Lissa_S

You look absolutely amazing!!! You're just glowing in the after photos. Congrats on your accomplishments and best of luck!!

Happy Sleeve-Versary & congrats...you've come a long way and look great. I am a newbie who just had my surgery 8/28/13. Thanks for sharing, it does help reading all the success stories. Louann

Oh my God Lila!! You look awesome! Can you believe your transformation in JUST 6 MONTHS??? I'm stunned!
I know it was rough start (what an understatement!) but thank God you got through it. And now you are totally transformed (both inside and out!) Just amazing!
Congratulations!
Dana

wow you look smaller than 242 lbs!!!

OMG I so relate to this. My story is a little different though - I made home made spaghetti just like I used to (from scratch the whole shebang) - from beginning to end, it took hours. I used to do it all the time and it was the first time I had done it since the surgery. Now, this would be okay if I didn't LIVE ALONE lol. So I cook this feast, eat a few forkfuls and am full.
But do I stop? Hell no. I decide to have "just one more bite..." - cut to me puking my guts up for the next 30 minutes. I kept heaving long after I had gotten rid of all of the content from my stomach.
As you can imagine, it has cured me of my sketti cravings. For good

OMG I so relate to this. My story is a little different though - I made home made spaghetti just like I used to (from scratch the whole shebang) - from beginning to end, it took hours. I used to do it all the time and it was the first time I had done it since the surgery. Now, this would be okay if I didn't LIVE ALONE lol. So I cook this feast, eat a few forkfuls and am full.
But do I stop? Hell no. I decide to have "just one more bite..." - cut to me puking my guts up for the next 30 minutes. I kept heaving long after I had gotten rid of all of the content from my stomach.
As you can imagine, it has cured me of my sketti cravings. For good

Congrats!!

One hundred pounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In just 3 months!!!!!!!!! Beautiful!!!! Congratulations!!!

What are the secrets to your success ?

Wonderful job!

I like the way you right, with some humor! Good luck and great job!

I haven't drank soda and I won't. But I eat a little bread if it's whole grain and then I only eat a couple of bites. My doctor says half a sliced of bread or 1/3 of a cup or rice or pasta. I am allowed eggs but I can only really eat one now. I still really don't drink milk but I love eating non-fat, sugar free yogurt.
My favorite since surgery is Kroger's Carbmaster yogurt. It has no fat and no sugar but it only comes in a few flavors. My favorite is Raspberry but my doctor said no seeds and it has seeds so my current favorite is Peach. Kroger also makes Kroger Lite which has more flavors and only a few more carbs. Both of them are non-fat and sweetened with Spenda. Cherry Cheesecake has 80 calories, 7g protein 11 g carb and zero fat.

Wow I can't imagine going through this as a teen. And then having complications on top of it. I hope you are well now and enjoying your new life with the sleeve!

It's great to hear you are feeling better. May God continue to look over you.

Thanks for sharing your post. Thank God you are doing better. Even though its been a hard, and long road to recovery, You made it!!! Thank God, I pray all will continue to go well for you.

Thank you for sharing your story. What a harrowing experience, one that will probably live within you for the rest of your life, and yet, the outcome will hopefully be one that you will appreciate more than most.
Good luck as you move forward with your new way of life. Not sure if you are eating yet, but hopefully you will do ok with that.
One of my other friends here (iggychick) went through a similar experience and hopefully she will connect with you soon...she is very caring and she had a great sense of humor.
If I can be of any help as you move forward, please feel free to contact me here on the boards or by private message.

Thank goodness you are better now and able to be home. You will be in my thoughts and prayers. Best wishes to you!

Every time I see one of your posts I see your smiling face and remember how excited you were to get this surgery. I am so sorry for all the pain and agony you had to go through. Now hopefully everything will go well and you will lose the weight and all this will be a distant memory.

Thank God you had good medical care!! so glad to hear you are getting better. Hope you keep improving from this point on.

Glad you are doing better. Best of luck always!

Glad to hear your home and doing well now. God Bless!

Wow, congratulations! It is so good to hear a positive story about the sleeve - as my surgery date gets closer any negative story seems more "real" so it is nice that there is another side too It's important to hear both sides! Congrats again!

I want to wish you the very best with your upcoming surgery.
Happy thoughts!

I had to do 2 weeks preop diet of liquids only. I felt HORRIBLE for the first 3-4 days, but it got much better by day 5. I was sleeved on July 2nd and have only had 2 headaches since...totally work related, I'm sure. Hang in there, once all of those toxins are out of your body, you should feel much better.

maybe it's your body detoxing & caffeine withdrawall?.. i hope you get to feeling better ASAP! <3 my heart goes out to you