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Great topic!! Love reading it:)) hope everyone will keep posting !! I know I will answer those questions as I get sleeved too:)

Thanks dear.. again I dont live anywhere near where these things can be sampled:)) I checked the thread... Here are couple of Vitamins (chewable that I got) are they good? do I need more? I am sorry for asking too many questions

Thanks a lot for the info! I tried couple before on my band journey and I was disgusted! last one I tried a year ago made me feel what u are talking about! Nausea and gas in my stomach! I was worried something was seriously wrong with my band and I have to cut my drive to the gym back home and stayed unwell for like 2 hours.. then I was never back to any Protein shake! But after loooooooots of reading on here and on OH I figured I wont be able to make it without protein shakes! and I went and purchased this one from a pharmacy .. we dont have GNC here were I live.. I am in the mid dle east u know? So I wont think they will take it back unless I didnt open it.. which I didnt! I never had a lactose intolerance! I drink a cup of latte every day with skimmed milk and I enjoy milk stuff .. so I dont know how can I have this feeling u are describing with Protein shakes and still can manage other milk stuff?.. I think I am stuck with this one even if tasted horrible.. my only concern was the back statement "not for weight reduction" and the nutrition value as I am new to this! I didnt know there was evil shakes until I read this board:) Now I cant think of anyway to get through my liquid stage after I have my surgery, if this doesnt work :S PS: calling my doctor tomorrow to know my surgery date!! SO excited! and Tiff. I decided the last thing I will think of before been put under anesthesia is ur success story )

Thats an amazing moment and I completely understand how she sees u on daily basis but still got confused! it is the brain image she had of u:)) thats amazing! and a very special moment for u!! I am so happy for u XO

Welcome back:)) and CONGRATS:) hope the gas pain fades away soon:)

Finger crossed! what really made me come back is that small statement written in the back saying: not for weight reduction! LOL

you got me laughing soo loud at the intercom part!! LOL Glad u are fine now:) and hope everything keeps going well!!

wow! best feeling ever!!))) I am happy for u!

Best of luck!! and yayy!!

I generally hate protein shakes! but I know I will have to reply on them soon! So I wont care about the taste anymore! I just mean is it good or bad nutrition wise?

I wish someone would answer that question too?.. whats the difference between the post op pain and the leak pain or something serious?!

14 LBS are awesome! and welcome to the onderland!! I am so happy for u! but I am really happy for the mental changes that have been occurring to u! loved it when u said.. u made the hang out about conversation not food!! Way to go:)

wow!! THANK U SO MUCH HAVE BEEN mixing the both!! reading lots of short letters all day sometimes gets in the way! lol thanks again:)

I am still NOT SLEEVED! BUT I will tell u one thing!! U shouldnt regret it at all that soon!! Go through other boards and U will find that ppl who were able to keep the weight off with the sleeve are amazing numbers!! I advice u to see this post about RNY to know how fast they lost the weight and how fast they gained it back! just to put ur disappointment to sleep! http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/failed_wls_second_time_around/4290606/I-need-help-losing-it-again/ Also watch this board " FAILURE" and if u found any sleever there complaining please let me know!! Icant find! http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/failed_wls_second_time_around/page,2/ 25 is a BLESS! I know u might have expected more or continous result!! but the same happened to me with my band! Is stopped losing on the 4th week and broke my stall at the 9th!!! give it more time before disappointment starts:) I started feeling this at my 3rd year band! LOL BEST OF LUCK AND WORK UR TOOL please X

Congrats on ur weight loss:) Well if u engage some lunges and squats with ur awesome elliptical regimen it will really starts to pay off in this particular area!! Also I find spinning to be a great help:) Best of luck!!

sending u plenty of good thoughts and prayers:)) best of luck:)

Congrats!!) Hope u reach ur ultimate goal before u know it:)) U are doing really great:) What was ur hardest moments ?

Love your post!!! Best of luck

Thank you so much!! I cant believe how much support this board is giving:) and yes I am always afraid of what am putting in my mouth as u said! and yes I am eating so little!! and finally after speaking with many and receiving ur awesome posts!! I have come to conclusion that it will be so different and so healthy with the sleeve! and that the first 2 weeks are days from hell! but they pass! and that I can get to my goal weight!! u all put so much optimism in my way:) I also had an appointment with another doctor for just a second opinion!! and he told me that I am considered a band success story!!! which really made me feel over the moon.. as my band doctor somehow considered he failed me somehow.. he is a friend to my dad and he mentioned that one day to him that he feels that he didn't do well with me! well the other doctor really said that my doctor was a great one! and he really did a great job with u! He is also convinced that I am gonna get through the sleeve as I had my band to practice some part of what I have to do with the sleeve too. He also believes that the human being should work on their band for maximum 6-8 years as it is very dangerous to keep it in for the rest of our lives.. supposedly the human being is then adapted to new life style and eating habits! My other doctor " the one who didn't perform the band but did the check ups with me and suggested the sleeve" is the one I am having the sleeve with. But my consult doctor is the one who brought up a nice point about WHY U ARE GOING TO LOSE WEIGHT ON UR SLEEVE! He told me .. as we get rid of the gherlin in ur body there is a hormonal balance that happens.. as much as the gherlin is not produced by large amounts in the stomach as before other 2 hormones starts to be produced which are the biggest help to higher ing ur metabolism rates! With the band the gherlin is there and may be always produced in highly amount as u are never ever satisfied! except for feeling restriction.. so by the time.. what ever u do !! the gherlin block the production of the other hormones with good quantity to help your metabolism and thats why some or more ppl experience weight-loss plateaus or may be weight gain! Hope I did well explaining what he said!! AND THATS WHY I AM HAVING MY SLEEVE!! and I will be hoping and praying the first 2 weeks pass so quick!! SO MUCH KISSES FOR ALL OF U HERE XOX

You will get through this!! again speaking from a band experience!! I had my first year drinking through meals!!"yes no one told me about the rule.. I was so unlucky" and then when I learned.. it was hard t first! I was screaming for water! as I get disgustingly thirsty after a bite or two!! but now! It is a piece of cake! I can wait more than an hour after my meals to have water! It needs a little practice! my key was to distract my self for an hour after my meals!! and the feeling went off like this!! I still feel thirsty but not crazy thirsty!! and when u find how good it is to not drink while meals ur brain will always think this way!! and tells u to stay away:) It takes a little practice and u will get there:) best of luck:)

I think I can still speak from my personal experience!! while I am still not sleeved just banded:) Well, I have been going through this , had my all body went down except for this area! which was bugging me! I even remember I signed on for the biggest loser (paid) forums to ask Bob there with a picture pointing to my (unshrinking area) and his response was that It WILL GO AWAY!! I like u , exercise a lot!! and tried to target this area by doing specific moves and work out but believe me! NOTHING WORKS!! it will just be that part that one day u will waking up feeling its starting to go away! I also had a huge belly problem, now I am seeing great difference. So my advice is to keep mixing ur exercise as u are doing and to start taking it up a little every month.. U use treadmill? try the elliptical too!! It shed this part away!! BELIEVE ME! I also had an advice from my trainer back in the states about my belly fat! he told me that it will just melt away while u are heading to ur goal! stressing about them will just bring u a step back! just work ur intensity up 1-2 day a week and go back to intermediate intensity! CARDIO CARDIO CARDIO! was my key!!) hope this helps and best of luck!! AND CONGRATS ON UR AMAZING WEIGHT-LOSS!! Edited to add: I had my pants handed to a tailor:S to be able to wear them!! I am sorry it is a lil bit frustrating but trust me!! I no longer need the tailor! I can purchase a normal 16 size pants now !! so just keep it up also We had a clicnic providing special care for special part in ur body u dont seem to have any luck losing the fat around them! I dont believe in such procedure but its been going on for so long now.. they inject ur parts with special meds that helps burn those fats.. I even find it promoted on the DRS. show! check them out but I personally prefer if u wait and just keep exercising:)

Thanks Lara! this is so informative!! I just replied to you on another topic about my feelings and worries!! Well, It sounds really terrific U are able to swallow better than the band but my main concern as I mentioned on the other reply! If the sleeve gonna make me eat less then lets see what I am eating right now! and compare how am I gonna lose weight on the sleeve, Breakfast: " as we all know .. banded ppl like us are stuck the most in the morning" 1 cup of skimmed latte a bite "1 table spoon" of any of the following " scrambled eggs - bite of bread with cheese - bite of Salmon raw (sashimi) " snack : either nothing or just another cup of skimmed latte Lunch: NOTHING!! I save my allowance to eat for dinner! Dinner: Sashimi (less than 4 oz) or 2 Sushi rolls! Snack: chocolate " I know I am guilty but it is less than 60 calories! I choose small bites of any kind! and some days I dont have it! As far for my exercise : 4-5 days a week! each session consists of either 1 hour of elliptical + 20 mins spinning or Just 1 hour of complete jogging on treadmill I have a bodybugg I purchased while my visit to the states and I can say I burn around 3000 calories a day on my working out days and 2200 a day on my non working out days! So will the sleeve be any different?

Lara that made my day! I have been having horrible mixed feelings!! Am I doing the right thing? Should I give my band another try? may be I am the one failing it not the band failing me.. My band is the same, I have no complications with it Except not being able to eat chicken and other stuff! that are healthy. Also I have been on my band for almost 7 years and I cant deny it helped me lose most of my lost weight up till now. I think my problem is so mental!! I am so attached to my band and I am afraid if I let it go I will fail more! And still I stopped losing for more than 2 years! if I ever lose small amount I gain them so quickly!! I believe ur words so much that I shouldnt stay in the sad/depress phase.. I am really just confused! Will I be eating less than I am already having now?! cause I am eating SOOOOOOOOO little how less can I go!! I cant see how great difference will the sleeve be except from the results I have been hearing here on the board! I took my decision about the sleeve and am not going back but I am not having any great expectations either:(

Hello:) I am wondering about your last words " u are afraid to fail again" I am still banded and looking forward to be sleeved! I am afraid of being a failure at yet another procedure, I see u are already bandless now.. so would u share the feeling with me? How does it feel now?