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Mostly that applies to people with low pain tolerance, a lot of swelling and old age. The people with problems complain the most so they get to set the narrative. I never had an issue getting my fluids in. I had very little pain (stopped taking pain meds with 36 hours). I had to be able to eat and drink to be released from the hospital. You will not feel full on liquids. They go right through your stomach. This is an important thing to remember down the road, that end immediately post op liquids are no filling, so avoid drinking liquid calories. Also your nerves are disconnected so you can't really feel full even if you are. Be grateful you can nourish yourself without issues and focus on recovering.

When did your Dr tell you that you can have them?

When is the last time you lost 3.5 pounds a week for over a month?

Glad to see you are back on track. I think year 2/3 is a real test for most people. Good thing you caught your regain before it got out of control.

The 3-6 month month diet has nothing to do with shrinking your liver. You can shrink your liver in just a few days by not eating carbs. You don't need special tricks for WLS to work, and the sooner you detach yourself from that mentality the better. Your liver is what detoxes your body, it doesn't need to be detoxed.

Are you sure it is gas? The only sharp pain I had post op was from drinking ice cold fluids, which felt like daggers. Do you have this issue with fluids of all temps? Also contact your Dr. You are supposed to be able to nourish yourself post-op.

Since it is a family trait, I really don't want to lose it. My identity has shifted enough with weight loss I need to keep something. At this point even if I lose another 30 pounds, I am not worried they will go away, they are here to stay, LOL

The amount of time you can eat only small amounts of food is very short. I know this before surgery, but you don't really know it until you have lived it. And you can chug water again. I was more sad about not being able to chug water than anything else and by 1 year I could chug down water again without taking a breath like a champ.

Surgery.

I was diabetic for years before surgery so I didn't eat fruit. I still don't eat fruit. The odd strawberry if it comes as a garnish with brunch, and a bite of pear at Christmas. I went without fruit for so long before of my diabetes it is not something I miss or even think about really. I already eat all day to get my protein in. I don't have the time or room to add in fruit, and it would have to be paired with a protein to make it work for my diet. http://www.ketogenic-diet-resource.com/low-carb-fruit.html

@biginjapan Well, some people are #$%^&%$#. I'm not sure what are you are but the older men get, the more grateful they are. LOL

Maybe she just ordered once with the promo, because hello Fresh is 9.99 per meal per person. So it is $20 a meal. You can eat out for less, especially with a sleeve. One cooked meal for 2 people should cost less than $5. I spent about $5 a day on meat and veggies, and that is kind of stretching it. It is only that high because some days I eat grass fed beef. If I eat pork it is more like $2-3 a day. And I eat at least 16 ounces of meat a day. I have thought about getting one of those subscription boxes, but none of them have low carb options for menus, so they are a waste of money for me.

@jillk101 Honestly I would switch Drs if I could, or at least threaten to. Why is it taking so long? I also hounded my Dr office. I wanted to get into surgery as fast and possible and I pushed them to make it happen.

I had Oxy pills, those were fun getting from the pharmacy, lol. It was so much drama. I stopped taking my pills when I got home though because I wanted to drive, So I had pain pills but I didn't take them. Just ask for pills, and the nausea medicine is good to have too, just in case. Doctors work for you, don't forget that.

I wasn't depressed. I did have to feel all my feelings. I couldn't numb them out with food. So that was just different. It allowed me to get to know myself in a new way. I also had to find new ways to sefl sooth and calm down and new ways to celebrate. In the end it was a very positive learning experience. It was just rough when it happened. I didn't mourn food though. I knew the amount of time I could only eat a little would be short, and there is nothing that I want to eat that I can't now. I found eating out with people and friends more enjoyable because instead of trying to get full or get my monies worth, I concentrate on people and experiences more than food.

@sleever123 You are claiming to be unhappy about your weight loss. If you want help. Tell us what you are eating so we can offer suggestions. I don't care you aren't eating meat but that doesn't mean you can toast and lose weight. There are other sources of protein. You didn't say you were vegetarian or vegan, you just said you don't like meat. So can you eat eggs? cheese? What can and do you eat? @SassyNanny Basically she wasted everyone who even read her original post by whining in the first post about slow weight loss. Then came back to just complain about everyone not patting her on the head and telling her it was okay. Then still didn't even answer any questions about what she is eating. This is why people don't respond to posts or try to help people. This kind of entitled BS.

She is 190 if her information is accurate so her goal of 165 should still leave her at the high end of overweight close to obese. So even if she hits her goal, she will be no where near skinny at all. Which is what makes peoples comments completely ridiculous. No one even knows what skinny is anymore

The reason meat works is because it sits in your sleeve for a long time. If someone doesn't like meat, there are other sources of protein. It is harder but not impossible. We don't get to eat large quantities of food, so people should eat what they like, if she doesn't like meat, so be it.

@sleever123 You posted a bunch of vague stuff. What do you eat in a day? How much protein are you getting in? How many carbs? How many calories? You aren't going to heal well or lose weight on bread. Bread and crackers and a whole lot of other stuff was on my list of foods in my book, but my Dr told me not to eat those things if I wanted to be successful. A lot of programs list a bunch of things that they don't really suggest people eat because they know if they are too strict people won't have surgery.

First of all at 5'4 and 165 you won't be skinny or anything close to it. Everyone is so damn fat in America, people don't even know what legit skinny even looks like. Big boned is a myth, yeah some people might have slightly larger frames but big bones is BS. My bones are 3x denser than the average woman my age and they still barely weigh anything, and they look TINY on a DEXA scan. they are covered in fat and muscle. Big bone is just lie people tell themselves and others to justify obesity. Just because the weight is harder to lose or slower coming off doesn't mean you aren't meant to lose it or you can't lose it. You are barely one year out from surgery. It will probably take you another 6 months or so to lose the rest if you keep eating right. People need to think about their general health and wellness. The way insurance is going right now, those few extra pounds can cost you a lot in insurance premiums in the future. Everyone should be striving to get to a normal BMI at this point. And just because you are smaller doesn't mean you won't have curves. I have lost an entire grown man in weight and I still have enough titties for 3 broads and I have hips, thighs and a butt. Slim thick is really a thing. People need to stop kidding themselves. You will never be this young ever again in life. Go for your goal, go for it hard. It is never going to be this easy to lose weight ever again.

I took all my pills normally, within 24 hours of surgery. They give you pain pill and other pills. I'm not sure where all this pill fear comes from or the ideal you can't swallow them.

I thnk RNY is better after the band, especially for someone that had one as long as you with slippage. The hunger goes away but not forever and if you have damage and GERD, the sleeve is just too risky. I'm sure a Dr can assess you and tell you better. Good luck

Well you definitely can take Tylenol, they sent me home from the hospital after surgery with it. If I had any kind of GERD prior to surgery I would not take the chance on the sleeve, unless the heartburn was weight or hital hernia related, those will be fixed with surgery. Your blood sugar seems like mine. Pre-op I could stop taking medicine if I didn't eat carbs. My blood sugar was always low, never out of control. So the sleeve could totally resolve that, probably in a month. I also had high blood pressure on the low end of high. Completely resolved, and now I am on the low end of normal, the very very low end. Your Dr is going to help you make the best choice.

This issue isn't the 30 grams they claim. It is the fact they are claiming that 10 grams contains 30 grams. Which defies all logic and known science.

@imadethelist I just wanted to add, I can't imagine how much water weight your might still have from surgery. I gain 5 pounds of water with my cycle every month. A lower body lift is rather brutal. If you are keeping your food on track, I would really go with water weight and I think mssages would really help you.