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Do not be discouraged, just stay calm. After surgery your body burns it Glycerin (energy stores) till there are no more (initial weight loss) then it must replenish the stores. After that you will lose weight. Double check your diet and exercise. If your doing what you are suppose to (Protein, water and exercise) you will lose weight. Don't get discouraged.

I was a 42 BMI, but my doctor told me I was one his smaller patients.. Rocking 258 don't know how that happened but I am down 60 pds in 2 mths and 3 weeks.

In 2005 I lost from 270 to 179, yes just diet and exercise; however I was unable to maintain the loss and over 7 years gained back to my 258. Luckly I kept most of those clothes. So I have not had to purchase anything but one uniform (between my pre surg pants and what I am in now). I did buy me a new sweater about a week ago, just hasn't got cool enough to wear it yet. GoodWill - What we call the GW Boutique is one of my favorite places to shop

I went from a 22/24 to a 16W depending on the cut of clothing. I have very large legs to the knee so the tight legged/skinny or some boot cuts just don't fit. I have always lost real fast inches in my waste but the legs remain. I have lost 60 pds. The size change was strange, i lost one size without losing a pd (during a week long stall)

My favorite is the Isopure Water Zero Melon flavor, second is the GNC 100 whey protein... chocolate

I am almost three months out. Our loss is very close to the same pass. I lost 15 before surgery and 45 after. Your body is getting use to the starvation mode. Just stay calm you will lose. 22 lbs is great for the first month.

Stay calm.... It is not that you can't eat it after the sleeve, it is you shouldn't eat it - fatty foods, high sugars, no nutrition. The only thing I "Can't" have is Carbonated soda. Honestly I don't miss it. You will find if you get your Protein in, there is no room for the rest so you just don't want it. My doctor explained it, you will no longer be eating, you will be tasting. It is true. My taste buds have changed since surgery. The thought of something greasy is out of the question. Sweets no longer elicit the supreme joy I use to have with them. The only challenging relationship with food is "salt" for some reason I salt everything. I never owned a salt shaker until this surgery... Very strange.

I fall in the lucky bunch, I haven't had any break down over food. I was sleeved July so I am basically eating what I want (I only eat low fat). I made brownies for my boyfriend the other day and after giving his on a napkin, ate the crumbs off the fork. I thought he was going to pass out. He said, I thought sweets would make you sick? Long story short, the crumbs were not what I thought they would be (they were not nirvana). I have yet to regain the hunger for sweets, the salty has come back but I am snacking dry roasted edamame (14 gr protein) in 1/4 cup. Yes that fills me up.

Wow you look amazing!

Great sharing. I am still looking for that "I am about to get full signal". I have worked on an ambulance my entire life so slow is not in vocabulary when it comes to eating. My worse times is when I am unable to measure food.. ie restaurant. I always eat 1 - 2 bites more than I need to be full. It seems like the full bite doesn't get to the stomach before the too full bite gets to the mouth no mater how slow I eat.... I am a July sleever ... so I am still learning.

My boyfriend ask me what I did to my shoulder. I said nothing, he said there is a knot swelled up on it. It was my shoulder bone. ... How funny is that... Love the clavicle... I know exactly how it makes you feel. Congrats

I use GNC protein powder - 1 scoop in 1/2 cup skim milk - that is 24 grams of protein in 4 oz - just the right size so it doesn't make you feel bloated. Also GNC carries ISOPURE Protein water - 40 grams of protein in 20 oz of water - and only like 110 calories. Think protein and water - don't concentrate on calories.

The smallest I have been since an adult was a 13 (very tight), so I can not imagine anything smaller than that - single digit sizes are like unicorns to me. In July I was size 22/24 on bottoms and 2x (men's)shirts dress sizes 22. I am now in size 16 on bottom (comfortable) and lg/xl (ladies) shirts. I was very bless in the top area so I can't imagine getting to a medium shirt unless I loose a lot of boobage. After reading some of the stories I could only dream of the unicorn - Size 8

I exercise about 4 times a week - I vary the exercise between walking 2 miles and running (gasping catching breath and running again) for 1 mile. Funny story my doc told me nothing strenuous for three months. As a fat person I did not know the definition of strenuous. I told him "At 250 lbs tying my shoes is strenuous, you will have to be more specific for me" after laughing he told me walking and attempting to run was good stuff, but wait for weight training (lifting that increases abd pressure)

Don't move until your doctor tells you. You may have been ok this time, but the passage through your stomach is small if food does not digest and backs up you can get a blockage and rupture your suture line. Get low fat cream of chicken Soup and put it through a strainer (no chicken pieces allowed)... that is what I made it through on. Good luck.

Congrats... I understand... I waited till 49 wish I would have done it in my 20s. I am two months out and love my new life. Hope you recover well.

Just how the doctor explained it to me - It is in and out - Calories in vs calories out (burned). Your body will attempt to restore glycogen or glycerin stores (liver process that is energy)(body will just use less) they are used up during the first weeks of the body getting use to lower calorie intake. Once your body has restored the glycerin/glycogen (don't remember which it was) stores you will start loosing. Are you gaining? When I went into the stall for 5 days I didn't gain, just didn't lose.

I make my own... The only real flavor I like is lime and I like them real tart. I have Popsicle forms that hold 4 oz per Popsicle x 4 Popsicle. juice from three limes add more for a more tart taste Enough Water to make 2 cups total 3 - 4 splenda packets (sweeten to your taste) And freeze. They are harder since they have no sugar but are not like just ice. I enjoy one every night and at around 30 to 40 calories I call it guilt free

I said girl surgery.. and when they ask how I am loosing so fast I tell them - a major lifestyle change

The isopure water I prefer Melon/Apple least favorite Pineapple and Orange. The GNC protein powder I like chocolate and when they allow soft food you can add 1 tsp peanut butter to the shake...Yumm. As for fiber I didn't take any. Your liquid diet will move through on its own. Don't expect a regular bowel movement. Your not constipated your just haven't eaten enough to make a t**d!...lol

GNC Isopure Water - 40grm/20oz Protein GNC Protein 1 scoop mixed in 4 oz/water - 24Grm protein As for your Soups and other liquids - don't over buy, you will feel like getting out in a couple days (well I did). Remember you will be eating ounces not cans. I am 57 days out from surgery and still barely eat over 1/4 cup of anything. I throw away more food than I eat. Still learning to cook for 1/4 of a person...lol Good Luck

Can't swear this time (post sleeve) but about 7 years ago I lost 92 lbs, just diet and exercise (of course I gain every pd back) when I lost then I went from a 42F to a 38 F and from a size 24 to a size 13. This time seems to be different when it comes to the butt. I'm down 51 pds, my butt has left the pants and the building. the boobs still remain, i'll let you know in another 50 lbs.

If you are planning pregnancy - I would wait till after having all the kids. I would hate to waste money for surgery only to have a tummy tuck wrecked by baby belly. I know I only gained 16 pd with my child, but the stretch marks was like a road map.

I hope what ever is decided is the best for you. I had horrible heart burn and Gerd before the sleeve surgery (even to the point of having a chronic cough from it), I was on Rantidine and it didn't work without the help of tums and gaviscon. After the surgery and up to day 57 (today) I have not had one problem with heartburn. No waking up at night in mid vomiting of fire. They do have me on protonics since surgery for the healing effect (was on it prior and it did not control the heartburn). In my past when I lost weight the heartburn went away, so I am thinking the pounds shed has fixed the heartburn/Gerd. I hope you can get some relief and some answers.

I am down 50 pds since January - 35 since surgery 07/19.. A girl at work asked me if I had been sick, like with cancer. I nearly fell out. One girl told me loosing weight a lot of times makes you look older, then followed it with you sure lost a lot. I told her yes fat people make pretty corpse. Haters going to hate....