Afrikanaaa

Nope, no changes here.
I'm nearly 18 months post-op.

This is true to some degree,not for me though.I was a mild alcoholic before surgery .I am 17 months out of surgery and I hate liquor.Some ppl I know are full blown alcoholics and gain weight back.

Wow. I'm new to BP but this thread has definitely gone left.
Glad you finally got an answer @@Kaila312
Best of luck to everybody.

@@Kaila312
200 lbs lost!!
that's wonderful!!!
kudos
sleeve stretching?????
agreeing with OP
i don't think sleeve can stretch
did your surgeon (not radiologist) say he thought you "stretched"
your stomach???
you gained 30 lbs is the bad news
good news is that you are back on plan
can't cry over spilt Protein drink !!!!
"Knowing you have a problem is 1/2
solution" (something like that)
you realized you screwed up a bit with
what's done is done!!
you are on the right path now
only suggestion i will tell you is
you must drink more water!!!
if you don't, i know where you live!! LOL
if doc really "yells" at you, tell him to
"KNOCK IT OFF"
keep up the good work
who loves ya baby??
kathy

Exercise, Nike Fuel to track my movement, Bariastic to track my food, and this app for peer support.

Wow. I'm new to BP but this thread has definitely gone left.
Glad you finally got an answer @@Kaila312
Best of luck to everybody.

Wow. I'm new to BP but this thread has definitely gone left.
Glad you finally got an answer @@Kaila312
Best of luck to everybody.

Well the nurse called me and "read" the results from the upper gi...said my stomach was approaching the normal size again. I go in to meet with my doc to talk in a couple weeks.
As far as the weight gain it is because of my food choices awhile back but i never over ate, only ate a cup, I would snack a bit but not a meal or continuously, never ate and drank, haven't had anything carbonated since before my surgery, so all these myths people are saying that it cannot stretch are apparently not true lol.
Basically I was talking to my dietitian and what she wanted me to do and what my surgeon wants me to do are completely opposite. I have realized that having my sleeve stretched would NOT cause weight gain but it would be the calories in vs calories out...which obviously I didn't do so good with but Iv been back on track for a month or so and finally started to see the weight go down which was NICE!

I only lost 5# on my pre-op liquid diet. But it's been 16 days since my sleeve now and I'm a total of 25#s down.

I only lost 5# on my pre-op liquid diet. But it's been 16 days since my sleeve now and I'm a total of 25#s down.

I had my sleeve on 1/15. Diluted apple juice has been my saving grace. I do a 1:1 ratio for 8 oz, and that winds up being only 29 calories which isn't too bad.

January 15th over here.

@ give it some time love! I'm two weeks out and feel like I'm almost 100% back to normal.

Bariastic has a really good food/weight tracker for people who have done WLS. And it even has a barcode scanner for things if you can't find the food in the search bar/menu.

My doctor says stop fluids 30 minutes before, 45 minutes after.

I'm 6'1 and think you can do it! Us tallies store weight in the darnedest places, and if your BMI is higher, 100 in 3 months is definitely possible. Just stay focused.

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!

Fluids are tough to get in...esp Protein. But once you get them in, it keeps your BP and temperature down. You can do it! Just focus on what you can stomach. For me Popsicles and apple juice are everything. Day 2 before being discharged from the hospital my nutritionist advised that my goal was 48-64oz a day, and that the closer to 64 I can get, the better.
@@cindyw41 - I got my sleeve done on the 15th and started my period about 48-hours before surgery, and now on day 9 it's still going. It sucks! But super glad to know I'm not the only one.

My doctor actually released me with no restrictions. His recommendation was 1 mile to 3 1/2 miles every day. Lift weights within moderation (listen to your body)
At the hospital was walking as soon as I was awake. Next day did the same thing. I took my first day off when I got home from the hospital, but have been in the gym walking and taking Zumba ever since.

Dr. Quilici in Burbank, CA!

I was completely TERRIFIED of the possibility of food getting stuck in my staple line and cause ulcers or leaks, so I religiously stuck the the timeline my surgeon gave me. Why risk it?

Hi! I'm tall. ????
I'm 6'1. 25 years old.
Highest weight: 322 (in November).
Pre-surgery: 319.
Day of surgery: 314.
Currently (9 days out): 298.
My surgeon's goal weight for me is 200. My primary care's goal is 210. I don't remember ever being in the 100's. I was 200 lbs in middle school. And even when I played basketball in college I was a firm (very muscular) 220.

I am a vegan, and have been for 2+ years, and haven't had dairy for even longer than that. Going into surgery my nutritionist advised that I'd probably have to use whey sources for Protein because there's no other way I'd be able to get the adequate amount of without exceeding my liquid goal but my body still isn't used to it. Although it's been a little over 3 weeks (pre & post-op), my body is fighting the whey. ????
And post-op I'll definitely have to go veggie for Protein.< /p>

Fluids are tough to get in...esp Protein. But once you get them in, it keeps your BP and temperature down. You can do it! Just focus on what you can stomach. For me Popsicles and apple juice are everything. Day 2 before being discharged from the hospital my nutritionist advised that my goal was 48-64oz a day, and that the closer to 64 I can get, the better.
@@cindyw41 - I got my sleeve done on the 15th and started my period about 48-hours before surgery, and now on day 9 it's still going. It sucks! But super glad to know I'm not the only one.

I'm still pre-op but one lady I spoke to (who has lost a LOT of weight but I don't know her well enough to ask detailed questions) responded this way:
Me: "Wow! You look incredible!"
Her: "Thank you so much; I have been working really hard."
Conversation done. It was seriously the most satisfying answer I've heard yet from anyone I've seen lose weight.