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cheese. Lots of lowfat cheese. And last night I had multiple shots of tequila. I was sleeved on 4/16, lost 40 and then stalled for 3 weeks. After the tequila night I dropped. 6 lbs. Huh.

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cheese. Lots of lowfat cheese. And last night I had multiple shots of tequila. I was sleeved on 4/16' date=' lost 40 and then stalled for 3 weeks. After the tequila night I dropped. 6 lbs. Huh.[/quote']

NOTE TO SELF: alchohol stimulates weight loss. :P

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Hi

Down 47 pounds now.Slow but I'm ok with that.

I am eating a lot less since I have cut out all the Snacks.But that forces me to drink one shake per day of 25g Protein.

My stress levels are still sky high as we are prepairing for the big move to the UK.Still dont know how to deal with stress without food...lol

xxo

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sleeved 4/17 down 35 lbs since . I eat maily Protein started working out I wasn't able to due to also having hernia issues but everything is all good now !

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Sleeved on 4/4 and down 42 no pre op diet I eat only Protein and some vegetables have not had any sweets or carbs.I get in all my protein and Water so far everything I are has agreed with me I get I'm about 700 calories a day I do need to workout more

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I was sleeved on April 10 I lost 30 pounds and I can eat almost anything but I have had diarrhea every single day since my surgery and I am having the most awful acid reflux you could imagine

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I'm eating grilled and baked foods also fruits and vegetables. I was sleeved on March 26th. Im 88 lbs down since then so everything is great.

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Sleeved 3/16. Cheated today I feel awful maybe 1400 calories. I am depressed found out I am pregnant!!!!!!! I was a band to sleeve so I have lost 25 very slow but I am at 138. I don't know what to do. I over ate because I'm scared about being pregnant. Not planned! Very shocking. Advice please

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Sleeved 3/16. Cheated today I feel awful maybe 1400 calories. I am depressed found out I am pregnant!!!!!!! I was a band to sleeve so I have lost 25 very slow but I am at 138. I don't know what to do. I over ate because I'm scared about being pregnant. Not planned! Very shocking. Advice please

Talk to your surgeon's office, and your primary care doctor. They may be able to recommend an OB who has experience with post-bariatric, or even post-sleeve patients. I think the main concerns are getting enough nutrition for the baby and having your compromised abdomen (b/c of surgery) stretching. I've seen a number of folks on here who've had successful pregnancies "too early" after the surgery. Don't worry, just insist on getting good information from your doctors. Ask all the questions that you've got!

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Thank you for the advice. Do you think 1000 calories and Vitamins could be enough?!

You'll really need to talk to your doctor(s) for specific advice. If you want to go web surfing on the topic, I googled post bariatric pregnancy and found tons of things. The main reason they want you to wait for pregnancy is to make sure you're able to feed the growing baby and not on calorie deficit. One site recommended maintenance caloric intake + 300-400 calories, which could be ~1600 for you! You might also need to change up your calorie balance between protein/carbs/fat because you may need more or less of some for the baby. If it were me, I would definitely call my surgeon's office ASAP and read everything I could online. Good luck, I'll keep an eye on you! :)

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Thank you so much. I will call first thing in the am. I find out tomorrow the results of my blood test telling me how far along I am. I haven't been pregnant in 11 years. This is all so shocking. Your advice has helped a lot :)

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I was sleeved March 7th. I'm down about 74 pounds. I'm eating pretty well, although I had two bites of macaroni and cheese with my catfish and green Beans for dinner tonight. I'm still eating a scrambled egg with veggies and cheese OR Weight Control banana bread oatmeal for Breakfast. Something like tuna fish with splenda sweetened relish, tomatoes, and olive oil mayo for lunch, and usually something grilled for dinner. chicken or steak medium rare. I can't leave leftovers because reheating it the next day makes it too tough, so I either make a little for myself or enough to give the rest to someone else. And I'm working out 4 times a week, weights and cardio.

I feel fantastic, everything's working right, and I couldn't be happier!

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