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I was sleeved in January and now I am training in pro wrestling. A lot of contact and my sleeve is doing great. I would say give it a couple months before doing full contact. I have lost 178 pounds and am dealing with the excess skin. It's tough but just keeping working out.

Well I started wrestling training last night. I was a little nervous how I was going to feel, but everything went great! I'm extremely sore today but other then that in good shape!

after a week I moved to stage 2 and I basically ate mashed potatoes and yogurt along with my protein shakes of course

Hello. The reason we are told to eat slow is because it takes our stomach some time to tell our brain that we are full. In that time it's easy to shovel food in and then we would be overfull and very sick. (I'm guilty of this. More then once.)

I know after the first few days I experimented and I doubt I'm the only one. I know one time I tried to eat hamburger when I was in stage 2 and paid the price!

Just take things 1 day at a time. I went into my surgery thinking I was going to be down 100 pounds after a month. (I was pretty disappointed.) It's a process and an early stall is most likely due to your body needing to catch up. I would still take the chewable vitamins because you stomach is still healing and will have a big problem breaking down solid pills. Just do your best and try to rest.

Thanks proudgrammy!

He does indeed have my back, until I eat too much lol

Started at 449 and now down 162 pounds. I love my sleeve and I named him Bernard.

Just curious if anyone here trained in pro wrestling after vst? I trained on and off for a few years and loved it but couldn't control my weight. Now I am 6 months post op and down 150 pounds so I want to train again. Just looking for anyone else's experience.

I know for me when I take a rest day I feel like a lazy slob and I worry that I will fall back into old habits, but I just try to set up my next days workout and stick to it.

your body may just need a rest. Take a day off from working out and give yourself a chance for your muscles to repair. Keep watching what you eat though.

I have never heard of plication before but I just look at it like this. Why just fold your stomach and let it sit there? Cut that out and lose a couple pounds!

I was like that in the beginning. I was sleeved on January 14th. To me if I couldn't eat what I wanted I didn't want to eat. It does get easier once you get passed stages 1 and 2 though. Now I can eat pretty much whatever, just in small amounts.

jan 14 down 92 pounds 20 preop

this entire thread

This needs to be stickied for all newcomers!

First night I was home I laid on my back like at the hospital and slept that way.

I have a body bugg which is the same thing and even made by the same company. I absolutely love it! It keeps me motivated. Ever since I've been using it I can't sit still!

sorry forgot to also say that my protein also only has 2 grams of sugar.

I had my sleeve done on January 14th so I'm almost 5 weeks post op. I still feel hungry but it's different. It doesn't build gradually like it used to it just hits me like bam! My protein shake is 140 calories for 1 scoop but it is 26 grams of protein and I usually have that with 8 oz of 1% milk. I also run twice a day about a mile and a half each time so I eat a little before and a little after. I have lost 61 pounds so far and am excited for the next time I weigh in

I find it more difficult to stay below 600. Just my protein shake alone is 250.

right now I am only supposed to have 600 but its usually more like 750 - 800. How far are you???

Does anyone else find it funny that every nutritionist and dietition in the world will tell you to lose weight you have to eat and to avoid starvation but this surgery puts your body in starvation mode?

Thats great! I use bodybugg, but I've been curious about the fuelband.