Sleevin'It

Happy birthday, and great job!!!

Hi Shelby, thanks for keeping us posted on your progress. Don't worry too much about the pounds yet. You just had major surgery and the hospital gave you lots of fluids, so your weight will not be true yet. I had a hard time with intake for a good month before my internal swelling went down enough to get in the required fluid intake. Keep sipping your fluids and try to get moving as much as possible. Start with short walks every hour or two and increase. Good luck and keep us posted!

You go!!! Definite NSV!!!

Amazing!!! Congrats!!!

Hi Cannie, Welcome! I can tell you how I prepared for surgery and sleeve-life. I watched as many YouTube videos I could find on the sleeve, joined this forum, and read everything I could get my hands on. When I spoke with my surgeon, he provided me with info I would need to prepare for my pre-op and post-op diet. Search this forum for any and all experiences that interest you. If you can, join the local support groups for sleevers. There are so many different experiences you can learn from. When the time comes for surgery, make sure you follow your docs instructions to the letter. They are to help you to avoid any complications. You will find that different docs give different instructions, but follow whatever your doc says. Good luck! And can't wait to see you on the "sleeved side"!

Great job! Keep up the great work!

I've been using Fitbit for a little over a week now. I haven't added friends yet, but I enjoy it! I feel like its holding me accountable for the amount of movement I'm getting in daily and encourages me to move more.

Go you!!! Great job!!!

Hottie alert! You are so pretty! Congrats on your success and reaching your goals!

YAYYYY! I know the feeling. I went from being Morbidly obese to being Obese! Who knew that would be something to be happy about??? Lol!

Thanks for all the positive comments! It's so weird how our minds play tricks on us. I FEEL great! But when I look at pics, I get disappointed. I don't know if I was hoping to look at a pic and see Angelina Jolie or something! ;P again, thank you!

Lol! Thanks Laura-Ven! I really don't see much of a difference. I'll see myself in the mirror and feel like I'm still the same ole me.

So pretty! Congrats!

It would help if I added the pic!

Hi, I wanted to share my first full body pics. I don't see much difference, so please let me know if you do. 1st pic: day before surgery in April 2nd pic: 11/2 months post op- down 35lbs 3rd pic: yesterday down 70 lbs HW: 320 SW: 308 CW: 250 Height: 5'9 Thanks for your input!