Tattooedlady

I've been making this lately and it's so good and satisfying! (Im 8 months post op so no food restrictions as long as they are healthy)
BLT, but I use iceberg lettuce instead of bread. For me personally, I watch my carbs and don't worry as much about fats.
I use crisp bacon, Tomato, mayo, and iceberg.

It is normal early on not to go for days and not because you are constipated but just because the quantity of food you eat is so small. As you eat more, you have more frequent bowel movements, By the time you are 6 months or so they should be close to normal.
My plan says I can have nuts at 8 weeks. I have only had nuts a couple times since surgery just because they aren't worth it, not enough Protein for the calories but you can have them. Nuts aren't hard to digest at all. You chew them and they break up very small and mushy, like a nut butter. By the time Christmas comes around you will have no issues with eating them at all.

Dr allowed regular coffee... pretty much right off the bat as one of my Clear liquids. I think some docs are okay with it. I drink my lil 4 ounces or so with some sf Creamer. I had no issues with hair falling out. I lost my weight really fast. It was kind scary. I am at a "normal" amount now a few pounds here and there but I lost almost 80 pounds in about 2 months which was super scary actually. I made sure I got my Protein in and was lucky to not lose hair. thank goodness I have thin fine hair as it is and can't really afford to lose any! I did notice... your body scent changes a bit so be prepared for it to be different. I have lsot the taste for many things ( including cigarettes which is a huge blessing) Trust your body listen to it weigh and measure your food and you will do wonderful

Everyone looked at me like what are you doing here, but there was much more going on physically and mentally. I may not be as big as a lot of people who get this surgery but I am definitely obese. I hope to get rid of so many ailments, medications, depression and over all feel better about myself.
Ginny

Hi Ginny!
I'm not scheduled to be sleeved until Feb 18th but my current weight is 219. I'll be happy with any loss, even if it's slow. I've been maintaining ~220 for the last 10-15 years, hope to get to and maintain a much lower weight!

I was sleeved on December 5, 2012 and I was weighing 202 pounds on the day of surgery. I had to go through a six-month weight loss program which I started at 227pounds In order to be approved By insurance. I would like to know if there's anyone else out there that started at this lower weight? It is sometimes difficult to compare yourself to people who started at a higher weight it seems like everything is slower.
Ginny

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Anybody else around 35-39 bmi want to be buddies? It is hard finding others who are having the surgery too.

Wearing pant/jeans again.
not having to wear the floaty tops to hide my stomach (nothing hides it)
feeling comfortable in my own skin instead of being embarrassed by my size constantly. Not hating every single picture of me. Not untagging myself from every event I go to because I don't want what I look like to be on my Facebook page.
Not being controlled by my grumbling stomach constantly! Just to mention a few.
Also I know it may sound pathetic but I'm looking forward to compliments. Enjoying my body again. Wanting to make an effort, dress nicely and put on make up again.

@njgal I am glad you said I totally agree.

Tiny feminine waist.

I'm already post op. Pre op I broke a chair, worried about what people thought of me, bulged my clothes, etc.

The thing that I find I Celebrate is how my body feels. When I move it is different, lighter. I don't thump so much when I move around the house. I can hop up out of a chair without creaking. I don't always ask my son to get or do something for me. I squat and stand without issue. It really feels so different as to be noticeable numerous times throughout the day.. The movement of my legs when I walk, the feel of my clothes moving against my skin instead of clinging, my skin is dry not sweaty all the time. I reach to scratch and don't have to go though contortions to reach that itchy spot.

I could go on and on. My body is unfamiliar to me. But it feels great.

Not seeing my double chin in every pic.

Not feeling like a stuffed sausage!

Painting my toe nails!!!
Wearing shorts.
Wearing overalls! (Sounds crazy but I've always wanted to wear bibs... but I can't pull off the look heavy).
Getting off my medication.
Having a chance to start a family.

Yes! I was always afraid of breaking a horses back.

Getting it over with and passing the 4-6 week mark with no leaks. Honestly, that is the #1 thing I am looking forward to.
Outside of that, I am most excited about the idea of aches and pains subsiding, improving the overall quality of my life (and lifespan, as obesity-related diseases run on both sides of my family) and a distant 3rd is clothes. I will definitely have fun shopping again!

I have no liquid diet pre-op. Just high Protein, low carb/fat like I've been doing for the last 3 months anyway. Clear Liquids 24 hours prior to surgey though.

My pre-op diet is 1000 calories, but not liquid. My liquid diet begins the when I come out of surgery. Is that unusual? It sounds like everyone is doing something different than what the nutritionist said in my pre-surgery seminar.

@Tattooedlady sending prayers your way

217 was my starting weight. After my 2 week pre op diet I was down to 200

Band was never an option for me. I dont like the idea of a foreign object being surgically placed inside of me...recipe for disaster. Infection, erosion, displacement. The whole going back for fills and unfills and fill again just seems far too cumbersome. Nothing against anyone who does it... I used to work on a neurosurgery unit. Shunts placed in the brain, screws in the neck rods in the spine often came back infected. Now if I had to have a pacemaker to keep my heart pumping thats another story-- Now they have a balloon they can put in you-- Im curious to hear about HCL acid eroding the balloon releasing harmful levels of air into the bloodstream and the body turning against itself because its a foreign object and all--
Ok enough. Wishing you all the best with your Bands. I'm loving my sleeve!!!!!!! So happy with my irreversible decision. One and done!

Men never admit they have small penises up front or say anything about their shortcomings when naked. Why should I handicap myself when men don't.
I've never had a man be like oh girl let me warn you, I don't have a 6 pack!
I don't disclose anything about loose skin and no one has ever commented on it once. I don't hide the fact I have lost weight, but men I date don't even ask me about it or care. They know I'm active.
I've lost a lot of weight. Even though I look good in clothes, you can look at me and tell I used to be fat. The arms are a dead give away. They already know what they are getting into before I take my clothes off.