*Meaghan*

Have my surgery date July 17! Super nervous!!

I'm impressed that you're writing here only a day out. I didn't feel terrible, but definitely didn't feel like I could put together a sentence. I think the anesthesia really made me tired. The IV fluid, I think, is the reason for the "weight gain" and it will come off fast. I don't know if this will make it even more unpalatable, but could you mix the pain med into your protein shake? I didn't need it after the first night at home. Hopefully that will be the same for you and you won't have to worry about how bad it tastes soon.

Cute outfits! I’ll play too.

I’ll start!

I’m channeling my inner Elle Woods today ?

Got it. Oh I know there aren’t many carbs in the almond milk, it’s just the ratio.... if I do a smoothie it has to be more than half protein otherwise I just can’t justify it for myself, the carbs exceeding the protein makes me hungrier! I could put a scoop of protein powder in or do dairy milk and then it would work for me.

I still have trouble getting protein in from just food some days. But drinks in general I can’t do unless they are more protein based.

90% of the time, yeah. Apples and cheese, celery and Peanut Butter, berries or peaches on yogurt, melon with nuts and cottage cheese or ricotta. When I don’t it’s because I’m running (literally, like 6+ miles, I don’t do it with shorter runs) and it’s quick fuel.   During the loss phase I didn’t eat fruit at all unless it was when I was running. 

I mean veggies if they are low carb ones (ie not potatoes, corn or peas) then it’s not as big a deal, because they have a low glycemic index and Fiber (I do net carbs not total carbs so subtract the fiber) so like at a party I will sometimes snack on raw veggies.

I finally figured out how, I wanted to from the start, I never did it correctly. This was always supposed to be my name but I left it.

I wanted to start this thread for all the June Sleevers to share updates on their progress. When did you have your surgery? How many days are you post-op? How has your recovery been? Have anything you're struggling with? What does your post-op diet look like?

I'll go first! I had my surgery on 6/8. Surgery went really well, had an outpatient surgery so I was home same day. Recovery was really good, pain the first few days, now I'm pretty much back to my regular grind. I am struggling with my post-op diet a bit, but more so because I'm wishing I could have some real creamy soups. I pretty much have 21 days of a sugar free clear liquid diet with the exceptions of two protein shakes. This is just phase 1. Phase 2 I move onto soft foods for 3 weeks, then solid foods. I haven't quite seen the weightloss I was hoping (3lbs), but you have to trust the process.

Hey all! So I was sleeved yesterday about 5pm. I’ve done really well except uncontrollable belching (weird) and the pain meds made me itch terribly! I have a few questions for those further along
1) I weighed myself as soon as I got home today think I’d had nothing to eat/drink that my weight would drop a little but it’s up almost 4 lbs from yesterday morning
2) any tips on getting the liquid pains medicine down? The taste makes me instantly nauseous and so now because I’m not able to take a full dose my pain level is starting to go up and it dang been bad at all until now that I can’t manage it.
Thanks in advance

Hello everyone I had surgery yesterday and me and my sleeve are not getting along so far. I'm in so much pain ?

Hi all,
I feel like I'm struggling with this post op diet. Pretty much all I can have for 22 days is my bariatric grade protein shake, clear low sodium broth, jello, and water (or gatorade zero or propel). I'm on day 17 and I have to stay on this diet until I see my doctor on July 1 (so technically I'm on it for 24 day). I was originally scheduled for a July 8 post-op appointment, but thank goodness I was able to get my appointment moved up.
I wake up every morning feeling good and like I can do another day of this, but by the end of the day I'm just wishing I could have a warm piece of meat.
Only 7 more days. I can do it, but I hope the next few days come sooner.

Hi All!
I'm a long-time lurker and decided to join the club since this has been my #1 visited site for many months now. Due to COVID, my surgery was postponed to 6/18 so I am 5 days post-op. The day of surgery and the following 3 days were the most painful days of my life, and I almost regretted even going through with all of this. It was somewhat surprising since a lot of people on here seem to not have much pan post-op. I had trouble getting in any fluids, even water, and didn't even think about protein until the 2nd day after surgery. I was discharged from the hospital the next day and spent the next couple of days at my parents' house which was tough because I had to watch them eat all this good food and I couldn't touch anything. It was mostly head hunger, but due to my extremely low energy levels and the fact that I hadn't eaten for a few days, I definitely felt like I wanted to eat something. I got off the pain meds as soon as I could so I could drive back to my own house where I had everything I needed and no distractions or temptations. From reading this site, every doctor seems to have a different recovery plan, mostly the timing. My doctor said clear liquids for the first week after surgery, and at Day 5 post-op I am aiming to finally get the recommended 64oz of fluids and 64g of protein which has eluded me the past few days. My pre-op journey started in early November 2019. I lost about 20lbs prior to surgery. I am already down 10lbs post-op. I am hoping that once I can move to a full liquid diet, my energy levels will increase and I can resume some form of exercise and really get as much weight off as I can during this honeymoon period. Right now, I am pretty sedentary and just fighting to stay awake for an entire day and walk around a little. Before surgery, I was walking or hiking for about an hour a day, 5-7 days/week, but I think it is going to be a slow road getting back to that.

Well...we took this pic with me attempting to hold up the plate to my chest. Based on this, I'd say: very small egg breasts. Though the teeny egg boobs are still way more perky than my own. ?

Face to face. Day before op versus Monday.

March 26 2019 VSG this pic on right was taken last week down 50lbs

Flatbread pocket with egg white, cheddar, and turkey sausage.. available at Sams Club. ?

Mug cake cooked in microwave

IGNORE THE TACOS lol
We went out to dinner last night. I find Mexican restaurants a pretty easy place to order from. The fajitas pictured were my dinner, (the tacos & rice were my skinny son’s. ) I order them without any extras, no cheese, sour cream, rice, beans, tortillas or guac. I ate about 1/3 so I have leftovers for today.
I use MFP for tracking and chose On The Border restaurant chain for logging purposes. I figure it must be close, I don’t eat this often enough to be worried about a few differences.
This restaurant is incredible. I find it comforting to know I can go out to eat, and still thoroughly enjoy it.

My dinner last night...I ate 6. Mr. and the Kid polished off the rest.

I'm 28, had my sleeve done last year when I was 27. 7.5 months out...I had a lot of hair to begin with and have experienced hair loss, so it's not too noticeable for me. I also started to lighten my hair as having darker hair you can see your scalp more. I have lost nearly 140lbs and do have sagging breasts (went from a 42F to a 34 DDD) and sagging skin on my belly, thighs and a teeeeeny bit on my arms. I feel like if you have stretch marks, wherever those areas are, they don't seem to recover as well as other parts (my experience). I've posted about this before though, it all depends on your genes...I have very sensitive skin and scar easily. Some people have hair loss, some don't, some people have sagging skin and others snap right back. At the end of the day, I chose to improve my health and expand my wardrobe and live with saggy breasts and skin...I want to fix it eventually but, am in no hurry. Reach out to me directly if you have any questions too! I know sometimes it can be hard to post in a public forum. I attached pictures of my belly and thighs and then a picture of me today. No spanks, no special bra (one of those new lounge bras by PINK), no control top leggings just me today. It's easily covered up. Everyone's different. Hope I've helped and not scared you, but I can tell you 1000% it was worth it for me. Best of luck on your journey!!!!

Noodle-less Lasagna
I didn't use a recipe, so this is more of ingredients & instructions (yes, as easy as it looks @GreenTealael ). You make make this lighter/healthier, or richer/fattier. I'm in maintenance, so mine wasn't as low cal as it could have been.
4 Different Layers
Ricotta Layer
Ricotta (skim, fat free, or whole, I'm sure a non dairy sub like silken tofu would work as well)
Parmesan Cheese
Eggs
Frozen spinach (I dry sauteed to take out all the excess moisture, it was almost crunchy)
Black pepper
Mix together


Sauce Layer
Italian Sausage (pork, turkey or meatless, hot or mild)
Onions
Jarred pasta sauce (I LOVE TJ's Traditional Marinara, tasty, cheap, and super low cal)
(Can add mushrooms if desired)
Sautee onions (& mushrooms), add sausage, cook through, add sauce and simmer)

Zucchini Layer
Zucchini sliced lengthwise (any other summer squash would work, or portobello mushrooms)
Airfry or dehydrate to remove excess liquid

Cheese Layer
Mozzarella Cheese (Can add additional, I added Quatro Formagio from TJ's as well)
Instructions
Layer each different component, topping with cheese.

Bake at 350 until melt-y and bubble-y

This was dinner last night, I was stuffed after I ate most of it. My makeshift pizza. Boars Head Italian chicken sausage with 1/2 flatout low calorie bread and 1/3 cup shredded part skim mozzarella.
300 calories 12 carbs.

So I only had 13 net carbs by the time my last meal of day was logged today, so I figured I would treat myself with this while we watch Game 2 (GO RAPS GO!). Still eating it, but I plan to not have any leftovers.
Meanwhile, beside me on the couch, Mr and the Kid are mowing down on chips and popcorn. I offered to make them a bowl like mine, so they didn’t need to eat all the chips, but they laughed. Geez.