GreekGirl

Today is my 1 year surgiversary this year has gone by so fast been a few hurdles but I'm so happy with my sleeve. I would do it all over again in a heart beat. Have about 7# to my goal. Dr said was good where I'm at but would like a few to play with. Coming off slow now but very HAPPY with what I have accomplished in a year.
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1 year ago I was drinking this slimy Protein shake 4 times a day and never made even 1 error..i was so pumped for the surgery that nothing and I mean nothing could have gotten in my way...
Almost a year later and several bumps along the road...I still see myself as a survivor and a success...36 lbs. to go.....Hope, hope, ope I make those last few.....

I'm just 3 weeks shy of my surgiversary. My weight has been fluctuating by about 4-5 lbs for the last 2 months. I've lost roughly 108 lbs from my high weight and about 96 lbs from my surgery day. I'm going to run a half marathon on Sat and the distance running has me eating more carbs than I normally would (hence the fluctuations). I feel amazing.
Hubby is about 6 weeks behind me. Not sure how much he's down, but it's well over 125 lbs.

This is my before and after picture I sure hope I post it right. Working hard - total loss is 121 lbs

I was sleeved 7/30 and have lost 35 lbs since surgery (44 including liquid pre-diet). I don't really see a difference yet (sorry no pics for me yet- ugh). Ive only just come out of a 2 week stall tho- so? Maybe soon.
However.... I have great reports from my 2 month dr appt. I am no longer diabetic (not even close!) no longer need blood pressure medication, my knees stopped hurting and I dropped 71 points on my cholesterol!
So... Would I sleeve again? Absolutely!

I'm happy with my progress!

So blessed!!!!
9 months out
Start weight 246
Today's weight 135
111 pounds gone FOREVER
NEVER looking back!!!! THIS is living!! We all deserve to feel this way!!!!

Hang in there! I am about the same amount of time as you and completely understand. As time goes it gets harder. Just try to reprogram yourself again and recommit. If you are exercising a lot it makes sense you would be hungrier. This far out it is hard for me to do shakes so really just planning out what to eat for the next day helps. Good luck, hang in there and sounds like you will be fine. I find sometimes I have a few hard days and then a few easier ones.

Went for my 1 week post-op checkup...I'm actually a week & a day post op...my blood pressure was NORMAL!!!!! I couldn't believe it, I had the nurse check it again & then again before I left! Surgeon said no more BP meds!!!! I can't believe it! I'm 32lbs down but that includes liver shrink diet weight too! I just had to share! :-)

Hang in there! I am about the same amount of time as you and completely understand. As time goes it gets harder. Just try to reprogram yourself again and recommit. If you are exercising a lot it makes sense you would be hungrier. This far out it is hard for me to do shakes so really just planning out what to eat for the next day helps. Good luck, hang in there and sounds like you will be fine. I find sometimes I have a few hard days and then a few easier ones.

Well, here I am at 5 months out. The first picture was taken at a ladies mountain retreat in October 2012 (6 months before my band-to-sleeve revision.) Pic 2 was taken in early May 2013, about 2 weeks after surgery and pic 3 was taken yesterday. It's happening! I'm feeling good and enjoying my sleeve. I think it works like the band was supposed to work. I have restriction now and I haven't had any food get stuck since surgery, so I'm no longer looking for the nearest restroom in case I have to make a run for it. I tolerate every food that I've tried, except caffeine. I get caffeine jitters after only a few sips now and it just doesn't taste the same, so I don't bother.
I'm proud of how far I've come. It feels so good to sit and bend comfortably. I am excited about losing the rest. There are so many more nsv's to uncover as a I continue on this road to recovery. I'm still working on the emotional eating, reducing my fat intake, and getting in enough Protein and exercise. It's still a lot of work, but it all feels do-able now. I am a work in progress.

Wow. The negativity from some of the users on here is just plain ugly. Some haven't reached the point of struggle and some forget what it felt like. To the person who wrote Just don't eat ****? You dont belong on here. This is a friendly and helpful community. You took the time out of your day to make someone else feel bad for expressing their concerns for their struggle. Shame on you. Life is hard enough without negative people dragging us down. To the poster of the thread, I am only a week out so I have very little advice on the topic, but what I can tell you is hold your head up high and don't let these fools bring you down. We need to stand together...not tear each other apart.

Guys, seriously?? do you think this will never happen to you during the rest of your life? I can't believe some of the nasty posts. SO not helpful.
OP, I'm sure this will happen to many of us. Although I'm not far enough out yet, one of the things that helped me pre-op was being forced to give up the carbs doing the liquid diet. I find that when I eat carbs, I just keep getting hungrier and hungrier. Perhaps you can get yourself back on track by increasing your Protein intake over the weekend? By eating your Protein first?
Sending you good wishes and lots of good luck.

It's not the sleeve that is the problem. It is the mental work that it takes to work your sleeve. It is the same story you struggled with prior to your sleeve. The reason you gained weight and the head games, bad eating habits, and using food to meet your emotional needs that are very hard to reprogram in your life. That is what she is struggling with and turning to old habits and then beating the hell out of yourself for doing it. Fortunately she is reaching out to tame these problems. One day I promise you will experience this struggle and better understand it. When that happens you need to post us also so we can uplift you and help you through it.

Hang in there! I am about the same amount of time as you and completely understand. As time goes it gets harder. Just try to reprogram yourself again and recommit. If you are exercising a lot it makes sense you would be hungrier. This far out it is hard for me to do shakes so really just planning out what to eat for the next day helps. Good luck, hang in there and sounds like you will be fine. I find sometimes I have a few hard days and then a few easier ones.

I did not post that looking for "permission" to eat junk. I was sharing my struggle and hoping for some encouragement to get back on track. And partly I was posting just to be accountable to myself by making it public. I was being honest.
I really find that there is a lot of negativity and judgement on this forum.
The best advice I've gotten so far was the suggestion about a therapist. The rest is just nasty and judgmental. And to the person who said "stop eating ****"... You are about 4 days out, right? I hope for your sake you don't struggle like I am at 4 months, but at 4 days food made me sick. That changes over time and it does get harder. I'm not making excuses for my choices. Just being real and looking for some help.

I have had no problem either. Can get thru a bottle in 20 minutes easy. I think everyone is different but had the same concern earlier. Very quickly realized it was fine for me. Kind of hard to understand that soon out but you will be surprised how much you can drink especially once you do a vigorous exercise.

I wanted to hit 100 by 6 months but I'm definately not complaining about 90 lbs! Very proud of myself

I can't believe how quickly my life has changed! Getting the sleeve was the best thing I have ever done for myself but I had to do my share too! I run 20 miles a week, do yoga twice a week and train with a trainer twice a week. I've also had to completely re-train my brain when it comes to food. This time I'm never going back! You can follow my progress at http://fatgirldivesin.blogspot.com

I am doing good. Alot better than yesterday.
Yesterday is kind of a blur from the meds but I know the gas pain was horrible.
I will post more after I take a nap.

I didn't cut carbs at all. NO sugar free anything... its toxic crap. I made my weight loss goal and I am have maintained for more than a year now. I am 2 years out!

I did not cut carbs. I eat rice, bread, tortillas, etc. Today, for example, I had a half of sandwich for lunch and a fish taco for dinner. I've lost 93 pounds so far!

Yes, got insurance approval yesterday and have scheduled my preop for 9/11 and will be sleeved on 9/18. My day has finally come....Thank you God for opening this door.

I've not wanted anyone to talk about my weight for so long.. and now.. no one who has known me for a long time says a word about my weight.. how much i'd love to hear them say... "looks like you've lost a ton of weight finally!.".

How about when you see someone you haven't seen since you lost the weight and they don't say a word!
Just happened to me today, not a peep!
I would of loved the "ton" comment....