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My husband and I had our surgery 3/14...I too, sadly, seem to be able to eat anything...I have lost 25 lbs total but 10 was prior to surgery...I was hoping the weight would be falling off like it was with the pre-op diet but it's not...week 2-3 did not lose anything...a bit of a bummer but slow and steady wins the race, so I've been told. How have you been doing?

I think it's great that you and your husband did it together. That's awesome to have someone to go through this with who can completely related. I have a friend who had Lapband a couple of years ago, and had been super supportive and informative!

I am doing well, but I really have to work on my will power, because this weekend I have not been focused at all, and am constantly cramming things into my pouch lol. I think when I'm back to work Monday it will be better though, because I'm too busy to be greedy.

I had my surgery 3/21 and as of 4/7 I was down 28 lbs including pre-surgery diet. I am only weighing myself on Monday, so we'll see tomorrow if I hit a stall. I know I already feel better and can move better, so I'm do happy. Not worried about a stall because I know it will eventually come off, and I can't wait to throw on some spring/summer dresses!

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uh-no... I could not take it, the family was cooking on the grill. I did it. I had an entire brat sausage link. I ate it slow, and chewed chewed chewed. I am really really FULL. I feel so quilty. My surgery was only on 3/20. This was about 15 min. ago, so far so good. But I am not going to do that again. I see the doc on Friday for my 2nd post op, and was hoping for stage 3. This was way too much.. fingers crossed.

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Good luck Maggie!

I had a very low energy day today. Spent a lot of time in bed and napping. I just don't get how some people are back to normal and I'm still dragging.

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uh-no... I could not take it, the family was cooking on the grill. I did it. I had an entire brat sausage link. I ate it slow, and chewed chewed chewed. I am really really FULL. I feel so quilty. My surgery was only on 3/20. This was about 15 min. ago, so far so good. But I am not going to do that again. I see the doc on Friday for my 2nd post op, and was hoping for stage 3. This was way too much.. fingers crossed.

What stage are you in? That's a little heavy for only being sleeved on 3/20. My stomach hurts just thinking about eating something like that lol. Well good luck either way. Temptation is hard, but I would think it would be best to try and nip it in the bud in the beginning.

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I changed my username to match my new blog, in case anyone gets confused.

If you ever want to check it out, it is sleeviewonder.wordpress.com. There's only a couple posts right now but my goal is to have recipes and all sorts of other helpful stuff on there. :)

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I'm on the same day! Only one more day of liquid diet!!!

I'm so excited!

I will have my surgery on the 12 may 2014

And I need all the advice I can get so feel free to give me some lol, I want to be prepared with what to take to the hospital with me to help me through there and when it's time to leave. Help

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<p>Hi all, my surgery is on Tuesday 3/25. How are all the other March sleevers doing? </p>

Doing good. My surgery was 3-25 as well

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<p>Hi all, my surgery is on Tuesday 3/25. How are all the other March sleevers doing? </p>

Doing good. My surgery was 3-25 as well

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I changed my username to match my new blog, in case anyone gets confused. If you ever want to check it out, it is sleeviewonder.wordpress.com. There's only a couple posts right now but my goal is to have recipes and all sorts of other helpful stuff on there. :)

I started my blog 5 years ago when I had LapBand surgery, it was & continues to be a great support system for me . When I need inspiration to keep going it helps to review where my road has taken me. You will be glad you did it?

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I'm beginning to think I need to quit reading some of these posts. I had my surgery 2 weeks ago today. I've only lost 7 lbs since surgery, the rest was pre-op. I had trouble with liquids and just this week tried yogurt and cottage cheese. I have to say, I am really glad you all are losing weight but it depresses the hell out of me. :(

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I started my blog 5 years ago when I had LapBand surgery, it was & continues to be a great support system for me . When I need inspiration to keep going it helps to review where my road has taken me. You will be glad you did it?

Thanks, I am looking forward to this whole blogging thing! This is my first blog. :)

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I'm beginning to think I need to quit reading some of these posts. I had my surgery 2 weeks ago today. I've only lost 7 lbs since surgery, the rest was pre-op. I had trouble with liquids and just this week tried yogurt and cottage cheese. I have to say, I am really glad you all are losing weight but it depresses the hell out of me. :(

I don't know what to say except that every journey will be different. Also, liquids are very important to losing, keeping trying to get your liquids in. This is YOUR journey.

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I'm beginning to think I need to quit reading some of these posts. I had my surgery 2 weeks ago today. I've only lost 7 lbs since surgery, the rest was pre-op. I had trouble with liquids and just this week tried yogurt and cottage cheese. I have to say, I am really glad you all are losing weight but it depresses the hell out of me. :(

Before I had the surgery I read a lot of old posts, and soooo many people said they regretted having the surgery. But, when you look at their later posts they say it's the best decision they ever made. Sorry you're having such a hard time :-( just try to remember that is temporary, and eventually you'll forget this time ever existed :-) (especially wily you're out shopping for new clothes!). Everyone one is healing at a different rate, and before you know it, other people will be wishing they are where you are.

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I am still on a stalled what the heck been since fri April 11 I am 18 days pasted surgery getting very upset n frustrated!! I don't like this damn stall crap I know I just had surgery and to give it time but it's so annoying I stopped weighing ever day trying once a week but still!! :( :unsure: :angry: I thought it would move a little quicker i think being a female its so much harder and not fair so to rant and complain just having one of those day!! :mellow: any advice??? I am not starving maybe I am not eating enough I try and walk 30mins a day. I am my liquid vitamins in the am then a Protein Shake after about 6oz then lunch hummus on crackers or tuna and then dinner eggs Jello trying to get Water in me that's hard i just don't know.

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    • Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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