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I've never had a carbonated slurpee! Interesting! Course I've never had one of the soda flavored ones maybe those are the carbonated ones? Our 711 has crystal light ones. Don't know how that could be bad

good to know - I don't care for popsicles, so I would be into this....I also thought about taking the shaved ice out of my fridge and using some sugar free snow cone flavors or even some mio. I figure if I am getting a popsicle I will have to put it in a cup and let it melt before I try to do anything with it.

I make my own parmesan crisps. I use 1 bag of finely grated parmesan cheese with 1 Tbsp of flour and mix in rosemary or other dried herbs. Put them in less than teaspoon size mounts on a baking sheet with parchment paper and bake at 400 degrees for 7 mins. They are good. I am going to try baking them with out flour just to see what happens.

chocolate, oh lord, that's my slider food...

Thank you for suggesting the Parmesan Crisps! I just ordered some from Netrition.com!
Better than eating saltine or ritz crackers. They go down easy and I only eat two per day, but still feel better making a healthier choice for my tuna and chicken salad.

Yesterday was my 1 month mark so today I decided to try popcorn my wife brought back from the movies. This is the first thing I've eaten that hasn't sat on my chest while eating. I usually take a small amount of something wait, wait and wait then another small amount. With the popcorn I eat it like normal. I like this, but all things in moderation.

Nope because I've cooked somewhat healthy for the past few years my children eat what I cook. I'm 11 weeks out now though so I'm not sure what you're eating but I make a lot of baked chicken, fish, zoodles, seafood. Salad's. Not sure how far you are out but I also still buy some of the same things for them to eat so that they don't feel like they are being punished.

Nope because I've cooked somewhat healthy for the past few years my children eat what I cook. I'm 11 weeks out now though so I'm not sure what you're eating but I make a lot of baked chicken, fish, zoodles, seafood. Salad's. Not sure how far you are out but I also still buy some of the same things for them to eat so that they don't feel like they are being punished.

Good deal.
Work hard on your weight loss and pray hard, too.
Weight loss is the ultimate goal. No need to wait for the surgery to begin.
Those three young kids are great motivation. Use your friends as motivation, too. Make a game of beating their results by strictly following your surgeon's plan.
Best wishes. Nail it.

I had my sleeve on 8/18 and like everyone has said, it varies from person to person, but my recovery has been a breeze. A little pinching at the main incision for a bit, but that is almost all gone. I mowed the grass with a self-propelled mower yesterday and although a bit tired afterward, it was not a problem. I am 62 and was afraid I was too old for this. lol

M&S,
There can be a few reasons why people say the sleeve “failed” even if it hasn’t. One is unreasonable or failed expectations – like smcbee79 said, you can still be hungry after it even if you were hoping the sleeve would get rid of your hunger.
Another possible disappointment might be expecting that the sleeve would make you not like junk food anymore, and then finding that you still have a taste for sweets or fatty foods.
Yes, a lot of patients wonder if their sleeve didn’t work because of stalls, but they’re part of the journey! Stalls will happen, no matter what. It’s really hard to take a long-term perspective, even if you’ve told yourself you’re going to be patient and this will take years. In the moment, when the scale doesn’t go down for a few days or weeks, it is easy to start to wonder if the sleeve “failed.”
You’re actually at one of the hardest parts of the journey – at two weeks out, you haven’t eaten much so you’re not feeling great. This is also when a lot of patients get their first “stall,” and it can be a brutal one because a lot of patients have lost SO MUCH weight in the past couple weeks that the body needs time to catch up – and hence the scale doesn’t move.
The only thing you can do post-op is look forward – ask yourself what you can do today to make yourself healthier and to see the scale move down when it’s ready. You can only control your own behaviors now – the sleeve is a done deal!

I actually could eat about 4 cups of food in a sitting if I really wanted to. Despite this, I have managed to maintain my 155 pound loss for the past 6 months. Like Kindle mentioned, it all boils down to food choices. When I noticed that my capacity had increased, I decided to eat more of a plant based diet. There is no guilt in eating 4 cups of spinach in one sitting. Those that claim that the sleeve failed them have in fact eaten "around their sleeve". They consume mostly slider foods and don't follow the Protein first rule.

A VSG procedure results in reducing the capacity of your stomach. That's it. That's all it does. I have NEVER read of a true "failed" sleeve. Stalls are normal. Failing to meet goal is not uncommon. Gaining all your weight back can happen. But NONE of these so called failures are the result of your sleeve not doing what it's supposed to do. "failures" are thpically the result of poor choices, unrealistic expectations, certain medications that cause weight gain, and/or other medical conditions. However, if you can eat 4-6 cups of food in one sitting, then yes, you have a failed sleeve.
And, like cowgirljane mentioned, you can't possibly declare weight loss success or failure until you are at the very least a year or two out. And true success is really never reached....you not failing your sleeve is a challenge to be met every day for the rest of your life.

Everyone has a different experience with the sleeve is what I have been seeing. I have not had any problems since being put back on regular food. I know I cannot eat as much, and I just eat until I am satisfied. I do have to contantly remind myself to eat slowly. I am now trying to stay away from carbs unless they come from fruits and veggies. I am going with the meat, dairy and veggie/fruits for now.
The weird thing is that I want hot sauce on everything I eat now...lol!

I actually don't understand this topic. Granted it has been four years so maybe my memory fades, but I pretty much knew what to expect and it pretty much worked that way. I dont understand how people can declare failure when they have only just begun.

HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT!
We are supposed to be becoming a society where we are not responsible for our own actions.
(Actually, it was a great answer. "The survey says................It's the #1 answer").

Stalls are common, true sleeve failure is rare. Often when people say their sleeved failed, they did not follow the program. These are the ones who ate around their sleeve, ate the wrong thing or gave into head hunger. You often see post from them along the lines of "I don't eat all my Protein.", "I cheated a little here and there.", "I don't get in all my fluids."
The sleeve is a tool designed to make losing easier, but you are still responsible for putting in the work.

What? I wasn't being a smart ass. I was just pointing out that the sleeve doesn't fail...the person attached to it does. If we work our plan and stick with the basics 90% of the time.... IE Protein first, minimal starchy carbs and processed crap and sugar, drinking plenty of Water and moving more, it will work for us.
Too many people rely too much on the tool, as opposed to actually working the tool. Unfortunately, it won't always be as effective as it is in the beginning. That's when our good eating and excersise habits that we've (hopefully) cemented early on will really help get to goal and keep it off.

Hunger all the time and stalls, try eating more than you should and see how much of a sleeve failure you get . I bet you will know very quickly it is other things you are going through other than the sleeve failure

I don't like the term "sleeve failure".
The sleeve doesn't fail us. We fail the sleeve.

I use unjury. It's medical grade and they have an unflavored one and you can mix them with anything. They are recommended for bariatric patients and the only kind I've been able to tolerate. They also have a sample pack which is good for figuring out if you like them or not.

So I am six weeks out from surgery this week and I can do each and every one of the things on this list. You have a lot of stipulations it seems. I've eaten bread (probably shouldn't have yet) I've had fruit. I've had vegetables also. They are actually recommended in my plan. I'm not a drinker so I have not had any alcohol. There will be a period after surgery that you are unable to do these things but I guess it would be a matter of losing the weight once and for all and what you ARE actually willing to do to make that happen. The benefits for me far outweighed any of the OMG I'll never be able to do this again in my life. I was a Pepsi lover, I can never have a Pepsi again and I'm okay with that because if that means that I'll be healthy then oh well to heck with Pepsi. I am a stomach sleeper who could not do so for the first four weeks after surgery but I can now, I have no issues sleeping on my side or my stomach. Also from what I understand all patients are prescribed reflux meds after surgery and told to take them for two months. At least we were.... I hope you make the right decision for you for the right reason's.

I use unjury. It's medical grade and they have an unflavored one and you can mix them with anything. They are recommended for bariatric patients and the only kind I've been able to tolerate. They also have a sample pack which is good for figuring out if you like them or not.

Yeah my surgeon said never again... and I'm alright with that. While my love for Pepsi was tremendous, my love for myself and the reason's I had the surgery to begin with are far more important to me... So I can go without soda.

I have never heard of such a thing.