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I'm over a year out and I've had watermelon before and it does not bother me at all. just be careful because of the moisture of it that it might turn out to be one of those "slider" foods. but my doctor allows his patients to have it during the mushy phase of the post op diet, so i wouldn't worry if you have it once in a while.

I am a mom who has had the vgs last summer… so happy with it. My 16 yr old daughter is very over weight as well. I haven't told her about my sleeve not wanting to cause any more emotional issues than she has. Any advise? tell her or don't? recommend the sleeve or wish you wouldn't have had it??

I was 17 when I had it and it was the best thing I ever did and you should tell her in my opinion and encourage your daughter with the process should she choose to get the procedure.

i like that theory of SMART it is smart because it lets you set realistic goals without over thinking too big of a goal. Good idea Rib thanks for sharing!

Do you have link?

It was not reported in the news it was kept private and I heard from a reputal source so you don't have to believe me but it did happen okay

I agree with the likely urban myth. That being said - eating a whole cheeseburger after surgery is just plain idiotic!!

It is idiotic but several people on and off the forums here and at the other forums struggle with the mental aspects post op.

I don't think it really matters if this is myth or not. He had a good intention behind this and means to help others by possibly making them thunk twice.

For myself, I think twice have for many years. But it does take practice for food addicts like myself.

Some don't care about post op plans and will eat what they want when they want. They show up here every so often.

This reminder is a helpful one for at least myself.

Thank you for your support with my forum post.

I am not for a moment disagreeing with your message however I need to call urban myth on the cheeseburger story. It is one of those "links please" moments for me. I did read one news article on a woman post bypass who ate so much that she choked because the food backed up but nothing about his cheeseburger story (it has come up before on these boards).

I may be wrong, I am open to that :-) but I do suspect it is more scaremongering than fact.

That said, I am also a huge advocate for mindfulness in all that we do, especially eating.

While I fully respect your opinion this is an actual event that occurred.

I recently heard of a story where a woman who had undergone Sleeve Gastrectomy surgery had eaten a whole cheeseburger 2 weeks after her surgery and her stomach erupted and she unfortunately passed away. So this leads me to think about how many times I eat something without thinking. We all had this surgery for a reason, so why would we want to detriment ourselves like that? This was a tragic story that I heard and I wanted to share it not to scare anyone but to enforce the think before we eat for all of us even myself. I wanted to post this for all sleeved persons so that we as a community can come together and make sure that no matter how far we are into our journey that we will always think before we eat something that might not be good for our sleeves. Please if you have nothing nice to say don't say it at all. Thank you!

Ready4Change13 how did your surgery go and how are you doing with it so far?

We all know that the holidays are the hardest part in regard to staying on program. During this time we usually find ourselves (pre-sleeve) indulging in every little thing presented to us. Now (post-sleeve), what do we do when we find ourselves doing that now? In my experience with the sleeve I find it depending on the food (head-hunger) that it is easier to satisfy the need and move on. By satisfying the need I don't mean eat a whole sleeve of Oreo Cookies (not that we could at this point anyway ). Satisfy the need and move on. Once you do that during the holidays like have a cookie or a piece of cake move on and forget about it, but make sure to get back on program and don't let that one cookie or piece of cake bother you. Getting back on track is easier said than done. I tend to go back to all the post op diet basics like liquids, mushy foods, and soft foods, but that has been hard for me to do lately. What I am going to be trying is my own version of the 5:2 diet. The 5:2 diet for those of you who don't know you just go back to basics and do 3 days of bariatric foods (post-op diet) and than 2 days of fasting. I felt that this didn't work for me so I am reinventing it to suit my needs. I am doing 2 days of liquids, 2 days of mushy foods, 2 days soft foods, and 1 day starting my regular diet again. If you find yourself indulging a bit to much this holiday season try what I am going to be trying and see if it works for you to restart your system again. I will be testing it out starting Sunday the 8th and I will keep you up to date on how it works. Let me know if any of you have an tips that you do to restart yourselves when you treat yourselves a little to well.

Ok ill try again but you should also try to invite me my phone is trash...lol it wont allow me to do certain things...oh and thanks

i sen you an invite

Hey guys Im 16 and i was sleeved June 25th of this year. Is the social group fairly active?

i started it and i try to keep it flowing with posts but I'm in college so its hard to keep it up to date with forum posts but still join and you can always start one on my social group ill invite you to it.

I went but on my phone app it tells me therrs a password

Try it on a computer and if not ill invite you to join it

im 18 and was sleeved when i was 17 and I'm 10 months post op there is a social group that i started called Sleevin' Teens that is under the community in social groups and search it up in there and join.

How do i get to it?

http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/groups/show/228-sleevin-teens/

hey sleevinIT i was 17 when i did the sleeve and now I'm 18 and a freshman in college and couldn't be happier with the sleeve I'm 10months post op and down 103lbs. i have a social group on here called Sleevin' Teens please come and join it

well for me it depends on the food but normally like 5-6bites and I'm 10months out sometimes more like i said depending on the food

i prefer turkey bacon over regular bacon it gets crispier if you bake it and I've had no problems with it and I'm 10months out

I was 17 when I had the surgery and now I'm 18 and down 103lbs and couldn't be happier. My philosophy is age doesn't matter the surgery changes your life for good. Since you are 18 i have a social group on here called Sleevin' Teens please join it and tell your story on there.

sugar free ice pops

if i crave soda i just let it go flat before i drink, personally i think it tastes better flat anyway.

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its unjury.com but thats great that you love it.

walking and having someone rub and pat your back that helped me a lot. best of luck hope this helps

okay well it was just a suggestion and i hope it all goes well for you. i havent seen that anywhere either but im sure if you google it you may be able to find info about it and it may lead you to here. Again Best of Luck!!

always plan ahead but talk to your surgeon about your concerns because he will be able to guide you so that you are safe during the operation and when you are recovering. on your next visit or if not visit call the office and schedule a meeting with him and express your concerns and tell him everything that has happened so he can prepare you now for what could possibly happen in the OR. Best of Luck and keep us up to date with how everything goes.