Lisa_vsg

With my band I remembering sitting on the floor in front of the fridge crying because nothing seemed right to eat and I couldn't make up my mind.
There is something to be said for the head game weight loss surgery does to us. I found in the past if you can change your mindset to making a choice, something you want to do vs. missing out or losing out on eating food like Jimmy johns. Fortunately for me most of the office catered food ie. jimmy johns isn't appealing (I can imagine the bread and the sleeve are not a good fit). It is really hard to change your mindset really hard, and it doesn't always work well.... most of the time after 12 years with a band I don't think I am missing out on things. I just don't want them.
We changed our stomachs with surgery not our brains, and our brains like all sorts of things like wine, chocolate, fried chicken, pizza, Pasta, fries, cake, ice cream and a million other foods that shouldn't be staples in any ones diets. Changing your brain is hard work and I think it gets overlooked a lot of the time.
Losing weight for many people is enough to help propel them on the right track but then they work at it. The most successful people I know with WLS took one of two paths. The first path was trading their food addiction for another addiction usually working out. Their mind needs something to obsess over and changing the obsession worked for them.
The 2nd path is harder I speak from experience it is confronting your demons head on and admitting to yourself where you are messed up in the head about food and why. We lie to ourselves better than we lie to anyone else in the world and demons are hard to exorcise. It is why we eat, what we eat, when we eat, how we eat, who we eat with and when we eat it. Some of your best friends might be enablers of eating poorly and making poor choices for you, guess what you need to ignore them or learn to eat around their suggestions just for you. If you are a binge eater it gets even harder food is a comfort and eating quantity has been yanked from you... so you need to find something else or figure out how to solve your binge eating needs.
This is new for most people, I spent a lot of time with my own demons and now i am realizing there is a whole different method and madness of the sleeve I need to learn and it will take me some time.

I feel the same way. Sometimes, not often, when I gulp I may feel like a belch is stuck in my chest but that quickly passes. I have an appetite but 2-3 tbsps of tuna and I feel full. Sleeved 9/30 and down 15lbs.

I feel the same way. Sometimes, not often, when I gulp I may feel like a belch is stuck in my chest but that quickly passes. I have an appetite but 2-3 tbsps of tuna and I feel full. Sleeved 9/30 and down 15lbs.

I was sleeved on August 11, 2014. I'm two months post-op and down 46lbs.

The best thing to do for gas pains is walking. My doctor told me that Gas-X wouldn't help because it's a different type of gas.

I reached my highest weight of 293lbs on January of this year. I was devastated and could no longer identify myself. I was obese, unhappy and pretty much depressed. After college I found myself so heavy and gain a over 100lbs since high school. I never would have thought it would have been me. I knew this surgery was my only way out. Understanding that it is just a "tool" I began working out, eating right and completely staying consistent with my plan. I have had some slip ups and the road was not easy, but to be down 100lbs and it has not even been a whole year is insane. I workout just about every day, the thought of not being able to work out makes me upset. So many people have noticed and I am getting compliments left to right. I have about 30 lbs to go and I will be at my goal. I am beyond excited to enter in the new year with a new attitude. This has been the best decision I have ever made for myself. If I can help or encourage anyone else please feel free to reach out. Best of luck to everyone and your journey

I myself had an amazing outcome. I was sleeved on 9/30 and the worst pain that I had was gas pain in which walking helped relieve such pain. I slept on my stomach day 3 post op with no problem. I would do it all over again in a heart beat. I feel great. Good luck on your journey.

I myself had an amazing outcome. I was sleeved on 9/30 and the worst pain that I had was gas pain in which walking helped relieve such pain. I slept on my stomach day 3 post op with no problem. I would do it all over again in a heart beat. I feel great. Good luck on your journey.

September 30th for me!!

@@Shylah how long were you out of work? Sounds like about 4-5 days? That's great. I hope I can be out of work for one week.

From everything I'm hearing and reading, carbs – starches and sugars (including/especially ice cream) – continue to be the main problem for people who fall off and then struggle to get back on the wagon. I recognize that I'm still in my honeymoon period after surgery, but I'm striving to put off introducing carbs as long as possible. Also, for anyone who hasn't heard about it, there was a new study published recently that compared low-fat and low-carb diets. In pretty much every way, low-carb came out better. If you're interested, here's a link to a NY Times article about the study. I fully recognize that we all have to find our new "normal" way of eating that can last us a lifetime. But I'm trying to define my new normal as a low-carb normal. Because once that peanut-butter-pretzel genie gets back out of the bottle.....

I log everything I eat in MFP. Typical day:
Early morning Protein shake (30g)
Breakfast: 1/2 c Oat meal, scramble egg, 1 turkey sausage.
Snack: Protein Bar or P3 snack
Lunch: grilled chicken salad
Snack: Protein Shake
Dinner: meat loaf, spinach, or steamed veggies.
I limit carbs because too many makes me stall.

I'm on day 3 as well with a surgery date of Sept 30. I'm not too hungry, but I just want food!

I'm on day 3 as well with a surgery date of Sept 30. I'm not too hungry, but I just want food!

I'm on day 3. My surgery is September 30 as well. I asked my nutritionist can I have food, she replied with a salad with vinegar only or fresh cut vegetables. I don't know if this will help you a little... wishing us all good luck with liquid diet

time to move to washington or colorado! LOL! 0 calories.....

Got my letter and I'm scheduled for September 30th!!

Got my letter and I'm scheduled for September 30th!!

Got my letter and I'm scheduled for September 30th!!

All I can say is that you should pray, pray, pray, and then pray some more. I was hit with that dreaded disease of alcoholism for many years, but with lots of prayers I finally overcame it. I don't even like the stuff anymore!

Today started out not too good but I was determined to try to take something in and what do u know i consumed a whole Protein Shake within a few hours..Thank you all sooooooo much for your prayers and well wishes. I dont know what more is ahead during this journey but I can tell u that the surgery to put the stents in tomorrow has been cancelled and im going home instead...Thanks Again Everyone Your Support Meant Everything

I'm not "hiding" anything.
No, I'm not embarrassed.
No, it's not a "secret".
I *DID* do this on my own. Yes, I had surgery, but no one weighed and measured my food, tracked my intake, ran my miles, danced my Zumba, lifted my weights, swam my miles, or did any of the other work I had to do to lose 110+ pounds last year. My surgery was a tool, a really super awesome tool that I will be forever grateful for, but I lost the weight, no one did it for me.
Why have I not made my surgery public knowledge? Because it's none of anyone's business. I have so many more things about me that are *MUCH* more interesting than my surgery. I am a successful business owner with 300+ women on my team, I am a mom of two gifted teens who I am very proud of, I am a volunteer for a women's shelter, I am a martial arts training instructor, I have a pet hedgehog who is as cranky as they come, I can move both of my eyes independently of the other, I can sing songs in sign language, I hate getting dirty but I have a new love for doing mud runs, I am white Water certified in kayaking, I can do the splits in all three directions, I've been married to the same man for 20 years and haven't attempted murder yet, I have a wicked sense of humor and can insult you five ways to Sunday and you'll thank me for it without even realizing it.
I have no desire to explain (to people who really aren't truly interested) what a sleeve is, how it works, why they really don't know someone whose mother's best friend's cousin's neighbor's brother's wife's dentist died from this surgery/gained back all their weight/was malnourished/has seizures/never lost a pound/etc, nor do I care to explain my portion size, justify why I eat what I eat, answer the question "are you allowed to eat that" every time I put something in my mouth...
I don't talk about my pooping habits with the general public or my menstrual cycle, my gall bladder attack, why I used to pee when I sneezed, my IUD, my sore boobs during PMS, etc. I don't talk about the size of my hubby's package, how often we do the do, where we conceived our children, what we fight about when we fight, how much money I make, how much money he makes, my IQ, what brand of handbag I carry most often, or how much I spend on shoes annually, either.
Any other questions?

I have only told 2 people (husband and sister)simply because I don't want unsolicited advice from people who don't know what they're talking about or possibly trying to talk me out of it. After it's done, I don't care who knows! When people ask I will be honest because it could lead to others seeking WLS.

In real life (not here -- where I am speaking anonymously), I am a private person about private things. And WLS for me has multiple medical, psychological, behavioral and spiritual issues.
I simply don't wish to discuss it with many people I associate with regularly. Nor do I wish to invite others' opinions and evaluations about WLS.
I already know that the majority of my familial and work colleagues have a very negative opinion about WLS. Therefore, I don't wish to make myself a target of their negativity.
If you're someone who feels differently and whose life is an open book for all to read, inspect and review, then more power to you.
I'm not built that way.
This is one of life's great challenges -- to appreciate that everyone else isn't just like you.