MrsPierre

I agree! I don't miss ALL of the food. Now I don't desire food and I'm okay with that! I did realize this would happen bc I had the band first. The sleeve is SO much better!!!!

I agree! I don't miss ALL of the food. Now I don't desire food and I'm okay with that! I did realize this would happen bc I had the band first. The sleeve is SO much better!!!!

Congrats, your doctor has different advice than other doctors. Something that has been discussed a million times on these forums. As has been discussed, everyone should follow their own surgeons instructions and not what they find on here, including this thread.

301lbs to 174lbs
Jan. 31,2001 to present

Down 64lbs
4/26/13 surgery
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Surgery day I was 222. Today Im 145 and my skin is ok. My arms sag a little bit (I just dont wear sleeveless things too often), my butt sags a little bit but yoga helps that, my 'girls' sag a little bit because I lost a lot of mass (went from a 44D to a 38C) but fitting into size 8 skinny jeans and a medium top, being healthy, being able to zip knee high boots, being healthy, etc is worth every single sagging skin cell!!!

I wanted to add my two cents. Prior to surgery, I had PCOS and infertility. My periods were never consistent, days varied....if they came at all. Went years without using chemical birth control, no pregnancies.
Fast forward to a year post op...periods come like clockwork, down to the time of day I start. I take zero meds for PCOS management.
Best of all, I got pregnant the first month we "tried", no outside help needed!
So yes, if fertility is your goal...

xx

Before surgery, day or surgery and a few pics over the last few months. I havent taken any in a while but I will!
Day if surgery -272
Today - 212

Surgery date was June 7, 2013
Pre Surgery 293
Post Surgery 240
53 lost
Wish I could lose faster but I will take this and very happy with it. I can't wait for the next 50!

My husband is fit (and has terrible eating habits) but even now, pre-sleeve, I don't join in. He has sweets after every meal. Just because they are in the house doesn't mean I have to eat them, and I don't. I will even still be able to cook for him and the rest of my family and not partake.
I will also be able to take myself to the gym if he doesn't go himself.
We do enjoy the same activities so when I am more physically able, I know our new activities will be more physical and I will be glad he is doing them with me but more because I love him and enjoy his company, not because I NEED him to do it with me for me to succeed. This is MY journey. I'm just glad I have him to love me through it!
Good luck!

1/21/13 still 6 months out maybe closer to 7 months started at 299 now today 195 loss of 104 pounds

First dress in five years... Haven't seen the people since 2008. Let me just say, I was definitely feeling good.

Houndstooth the new black lol

Hi guys and gals! I'm not big into before and after pics. I'm only posting this to help the newbies who may have been at my height and starting weight. It would of been helpful to me in the beginning. I am seven months out. I am only posting a side pic, because I don't want the front of of my big fat face showing on the interwebz. Hehe. My pants in the after shot are getting a bit baggy now...but anyhow, here it is. I still have about 18 lbs to goal.

I'm 5 weeks post op as well and I'm in the same boat! I don't have any advice, but I can certainly sympathize...
The nausea seems to be a little better when I drink some skim milk or eat some yogurt first thing in the morning, but that doesn't always work....
I hope you feel better soon! *hugs*

today was my 2 month follow up with my surgeon...it was supposed to be two weeks ago, but his office had to reschedule...therefore, I guess it's my 2 month + 2 week follow up here are a few things that surprised and/or intrigued me
--I was concerned that I had only lost 34 pounds, but he seemed pleased with that...he had never given me any kind of goal weight or expected weight loss, so I asked him about that--he told me that he doesn't set goals for his patients and that he just goes with a goal of obtaining a weight you feel comfortable and healthy at...that wasn't the answer I expected
--I expressed concern that I wasn't getting enough fluids in; i.e., the 64 oz minimum my NUT suggested...he said that he thought that was too high of a goal and that I would be fine getting in 48 oz...that will still be difficult for me
--as for Protein, I told him some days I had problems getting in the minimum 60 g my NUT recommended...again, he said that was too high of a goal and that I would be fine getting in 50 g...as for daily calorie intake, I told him I was averaging 800, and he thought that sounded on the high end for me at two months out--he was suggesting more like 500 to 600
--I haven't started losing any hair yet, but he said most of his patients think that their Hair loss is caused by Vitamin deficiency, and he thinks it is caused more by a lack of fat intake when dieting--not the "bad" fat but the "good" type of fat...he briefly explained the role these good fats played and how a lack of them could lead to hair loss...the whole reason he even brought this up is that I had told him that sometimes my snack is a couple of tablespoons of Peanut Butter, which has about 190 calories--he thought that peanut butter was a beneficial snack because it contained the necessary "good" type of fat
--he asked me what my hunger level was like and I told him I still sometimes experienced true hunger...I had already told him that I have been able to successfully exclude all starches (bread, Pasta, rice, potatoes, corn, crackers, Cereal, sweets, etc) from my diet...and he was genuinely puzzled at how I could be experiencing hunger and despite that still not eat the carbs and have been able to lose what he thinks is an impressive weight loss so far...he said I must be truly motivated, so that made me feel good
--finally, when I was telling him that the main thing I missed (maybe more than I missed carbs) was my Diet Coke, he actually said he saw no problem with my drinking carbonated beverages as long as they didn't cause me discomfort (they make some people burp)...I asked him about the carbonation damaging or expanding the sleeve, and he said there is no plausible evidence whatsoever that this is possible...he is one of the most well-respected and experienced bariatric surgeons in my area, so I feel like he knows what he's talking about...and that just surprised me based on everything I seem to read and hear
thanks for listening to my little report and some of my surprising findings

May 20th sleeved. Finally hit onederland this morning! So happy this was my first goal! On to the next small goal! They seem more attainable if I set them small! Feeling good even though its been tough learning new ways to cook and having to try new and healthy foods. This is what its all about! So my happy for today is hitting my first goal.
SW 225- day of surgery
CW 198
Dwn 27lbs
I haven't been under 200 since 1996! It feels great!