K1V990

2 weeks post op.

HW: 363
SW: 310
CW: 290

Did you have body contouring surgery? No loose skin looks amazing!

I’m only a few months post, but loving the new me

Lastest down to 150 it is so slow .... tiny changes. I need someone to take a photo for me . I am camera challenged....

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Because it is.
You cut out most of your stomach and you're eating starvation level calories.
Don't listen to the "head hunger" BS...when you're eating starvation levels of calories...you're hungry. Real hunger. Sally Struthers starving children in Africa hungry. Hungry. You're hungry because you physically can't and shouldn't yet eat the amount of calories your body requires.
In a few weeks when your stomach can handle more food...you will still be facing the same choices you always have. Ghrelin be damned. You will still be on a diet that will require thought, attention, and will power.
The good news....is that it gets better. Right after surgery, I could have eaten my leg off I was so hungry. After I was eating 1000-1200 calories around week three...I no longer felt like I was starving to death. I was much more comfortable, satisfied with much less, and found it pretty easy to stick to my calorie goals. Almost six months out....1200 calories a day still feels pretty satisfying. So that's an awesome change for the better.
Now..back to your statement "this feels like a starvation diet and nothing more at this point."
There are two ways to lose weight. Reduce input calories (Starve)....or.....Increase output calories (Exercise your arse off)
The surgery isn't magic. If changes your tummy, not your head. You will still have to work hard and diet. It's not a magic fix.
You will still be tempted. You will still crave old favorites. You will still get hungry. As time goes on and your tummy is healed and holds a little more...you will have to learn to resist temptation just like before.
The big advantage of this surgery....is that if you screw up and lose your mind and eat without thinking it through......you're more likely to screw up by 1000 calories, instead of 5000 calories in a day. It buys you some time to really look at your behavior so you can address it. It gives you some relief from the massive portions you'd worked up to needing to feel full. And rapid results will hopefully give you incentive to finally commit to better habits. That's the goal...changing how you mentally cope with food.
That's the reality. Work and diet. For the rest of your life. I'm sorry you were sold a steaming pile of BS. You're not alone.
But again...the good news...is that what the sleeve realistically does for you is a leg up on any previous diet efforts. You've got a real chance to change your habits. A LOT of people have tremendous success with the sleeve. Most folks will lose 60-70% of their excess body weight....which is a tremendous accomplishment and standard dieting efforts don't come close to those results.
Hang in there. It does get better.

@josephsmom
eeeeek - 8 days and you are already thinking sleeve won't work for you!! It's a common phrase that "we are all different". Amount of weight we loose, how much and how fast. directions we get from our NUT/doc.
Many OP say they have no/little hunger post op X amount of weeks, months. Even more than a year.
Others, like you, remain hungry despite WLS. You are probably on all liquids. That's not filling!! Once you start mushy, soft, solid foods - your tummy will/should be satisfied. "It" does get better!!! -
good luck bud
kathy

I am also a moderate diabetic, when I had my consult with the dr to discuss which surgery to get I was told that due to the malabsorption part of bypass it helps lower blood sugar within a few days to weeks before significant weight loss. That is why i like chose the bypass.

Here's a JAMA excerpt. I can't unlock it for the full study. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2601499
I'm going by my surgeon's rec that RNY is more effective at potentially reversing T2. Of cource, it's possible for DFU errors (user errors ) and you could potentially re-eat your way back into your disease.

There was an article in Diabetes Forecast Magazine earlier this year and it did say that Gastric Bypass was the one that reduced blood sugar levels quickest but that all of the surgeries will reduce blood sugar levels as they reduce your weight. I am not sure why, my doctor also said the same. He suggested bypass for based on my diabetes and also GERD but the decision to have bypass was mine.

I was an uncontrolled diabetic and was taking 2 insulins an oral and victoza...also blood pressure meds...I was off most meds prior to surgery and after I am completely off. And so thankful.i had the sleeve surgery.my a1c last year was 10 now it's under 6

Last year, I just had surgery in the US on 10/10.

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I don't know if it was an insult honestly. They were probably remarking to each other you were hot or something to that effect.
Don't get me wrong, they are pigs. But it sounds like a objectifying action more than a personal insult.

@DaleCruse When celebrities have WLS it raises awareness to the procedures. I love their before and after photos.
@Sosewsue61 Holy hell judgmental.

I had my surgery 8/15/16 I started at 341 wearing a size 30-32 pants. And 4x top. As of today I am now 127lbs and wear anywhere from a 1 to 5 pants and small to medium top. Congratulations on your loss!! Keep up the great work.

That's the most powerful one I've read.
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I'm about 3 months out and my surgeon told me before the surgery that many people will experience "buyers remorse". Your hormones are going crazy still at 3 weeks out, so some of these negative feelings may be attributed to it. I was a hot mess (still kind of am). I recall sitting at the table and literally crying while I ate soft foods because I was miserable. My husband can eat what he pleases and it was distressing at the time to watch him.
Eventually, this will pass. It's kind of one of the many bumps in this long journey. I don't know how open you are to therapy, but I know I wouldn't have gotten passed this hurdle without my therapist. Sometimes talking without feeling judged helps. I also don't know your prior relationship with food, so I don't know how much of a comfort it was to you. I know for me, my life was food. I used it to cope with everything and after the surgery I had to find different things to use to cope (like exercise and art).
Try to keep in your mind that this is temporary.

I wont baby you. All i did was tell you what you already know and what your doctor SHOULDVE explained to you before the surgery. You are three weeks out, on here commenting that your life is over and everything is ruined....after THREE WEEKS.

What you should be doing is focusing on your program:
Drink water
Eat popsicles or Jello
Get lots of rest
find something to engage your mind - and keep you from dwelling on these depressive thoughts you described here
start working on Protein intake to meet that goal

You can worry about your friends and your old life and doing all the things from a social aspect later.

This isnt a Jerky comment....this is providing you an ANSWER to help your original question, but you dont want to hear it so you take offense.

Honestly this isn't an easy surgery to go through for anyone.....some heal faster than others and some don't. Some people can get majority of their liquids in and others can't even meet half of their daily intake. It's a mental thing all around. Take longer walks through out the day to get your mind of the pain or just do extra things around the house. If your just moping around then that makes u think more about the negatives. 3 weeks out is a pretty decent time where u should be able to be out and about with friends. And reading your never going to eat your favorite foods again is bs. I know people personally who've had a successful surgery and have dropped over their goal weight and still have cheat days. It's all about you controlling yourself and saying ok I'm full I'm not going to continue eating this. When your able to eat regular foods again, meal prep for the week and then Friday or Saturday have a cheat meal and then get back on your meal prep the next day. Because if you just give up and just binge eat on all the bad foods that got u where u were before the surgery then the surgery was just pointless you know? It's all in your control! Just think of your goal weight and where u want to see yourself! Or even buy an outfit that u want to fit in by next summer and that can be another motivation for u! Don't give up because I'm rooting for you and I know you can do this...be strong for yourself and push through! [emoji1377][emoji171]

Congrats Katie ! And the first difference I see is your smiling face, looking pretty, and I dunno if it is the shirt but on your blue I see more curves! So there are some shrinking on those waist!


“There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work, there are no limits.” —Michael Phelps

Congratulations! Keep up the great work. I remember getting below 300 pounds right before my surgery. (I weighed 298 on surgery day, and I weighed 397 at the start of my six month pre-op diet program.) I was so excited about it. The only thing more awesome than that was when I got below 200 pounds a few weeks ago!
As much as I like my practice's NUT, I discounted her advice a long time ago. If I had followed their advice, I wouldn't have lost anything pre-op, and she would have had me hopped up on carbs during the food stages. They have never known what to do with me because I am such an outlier in their practice, so they mostly just leave me alone.
Anyhow, have a great day, and keep going!

Hello everyone. I thought i would drop in and say hi. I am a little over 6 years out from my Sleave, (went to Mexico) I lost 153lbs in 7 months end happy to report 6 years later it is still gone!!!!
Dream my friends. So much better than anything I imagined before hand.

Just got home from the hospital! Still feeling pretty darn well, just a bit sore! I am still in awe over how well this whole thing has gone! I'm also attaching some pics to show my progress. The first is from right before my gastric sleeve when I was 262 lbs. second was from the morning of LBL and liposuction surgery at 169 lbs. Third is 2 days post op. Haven't weighed myself since surgery, and I'm still definitely swollen, but feel terrific  

Here is mine, I was supposed to be on it for 14 days, then they said "you need to loose 20lb so let's move it back to June 2" so now I'll be on it for 30 days. I'm on day 7, the first 5, days were bad, not as bad as the full 100% liquid diet Meal Replacement I went on last year for Medical Weight Loss. Once you get in the routine you get use to it.

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Yay! Almost 1 year and 119 lbs down. I'll take it!!
1.No more BP or diabetic meds for this old chick anymore.
2. I can see my collarbones!
3. Is that almost a thigh gap?
4. My hair quit falling out!
5. I can cross my legs!
6. I don't pull a muscle wiping my butt anymore ( Yeah ...yeah ...gross I know but a past reality)
7. I can walk a LONG way without blowing out a lung!
There are tons more, but I will hush now.
How are all you 2016 May'ers doing???

320lbs

200. 5 lbs
Not sure if these pics show up but hey.... I tried.