Jump to content
×
Are you looking for the BariatricPal Store? Go now!

May 15th, 2017 Sleevers Check in Here!!!



Recommended Posts

Good morning hope all is well with everyone. I had a busy day yesterday went to my daughter school bbq walked a few times there. It was a long path to get to the bbq. @Apple1 your cheese recipes look delicious. I hope you will be ok while your husband is away. We are always here for you.@Newme17 how's mom doing that is great to see family stand by one another so proud.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

6 minutes ago, Sweet as peaches said:

Good morning hope all is well with everyone. I had a busy day yesterday went to my daughter school bbq walked a few times there. It was a long path to get to the bbq. @Apple1 your cheese recipes look delicious. I hope you will be ok while your husband is away. We are always here for you.@Newme17 how's mom doing that is great to see family stand by one another so proud.

That sounds like a fun day yesterday! I am so blessed to have this group to keep me company..thank you @Sweet as peaches.

I was so lazy yesterday so today I plan to get some stuff done around the house. I am gonna mop all my floors and clean out the chicken house. That should count for some good exercise.. It is time to get motivated so you ladies have a great Sunday and I will check back with you later..

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

3 hours ago, Sweet as peaches said:

Good morning hope all is well with everyone. I had a busy day yesterday went to my daughter school bbq walked a few times there. It was a long path to get to the bbq. @Apple1 your cheese recipes look delicious. I hope you will be ok while your husband is away. We are always here for you.@Newme17 how's mom doing that is great to see family stand by one another so proud.

I'm so happy to hear of your walking. I haven't been doing it so much these days, just running around doing errands. I guess that counts for something. Don't you find that your walks are getting easier and easier? 😉

My mom seems in great spirit despite her clot and breathing issues. My pastor normally doesn't do a corporate prayer due to so many people needing or wanting them, (we'd be there all day!) but he did one this morning for my mom and another lady. That was real nice. I'll be going to visit her shortly here too. (And that's another walk. Lol). We're still anticipating a great recovery.

Went to lunch at a local Mexican restaurant with a friend and my family. I had some Beans. Lol. I could have picked something else, but just wasn't really in the mood to figure it out. So I just ordered beans.

Now I want a nap.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Yes, I thought I pop a seam in my body it is sharp like someone is poking you. Again I thought I was losing my mind.

Heyyy soo i popped mine too on tuesday.. it hurt in the night and morning but then the pain went away and it never came back.. so i'm guessing some of you girls experienced it? It was by my right side by like where i think the gallbladder is or like behind the biggest cut. What did the doctor say to you girls? I thought i messed up.


Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Ok so this is my first meal where I am trying to eat both Protein and veggies. I measured it out and it is less then 4 oz. I doubt I am gonna be able to eat even half? I am gonna take my time and eat the chicken first.
IMG_0268.thumb.JPG.efad21072a5f7a88405f8cbeb35f6cfb.JPG

Given that we had the surgery on the same day.. does it hurt your stomach or put pressure on your stable line when u eat chicken and veggies? I thought i messed up when i had a little bit of mash potatoes.. i put sour cream on it to make it softer.. i was on a date and my date doesnt know about my surgery so i had to play it off.. of course i had to pack it to go and then gave it to him to take home. But i aas worried that mashed potatoes were too much.. plus another question.. earlier that day i actually finished a whole yogurt my stomach felt soo fulll i started getting scared that i stretched something... how do i know if my sleeve is still good? Im scared of the full feeling.


Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

2 hours ago, mishyk said:


Heyyy soo i popped mine too on tuesday.. it hurt in the night and morning but then the pain went away and it never came back.. so i'm guessing some of you girls experienced it? It was by my right side by like where i think the gallbladder is or like behind the biggest cut. What did the doctor say to you girls? I thought i messed up.

Yesterday, i did experience that pain again and it felt better after walking it off. Mine came after eating a piece of hamburger.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

2 hours ago, mishyk said:


Heyyy soo i popped mine too on tuesday.. it hurt in the night and morning but then the pain went away and it never came back.. so i'm guessing some of you girls experienced it? It was by my right side by like where i think the gallbladder is or like behind the biggest cut. What did the doctor say to you girls? I thought i messed up.

mishyk!!!!! Glad to hear from you hon. 😊 Mine still hurts. Doc says it's the muscle healing inside. Like a bruised muscle. It's around the biggest incision on my right side as well. So totally normal.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

2 hours ago, mishyk said:


Given that we had the surgery on the same day.. does it hurt your stomach or put pressure on your stable line when u eat chicken and veggies? I thought i messed up when i had a little bit of mash potatoes.. i put sour cream on it to make it softer.. i was on a date and my date doesnt know about my surgery so i had to play it off.. of course i had to pack it to go and then gave it to him to take home. But i aas worried that mashed potatoes were too much.. plus another question.. earlier that day i actually finished a whole yogurt my stomach felt soo fulll i started getting scared that i stretched something... how do i know if my sleeve is still good? Im scared of the full feeling.

You went on a date? Gotta give details is there going to be a second date?

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

2 hours ago, mishyk said:


Given that we had the surgery on the same day.. does it hurt your stomach or put pressure on your stable line when u eat chicken and veggies? I thought i messed up when i had a little bit of mash potatoes.. i put sour cream on it to make it softer.. i was on a date and my date doesnt know about my surgery so i had to play it off.. of course i had to pack it to go and then gave it to him to take home. But i aas worried that mashed potatoes were too much.. plus another question.. earlier that day i actually finished a whole yogurt my stomach felt soo fulll i started getting scared that i stretched something... how do i know if my sleeve is still good? Im scared of the full feeling.

I just actually ate some chicken. Can't get very far on it, but it feels just fine. I've eaten eggs, shrimp, hamburger meat, multi grain pretzels, cooked veggies, and of course all the soft things as well. What does your doc allow at this point? I would think you'd be about where we're all at now.

You can't stretch your little tummy hon. It's only restricted now due to swelling. About 3 months post we should all be able to handle a bit more food then the little nibbles we're taking in now. At 6 months even more because the stomach should be healed. So the more healing, the less swelling and the more capacity we can have to eat.

The yogurt would have been easy to get down, so don't worry about finishing a whole one or thinking you overdid it. It basically turns in to liquid. We can do a lot more with liquids than solids. If it were like chicken, you will feel like you can't go anymore.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

2 hours ago, mishyk said:


Given that we had the surgery on the same day.. does it hurt your stomach or put pressure on your stable line when u eat chicken and veggies? I thought i messed up when i had a little bit of mash potatoes.. i put sour cream on it to make it softer.. i was on a date and my date doesnt know about my surgery so i had to play it off.. of course i had to pack it to go and then gave it to him to take home. But i aas worried that mashed potatoes were too much.. plus another question.. earlier that day i actually finished a whole yogurt my stomach felt soo fulll i started getting scared that i stretched something... how do i know if my sleeve is still good? Im scared of the full feeling.

I can eat about 3oz at a time and then I can tell I am full. I get a slight pain in my chest and I burp. I chew really well and eat very slow. I have done well with thigh chicken meat, salmon, and ground turkey. I usually only have room for a couple of bites of the veggies. I am allowed puréed meat and soft fish now so I am not worried about hurting my stomach.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

11 minutes ago, Newme17 said:

mishyk!!!!! Glad to hear from you hon. 😊 Mine still hurts. Doc says it's the muscle healing inside. Like a bruised muscle. It's around the biggest incision on my right side as well. So totally normal.

Yes, I think all of us have had that pain now. Mine comes and goes, but is much better after a couple of days.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

8 minutes ago, Sweet as peaches said:

You went on a date? Gotta give details is there going to be a second date?

Yes, please do tell! 😊

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Today has been full of promises and this just tops it. A beautifully created double rainbow created by the beautiful Creator.

IMG_2715.JPG

Edited by Newme17

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

48 minutes ago, Newme17 said:

Today has been full of promises and this just tops it. A beautifully created double rainbow created by the beautiful Creator.

IMG_2715.JPG

That is beautiful!! Thank you for sharing.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now

  • Trending Products

  • Trending Topics

  • Recent Status Updates

    • 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.
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • 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.
      · 1 reply
      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.

    • CaseyP1011

      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • KimBaxleyWilson

      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • bellaamey

      https://alluniqueguide.com/java-burn-coffee-reviews/
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
  • Recent Topics

  • Hot Products

  • Sign Up For
    Our Newsletter

    Follow us for the latest news
    and special product offers!
  • Together, we have lost...
      lbs

    PatchAid Vitamin Patches

    ×