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Daaaaaaayyyyymmmm lol you look so good. I'd definitely be so proud of myself if i were you. Keep up the awesome work girl you are inspiring
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I have dimples and I love them, they are my favorite feature. I am curious to know if anyone had changes in their cheek dimples after weight loss! Did they get deeper or did they fade a little?? It won't change my mind about surgery lol I'm just asking. TIA
Also, sorry if I'm posting in a wrong forum, I don't really know what I'm doing when it comes to that.

Congrats! You look so good!

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I'm 21 and getting sleeved in June. We can do this and enjoy the rest of our 20s, 30s, and 40s in a healthy and happier way Do It !! Lol good luck !!

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I'm 21 and getting sleeved in June. We can do this and enjoy the rest of our 20s, 30s, and 40s in a healthy and happier way Do It !! Lol good luck !!

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1. It drops dramatically after surgery but it does increase for most people, but not back to prior levels. The human body is an amazing thing, and it will adapt and repair itself. I'm almost 2 years out and I rarely get hungry. The biggest benefit I had from the early drop was, it created a complete disconnect between my brain and my stomach. So even though I might crave something, walk or drive past food, or see a commercial, mentally wanting it, didn't start my stomach to working and desiring food. Prior to surgery if I thought about food, my body responded and I was hungry and wanted to eat. That doesn't happen anymore. I can think about food all day, my stomach doesn't care at all. I track my food to make sure I eat enough. I can easily go 24 hours without eating as long as I am drinking fluids.
This is the study about ghrehlin.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4280419/
Most people can't tell the difference between head hunger and physical hunger. It impossible to teach people if they are food addicts, impulsive and want instant gratification.
2. Well for people with RNY, their pouches stretch and since they don't have the valve at the bottom of their stomach, the top part of the connected small intestine can act as another stomach. So much of weight loss surgery information is geared towards RNY patients it is really annoying.
Properly formed sleeves don't stretch. Emphasis on properly formed sleeves, there are lots of quacks out there, but a corrected created sleeve won't stretch.
Once people are healed and swelling goes down. Yes you have more capacity. Most people still have very limited capacity for dense protein. I can still really only eat 4 ounces of dense protein, if it is fatty or moist I might be able to hit as high as 6 but I am usually uncomfortable for hours afterward. Most people that are even further out from surgery than me, still have similar capacity with dense protein.
I can eat basically an unlimited amount of veggies. I can eat 4 cups of baby spinach in one setting I can eat a whole cucumber. I can eat probably a family bag of chips if I tried (I eat Quest chips not real chips but its the same idea, there is zero restriction). Once people vary their diet from dense Protein and start adding more things into their diet, yes you can eat a lot more, especially if you eat things all together. If I eat veggies as the same time as my meat, like alternating bites, I can eat probably double my normal capacity. How much you can eat long term, is based on choices not capacity. Besides the guy last year that claimed he had a 24 ounce steak a month after surgery,
I never see long term sleevers complaining they are eating 12 ounce ribeyes and are totally out of control and regaining because they are eating 16 ounces of grilled chicken at once. They are eating sliders and carbs in large amounts. When people say they have increased capacity. Pay attention to what they are eating, not how much they are eating. When I did my pre-op research that is what really stood out to me reading forums, people were working against their sleeve. It makes a nice list of foods and habits to avoid. It is better to just never start then you don't have to stop.
My post-op eating plan has all these carbs and things that are allowed, but my Dr hands his patients a flyer of what he thinks creates lasting results, and he says not to reintroduce carbs. Almost all the Doctors I know personally (college, childhood friends) are Paleo, Keto, and in general low carb.
3. Regain is kind of like wrinkles. If you live long enough you are going to have some. Everyone is going to regain some weight at some point. How you want to define regain is important though. Regaining 10% to 15% of you lost is not really considered regain, that is fairly normal and as you age, and for women go through menopause, you are going to probably regain a little.
The problem regainers are the people that start regaining before they have finished losing. They never get to goal or anywhere near it and they start regaining in the 6 to 18 month range. Usually people like that are never going to get their weight under control from what I have seen. They never learned good habits. They usually go right back to eating how they ate before surgery just in smaller portions. They don't weigh their food, they don't track and they think restriction is going to be the same forever and protect them. It won't.
Immediately post-op is the easiest time to retrain yourself and create new eating habits. If you blow it, it is lost forever. Anyone can learn at any point, but later on you are going to have just as hard a time as you did pre-op.
Also people that never get to goal or close (like 10 to 20 pounds) seem to regain more often not just because they have bad habits but also because they seem less likely to vigorously defend their loses. Being close to goal and maybe still wanting to hit it seems to make people want to defend it more. These people also usually weigh and track their food and weigh themselves on a scale often. Weighing yourself daily is the only way to see trends. Anyone can have a weight fluctuation of a few pounds between days, but when you are solidly up 5 pounds for over a week, it is time to make some changes. If you don't weigh yourself, people don't catch the regain until their clothes are uncomfortable.
When real long term vets used to post here, one thing I noticed about them was that they just kept eating the same and lost until their body stopped wanting to lose. Going as low as you can possible go in the best defense against regain. Then you have some comfortable bounce room.

I'm 21 and getting sleeved in June. We can do this and enjoy the rest of our 20s, 30s, and 40s in a healthy and happier way Do It !! Lol good luck !!

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I cannot express how excited i am just to have more energy because i literally always have felt like a slug though i am active. As far as my family, they are all pretty health conscious and thinner than I am so hopefully that will work to my advantage food wise.
Good luck on getting your little baby boy. I hope for a girl next time, my boy is a crazy and unbelievably hyper little dare devil. I always say if I didn't have him, I'm sure I'd be like 600lbs lol. Chasing him around is my daily workout haha
btw I'm 257 right now, highest weight was 290. Lost weight just adding exercise (Kid dance videos on Kinect xbox with my son and walking a lot) and smaller portions, been stalled for months now though like always so i definitely feel i need this surgery. I can't do it if i feel like I'm starving all the time you know?

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Aww I am so excited for you I also have 1 but mine is a boy. I will be having surgery soon and I'm so optimistic. I hope to have such success as you've had so far I mean 80 pounds in 6 months wow! I also hope to have one more child lol. Do you have a gender preference this time?? [emoji14]

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You will lose if you follow doctor's instructions. People who don't lose are those who sabotage themselves by not changing the way they eat you know? Good luck !!

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Daaaaaaayyyyymmmm lol you look so good. I'd definitely be so proud of myself if i were you. Keep up the awesome work girl you are inspiring
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You will lose if you follow doctor's instructions. People who don't lose are those who sabotage themselves by not changing the way they eat you know? Good luck !!

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Don't have a date yeyt, insurance sucks but, I'm hoping for end of May/early June wish me luck!! I've been waiting since December last year for this to get done.

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I cannot express how excited i am just to have more energy because i literally always have felt like a slug though i am active. As far as my family, they are all pretty health conscious and thinner than I am so hopefully that will work to my advantage food wise.
Good luck on getting your little baby boy. I hope for a girl next time, my boy is a crazy and unbelievably hyper little dare devil. I always say if I didn't have him, I'm sure I'd be like 600lbs lol. Chasing him around is my daily workout haha
btw I'm 257 right now, highest weight was 290. Lost weight just adding exercise (Kid dance videos on Kinect xbox with my son and walking a lot) and smaller portions, been stalled for months now though like always so i definitely feel i need this surgery. I can't do it if i feel like I'm starving all the time you know?

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SW 307.6 SW 291.4 CW 169.4 GW 150
Hi Everyone! I had Gastric Bypass done September 21,2016 and it was the best choice I have ever made! This Journey to a new me has been amazing and I love the look of shock on peoples faces when they see Ive lost 138 in 7 months! I work out hard kickboxing 3 days a week and cardio in the gym another 1 to 2 days a week it takes alot of hard work but if you want it bad enough tou have to fight for it! Best of Luck to everyone out there!
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Hello guys,
So I got sleeved on July 4th, 2016 and everything went as expected. I lost about 80 pounds in 6 months, which is acceptable having had many plateaus in which I would not loose weight but my size would come down. Since January 2017 I've hit my biggest plateau yet, not losing a single pound since. To top that, I found out I'm 8 weeks pregnant now. I'm happy about the pregnancy, but the thing is I've become ravenous!!! I need to eat something every two hours or I would get severe hunger cramps and nausea. And I'm nauseous after i eat for half an hour as well. I'm suffering all the time!!! It is especially more difficult at work. Imagine you're eating all the time while working... This is so frustrating. My nutritionist said that this is normal during pregnancy and that I should have healthy Snacks and fruit, which I'm carrying with me all the time these days. Even when I'm visiting my friends I need to take some snacks and fruit to eat at their houses, which the least to say is frustrating and embarrassing. I hope this situation would change in the second trimester. At least I'm not gaining any weight which is my biggest concern at the moment.

You radiate confidence congrats girlfriend

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Just checking in. Hope all of you are doing well. I had my sleeve in August 2015. I've lost 98 pounds. I swim 1000 yards 3 days a week and am now testing as physically fit for my age and being a female. I could not have imagined the positive changes in my life 2 years ago.
To all who are preop- it is worth every appointment, struggle and sacrifice.
To those newly postop- try not to focus on the scale. I had long stalls. During those stalls I lost a lot of inches. I recently found one of my old bras- I've lost 10 inches in band size!!
To those who are farther out like me- it is a life unimaginable though starting to get more comfortable as a "thin" person. Stay connected to a support group of some sort- it helps keep you on track!
I included my picture from the day I checked into the Bariatric clinic HW 241, other photo is from 1 year postop. CW 142
Happy spring and have a blessed Easter!!

So sorry for your loss hun and my condolences to you and your family. I am concerned for you though. After surgery your mood can drop really low at times possibly leading to depression for many, maybe even severe depression in your case, understandably. I know I don't know you personally and everyone is different but I would completely take it into consideration if I were you. But, I wish you the best of luck on whatever you may decide to do (Waiting or Going for it) Good luck !

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Hey peoples!
I had my sleeve done on December 7, 2016, so I'm a little over 4 months out. Can I just say, I feel amazing!!!!!
I was wearing size 18 jeans on surgery day, and last week I bought size 10s, which fit me comfortably. With only 15 lbs left to my goal I will probably drop one more size, but I don't expect more than that. I am happy with it! I expect these last pounds I'll have to work a bit harder to lose. Time to ramp up the exercise now that spring has finally arrived!
A few weeks ago I started having problems with my gallbladder, which I had removed on 3/31. The last week or so before I had that surgery I was retaining a lot of Fluid, and anything I ate or drank caused excruciating pain so I was getting dehydrated, and the Fluid retention caused me to gain about 4 lbs. Prior to getting sick I was at a stall at 168, then gained to 172, which was very depressing for me because I couldn't figure out what was going on since I seemed to be living on air! LOL I didn't realize how sick that thing was making me until I got it out.The day after surgery I was running around like a mad woman, catching up on laundry and cleaning. I felt GREAT, except for the fact I couldn't eat anything. It took my body about a week to adjust without rebelling. Now I feel pretty good again, and all that fluid weight is gone. I still have to eat a bit more carefully without my gallbladder, but at least I feel good again!
I have no regrets about my decision to have sleeve done, and every day am amazed at how different I feel from just four months ago.