gracehughes

Not a sleeve girl but I originally wanted one. I ended up with bypass because I had severe gerd and it was a better option for me personally.
No regret ever, not for one second. I have a whole new life where food does not revolve around it. Don't get me wrong, I love food. I choose to really savor every morsel and I don't eat crap anymore because it actually tastes gross.
pizza, oh yes. I do eat a lovely thin crust piece of pizza about once a month and I love that I can and I love that I am satisfied with that one piece.
No regrets other than regretting I did not do it sooner. Live is full again!

I have one huge regret...that I didn't do it sooner.

I once walked into my bosses office when she had her door wide open and her pants off in front of a window. She was changing her clothes. Yah, can't unsee that.

I once walked into my bosses office when she had her door wide open and her pants off in front of a window. She was changing her clothes. Yah, can't unsee that.

I once walked into my bosses office when she had her door wide open and her pants off in front of a window. She was changing her clothes. Yah, can't unsee that.

I replaced pants as I went down, but saved tops and jackets until I'd gone down 4 sizes. I needed a new bra once I'd lost 80 pounds.
Wearing fitting clothes draws notice to weight loss. I wasn't ready to do that for a long time. It's really all a personal choice based on budgets and comfort levels.

I replaced pants as I went down, but saved tops and jackets until I'd gone down 4 sizes. I needed a new bra once I'd lost 80 pounds.
Wearing fitting clothes draws notice to weight loss. I wasn't ready to do that for a long time. It's really all a personal choice based on budgets and comfort levels.

My sister lost over 300 pounds too. Surgery was the only way to get rid of the excess skin. For her, the extra skin caused sores, which for her meant that the skin removal was covered by insurance. Hope this helps!

My sister lost over 300 pounds too. Surgery was the only way to get rid of the excess skin. For her, the extra skin caused sores, which for her meant that the skin removal was covered by insurance. Hope this helps!

I replaced pants as I went down, but saved tops and jackets until I'd gone down 4 sizes. I needed a new bra once I'd lost 80 pounds.
Wearing fitting clothes draws notice to weight loss. I wasn't ready to do that for a long time. It's really all a personal choice based on budgets and comfort levels.

The most awkward moment for me is also one of the most joyful moments since my WLS.
It was when me sweatpants fell off while catching a 42" Striped Bass from the surf of the Raritan Bay.
I was the only woman surf fishing during the sunrise when I found myself chest high in the salt Water with only my new blues undies on.
As awkward as it was, the men on the beach were wonderful, jovial, retrieved my extra shorts from my car and were willing to take a solemn oath (the cross your heart and hope to die kind) NOT to take any pictures.
By the way?
I caught the fish!

This one I just don't have words for; I hope it make sense. Now that I have lost weight people are much more open about their weight biases. I have a coworker who keeps remarking how "happy" my husband must be now that I am thinner-- uh, he and I didn't know he was "unhappy" before. In fact he misses some parts of plumper me (butt/boobs). I was over 200lbs when I met my husband. Another person shared snide remarks with me about people who have "let themselves go and how unrecognized able they are". Both of these people knew me at my heaviest and now at my lightest.
Confronting weight bias post WLS has been the most awkward thing for me, I feel unprepared to address it.

Oh! I also dropped my pants once in Walmart... they were on one moment and on the floor around my knees the next. I was there to get smaller pants/leggings, and I was just a bit late I suppose. Luckily, only my boyfriend saw and I was in the small isle's in the women's section, so I was pretty covered.

You gain weight from surgery. They pump you full of fluids. That bring said, over a pound a day is phenomenal.

All my life I wasted so much time yo-yo dieting, up and down constantly! Now that my goal is within reach, I can't help but be so excited about it. I started with 126lbs to lose, and have lost 76 already which only leaves 50 to go! My goal is to start 2017 off at my goal weight! So I have until January 1st to lose the "final fifty". Anyone else excited?! Let's Celebrate together!!

Yes, I love reading and have some great recommendations. I enjoy historic fiction, literary fiction, and an occasional YA book. Here are a few of my favorite books of all time: Life of Pi, by Yann Martel; Echo, by Pam Munoz Ryan; The Shadow of the Wind, by Carlos Ruiz Zafon; In the Garden of Beasts, by Erik Larson; and Let the Great World Spin, by Colum McCann. None of those will really make you laugh though, more likely to make you cry, so they may not be what you're looking for this summer. Echo might be the best summer option, but I highly recommend listening to the audiobook. Music is a huge part of the story, and it's incorporated beautifully into the audio version. It adds an entirely new level of feeling and emotion to the story.
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Are you taking an acid reducer? It's more likely acid or head hunger. If you're "hungry" - have something from your plan.

So I'm a year out from my surgery, and last night I was thinking about the things no one told me I would experience post op.
Here's my list:
Sensitive tummy! I used to have a cast Iron stomach preop. I could eat ANYTHING and not get sick. I'm talking about food left out for a day or two, weird combinations of food, anything. NOW - my stomach is very sensitive and temperamental. I can eat something one day and be fine, and eat it the next day and it will send me straight to the bathroom. Tummy issues 2 - Before surgery, I used to be able to "hold" my poo (sorry if TMI) if I was in an inconvenient place (like work or the mall) until I got home. Not anymore. When I gotta go, I gotta go! And I cramp when I have to go. Drinking Water is a CHORE. I didn't realize how much of a chore drinking water would be - especially with the "no eating and drinking at the same time" rule. Presurgery I could drink 64 oz of water a day easily. Now, not so much. Deep down I thought being "skinny" would fix a majority of my issues. NOPE! My butt hurts constantly from sitting on things! I guess since some of the padding is gone, LOL. My refrigerator is a constant churn of leftovers. I am having trouble making peace with throwing away leftovers but I have to constantly. I don't get nervous about having physicals at the doctor anymore. If I eat the wrong thing late at night (there's one Protein Bar in particular) it gives me indigestion really bad. What are some of the things that no one told you that you're experiencing post op?

I was sleeved on February 17, and I'm down 65 pounds from my highest weight. I'm off of two medications and I move around much more easily. So happy that I had surgery. I feel so much better.

I was sleeved on February 17, and I'm down 65 pounds from my highest weight. I'm off of two medications and I move around much more easily. So happy that I had surgery. I feel so much better.

Good for you!!! That's awesome!!
I was sleeved on Feb 11th and I'm down almost 60 lbs and I'm down to a size 14 (when I started in Feb I was a size 22). I've gotten off 4 medications and I can actually walk up and down stairs without my knees hurting or being out of breath. I get up early every morning to walk with my husband and our dog. What an amazing difference my life is now.
I just keep remembering what my doctor told me: If you don't change your habits and get more active, you won't lose the weight like you plan to.

How did u loose so much I'm only down 45lbs
Good u? Sleeved 2/17/16

I was sleeved on 2/16/16 I'm doing great. Down 95 lbs,swimming, biking, and walking more everyday. How are you doing?

You are swollen and healing. You were pumped full of IV fluids in the hospital.
Just focus on getting in all of your Protein and fluids.
Please stay off the scale of you are going to let it drive you crazy.

People can easily gain their weight back by tricking their sleeve - eating high caloric drinks, grazing and snacking continuously, eating high carb diet, etc. Whether the sleeve can actually stretch is a topic that has been debated. I have been told by my Team that over time it is possible.
You avoid it by following your plan, measuring your food portions, eating Protein first and then produce, drinking non-caloric drinks (don't drink your calories), exercising, drinking plenty of water/fluids, and not grazing.