smsgrl2009

I live in Fort Mill..was sleeved May 3 in Mexico...I have lost almost 50lbs in 2 months...feeling great..eating normal just small amounts..best decision I ever made.

May 3 - down 46lbs...eating pretty normal just smaller quantities

Also..just wanted to share this..I know people preach..no carbs no carbs..but...I stalled a few days...and was eating 500-600 calories...I decided my body was in starvation mode..so set out to increase my calories..only way I could really increase them was to add more carbs...so I started snacking on graham crackers with nutella..a favorite before the surgery..and now I am back to losing 1/2 a pound per day again...and that's without strenuous exercise as I will start that now that I am at 6 weeks..that put me up to about 900 calories per day..I feel better and am losing weight again...

I am 6 weeks post sleeve today..down 36lbs and over 20"!!! Cholesterol is down from 237 to 182...

Wow congrats Lawrence..you are looking fantastic..keep it up!

Surgery was May 3 - SW 280.4 CW 246 - Cholesterol on surgery day 237 and 1 month later is 182 !!! eating a pretty normal diet..just tiny amounts..still not getting enough water but trying..taking Vitamin B12, Biotin, Fiber gummies, multivitamin and Liquid Iron..

Used a 0% credit card (until June 2014)..will have it paid off before then so no interest

Yep, that's exactly what I did..and they had no problem with it..

Good Luck with the surgery and don't be nervous...just roll with the punches!

sleeved on May 3..down 28lbs over all...

I am almost 4 weeks post op now..and feeling great. I am over the hump I think...sometimes I wonder if they did anything (if not for the fact that I can only eat tiny amounts)..because I haven't thrown up once, only been nauseated once or twice..and am eating darn near everything (with common sense)...I eat grilled chicken breast, grilled veggies, rice, potatoes, jello, pudding, eggs, cheese, ice cream, heck..even had some pizza toppings (no crust)..I seem to tolerate everything..but the key is that I eat very small amounts..and I chew it well..takes about an hour to finish about a cup of food. I am getting in around 70gms of protein with only one supplemental shake...taking in an average of 600 calories a day..have lost 28lbs thus far and am fitting in to clothes I havent' worn since before getting pregnant..and now that I can actually eat some stuff, the social part of this isn't so bad either. We went to Red Lobster on Memorial Day and I ordered the kids garlic grilled shrimp meal with veggies...ate about 75% of it...and felt very happy. Those first couple of weeks just really suck...hope all you other May sleevers are doing well!

I would definitely as the doctor..these could be leak symptoms...and this would be about the time they could appear..could just be that you haven't healed enough to start pureed but could be something else...ask your surgeon on this...take care!

The first day back to the hotel, we hung out chatting in the restaurant having broth while our patient coordinator and the +1 had margaritas..(was cinco de mayo)...then we walked to the LEY grocery store and shopped for a while...then went back up to the room...I ended up walking over to another sleever's room and hung out for a while..then hung out in my room skyping my husband and watching Harry Potter in Spanish..lol till I got sleepy..

You are welcome! I know we are supposed to eat to live and not live to eat..and this surgery is the tool to force this behavior change...but knowing it and living it are 2 different ballgames..most posts I read are bliss and happiness..and i am sure when I am finally at a stable healthy weight that I will understand but for now..this is hell..forcing myself to drink nasty liquid vitamins, nasty protein shakes, no sugar this...no fat that..take anything that might taste good and blend it till its tasteless...sit and watch your family eat your favorite food on mother's day while you eat a container of baby food applesause...this is not cool! Maybe I will feel better when I poop..because oh yeah..thats another happy side effect..no poop in 2 weeks...advice is to drink more nasty stuff...not being a downer..but people need to be prepared for all the down sides to the surgery as well.