Pastor Paula Jackson

Me too! I got sleeved because I am not good with not eating sugar for long periods of a time! My stomach is the size of my thumb now so the only restriction I have now is how much I eat!

Thanks because I was starting to feel like something was wrong.. I'm ready to move on..

I'm lost! All this sounds crazy like some conspiracy theory mess! Meet me back in the real world. This forum is suppose to be a place of encouragement and support! If you don't like a doctor report them to a medical board and find a new one, other than that let it go! What's next?

You look wonderful! Your story and before and after pictures keep me excited for tomorrow! I am looking forward to my before and after!

I was sleeved 8/28/13 and I'm still tired I still need a nap.. How long did it take you August sleeves to be back 100% or are you too still in recovery? Did y'all terry strips fall off yet or are they still on as well?

[quote name="Lisa ]Here's the thing...Diets don't work!! If they did' date=' everyone would be losing weight and KEPPING it off with them!! The only way to achieve success in weight loss is with a change in lifestyle....which is why most of us had surgery in the first place. The thing with diets is that they create a deficit. But it's like borrowing money from a bank...you can't expect to go into "debt" and not pay it all back plus interest!! That's the way diets work....you go into calorie "debt" and then, one day, you have to pay the debt back with "interest"!!! This is the reason that most people lose weight on diets and then when they go back to eating the way they did before, they gain it all back plus a little more. This is also what drives our "set point" up too...which is the weight your body wants to naturally be at. Immediately after surgery we are forced to "diet", if you will...but long term, I don't believe that long term weight loss can be PERMANENTLY achieved through severe calorie restriction. Our bodies need fuel (aka: food in the form of Protein, carbs and fat) to run efficiently. I was in a 5 month plateau (from Nov-March) and, for me, it was about taking an honest look at my eating behavior. I wasn't tracking and my nutrition was off balance. Now that I'm back to tracking my food and eating a balance of protein, fat AND carbs, my weight loss has picked back up again![/quote'] I'm new, 3 weeks post opt, but this is great information to know!

I want to do one Phase of HCG just to target this bad fat...

That is not true! HGH is a human growth hormone, HCG is the hormone found in pregnant woman to feed off of abnormal fat burn it into energy to feed the fetus...

Well that makes me feel better! I got a little scared!

Ooh let me try this!

Please someone help! I haven't eaten anything that I shouldn't! The only thing sweet I eat is my gummy vitamins! So is it normal to have the runs????

Thank You Ladies! TOM is just horrible! But I a, having a hard time getting 64oz of fluids in! I'm just barley getting in 30-40! I go see my surgeon tomorrow! My 2week post op visit... Wish me luck!

I have hit a stall. I have actually gained .4 of a pound and I was wondering if it was due to TOM! I am 2 weeks post op and I have no energy. What have you other ladies experience during your first monthly after surgery!

I have hit a stall! I think because TOM, but I don't care I'm still thankful for my current progress. I lost 13lbs in 12 days post opt and 26 total from my starting weight! Again I'm happy! Praise God!

4 days post opt! I sneezed today and thought I died! The heavens opened up because I had 3 C-sections and they don't seem to come close to a cough and a sneeze...

Girl I almost fainted! And I only walked to the end of the street and back! But I want to know when am I going to be able to swallow and not want to gag!

4 days post op, I went for a walk, yea the worse idea ever! Now I am really feeling it! But I am dropping weight so fast that Its scary! Highest weight: 260 Surgery weight: 247 Current weight: 238 Total loss: 22lbs in 3 weeks! That's two week liquid diet and 4 days post opt!