Spreading some positiveness for the guys out there who are reading the boards. I was sleeved Jan 12th... officially down by my surgeons scale 80 pounds. I never had any issues after surgery with anything ...no pain. I'm able to eat anything I want but of course in lower amounts.

Here is what my plan has been so far

- no fried foods for months now

- no sugar

- no soda, no beer! nothing carbonated...

- no/very little carbs..NO bread..no Pasta no sweets of any kind

- lots of lean steak, baked fish, grilled chicken, and ground beef. Chili is good too and so is beef Jerky

- Lots of crystal light for when I'm tired of Water

- Muscle Milk Protein shakes - vanilla is the best to me

- Pure Protein Shakes as a change up - Cookies n cream is the best to me

- Light cheeses as Snacks..string cheese

- Atkins Protein Bars that are at least under 200 cals each

- sugar free lifesavers are a great for when you want a "sweet"

- My sleeve really likes wheat thins for some reason

All this with taking my Vitamins in the morning ...most of them are in gummy form.

Thought I'd give some guys out there some info of whats working

This is amazing!!! Congratulations. I love hearing stories like yours. I'm so optimistic about my surgery that i'm sure is a few months away. Thanks for the info. I'm going to follow this post so I can keep this.

WOW!!! Awesome job!!! That's amazing!!!

Wow! You are really working your sleeve! Keep it up....

Thank you I really needed this congratulations on your lost, what excersises are you doing?

That's AWESOME! Is that from your first visit, or since your surgery date? I'll bet you are feeling soooooo much better! Keep it up!

Wow, 80 pounds since January 12 is amazing!! Keep it up Mr. Worm!

Wow finally I see someone post amazing numbers similar to myself. Honestly I was getting nervous that I was losing too quickly. I am 3 weeks 5 days out and have lost 40 pounds but that includes 17 from preop liquid diet. I am trying my best to get in all my protein but it's difficult. Haven't started solid foods yet. Is your 80 pounds from after the surgery?

This is 80 pounds loss total since surgery Jan 12th. As for exercises...I'm doing WEIGHT training with mild cardio before workouts. Guys loose muscle mass during WLS and I don't want to lose my strength! I took off like a rocket and lost 50 pounds my first month.

Amazing!! Do you mind me asking how much you weighed when you started?

Incredible!! Great work so far, you're doing all the right things. Congrats and cheers on your success!!

Congrats Mr_Worm ! Men always lose faster than women. So there. hehehe Naaa, you're still doing fantastic ! I too was sleeved by Dr. Weiss but in Georgetown. He's very good.

Amazing!! Do you mind me asking how much you weighed when you started?

I started at 388