Hello all! I joined because I needed a little extra inspiration to keep up with my WLS journey.

I've been overweight my whole life. 5 years ago I lost 80 pounds through strict diet and exercise, only to gain it all back and then some, which is why I decided to look into the Sleeve procedure.

I started my Sleeve process last year, and after all the testing, I'm just waiting on final cardiac clearance and the h.pylori all-clear ... And to lose 20 pounds. This is by far the hardest time I've ever had losing weight. I've got GERD, which makes good food choices (acidic foods are usually "healthier" - tomato soup vs. cream of broccoli, for example) difficult. Any suggestions appreciated.

Just reading all your stories - the successes, the continuing hard work, the courage to persevere in the face of setbacks has already helped tremendously.

Spiffi, Welcome to VST! There is a ton of information available here, for certain! Good luck on your journey!

Welcome!

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Hi,

I'm new here, too. My surgery was June 1st and to be honest, it was a bit of struggle to lose the required 10 pounds and it has been a struggle to stay satiated since. My program requires a post-op liquid diet for 2-3 weeks. I feel rather ashamed to say this, but I'm hungry! I guess more than anything, I'm afraid that even with this surgery, I'm still going to be hungry. I'm hoping, hoping, hoping that once I go on more solid foods I won't be so obsessed with feeling hungry for food. I'm sure this didn't help you, but your post made me want to write. Good luck to you.

I'm afraid of being hungry, too! And it's also not the first time people have said that being on the post-op liquid diet was sucky (they talk a lot about it in the support group I'm locally), so I'm trying to prepare myself for that. Thanks for all the good wishes, and best to all of us, looking to lead healthy lives!