Queen P

I am so sorry i did not see this...hope you had the surgery anyway... I did not delay my surgery I just did what I was supposed to do for those two days...EVERYTHING WENT GREAT. I had my gallbladder out as well.. I am two months out and 41 pounds down...your new tummy reminds you of how you need to control yourself! I have made such better decisions since my surgery! Don't beat yourself up about mistakes you make just keep going and eventually you will get it right. Your new tummy will not let you go overboard anyway. ..THE REASON FOR WLS!!

Well I'm gonna stay positive. I still have 2 days before surgery so I'll to make these 2 days count. I also plan on being honest with my surgeon. I'm not giving up on myself I know God sure hasn't.

Thanks, it's good to see that someone can relate. Alot of people are saying that I must not want it bad enough. Def NOT true. This week I was on my period and when that happens my urge for sweets and fatty foods increases tremendously on top of extreme hunger, and when I go long periods without eating (liquid diet) eventually I want to binge. Can you tell me if you delayed your surgery because of not adhering to it the entire time? Or did you still have surgery as scheduled and did the Doc have a difficult time? I would love to know thanks!

@@LipstickLady if I was Katy Perry I would kiss you! lol this straw has helped me with my liquids tremendously! Thank you veterans for hanging around you truly don't know how much this helps us newbies!!!

I cheated as well up until two days before. .not saying it's ok...but that was the very reason why I had the surgery a tool to help me control my eating..just do not eat any solid foods these last two days...because I have heard that if there is solids in your tummy that some doctors will not complete the surgery! Good luck to you and I pray all goes well!

Thanks everyone. I still have a hard time seeing myself as "skinny" but that's a mental image that I'll always struggle with.

YOU LOOK FANTABULOUS!!!! Still after fours years what a testimony! Congratulations to you!!! I may not brag either lol but when I get to where you are... I will definitely wear it PROUD!!!

Lookin' Good!! Enjoy!

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wooohooo. .
Feels good to be on the right track!

@@LipstickLady if I was Katy Perry I would kiss you! lol this straw has helped me with my liquids tremendously! Thank you veterans for hanging around you truly don't know how much this helps us newbies!!!

@@LipstickLady if I was Katy Perry I would kiss you! lol this straw has helped me with my liquids tremendously! Thank you veterans for hanging around you truly don't know how much this helps us newbies!!!

Wait, whuuuuut!?!?!?! Drinking through a straw will "stretch" your sleeve?
First, when your stomach is sleeved, the majority of the stretchy part of your stomach is cut out, leaving behind the denser, less stretchy muscle. Your stomach will relax over time as it heals, but it would take a LOT of over eating to stretch out the little fundus that is left behind after surgery. It certainly will not be stretched out by a little air in the tummy.
Second, it's entirely possible to drink through a straw without sucking in any air. I do it with no problem. My doctor, too, gave out a manual that said no straw but it also recommended Water bottles like a camelbac which uses a.....STRAW!!
When I questioned him on that, he said that the manual had a lot of contradictions, and to do what I thought was best.
The reason you don't want air in your stomach is not due to stretching, it's due to discomfort. It hurts to have gas, and we have precious little space in there. If it's air and gas, there is no room for Protein and nutrition.
I would never tell you to go against your doctor's orders, but I certainly advise questioning the absurd. The only way I can get in my liquid is through a straw, so I use one. I am almost two years out and I've used a straw since day 1. Surely I would have done some damage by now if damage were to be done.
I can barely eat 1/2 cup to a full cup in a sitting. No stretching going on here.

its not just gas, putting extra air into your sleeve stretches the sleeve, which is something you dont want to do. now you know why the straw helps you so much the air makes more room in your sleeve so the liquid goes in easier. there are people who use straws in the maintenance stages etc, but early on, its kind of a bad thing to get your liquids at the expense of why you had the surgery. But that is simply what I have in my guidelines from my surgical team. , " Use of a straw or drinking device (i.e. sipping cup) can cause secondary air buildup, resulting in stretching or over-sizing of the surgical sleeve." Early Stretching of the surgical sleeve will result in reduced weight loss and a lower hunger tolerance."
That's the exact quote off the page.
Good luck with everything.
We can do it!

60 pounds to go and 80 pounds to be at my fantasy weight goal!! Super stoked!

Wow.... Queen B
You look amazing and soooooo healthy????

Good for you!

Haha, the straw was my trick too! I couldn't drink anywhere near enough until I accidentally drank juice with a straw my second week out from surgery. I'm now 16 months out and I always use a straw otherwise drinking is very uncomfortable.
@Garifab_VSG They tell you not to use a straw because for some people it causes gas pain. For others, like myself, it is the only way that we can drink enough Fluid without pain, especially immediately after surgery. I'm probably fine to drink regularly now, but the straw is just part of my routine at this point.

What's the issue with using a straw, besides the possibility of drinking too much at once? Asks the pre-op new fish.

I think my Protein Shake would be easier to drink through a straw. I'm too scared to try it, however. I'm only four months out. I was told to at least wait a year.

Wow! Stunning.

60 pounds to go and 80 pounds to be at my fantasy weight goal!! Super stoked!

@@thick2thin it will be...maybe even better.. follow the plan you cannot help but win! First three weeks was tough but it gets easier and easier learning your new tummy! Wouldn't trade this gift for the world!

60 pounds to go and 80 pounds to be at my fantasy weight goal!! Super stoked!

Beautiful!!