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I made 2 boiled eggs for the first time on soft foods and added a little mayo and mustard i was able to eat all of it if a allowed myself i just left a really small amount and i still wasn't full i am now worried if my sleeve wasn't cut small enough i was sleeved February 27 2017 18 days ago #worried

Congrats I'm happy for you but cant say the same for myself i am one month post op but as soon as i started soft foods i cant feel full sometimes I wonder if this was a waste of time and i am afraid because I don't want to revert back to my old eating habits

Congrats I'm happy for you but cant say the same for myself i am one month post op but as soon as i started soft foods i cant feel full sometimes I wonder if this was a waste of time and i am afraid because I don't want to revert back to my old eating habits

Congrats I'm happy for you but cant say the same for myself i am one month post op but as soon as i started soft foods i cant feel full sometimes I wonder if this was a waste of time and i am afraid because I don't want to revert back to my old eating habits

Hi, everyone! Question - I hear about everyone "dumping" after rny but I haven't experienced it yet and I am 9 weeks out, but I haven't had anything with sugar. What have experienced twice, though, is a discomfort or "stuck" feeling right in the center of my chest at my sternum. This has only happened recently, when I tried a small amount of finely cut steak and tonight when I had some scrambled eggs. Anyone else have this happen, and is this normal?
I've also lost 30lbs since surgery on 1/18/17. Does that sound about right for weight loss? Just curious. thanks!
dennise

Today is a great day....When i started my journey I promise myself that i wasn't gonna put anything on fb but i can't help myself to be so excited that I am 60 lbs down. Thanks to my supporters.....especially my husband Ruben Martinez oh by the way Happy St. Patrick's Day☘☘

Those are not terrible stats! Those are great! Almost everyone goes through a stall a few weeks after surgery. Usually it's around the 3 week mark but you have been losing weight all the way up to 6 weeks!

Do NOT compare your weight loss to anyone else's journey. There are many factors in play why someone might lose faster or slower than someone else. Sex, age, starting weight, activity, and medical issues all play a part in how our bodies react and lose.

You have lost 28 pounds! That is nothing to scoff at! BE proud of what you have accomplished already. If you don't stop comparing your journey to other's you are just setting yourself up for mental anguish, frustration, back sliding, and failure.

You can and will do this. Try to also take your measurements because sometimes the scale doesn't move but your inches go down.

First, Calm down PLEASE. It's been only 2 weeks, and you are still healing internally (it takes 6-8 weeks to fully heal from the surgery). Right now it's real work just to drink enough Protein each day and get your daily Vitamins and supplements in (Not doing so will cause REAL health problems, so be vigilant)
Second, the hormone that was removed was NOT Human Growth Hormone, but Ghrelin, which governs your feelings of hunger. You will now age FAR more gracefully since your body will not be working overtime to carry extra weight going forward - your knees and hips are writing you a Thank You note right now!
Third, Gastric Sleeve removes Excess stomach but keeps your digestive tract in place and fully functioning. A Bypass would have reshaped your stomach and reroutes a piece of your small intestines. Your internet research got it backwards.
Fourth, as far as I have been able to determine, Sleeve surgery will NOT prevent you from having children. Just make sure that your GYN and your General Doctor are aware of your surgery before you try to have kids.
Fifth, your weight loss will be quick, yes, but not instant. Let your body heal, and your mind adjust to your new stomach. Don't lose your mind when you finally get to solid foods and you suddenly find that there are foods that you just don't like anymore or can't tolerate (Rice, Salami, and pizza in my case). My life isn't over, and I have discovered Salmon!
Remember that so many people on this forum wish that they had acted sooner for one simple reason - The Surgery WORKS. You are to be admired for your courage and decisiveness to reclaim your health BEFORE serious issues (that could have prevented a future pregnancy, for sure) became a part of your daily routine. Look for a Support Group in your area and talk to your Surgeon and Nutritionist. Again I say BRAVO to you for reclaiming your health and making the rest of your life a LOT better than it looked a few weeks ago!!!!

You guys are the best support team ever thanks for your responses

You guys are the best support team ever thanks for your responses

Highest weight: 330
Surgery weight: 320
Current weight: 231
Goal weight: 160
All I can say is this weight loss feels AMAZING!! The old me is coming back and ready for it all! This journey has had its ups and downs but the best part is seeing a better me

I am 4 Weeks out of surgery highest weight 390 Surgery weight 365 Current weight 320. Just ended a two week stand still super excited for what lies ahead feeling good, Congrats to all that have hit your goal weight super inspiring!!!
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Here's a pictures from one year apart.
I started my journey in January 2016 at 420 pounds. I only had one 6xl that shirt that fit me. My stomach was almost to my knees and was hard to walk. I had so many health problems pcos, thyroid, Autoimmunedisease, RA, pseudotumor and high blood pressure. I knew I had to change my weight. It was the cause of all my health problems. I decide to look into weightloss surgery for help with my weighloss. My insurance required me to do a 6 month supervised diet. I lost almost 80 pounds before surgery. Wasn't sleeved till July 2016. Since surgery I've drop over 70 pounds. I now weigh 273 pounds. This as been a amazing tool to help me on my journey. I no longer take any medication beside vitimans. All my health problems have went away. Down 147 pounds since January 2016 and now wear a 1x or 2x. I know I'm not anywhere near goal weight, but im halfway there. Losing weight is never easy, but not giving up is harder.
HW: 420 (January 2016)
CW: 273 (March 2017)
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@cockapoomom
Are you actually hungry? Is it head hunger or is acid?
I have a lot more head hunger in the past few months but my physical hunger isn't there. I just want to eat more.

If you have to have eat sweets, get Protein Bars. They are expensive, and most of them will give you gas so that should help slow your sweets urge and at least you eat getting some Protein.
You can try protein brownies. eatmeguiltfree.com

I think it is easier to work with your weaknesses than against them. So find protein sweet replacements for your sweets cravings. Want to snack get the Quest protein chips.

Cook steak, chicken, pork cop, cut them into strips that you can eat with your fingers.

Just replace your problem items with good items.
I'm not sure how you feel at this point, I am not quite out as far as you, but I don't really feel like a WLS patient at all. I'm pretty much a regular person with just a smaller stomach. Once you get further out from surgery I feel like a lot of WLS eating advice is useless. A nutritionist is just going to tell you what you already know. You have to see the patterns in your behavior and figure out a way to work around them.
One thing I did to break bad habits at work on my 10 hours shifts was to just fast for the shifts for 2 days. I realized I was just eating because I was bored or my co-workers were eating. So I channeled that into something else.

Beautiful!


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Guys mysurgery is today at 10 please keep me in your prayes thanks.

Huge congrats to you! It is a very exciting time. I know exactly what you mean about being anxious and nervous and excited at the same time. Just know that even though the next few days and weeks will be incredibly hard, they will be SO worth it in the end! Focus on one day at a time... heck one hour at a time! Do the things you need to do to take care of yourself and ensure a safe recovery. Sip, sip, sip. Walk, walk, walk. Take all your meds and Vitamins as prescribed. And try to get your Protein in. It will feel like a full time job keeping track of it all. Especially the Water in the beginning. But hang tough and you WILL get through!

I am one week post op and feeling great! Days 1 & 2 were hell but I was much better by day 3. I'm getting in all of my Water and Protein but still deal with that grumbling, clenching, rolling, hot contraction like pain from time to time. I've lost 30lbs in the past three weeks, 21 of which were pre op.
I wanted to share this Protein shake recipe with you bc to me it's better than a real chocolate shake. I use Bariatric Advantage chocolate (2 scoops), 4-5 pieces of ice, 1 cup of vanilla almond milk, and one capful of DaVinci Gourmet sugar-free caramel Syrup. I blend it in my magic bullet for about 30 seconds and voila!! Chocolate perfection!!! I can drink these forever and never get tired of them.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Philippians 4:13

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I am a few days late but my 1 month post op was on 12/3/16!!
I'm not going to say it went by quick because it didn't. I was one of the unlucky persons who was just going through it the first 2 weeks.
I have officially lost 15lbs which I am really excited about. My confidence is coming back. I still have one more week of soft food and I am still working on getting enough Protein and Water in a day.
I can't say how much I miss being able to gulp!
I work in the ER so my average steps in a day are around 16,000-18,000 ranging from 4-6 miles a day. And that's pretty much 4x a week. So no working out either. I do push ups from time to time though.
I do feel like I am going at a very slow process but I am happy to be at least 15lb down.
I wanted to put up a face to face to help motivate people especially the 1-2day post op sleevers. It gets better. I can't wait to see what I look like at my 2 month Post op! Top is surgery day and bottom is today! STATS:
HW: 246 SW:231
CW:215.4 GW:155  
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Hope it isn't anything serious...
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