ruchyf

July 8, there are bunch of us!

Is it normal 3 weeks out I can literally eat anything? Not a lot of it cuz I get the tightness but yeah, can eat normal food just fine.., think my sleeve isn't working properly??

One month post-op today and down 28 lbs yay !!!
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Tomorrow is my surgery date. I am ready. I've been ready almost since I've started this process. I am sick of huffing up the stairs, having trouble with socks and shoes. Had my first elevated A1C a couple of months ago but all fasting blood sugars are still ok. Had my first elevated cholesterol level several months ago. My knees have been bothering me progressively worse over the past year. I learned that my stress incontinence is as bad as it is because of my weight. My husband says I snore. Yes I am ready! I am doing this for my health, for my life. The nice side effect will be the loss of weight and nicer clothes but not my reason for doing it. Have found myself to be a little tearful the past couple of days. I'm not afraid of surgery. I think it's just the major change coming. Could be the pre-op liquid diet. LOL. 0800 tomorrow morning my life will begin to change for the better.

louis-I felt pretty good at 28 days. I still had to be careful with what I was eating. I never pureed food though, yuck!!!!! I ate pretty much what I wanted but my choices were pretty mild. I ate lots of refried Beans and chili.

6 days out of surgery and feel awesome !!

Hi my little buddies,
I wanted to update my progress. I am actually doing very well. I crossed my legs for the first time last night since 2004, NSV. I was so proud. Everyone has given many compliments. My kids look at me funny because I don't really look like their mom.
I've been exercising since pre-op but at the moment I'm doing Elliptical 40 minutes in the morning and walking 30 during lunch. I was walking 3-4 miles a day and had to slow down due to Achilles tendonitis. Feeling much better with that.
I'm eating 3 meals a day with 2 Snacks a day. I try to eat 200 @ meal and 100 @ snack time. I'm eating 20-30 carbs a day and average 800 calories a day.
Things I eat:
Deli turkey
string cheese
boiled eggs, love these
tuna
all meats and fish except chicken, ouch! Usually can only eat 2 oz at a time
Hummus
salad, ranch dressing
green Beans and spinach, etc.
SF popsicles and Jello w/SF whipped cream. Yum!!!
hot chocolate, SF
Just started eating 1 oz walnuts for a snack
I'm only losing about 2 lbs a week now. I can tell my body is readjusting. I have lost a bunch of inches, not sure of total. I know I've lost 10 off waist and 9 off hips. My blood sugars are still amazing and I'm so thankful. I just took my blood sugar after dinner and it was 94. Yahoooooo!
I am having one continuous problem though, I constantly have to remind myself to slow down eating. I do get full before I eat my required 3 oz of Protein but it is so hard to slow down my eating. Bad habits sometimes are hard to break. I am working on it though. Another problem is seeing myself as thinner. I don't feel as thin as I am. I now weigh 246, but some days still feel 324.
I work hard on this journey and love every minute of it. I, as I'm sure most of you, have always worked hard at slimming down but had always had a force pushing against me. I now know I have a tool that is on my side and we're working together to make my life better.
I wish you all the best of luck and would love to encourage anyone that has questions or fears about the sleeve. Please don't hesitate to message me if you need any help. I am far from knowing it all, but would like to help in any way I can.

I cant beleive..... Only 13 lbs more to reach my goal... When I see in the mirrow it seems I need to lose much more weight.. But my scale says only 13 pounds left... I belive her... =)

It is exciting. I've lost 75 pounds so far and have to say the sex is amazing. My fiancé is very pleased lol. You should be excited. Also I feel more confident about myself during sex. How far out are you?

I had the sleeve June 2012 and ever since about every 3 months I get stomach pains that are beyond unbearable. I have to do paced breathing, I've tried making myself throw up, using the restroom, tums and pepto. Nothing seems to work.
Has anyone else had this problem? I didn't have any complications after surgery. It went textbook.
I am in so much pain right now. I don't know what to do. I've tried lying down, standing up, fetal position. Nothing seems to help. It eventually goes away, but ends up lasting between 4 to 6 hours each time
Has anyone else has such horrific stomach pains??

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Hi, are there any other July sleevers out there. Golly it feels like forever away... 10 weeks to go...