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I am also part of the regain club. I have gained 32 pounds over the past 7 months. It’s the most annoying thing but entirely my own problem. It all started when I began grazing throughout the day, which my surgeon told me would cause weight gain. I started eating carbs with no restraint. I began drinking sodas daily after 3 years of drinking them like 1 time a month. I started using straws and starting eating whatever I wanted. I have started the 5 day pouch reset diet and have lost 4 pounds so far due to the liquids only phase. Hoping that after these next few days I will have better restraint and I WILL be watching what I am eating- protein first, veggies second and carbs third. No more sodas daily! Back in the gym at least 3 times a week. I know we can get the weight back off, we know exactly what it takes.

I had my 3 month surgiversary 2 weeks ago and was at a longggg stall! However, so far I've lost 65 pounds including pre-op diet and 45 pounds since surgery. I'm hoping for a great month number 4! Drinking water is still SO hard. I'm really bad at it. I hope everyone else is doing well. This is me getting into size 16 jeans at forever 21. I was so excited!

I am 3 weeks post op and -20 pounds since surgery. Before surgery I lost 14 pounds. I am excited to be able to eat some foods again! And have way more energy now that I am on soft foods. Glad to be getting thru this process successfully! How is everyone else?

I agree with both of you. Sleeved September 16th and it was definitely a very difficult day... Extreme nausea and vomiting. Glad to be home but I can't even imagine eating food. I keep worrying I'm not sipping enough and will end up back in the hospital. Let's hope it gets better!

2 days post op... Recovery has been difficult to say the least bit I'm doing better now. Glad the nausea is finally subsiding. How are you other this week sleevers doing?

@@MicheleL me too! Good luck to us both. I know you're as excited as I am to be on the post op side of all of this.

Good luck to everyone having surgery today and this week! I'm so excited. Do any of my September buddies have an Instagram? I just started one for my weight loss journey. Username: vsgbjc

@jeffreyc79 thank you! If any of you are on Instagram, I just started one. My username is vsgbjc.

@jeffreyc79 so far so good! Some days I want to just eat a piece of chicken but then I remember how far I've come and how it's just a few more days and it brings me back to earth. It's hard, but worth it. I'm not nervous, just excited. I can't wait to be on the other side of all of this, and grateful that I accepted this challenge and made it thru.

Hey everyone My Name is Brittany and I'm 25 from Charlotte, NC. I get sleeved this Wednesday, the 16th. I appreciate any tips you guys have for me! <3

@@byebyefat i'm taking comfortable pjs and bedroom shoes to walk around the hospital in, gas ex strips (because literally everyone I know talks about how bad the gas pains are after surgery) books, my heating pad and laptop.

Today is day 8 of my liquid diet. My surgeon requires 14 days of an entirely liquid diet, but I allowed myself cooked veggies on days 4 and 5. So, I guess I technically cheated. I am doing good now, though. I have my pre-op apt in 2 days, hoping to see a good amount of weight lost so far! I have been avoiding the scale so that I won't be obsessive. How's everyone else doing? Any other "cheaters"? haha

Today begins my 2 week liquid diet. I'm extremely nervous! All I want to keep thinking is about the goal I will be achieving and no more yo-yo dieting, but the thought of failure always tries to get in the way. Good luck to everyone else on the liquid diet... We got this!!!

@@maggie409 I copied your words and put it in a note on my phone to remind myself when the going gets tough. I start my liquid diet in two days and I'm constantly afraid of the failure. I feel like your words have given me a bit of peace. Thank you!