I was sleeved 12/16/15 feel free to add me

Sleeved 9/22/14, feel free to add me!

joysie1970 wrote: »

Thank you! Congrats on your sleeve and your weight loss! I was checking out your page So, how are you feeling? I am starting to get anxious about how I am going to feel after - will I feel like me, sounds silly I know.

Thanks! I'm feeling great! Most days I have more energy than before and I'm still feeling pretty motivated. I think a huge help with the motivation is having this site and all of the wonderful people on here who are going through similar experiences. I think it's normal to feel anxious before surgery, it's a major lifestyle adjustment, but if I definitely don't regret having surgery, I'm the healthiest now that I've been in years Good luck! It'll be here before you know it!

i was sleeved 3/4/15, almost 1 month post op...feel free to add me

Hi, Josie - wish you all the success in the world, and to that end I've got an opinion for you that isn't a pep rally.( Got sleeved late September. I am down 100 from this time last year, 150 from my highest.) If you can't get through one week of the pre-op liquid diet without making an exception and going off program - you've got some serious work to do mentally, my friend. You're in for nothing but exceptions: birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, group outings, dinner parties, lunch meetings, office treats, stressful Monday mornings, you name it. I'm sure you've heard some negative and maybe even frightening stories involving complications - almost all of those comes from not following the rules. It is time for you to get honest and get real and to enroll everyone around you to SUPPORT you - for example, if you educated your fiance on how important it really is for you to stay on program, I doubt he'd have supported your decision to make an "exception." Know what I mean? Your friends and family are taking their cues from YOU - you've got to be the leader. And you've got to be organized and committed because the rules/program is going to change a bit every 2-3 weeks. You've got some great tools, but you've got to get your head right, sister! Feel free to add me, but obviously, put me in the tough love camp

"Oh, well that's completely different. Nevermind." Awesome - good for you! I'm not surprised that you'd get a bit nauseous changing up after a week. I've only got really nauseous once, about 2 months into solid food, and a friend I was with got sick too so we assumed it was something we ate that went bad. I spent a week in NOLA two weeks ago, ate out every meal, and did fine with one exception: pine nuts. Threw them up a few hours later. The first month of solid food I got heartburn occasionally - mostly from eating too fast, no necessarily too much. I still get hiccups if I try to talk too much when I eat or if I eat too fast.

Congrats and good luck. 4/3/15 will be one year for me. Feel free to add me. It is a very interesting journey. LOL

I had my sleeve on 9/10. Feel free to add me!

Had my sleeve on 11/19, so just over 4 mos out now. Feel free to send a friend request. You have made great progress so far, you should be proud of what you have done. The sleeve will just be a reinforcement for you and added motivation. This place is great for questions because while no two people will have the same experience-- there is sure to be someone in the large number of people here that will have had a similar issue or question.

I was sleeved in April of last year. I have lost 105 pounds since that date. My weight was 267.5. I also exercise quite a bit now. Without the exercise I wouldn't be as toned. Start by walking then add more exercises as you can. Food wise I follow the plan my Dr gave me. I don't eat any added sugar and limit the starches. Ignore the naysayers and go for what you want. I feel great! No more pain in joints, I have energy, and am down to size 8. I have 12 pounds to go to my goal. You can add me as a friend if you wish.