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A friend of mine posted a picture of me from 4 years ago on Facebook today. I was probably at my heaviest in that picture. All of a sudden all the same old feelings I've had forever came flooding back.
Guilt, shame, embarrassment. I've only been sleeved a couple of weeks but once I saw that picture I felt unbelievably ashamed (again).
After you are sleeved for a while and have reached your goal or come close does that feeling ever change from shame to pride?
I think most of the time this journey is far more emotional than physical.
At least I didn't have the desire to go stuff my face with potato chips once I saw that picture.
The beauty of taking the steps to make a positive change.

I had mine the 19th and was regretting it until yesterday. The nausea was the worst. I've had little pain with the incisions.
The hardest part is learning to sip, sip, sip. If drink too much it will come right back up or your throat will feel like it had a hand squeezed around it.
If you don't have sugar-free popsicles in the house get some - they are the life saver.
I'm on Pepcid twice a day and that has helped.I'm down 12 pounds so that makes up for the pain and discomfort
Good luck this week.

You have to use a lot more willpower in the two weeks before surgery. The two weeks after surgery are tougher in a different way.

I weigh once a day first thing in the morning. I track my progress (total weight loss and inches lost) every Tuesday. If you think you will become too obsessed with the scale I would recommend putting it somewhere so that when you want to weigh it is a deliberate decision. I have a friend who keeps hers in the trunk of her car.
Many people don't weigh at all and just wait until they see the doctor. Which ever choice you make it has to make you feel comfortable. But I agree - don't become obsessed with the numbers on the scale - I love taking my measurements and seeing the progress. Even after 1 week I lost 11 inches. That is worth it right there

I weigh once a day first thing in the morning. I track my progress (total weight loss and inches lost) every Tuesday. If you think you will become too obsessed with the scale I would recommend putting it somewhere so that when you want to weigh it is a deliberate decision. I have a friend who keeps hers in the trunk of her car.
Many people don't weigh at all and just wait until they see the doctor. Which ever choice you make it has to make you feel comfortable. But I agree - don't become obsessed with the numbers on the scale - I love taking my measurements and seeing the progress. Even after 1 week I lost 11 inches. That is worth it right there

For me:
How hard the full liquid diet is for the first 3 weeks. It seems everywhere I look there is food - it isn't the smell or the cravings, but the chewing. I really miss chewing food..IT gets easier as the days go by.
How tired I get. I'm a week post op and I still am very tired. I'm working on getting my Protein in, but according to my doctor - fluids the first week are more important than protein.
How sore I get wearing a bra. There are 2 incisions - one is the big one - where my bra sits just wrong. Yesterday was the first day I could wear one all day.
As far as social media - my husband posted to some friends that I had surgery, but I'm not posting anything. I guess I'd rather not make an announcement of it....but that is me.
Good Luck to you - i have to say it has been a little harder than I thought, however after 9 days I've lost 17 pounds. And that is just the beginning

For me:
How hard the full liquid diet is for the first 3 weeks. It seems everywhere I look there is food - it isn't the smell or the cravings, but the chewing. I really miss chewing food..IT gets easier as the days go by.
How tired I get. I'm a week post op and I still am very tired. I'm working on getting my Protein in, but according to my doctor - fluids the first week are more important than protein.
How sore I get wearing a bra. There are 2 incisions - one is the big one - where my bra sits just wrong. Yesterday was the first day I could wear one all day.
As far as social media - my husband posted to some friends that I had surgery, but I'm not posting anything. I guess I'd rather not make an announcement of it....but that is me.
Good Luck to you - i have to say it has been a little harder than I thought, however after 9 days I've lost 17 pounds. And that is just the beginning

I am 6 days post- op and on a 3 week full liquid diet. Creamed Soups (strained), sugar free Jello, sugar free pudding, Protein Shakes, and of course Water water water. At week 2 I am supposed to be at 30g of Protein. Buy some small containers / tupperware. One can of Soup strained is about 5 meals. I also bought a baby spoon to help limit my intake.

I had mine the 19th and was regretting it until yesterday. The nausea was the worst. I've had little pain with the incisions.
The hardest part is learning to sip, sip, sip. If drink too much it will come right back up or your throat will feel like it had a hand squeezed around it.
If you don't have sugar-free popsicles in the house get some - they are the life saver.
I'm on Pepcid twice a day and that has helped.I'm down 12 pounds so that makes up for the pain and discomfort
Good luck this week.

I just had my sleeve done this past Thursday. The morphine made me sick and on the second day I was completely miserable. But once I got home I started to feel a bit better. Trying to get some decent nutrition on this liquid diet feels a bit difficult for me. But I'm learning and fighting my way through it. I hope each day gets a little better.

I had mine the 19th and was regretting it until yesterday. The nausea was the worst. I've had little pain with the incisions.
The hardest part is learning to sip, sip, sip. If drink too much it will come right back up or your throat will feel like it had a hand squeezed around it.
If you don't have sugar-free popsicles in the house get some - they are the life saver.
I'm on Pepcid twice a day and that has helped.I'm down 12 pounds so that makes up for the pain and discomfort
Good luck this week.

I think it is a rare person who doesn't understand your feelings to some degree. But we have to remember that we will never be able to live up to the expectations we THINK other people have. Right there lies the first fallacy. We often believe others have greater expectations of us than they actually have. And I am not just talking about weight loss. I believe I have to be a rock star at work everyday. Every project, I must hit it out of the park because I believe that is what is expected of me. Then I go in for my review and my boss tells me I am exceeding his expectations and I should dial it back sometimes.
When I reflect on this and other situations, I have come to understand it is actually the expectations I place on myself. Again, I will never be able to meet those expectations. I have to remember that like others, we are fallible. All people including myself are not perfect. I just need to focus on doing the next right thing. And when doing the next right thing, I focus on doing it the best I can. If I can do this, moment to moment, I have right-sized the expectations I have placed on myself, and therefore, right-sized the expectations I believe others have placed on me.
I get to breathe, relax and enjoy the fact that I am making moves which will result in a healthier me. People will question my progress, which will then make me question myself. But you said it perfectly:
"Trust the process"
I know deep down in my heart that if I continue to follow the guidelines, there is no way I will not lose the fat I want to lose. I am my own worst enemy, at times. When I want to do things contrary to the guidelines, that is an opportunity to really get deep with myself and discover why I have these demons which led me to a life of morbid obesity.
This truly has been an incredible journey for me of self discovery and I hope it is for you, too.

I did the same at month 4! I NEEDED to get that Water in and could not do it without a straw! Make everything easier, including that morning Protein shake! Hail to the straw!

My sure I should have somethig with my body but I can't get over my face at the moment. This was exactly 3 years ago. HW 255 surgery weight 241 and this am 166! 89!!! I've lost a super model

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I completely understand - I did the same thing for a long time. I have been trying to look at food for what it is - fuel. That's it - it is there to fuel your body, nothing else.
If at the end of the day the tank is full - look at what you didn't need. You feel good, you aren't hungry, you are better than the couple calories at the end of the day

I completely understand - I did the same thing for a long time. I have been trying to look at food for what it is - fuel. That's it - it is there to fuel your body, nothing else.
If at the end of the day the tank is full - look at what you didn't need. You feel good, you aren't hungry, you are better than the couple calories at the end of the day

I just wish I could give you a hug.