I cannot for the life of me understand why people think wls is cheating or the easy way out...

Also anything you thought you would finally do after surgery or at goal that no longer mattered when the time came?

I thought I would be juicing daily like I used to, now I can't afford the carbs... Maybe in maintenance mode

I thought the general diet would be like when I was on Saxenda, where I could eat anything, but would eat less of it. That has not been the case.

Flying coach has been...more comfortable, but not comfortable. And people are still avoiding sitting next to me on public transit. Maybe when winter is over for good and I’m not wearing bulky clothing, that will help.

Ive not had the jarring experience of people being nicer to me that I had when I lost weight the first time. Which is good, since that just led to a lot of body dysmorphia.

I thought the general diet would be like when I was on Saxenda, where I could eat anything, but would eat less of it. That has not been the case.
Flying coach has been...more comfortable, but not comfortable. And people are still avoiding sitting next to me on public transit. Maybe when winter is over for good and I’m not wearing bulky clothing, that will help.
Ive not had the jarring experience of people being nicer to me that I had when I lost weight the first time. Which is good, since that just led to a lot of body dysmorphia.

Avoid sitting next to you? Why? You look cute in your profile pic, their loss...

1 hour ago, Tealael said:

Avoid sitting next to you? Why? You look cute in your profile pic, their loss...

Thanks, that’s sweet of you. I still take up a surprising amount of horizontal space.

So I have a question.. I’m like 13-14 days post op for having the sleeve and I desperately want to eat. Would eating something like mozzarella sticks be bad for the staple line?

What does your plan say? What stage are you in?

I’m on stage 3. The program I went through says 2 weeks on a liquid diet then soft solids after that. And a correction I am about 11 days Post-Op

I wouldn't risk it

Instead try a ricotta bake

I think it’s just full liquid, I don’t think I’m to puréed yet

Or egg whites, refried beans

9 minutes ago, w1dbc said:

So I have a question.. I’m like 13-14 days post op for having the sleeve and I desperately want to eat. Would eating something like mozzarella sticks be bad for the staple line?

If you’re talking about string cheese, some people have been allowed that as part of their soft foods stage. I did ok with it but had to eat it very slowly. It did help with hunger.

If you’re talking about the deep-fried ones they sell at TGI Friday’s, though, absolutely not.

OK its going to depend totally on your plan, but in full liquids I was allowed to have yogurt and thinned out cream of wheat. Did you receive a booklet or any literature about the diet?

Ok. I was think of trying the fried ones but cutting off the outside and just eat the cheese

Just microwave a stick of string cheese for the same effect. I can have string cheese on my soft food stage. I’m off full liquids on Wednesday and can’t wait

11 hours ago, w1dbc said:

Ok. I was think of trying the fried ones but cutting off the outside and just eat the cheese

I wouldn’t do that, it’s still been deep-fried.

14 hours ago, Tealael said:

I cannot for the life of me understand why people think wls is cheating or the easy way out...

Also anything you thought you would finally do after surgery or at goal that no longer mattered when the time came?

I thought I would be juicing daily like I used to, now I can't afford the carbs... Maybe in maintenance mode

People that have never been obese need to shut it! lol

Some think we have surgery, eat anything we want, don't exercise and the weight magically comes off. We know how much work and dedication this takes.

Anything you thought I'd do after goal that no longer mattered? Things that no longer matter after goal ..I can't think of any.

I was more excited when I got to onederland than I was hitting goal. I had to ask myself...What do I do now. (happy and thankful to hit goal) It just wasn't what I had thought it would be. My bucket list has always mattered. I feel like I'm making up for lost time.

Cheating after goal. I think of it as indulging once in awhile. I live life. I don't feel I'm missing out on anything. If I gain, I work hard to get it off...Weight loss is at a snail's pace years out.