bewell

thanks for the words of encouragement I really want to beat this fight of the bulge. I did think the honeymoon would be over so fast and that it would get so hard. I will keep trying cause I deserve it and I think that if I could just remember that I will win!

If you posted hoping we'd support a "giving up attitude." WRONG PLACE!
Don't you dare let other people define you or allow their comments to change YOUR path in life.
Did they have surgery? Starve for months, have a large amount of weight loss on their own?
YOU have come far! YOU have successfully lost many pounds. Who cares, if you're not at goal? We all have our own journey. In fact the slower it comes off, the easier it STAYS OFF & your skin recovers.
Is that enough Pep talk? We are all cheering for you! Give yourself the best Christmas present ever - accept and LOVE your journey and BODY. Surgery, people, Drs... They can't make that choice or fix that. YOU HAVE TO.
Ok, I'm done now... ???? You're beautiful, pick that lovely self off the floor and keep fighting. Xx

@@DavidOso
Amazing weight loss.....good for you!

I have some kind of Protein within one hour of when I get up. 1 egg scrambled or hard boiled egg keeps me full for 3-4 hours (but I've really tired of eggs.) So I mix it up with yogurt or my old standby Syntax fuzzy navel.

an omelet or scramble of 6 T. liquid egg whites, 1 oz. lo fat cheese, 1/4 c. chopped broccoli, and some salsa. if i don't get my Protein in early, i have a hard time reaching my daily goals. ALSO no breakfast= poor choices later in the day.
i find that i am developing an allergy to poor choices. it's a good problem to have!

I had the same experience.
I'm almost one year out and until the last 2 months I vomited if I ate too fast or too much.
I wasn't able to eat solid foods for months. I was at least 2-3 weeks behind on the suggested new food to try list. Normal for me. Doc encourage me to go at my own pace introducing new foods. I didn't eat salad or even fresh fruit until I was 4 months out. Just know everyone is different, everyone's experience is different. Be happy for the restriction cuz someday it will not be there.
I still vomit if I eat too much. And too much can be just a bite or two too much. I'm not talking huge amounts. The suggestion by Doc to STOP eating BEFORE I was full was key. It's hard to do. And I'm just now able to eat an apple with the peel on.
Best of luck.

At 7 months, I still can only eat 1/2 cup of food. About 2oz meat at a sitting. I have to eat 4-5 small meals a day. I just can't eat that much food. At 1 month it was even less.

Everyone is different. There is no way I could eat 4 oz of meat even if it took me an hour to chew it up. A few bites and I'm full. Too much more and I vomit. It's just they way it is for me.
Watch out for the carbs, they catch up around 5 months and did slow my weight loss. I have more hunger now too.
Lose it while you can. Keep in simple.

Finally past the 3 month slow weight loss/stall. I never gained any weight so I know I was eating OK. I continued to lose but very slow. And I was losing inches.
Now the scale is dropping faster, FINALLY!. So relieved. I was worried cuz my eating was still pretty good. I can eat more and want more but just can't eat it. Exercising more too.
I really feel I needed this time to recalibrate physically and emotionally.
Now I'm ready for the next phase and losing again, thank god and my tiny tummy.

@@goingtoskinny soon
Just my thoughts but no you shouldn't be concerned. Everyone loses at a different rate. People over 300 lbs lose a lot faster. In 8 months your journey will be your own, at your own pace.
I know it's hard but try not to compare yourself with others. How fast they lose weight or what they start eating after WLS. Follow the docs orders, eat what they say, when they say to and not before. I was slow to start soft foods, and eventually real food. I had to stop reading what others were eating because I just got confused and upset. I also stopped comparing myself with others weight loss. Everyone is different.

@@longjohs
ME TOO--- "emotionally" attached to some of my old big clothes. Made me smile. I really like some of my big girl clothes AND I have some fond memories of places I went in them. I'm keeping a few.
But to the topic of weight gain after WLS. I had a lap-band in 2006, lost 75 pounds and over 6 years slowly gained it all back and then 15 more pounds. I had a terrible time with the lap-band, had it replaced early on after a erosion, hurt all the time, finally had to have a total unfill and it still hurt. I could only eat soft foods. A piece of chicken would send me into serious stomach pains all day.
Jump to Jan 2015-lap band revision to sleeve. The sleeve is a much better WLS for me. I am not in constant pain. I'm 10 pounds below my lowest with Lapband. I'm 64 yrs old and I know this is my last chance. I am very serious about changing my eating habits and way of life. So I am following the food plans pretty much to a tee. I don't eat sweets and rarely bread/potatoes/starchy stuff. My worst slip-somedays-I eat 2 apples instead of one and an extra piece of cheese. This is my new way of life. I plan to keep this weight off no matter what it takes. It's life or death. At age 64, it's real.

@@goingtoskinny soon
Just my thoughts but no you shouldn't be concerned. Everyone loses at a different rate. People over 300 lbs lose a lot faster. In 8 months your journey will be your own, at your own pace.
I know it's hard but try not to compare yourself with others. How fast they lose weight or what they start eating after WLS. Follow the docs orders, eat what they say, when they say to and not before. I was slow to start soft foods, and eventually real food. I had to stop reading what others were eating because I just got confused and upset. I also stopped comparing myself with others weight loss. Everyone is different.

Here's the latest entry for my Gastric Sleeve Video Blog. It's my 1 month surgeversary so I am sharing my results.

My first 30 days---
That Water would taste so weird.
I wasn't hungry at all.
That everything smelled weird and I was very sensitive to smells.
That I could live on 600-899 calories and be full!
When I ate my first scrambled egg I was full for hours.
I vomited a lot----after taking a Vitamin pill. Once while brushing my teeth.
I vomited if I ate too fast or too much and I WAS really eating SLOW and not much. Honest.
At 9 months
I can guzzle Water but not until 2+ hours after I eat.
I get hungry now but still can't eat much. Some cravings returned but still not interested in sweets.
One scrambled egg still keeps me full for hours.
I still vomit if I eat too much or too fast. Sometimes it's just one bite to much.
I LOVE a fresh pear or apple-truly Devine. Better than any sweet desert ever tasted.
I'm off all meds and have lots of energy and love to move.
My words to the newbies---the honeymoon will be over and for most of us, our hunger returns to some degree and we can eat more. Enjoy it while you can. Establish your healthy eating habits now, before your hunger and cravings returns. AND yes, we can gain it all back. Some do.

My first 30 days---
That Water would taste so weird.
I wasn't hungry at all.
That everything smelled weird and I was very sensitive to smells.
That I could live on 600-899 calories and be full!
When I ate my first scrambled egg I was full for hours.
I vomited a lot----after taking a Vitamin pill. Once while brushing my teeth.
I vomited if I ate too fast or too much and I WAS really eating SLOW and not much. Honest.
At 9 months
I can guzzle Water but not until 2+ hours after I eat.
I get hungry now but still can't eat much. Some cravings returned but still not interested in sweets.
One scrambled egg still keeps me full for hours.
I still vomit if I eat too much or too fast. Sometimes it's just one bite to much.
I LOVE a fresh pear or apple-truly Devine. Better than any sweet desert ever tasted.
I'm off all meds and have lots of energy and love to move.
My words to the newbies---the honeymoon will be over and for most of us, our hunger returns to some degree and we can eat more. Enjoy it while you can. Establish your healthy eating habits now, before your hunger and cravings returns. AND yes, we can gain it all back. Some do.

Hello Everyone!!!! Today is my Big Day !! This time last year I changed my life. I had VSG. If you followed me in the beginning you would know that i had a lot of problems. I was sick for about 4-5 months after having the surgery and I had a lot of regret because people were having more success than me... After a while and some tweeks in Vitamins things started to turn around... By my 6 months I had lost 100lbs.. this was revealed on Christmas Day.. Then I met my weight loss goal of 160lbs on Feb 27th.. I have been maintaining since then between 153-160.. Today I weighed in at 152lbs. I am not going to say that my journey has been easy because it hasn't .. It took me a long time to come around.. I had a love hate relationship with food for a long time... There are still foods that i cant or don't eat and I don't push it.. I just let it be.. I so not do Pasta, rice or breads.. I will so sliced bread every now and then. I work out 5-7 days a week. I workout with a personal trainer 2 days a week, I walk, I'm running now.. The longest was 3.5 miles this pass weekend. I have done 3 5k's and i have one scheduled for next Sat which ill be my 4th and my 2nd obstacle run... I box, lift weights, hula hoop and I can walk up hills and stairs like its nothing. I eat 3 meals a day with 1-2 snacks.. I still measure my food. I don't drink with my food, nor do I drink alcohol. I do use a straw and i have been using one since 3-4 weeks after surgery per my docs approval. I pretty much follow the rules 85-90% of the time.. but I will say I love dark chocolate and I do partake, lol. No cakes or Cookies and no other candies, just chocolate.. I love my new life now... I learning to love the new me everyday!!! I have let go of a lot of pain that got me to my point of unhappiness and over weight.. I have forgiving a lot of people and I have told a lot of folks where can go to... I surround my self with positive folks and My Husband has been my Number 1 Supporter. In this last year, I have been to multiple concerts, 4 weddings, zip-lined indoor sky dived.. danced the night away in 4 inch heels and I have even been in a size 2... My beginning wt was 273.6, I am now in small tops and dress. size 4-6 pants, my feet even got smaller I went from a 10 to a 8.5. I have had my wedding ring re-sized twice and it needs it again. Links have been taking out of my watch.. I just have so much energy.. and my favorite thing to do is to cross my legs... I am off all meds, cpap, and pain management. I have gone from seeing my docks every other week to once a year now!!! There are so many NVS I cant count but I'm sure you get the just of it... and along the way I have meet some awesome people in the weight loss community!! I'm super excited about today!!!

@@bewell it is a slippery slope, you get comfortable and semi lazy and think look i'm doing so well I can have a little bit of this and that it won't affect me. Next thing you know, you are up 5 lbs and can get the mental thoughts well darn forget it and just start eating the old way again. That is what happened to me this week. I gained a pound or two and then got sick and when I saw a 5 lb weight gain and said forget it for a day or two and then today snapped out of it and said up what am i doing? So I got up went to the gym ate pretty well so far and realize this is going to take hard work and determination for the rest of my life. I go to an over eaters group every other week and I didn't think I was going to need it for this long but I definitely do and don't even remotely feel bad about it. You don't develop an eating issue overnight and it is going to take more than a couple of sessions to fix it. I'm an emotional and stress eater and my job causes a lot of that, along with kids, marriage, friends and family. I know people have a life but this forum and website keeps me on track and reminds me I'm not the only one struggling daily and if I need help there are so many people here to help me out! I'm crossing my fingers for you and your success. I still have a ways to go but I'm just glad that I'm not what I was anymore.

@@Veronica Page
I think you are doing amazing Veronica. I started at 276 and could have easily hit over 300 on the pace I was going. It's been harder the past 2 months. Had a lot of changes and travel and lapband honeymoon is over. But I'm slowly losing again. I feel great.

@@Veronica Page
Stick with us. This is the time we need each other the most.
The honeymoon is over for me, it is harder and I can eat more, have more hunger.
Stay off the scale.
Having lost 100 lbs 20 yrs ago, I know I can lose it BUT can I keep it off?@&^%&*%!!!!!!
I am allowing a few sliders to creep in and that is bad news. Got rid of the crackers tonight and Back off sugar.
And I did lose inches even tho I didn't lose pounds.
It's a lifetime challenge but the rewards are so worth it!

@@Veronica Page
Stick with us. This is the time we need each other the most.
The honeymoon is over for me, it is harder and I can eat more, have more hunger.
Stay off the scale.
Having lost 100 lbs 20 yrs ago, I know I can lose it BUT can I keep it off?@&^%&*%!!!!!!
I am allowing a few sliders to creep in and that is bad news. Got rid of the crackers tonight and Back off sugar.
And I did lose inches even tho I didn't lose pounds.
It's a lifetime challenge but the rewards are so worth it!

Having my revisions, band to sleeve tomorrow. Very nervous and anxious. My fiance is freaking out too!! Pre-op diet has been ok, shrink the liver and all that, and BONUS - lost 10 lbs.
We'll see how I feel Thursday, but I feel confident that I'm doing the right thing for me.
Didn't know the band had a shelf life! Had mine done in 2006. Lost 50lbs, but gained it all due to "unfills" from obstructions. Hoping there is no internal issues when they get in there to take it out. Port hurts a lot most of the time. Will be very glad to get rid of that!!
Hugs to all!

@@HELLCATT81
Best to you and I"m sure it will all work out for you.
Take care

@@Dr. Altamirano
Could you briefly explain why sleeve and bypass are metabolic surgeries? And does the metabolic changes reverse back to where we were pre-sleeve or bypass.
Thank you

@@HELLCATT81
You might want to consider doing it all in one. My doc said he used to require a wait between removal of band and sleeve but no longer does that. Two surgeries up the risks of just general risks due to anesthesia etc. And for me, one recovery was what I wanted.
Actually it was a requirement for the doc I went to that they would consider one surgery UNLESS when he went in and found a lot of scar tissue etc that might take too long to remove and THEN I was OK for 2 surgeries. It turned out fine. Scar tissue from my band after 9 years wasn't bad. My surgery was just over an hour longer than just sleeve surgeries. And only one recovery
Anyway, just something to consider.

I am a lap-band (2006 band) revision to sleeve (jan 2015). No regrets at all. Also had my band removed and sleeve done in one surgery. Better way for me.
I had many complications with band including a slip, erosion, constant pain. No vomiting tho, just pain all the time. Like a knot in my stomach. Could really only eat soft foods.
I am very, very happy with my sleeve so far. I feel weight loss is easier than the band. I did have to make adjustments about eating. The sleeve for me is very different that the band. 1. the band is restriction. I knew immediately when I ate something wrong or too big, too fast. Not with the sleeve, it is limited space. I can be fine and then all of a sudden too much food and I vomit. I've vomit a lot more with the sleeve than the band but I'd still have the sleeve with no regrets. I don't have any pain (except for the first 6 week from surgery). And again, the weight loss has been easier. I just plain and simple can not eat very much food.
The surgery recovery has a bit harder with the sleeve but about the same. It is major surgery.
My Doc's stats are fewer complications with band to sleeve but generally there is a slight increase in complications for band to sleeve. *Still worth it for me." My Doc also said that even tho the sleeve does have higher complication rates in the early stages however the band has far more complications long term than sleeve or gastric bypass....i.e slips, erosion, etc. I can attest to that. If you listen to the doc and do what they say, complications from sleeve are really rare.
My gerd is the same, and acid reflux the same as I had before sleeve. I just have to be careful when I eat and what.
Best to you, it's a big decision.

@@HELLCATT81
You might want to consider doing it all in one. My doc said he used to require a wait between removal of band and sleeve but no longer does that. Two surgeries up the risks of just general risks due to anesthesia etc. And for me, one recovery was what I wanted.
Actually it was a requirement for the doc I went to that they would consider one surgery UNLESS when he went in and found a lot of scar tissue etc that might take too long to remove and THEN I was OK for 2 surgeries. It turned out fine. Scar tissue from my band after 9 years wasn't bad. My surgery was just over an hour longer than just sleeve surgeries. And only one recovery
Anyway, just something to consider.