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Breakfast coffe, wholewheat English muffin,2 tablespoons peanut butter lunch 1 cup Greek yogurt,berries, snack fudgcycle, supper 2 two ounce portobello mushroom veggie burgers, 1/2 a sweet potato, 1/2 cup salad. 1/4 cup good thins spinach parmesan crackers 5 calorie orange jello.

You're 5'2, correct? If so, you have nothing to worry about unless you drop below 192 (with a comorbid health condition) or below 219 lbs without any comorbidities. At 5'2, 192 lbs would represent a BMI of 35, while 219 would place you at a 40 BMI. As a reference, I am 5'1. I qualified for the sleeve through my insurance at 199.7 pounds (37 BMI) and a comorbid condition of elevated cholesterol. On the day I had surgery, I weighed 218 pounds with a BMI of 41. Yes, I had gained weight due to my inability to control my compulsive eating patterns. Good luck to you!

Hi all, I'm new and about to get sleeve next week! Yay! I'm pretty active, can you tell me how long it took to get back into you workouts full strength after sleeve? Also, did you ever get your full strength back? I'm worried about my energy levels with so little calories. Tia!

Also keep in mind that studies have shown smart watch exercise tracking apps all overestimate calories burned. Some are worse than others.

Hi there its 4-6 weeks and about 6-8 weeks before the fatigue stops.

@jessb25 While you will probably be okay for surgery, I recommend telling your surgeon exactly what you did. When a doctor is cutting into someone, it is extremely critical that he/she be in the know about everything. And post-op, you simply won't be able to "cheat." That could mean life or death in the early days after the surgery.

It may make a difference. I actually went on liquids two days before surgery even though the Dr told me one. I was a bit paranoid. Stick to liquids from now til surgery and you'll probably be ok but be sure to let your surgeon know. It would be horrible if he got in there and couldn't do the surgery.

Thanks to both of you for the responses. Amforshort congrats on your revision, we had the same procedure one day apart. I won't get into gory details but I took miralax once every night since the surgery and yesterday it started cleaning me out. It wasn't as unpleasant as stimulant laxatives have been in the past so I would recommend it to others. How are you feeling 5 days in?

i'm glad you found Zumba and are enjoying it. I've been doing it on & off for the past few years, and it's truly the only form of exercise that i can really say that i enjoy. Like you, I'm often the one going the wrong direction, but it's just so much fun. I will send you a friend request on FitBit. I've been looking for people to connect with on MyFitnessPal that have had surgery and share their food journals. I need ideas for lunches and dinners. Does anyone know of people at our point or further along that shares these? Thank you!