Mommysonadiet

Yes this will pass, take your Vitamins & keep pureeing. I was nauseous for months but it turned out to be a good tool to lose the weight fast. You have probably been told at a certain point you quit losing weight, could be 6 months, 9 months, 1 year. BELIEVE THEM. At 10 months boom it was over. Fortunately I lost 120 lbs, I am trying to lose 5 lbs now & it is crazy hard.

Realizing that I would still be hungry, and that every day was not weight loss day. That despite having cut out 85% of my stomach, I would still have to be very careful what I ate and how much I ate. Every. Single. Day.

I am 5 months post op and miss the euphoric high I would get from eating when upset. I don't think I will get that feeling ever again, unless I start doing drugs I guess lol.

I am 5 months post op and miss the euphoric high I would get from eating when upset. I don't think I will get that feeling ever again, unless I start doing drugs I guess lol.

I am 5 months post op and miss the euphoric high I would get from eating when upset. I don't think I will get that feeling ever again, unless I start doing drugs I guess lol.

4 months post op and coffee gives me really bad stomach acid. I still drink it a few times a week, but I always need an antacid afterwards.

Everything. Taco Bell was my go to binge food before, and now it makes me throw up within 5-10 minutes of having a few bites.

Since being sleeved in Dec 2013, I have recently noticed much more hair torn out on my hair ties since I wear my hair in a pony tail every day. I have not yet noticed excessive Hair loss after a shower, etc. I have very thick hair so I'm not really worried about the hair loss. The extensions are mostly for me to feel more attractive since I had extremely long hair before I became depressed and cut it to my chin a year ago...

Legs should be bare nowadays for cocktail.
Either way I would for sure skip the nude hose 100%, I just read an article about this and they said the leg should be hose-free and never wear nude hose because it is aging and outdated.
You're gonna look great!!

Holy cow. Scared face.

Holy cow. Scared face.

Broward county, Dr. Shillingford.

I went to dr shillingford in boca raton. Love my dr!

Laura9643 You are right. I do have doubts. Also, he is overweight, which also bothers me.

I'm never hungry. I only eat when I am 'supposed to' eat. If there were no one else around me all day to witness my lack of eating, I would probably just drink my meals, or have juice or milk. Eating is not enjoyable anymore for me. Everyone I eat around now notices how little I eat. I just say I'm on a diet, but everyone still gives me a hard time. It's embarrassing and I try to eat more so they don't make comments but I can never eat enough. I stop eating when I know that uncomfortable feeling is about to come with the next bite. It's about 5 bites in for me at 3 months post op.

If you can't be honest with your trainer, or if they come from the Jillian Michaels school of bullying clients, maybe you should find a trainer who will support you and meet you where you're at. My trainer knows all there is to know about my health woes, and she's heard every curse word known to man as I do the tasks she assigns. She always takes my negative self-talk away and makes me feel proud of my effort!

Hi, I used Dr. Shillingford and was self pay too. That said, I found out you get what you pay for! Dr. Wizeman operates in the same hospital as Shillingford (I only know that because my horrible, rude, lazy nurse referred to my surgeon as Wizeman every day). My experience with that hospital was horrible. I reviewed my experience in the hospital and insurance section of this site. I hope your experience is much better!

I was sleeved Dec 3 2013! Weight loss has slowed but at least I'm still losing a pound a week and not in a stall.

I love Skinny Cow salted caramel and pretzel or cookie dough ice cream bars. Sooooooo good.

Sometimes I actually want to cry when I get full after 4 - 5 bites. I don't even get to get warmed up b4 I burn out.

Well, first of all thank you greatly for bringing this subject up on this forum. From my perspective I can tell you that because of the surgery I do NOT believe it is a "blip." Obviously you felt strong enough about the issue to reach out to others for support and with that being said please allow me to tell you my journey, where I'm currently at with alcohol, and what measures I am taking going forward to help myself.
I was sleeved 04/25/2013 and to be very honest, I had my first drink on 05/31/2013. I believed that because it was my "birthday" and I hadn't had a drink in 6 weeks, I was somehow justified. I can also tell you that prior to surgery I was a big social binge drinker however I also justified my actions then on the premise that it was only on the weekends and not during the week.
Prior to surgery when I completed my required psychological evaluation, the Therapist was very clear with me in telling me that weight loss surgery patients are at an extremely high risk for alcoholism. Yes, I do believe this can be from basically swapping out your eating addiction however I also will tell you its more than likely due to some type of trauma that has happened in your life.
I am now approximately 9 months out from surgery and I can tell you that my current alcohol consumption is spiraling out of control. I reached my goal weight at 6 months out and all but told myself I could keep drinking and it wouldn't hurt me much; that was and is a lie. Once your sleeved, alcohol not only has greater drunkenness effects on you, but also quicker damage happens to your liver and memory.
I have now begun seeing a therapist on a weekly basis and I believe this is key. Talking about any level of addictions and or relationship struggles after surgery is HUGE! Most of us were NOT mentally prepared to take on this extreme life change and it is vitally important to talk through things with a professional.
In the event you or anyone else on here can resonate with any of my entry here, please carefully seek out a therapist immediately. Do NOT wait like I did and then things become magnified.
Thanks for allowing me to contribute.

Trust me when I say that your husband hasn't spent 18 years and his entire teen to adult life with you because he likes the "thickness" of you!! He loves the you that is inside.

Aww, you look lovely together.
My man likes chunkier monkeys. But then, he fell in love with me - for me. I have often asked him about how he feels about my losing weight. He has often replied 'look at the smile on your face, that's all I care about'. Accompany this with his infatuation with patting my bottom....
I can only assume he's still happy!
If you're worried, talk to your man honestly and openly. I wish you the best of luck x

Anyone else have to take Ursodiol 300mg capsules twice a day? I'm almost 4 weeks post op and got prescribed these pills 2 weeks post op. Dr. said they help produce bile so I won't get gallstones.

Sleeved on 12/3/13. 11 days later 12/14/13 I'm down 17 lbs.