Hello, any new sleevers starting under 200#s?

[mlecompte 20]

Hi I am Mia, I live in Colorado and I am pre-op. I am hoping to be sleeved July 10th in TJ by Dr. Ramos Kelly if everything goes smoothly. I am only 5'0 and I weigh about 198 lbs. This actually does put my BMI above 40…for my height so I'm not to ally a low BMI.

[shelbys mom 70]

Hi I am Mia, I live in Colorado and I am pre-op. I am hoping to be sleeved July 10th in TJ by Dr. Ramos Kelly if everything goes smoothly. I am only 5'0 and I weigh about 198 lbs. This actually does put my BMI above 40…for my height so I'm not to ally a low BMI.

Hi!!! Im 5'1" and 188 im still waiting on a,date. I,have my consult with the,surgeon on 8/31. Im really nervous, i read some horror storys and kinda getting cold feet, but I know of I dont do this my health will steady decline. Keep us posted on how,everything goes. Good luck.

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[isda418 8]

I am 5'1. Got sleeved may 13 this year. Heaviest weight was 202. Surgery day weight was 193. Current weight 3 months out 150. Best choice I ever made! Everything went smoothly for me. Wish you the best on your journeys!

Isda

[shelbys mom 70]

I am 5'1. Got sleeved may 13 this year. Heaviest weight was 202. Surgery day weight was 193. Current weight 3 months out 150. Best choice I ever made! Everything went smoothly for me. Wish you the best on your journeys!

Isda

That is so encouraging. Im 5'1 also, BMI 35. Where did u have your surgery, id I may ask? Im going this morning for my surgeon consult. Im nervous. Did u have any acid reflex?

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[hats123 67]

Hi, @@mlecompte @shelbys mom and @isda418.

I had my surgery on August 11, so exactly three weeks ago. I'm so happy I did it. I've lost just over 15 pounds, an average of 5 lbs a week for now. I expect this average to go down soon, but it's been an encouraging way to start. @@mlecompte, I think at your height/weight you may lose much faster in the beginning than I have. Everyone's body is different of course, and you'll see that all over the forums, but at my starting height and weight I'm THRILLED with this rate of loss in the early weeks, whereas in other parts of the forums you'll see much more dramatic numbers in the beginning.

Wherever you start, and whatever rate you lose at first, WOW does it feel exciting and motivating to see a number that is definitively, clearly lower than last week's!

And of course it's not even remotely all about the numbers. It's about the very beginnings of feeling like my body is mine again.

One thing I didn't really understand or focus on before I had the surgery was how much the beginning of the post-op experience is really in (at least) two phases. I am not a doctor! This is just my experience, and opinion based on that experience. In the first month what you're really doing is allowing that new stomach to HEAL. Yes, you want to be healthy, and you want to walk daily if you possibly can. But to simplify all those post op instructions (I am not a doctor!!!), in the beginning you are: keeping yourself alive and your organs healthy by staying hydrated and getting your vitamins; increasing your chances of keeping muscle mass while losing fat mass by getting your Protein in; moving your body to keep circulation up and, yes, aid in losing fat, and basically letting your sleeve heal so that you won't have complications and so that it will be the tool you need it to be for your long term effective weight loss. The second phase is the one where you are really using the sleeve as a tool for long term nutrition and weight loss. It's not an overnight switch from one mode to the other of course. I just mean that generally, the focus initially is on healing, and if you get frustrated or confused about your surgeon's post op instructions, it might be because some of them have less to do with what you can handle than on what is likely to aid or impede healing.

All a long way of saying that in some ways, the struggle changes many times, and for the first time --a different point for everyone, but I'm using one month as a placeholder -- around the time you are basically healed and the sleeve won't be compromised by trying regular, nonpureed foods. I'm not at that stage yet. I'm looking forward to it for social reasons. For example this week we were in a vacation house with friends, and it would have been nice to sit at dinner and have small portions of some of the regular foods cooked each night, or to taste some of the foods this area is known for. On the other hand, it is easy just to keep eating/drinking my fake foods and small portions of cottage cheese and the like. So when I say I feel like I haven't really started "full life" with the sleeve, that's what I'm talking about. I'm not having to make many choices or take many risks....but I'm also not getting to make many choices or take many risks either

Anyway, a very long way of saying that even in these first weeks/months this journey changes! I'm so thrilled I took this step -- worth all the pre-op worry, all the (brief) post-op pain, and all the money. It's funny. I HATED seeing these numbers on the scale when I was gaining, just hated them and was so angry at and disappointed in myself. But I sure do love seeing them when I'm on the way down.

[shelbys mom 70]

I am 5'1. Got sleeved may 13 this year. Heaviest weight was 202. Surgery day weight was 193. Current weight 3 months out 150. Best choice I ever made! Everything went smoothly for me. Wish you the best on your journeys!

Isda

That is awesome!!!! Did you have the sleeve or GB?

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[Keeshaleeann 1]

Hello everybody! I was sleeved on October 4th. SW-199 CW-188.

I've been going back and forth from 187 to 188 for the past 6 days. Frustrating. Today I'm supposed to try pureed foods.

Isn't early to have a stall? Any advice? What did yall try first for pureed food?

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