Becca

Hugs...you will do great!

I can't wait to see your new pic! I am so happy for you. I am dreading the hair loss, but I guess it is worth it to have a hot body, right? LOL Congrats on all of your success!!!

So, so sorry you are going through this. I am glad your surgeon is taking care of you. I wish you a very speedy recovery. How did you realize you had a leak? I am sending positive and healing thoughts your way. Hugs!

I am exactly a month out today. I feel pretty good. I have been walking on the treadmill and I am planning on going to gym this weekend. I used to go to spinning class and I miss it so much. I am going to try it again and I hope all goes well. I used to take yoga, too and I think you can do it at a month out without issues. If you are already working out now, you shouldn't have a problem at a month out.

WELCOME! I hope you do decide the jump on and get the sleeve. I am so like you in that I won't take family pictures and I am sick of being the fat mom. I hope that will be changing very soon. I LOVE my sleeve. It keeps me in control and it is an amazing thing to see the scale go down and stay there!

Ok, I'm in! : ) SN................Starting Wt........Current.......Goal.....Lbs to Goal Avilda......................275.................184..............177..............7 -3 BlackBerryJuice.........208..........149..............145..............4 Brendasgonnalose...335............231..............225..............6 bugwitch......................291...........291...............283..........8 Cherice95405.......248............... 177............ 164..............13 Chilo1.....................216................160...............154..............6 Cludgie................235................220...............209..............11 Coops ...................238................191...............177...............14 Cwalker.................250.................180..............170...............10 Daisy......................237.................138.............130...............8 DJackson..............229.................222..............215.............7 HollyW...................259..................233............215..............18 Ibejjo.....................249..................249............229................20 Juliarh...................230..................219..............215...........4 Kimmes................239..................222..............200............22 Kgremmy.............225.................210..............199..............11 Laylasmojo.........242.................180...............170..............10 LeslieH..................212..................206.............199..............6 LilMissDiva...........235................224.5.............220...............4.5 livelovelaugh.. ...236............ ....207........ .....189..............18 Mellifrits...............210.................132..............125..............07 Meriteri................240...................187.............170...............17 MichelleLee..........252..................222................199..............23 MINI-Me...............203..................124.6............125..............0 & holding! mlr777...........200.8...........174.6............160.............14.6 Mommy2Girls.......275.................240..............228..............12 Moniluv.................190.................190..............178..............12 MRSKOUBIK........317..................266.............255..............10 pattimomof3nj......203.4..............160.9..........155...........5.9 PlannerGirl………..…327…..……..…..266……..……..255…………..11 Sailorgirl.................240.................220..............200..........20 Secret Surgery34..........205.........174...........165...........9 Seniorsleever........290.................279.............260............19 Sleeve 4 me.........166..................162.............156...............6 Sweatinitout..........245................170..............160...............10 tlang262 - Texas.....240..............240..............230..............10 Yolanda240...........236.................203..............170..............33 Becca.....................244...............222...............214..............8

You sound just like I did a month ago. Hang in there and rest. You will be amazed at how great you feel a month from now! : )

I found that warm drinks always helped me, like hot tea and the diet Swiss Miss Hot chocolate. I remember having that feeling for about a week. I am exactly one month out today and I will honestly say that I finally feel 100% again. I remember those first few days. It was so hard being on liquids and dealing with the incision pain. Yet, it just kept getting better every single day. Hang in there and congrats on your sleeve!!

Welcome! We are so glad you are here. This place is so supportive and when no one else understands, you can come here for friends to talk to. I am so excited for you!

Congrats! I was sooo excited when I got my date. It makes you want to go out and celebrate! The sleeve is amazing. So happy for you!

Very interesting....I am staying aroud 50-60 carbs per day. Glad I am in the "good" range for weightloss. I just can't function on really low carbs. I know I was in the danger zone before my sleeve!

I have lost 20 pounds my first month and I am fine with it. I am a revision, so I expected my body to fight me. My clothes are getting lose and my face looks thinner. I will take whatever loss I can get at this point. I do plan to do more than walking on the treadmill next week. I know it is time to step it up! I have been eating about 800 calories and day and 50 carbs.

If we do August, can we do it the first weekend? There are lots of teachers on this forum and we head back to work for teacher workdays in the beginning of August. I think there are lots of great ideas of where to meet. I am game for any of them!

Thank you for sharing your story and being an inspiration to us all. I am just a month out and it is so nice to know that I will get there eventually! I am so happy for all of your success.

Wow, I never noticed that either. It is probably how they get the 30 grams of protein for only 5 carbs.

I do eat some carbs (around 50 grams a day). I find that if I go below 30 grams a day, I feel so tired. I stick with the good carbs though, mainly a few bites of vegetables or fruit. I log my calories daily on My Fitness Pal. I had bought some pre-made chicken salad for my lunch and I when I logged it, I realized it had 10 grams of carbs for a little can! They had added sugar to it and I guess I just didn't read the label at the store close enough. Those carbs can sneak in there if you don't track your food. I am losing steadily eating around 50 g of carbs a day. If I hit a big stall, I will cut back. I can't even imagine how many carbs I used to eat!

These pics are so amazing. Your son is adorable and you look beautiful!

I am so sorry. You don't deserve that. Maybe you could try upping your calories and see how your body responds. Many lose weight on 1200 calories and maybe your body needs that much. We are all different and your doctor should be supportive, not critical. I have to take in more than 30 carbs a day or I can't function at work. I am sure I could lose faster on lower carbs, but I just don't feel well. I would try some different things and see if your body will start losing again. Good luck and we are here for you anytime.

That is just plain rude! Some people!

Thanks for sharing. I am sorry about your difficult journey, but I am so happy that you will start a new chapter soon. I thought I would never get control of my food issues, but the sleeve has allowed me to. I love my sleeve! Congrats on you upcoming surgery!

Congrats! I had Cigna too but it was a little harder for me to get approved since I had a revision. You will love the sleeve! I am so happy for you!

Just let me know and I will try my best to be there! I live in northwest Houston. Maybe we can make a poll and ask best times/ dates to meet.

Congratulations! What an accomplishment! You look amazing too.

Life has many risks, no matter what. If you have a good surgeon, you will do just fine. The sleeve has a very low rate of complications. I had someone close to me try to tell me all that garbage about WLS and it was so annoying, so I know how you feel. In the end, YOUR HAPPINESS and HEALTH are what matters. The sleeve will give you control over food. That is something I have never had before and I love it. My pants are starting to get lose and that feels better than overeating ever did. I know it will be hard having a close friend who doesn't support you NOW, but she may change her mind later when she sees your success! Good luck. You are making a great decision!

My friend just had a party and I bought one! The great thing about it is that it won't scratch your pans/pots. : )