Alright my fellow February sleevers! There does not seem to be too many of us currently, but I know more will come along! Please join the February 2013 Sleevers group so that we can keep up with each other!!!

Happy Holidays,

-Liz

I was sleeved 2/25. No leak test. No hospital stay. No drain. No pain meds. Clear liquids for 7 days and then onto thick liquids. I dry heaved with every sip for first two days but here I am on day 4 doing great. Been walking in yard. Went to salon had hair fixed. Going shopping tomorrow. I've lost 15 lbs since surgery. Woohoo! Rocking this sleeve baby.

I got by with no pain meds either. I'm glad I didn't take them, but a little disappointed that I couldn't listen to my Pink Floyd records while being comfortably numb. Oh well!

Hey guys today is my 2 mth surgaversary ! Woo hooo I'm doing fantastic starting weight 260 surgery weight 239 today 204 and I feel great.. I hit a stall for like a week and a half but the scale started moving again yesterday ! I feel very blessed to have not run into any problems .. I just want to let everyone know of a realization I have come to that some of u may feel or have felt and realized it after u started losing the weight... Ok.... I FORGOT ABOUT ME! I was so big I didn't feel girlie so why dress that way, why care about cute cloths and make up and my hair was just fine threw up in a pony tail! It was all about my kids, my husband , my home, the dogs, and then way down on the list was me, but since I started this journey I have had no choice but to have to put me first. And I have realized that no mater how much your family loves u that if u don't put your self first no one will.. So I now take that hr to do my makeup and hair and even tho I will lose more weight and they will be to big on me I have bought cute outfits to wear that me me feel girlie again.. So I guess my new moto is ME, MYSELF and everyone else lol... At least for a little while...lol... So I guess I just wanted to say thank u to everyone in the thread for all the post that have helped me with my journey .. And keep giving the updates cuz I know for sure they have helped me...

OK February slevers! How are we doing?? I seem to be having new problems with eating chicken or any dense food.. I feel like it is just sitting in my esophagous. Could be how fast Im eating I guess, but it only happens with meat. hmmm thinking of going vegitarian but afraid of protien intake. any thoughts?

Try cutting it into pea size pieces and chewing really good. It's a pain but It works for me. Also when my chicken is dry and hart to get down I dip it in hummus.

OK February slevers! How are we doing?? I seem to be having new problems with eating chicken or any dense food.. I feel like it is just sitting in my esophagous. Could be how fast Im eating I guess' date=' but it only happens with meat. hmmm thinking of going vegitarian but afraid of protien intake. any thoughts?[/quote']

Ouch! I get the same feeling when it's too dry. I've stuck with mostly crockpot chicken or add some sauces: 1 tbsp of Kraft light BBQ sauce, Louisiana wing sauce, or Greek yogurt + hidden valley ranch mix are my go to sauces with the most bang for your calories.

NSV time! Some of these may be repeats; if so forgive me.

1. Gained more confidence

2. Husband noticed I can now slide

around the restaurant booth

3. Can wear a bathing suit off the

rack

4. Can get off the floor easily

5. Less joint pain

6. NO AIRPLANE SEAT BELT

EXTENSION

7. Less sluggish

8. Fit into old clothes

NSV time! Some of these may be repeats; if so forgive me.

1. Gained more confidence

2. Husband noticed I can now slide

around the restaurant booth

3. Can wear a bathing suit off the

rack

4. Can get off the floor easily

5. Less joint pain

6. NO AIRPLANE SEAT BELT

EXTENSION

7. Less sluggish

8. Fit into old clothes

Today a took a bath and the water covered my whole body. It was awesome!!

Hey all, hows everyone doing? Well so far ive been on a pretty slow start. Been naseous and queasy in the mornings and throughout the day. Having a hard time with my protien and water. It feels like I can do one or the other. When did u guys start to feel "normal" again. I'm always having aches in my stomach. I cant wait to get my energy back! I've lost 42lbs since my surgery (2/26) and 65 altogether!! Woo hoo! Movin to Louisiana in 25 days cant believe all this is happening soon its gonna be a brand new me!

Starting weight: 313 Surgery Weight: 290 Currently: 248

Today a took a bath and the water covered my whole body. It was awesome!!

Congrats Amie!

Hey all' date=' hows everyone doing? Well so far ive been on a pretty slow start. Been naseous and queasy in the mornings and throughout the day. Having a hard time with my protien and water. It feels like I can do one or the other. When did u guys start to feel "normal" again. I'm always having aches in my stomach. I cant wait to get my energy back! I've lost 42lbs since my surgery (2/26) and 65 altogether!! Woo hoo! Movin to Louisiana in 25 days cant believe all this is happening soon its gonna be a brand new me!

Starting weight: 313 Surgery Weight: 290 Currently: 248[/quote']

Are you taking all of your vitamins AllSmiles? I started really feeling like myself around week 3.

Im not taking them everyday, I forget, but I try. If I dont eat beforehand I throw them up. :/ I had a leak tho and I was in the hospital 3x for a total of 24 days. I went septic and was in icu. Im so over being "sick" and recovering. I'm a week away from 2 months sleeved. Im impatient I guess. How about u, hows ur journey?

woohoo!! Finally a game i can play... On this round of NSV

1) I can see the scale when i look down, no one needs to read it for me. Too bad its only to see that its not going down.

2 i can fit some of my old clothes and they look good with out spanks

3- I know longer look 6 months pregnant.

4 Someone not in my home (and not being paid by me) noticed my weight (in my case inches) loss.

On the cons side, i am losing my boobs, i am wearing a smaller bra size, watch out victorias secret, here i come. Do they make bras where one boob is consideravbly bigger than the other, LOL

Im not taking them everyday' date=' I forget, but I try. If I dont eat beforehand I throw them up. :/ I had a leak tho and I was in the hospital 3x for a total of 24 days. I went septic and was in icu. Im so over being "sick" and recovering. I'm a week away from 2 months sleeved. Im impatient I guess. How about u, hows ur journey?[/quote']

My journey has been well. I did land in the ER two days after surgery as I believed I had a pulmonary embolism but that wasnt the case. Then while I had my drain in my heart would start racing and Id lose my breath when falling asleep laying down so I had to sit up and sleep the first 2 weeks. After the drain got taken out I was fine.

Since then I've had the occassional upset stomach and fatigue but that's rare.

I hope you begin to feel more like yourself soon!

woohoo!! Finally a game i can play... On this round of NSV

4 Someone not in my home (and not being paid by me)

I love this one! That's the best!

Winning

When you find that bra, can you let me know?!