I am scheduled for the sleeve Sept 21st- who else is scheduled in Sept?

Excellent choice, you will see that many of us had our surgery done by him. He and his staff are absolutely amazing!

Sept 16th!!

Mainiac welcome to the group!

My surgery date is Sept. 1st.....i can't wait.

Hi Glenna and PurricanChick, and welcome to both of you too! It is exciting to see so many new people joining our forum and changing their lives!

Hi all, some of you may already know, but I'm scheduled for the sleeve surgery on Sept. 15. I'm on my 3rd day of 2 protein shakes and 1 light meal.

My Surgey date is September 3rd I am nervous but ready

I completely understand the nervous part- I am the same way. In my heart I know this is the right thing but still kinda scared

At least you get a light meal- I am going to be on all liquids for 2 weeks....ugh

Mine is sheduled for the 28th, and it will be interesting to see about eating slowly - now it seems I shovel it in and am done before the others. Also always clean my plate even if I feel full. So I normally am used to being stuffed with food. Anyone find it hard after the sleeve to feel stuffed like before? Does nausea kick in when you do overdo, or what?

How do you get those weight loss ticker scales up and running?

Thanks

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I am hoping I have done this right

Eating slowly is the most difficult part for me so far. At first, you will feel stuffed on a couple bites of mushies. Slowly, you can tolerate up to 2 oz of dense food, but it feels like you just ate Thanksgiving dinner. My biggest problem is eating too fast. It is painful, it feels like the food is stuck my esophagus, and I get the hiccups. A sure sign of eating too fast. And, my surgeon told me I will hurt myself if I continue to eat too fast. Gosh..it's a challenge for me. His suggestion was to set a timer for 30 min. Never eat more than 2 oz of dense food at a time. Divide the food into 6 portions. Then take 5 min to eat each portion. It works, when I have the will power to do it. If not, I suffer. It seems the better the food tastes, the harder it is to control myself. One night we stopped at Big Spoon Yogurt and I had to throw it in the trash, because it tasted so good, and I knew If I let myself, it would be my demise, not because it hurt going down or felt stuck, just the opposite, it slid down like silk. Dangerous for me. And, I my hunger came back when I started eating real food again. Head hunger or not, it still felt like hunger to me. I write down everything I consume. I average 700 calories per day and 70 and more grams of protein. that's all I have to say for now. If you follow the rules, you will do fine.

Edited September 12, 200916 yr by Steph_123

Gosh, that is interesting advice, thanks so much! So will power is a factor here after all. Here I had hoped I could eat my fav's but just in tiny amounts. Darn. Up here in Canada we eat lots of hot comfort food all winter as it is darn cold out there. Going to be hard letting food get cold to make it last 20 - 30 minutes. Wow. But we do what we have to do right?

I was a revision on Sept 3 - short time out but very happy with the results. Lots to learn but I know I will be successful - when my band was working properly I was having great success - then it slipped and I lost nothing for months - was able to overeat - gained some weight back and I am now on the way down again. I love not being able to overeat - I feel so much better. Good Luck to Everyone!!:biggrin2:

Well, for me it has been about technique and choices. If I can't take 30 min to eat a meal, then I should just drink a Protein drink. To eat properly, I have weigh out 2 oz food, put on an appetizer plate and divide into 6 portions. Then set a timer for 30 min and eat one portion every 5 min. This morning, I took over an hour to eat my Protein Bar, because I got up and did other things, paying bills, etc. then you have to wait one hour before drinking anything. However, I sipped 2 oz coffee over an hour w/my bar. And choices...eating frozen yogurt is too hard for me to control right now, and there is no real nutritional value, no protein to speak of.

This is what I want my day to look like:

B: one egg omelet w/minced bell pepper, onion, 1/2 slice ff cheese single & vits or a medifast protein crunch bar

S: 32 oz of Water mixed w/one scoop of fuzzy naval Protein Drink and later 1 oz of turkey Jerky

L: 2 oz tuna salad mixed with one tsp light mayo, minced onion, on romain lettuce leaf

or something else similar

S: 32 oz of water mixed w/special K protein water powder or another fuzzy naval

and later maybe 1/2 c low fat cottage cheese mixed w/minced celery

D: 2 oz pork tenderloin stir fried w/zucchini, onion and some seasoning

S: Medifast parmesan cheese puffs made w/soy protein

about 600-700 calories, 80 gms protein, 64 oz water and then I walk on the treadmill or around the neighborhood 30-45 minutes and use light weights to tone while watching tv.

But, it is key to take 30 min to eat your meals, or you will hurt yourself. And you have to wait one hour after meals to drink fluids, and after drinking you have to wait 15-30 min before eating.

I don't know if it's about will power, but choice and planning and following your surgeon's orders. I still have problems controlling how fast I eat, and how much I eat, and believe me, it's painful if I break the rules.

Edited September 12, 200916 yr by Steph_123