I found this great article about the importance of the first 6-12 months (depending on how much you have to lose) after surgery.... it really made me realize I've got to make the most of that time.

I know the veteran Sleevers know this stuff but I thought the newbies and pre-surgery sleevers (like me) would be interested. It's a gastric bypass website but all the vital info is the same for Sleevers.

http://gastricbypass...neymoon-period/

Thanks Dana

That is a great link! Lots of great information. Thanks so much for posting.

This is a great article thanks

Great article, thanks for posting

I like this! Thank you for posting it.

Wow!

Great article and fun to read.

great read and all true as I have lived it with my best friend who is 14 months out.

Thanks!!

Very interesting! Thanks.

So my question is when the appetite comes back at 6 months, you are still restricted. Because 'pouchie' is still small. You can just eat a bit more than you could post-surgery, but as much as pre-surgery. Right? So at 6 months your good eating habits should be in place so that you don't fill your pouch with junk when you get hungry.

At least...thats what I got from it. :-)

Very interesting! Thanks.

So my question is when the appetite comes back at 6 months, you are still restricted. Because 'pouchie' is still small. You can just eat a bit more than you could post-surgery, but as much as pre-surgery. Right? So at 6 months your good eating habits should be in place so that you don't fill your pouch with junk when you get hungry.

At least...thats what I got from it. :-)

That's what I got from it too. I think the moral of the story is that the first 6 months it's extra extra restricted because of the healing and swelling....once healed and swelling is down, you go from extra extra restricted to just restricted. And in the gastric sleeve, restricted means you have only 10-15% of the capacity you had before surgery, which is still VERY restricted.

Whew! There were way too many "restricted"s in those last two sentences! I confused myself....

Basically my take on it is the "honeymoon" period is just part of the process when your stomach is healing and adjusting and you just don't want or just can't eat. Since you don't have a choice you might as well make the best of it because that is when you can get the most bang for your buck.

Thanks great article.

I wish the honeymoon phase lasted a lot longer

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Hi, i read your post in another thread. Thank you for being honest.

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That's exactly why developing good eating habits is so important. You will still have restriction, but there is no telling how much capacity and appetite you are going to have. Maybe a little more, maybe a lot more. The sleeve is going to transfer some of the workload to you so you have to be ready. My ability to eat has already jumped up quite a bit since my surgery in May. But I still measure all my foods and stay away from the foods that I know will cause me to overeat.