Mississippi Girl

i have had some similar experiences. I tried to eat yogurt and can't hold it down. that was soon after surgery. i don't tolerate sweet tastes. that's a blessing to me because sweets have always been my problem. i would have eaten a candy bar over a steak in my former life. now….i'll stick to Protein and a few veggies. It's really weird to me the way the sleeve changes our taste. I mean it's the same stomach we've always had…just a baby version. It's strange to me. Happy Losing, Mississippi Girl

i was sleeved on 3/10 i lost five pounds on the pre-op diet. then I lost five right after surgery. I stalled for the next four weeks. This past week I started losing again. So hang in there! It's just part of the process. The only thing I changed was the cottage cheese I was eating for dinner. I stopped that because of the carbs and started losing again. Now…,I said that to say this….not sure if the cottage cheese was the problem. However, I am too afraid to add it back in, although, I do love it. I hope you will have better luck in the days ahead. It's a terrible thing our body does to us when it stalls and becomes extremely stubborn. Keep on keeping on….you've got this….we all do…one pound at at time. Happy losing! Mississippi Girl

I am a newbie as well. I told my husband but my adult children do not know. My daughter and her husband are living here right now until their home is ready to move into. I have eaten at the table with them….we've gone out to eat numerous times and I've had no questions. It's not that odd to see someone not drink. I always order a drink and save it for my thirty minutes after eating. I've always drank a lot during a meal. That's the hardest thing about this process for me. Anyway, I've learned the wonderful art of moving food around on my plate. I always get a to go box and eat my leftovers at my next meal or the next day. It's really pretty cool. My daughter always says she's proud of me for pacing myself. She does not know about my sweet little tool….my princess tummy. I was worried about the same things. I have found though, it's not an issue unless we make it one. You will do fine. Besides, sleeve or not, I've never been able to eat a lot in front of a newbie date. I always say I'm building a different relationship with food, and it's a true game changer. That's very true, I am! Good Luck!!

That's one of those things that are better left unsaid until you really know where your relationship is going. I know in a new relationship we are all eager to learn about them and tell them about us. However, some people think this is radical behavior to have WLS. I pray he is a keeper…if so, when the time is right to tell him you will know. It does not effect who you are as a person. It's not like you have children you're trying to hide or a whole other secret life. I've learned the hard way, when in doubt….leave it out. good luck! Mississippi Girl!

i told my husband and that's it. my adult children would not understand and would have raised the roof at my going to Mexico. believe it or not….nobody has noticed anything. I came home and started doing all the things I've always done. No worries or problems. I suffered with a huge guilty conscience for not telling…but I'm learning to live with that.

i, too, wanted to know what slider foods are. you say you really don't need a list. If you're a newbie, you do! thanks for the few mentioned about. that does kind of give us an idea. i just have never heard of slider foods. I have even asked others and they didn't know. Crackers don't just slide down. To me cottage cheese would be a slider food. See how much I don't know? thanks in advance for all the help. Misissippi Girl

i had my surrey on 3/10. i lost 10 pounds really fast then was on a five week stall. i was so worried that something was wrong. Finally, I am losing again. I have lost a total of 20 pounds which I will gladly take. Praying I don't hit another stall anytime soon. I, too, can drink without a problem. I feel that's a blessing. good luck to all of you. Mississippi Girl!

i told no one other than my husband. my adult children do not know….my family does not know…..they would have a fit knowing i went to another country to have surgery. what they don't know won't hurt them. i did, however, leave an email with my husband for the children in case something went terribly wrong. i think that did more good for my husband because he finally heard my cries for help. this is a personal thing….some may want to tell the world. i personally do not. there is already enough attention on you while you're losing..i just don't like/need all the extra hoopla! Mississippi Girl

R.J…..you are the reason I went through with this surgery. I don't know if you remember or not, but I was horrified of leaks. You wrote the most positive posts to me. I admire you. I have been on a diet roller coaster my entire life. I don't think the number of pounds matters…..it's the hell we put ourselves through. I am sure I've lost and gained a half of ton in my life. I am a food addict. There are certain foods that I still won't eat…even with this new tummy. I know they are trigger foods for me and I am trying to live a healthy life style. I've read your story. You've had one heck of a ride Kido! I am not half the woman you! I would be a bitter ole bitty had gone through what you have. Thanks for always being so positive. Thanks for educating those of us that are newbies. Thanks for having such a great heart. Thanks for being you. You are a beautiful, fabulous, down to earth person. Don't ever doubt that. The numbers on the scale only matter when they are going down, down, down. It doesn't matter what you started off weighing. What matters is you had the guts to change it. So rock on, sweet lady!! Mississippi Girl

very interesting. it never occurred to me that you could have a leak a year or so down the road. Yikes! that's a little spooky to me. rj.j. i admire you so much because you've kept a positive attitude through it all. here i am complaining because of a stall. gob bless you!

Most restaurants today have a low calorie section on menus. I don't find it fair to expect my loved ones to never eat out because of bad choices I've made in the past. Now I have a wonderful tool (sleeve) that helps me make good choices on food I always have a take out box....but that's ok. I will get it eaten sooner or

same here. sleeved 3/10 lost 17 pounds then nothing for over a month. so discouraged . I just don't understand. i am doing the right thing with my eating. have not cheated once, yet no loss. the scale is driving me crazy.

my heating pad saved me. it felt wonderful on my tummy. you will need an extension cord as well. i so overpacked. i only used one outfit and that was the day we had our leak test done. good luck on your surgery. mississippi girl

i need help! i had my sleeve done on 3/10/14. i can feel restriction. however, i've only lost about 17 pounds. have been stalled for a month now. what are you march sleevers eating now? i don't know if i'm not eating enough or what!!

This is a wonderful idea. i know we don't have any support like that in Mississippi! I will be glad to assist in any way I can. Thanks Alex for always thinking of us.

it's where i call home.

walk as much as you can, the sooner you start walking the better you will feel. i had surgery on 3/10 at 3:00 in the afternoon. i was up walking that evening. the next day i walked ten minutes out of every hour. the more i walked the better i felt. the people i had surgery with….well on the same day….started walking with me. i would go get them out of their rooms and we would walk. we had a great support group among us. i did get sick the first night and throw up some. they gave me pain meds and something for nausea in my iv. that helped and i was able to stop vomiting. the next day i felt like a new person. although, i was sore and still am at times. would not change any of it for the world. i am happy to be on this journey with each and every one of you, i wish you all a successful, joyful journey.

i got mine done for $3,750.00 by an excellent doctor. Will be glad to share with. just message me if you're interested.

thanks guys! you're so right the scales can really bring you down when you're watching them on a daily. i will try to do better. that's the first thing i do each morning. sometimes weight several times a day. gotta get off of it.

how are all of you mississippi folks feeling? i am hanging in. this is a learning curve….that's for sure.

i love newtons. they are made especially for walking/running. they are not cheap, but well worth the investment.

does not like sugar. sorry!

wow! i was kinda told sugar was a thing of my past. i was happy about that because I can't eat just one. I hope my sleeve does to like sugar!

i don't think it really matters how you get the Protein in….just that you get it in. right after surgery it's hard to eat that much meat and protein. i will be a month out on the 10th and still rely heavily on the Protein shakes. however, there is a protein product with no taste that you can sprinkle in food or your drinks. from what i understand no protein=no hair. i don't want to be bald! that's the only thing keeping me going with the shakes at this point.