blackmikeg

I was sleeved Aug 15th, really didn't start excercising up until about a month ago. Started out slow..about a half mile a day. Now I am walking before work, on my breaks at work and on the weekends. I am doing about 2 1/2 miles of walking a day now and 4 miles each day on the weekends. Lately I have been getting hungry all the time and it seems like i'm just not getting enough. I eat 3 small, and I do mean small meals a day(protein mainly) and I don't snack in between. I only drink 100% fruit juices or crystal lite. Should I maybe be eating more. I was 356 day of surgery and down to 316 now. I may be actually burning twice as many calories as I'm taking in which not sure if thats good or bad. Anyone else like me? And I did forget to mention even though I stay hungry my energy is through the roof!

I had the same issue, never did take gas x or any pills for it, may have to go to a secret location and get rid of it the old fashion way....lol

Gotta do what you gotta do if you are gonna make this thing happen. Only you can decide whether the cigarettes are more important to you than this surgery or not.

I am so stoked right now its not even funny. Went to the doc for my 6 week post op update and I am down 60 pounds since our first office visit in May of this year(preop diet combined with post op). My scale at home is broken since the hands on it have never moved counter clock wise lol. I think I'll go celebrate tonight with some string cheese and crystal lite----on the rocks!!!!!

I look forward to visiting a restaraunt and asking for a booth instead of a table. I got in one of those booths once and got up and my belly picked the table up on the way out....lol. Also I look forward to shopping in the regular section of the mens clothing store since thinner dudes get the better clothes, big men get whatever they decide to make in size Tent...lol

I was embarrased about my weight also just like you but then I thought about it and said damnit yes 372 pounds is where I was before I started to take charge of my life and do something about it. I used to wanna hide that number in the back of my mind but now I will tell anyone that asks me because Im not ashamed anymore. I did something about it and you did too. I wanna run around and tell the world now that there is hope for me and everyone out there now suffering from the same issue that I have. Its not gonna be easy by any means physically or mentally but now we have this thing to help us in our struggle. I admire every single person on this site that was brave enough to say enough is enough and had this drastic means of changing their lives including you. We will all get through this thing one way or the other because we have each other as a helping hand. In about a year from now you'll be laughing at how silly it sounded thinking you wont lose the weight. You'll do it, keep the same faith as before you had the surgery!

I wanted to start this to see where the August 2011 sleevers are right now and how you're doing. I was sleeved on the 15th of August and to date no pain and Im eating farely well(not much though yayyyyy!)I have lost about 25 pounds since surgery date, about 45 overall. I still get the stomach gurgles every so often when I do eat now but not like at the beginning. I can drink pretty good now and not having to really sip like before. I drink mainly crystal lite and sugar free sports drinks now. I am eating pretty much all proteins tuna, chicken, baked fish, etc. I dont get as hungry as I used to but its still there a little. One main difference now is I sleep all night and hadnt been able to do that in years. For the most part Im doing pretty good I think, what about you??

nothing to worry about, its not as bad as it may seem at first. I had all the same worries. Myself being a fat man that craves sweets, its wierd because I dont get the same cravings for sugar like I used to. Dont get me wrong, I still do a little but I save that for saturdays. I still watch my calories but I have one dessert scheduled for every saturday so I will have something to look forward to, something I can work hard for all week and reward myself. Yes its only a weight watchers desert, but still. I do have an appetite still but its useless when you can only eat a few bites and get full so quick. Kind of wierd for me and Im still learning but ive had to change my whole mindset. I used to worry about not getting enough food when I ate out. Now I have to worry about buying too much because of how little I eat. Picture the whole thing like this, when you get on semi solid foods, you will probably only be able to eat as much as a 2 year old at one time. Its a trade off, yeah you cant eat finish a full meal anymore, but the compliments I get outweigh that issue any day of the week. You'll do fine. Stay on this site and you will recieve nothing but support. This site is a Godsend for us losers lol!!!!!

I now have a telescoping steering wheel in my car...my belly is pulling further away from the wheel....lol

sleeved on 8/15/11 and through pre surg and post op lost a total of 45 pounds so far. I guess I underestimated just how much weight that was. Anyhoo, I was sitting at my desk at work and saw a co worker cross his leg. I havent attempted this in probably the last 8 years. I just did it to be cute and crap it worked. I can put my leg fully on top of the other in a sitting position. WHOA MAMA!!! Its the little things us soon to be former fat people appreciate that these skinny people take for granted. It may seem small but thats encouragement enough for me to see that I am on the right path and this was a good decision!!!

dont worry about it. Im a month out right now but they wouldnt let me drink Water that day, not that I even wanted to because your iv will do the job right away. I was drinking an ounce about every hour and could barely get that down. You gotta force yourself to drink but its a must. It gets better over the coming days and you'll be fine. Your stomach will gurgle a lot in the beginning though