So I'm about 20 lbs down already. My life has changed. No more puffy bloatedness when i wake up in the morning. No more sore feet in the morning when I wake up and try to walk. No more adjusting my belt and pulling my restrictive undergarment over my stomach roll.

Today I ate at a restaurant and had my first peice of toast, eggs and grits. I HAD to drink Water the whole time, helped it go down. So I'm learning. I'm very thankful.

So im not the only one who gets puffy and bloated in the morning?

I cant wait to be where you are!

Well done! :thumbup1:

I'm with you! I've lost 18-19 lbs in just over 3 weeks. I feel SO DIFFERENT!

I'm REALLY enjoying this.

Well done to you both... enjoy the ride, the ups and downs... good luck on the rest of your journey! =]

It's a good feeling when you realize you body is working better. I remember on weight watchers they would say losing 20% would give you a lot of health benefits. Learningintuition, I'm almost 4 months out and i feel sick if I even take a sip of Water with my food. I was told we could not drink and eat at the same time. I guess all doctors are different. Anyways your doing great wiith your weight loss: )

yeah, it does feel different, even that 20 lbs. (which is a lot too), yeah the doc said the same thing but I do better with drink. I am soooo thirsty and have eaten and drank with food my whole life. all other food without feels so dry.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU!!

And, ain't life grand? I am nearing my 3-month surgiversary, and have lost 30 pounds so far. I am extremely happy about this, and down two sizes in clothes.. woooHooo!!!

I see that there are many here who have dropped much more weight in 3 months, but I am quite happy.. I could never even lose 5 pounds and keep it off before, and this is for LIFE, for REAL.

The other thing I love about my sleeve is that losing weight is quite painless... it is almost impossible to overeat, and my tastes have really changed for the better.

Now I am working on learning to eat CLEAN, eat healthy and eat the right mix of nutrients. What a wonderful new life!!!!

I am so grateful that I found this web site, I never would have had the courage to go through with this surgery, or the knowledge to navigate the insurance foibles all alone.

Congrats Cinderella!