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Well you can think all the bad stuff you want!!! :-)
All ot that is low calorie and fat free!

On the website it sells for $22.95 a container. I have one as well and used it once. I don't care for it either.

It was neither easy nor automatic. I "gave in" at some point during the pre-op months and started to cut down on my 'not good with the sleeve' habits. coffee (caffinated), all carbonation, simple carbs. Thankfully I was never a smoker. I began tracking foods, I started on this Board to learn what I could from other's experiences. I researched a LOT (and even watched a lot of sleeve surgeries on You Tube.
At some point I realized that the things that I "had to give up" were the things that were killing me. This made it a LOT easier, friend!
Lastly, post sleeve I have had lots of social events, etc. and I participated FULLY. The only difference? food was not the be-all, end-all of the gathering for me. i.e. I was acting more like a normal person (and all in all I am pretty Abnormal)!

I have to agree with the others, wait until your doctor says it is OK. I am in a support group with a lady who had RnY. She has quite a bit to lose, probably close to 200#. She got pregnant within a few months and continued to lose and had a beautiful healthy baby but by 15 months had a pretty small baby and still quite a bit to go. Now 8 months later she is pregnant again and still has a good amount of weight to lose. You need to remember the honeymoon period, that period of time that you are so much more likely to get to that goal. Use this time, make your goals, soon enough you will hold that precious baby in your arms and it will have all been worth it.

When I read post on here from this site and various others, I recall seeing several people discussing their pregnancies and how it affected their weight loss. Most, actually, all, were complaining of putting weight on that they were having a hard time losing. You have barely given yourself time to adjust!! There are some uncertainties that could come from doing this too early that I wonder if the risk are worth it? Even if you got the all clear light from your Dr. at 6 months, I would try to adapt more to this lifestyle before you make a major life change. I could be way off base here but what if being baby crazy is a new fix since being food crazy isn't an option anymore??

Some ppl believe the opposite: real cheese is better than the chemical-loaded stuff.

I had to got to this weight guy for 6 months then just as I finished my PCP changed groups and had to start agin with another NUT and weigh ins for 6 months. I went through it and after I was ok'ed by my insurance. Sometimes the road is hard but girl the alternative is worse ! Don't give into the wall that you have built around your body! Take a deep breath and do what needs to be done. You will not regret taking your life back.

Yes, very normal. Your "head" would love for you to give up and keep doing ALL the things that got you fat and keeps you fat! The sleeve helps, but we all must face our personal food and fat demons!

I know this may not be the most thought provoking and in depth approach to help with such strong emotions, but my go-to thing for feeling hyper emotional/crazy/weepy, is YouTube. Then i search for Jesus Christ in Richmond park, and I laugh every time. Then I search for Jeb Corliss Grinding the Crack and I get inspired. I can go about my business afterwards because 1. Finding pleasure and laughter at the simplest things reminds me that humor and happiness will overrule sorrow and tears . And 2. Anytime I feel inspired and uplifted I can easily dust my pants off and get back up again. Hope you feel better soon!

This topic has been the most valuable to me thus far. The threads that prepare you with food, habits, what to expect after are all at our finger tips and are so helpful.
But, this thread of people that are nervous, wondering if this choice is the right one, thinking if they could still try something else was most valuable at this time.
Then I read.. Belize's post and was inspired. This post validated my decision to do surgery. I really appreciate your heartfelt response that most of us can relate to.. It put any reservations that I have at ease. Looking to be sleeved at the end of year.
Thank you!!

The nice thing about it is that's it's never too late to do the right thing for yourself. But to answer your question, yes, there are times it just doesn't work, and those times are when we don't make the right choices. They didn't operate on our brains, and the reality is that we have some very hard work to do. We have to conquer our habits and stressors and head hunger in order for the surgery to really work. For me, it's a lifelong battle, one that I will have to fight every day. Someone on the boards once said to me, just because you CAN eat it does not mean you SHOULD eat it. Simple but wise words. So, just know that you are in charge, the sleeve can help you, and you can do this! Good luck as you work to figure out what your secret to success is

When I read your post the words Appetite Control jumped out at me. That sounds like heaven! Appetite Control. But to me, Phentermine is something different. When I think of Phentermine I think, stimulate. And what will happen when you stop being stimulated. Your system will slow down and you will gain weight. It is a vicious cycle. Some people are strong enough to stay out of it , others get sucked in without even knowing it. Please be careful.

They obviously do not know you too well Kathy. Sad that they couldn't recognize they were in the presence of ProudGrammy and she plans on staying that way!!

Thanks for having the courage to type that out. To look outside of yourself for support. That to me is a very hard thing to do. I too have stuffed my feelings down with food after some of life's trauma. Your post reminded me of something I haven't put much thought into yet, and that is how to deal with the flood of emotions to come. A few months ago I went on this super healthy detox type diet. Nothing but raw veggies and fruit type of diet. It only lasted a week! But a few days in I started getting hit with super hard emotions. Some times even just randomly reliving in my mind a very traumatic day 4 years ago when my best friend died while I was trying to save him. Also things I haven't thought about in years from my childhood. It really caught me off gaurd because I am usually an even keel emotionally. Or so I thought. It was in those few days that I actually realized the extent of my numbness. I can acknowledge now something I didn't even realize I was doing. Any moment that is remotely uncomfortable I eat. There may be a huge emotional storm ahead after the coping mechanism of food is stripped away. I saw others mention counseling and I'd like to echo that! If you don't feel up to counseling then think of a few things that you can do that are good for you and rewarding and healthy. Like, taking a walk, meditating, yardwork, etc. Anything you can plan ahead of time to do instead of eat. Or do when your emotions get so overwhelming that you need a release. Some of this we are going to have to just feel though. I really am sorry for what you have gone through. Sometimes there is just no sense to be made of bad things that happen to innocent people. Sometimes the only morsel of peace you can get out of things like this is knowing that if you live through it and make it out stronger then you can maybe help someone else one day. Hang in there and please keep us all posted.