starzee78

I think all of us here had those people in our lives that said "why not just do it on your own." I tell them, if I could do it on my own then why is it taking me 30 years to lose weight. I'm 34 now and I have been overweight all of my life. The reasons to do this surgery outweighed the reasons not to do this surgery. No one but me (and the people on this site) knows my struggle and the issues I've had to deal with. Also some people like to say that this is taking the easy way out. If they only knew what we have to do they wouldn't say that. This isn't easy. It's a tool to help with a lifestyle change. Don't worry about those people. Most of them have never struggled with their weight so it's easy for them to make remarks like that. You do what is right for you and only you. In the end it's your health.

I did pickle relish, but just a tiny bit. I didn't have any issues.

If you absolutely can't drink liquids then suck on ice cubes and popsicles. It's very important that you get liquids into your body so you won't get dehydrated. My first 2 weeks I set a timer on my phone and made sure I was drinking an ounce of liquid every 4 minutes.

My doctor put me off for 6 weeks. I probably could have gone back after one week.

I had this as well. I was given antibiotics 3 weeks before my surgery date that I had to take for the duration of 2 weeks. It appears to be common so don't worry. It didn't affect my surgery date. Good luck on your journey.

I'm now addicted to clothes and online shopping. I've been trying to curtail my addiction though.

On that same topic...do you include your Protein shakes in your Fluid intake?

Yes I include my Protein drinks. I actually write down everything I put into my mouth.

I have a question for you sleevers out there. How do you keep track of your Fluid intake? I was sleeved May 23rd and since then I keep a notepad and pen with me at all times. I tally every ounce of fluid that I have. Anyone else do this? Anyone have any other ways that they keep track?

I just had this problem and had the worst experience of my life. I had to resort to milk of magnesium and it still was a struggle. Since my "breakthrough" bowel movement 2 days ago I have been adding fiber to all my liquids. Any other suggestions. I don't want this to happen again.

I'm one week out from being sleeved and the first couple of days were hard. I was meeting my Protein goal but not meeting my Fluid goal. I was only able to get in about 35 ounces. What I'm doing now is setting my timer on my phone for every 4 or 5 minutes. When the timer goes off I take a sip. I figured that this averages 1 ounce per 15 minutes. It also helps that the nurse gave me a bunch of little 1 ounce cups to take home after surgery.

I'm sorry for those of you that are having a tough time. One thing I remember that the psychologist told me is that a person going through this process will have a lot of emotions as I'm sure many of you were told the same thing. It's almost as if you are going through a divorce, you have divorced food. You have broken up with all the comfort food you are used to and now just left with liquids. Just like your mate taking everything and leaving only the clothes on your back. It's going to hurt at first but eventually it gets better. I think what makes it hard is that after being sleeved you can't do anything but sit at home and keep track of your Fluid intake. That's boring and with boredom comes our wanting to eat. The thing that helps me with this process is journaling. I know it sounds super cheesy but I write down exactly how I feel. I was sleeved exactly one week ago. On my 4th day out from surgery I was upset because here I was trying to get in as much liquid as possible when all I really wanted was a bite of real food even if it was a vegetable or fruit. So on that day I have an angry journal entry. After writing my feelings down I did feel better. Did it take away my want for food, no but I recognized why I was angry and sad. It's like talking to someone. It may not solve the actual problem but afterwards you feel better.