I was sleeved in Mexico on March 5th 2013. That puts me 11 wks post OP, give or take. I have lost over 50 lbs, I am 5 lbs from my goal weight of 145, I am 5' 6". (Yes, I was one of those, I weighed 201 lbs when sleeved. My BMI was 53.) I can only consume approximately 300 calories a day (more or less) or I will throw up (3 or 4 tablespoons of food ain't very much and everything makes me sick). I have only been able to gag down 40 ounces of water A DAY tops until 2 days ago, 2 days ago, I got down 7 cups of water and maybe 500 calories. My blood work is good. Iron levels are great. I got to stop my HBP medicine, (which I have been on for years, very happy about that). There may be something going on with my kidneys, I'm hoping that my inability to drink water or eat is giving them nothing to do so at the risk of being EVEN sicker I am.... gagging and/or puking and/or throwing up and re drinking eating to try and make sure my kidneys have something to do so they test in the normal zone when retested this Tuesday....I love being thin, don't get me wrong....but when does the "sick" part stop....I have been assured that it does, I have been told I will enjoy food again, I have been told that I will be able to taste, and smell normally and will eat 1000 calories a day, but WHEN!!!!!!....it seems when I browse through the forums, that people can immediately eat anything they want right after surgery and it never effects them, they don't get sick, they just feel guilty.. sometimes I'm glad I'm so sick cuz then I know I WONT be eating too much....but I'm depressed, I'm tired, I'm weak and I have no strength or energy....seriously, 3 quarters of my life is spent with a headache and on the verge of nausea...any advice would be GREATLY appreciated, I did not read anywhere that I would be this sick for this long....I remember watching an episode of the Osbourne's once and Kelly told Sharon to eat something, Sharon replied "oh Kelly, you KNOW I get sick when I eat" I didn't know what she meant by that until I heard she had gastric bypass, THEN I knew...but I THOUGHT.... us sleevers were a different breed and could avoid the same crap as bypassers, was I wrong??? (P.S please don't just tell me to go to my doctor, as I indicated above, I already have) THANKS for your thoughts!!!!!! xo

There's a whole lot of crazy going on around here.

Are you implying that some of us might be "high"

And have the munchies??

Why would you ASSume that?

(Can someone turn on the fan?)

Good G*** and some people on here think I'm in an alternate universe. I'm in reality.

Good G*** and some people on here think I'm in an alternate universe. I'm in reality.

Ok just for giggles why don't you educate us as to how a BMI of 30 can be obese for certain heights and not for others....

I will wait in case you need to pull up supporting documentation or take a smoke break..

Time for a chill pill, y'all

Or a ladder to get off the high horse

Ok just for giggles why don't you educate us as to how a BMI of 30 can be obese for certain heights and not for others....

I will wait in case you need to pull up supporting documentation or take a smoke break..

That is exactly my argument. That not EVERYONE with a BMI of 30 is "obese".

Ahh, but you still read and responded didn't you? Don't like what I have to say, don't read it. Oh, and it's not "high calibre" its high caliber. Calibre is a font, I believe.

*puts English teacher hat on*

Calibri is a font.

Caliber is the American English spelling.

Calibre is the British English spelling (and since they invented the language, I let them spell it as they wish, even with the "u" in "colour" and "favourite", and spelling "theatre" intead of "theater").

AussieLady meant exactly what she typed, since her screen name shows she's from Oz (-stralia, not where Dorothy went with her ruby slippers).

We now return to our regularly-scheduled program of wackdoodlery, shenanigans and hooliganism.

That is exactly my argument. That not EVERYONE with a BMI of 30 is "obese".

I KNOW!!! And you are wrong...

I'm sorry, but by definition at a 30 bmi you are considered obese.

Underweight = <18.5;

Normal weight = 18.5–24.9;

Overweight = 25–29.9;

Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater ...

That is exactly my argument. That not EVERYONE with a BMI of 30 is "obese".

oh no...LOL. Please look at the BMI links! Or go to the NHLBI homepage (www.nhlbi.nih.gov) and click on Tools link under Physician Resources. Everyone with a BMI of 30 or above is obese. There is no room for interpretation. This is a medical fact.

And I must say that we are on a forum for obese people not "bodybuilders" so we must take into consideration that bmi applies to fat not muscle..

Anyone with a BMI of 30 is considered Obese.....if someone's wgt is 165 and 5'2 their BMI is 30. 30 and above is OBESE. If your wgt is 210 and you are 5'10 your BMI is still 30 and they are still OBESE. If someone else's wgt is 250 and hgt is 6'4 they obese with a BMI of 30. No matter how you calculate this a BMI of 30 is OBESE......

Isn't that kind of like arguing over whether a pound of feathers is lighter than a pound of bricks?

BMI is BMI is BMI, no matter if it's distributed over 5 feet, 6 feet 3 inches, or somewhere in between. It's a percentage of fat content in one's body, isn't it? No matter what height or width that body measures, if the standard is 30 BMI = obese, than technically the 7-foot tall person with a 30 BMI is obese, just in a taller package than someone who is 5'5" at 30 BMI.

Obese is obese is obese.. Unless you're under a 30 BMI and then your not obese you're just fat (until you reach your goal)

Ok this has been great fun but...this overweight (bmi of 29) woman has to go exercise