Smylegirl

Good luck with your procedure!

How are all you June sleevers doing??

Sleeved June 11, 2018
HW 365
Sw 318
Surgery weight 291
CW 255
GW 175

Heres clothes sample lol

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Doing well so far. 36 lbs since surgery 6/21. Wish it was higher but can’t be sad over 63 lbs total since last Christmas when I broke 300 on the scale 🙄 looking forward to Disney World the end of this month and not worrying about fitting in any rides. Knock on wood, absolutely no issues so far. No dumping, no foods that haven’t agreed with me. Getting my fluids in fine every day. Blood pressure doing well and hope to be off meds by this Christmas. Wish had enough room to eat a huge salad and still have a serving of Protein with it, but patience is the key. Need to start some serious resistance training, build up the muscles under the beginning sagging skin. But the future is bright
HW Jan 2018 - 304
SW 6/21 - 277
CW - 241
GW - 150-175

Hello June Sleevers,
Haven’t posted in awhile.
HW 274
SW 264.5
CW 204
GW 160

Sexy momma

you look amazing 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀

girrrrrrrl give me your secret! you look sooooo gooooddddd

Summer vacation is a highlight of the year. It could be your chance to spend time with friends or family and get away from the stresses of your daily routine. While you may be looking forward to your vacation, keep in mind that it offers opportunities for weight loss success and backsliding. Here is a checklist that can help weight loss surgery pre-op and post-op patients stay on track during vacation.


Essentials to Pack
After packing your clothes and toiletries, make sure you pack some items that will make your plan easier to follow.
Protein foods – such as Protein Chips and Protein Cookies for Snacks.
Protein Bars and Shakes.
Workout clothes and good shoes.
Your headphones and your playlists if you normally listen to music while working out.
Portion Control aids, such as compact Portion Control Rings.
Planning for Exercise
Myth: You cannot exercise well when you are on vacation away from home.
Fact: Your vacation may offer many opportunities to get active.
It is true that you will be out of your regular routine and will have to work in activity a little differently than at home. Excuses end here. While on vacation, you can:
Walk to explore the town or beach.
Use your hotel’s fitness center or pool.
Take a surfing, kayaking, or other class – many tourist destinations have them.
You do not have to work out alone, although that works, too. Ask your travel companions to join you on hikes or walks to explore, or hang out with any kids in your group – you are sure to burn quite a few calories if you swim with them or join in their games of volleyball or tag.
Hotel Breakfasts – Starting the Day off Right
Hotel breakfasts can range from the simple to the expansive and are often all-you-can-eat. Change it to, “all-you-should-eat,” and you’re already making progress towards starting the day off right. Go right past the doughnuts, muffins, waffle-making machine, and danishes. You can look for some better options and helpful modifications if your hotel has a continental Breakfast.
Fat-free yogurt.
Fresh fruit.
Unsweetened whole-grain Cereal or plain oatmeal.
Ham instead of bacon.
Hard-boiled egg whites.
If you are not sure that your hotel will have healthy breakfast options, just bring your own. You can easily pack enough Protein Bars and Protein Shakes for breakfast. Protein Oatmeal is another option since you can make it with hot Water from the hotel.
Restaurants 101: Review
Eating out on vacation is not much different than eating out while at home. You probably already know the rules: the goal is to get some protein and Fiber, without too many calories or grams of carbohydrates. Simple? Maybe. It can be easier in the U.S. if you are familiar with menus, but you can probably do okay in foreign countries with even a small amount of communication.
Look for:
Grilled or plain baked fish, shrimp, or chicken. Take the skin off yourself if necessary.
Cooked vegetables without sauce.
Salads with dressing on the side.
If the menu does not include foods you can eat, do not be shy about asking. Be clear about what you need. You can ask for a plain piece of chicken or fish with some steamed or grilled vegetables or a side salad. Or, you can point to a menu item and ask for it without sauce and with vegetables instead of the standard sides such as potatoes or rice.
No matter what the restaurant serves, you can always eat less, chew more times, and bring your own snacks.
Tracking Tools
Vacation can be an escape from technology and daily routine, but spending a few minutes of each day to track your food and activity can keep you from straying from your plan. Use your favorite app or, if you are going to be completely offline, take an old-fashioned notebook and a pen to jot notes each day.
First and foremost, enjoy your summer vacation! Recharge and recover…and if you can, stay healthy during it. You will feel even better when you get back and gain confidence that you can stick to your plan no matter where you are.

Weighing yourself after weight loss surgery is a given, but your surgeon may not always tell you what you need to know about it. Do you know why you should weigh in, how often, and how to do it? What ups and downs should you expect to see, and how seriously should you take them? Whether you are prepping for surgery or are well into your weight loss journey, becoming an expert on weighing in can help you lose more weight.


Why Weigh Yourself?
Yes, you weigh yourself to know how much you weigh. But what is the point if you are on your weight program and your doctor will weigh you at your next appointment? Weighing yourself can have some benefits.
It can help you lose more weight by keeping you accountable. Just like logging your food can make you think twice before taking that extra bite, knowing that you will face the scale can keep you from serving yourself another portion.
It can be motivating. When you see the number of the scale go down, you might be more eager to wake up early for your workout, or order a salad instead of a sandwich.
It can be empowering. Knowing your weight gives you another piece of information about your body, and embracing rather than avoiding yourself can empower you to do your best for yourself.
How Often?
You can weigh yourself as often as you like, but it does not make sense to take too many weigh-ins too seriously. For many people, a good rule of thumb is to do a weekly weigh-in. You can take this weight as your “official current weight.” Some people like to stay off of the scale between their weekly “official” weigh-ins, while others like to weigh themselves daily, or even more than once a day, just to see what is going on. That is fine, as long as you do not take each weigh-in too seriously and do not let it bother you.
How to Weigh Yourself
You may be a 10, 20, or 40-year veteran of weighing yourself, but there are better and, well, worse ways to do so. It may be worth reviewing or revising your weigh-in practices to get better results. Here are some guidelines for accurate weigh-ins.
Weigh yourself at the same time of the day for your weigh-in, usually first thing in the morning.
Choose the same day each week to weigh yourself.
Wear minimal or no clothing.
Use the same scale, and a trustworthy one, each time.
Mistakes to Avoid
In theory, weighing yourself is as simple as stepping on the scale. Not! Your weight can be deceptively high or low if you find yourself making any of these mistakes.
Weighing yourself after a heavy meal. While 1 lb. of lettuce has only 50 calories, it weighs…1 lb. If it is in your stomach, you will weigh an extra pound. Weighing yourself in the morning before you eat anything can help avoid the problem of extra weight inside your stomach.
Weighing yourself wearing shoes or clothes. Heavy shoes and a full set of clothes can weigh 5 or more lb. That is a big chunk of weight that is not yours!
Weighing yourself with too much salt in your system. With salty foods comes sodium, with sodium comes thirst, and with thirst comes extra Water. Water is heavy. It can still be in your system the next morning, and show up on the scale.
Weighing yourself right after exercising. Exercise does help you lose body fat, but it also helps you lose body water through sweat. You can lose a few lb. of water in one workout, and your body weight might be artificially low right after.
Weighing in Monday morning. If your weekdays are picture-perfect in terms of eating, and your weekends progress from Friday night at the bar to Sunday afternoon in front of the TV, your Monday morning weight can be variable, and possibly high. Friday morning may be a better time for you to weigh in.
Getting inaccurate numbers can be bad in many ways.
You might get discouraged for no reason if your weight shows up as higher than it really is.
You could become confused about how what you eat affects your weight if there seems to be no correlation.
You might have trouble detecting regain, and not modify your diet until you have gained more than you wanted.
Choosing a Scale
On top of making sure you are ready for a good weigh-in, you need to make sure that your scale is also ready. Using a cheap scale can drive you crazy because it may not be accurate. It could be difficult to read, or it could vary within a few pounds even if you are the same weight.
There are many affordable Body Scales that are highly accurate. You can find features that help you read the scale easily, track your weight, and see other information. These are some features to consider.
Digital read-outs.
Bluetooth connectivity to your smartphone.
Memory of your recent weights.
Measurements such as body fat and lean muscle mass.
Use the scale to help you on your weight loss journey, and you can consider it another weapon in your weight loss arsenal. The more tools you have, the better your weight loss success can be!

I’m in Woburn Ma sleeved 6/20 and down 25 pounds

I parked in a tight parking space and was still able to squeeze out of my door, without touching the car next to me. In the past I would not have been able to get out of my car.

I had surgery on 11/29 and I’m trying to not focus too much on the numbers on the scale or on my clothes.
My non scale victories since 11/29
Had to have a spacer put on my wedding ring
I’m wearing a coat I haven’t worn in 2 yrs
I got rid of my pre-surgery work uniforms
I’ve cleaned my closet twice already
What are your non scale victories?!

@churchgirl You have the mindset and your new "tool" , make it a habit and your new way of eating and you will be fine. I had my initial VSG 10/2012 and years out. I too was a grazer. I say "was" because I am less than 2 weeks away from my revision and I'm not looking back. Something that was written in my hospital program and holds testament, "eat to live, don't live to eat". I just need to convince my brain to get happy neurons somewhere else

June 6

HW 199

SW 192

CW 171

GW 140

Lost 28 lbs total from HW
Lost 21 since SW

I’ve hit that dreaded 2 week stall postop my brain thinks I need to find a way to really up my calories but than my old brain thinks if I eat too much I’ll regain. It’s like a game of Russian roulette. What’s the trick that’s gonna work best for me? I’m almost 3 weeks out and am pretty much staying in the 400-500 calorie range. Always hit my 45-60 Protein and 64+ Oz fluids. But thinking after my nutritionist visit tomorrow I might try to get in closer to 800 calories and 60-80g protein. Next week we begin a 6 day road trip to move out of state. It’ll drive me nuts not weighing in that whole time but might be best thing for me.
GVS 6/21/18
HW 304
SW 276
CW 260
GW 150

June 18
HW 349
SW 326
CW 290

Sadly I keep forgetting about these forums because I'm always on the Facebook groups. lol
I've made it to 11 DPO and have lost 17 lbs since the morning before surgery so I'm averaging between 1 and 2 lbs a day. Doc has me already on soft foods, but I am lucky to get 2 tsp total in. lol I love that though- getting full that quickly is amazing.
I can honestly say this has been much easier than I anticipated. Pain was minimal, gas was tolerable and I went back to work 2 dpo. I tore my incision a little, but it's good now. This is the best thing I've ever done so far. Why did I wait so long?

Hey guys take a look on a before and after face selfie. To be honest I did not notice the difference until a friend point it out.

Luckily I’m one of those people who is extremely strong willed and never really cared or worked about what others thought (even since I was a little kid), so it more baffles me than causes any real issue. Just weird how people are. I just think people don’t like change.

I definitely know what you're talking about, OP. Even before my surgery people were telling me not to lose too much weight. Like... what? No. I'll lose as much as I need to be healthy and confident.

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@Frustr8 I'm starting to think you're the only normal one in your gene pool. Kinda like Daryl Hannah in "Clan of the Cave Bear"
@Losebig Give them some time. Our instincts tell us that someone losing a lot of weight quickly is bad. Even if people know about your surgery, they still see your cheeks sunken in (I know that's what we wanted, but still) our skin hangs a bit loose for a while, maybe even some Hair loss. They are not prepared for that. They'll have to get used to the new you. In the meantime, they will constantly walk around with their foot in their mouth and their head up their collective butts.

I keep having family members and others say some varieant of “you’re too thin”. Everything from don’t lose too much because you’ll get discouraged (??? Wtf does that mean) to it’s not healthy to be any thinner. It’s like they’re threatened by my sudden change or something and are inventing reasons why I need to stop. It’s not just other overweight people. Someone asked why I lost weight as if the health benefits weren’t enough....
Fat culture is so weird... I enjoy meeting new people who don’t know my history, it’s so refreshing to not even have weight be part of the conversation.

I am 2 days post op and I can’t believe how good I feel! I’m very medicated & sleepy but I’m up walking around, sitting up in bed or my recliner. Yes, I’m still sore but I walk, walk, walk. I think this helps tremendously. All in all, for 2 days out, I am happily surprised at how well I feel. My husband was so emotional when I went in and when I came out, he started crying. I found this weird because I’ve never seen him cry, in all these years. I guess it just means I’m super loved & supported! Love you all and I wish you the best of luck.

My surgery date is June 26 for the Sleeve.
Just had my cardiac clearance today.
All that is left is clearance from my PCP and a pre-op education class.
My first appointment with the surgeon was April 18.
I am cash pay so this process has gone really fast.
My PCP has wanted me to do the sleeve for years, but I thought I could do this myself. The orthopedic doctors said I needed back surgery and both knees replaced. After doing some research I found out that while the surgeries could be successful, I would not have a positive outcome unless I lost a lot of weight. Made an appointment with the surgeon the next day and am looking forward to getting my life back.
My wife is my biggest supporter and I hope to match her success. She made her goal weight at weight watchers a few months ago and tho it will take me a little while, I will join her.

Yes I bought sugar free but I guess I forget it melts into liquid lol