Sleeved in Seattle

You are not alone. I keep telling myself breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but I struggle too. Usually I'll start the morning off with a 16 oz. glass of water, then eat. I try to choke down some cottage cheese or greek yogurt, but it often seems like I'm eating brunch, not breakfast.

And I got mine at Amazon. You're being too nice.

Ha! Even better.

Or you never know when to leave well enough alone.

Thank you thank you thank you! When can you come over and make it for me?

Oops, sorry to be posting in the Vets' Forum. <scurrying back to newbie territory>

Given your sig, let's hope it's only a genie!

<waving a fan after looking at LipstickLady's new backside, er jeans> Is it warm in here, or is it just me?

I like Trader Joe's too, with a bit of cheese and sour cream.

Oh yes, I felt like the biggest one whenever we went out with friends. I'm 5'4" as well and at 163 I'm in a size 10 skinny/curvy jeans and a M/L top. My goal is 135 too (cuz I copy Laura whenever possible). It had been 125 but after talking a lot to my surgeon about body shape/bone structure I decided to revise up. Much as 125 sounds like a magic number to me too, I'd rather have muscles than be skinny minnie. If I get to have a choice.

This morning, for giggles, I tried on the last pair of jeans I had left from my lapband losses, a size 10 from about 4 years ago, and they fit! Whee. That was after grabbing a pair of size 10 skinny jeans at costco yesterday so I'd have something to aim toward, then finding they fit when I got them home. They don't look stretchy, but they must be. Last night I went through a big box of workout clothes and pulled out a bunch of tops that I think are still tight, but got the green light for their appropriateness as gym clothes. And after what feels likes a month I finally stopped the up/down/up/down/up to land on a new "down." Does this coincide with me upping my Protein? It could be, and it is certainly an incentive to keep at it. OK, enough bragging about myself, but I just had to share.

You'll feel so much better after getting hydrated at the hospital. I had to have it done three times between my EDG and post-surgery; it's a hard lesson to learn at the beginning, but we're here for you.

No help from me on the hypothyroidism (other than to say I commiserate after watching my Mom on Synthroid for the last 30 years). But wow, you look like a completely different (and much younger) person! You go girl!

I obviously need to step up my game - or get one of you to cook for me! I'm hungrier after reading this than I was before breakfast!

I definitely have an addiction to food, but it helps me so much to know that one slip is not the end of the world. Maybe when I'm further out I'll have the same thoughts as you - that would not be a bad thing! - but for me now it helps to know that others can have a slip but not fall completely from the path of successful sleevedom. LV, do you think is there no room for mistakes at all? I really need to know - because if so, then I do need to change how I learn and strive for that perfection I wrote about earlier.

Wow, such drama today. Can I make a suggestion? If you don't like a thread, don't read it. I feel like I'm being beaten about the head and shoulders for having fun once in a while. I know if I try to be a "perfect" sleeved person - tho I may give it my damn best shot every freaking day - I will not succeed. I'm still early days yet, but it is comforting to know that there is room for a very occasional slip up. I don't think anyone is advising that one has Oreos or cake or M&Ms or donuts every day. Are they? I've spent a lot of time reading this site, old threads, new threads, FAQs, blogs, etc. (I have no life.) As a newbie, it helps me to know that small crashes happen but getting back on the bike and continuing to ride forward is infinitely doable. OK. Back to reading.

Ain't it great? Congratulations and enjoy!

Foxy lady!

I'm here to tell you that I felt the same, and aside from some teeth marks (that faded in a day or two), I managed to not succumb. It will get better! Think of the future and not the present. And sleep as much as possible.

I'm still waiting for those salacious confessions. Sigh.

You look great, whether you go forward with the PS or not. I mean come on, how much horseback riding do you do in a bikini, anyway? Not in our neck of the woods!

I think I may make that my motto. It'll keep me from eating ever again!

Not knowing who she is makes you very very fortunate.

Preach it! If I went by what My Fitness Pal tells me, I'd have lost 20 lbs. every 3 weeks.

Nobody can tell you what's best for you. For me, I had the band, was successful, but as time went on I gained nearly all the weight back. And spent at least 3-4 meals a week getting stuck and bringing food back up. I would *never* recommend the band after that experience. Read the "band to sleeve" forum for more. That said, the sleeve is a drastic solution. There's no turning back, no matter how much you hate it at the beginning. It is fast at the start. But it is hard, very hard, to get through the various stages of adding food back in. Do a search on pre-surgery liquid diets or post-surgery diets to see how much people whine and complain about the often weeks-long stages before real food can be eaten. I feel better than I've felt in years. I'm happier about how I look, how I move and what I can do. Some days are easier than others, but most days nothing tastes as good as not feeling like the fattest person in the room. I hope I can stick to this, and I think if I remain vigilant, then the sleeve will be the answer to my prayers.