the liquid phase was, it's easier than the next phases :-). We will get there though :-).

Shirlann, I'm so sorry it's been so slow! The veterans on the forum say to stick it out and it will start coming off. Hang in there! You're doing everything right!

I'm not single so I can't speak from personal experience but I have 2 single sisters in their 50's and a single father (my mom passed away some time ago) in his 80's and it's the same giddy feeling no matter what age based on my discussions and observations with them. My dad asked a gal out about a month ago and when she said yes, he was so happy, playful and excited the whole day. I think you have tons of fun to look forward to. :-)

I ran a fever about a degree over normal for the first week after surgery. Was told to go to the ER if it reached 101 or higher. It went away a week to the day of my surgery. I agree with the advice of the previous posters. Just wanted to chime in as I also worried about my post op fever.

Day of surgery 330lb, in vegas w wife 196lb. This surgery is amazing
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I was sleeved May 13th and I've lost 23 pounds preop and 27 pounds post op.

Stepped on the scale today and saw the 150 pounds I had set for goal Was sleeved just under 8 months ago on 10/25/12. I'm 5'4" and HW was 230+ and 80 pounds later at 150. Went from 18/20 jeans/xl tops to 8-10 jeans and medium tops. As much of a physical change that you can see there was 10 times the mental and emotional change. I'm no longer afraid to be seen in public, I can put on an outfit without changing 15 times then deciding to not go anyways, I will go places alone and not have to have a pack of people with me to hide behind, and I can find clothes that fit at a regular store, I can be around cute fit skinny people and hold my head high and not feel like crawling under a rock, and I'm out being active and having FUN!!! So thankful for this amazing surgery and for getting my life back.

We will probably hit the pool and then BBQ some burgers on the grill. My dad lives about 10 minutes away max, so he will be with us! Me? I will enjoy a lovely slice of watermelon, a few baked Beans and maybe some of the three bean salad I am making. Maybe.

Newat52, I wanna come to your house too!! Definitely one of the cool kids!!!! My kids are coming home for the weekend and we are going to see "man of steel" in the balcony (dinner and drinks). I'll just have Soup, but it's so fun to sit in heated love seats and dine and drink while watching a good movie. Especially when you get to do it with the people you love!
I'm two weeks and down 22 pounds :-)

That if you keep touching it you will go blind!! Oops! Wrong forum.

I just made the Ricotta Bake. It was tasty. However I was only able to have about 2-3small bites aprox. 2 ounces. Then I started to burp. That was my signal to stop. My stomach is trying to adjust to the food as well.

When I was in the hospital, the nurse told me about a patient who decided to eat Pasta 2 weeks post surgery. The person came into the emergency room with severe abdominal pain and they did everything possible but the patient passed away. They said that his stomach was full of pasta and had caused a leak that couldn't be repaired. The kicker - he was a nurse and should have known better. The story scared me to death and really emphasized the importance of following my surgeon's food plan.

When I was in the hospital, the nurse told me about a patient who decided to eat Pasta 2 weeks post surgery. The person came into the emergency room with severe abdominal pain and they did everything possible but the patient passed away. They said that his stomach was full of pasta and had caused a leak that couldn't be repaired. The kicker - he was a nurse and should have known better. The story scared me to death and really emphasized the importance of following my surgeon's food plan.

I'm curious as well. Salads are green lighted for me in week six. Never thought I would be soooooo excited to eat a salad.

Welcome to VST - you should find tons of support and information here. Best wishes to you on your journey.

Woohoo! Gastric sleeve surgery 5-18-12.
From a size 30 jeans and size 30/32 top to a size 8 jeans & size MD top. From 338 to 181.
When I put the 8's on, and they fastened , I seriously sat in the fitting room floor and cried!
The sleeve is the best thing I've ever done for myself. I would beg anyone who is struggling with their weight, do not wait, do it for YOU!
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And my mom (that crazy b***h) sent me a card with a 50 gift certificate to cheese CAKE FACTORY!! WTF????
I never ate there even when I was fat! I should say fatter, I'm still fat I can't stand that place just out of principle...
Anyone want it??? Haha
Well the good news is Sunday is Father's Day and now we don't have to buy something for my father in law.... He'll eat anything
P.S she really is a crazy b***h, for the life of me I don't know how I got fat 0,0