auntiemel

My sister just spoiled me and bought me some cheap tank tops from old navy in various sizes. They had a 30% off sale and she had some of their old navy bucks so the tanks cost less than 2.00 each!

I am blogging my journey with vsg and just started a section for recipes and it's called "what's in my sleeve?" Adayinthesleevedlife.com

I wish I had known how sensitive my sleeve was going to be post-op. I can't take Vitamins or medications without food now, or I am really nauseous and end up dry heaving for a good 10-30 minutes. So everytime I take medicine I crush them or split them in half and add to my yogurt or applesauce. I also wish I knew how I would feel post-op, but that we can't experience before hand. Going out to eat is a chore. I went with my sister to Red Robin and got Soup and barely ate a few spoonfuls.

I wish I could snack sometimes lol, my sleeve is pretty sensitive and if I overeat, or even attempt one more bite I will throw up...well dry heave for 10-20 minutes. I know at some point I will have to add Snacks in and eat 5 mini meals, but it seems so daunting to me right now. I'm a month post op on Monday, and still don't have much of an appetite, and when I do eat, I can eat a few bites and be done.

Refried beans with taco seasoning, scrambled eggs, applesauce, baby food (the fruits are delicious lol), steamed zucchini with marinara sauce, mashed potatoes with minced chicken

As a fair warning to everyone...do not lean over and get laundry out of a washer if the washer hits around the surgical site. I made that mistake and am now having pains ???? I know it will feel better in a few days, but it is frustrating!

It has been almost a month and I see some others losing weight faster and even slower than me, but we are all different! High Weight: 337 Pre-op diet start weight: 320 Surgery day: 312 Today: 295 To even lose this amount of weight is amazing to me! I hope everyone is experiencing amazing weight loss as well!

I was thinking of asking my friend who is a photographer to do some pics for me when I get to my goal weight. I may not show tons of skin as I have ugly stretch marks from my fat, but I wouldn't mind some nice lingerie for the first time in my life.

I saw this and had to chime in...I'm not lgbt...but I hope everyone here feels welcome! If people don't like who you are because of your sexuality or even your choice to have wls, then maybe they aren't true friends/family. I have had many people say this is the easy way out, but it is far from it! Good luck and let me know how your surgery goes ????

I was getting mucus built up in my tummy from my sinuses/allergies and was getting sick everyday, just pulling up mucus. I read another gal took Zyrtec to clear it up and so far I'm on day 2 without getting sick...hope it lasts ???? Please contact your doc/but and make sure they know what is going on.

It can be eaten as a treat or out at the movies. But, I wouldn't eat it all the time. We should be able to make healthy food choices and not waste our sleeve space, but even my nut says sometimes you just need a little treat. If we deprive ourselves of a few pieces of popcorn some of us could end up in a tailspin to overeating...not sure how that's even possible as I can barely eat anything lol

The meatballs are pretty small. Maybe as round as a quarter or less. I wasn't aware we had to time our meals.

I have baby food fruits and still eat those. I mush up my food but still can't eat much...which is the whole point of surgery I know lol

That is what my doctor has "prescribed"

I am on a soft mechanical diet and can have ground turkey/chicken. I made homemade meatballs and shave them down and chew them well. I also made sure they are moist with sauce on them to make it easier to eat. I didn't eat noodles or anything carby with them, just some meatballs and a bite of very steamed zucchini. My surgeon's protocol is day of surgery and next day- liquids. Week 1 puréed foods Week 2 & 3 soft mechanical foods Week 4 and beyond is "regular" foods that are chewed well and introducing foods 1 at a time. I am following the post op instructions given to me. I know all doctors are different. I was basically commenting on how I'm shocked that some people can still eat huge quantities of food when it seems like it would be impossible to do so.

I know I didn't have much restriction during phases 1 & 2, but now that I am on phase 3-the soft diet, I can barely eat a meatball. It takes me about 2 hours to eat 2 meatballs...I know I'm 3 weeks out and it will get better...but I don't get how some people can eat so much after surgery. I watched "my 600 lb life" and one gal was eating fast food and large quantities after surgery...do some doctors only cut off a tiny bit of stomach? I feel stuffed on such a small amount, I couldn't imagine eating a full meal.

your capris fall off when you get out of the car...or anytime you walk...time to find my belt

Lucky! I'm down 15 lbs since surgery on 9/22

Any ladies have a brazillian while still bigger? My sister and I are Supposed to be going today, but I'm nervous!

Lol I was just going to ask if anyone has had a brazillian while stole bigger

Where they ate candy and...

Very true! I could eat baby food and puréed foods without any restriction. Now that I am onto the mechanical soft phase, I can barely take a few bites. I know I am still swollen, I'm hoping down the road for a little less restriction LOL, but if it stays this way, I will just eat another mini meal to keep my calories where they need to be

I could care less about saggy skin. I already have bat wings, so they will get worse, but maybe I will save for plastics some years down the road. I'm sure just being able to do more things will make up for a little extra skin. I actually walked up a hill at my nephews soccer game the other day and didn't have to stop multiple times. For his birthday at Chuck e cheese, I could actually fit in the booth. I wanted to burst out crying with happiness. It was always so embarrassing to me to not be able to sit at a booth. One time at Black Angus the waitress asked me if I wanted a chair without arms and I was already sitting down just fine...I told her I was fine, I had plenty of room on each side of me, I'm Apple shaped, so fitting into a chair with arms isn't as much of a problem. She actually brought another chair over and kept trying to make me sit in it. I should have got up and left. I know she was trying to make me comfortable, but when a fat girl says she is fine...leave her alone lol

I know plenty of people who do weight watchers, Jenny Craig, medifast, zone, atkins, south beah and whatever new diet that pops up...I used to be one of them...now that I have my sleeve, I don't have to worry about food. I'm never really hungry, I don't have cravings, and I hope one day to reach my goal weight. I could lose 10-15 pounds on a diet, sabotage myself and then gain back double. My family has a long history of obesity on both sides. It is something I inherited, that and my love of food. I watched my mom eat her way to 350 pounds during her abusive relationship with my dad. Although, growing up with such large family members, I never knew it was "bad." We always had to clean our plates, we were encouraged to eat seconds, and sometimes even thirds. Portions were always large, and even now I still cook for at least 6 people, even when it is only my hubby and I. I am 3 weeks post op as of yesterday, and for once I feel like food no longer controls me. I don't wake up jonesing for food, like some crave cigarettes. I do hope that the nausea I experience will pass soon, and that one day I will be able to eat a little bit more than I can now. As of now, I eat such small portions, it's no wonder I am still exhausted. My sister who is about 125 pounds can out eat me now LOL, and she eats such small portions already.

Deep breaths and xanax...I usually have some for my anxiety, but they played me to take it as needed pre-op...I didn't take any since I didn't feel like going to the pharmacy for more meds If you don't have anything, you can always ask your surgeon