SarahSleeve

I'm still pre-op but I've been on here reading for about a year. It seems to be very common to lose quickly for a couple weeks and then stall for a bit right after surgery - your body is healing and is like "what's going on??" Give it time, keep doing what your surgeon recommends, and don't get discouraged! The weight loss will start up again.

If you search "Week three stall" I bet you'll find a lot of posts with people facing the same thing you are, at the same point.

I took a four day vacation exactly one month after surgery. I didn't really have any trouble. We made sure that we ate at a lot of places that had Soup and sandwiches so that I could choose Soup or lunchmeat. For Breakfast I brought Protein shakes with me. I know one dinner was a chicken taco in a bowl from taco bell (no shell, shredded chicken). My diet was just switching to regular foods (my surgeon's plan is easy). For the most part I picked the food and had a few bites and my husband and I shared meals because I couldn't eat much.

My weight loss journey started in 2010 when I weighed 386 pounds. I became stagnant and didn't lose any weight for several years after I lost the initial 100 pounds.

I got the sleeve in June of 2016 and it saved my life.

Learning how to eat again has been fiffucult. Learning how to eat around my food addiction has been especially difficult.

But im happier than I've ever been and I'm going to run a 5k next month!

Hi everyone!
I'm 4.5 months post-op sleeve and feel amazing. Some of the things that continue to amaze me lately are trying on clothes and having to double check the size...could that really be a 10?? Also doing things out all day and rarely feeling tired. What a gift! If only I had done this years ago!! I'm about 30 lbs from goal, and feel confident I'll get there sometime this summer.
Eating is getting a tiny bit easier. I can now eat 3 oz at a time without too much trouble. I am able to enjoy quite a variety of vegetables and salads now, which I had really missed the first 4 months. My diet is mainly meats and fish, leafy greens, nuts, seeds, yogurt and a variety of cheeses. I'm exercising about 3 times a week for one hour. Life is good!

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I had my sleeve 2/23/16 and went on vacation 3/17/16. Eating was an issue! I also got tired more quickly, because I couldn't eat much. I was transitioning to soft food at that time, and it's hard to find things like ricotta cheese with marinara when you go out! Luckily, we rented a condo and I was able to eat things like apple sauce and yogurt, at the rental. My advice would be to push the surgery off until after vacation. Have fun! Eat, drink, etc. and enjoy it. It will not be as fun if you have the surgery before, I guarantee.


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Schedule surgery after vacation.

I had a business trip at 4 weeks post op and it went fine. I was even able to swim in the hotel pool. It is hard to know how you will feel, everyone is different. The hardest part of my trip was eating, it would be good to find a hotel with a mini kitchen kind of set up as it is hard to eat out at that stage. I was cleared by my surgeon for soft foods right before my trip but it is still hard

I have 2 weeks high Protein low carb and only one day of liquid the day before surgery.

my name is Katie and I am almost 2 months post op. I try to take selfies after surgery and there are days that I just don't feel like I'm making progress. I had ryn December 20th and for me this has been the best decision even though I have had some issues with food I still wouldn't change my it.
Sw: 350, Hw: 336, Cw: 278

I'm officially post-op! I'm writing this at the end of my first day in hospital. It's been a day full of frustrating gas pain, moderate nausea, and some incision pain, but meds help with that. (I opt out of nausea meds because it only lasts five minutes at a time.)

That being said, I have not experienced the so-called "Sleever's Regret" — not once! In fact, I'm actually planning my vsg anniversary trip to Disneyland in 2018!

I hope I can pass gas tomorrow because it hurts something AWFUL! Other than that, I'm still very happy with my decision and look forward to all the new adventures.

Thanks for reading! ️

Follow me @vsg_dan on Instagram if you want!

I'm a week post op. So far I've been very blessed and haven't experienced any nausea or gas pains. I am very tender around abdomen and tired. I would say schedule vacation for after vacation. I don't think you will get to enjoy it right after surgery. You'll be out of your comfort zone. Want to sleep. Riding in car for long distance will be no fun. You won't enjoy vacation and the rest of the family probably won't either.

To be sure, you might just schedule the surgery for after the vacation. That way there isn't a time crunch.

I think you should be fine to do some walking around. I just hit my 4-week mark yesterday and I've had plenty of energy/mobility since about 6 days post-surgery. Again, everyone is different, but I think by 3-4 weeks post you likely won't have any trouble walking around. I think the biggest problem might be sticking to the diet/protein shakes at that point. If you have a plan in place to be able to make your shakes while on vacation, that will help. And depending on how much walking/running around you do, you might get exhausted more easily. But I could walk 2 miles now if I chose to (though so far I've only been doing 1 mile at a time due to unrelated foot pain).

It's getting really slow and I have a bunch of silly self critical complaints but BEST DECISION EVER!!!! (now to fix these boobs)

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Thes photos were taken
Day of surgery: 6/25/15
And Today 10/16/16
Size 24-size 10

MY surgery is on February 15th! Any last minute tips or advise are greatly appreciated! I'm beyond nervous!

A half-lived life, as Herman Melville describes it, is one in which we do not get to that inner place of peace and joy. Perhaps the most devistating scenario imaginable is to face death knowing that because of some imagined fear, you have always chosen a half-lived life in which you avoided doing the things your heart beckoned you to do. I allowed fear to hold me back for a long time. But I have made a commitment to never let fear hold me back from doing the things I want to do or saying what is in my heart. And I am living larger than ever. I urge you to change the scenario now. Start living your life with the courage to follow your heart.
 

It's been 10 months since my surgery and I am down 110lbs! I still have more to loose to reach my personal goal, but I'm feeling great!

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I haven’t been good about documenting this journey. People make comments and I brush them off, mostly because the attention makes me feel awkward. I know I’ve lost weight, a lot of weight…. But I see myself daily so I TRULY don’t comprehend the magnitude of changes that my body has been through. I focus on the fact that I feel incredible, I’m happy, I’m not ashamed to run into one of my husband’s coworkers and everyone just think of me as the “fat wife”. When my 7 year old hugs me now he can clasp his hands together behind my back and squeeze me tight… that right there makes all of this worth it.

We have a formal ball coming up and this weekend I went and tried on some gowns, having no clue what size of dress I would even wear. Trying on a size 12 formal gown, and having it be LOOSE was something I wasn’t expecting. I looked in the mirror and a tidal wave of emotions went through me. The girl staring back at me isn’t the same girl in my head. I was trying on dresses that I never in a million years could have pulled off just 6 short months ago. It is mind boggling to think of how different life is now than it was before surgery in July 2016.

So, I’ve decided I need to start posting more and taking more pictures (thick thighs and all J )!!!!


Surgery: 7/27/16
SW: 283
CW: 194

I go to my last nutritionist appointment on the 22nd. Dr. Appointment today for clearance. Completed the psychological evaluation. Almost to the finish line and I'm so anxious, I'm so ready to get to the submission date. Anybody else this close???
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1. I can't wait til I can get rid of my joint pain.
2. I can't wait til I can shop in misses instead of women's.
3. I can't wait to be able to sleep without my cpap.
4. I can't wait to be able to lean over comfortably and tie my shoes and polish my toenails.
5. I can't wait to willingly take a pic instead of hiding behind someone.
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HW: 280 (08/01/16)
SW: 267 (08/23/16)
CW: 194 (02/05/17)
Total weight lost: 86lbs in 5 months!!!
Before: plus XXL shirts, 18/20 pants, 42DD bra
Today: juniors/misses Medium shirts, Juniors/misses 10 pants, 38D bra
Before:


Today:




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