luckyscheisse

Relax. People react differently to the sleeve. Some lose faster than others. You are no longer yo-yo dieting, so stop comparing your sleeve to that nonsense. Follow your plan. It works.
If you are already freaking out about "only" losing 12 pounds, which is GREAT by the way, you are going to go absolutely crazy when a stall hits. So relax, follow your plan, it will work. (Yes, I already said that, I felt like you needed to hear it again!)

I saw Dr. Juan Lopez Corvala at Angeles Health in Tijuana. It felt very safe. I lived in San Diego at the time so transportation was easy for me, you would probably fly into SD and then drive across the border. Do your research first, but I would definitely recommend it! The savings alone made it worth it.

First of all ask yourself why you would even give a rats a** what two strangers have to say? Who cares! People are always giving their two cents about grown folks lives! No, one ones knows your life struggle and you don't know why they are so dang nosey! You're obviously doing what you feel is best. Keep it movin sister!

The biggest issue with the sleeve is...... that going in, we hear about the surgery and then read about how much people have lost and that simply image is somehow all we think about......So simple. So quick. Get the surgery and be skinny.
Bottom line. NO surgery will make you skinny. We are in fact told that all the way thru the pre-op process, but still we visualize that instant quickie result. Get the surgery and it'll be gone forever. Ehhhhhhhhh!!! Wrong.
The surgery helps with our very bad decision making habits. We eat TOO MUCH. And the more obese we become the less exercise we do. We have let hunger and desire rule out lives. We all made very bad decisions, ate too much, and developed very bad habits. That is the formula for becoming obese and that is the reason for not losing it.
The sleeve will restrict us in out bad decision of eating TOO much......which will HELP us to change that bad habit. But we have to recognize that is all it will do and take advantage of that jump start to use our brain...(which knows deep down what has to be done) and work on all our areas of bad decisions......See those first few pounds coming off and rejoice in our effort and build the resolve to not go back. To do what we know is necessary to achieve the results we need and want.
The only two things that will EVER control ours & every other human on the planet's weight is "Diet and Exercise" It has always been that way ans always will. (What type of food .... and how much you eat and burning calories.)
Your post also tells me that you know that too. You say " At first I followed the plan....." "I concentrated on protein"....
But then you say things like " I can fit"
"At first" is not enough. But you already know that too. And you don't FIT.....you limit. Measure your food. Your sleeve will help you limit and your body WILL be get by with that limited amount if you change you're bad decisions to "fit" or "stuff" more in. And you want to break that stall. Then Exercise. Whatever you doing.....do more.
It's never gonna be about the sleeve. The sleeve will help but , It will always be about YOU!!! And you can do it.
Good luck.

Knew this was coming soon, but didn't expect it quite this soon. Woke up feeling good, decided to step on the scale and BAM! I hit onederland! I haven't seen a weight like this in so long!

After surgery, I became a food pusher. There is an episode of the King of Queens where Kirstey Alley has Carrie eat a donut and tell her how it tastes - yeah, that was me! I kept asking my husband and son if they were hungry. I wasn't hungry. It was weird.
Once I realized what I was doing, I forced myself to stop. One of my favorite things to do on a Sunday morning was watch the food Network - I stopped that. I even stopped cooking for a while. I had to end my unhealthy relationship with food. I guess much like an addict - stop everything cold turkey.
Now, nearing two years post-op, I eat food to fuel my body - I have a healtheir relationship with food. I enjoy it. I try different kinds of foods. It just doesn't rule my world.

Oh the dreaded stalls. I was stalled at 200 for 2 weeks. I seriously wanted to cry and thought that I would never be under 200 ever again. Then after 2 weeks I woke up on day and I was at 199. I was so grateful I almost cried. To make it even better the next day I weighed 195!! I have sat here for a few days now but I'm not complaining one bit. The stalls happen but they make up for them when the scale starts to move again. It's just your body trying to catch up.
Weigh yourself once a week. Then, you wont freak out every day

We did a " What's for breakfast" so while I'm prepping for dinner tonight I figured why not get some ideas from others. I have always loved cooking. I come from a big Italian family on one side and a down home country cooking grandmother on the other so I had no choice but to learn to cook. One of my few fears I had about having the surgery was that I would no longer be able to cook like I'm use to. The first few months after surgery I couldn't due to the recovery and dietary limitations but now that I'm fully healed and am "one" with my sleeve I'm back and better than ever. Cooking is even more fun for me now because I get to experiment and make recipes that are still delicious but have a healthy spin on them. As an example, tonight I have a new turkey marinade I'm trying out. I have included the marinade for those who might want to try it. I switched the vegetable oil out for olive oil, I used Splenda brown sugar apposed to the real and lite soy sauce. We will have roasted beets & Brussel spouts with a Asian side salad. I roast my vegetable with light olive oil and I will make my own Asian dressing. This whole dinner is really simple, it's high in Protein and gives you plenty of veggies. It doesn't have to cost a fortune to eat healthy. I may have spent 15 bucks on the whole meal. This will make two meals for my family of 4. So what do you eat for dinner? Any favorite recipes? If you have pictures share! I'm a picture girl! I'm also a fan of recipes that don't require me to leave the country to find. Simplicity is my friend.

@@thisfathasgot2go I guess being happy with any weight loss is where my head should be. Great job on the 40lbs. Keep it up.
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I like to flake fish into runny mashed potatoes. It's a good way to boost Protein.

Can someone explaine how to count the calories or Protein in a couple bites of this or a couple bites of that? I understand if I have a foil pack of tuna and I manage to eat it in its entirety by the end of the day but what about the times when you don't finish a serving of whatever. I am afraid that I am either over estimating or under estimating.

I am ALWAYS concerned about regain, but this is something I'm really trying to get into my head. Someone told me this years ago and it is still in my head.
If you forget to brush your teeth, one day, are you going to stop brushing your teeth forever? Of course not...you'll brush them again the next day. We need to look at our eating in the same way.
Good luck, and never stop thinking about it, but don't worry....

I am 17days post op - Lapland removal to VSF and spend all day worrying in between regular life... ????
- I worry I'm not loosing fast enough...
- I worry I will stretch my stomach if I nibble somethin
- I worry I will gain all that I loose again
- I worry I shouldn't get pregnant again in a couple of years because I'll gain weight
- I worry that I'm feeling hungry but not sure so I just try and ignore...
- I worry I'm not getting enough exercise
Yeah I worry... And then I say stop. Let it go and just be conscious ... So I'm trying... ☺️

So I've lost over 80 pounds by following my doctor's plan as ordered. I have a whole new me and feel so blessed! I do go off track sometimes though and even just one bite of something wrong makes me so incredibly anxious. I worry constantly that I'm going to gain back the weight and will have gone through all of this for nothing. It's almost as if it's too good to be true. I just started seeing the counselor at our weight loss clinic and she says it's a normal stage. Just wondering if others feel anxious and worried like this as well?

Today my parents got home from a trip, they have been gone since beginning of September. I went to see them tonight and they always bring home goodies for us taking care of the house and other things while they are gone. They bought some jackets that are rain proof and wind proof so when they are packing up the camper. They bought me and my husband one to, so we can leave in camper. It is a size Large and it is almost to big for me!!! I got really excited to be able to fit into it and be able to wrap it around my front side!!! I am so excited to be able to go into almost every store and be able to fit into clothes!!! I am loving my sleeve and just got over a three-four week stall, balancing on the 200 mark!!
Surgery date: June 15, 2015
Highest weight: 260
Current weight: 195.8

@@Titaniumsleeved2014 What you could do is find another Dr. If you're not getting the answers and help you need then find someone else. Do some research I don't know your history so I can't give you any advice like that. You need to get some help.

I was sleeved on 9/29 and feel the same way. I know I'm eating the right amount, but don't get that stop when you feel full like the NUT said. Still thankful for not getting queasy and haven't vomited.

Hi all, i have a question for everyone. i was sleeved on 9/28 and this past Monday was the beginning of my 3rd week and so i started pureed foods. My question is this.. every time i eat i can't tell if i'm full or not. i'm not into weighing so i just eyeball everything. I, so far, have had no issues with any foods either. Everything is going down fine and i'm not feeling queasy at all. Is this normal for some people and once my new tummy heals do you think it'll tell me then when i feel full? Thanks!!

You could set a clothing size goal instead and focus on that.

I'm still feeling like I shouldn't lose more but a part of me can't let go of wanting to. I'm at goal. Just need to accept it.

I have been stalled for about 3 weeks at 200-201.5. Today after walking all weekend at fall festivals I finally hit 199.6!!! I graduated high school weighing about 190, so it has been about 20 years since I have seen the one on the scale!!! I had the sleeve done on June 15, 2015 and my pre surgery weight was 260. I have lost 60 lbs in 3 1/2 months. I have already gotten rid of all my clothes and am amazed that I am wearing size 13/14. Before surgery I was wearing 22. I am on cloud 9 right now and am celebrating tonight with another walk and maybe I can talk my hubby into a back rub!!! Picture is from my daughters graduation May 15 and then this weekend. 

@@Seahawkgirl welcome to the family and here's your spot <patting bench> on the losers bench!

Surgery is now behind me, yay! I am so surprised how tired I was. The anesthesia took till about midnight to completely wear off enough for me to get up and walk. I would fall asleep within a minute of waking and I just could not seem to get myself together! The nausea after is the worst! A combo of not eating and the meds left me feeling like I would hurl any moment. But I never did! I just kept sleeping so that I wouldn't have to deal with it.
After about 4 Pm I refused the pain meds because I really was not hurting and I think that contributed to my nausea.
About 11 ish I guess, I got up again and walked around the floor. That was a piece of cake! It's now almost two am and I am awake.. Ready to get moving! Lol
There truly is no hunger or hunger pains after surgery which I am thankful of. Should be moved to Clear Liquids in the morning. So far so good guys!

I was sleeved on 9.8.15
Pre op stage I started at 406lbs
One month out I am now 364! Just got cleared for the gym today so I hyped

Just reaching out to my fellow September sleevers. I had surgery on the 25th. I've got no NUT and no support from my surgeon so this is where I get all my info.
SW 214 CW 205
Would love to hear from some other Sept people!