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Hey Globetrotter... I have incresed my calories and the last 4 weeks I have lost every week... as you know, that didn't happen before!! I honestly don't think you will put weight on when eating up to 1000 cals for the losing phase!! Keep a record of it for a couple more weeks and see what happens! =]

Hiya coops, Thank you so much for the welcome. I've been "stalking" lol ! you and the other UK members, hope the cold is now better. I really don't get the NHS variations on who gets funding and who doesn't. I work within the NHS and when I see how much it costs day to day to supply meds for all the co-morbidities my jaw drops ! I know not everyone would opt for surgery, but the cost of it is a drop in the ocean in comparisson. Now for the grilling lol! What type of pre op diet did you follow, if any ? How long post op did it take you to "feel human" again ? Did you have any issues while progressing through the various stages of foods you could tolorate ? Thanks for any help you can offer, it is so much better to hear it first hand from people like yourself. The team I've been working with have been brilliant, but they're all stick thin. The nurse, for instance, is tall and willowy and is about a size 8 ! Best wishes Angela x ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hiya Angela, What a visual image I have of you, behind you computer screen 'stalking' hehehe... I suppose it is exactly what I do to Robbie Williams. Thanks for asking re the cold... not great in that dept as it has turned into full blown pneumonia that landed me in hosp for the night... back home and feeling better, albeit weak and tired!! As far as the questions go, I had no pre op diet... my surgeon didn't recommend one but I know some in the UK do... Post op, I felt well, as in more awake and active at 10-14 days. By 3 weeks I felt good - a month out I felt frustrated as I wanted to do more exercise that I was allowed!! The only real issue I had was when I started to reintroduced solid food, for some reason, I couldn't tolerate cold pork!! I'm fine with it now as long as I take my time. But I was very good and followed all my instrutions carefully; only three meals a day NO Snacks, chew well, eat slowly, stop after 20 mins, no drinking for 20 mins after food, Protein first then verg. I think that was it...lol Currently, I can't eat deep fried food... makes me feel sick and horrible for ages after, but I don't suppose that is a problem. Hope that helps, if there is anything else, please ask away!!

Hiya Angela, glad to see another active member from the UK. I am in Wales and was sleeved beg of July, I had to self pay, as here in Wales guidelines are... well, lets just say I had no chance! However, I would do it again in the blink of an eye. Good luck for Dec, what a fab christmas present ...

Hey, I completely understand where you are coming from on this one... you lose as much or as little as you jolly well want to!!! x

WOOHOO! I'm doing a victory dance, but you guys can't see it. Not only is the stall finally broken, but it's broken with a vengence. I was bouncing between 204 and 202 for one day shy of two weeks, and today I weighed in at 199 pounds! I am so freaking happy to finally see the scale move. I'll be honest, nothing I did budged the scale, I think it just happened when my body finally let the weight go. So, this is a huge milestone for me. I feel like even though I'm less than halfway to goal, it's all an easier slide from here OMG Cheri...me tooooooo my offical weigh day is today - I do weigh through the week but just to keep an eye on things - and I hit onderland too... 199 too... I can't believe that we have done this at the same time... WHOOOOP!!! Still got a manky cold though, but hey, 199...yey us!!!!

Hey all, crank that engine up and lets have a drum roll please ..... I am in onderland... 199 today, my offical weigh !!!! I am soooooo happy because it has been over 13 years since I was this 'light'! Even my hubby said, 'you can really see how much weight you have lost now!'!!!

Hello fellow sleevers, I woke up yesterday morning feeling like someone had driven a car over my head... yes I know that sounds dramatic, but it is true. Some might call it man flu, I call it a head cold with a touch of sinus. I have a chronic, non stop headache, chesty cough, dry and sore throat (especially when I eat, drink or talk) and blocked nose that still manages to run! Picture the scene of beauty and health eh????? That doesn't even touch on the tiredness and moods! :sad0: This horrible feeling is really getting me down; for several reasons. Firstly, I have no idea what meds I can take with my new tummy -paracetamol doesn't work with me - so there is no point taking that! Then there is the issue of lack of energy, which is leading to no motivation and the craving of carbs! On top of that, just to make me feel a whole lot better ... NOT ... my monthly cycle is here after an absence of 12 weeks... I just feel like my body is fighting with my mind and doing its best to wind me up and I am getting on my own nerves! ANy words of wisdom would be appreciated...

great thread... I have donated my decent larger sizes to charity... I have kept my biggest work trousers and my biggest pair of jeans, for sentimental value... the rest, well, I could wait to see the back end of them. To me they marked a really unhappy time in my life - at my largest - and getting rid of them was a really good move mentally for me as I felt I was saying goodbye to the fat I had lost. I am lucky that as I grew bigger I kept my clothes, so at the moment I am okish... they are getting baggier and baggier though! I too don't want to spend a lot of money on clothes that I won't have for long (check out this positive attitude...lol) so i think it will be a few 'clever' buys to get me through, especially for work!! Well done all on our every decreasing sizes...

Hey Jordien, I am sure you will be helping out others... sooner than later looking at your weight loss!!! When I first went onto more solid first, I weighed my food... I use a small side plate and weigh the food on that, now I can eat between 125 - 175g of food depending on what it is. I still weigh; I did stop for a while and put too much on my little plate and felt sick after trying to eat it!! So back to the weighing and, for me, it really works! Keep up the good work!

Hiya all, ....three months today was my op, and I thought I would put a little update! :thumbup1: I have now lost a total of 34lb and on average that is 11lb a month, which is really good for me. Previously, I struggled to lose 7lbs in three months so despite me being a 'slow' loser, I am still losing...lol I am offically a thrid of the way to goal and that feels great! I am fitter, faster and have more energy; my clothes are lose and I am down a full two dress sizes. I am starting to enjoy life again and this is the whole reason that I had the op done inthe first place. I have given myself little mini goals and that keeps me on track when my weekly weigh in is slow or disappointing; I feel that I need this to keep me motivated and remind me that this is a long journey. I am 3lb away from onederland, and once there I am going to start swimming with my kids! I am getting a lot of positive feedback from friends and work friends (most of which don't know about the op as I chose not to tell them) and I starting to accept these kind words; I suppose my self esteem is improving along with my health! I am fast approaching my 40th birthday, next April, and I would love to be near goal for then... to be able to wear my dream outfit with confidence would be the ultimate birthday present!! Here's to the next three months...CHEERS!!

Well it is nearly a week later and I don't feel much better... the sinus issue has gone, but my cough is absolutely criminal and I have now lost my voice... I seriously feel like crap!! Mommy, did you ask your NUT on tuesday about cold relief and meds? =]

sending you both love and best wishes ... x

Hi COops! Hope you're still feeling good. I have a question about eating... at 3 months out, are you pretty much eating normal food? And feeling okay after you eat it? I am still only 2 1/2 weeks out, and maybe this is expecting too much, but I'm nauseas and throw-uppy feeling after I eat. I'm not sure if I'm eating the wrong things or too much or what. Did you have some of that? And when did it start to go away? Hey Jordein, I can eat absolutely anything now, with no problems at all...just very little amounts! I have to say that I don't eat white bread - way to heavy in my tummy, white rice or pots cos of the starchy carbs. All meats, fish, veggies go down really well with no probs. I did feel sickly at the same time as you and I took indegestion tabs and that really helped me. What are you eating now? At your stage I was on thicker liquids like Soup, jelly, youghurt and custard (nom nom nom). Also, do you take your time to eat? That is a really big part of the sick feeling I suffered, when I slowed down it stopped. My sicky feeling stopped at about 4 weeks when I was on more solid food and it went away completely at about 5-6 weeks when I was re-introducing normal food. It will be trial and error for a couple more weeks, so hang on in there and get to know your new tummy! Oh, and just another thought... you are still healing and that also might be a factor? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THANKS to everyone who has posted on here... it really makes me feel so happy and proud to have so many lovely comments and lovely words... this place is so good for keeping spirits up and reassurance. Not sure I would be in such a good place if I didn't have this site to help me!!! As we say here in Wales; Diolch yn fawr!!! (Thanks very much!!!) xxx

Dianng, just sip through the day, that is what I did for the first month or two... I can now drink normally and have been doing so for about a month or so... I use a Water bottle to help track how much I drink... like I said, just sip, sip, sip through the day and between meals. How many meals are you eating a day? I am on three a day with no Snacks and I think that helps me to be able to drink more. There are some on her that are eating 4-6 times a day and I can imagine that, that would be harder to drink more! Keep your chin up 'cos these stall, as frustrating as they are, are part of the process and will go away! My weight loss is far from consisitent but it is coming off and I am sure you will be the same too =]

Hello... just a thought... you said that you couldn't eat any less... perhaps you are not taking in enough calories???? Like I said just a thought? What about Water... are you drinking enough fluids? Taking measurements is an excellent idea... when I went through my first stall I lost around 5 inches... weird but true! I am sure it will pass really soon... well done on your weight loss so far!

Wow... this is a time bomb topic that goes off in my head nearly everyday!! My body confidence has been zero for so long I can hardly remember... I think it started when my mother (with all good intentions) took me to the Dr cos I was fat, lets remember this is the late 70's early 80's making me about 9 or 10. He immediately agreed with her and put me on a calorie restricted diet. This lead to me having my own shelf in the fridge with all my milk and butter in little daily portions that I was allowed to eat... my food was literally segregated from the rest of my families. At that age I felt and outcast and I am sure this lead to a hatred of food! I too was always the fat and funny one of my friends, I looked ok, still do, but I felt awful. I covered this up by being outgoing, chatty and funny - luckily for me I have a good sense of humour and can 'crack' people up in the blink of an eye! So, as the adult years progressed, my self esteem remained but I forced myself to get on with it and not let it spoil this beautiful life that I have. People are shocked when I tell them that I am self aware and don't like being fat... infact a friend of mine more recently said' Coops I can't believe you are on a diet 'cos you seem so happy with yourself'! Ain't I a good actress... ahmmm... Oscar please!! The main thing that surprises my husband is my constant failure to loswe weight when I diet ... and he isn't being harsh when he said that... what he means is that when I put my mind to something, I generally succeed as I have an inner determination that doesn't like failure (as I am sure we all do). For example, I went back to uni when my kids were young, I worked my ass off and came out with a first class honours degree... top of the class! This lead me to my current teaching job where I am flourishing and doing a good job; the pupils get on with me and they do well in my class... happy days! So the question he posed is... Why can't you lose weight when you diet cos you always do so well with other parts of your life? Good question I thought ... and here I am now... 13 weeks post op and slowly losing weight. I get frustrated with my slow weight loss and my hubby seems to think that this is more of a psychological issue ... dunno he might be right? It might just be me and my body. However, I do feel as if my head and my body are constantly arguing with each other...lol... I ain't saying that I am going nuts, by the way... just don't understand why I ain't losing faster as this is what I want sooooo much; to have a slim, healthy body to enjoy the rest of my life with! I don't know if I will get to goal weight, or how I will feel if I get there... but I do know that I am pleased to be losing and not gaining. I am pleased to feel better and have more energy. I am pleased that I have made this commitment to myself and my family!!

Hey... try not to be so hard on yourself... like Tiff says you need time to recover; you've just had major surgery and your body needs time to heal, settle and adjust! Give yourself plenty of TLC and rest. I am sure you will see the weight coming off soon. Take good care of yourself at this stage x

maybe a half slice of bread but not very often (and I use a large cookie cutter to cut out a large round which actually reduces the slice to half but still lets me get some bread with a poached egg). Clever... I like that a lot!!!

Cheri, I am hearing you loud and clear... LOUD AND CLEAR! I am in the same boat and feel like pants about it... like you said in an earlier post my body really doesn't want to part with this fat! I feel like my mind is in a constant battle with my body and at the moment my body is winning.... grrrrrr!! I am also with you on the skin issue... I hate it but I know it will get worse before it gets better... My current state of mind, is oh God why me... I don't want to look like this I want to look 'normal' and then the 'intelligent' side of me starts this bloody arguement about what is normal... talk about a constant state of mental flux! I have also got my monthly friend, who very rudely was 12 weeks late, and my goodness she is here with venom. On top of that I am struggling with a bad cold/flu so I am proper down in the dumps!!! *sighs* Hopefully we will both feel better really soon ... chin up!!!! x