Hi Everyone,

Although it is now May, I am starting this thread as I didn't see one for April yet.

I had my surgery 26th April so I barely fit into this month.

Anyone who has had their surgery in April 2010 is welcome to come and share their journey on this thread.

I thought it might be nice to journey alongside others who are more or less encountering the same issues.

Looking forward to hearing from you all.

I have changed my name from Bookleen to Booklean!

Booklean

How are all ya'll April sleevers doing? Any updates? It is amazing to see your own body changing, shifting.lol My taste have changed for sure...just wondering about ya'll.Carla:biggrin0:

Here, here I totally know what you mean!...I have not had any kind of sweets (other than sugar free jello pudding) since 2 weeks prior to surgery and tomorrow is my 6th week! not interested...although I do still seem to occassionally take just one more bite than I should have! I am trying to slow down and listen to my my body but old habits are hard to break! I was in a stall for at least 3 weeks and finally think (I hope anyway) broke it with a 3 lb lost on Saturday! It is soooo good to see the scale move again! This weekend went to Old Navy and bought a large shirt without even trying it on and the dog gone thing fit. that made me happy!

hello everyone!

I am really glad that everyone is doing well. I on the other hand has not had an easy time. I have been suffering from mucus buildup, gagging, vomiting (never food or liquids) and extreme fatigue. I have seen my surgeon many times and he is monitoring my progress. I was hospitalized for dehydration around 3 weeks ago but that was a godsend and it helped me so much. I am still having trrouble with Protein since everything smells and tastes gross. I am really crossing my fingers that this is the peak of my problems and I will start to feel better. On the positive side I am down about 37 pounds and about 1/2 way to goal! :thumbup: good luck everyone and if anyone has suffered what I am experiencing or advise please let me know...take care!

Doing great y'all...started working out a couple of weeks ago and it makes all the difference...wishing everyone the best!!!!!!!!!!

Doing well here:) Less pain in my feet and knees - I am able to walk a lot and feel good working out - YIPEE! It's nice to be 2 months out - I feel a little bit more normal and can eat a variety of food so I don't feel deprived anymore.....

I'd say the biggest change is that I actually look at myself in the mirror, instead of looking "past" my reflection. I am happy with my progress. I have stopped letting the scale get me so upset and am trying to find non-scale victories.

girly.girl - hope that you feel better soon!!!

I'm two months out and at a stall. A little discouraging.

I had a 3 week stall at 3 weeks.lol. Hang in there and measure to see if inches are coming off then you're doing great. I feel better too but only walking 1 mile a day..being kind to my knee's. I have gone from 18w jeans to 16 and they are getting loose.YAY!! I'm still trying to work this tool but my loss is satisfactory to me:) and I'm 6 weeks out tommorrow. Does anyone know when we can start sit-ups and other exercises?Carla:confused1:

Does anyone know when we can start sit-ups and other exercises?Carla:confused1:

Dr. Aceves told me I had to wait until 8 weeks out to do sit-ups or lift anything over 10 lbs. I've got to admit that I've been lifting my grandchildren (too hard to resist) since about 6 weeks out.

Funny thing is that I showed the incision wounds (healed over) to my 5 year old grandgirl, to try to explain why I couldn't lift her, and when she looked upset at the ow'ies, I told her I had the doctor give me extra belly buttons! Now she asks me if I can get into the hot tub (I couldn't until they healed over) and I tell her I can float better than her because I have extra belly buttons. Sounds stupid writing it down, but you should have heard those little girls laugh!

Thanks for the situp info, I too have been lifting my smallest grand, that is so cute about the belly buttons. Little girls are special.Mine keeps telling me my legs are still fat..guess she thinks it was a magic melt fat off surgery.lol:lol0:

My legs... and so many other areas... really look like lumpy gravy! Never have I had such cellulite. Its pretty disgusting.

Little girls are special

They sure are! They bring me SUCH JOY! Part of the reason I wanted to do something serious about my weight is that I was having trouble getting down in the sand with them at the beach and playing! Or getting on the floor to play. I didn't want to miss that because of my weight!

It's getting better now, and I just started exercising with a girlfriend. I'm hoping to build a great sandcastle with them, or bury them in sand, this summer!:scared0:

Hi April sleevers!!

It's so good to hear from some of you.

I'm doing great...I'm down 29 lbs since surgery and 53 lbs off my high weight in the middle of March. As of about 2 weeks ago I had lost 24.5 inches. I can see it in my face but that's about it. Other people are definitely noticing. I'm still wearing the same clothes though for the most part...I guess most of my pants were getting pretty tight before and now they're pretty loose. I did wear a pair of pants the other day that I haven't been able to fit into in over 2 years. I love those pants which is why I've held on to them..lol

I have yet to find any food that doesn't agree with me. But I do need to learn to eat slower and to learn how to not take that last bite that overfills me. I think slowing down will help that.

Oh and I'm not really exercising. My back went out a few weeks ago and it's still not back to my normal..which is to say it still hurts but I'm functionable. Still a lot of things I can't do. I'm trying to swim as much as possible.

I love my sleeve and so far so good!

Hi to all you April Sleevers!

Glad to hear you are all doing so well, except for you poor girly.girl. I hope by now things have settled for you?

I am also doing well. I started with a BMI of 36 and am now down to 31 which pleases me. I have only lost 25 lbs so far.

I am interested to hear about your inch loss, and how to calculate it.

I have measured myself in several places and am keeping a record. How many of these sites can you include when you are adding up the inch loss? I have lost 2" from my waist. I have measured my neck, shoulders, ribcage, bust, several different abdominal measurements at strategic places, upper arm. lower arm, wrist, thigh, hips, lower leg, knee and ankle.Can I include every single one of them in my total?

Speaking of exercise, I think that is (or was) my downfall. I have started a fun way of motivating ourselves while we are trying to increase our exercise. Look out for the thread called :-

"13 - 19th June. Pledge your points" and come and join me there.

Looking forward to seeing all you April movers and shakers on that weekly thread.

Booklean

9 weeks out...stalled a bit in weight loss but I can begin to see my collar bones and the clothes are loose...I realize how much i still have to lose and get discouraged a bit...I have trouble with eating too fast...but i work on it.

I go to the gym 5 days a week...can't bring myself to go on weekends. Excercise actually helps with my energy and lessens my head hunger.

All in all it's good...just doesn't feel as magical as before...it's much more like

work...it took a long time to gain it and it's gonna take some time to lose it..

Seaview

Just stopping by for a quick update. I am now in the 260's and couldn't be more thrilled! I don't see the difference when I look in the mirror but some clothes is hanging off already.