Frmbandtosleeve

I am right there with you! Almost word for word!

OMGosh! Your dishes look so TASTEY! I have to learn how to work with Tofu. I tried in the past, before I went vegetarian just because I like tofu, but I didn't have much success. Those nachos are right up my alley because it's QUICK.

Absolutely!

I definitely came from a family of meat eaters. I grew up on t-bone and ribeye steaks, and prime rib. My brother and dad would place steak bets instead of money on football games. ? I love the quote by Maya Angelou, When you know better you do better." It's been somewhat of a mantra for me. I told my mom (my dad passed away several years ago) very nonchalantly last week that I wasn't eating meat anymore. She really didn't have a reaction one way or the other. A few days later, as my mom was preparing a menu for our annual family reunion picnic, she called me and said, "Well, I don't know what to bring to the picnic sense you can't eat anything." I just chuckled to myself as I wondered how did me going meatless turn into me not being able to eat ANYTHING? ???

Thanks, everyone, for your inout, suggestions and support. I'm excited about my vegan journey. ?????

Thank you, Supernovae. This is helpful. ?

Thanks Berry! ??

Thanks Wayward! It is such a MIND BEND losing all of that weight, keeping it off and then with one slip of the band gaining all/some/most of the weight back again. I feel like I'm living in someone else's body! I had forgotten all of the stuff you have to consider in the course of a day when you are obese. I had to RELEARN things I wanted to FORGET FOREVER! Ugh! Anyway, good luck with your pre-op procedures. And thanks for sharing your story. ?

I recently changed my diet to vegan (about 3 weeks ago). Has getting enough protein in your diet daily been a challenge?

O. M. G. Geri Marie! You TOTALLY get it! Thanks for the encouragement - and I would love to be band-to-sleeve buddies!

Thanks for the encouragement, Berry78!

Thank you for your encouraging words and the liquid diet link. I truly appreciate it! I will give the liquid diet a try. I didn't have to do that with my lapband surgery so this is all new to me.

Hello everyone, I had a very successful labband surgery in 2007 and I lost 100 lbs. Then suddenly, without any warnings or complications, my band slipped in August 2015 and I decided to have it removed. I was insured by Kaiser at the time, and their policy was I had to wait at least 6 months to have the gastric sleeve procedure done. Unfortunately, I had complications after the lap band removal and I had to have a 2 surgery to repair a small bowel obstruction about 5 days after the lab band removal. I was in the hospital 8 days after surgery #2 and had a very slow healing process as my wound could not be stiched up and had to heal from the inside out. After this unforseen ordeal, I did not want to have another surgery ever again in my lifetime! Also, I was working as an intern one a 1-year internship at the time and I could not take time off again to have another surgery. Fast forward to now and I have completed all of the pre-op requirements for the gastric sleeve surgery because, despite my efforts, I gained pretty much all of my weight back. In June 2017, my doctor wanted me to lose 10% of my total weight before I met with him again. We met on Aug. 22 and not only did I not lose any weight, I GAINED an additional 9 lbs.! Consequently, my doctor did not clear me for surgery and wants me to try to lose the weight again. I feel very defeated and broken. I know all of the right things to do and was a "gym rat" prior to my small bowerl obstruction surgery. I feel like a failure. I know I can do it because I'VE DONE IT, but my brain will not "kick in" for some reason. Thanks for "listening."