Hey everyone! Just started this thread for the post op octosleevers of 2012. I had my surgery yesterday and all is well. Gas pain is terrible but I've been walking around. Full fluid dinner tonight. Sippin on my oh, cream soup and pudding. They saline locked my IV, catheter is out and I love walking around. Nausea and pain are so far under control. I'm giving myself 3 hours to finish this meal

The only suggestion that I can offer is that I have upped my calories a tiny bit and am losing actually faster. I was always up till now 600 to 650 calories for the day 60 to 70 grams of Protein. I am now around 700 to 750 calories and 70 to 80 grams of protein. Last week I lost 5 and this week I lost 4. I was sleeved 10/11/12. Up until now I was losing approximately 2 pounds per week. Maybe you are eating too few calories?

You have a great thought here... I need to start tracking again & see if too few calories is the issue. Thanks for the suggestion!!

I'm going back to basics. I've been craving and eating carbs like crazy. I'm only 12 pounds from goal so I need to get serious.

Hi! I just wanted to encourage October sleevers to post before/6 month pics and stats as their surgiversaries come up... My sugery was the 10th so I will be posting then! Congrats to everyone and I look forward to hearing about your success!

The first picture is the day before surgery 10/11/12
The second picture was Easter, 3/31/13

Tomorrow is my 6 month surgerversary! It truly has been life changing for me... I'm so excited a very glad I chose to have the gastric sleeve! And to top it all off my husband and I recently found out we are expecting a baby... we are due Oct. 24th.

Date of surgery: 10/2/12 I was 250 lbs!

Today I weigh 175..down 75 lbs.. I have about 35 more to go to get to goal weight. Right now I'm just trying to eat enough for the baby.. its been a struggle as I continue to lose weight.... but the doc says everything looks great! Below is my before surgery a

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nd current pics.

SD 10/9/12

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Wow, everyone is looking great!

DOS 288 10/17

3/30 228

Pictures from Summer about two months before surgery.

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Sunday 3/31

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I can't really see a great difference in pics but I know my body looks and feels so much better!! I thank God for the sleeve, my insurance and surgeon often!!

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Tomorrow is my 6 month surgerversary! It truly has been life changing for me... I'm so excited a very glad I chose to have the gastric sleeve! And to top it all off my husband and I recently found out we are expecting a baby... we are due Oct. 24th.

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Congrats! You look great!

Congrats! You look great!

Thank you!

I will be posting before and 6 months pics..my 6 months will be April 9. But I had to share right now....

I was at a stall for 2 months!!!! I was stuck at 212....now I'm loosing again!!! I'm now at 205! I lost that pretty much in a week! Lost 2 lbs since yesterday! But I'm at a 95 lb weight loss right now!!! Super excited I'm out of my stall!

My 6 mos surgiversary is tmrw and Im extremely excited about my sleeve. Im down 67lbs overall and still losing everyday!!

My weight loss is slow slow slow!

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My 6 mos surgiversary is tmrw and Im extremely excited about my sleeve. Im down 67lbs overall and still losing everyday!!

You are looking great!