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Chad, I can't add anything that hasn't already been said, but I wanted to show my support for you. Sending hugs.

Oh, I'm delighted with this thread. Something different! Personally, I've been enthralled recently with kindle's fecal transplant and the thread on sunlight in the early morning keeping you slim. But I've missed you, Revs. Your witty banter always brings a smile to my face. Let the new topics begin! Oh, regarding food addiction, Laura-ven started a very good thread on that topic a while ago if anyone is interested in searching for it. I must say, I do miss her feistiness on here.

Kmo, I don't want to highjack this thread, so I'll pm you.

Of course it gets better. It is a stair step progress, not linear. Stalls can last a couple of weeks to 4 or more, but it will pass. Stay strong and come here to vent and be petted. Stalls suck, no doubt about it. Sending hugs.

How interesting! Guess I'll make more of an effort to take my walk in the morning instead of the afternoon. There seem to be so many facets of weight loss and maintenance. It's no wonder we were all overweight. Wonder what they will figure out next, type of music you listen to?

Great thread. I have read about this procedure, so curious to hear how it turns out. Thanks for sharing with us and keep us informed on your oppootunity Sorry, couldn't resist....

Terri, I feel for you. We've all been there. Sending hugs. Eventually you will see pictures of yourself and not realize at first that the skinny b in the picture is you

Kitch, how far out are you?

This is so interesting. There appear to be few to no similarities in our collective experience with this. Bizarre! Well, we always say every body is different with the sleeve, and this just proves it again. I wish I had an ice cream problem, but oh, no, ice cream and Sleevette like each other just fine.....

Egg, I'm glad to hear it it's picking up for you. I was not a quick loser either, being post menopause and with a 36 BMI to start with. Some tricks I have for picking up the pace a bit: Don't sit for more than an hour. Get up and walk around for 5 minutes at least once an hour. It's a pain, but it really helps. Walk every single day, even if only for 15 or 30 minutes. Two 30 minute walks a day or even four 15 minute walks a day helps a lot. If you haven't already, try altering your combination of carbs, fats and protein. I switched to very low carbs, about 40-50% fats, and 40% protein. Some people are just more sensitive to carbs than others. Good luck to you

Good for you! That's awesome!

I wish I had that problem, BKLYNgal. Unfortunately I can eat a brownie or small square of cake Banana bread......yummmmm.....sigh

Corkiseg, if you are having doubts, I would say don't do it. While I personally am thrilled with my sleeve, my own opinion is that WLS is like marriage - if you have doubts, hold off. You can always do it later. Unlike a marriage, there is no divorce from the sleeve. You better be pretty sure it is what you want to do and you are very aware of the risks and requirements to both lose and to keep the weight off long term. Good luck to you however you choose.

Stay off the scale! Don't get back on it for 2 weeks. Let yourself heal up a bit and stop being so hard on yourself. You just had major surgery, for goodness sakes. Do try and get your liquids in, it will help with healing. Try and walk around even if it hurts, you will heal faster if you are up and about rather than just laying there. Feel better soon

Good lord, that's amazing fast! Good for you! (says to self "I hate men and their ability to lose fast...grumble grumble grumble")

There are several types of these new treatments. I tried it and wasn't too impressed, but then I didn't do 8 treatments, either, which they recommend. Fairly pricey. I'm going for surgery when I can. Thermage (uses RF) Viora (uses RF) Youtube video on using lasers

I'd take care of this sooner rather than later. While you will "go" much less frequently now (you aren't eating any solids), two weeks is too long. IMHO I'd stay away from the fruit juice, it's just empty calories and a real laxative will work much better. Try Milk of Magnesia, Senna, Dulcolax or similar. Calling your doctor is a good idea. Are you still on pain killers? They are terrible on constipation.

Here is one of the sitting articles and another and one from the Amercian Cancer Society and another from Mayo Clinic researcher I'm trying to get myself up out of my chair every hour. it's hard at night when I settle into my easy chair, though!

Elfnow, you are still healing. Your tolerance for things will change considerably. Try broccoli again in a month, you may be surprised.

Taco Bell sauce has a lot of vinegar. I like vinegary things, too. I agree about bready stuff, grind and grumble. A few tiny bites very slowly are OK, but I usually avoid breads most of the time anyway.

Personally, I would try to really shake your system up with a very different feeding pattern. Some ideas: 5:2 plan. I hear about lots of success with this. Search on it here and you'll find a lot of threads. Very low carb/high fat. This is about 10% carbs, 50% fats and 40% protein. You want to shoot for less than 20g carbs a day. Lots of people have success with this one, too. The fats are excellent for satiety and the lack of carbs forces your existing fat to break down into energy. Lower your calories to 900 or raise them to 1200. Try it for a week and see if there is any movement on the scale. Try interval training for your exercise. That is basically mixing up steady activity with short bouts of hard activity. You can search on that here for more info. I mostly walk for exercise, but I'll run for a minute or two, then go back to walking. Same type of thing on a bike. I read that you shouldn't sit for more than one hour at a time because it slows down your metabolism. There are some studies on it if you want to google it. If you have a desk job, try to get up every hour for at least 5 minutes and walk around. Good luck!

Hi Y'all, I am curious how many people that are 6+ months out have found things they cannot tolerate, and what those are. I know there are a lot of people that can tolerate anything, but I'd like to hear from those who have found problem foods. I have found that strong cinnamon (like Good Earth tea) and sour candies like sour gummy worms (yeah, I know, I shouldn't be eating them anyway) cause actual pain in my stomach within a couple of minutes of eating/drinking it. I like sour stuff and cinnamon, so I'm a bit sad to give these up, but every time I try I really regret it, so they are off the list. I can eat pickles and drink Chick Fil A diet lemonade just fine (lemon juice, splenda, water) because it isn't terribly sour. However, some of the other diet lemonades (made from citric acid, not lemons) are not pleasant at all on Sleevette. I take Omeprozole every night to control acid. What's been your experience?

For the first 5-6 months I never felt hungry. Now I have something sort of like hunger, but it's more like I know my body needs to eat something as opposed to "I'm hungry." It's weird, hard to explain. It varies a lot from person to person and a number of people still have hunger after the sleeve, but I think it is safe to say that most everyone's hunger is considerably diminished after surgery, and find it much more managable. If I am hungry at all, I just eat a couple of ounces of something (preferably Protein like Jerky or deli meat or cheese) and it's gone like poof! That's a pretty slick thing about the sleeve. Very helpful keeping me on plan.

Try this thread lots of Protein powder conversation there... any of the unflavored powders will work, like unjury, Beneprotein, etc.

Hi Erin, Welcome to the community. I will try to answer some of your questions, but the best thing to do is learn how to use the Search function on here. The Search box is on the top right and you can look for all sorts of different topics and read many answers from the history of this site. What is my pre op diet like? Dr Neil Floch is my surgeon. Your surgeon will give you a pre-op diet specific to his practice. Not everyone has a pre-op diet, it usually depends on your BMI. People under 40 sometimes do not have a pre-op diet, they just can't gain any prior to surgery. If you do have a pre-op, it may be a liquid diet for 2 weeks before surgery or it may be a low calorie diet for 6 months. It varies a lot. How long are you usually in the Hospital? If all goes well, a day or two. If you have complications it could take several more days. If you have bad complications, it can take much longer than that. Most people stay one or two days. What should I pack? There is a great list of what to pack on here - do a search on "What to pack" and you'll see it. Does it hurt? Well, yeah, it's major surgery! Of course it hurts. They give you pain meds, though. I recommend getting off the morphine and vicodin as soon as possible, though, because it causes severe constipation that is really painful after this surgery. You get over the pain in a few days. Anything specific you guys have found that you needed when you got home from the hospital? Protein powder, Crystal Light, comfy clothes that don't bind around the middle. What were the best ways to stay positive through the pain? The pain meds help, as does walking to get rid of the gas build up, not to worry, the pain is really the least of it IMHO. You'll be too busy worrying about getting in your Water and Protein. When did you begin to feel normal again? 6 weeks post surgery, but I'm a lot older than you. I think you'll bounce back quickly. Are there certain foods i will never eat again? Carbonated drinks. Caffeine. You may find other things that don't agree with you specifically. Of course, there are lots of people here that still drink soda and caffeine on a regular basis, but for your best chance at success, it's best to avoid them. Good luck on your journey