mysleeveid13

Hey everyone!!! Just wanted to say hey and tell you all that my husband is having sleeve done tomorrow!! I feel like I'm having surgery again because I'm so nervous and excited for him all together!!! I hope you all are doing well. I can't wait for him to feel like a new person like I do. I wore size 8 pants to work today and a new blouse and got so many compliments. It was so wonderful to feel pretty! I can't remember ever really feeling proud of myself. I think it's so special to me because I worked so hard to get to this point. Well, I could go on forever with how happy it has made me..but I won't. I want my husband to feel that joy in his life as well. Please pray all goes well for him tomorrow.

I don't know if you all use apps to keep yourself on track or not, but I found Bariatric Timer. You can set it to 30 mins after you eat and 30 mins after you drink or whatever time you want. I use it to remind me to wait to drink after I eat (not that I could drink then anyways). But it's like my little reminder and I don't drink until it goes off. I love hearing it go off and then I know it's safe to drink! So now that some of us are back together, what are you eating? Are you staying away from bread totally? Still very low carb? Do you count how many carbs you can have per day? How many meals do you eat per day? I eat very little portions, several times a day. For whatever reason, it's worked for me. The portions are smaller than a meal would be (even for us) and I probably have 5 of them throughout the day. Like I said earlier, I want to lose about 10 more pounds, but everyone at work keeps telling me I need to stop losing. I really don't have loose skin, except a little bit of wrinkles on my inner thigh. My butt and my boobs completely fell off. I have trouble finding a bra to fit my tiny boobs. I'm totally not complaining though as I am extremely pleased with my results. I am noticing my energy level has dropped and I feel worn out after doing household chores some days. Almost like I ran a marathon. I get light headed when I stand up, so my dr said I'm either not getting enough Protein and/or fluids. I feel like I drink all day long though, so maybe I need to go back to counting how many grams of protein I'm getting each day. Anywho, just wanted to compare what I'm doing to the rest of you. Please let me know how you all eat and your daily routines.

Thank you. I haven't lost in months. It was like I lost it all really fast and then stopped. I really want to drop about 10 more lbs, but I have just been maintaining instead of really pushing to try to lose. I'm sure I'll drop them this summer as I do a lot of swimming and love to exercise outside and get sun. I have just been enjoying feeling good about myself for the first time in my life. It's a totally different feeling, isn't it? Good luck and keep checking in. I enjoy reading everyone's journey.

You look great, too! I was over 300 with my last pregnancy. Highest post pregnancy weight was 274. 255 day of surgery and currently 158. My favorite pair of jeans were 22's and now I'm in a 6 or 8! I seriously think I skipped those sizes when I was a kid. I'm really active with my kids now and my husband is now waiting his approval to have surgery. Are any of you still losing?

Thank you! I will try both of your ideas!

I am 9 months post op and doing well. I am about 4 pounds from my goal. One problem I am having is with the protein shakes. I love the chocolate Premier Protein ready to drink shakes. I have tried several different brands of the protein powder and it always tastes gross to me. I finally found a giant thing of Premier Protein power and was so excited (because I want to use the powder to make other protein items), plus it's alot cheaper than the ready to drink. Only problem is when I mox it myself, it tastes like every other nasty artificially sweetened protein shake. I expected it to taste the same as the RTD since it has the same ingredients...but it has this weird coconut artificial taste that I just cannot stand. Any ideas what I might be doing wrong? Do you mix yours with water or milk? Anyone else tried the Premier powder? Any ideas of recipes that might cover that after taste so I can use up this $30 container?

Way to go, ladies!!! You look great Queen Wendy!

How is everyone doing?? I haven't been on here in a while. I was 274 when I started my classes. 255 when I saw my surgeon for the first time and now I'm hovering around 155. I stopped going to the gym because I was really comfotable in my body, but decided I want to lose a little more around my tummy. I don't have much lose skin at all. My boobs are like tiny floppy pancakes (while I always thought I was well endowed with a big booty and nice boobs, it ends up they were both just fat). They were the first to go. I can't find a bra to fit. But hey, if that's all I got to say that's even remotely negative then I will take it!!! My husband is well on his way to getting approved for his surgery and hoping to have his surgery in the next month or so. Well anyways....I'm extremely pleased with how thia all went down and miss reading everyone's updates...so check in and let us know how it's going.

Love the pictures!!!! It is really hard to get used to our new bodies. Someone asked me yesterday at work if I saw skinny when I looked in the mirror. I explained that I saw my legs, arms, and face as skinny but not my belly. But.....it's really not that bad. I'd be happy if I didn't lose anymore. But it is so weird to be stuck in a negative body image and only see the imperfections and not the things that look great. Oh and I second the book comments. I've always had a giant butt and relatively large boobs. Both are completely gone. My tailbone hits the bottom of the chair or whatever I'm sitting on because there is absolutely no padding on it now but I'm not complaining. Soooooo much better than taking a shower only to sweat my arse off as soon as I start moving around to get dressed. I don't miss any of the side effects of being obese so I will embrace every part of my new body. Tiny flappy flat pancake boobs and all.

Hey guys....just checking in. Went for my 6 month post op appt. I'm down 96 lbs since April 2014 and 115 since I really committed to having my surgery back in Oct of 2013. I'm happier than I've ever been. I basically gave my entire closet to my best friend (minus the underwear - haha but even those had to be trashed because they were way too big). I was in a 22 or 24 size pant and the biggest shirt size I could find. I am now in a size 6 or an 8 jeans and still buy XL shirts because I still have a gut from having 3 babies and 2 of them were vertical C Sections....which made my stomach hang down like a butt in the front. Surprisingly, it has tightened up enough to hide in my jeans. Everyone keeps telling me I need to stop losing but I know what I'm hiding underneath the clothes and will keep working on tightening up. Like Bluesea71 said, I don't have a lot of excess skin....just a little poochy belly, some saggy skin on my inner thigh and a tiny bit on my inner arm by my armpits but all covers nicely under my clothes. My hair still feels like it's thinning. I already had a inverted bob. I went a little shorter with it but don't want to do too much shorter. Trying to up my protein to see if it stops thinning. My horrible heartburn/reflux went away right around 6 months just like my surgeon said. I'm still paranoid about stretching out my sleeve so I'm very careful about portions and freak out a little inside when I feel full. I don't EVER want to go back to the way I was. I was taking two blood pressure meds and I'm off of both. I take nothing but vitamins vitamins and birth control now. My periods are still coming twice a month but again small price to pay for all the great things that have come out of my surgery. My husband has to do a sleep study and then he should be approved for his surgery. So I'm proud that I did it while he continued to eat the way he does. It was a struggle but I did it! What about you guys? Let us know how it's going.....

Happy 6 months to you all, too!!!! Should we do a 6 month check in or is everyone over it?

Oops...here's the picture.....

Ok, ok... I'll post one, too. I'm still weirded out about putting my face on here so I covered it. (Not very good at editing.) But here is before at around 260ish and a little over 5 months out around 170.

Way to go, ladies!!!! You both are doing awesome!!!

I have had plenty of steak. We were told in one of our classes that the rarer the steak is cooked, the easier it would be on our sleeve as it's more tender. Luckily, I like rare to medium rare so it works great for me. Just cut tiny little pieces and eat it slow and chew until your jaws are tired.