sassysleever76

You have to slow down and don't overfill. Try to learn when your beginning to get full and stop there. I had problems with this but have gotten better at it. I have only thrown up twice but not sure if it was from eating to much, to fast or if the food didn't agree with me. Any way, I would always get that tight feeling in my chest at first because I didn't realize I was getting full. It is normal and it is controllable. Good luck to you.

Prayer request. ellie123, send us a message that she was in extreme pain, last night she had to go to the ER, where they run a CT scan and told her she had a Partial obstruction and internal swelling. They gave her morphine and pain never stop. Today she is still in extreme pain, nauseous and vomiting. She was admitted at the Bariatric Hospital for tonight. I believe in the power of prayers, please join me in praying for her during the day asking God for healing and wisdom to drs so they can help her.

Im so sorry your other half is not supporting you. He should never verbally abuse you. Truth is, he's scared. He's worried he's going to lose you on the operating theater r after when you lose the weight so he figures by packing up now he'll lessen the blow later. Biggest problem is that to give him the reassurance he needs, he has to educate himself by coming to the classes. It's an impossible situation. If I were you, I'd explain that's you understand he's worried but remind him that he promised to stand by you for better or worse. Xx

I'd have the surgery and tell him that he needs to do whatever he needs to do. He doesn't sound like a great person, and once you get yourself where you want to be, you can likely do better.
Don't let him bully you. Do what is best for your health, your goals, and your happiness.

I know for me that my sleeve is just a part of my strategy for being successful. I’m definitely an emotional eater, and while everyone has their own journey in reaching their weight loss goals, mine includes therapy to deal with the issues of why I over eat in the first place. I wish us all strength & good luck!

I am just over a month out and met with the surgeon and nutritionist today. I get between 450-600 calories a day. They say that's normal . I am allowed not to have up to 6 table spoons of food per meal, but can still only fit in 3. They said at about the 6 week mark that should ease up some. They said as long as I am getting between 60-80 grams of Protein per day, as close to 64 ounces of Fluid as I can get and taking my Vitamins I will be just fine!
They said above all listen to my body. Don't push my limits because others may be able to consume more at this stage.
I hope this information helps you and brings you some peace of mind! I was so thankful to find this virtual space because I had and will continue to have plenty of questions too!!

I know for me that my sleeve is just a part of my strategy for being successful. I’m definitely an emotional eater, and while everyone has their own journey in reaching their weight loss goals, mine includes therapy to deal with the issues of why I over eat in the first place. I wish us all strength & good luck!

I am so thankful for finding this community. There are no in person support groups in my area, and I was sleeved in Mexico so my surgeon & nutritional support is online. BUT I have learned so much from this community already, I feel surrounded 💞🙌✨

I am so thankful for finding this community. There are no in person support groups in my area, and I was sleeved in Mexico so my surgeon & nutritional support is online. BUT I have learned so much from this community already, I feel surrounded 💞🙌✨

I am so thankful for finding this community. There are no in person support groups in my area, and I was sleeved in Mexico so my surgeon & nutritional support is online. BUT I have learned so much from this community already, I feel surrounded 💞🙌✨

Thank you. I'm happy to pay it forward. I learned a lot from posts here, as well.

I echo your sentiments of gratefulness for this forum. I am 4 weeks post op and hit a stall despite exercising and following the diet exactly. I could see the day where a stall would have caused me to freak out but thanks to all the information shared by the great people here, I just shrugged it off. So thankful for this community

I. AM. GRATEFUL!'
I am so grateful for this forum and the people here. I am 16 days post-op and just hit my first mini-stall. I've not had a drop in my weight in 2 days BUT thanks to the people here I am able to stay strong, positive and consistent. Thanks to you, I knew weeks before my surgery that I would have a stall, very likely between week 2 and 4 post op. Thanks to you, I also knew that I should get a fancy scale and track my fat % (still dropping!) Thanks to you I knew that a stall would be most likely to occur when I increased my exercise before I was able to consume more calories. And most importantly, thanks to you I knew it was all going to be OK in the end. You even provided me with the tools to cope: focusing on my NSV (non scale victories) So here they are...
*I no longer have dents at my temples from my eyeglasses being too tight
*I no longer get winded going up my front steps
*I can wear a dress without my thighs chafing
*My seatbelt isn't as difficult to get on
This is only 16 days after surgery!!!!
So, from the freshly sleeved and those nursing your new baby pouches, I want to hear what you're grateful for even very early on. Lay it on me!

So I started my weight loss journey in December 2017 with a wish to loss weight and make a life change for me. My birthday is September 1st and as a present to myself on my 60th Birthday I will be 4 months post op on September 16th and I’m down 63 pounds. I still am not at goal but I am happy with the results so far.

DRUMROLLLLL . . .
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Have you all noticed that the weight-loss ticker has nearly hit 5,000,000 pounds! Wow! Thanks, BariatricPal!

I’m three weeks post op today and can finally say that I’m starting to feel like I have enough energy to get through the day! Let me tell you, there were some days I really wasn’t sure lol once the kiddos are back in school (district is currently on strike) then this mama is going to hit the gym!

@mystars.0110 Wow, you're doing this together! That's awesome! (Although since men lose faster, he should have been chivalrous and given you the head start! )

Protein shakes. I made myself drink a 2nd today

Hello ladies and gentlemen its been three months post op a lil less and I am allowed to eat everything however I cannot seem to want to eat anything without some sort of sauce in it, is this happening to anyone? Please let me know ideas or recipes. I tried all kind of stews, Soups and casseroles. I am super lactose intolerant now and not sure lactose pills work

77 pounds lost so far ♥

Steph

I know for me that my sleeve is just a part of my strategy for being successful. I’m definitely an emotional eater, and while everyone has their own journey in reaching their weight loss goals, mine includes therapy to deal with the issues of why I over eat in the first place. I wish us all strength & good luck!

Common pitfalls.
Focusing ONLY on your weight and not including body fat %, overall composition, lean mass, physical body measurements. You will stall, there will be times when you just stop losing weight, or gain a little even. This is a problem when you are only looking at your weight. Because you could be losing fat, gaining muscle, etc... but if you don't pay attention to the whole picture, you can and most likely will be come frustrated and discouraged, because you "aren't losing weight"
Not prepping ahead of time. Start getting your Water intakes upward of 128 oz a day. Get your sugar intake down to as close to zero as possible. Start getting your Protein levels up. Start exercising now. Start all the habits you'll be forced to adopt after surgery now.

Get ready to avoid temptations, "slider foods" etc. There are a large number of bad foods that you won't have any trouble eating, get your will power ready now.

Be ready to not be "typical". All the numbers and %'s and everything you'll hear being tossed around. Those are simply averages and that's it. Don't expect to lose 100 lbs in 3 weeks (if you laughed, you haven't read enough of these threads), you might even gain weight right out of surgery. Be ready for your weight to be all over the place for a little while. But give yourself a break and take the time to heal first.

Take **EVERYTHING** in stride, focus on the long term goals and not the day to day.
Be sure to be strict with your diet and goals, but be flexible enough to give yourself a break if you slip up.
The Sleeve is a tool only, it WILL NOT magically make everything go away. Not everyone losses the hunger sensation so just assume you won't, that way if it does come back or never goes away, you won't be disappointed before you even get a chance to start.

All in all. Stay Strong, Focus on WHY you wanted to have the surgery and keep those goals reachable.

I know for me that my sleeve is just a part of my strategy for being successful. I’m definitely an emotional eater, and while everyone has their own journey in reaching their weight loss goals, mine includes therapy to deal with the issues of why I over eat in the first place. I wish us all strength & good luck!

I have actually poured dishwashing liquid over the tops of stuff in the trash. LOL.

1 hour till surgery and im freaking out!!!