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Congratulations! Amazing!

It will get better, this is just one small part of your journey. I'll be 1 month out on Wednesday, and I feel so much better each week. Just remember this is not the end, it's only the beginning! Hang in there! Stay hydrated!

What a great smile! You look happy and healthy! Congratulations!

Congratulations! You look healthy and amazing! Thanks for sharing, such an inspiration.

You look wonderful!

You look amazing! Such an inspiration for those of us just beginning our journey. Wish you the best!

Yep, felt the same! My surgery was 2/15, I just reminded myself that I did the research, I review all the information with my doctor, and I had failed for years trying to loose this weight, I needed to do this. And I prayed on it. Best of luck!

Congrats! You look awesome!

You look amazing! Thank you for sharing your success! I'm at the beginning of my journey, your post motivates me!

I went on a college visit with my daughter on Friday, and I was able to wear a shirt from my closet that was a smaller size! And my jeans were loose! Only 3 weeks post sleeve. It felt great!

That's awesome! That is really exciting! I'm only a little over 3 weeks post op, I can't wait to see how my journey is going to go!! Congrats again!![emoji898]

Amazing! Thank you for posting! I"m only 3 weeks post op, and I enjoy reading success stories, reminding me to keep an eye on the prize. You're inspiration!

Good luck, and wishing you a speedy recovery.

My sleeve was 2/15, I'm down 18# since surgery. No pain, overall feel pretty good. Yesterday, the weather was nice so I went for a walk, then some light housework, and made dinner for the family. It was then I realized that I had been so busy that I had forgot to drink h20 for several hours, and I felt it. (The pre surgery me would have just drank down 20 oz with a straw in minutes. Not now.) I then spent the rest of the evening sipping water all night. I need to remember to drink while I'm working, Lifestyle changes post surgery, #learning curve. That's why physically I feel I can go back to work next week, I"m off till April. But mentally I need to stay off. I have short term disability ,so I am lucky, I know some have to return to work sooner. I saved up my vacation time from last year to supplement the STD in preparation for this. At work I'm so busy sometimes I don't drink or eat, I need to retrain myself before going back to work.

I need to track, with life being so busy, I forget what I have ate or drink if I don't track it. I use to use the Lose it app, which I still like, but just switched to my fitness pal app, and liking it. I have a fitbit too, I probably could just use that for food, but haven't tried it yet.

I have another week of purred, before soft diet for 1 week, then regular. Thank goodness for protein water, it helps get the protein in. I am done with cottage cheese, makes me gag. Tuna so far mixed with a tbsp of lite mayo has been filling, but I"m about over that too. Grilled chicken chopped up small and then chewed completely has been good. Yogurt has been good, I can't do mash potatoes, makes me sick, thinking about roasting some sweet potatoes then mashing them. And i'm done with refried beans too. Can't wait to be done with this phase. Not sure what I want to eat, but I know what I don't want to eat! BUT.... we got this! Just need to keep moving along.

I believe it's the carbonation that can cause pain and bloating for gas. I miss drinking my la croix sparkling waters, now I just add lime to my water.

Amazing! You look healthy and great! Thanks for sharing! I'll be 3 weeks post op tomorrow. Your story is inspiring! HW 280 (1/20/16) SW 255 (2/15/17) CW 237 (3/6/17) GW 140

Congratulations! Keep up the great work! I enjoy reading all the successes on this site, it motivates me, and lifts me up on my low days!

Congratulations! Looking good! You got this!

my surgery was 2/15, discharged 2/16 after dinner. every dr is different, my dr said 2 days usually, but if pain/drinking/walking of ok I could go home. Everyone heals differently.

Hello, just found this February 2017 Sleevers forum. My surgery was 2/15, started pureed food March 1st, finally have not needed any pain meds for 6 days, feeling pretty good, some days more tired then others. I have another week of pureed before I can move up to soft. I'm not hungry, but hungry, if that makes sense..lol. I think I just don't want to eat pureed anymore, nothing really tastes good. Glad I found this forum HW 280 (1/16) SW 255 (2/15) CW 237 (3/6)

Congrats!

You're amazing!!! Thanks for sharing!

Congratulations! You're an inspiration, I was just sleeved 2/15. Enjoy reading all this great updates! You look amazing!