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And they should make you happy. You look FANTASTIC!!!
Feel better soon.

Well I was sleeved at 46.. Do I feel 30?? No...,but I feel like a pretty good 47! I can't say surgery turned me into superwoman. But I'm a lot more active and moving around on life is so much easier!

Before sleeving I was a spice fanatic. I piled on the cayenne and ate Szechuan peppers, etc.. My first venture with hot and sour Soup resulted in a trip to the bathroom.
My relationship with hot and spicy food has been discontinued. However, my wife thinks I'm hot and spicy. Fair trade.

I was shopping at a local boutique this morning and decided to try a few dresses for some upcoming parties & showers.
I pointed to one "that's cute."
The woman grabbed me a small.
"Um, size what?? For who?? Me??"
"I'll get you a medium, but you are definitely a small."
....Yeah lady, you're on crack ..... And I fit and bought the size small dress. Holy s#*t!

I notice I hurt more now too. Even just laying in bed, I can feel my rib cage (yes that's a good thing lol) but now laying on the bones they tend to hurt now. I think just before they had extra cushion.

Absolutely Beautiful! You've done such a great job, you deserve to feel amazing. Thanks for sharing.

2month follow up yesterday---after a dissapointing one month f/u i am so happy to say that my weight loss has resumed ive lost another 13 lbs! i am now down to 213 from my starting weight which was 257... HIP HIP HOORAY! i am ecsatic. The stall has finally ended!!!!!!
the dr would actually like me to UP my calories as i am only taking in about 400 daily.

I had diabetes, have high blood pressure, and high cholesterol and my BMI was 43. I made the decision to have the surgery based on the fact the road I was going down was a dark path for me, and now I'm on the right track. My T2 diabetes is gone, and I'm already reducing my meds for my blood pressure and I'm only 14 days post op. I still remember on my pre-op assessment weigh in, the nurse said to me "Wow, I didn't expect you to weigh that much, you carry it very well.". I didn't know if that was an insult or a compliment!
Either way, keep your head up, you're doing this for a healthier you...who cares what anyone else says!

My first week out i was questioning "why did i do this?" " how in the hell am I suppose to get in 80- 90 grams of protien and at least 64oz of Water. well Im here writing you from week 7 and im telling you life is soooooooooo much better than it was at week 1 getting all my protien, vitimans and fluids in is a breeze....granted some days i come in way below what i need to but other days i exceed...dont stress your self if you cant get that much in early on after surgery all you have to do is try..the only problem im having is eating too fast and chewing but i been working on it.
my go to source of Protein is : Premier Protein.......taste great!!!!!!!!!!!
source of fluids : g2 gatorade and Water
cheat food: chips and reeses Cereal ( dont shoot me) rearly cheat
favorite food : tuna and chilli
food I hate now: fried food the smell makes me sick
WOULDNT CHANGE MY DECISION FOR NOTHING IN THIS WORLD, I HAVE MY LIFE BACK

I have always struggled both in online groups and in my physical groups when a particular situation presents itself. That situation is when someone is doing something clearly against their best interests as it relates to WLS. I’m talking about the cases where people are clearly heading off track. I find myself at times frustrated and responding in an effort to get those individuals to realize what they’re doing is wrong and at times it has been in a less than tactful way. It has caused me to question why I even care or bother to respond at all. I have spent a decent about of time trying to answer this question for myself and figured I would try to explain it to y’all as well.
I view myself and all of us that have WLS as members of a community. I want every person that goes through this process to be successful and improve the quality of their life. As a member of the community I feel an obligation to help those that I can on their journey. I also have a selfish motivation in trying to help others. I hate that many people in the general public view WLS patients as cheating, taking the easy way out, or that we are just continuing the pattern of laziness that got us to obesity in the first place. I hate hearing the obligatory stories, which we have all heard that goes something like this, “My friend had WLS, lost a bunch of weight and then gained it back”. I have vowed to never be that guy in the story. Here’s the selfish part of my motivation, I never want YOU to be that guy in the story either.
Again from a community perspective we all fail when one of our WLS brothers or sisters does become that guy. We fail together when people go into this thinking it will be the magic bullet and don’t realize it actually does take a lot of work by the individual to succeed. We all fail when people don’t make the food changes necessary and instead think the only tool needed is the surgery.
Maybe I’m wrong and should not view others success or failure as my own. Maybe I’m wrong by not being a cheerleader when people are looking for a little friendly enabling. What’s it to me after all? Sure go ahead, a double cheese burger at 2 weeks out sounds like a great idea! If it doesn't hurt, it must be ok to do, right? Hell let’s wash it down with a vanilla shake!
Sorry I just can’t do it. Guess I will have to become comfortable with my role as the hard ass.
I will extend one offer though. If you do want to know how to totally defeat your sleeve (RNY, DS or Band too) let me know. It’s a road map that is not difficult to follow. I figure that would at least give those inclined a quicker way to regain instead of having to spend all the time testing the waters with various, “I wonder if I can have XYZ”? If you’re reconciled to not trying and just want to jump right to failure then send me a PM, let’s get it done and out of the way.
In any event, I hope this gives a better understand of why I care and view WLS support in the way that I do. I mean no one any ill will ever, but I also will not condone actions that are contrary to being a successful WLS patient. Best of luck on your journey.

I just saw the apple chips on pinterest. Going to have to try it. Only 2 months out but taking colace daily (when I remember) just to have some sort of regularness going. Would rather have the apple chips.

Great results - thanks for sharing and Happy Thanksgiving as well.

Just saying Hi dkandsm - I was also sleeved on the 25th. Two months out today and down 36 pounds. Hope you are still doing well.

Thanks for sharing the pictures. I'm two months out today. Can't wait to see my progress in another month. You look Amazing! Love the haircut too.

Thanks for sharing the pictures. I'm two months out today. Can't wait to see my progress in another month. You look Amazing! Love the haircut too.

Although I'm only 20 days out, I know that there is going to come those days when I'm out and about and end up at a fast food restaurant. I came across this site and thought I'd share it. 7 short pages but has some healthier alternatives, low in calories and fat and high in Protein and also list different fast food places. (Also sure that I couldn't eat one of these whole meals but better to eat the healthier foods even in smaller amounts) (sorry if this has been mentioned before). Hope it helps.
http://www.m.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/21-healthier-fast-food-meals

I was sleeved 5 months ago with a 34 bmi weighing 185. Today my bmi is 25 and I weigh 144. It is much slower for us since there isn't as much to lose and my skin isn't bad at all. Good luck to those with upcoming surgeries. You will do great!!!

I just had surgery 10/21 and my family want or barely help. My house is a mess, I feel claustrophobic. You would think when I start cleaning, cooking, taking care of toddler (cause she can't care for herself), walking the dog, laundry, etc; you would think someone will step up. Then when I ask I get "not right now" then later "I forgot". I'm so freaking frustrated. I can't get no one to take me where I need to go. My income has been delayed no fault of my own. So I have no money. The people I have always been there for are not here for me. I can't believe what I'm going through. I had a plan. What the freak happened. I feel like I'm in a twilight zone. Just had to vent. Time for some serious praying and shutting down some negative vibes.

Congratulations, you're almost there - how exciting. And yes, people like to voice there opinions, I even heard it from a nurse as I was getting ready to be wheeled in for surgery. The comment was (she's not a bariatric patient, she's not THAT big). My thought was why should I have to be THAT big at all, but I ignored her, she doesn't live in my skin nor does she have my medical problems and I wasn't going to get into it then. There's going to be comments that we just have to let roll off. Enjoy your journey. It's your, all yours, and you deserve it.

Welcome to the board. You will find a wealth of info here. If you don't see what you are looking for then just ask! Good luck on your upcoming surgery!

Hi everyone - Sleeved on September 25th - 3 weeks today and down about 19 pounds. You all are doing great. (I'm from Arizona)

Glad everything is going well.

Amazing! What an inspiration! Thanks for sharing.

Glad you're doing ok. Keep getting lots of rest, it really does help. The results are coming and you're definitely moving in the right direction. Hang in there.

Although I'm only 20 days out, I know that there is going to come those days when I'm out and about and end up at a fast food restaurant. I came across this site and thought I'd share it. 7 short pages but has some healthier alternatives, low in calories and fat and high in Protein and also list different fast food places. (Also sure that I couldn't eat one of these whole meals but better to eat the healthier foods even in smaller amounts) (sorry if this has been mentioned before). Hope it helps.
http://www.m.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/21-healthier-fast-food-meals