Chaparra

I was sleeved February 8, 2013 and for me, the chewing is very important. I don't chew things touch, but if I don't chew we'll enough, I can feel the food move through my stomach, and at times it can be painful. I don't regret my decision of having the surgery even though I sometimes forget to chew at all.

Hello I am new here but I had my surgery 6weeks ago and have lost 32 lbs.but when I do eat food after 2 bites it feels like I swallowed a golf ball and I get a funny cramp at the very top of the sleeve like in the center of the ribcage....has anyone else felt this

I get this if I don't chew well enough. Watch your chewing and see if that helps.

I'm also 6 months out (sleeved 2-8-13). I have been struggling the last month. I was 203 this morning (262 on surgery day) and keep going up and down 1 pound daily for the entire month. It is irritating, but I just believe that I've gotten to the point where it will be really slow now.

I'm surprised to see Seattle on this list also. I thought we were on the list of one of the cities with the most obese people. LOL

I have suffered with Migraines starting about 8 years ago when I got braces put on. I saw a doctor once for it and then just managed it with Excederin Migraine. Hated it when that was taken off the shelf. I was sleeved last February and can say that I haven't had very many migraines at all. In fact, I think I've gone a full 3 months without one. By the way, I've been out of braces for 2 years.

I am a smaller cup size now than when I was 120 pounds and 18 years old. I'm sad about it, but thank goodness for plastic surgery and push up bras!!

I went through the same thing. I was 262 on my surgery day (02/11/13) and the past couple of months, the weight has just been disappearing so fast.

I asked my doctor when I was being discharged when I could go back to the gym. He told me as soon as I felt up to it, but to just only do what felt comfortable. I was never told to avoid any abdomen exercises, but because of what I read on here, I just avoided it.

I do 30 minutes on the elliptical 3 to 4 times a week. I decided that I'm not going to do more than that right now because when my weight loss slows down, I want to be able to up my exercising. I also just had my 3 month follow up with my surgeon and when I told him how much I was exercising, he thought that was great.

Ok, now I'm craving something spicy! LOL I loved spicy food before the sleeve and have no problem with it now.

I tell anyone who asks. I do this because I want people who were in the same situation, or worse, than me to see that there is hope. People have been talking about what I did in my office and now 2 other people are going to seminars and one is almost done with her 6 months nutrition visits (required by our insurance).

I was sleeved on 02/11/13. I was 262 on the day of surgery, had no complications. I was able to start exercising again the Saturday following surgery. My energy levels are much greater than they were pre-surgery. I do have problems getting enough liquids in, but I feel that it's because I feel full much longer after eating than I expected I would.

I think it's the weather for me too. It's been very sunny and in the 70's here in Seattle and I'm barely eating at all, and I'm on vacation and have been out and about. The nice thing is, I don't feel hungry like I would pre-surgery.

I look at it this way. I was told in my seminar that I could lose 100 pounds in a year. If you have lost 58 pounds in 5 months, then you are a little over halfway to 100 pounds, which in my opinion, is very good. Keep up the good work and try to stay possitive.

I love the Atkins cranberry and almond bars, but I only ever eat Protein Bars when I need something else to help me hit my daily Protein goal.

I'm not eating anything that's not in my doctors list just doing it a few days sooner. Hope I'm not a failure already.

I did the same thing, started the next phase a few days earlier. I felt like my body was telling me it was ready. I also only ate the approved foods and amounts. I was sleeved on 02/11/13 and was 262 on my day of surgery. I'm a slow loser, but I'm happy with my loss.

Here's a link about what to look for in an eye cream. Hope this helps!

http://www.skincaredelivery.com/pages/what-eye-cream-works-best/

I also take Excederin Migraine for my Migraines. I asked my doctor if I could take it after I had the surgery and he said yes. I have taken it a few times and have had no problems with it.

I know we all know everything in this link below, but it's always good to re-read it, especially when we are having a tough time. I hope this helps anyone who needs it.

http://xfinity.comcast.net/slideshow/news-10worsthabitsdestroyingyourdiet/1/

I'm right with you, a slow loser. I've accepted it and try to look at it in different ways. I'm averaging about 10 pounds a month, so far. That means in 10 months, I will be down 100 pounds, and that makes me extremely happy. Also, I'm hoping that by losing slow, I maybe won't have to deal with the horrible Hair loss that everyone talks about. LOL

I was sleeved on 02/11/13 and can only chug about 3 to 4 ounces at a time and that seems to take forever to pass though my stomach. I hate it. I miss being able to chug the whole bottle at once.

I also weigh myself every day to make sure that the scale doesn't go the wrong way, other than the normal 1 to 2 pounds.

I also have problems getting all the Water in. I've never been a water drinking or a soda drinker. I was always drinking coffee or juice. I gave up coffee for tea so that I could have something hot with a flavor to it that I enjoyed. I just bought some of those liquid water flavors today. I hope those don't have a bad after taste to them like the powder stuff does.

My nutritionist told me the myfitnesspal was the top rated one, so I've been using that.

I struggle with Water, but not Protein. I used to use Protein Drinks to help me get all the protein in that I needed, but since moving to a full food meal plan, I just eat enough chicken twice a day and get what is needed according to MFP. I'm trying to get water in, but I've just never been a super thirsty person. I can sip throughout the day and be just fine, but if I do it at that pace, I only get 20 to 30 oz in. I think that water is just really boring to me. I don't add flavor to my water because those mixes have a horrible aftertaste to me. I decided to start drinking hot tea throughout the day. I had previously given up drinking my morning coffee because I would sip it up until lunch time before drinking any water at all, and I knew that wasn't doing me any good. I'm hoping that tea will help me reach the right amount of daily water.