What Did You Name Your Sleeve?

[gmanbat 5,889]

In honor of those who think that giving a name to your sleeve violates some law of propriety I have changed it's name from "the Bouncer" to " ". When referring to my " " there will be a gap of silence in the conversation where once either "my stomach" or "the Bouncer" filled the space. I will be sacrificing clarity of communication for the sake of putting " " in it's place.

Second thought, granting an ongoing moment of silence to an organ remnant would seem to dishonor all of those people and things that actually deserve that moment. Nope, back to "the Bouncer".

Please disregard this pathetic attempt at accommodation.

[jrabbit81 89]

I'm going to call mine junior!

[Lissa 2,631]

I named my sleeve because I didn't want to constantly be saying "my sleeve" in public. Rex gives me a way to communicate with my friends about surgery without having to constantly say surgery. While I was on the post op diet, it was a way of communicating what I could and couldn't eat without going into detail. "Rex is allowed soft foods now".

It is "just" my stomach, but it is one of the most important organs in our bodies because it, at least mine, was insatiable before. My stomach WAS a food nymphomaniac. Now, it's not.

Oh, for whoever was thinking about naming their sleeve Hope, why not name it Faith instead? This isn't a pipe dream... your sleeve will help you lose weight.

[Velena 122]

"skinny Minnie" aka my sleeve, is much more tempremental than my stomach ever was. I used to think I had one of those cast Iron stomachs, could eat anything that didn't run away fast enough. Certainly has changed now! 4 days post op and skinny minnie is relutantly accepting Protein Shakes (4oz) with Water. And I feel everything I drink going down my esophagus. Skinny Minney is the thin, bit*h that I always knew lived inside me. She's OUT!

[tparkerc59 334]

I might name mine peanut

[tallysfunny 363]

I named my sleeve because I didn't want to constantly be saying "my sleeve" in public. Rex gives me a way to communicate with my friends about surgery without having to constantly say surgery. While I was on the post op diet' date=' it was a way of communicating what I could and couldn't eat without going into detail. "Rex is allowed soft foods now".

It is "just" my stomach, but it is one of the most important organs in our bodies because it, at least mine, was insatiable before. My stomach WAS a food nymphomaniac. Now, it's not.

Oh, for whoever was thinking about naming their sleeve Hope, why not name it Faith instead? This isn't a pipe dream... your sleeve will help you lose weight. [/quote']

Lol. I have been wondering why to call mine and now I know. "Nymph". That is the most apt description that mine too was a food nympho. Outstanding and I like it so much I am not even gonna feel sorry for snagging that one.

[Skittle 26]

In honor of those who think that giving a name to your sleeve violates some law of propriety I have changed it's name from "the Bouncer" to " ". When referring to my " " there will be a gap of silence in the conversation where once either "my stomach" or "the Bouncer" filled the space. I will be sacrificing clarity of communication for the sake of putting " " in it's place.

Second thought' date=' granting an ongoing moment of silence to an organ remnant would seem to dishonor all of those people and things that actually deserve that moment. Nope, back to "the Bouncer".

Please disregard this pathetic attempt at accommodation.[/quote']

Just have to say LMAO!!!

[danyelleb 386]

I find this idea off-putting and slightly creepy. Why would you want to name your sleeve? It's not new' date=' it's not a special friend or a cute fluffy pet, and it's certainly not a seperate entity. I hate when men name their d^cks and women name their boobs. It's still part of us. It's our stomach, it's just smaller and more normal sized now. What we had before was an endless abyss inside of us, or a monster that was always hungry. Surgery helped us out in desperation and made it so that we don't overeat. It's not cute. I find it embarrassing that I had no willpower before surgery; I hate the fact that my eating habits were so bad that I had to resort to this. I am very thankful that my stomach is now much smaller, but I won't be talking to it or petting it.[/quote']

To each their own. However, I didn't have the sleeve because I lacked will power. My presurgical stomach was not a monster either. Not everyone that has had the sleeve is/was an over eater.

[Ready4success 380]

Like Prince became "TAFKAP" (the artist formerly known as prince) after he became a Jehovah's Witness, my stomach will "TAFKA85%MS" (the anatomy formerly known as 85% of my stomach) after I got sleeved.

[ISleevedIt 379]

Haven't gotten sleeved yet, but "Slim Jim" comes to mind

[GlitteringGoldParodox 36]

I find this idea off-putting and slightly creepy. Why would you want to name your sleeve? It's not new' date=' it's not a special friend or a cute fluffy pet, and it's certainly not a seperate entity. I hate when men name their d^cks and women name their boobs. It's still part of us. It's our stomach, it's just smaller and more normal sized now. What we had before was an endless abyss inside of us, or a monster that was always hungry. Surgery helped us out in desperation and made it so that we don't overeat. It's not cute. I find it embarrassing that I had no willpower before surgery; I hate the fact that my eating habits were so bad that I had to resort to this. I am very thankful that my stomach is now much smaller, but I won't be talking to it or petting it.[/quote']

While I do find it weird rather than creepy and off-putting and won't be naming mine when I do have surgery, it's fun reading anout others nameing their sleeve.

I agree with the rest of what you said. Its shameful to me not having the will power because I use to. My stomach also won't be up for casual conversation.

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[rahnava 30]

I named mine Bennie, pronounced like belly but with n's! I think it's cute.

[JackieV 246]

I have been brain storming since deciding on the sleeve. I am 90% certain her name will be Beatrice. My reasoning has to do with her currently being a beast.

[Stephers65 14]

Sleevie Ray Vaughan

That's awesome!

[LouiseC 1,029]

I do not consider my life shameful. I also don't consider I was an over eater or a food addict. I know now that I tortured my body through years of yoyo dieting and had developed maladaptive ghrelin levels as a consequence.

Shame is such a wasted emotion. I love my life, loved it fat and love it getting thinner. I see no shame in having the sleeve.