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Can you break it down into small goals throughout the day?
Maybe drink 4-6 oz before you leave the house. 4-6 oz when you get to work. 4-6 oz morning (do you get bathroom breaks/can you take short breaks between experiments), etc.

The same thing happened to me last year when I began a new workout that involved jumping a lot. I was caught off guard to say the least. I found that if I don't drink for an hour or so before I workout and pee just before I start the workout I am fine. If I don't do that, I will end up wetting myself. Trial and error. Glad I didn't give up! Keep with it and find something that works!

8 months out and hit 143lb loss today!    

6 month check in. Starting weight 238. Down 62lb. Another 28 to go!

I had surgery May 21st my HW was 298 SW 70 CW 214 looking forward to each new day. First picture day of surgery. Second picture last week.

I'm 20 months out, and have been at my goal for a few months now.
BEFORE

AFTER (Actually, I lost about 5 more pounds after the "after" photo was taken.) :-)

I'm on the left, daughter on the right.

So cute!! You look awesome! Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk

Last October.. And this weekend.. A dress!!

Sleeved in March 2015.... The best decision I made in 2015!!! If your thinking about it....just do it!

Here is my side by side with my 6 month pics

. 275 to 246

the top left is the day of surgery and the bottom right is my latest at 5 months out, down 77lbs!

Haven't posted an update in a while & thought I really should! Photos are from Nov 2014 (pre-op), July 2015 (2 mos post-op), and Nov 2015 (6 mos post-op). I haven't taken a new full body comparison photo in a little bit, so I probably should do that soon!
HW - 305
SW - 275
CW - 185 (almost 8 mos post-op)

I had gastric sleeve surgery 2 months ago. I've lost 42 lbs on my 6 month pre op diet and 35 lbs since surgery, 77 total since I started in April! I'm off of all of the meds already, I have a ton of energy and I'm sleeping like a baby!
First pic : day of surgery on left, today on right.
Second pic: 2 wks ago on left, April on right

Anything you put your all into is possible. I was sleeved at 342 lbs exactly a year and a week ago. My Dr's goal for 18-months out was 197. I'm currently 191. Getting sleeved was the best thing I ever did!!

Good Morning,
I just wanted to drop a quick line about my 30 days post op experiences with Gastric Sleeve Surgery on 12/23 with Doctor Michael Thomas in Louisiana:
The numbers: I use a free App called 'My Fitness Pal' to track food and nutrition, a Fitbit HR to measure steps and heart rate, and I have the fitbit scale to measure weight and body fat %. I like this setup because it is EASY to use, very low maintenance (no big day to day shift in my habits), and it all just integrates together into the 'Myfitness Pal' app. As long as I use the ap, everything is in sync and I have one place to check on things. Step on the scale each morning, scale is wifi and updates my fitbit software and My Fitness Pal. Eat something, log it in diary of myfitness pal, walk and my steps automatically go into the app. Logging food intake is easy, my fitness pal can search out almost every food and has a barcode scanner to find and load specific items (and their nutrition levels). When its time to see nutritionist again, I can log in online and print my food diary and hand it to her. Its all in the phone I already carry around. To my weight...so day before surgery I was 296.3 with 40.2% body fat as measured at home and today I am 266.9 with 36.4% body fat now. So that's about -30 pounds and about -4% body fat, about 30 days out. About -38 pounds from my all time high #304neveragain
The good: By all accounts, my surgery was damn near perfect. 45 minutes total surgery time....no nausea, no site infections, out of hospital after just one night, off prescription pain meds a few days after I got home...limited need for non-prescription pain meds...no drainage issues. I credit that to a Bariatric surgeon who has made this his career and his team that supported me all of the way, BUT I also did everything they asked me to do by the letter. Most of the good things you hear after surgery are TRUE. MAD weight loss so far...if you listen to what these professionals are telling you to the letter. I mean 30 pounds in about 30 days is incredible and ALREADY LIFECHANGING for me...yes I have already had people notice I am losing weight (people who don't know what I did). Those marginal clothes I have been clinging on to, all fit great now. The energy level (once pain and pain meds is done) is totally increased. I WANT to exercise right now, but have not been cleared to do so yet. Hopefully on my 1 month follow up. So I walk.
The bad: Those clothes that fit great before, now all fit like crap....even just at 30 days out! I have already tossed blue jeans into the donate pile and dug out some 'I hope I fit in these again one day' jeans, that happen to do fit. Why is this bad? If you dress up for work, put a little money aside for clothes. Suites over the next year will probably get real expensive for me. Food Choices: My doctors have a very specific set of foods to eat, and each week more foods are added back. Its very Boring but WORTH following. I did roll forward and nibbled a few items that were a week ahead, and was ok....and I also found some items (even now) that my stomach is like 'nope, never again'. You learn those items quick, as they speed through your system, if you get my drift.
The ugly: HOLY HEAD HUNGER BATMAN. Hit me a few days out. I just KNEW I could eat something and be ok...my brain was trying to do its best to convince me. I wanted to because I was soooooo hungry...1.5oz of Jello later and I feel like it was after Thanksgiving meal at moms. But I resisted...I ate the Jello slow...half spoon full, wait....half spoonful, wait....wait....whats that feeling? (Full is a new sensation for me btw)...I had to let my stomach and brain re-wire to see what the signals meant. Very bizarre, and it took me time.
Dehydration is a very real problem. I did find myself slipping on my Fluid intake as I got a few more food choices back, and woke up one morning feeling totally dehydrated. Took it upon myself to start sipping power aid zero for a few days to get feeling right again, but I can't rehydrate as fast as I once did. I need to watch that in the summer, glad I did this in the winter.
That's about it for now, good luck everyone!
-James

Before and 9 months post op

The "after" picture was taken 12 days shy of my 2 year surgiversary. As of yesterday, I am 2 years, 7 months out. In the "before" pic, I was a size 20; in the "after" pic, I am in a size 4 dress!!! Love my sleeve!

284 pounds down to 164. Sleeved in October 2014

Had surgery on 12/29 & have 3 trips scheduled so far for 2016. Spring Break we are taking the kids to Austin and San Antonio for a fun/but historical week vacation. Then going back to South Texas with my son for his 7th grade trip in April. The icing on the cake is a trip I am planning to the Dominican Republic for my husbands birthday in June. I am excited about hopefully being able to walk and be active without my feet, knees, & hips hurting. My goal is being able to wear a cute shorts romper. I haven't worn shorts in forever ????

My birthday is in July so I'm hoping that by then (6 mos post op) i'll have lost most (maybe all?) of the rest of the weight I need to to be at goal. Regardless I'm planning a big trip. Haven't decided where yet.
We are also going to take al ittle trip to New Orleans for Valentines day, I'm super excited about that!

First pair was taken on Oct 12, the day before my sleeve surgery.

This pic was taken yesterday morning.

It has been awhile since I have been on here, so I thought I would sneak in here for a bit.
#1. Day of my surgery (10/14/2015) #2. 1 month anniversary #3. Walk for diabetes (1 1/2 months) #4. 2 months anniversary #5. 3 months anniversary
    

I am going to Florida with my boyfriend in two weeks, with no kids. My treat to myself is that I rented a convertible. I can not wait to cruise Gulf Blvd.