mp8btpc

Ahhhh thank you all, it feels great. I measured myself and I have lost almost 5 inches off my waist alone! I am certainly shrinking it feels so great.

Congrats girl! You are doing wonderful, keep up the good work.

My link My link Everything I read online from "experts" say not to go under 1200 for MOST women. I just can't wrap my head around 600 calories a day being the necessary amount.

That is such bull crap, it is like companies try to squeeze every freaking penny out of someone that they can. They make these bull crap rules with the intent of milking you for more money. I mean you go in person to cancel the membership, all they would need to do is maybe take a copy of your license to verify that you were the one that cancelled your own account....instead bull crap about a certified letter that is going to sit around and get processed when they feel it is most beneficial for them. ERRONEOUS!

Aceves is the best of the best. I had another surgeon and had a great experience but if you want the best...go with him.

You know the first 6 weeks or so I grazed a lot. It was the only way to keep my belly happy. Now that I can eat a bit more. I dont have problems getting enough down to keep me satisfied. I usually only eat breakfast, lunch early dinner and a snack in the evenings. I dont feel the need to graze any longer.

I think as long as you have no major complications (and I am certain you will not) you should have no problem going and having a great time!

How can you say something as nasty as that to the person you love? Believe me my husband and I are brutally honest with each other. We are very very open and honest. My husband has gained close to 80 pounds since we married and I cannot imagine tearing him down for his weight. He is the same person on the inside I married, he is the same great father to my children and i find him utterly beautiful. It has been 12 years for us and that hasn't changed. The sleeve is a tool to help you control the eating. You have to do the work but it takes away the ability to hold as much. It is much easier to see and get results which in turn motivates you. Is it the easy way out? Hell no, but it is effective when used according to the directions hehe.

Victories are always celebrated! That is just awesome.

I was thinking it the moment they wheeled me into my room after recovery! LOL. It got more intense when I was getting hungry and not able to eat the foods I really wanted. Now I am perfectly happy with the sleeve and the fact that I can eat most anything is awesome. I feel like a naturally thin person when I eat. I fill up on a small portion and push the plate away. It is awesome. I go to lunch with my mom a couple times a week and we share a meal and sometimes still have food left. She is a light eater so it works out perfect!

You are totally out of it when they remove it...you are clinically awake but so loopy you wont remember that AT all.

I want to get advised to eat some donuts.....anybody have a doctor that might do that for me? LOL I do hope you get relief with your ice cream and get that bp to a normal level...have fun doing so!

I am with Blackberry juice...we are on track with each other we have around the same weight loss and I think our surgery dates were a week apart and we had similar BMI to start. I also eat around 1000 calories a day. I am exercising and I am toning and slimming at same time. I think you need to feed your body, people who are advised to get between 500-600 calories a day just seem baffling to me as to why they are told to do that. Not that I am the poster child for weight loss by any means lol. I just know mine has been steady and consistent and for someone who didn't start off with a bunch to lose I think I must be doing something correct. I try to limit the simple carbs, keep my Protein way above the amount of carbs I do get and eat lots of different veggies. I can say I don't crave the sweets like I used to. I don't crave Snacks. I just eat three good meals and sometimes a little something after dinner. Everyones weight loss will vary and stalls happen though I am crossing my fingers that I can at least get a pound or two a week until my goal. I just don't see the logic in these really low low cal post op diets. I see more people struggling who are trying to stay really low too. I wonder if docs think that we are going to cheat so they give us the low number and hope that by doing so if we do eat a couple hundred more that it will still be within the correct range? Who knows. Blackberry what is Goal weight: 145 and jacked ? hehe . btw that is my first goal weight also, I dont see myself wanting to go any lower then 135...but i think 145 would be perfect for my body shape.

I bought two new pairs of jeans two weeks ago at Kohls and they were size 12 but a tiny bit loose, I wore one and put the others up and now two weeks later I am going to have to take those back and get a size 10, I bought one new pair from Target and they were 10's also! havent been a size ten in a long time. I was wearing 14's but had gained 15 pounds in those and stretched em so I am sure I would have needed 16 if I had bought any jeans right before surgery. I am going to post the pre-op pics and my success thus far when I hit the 40 pound loss mark. I am hoping I can lose that 5 pounds in the next two weeks. It is also really awesome because the tummy tuck I had 3 years ago is finally showing! I am excited and pleased...i am almost giddy.

I started at BMI of around 34.5, that was 8 weeks ago and I am down 35 pounds. The sleeve is a tool and I am working it, I eat small healthy Protein rich foods and I work out 5 days a week including one day of high incline climbing where I burn about 1000 in an hour and fifteen minutes. I think low BMI people can be decent losers if we put in the work, and if we don't put in as much I think we still lose just a little slower. I don't know about anyone else but before surgery I was frustrated that I could work really hard and lose some weight but it was really slow and I would get burned out and give up. Now I feel like I put in the work and my body is responding it is much easier to stay motivated.

First it is wonderful that you have such support and it will surely help you with your recovery! Second I think we all felt bad that we were causing undue stress to our loved ones and considering all the what ifs, but put yourself in their shoes and ask yourself if you would resent it if they were doing it for themselves. The answer is probably that you would support them, love them, wish them the best but naturally worry for their safety but would never want them to not go for it. I am 8 weeks out and I have eaten some really spicy chilli Beans the last couple of nights (my mom sent them over and she warned me she went a little haywire with the spice) they were delicious but spicy. I eat so little that they didn't seem to bother me a bit. Best wishes and keep us informed of how you are recovering...I am sure I speak for everyone when I say we are all here for ya.

I had to laugh because I read the thread topic as are there REALLLY GAY people here...as in not a little gay but a lot gay. Then I reread it and figured out where the emphasis was in the sentence...im slow. Either way im a tard but welcome to the forum.

Two thumbs up!

Prilosec and Prevacid were not cutting it for me so my doctor put me on Dexilant which is twice as strong as 40mg Nexium. It has worked wonders after a month of it he wants me to try Prilosec OTC again. He is hoping to get the acid under control then take a modest approach if I can get away with it.

I dont know if it is fortunate or unfortunate that it gets better lol. By week 4-6 food is much more appealing...now at 8 weeks I am eating pretty much everything and sometimes all I want to do is throw a much but I get full really fast. By the time I get full the need to throw a munch is satiated however sometimes I wish I was one of those people who has no appetite.

Thoughts, prayers and best wishes coming her way. Please keep us informed as we all are pulling for her. I will pray for speedy healing, peace and for her to rest comfortably.

Well Praise God! That is soon, holy moly what a blessing. I am so glad you have your date and that you will be sleeved and well into recovery by the holidays. Congrats to you Cleo.

Ignoring top post for my peace of mind, lol. To the real matter at heart...our sisters and my self struggling on this journey and trying to edify one another. mp8btpc, Praying for you, dear heart. He is the great physician, Jehovah- Rapha, "God our Healer". Praying healing for you body and peace for your mind. He loves us unconditionally, no matter what our decisions are. Here are two of the many scriptures that I hold close to my heart during this journey. For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 2Timothy 1:7 Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Philippians 4:6 I never got notice of the responses I got after my post here. I am so sorry I did not see them. I thank you all for your words of wisdom and of the prayer of peace and healing. Here it is 8 weeks out, I have been successful thus far and soon after my original post I really did find peace with my sleeve and my decision. I still thank god for my healing and pray to give me strength to continue my healthy eating and my focus on exercise. Thank you Cleosan Anio and Sleeve 4 Me You will guard him and keep him in perfect and constant peace whose mind is stayed on You, because he commits himself to You, leans on You, and hopes confidently in You. Isaiah 26: 3

Congrats! You are doing great, I dont blame you for being happy. You have more courage then I did, I was too scared to get on scale until close to two week time, but look how great it turned out for you lol.

Week 8 weigh in Since I have a really busy day tomorrow I weighed in tonight. Starting weight 199 Current Weight 164 35 pounds in 8 weeks. 20 until my tentative goal!