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I used to love to cook, but not everyday, just when I "felt" like it! I have to though cause I have a husband who works from 7 to 7 (I'm not working at the moment) and 3 girls (12y,10y, 10 months) Now I don't like cooking, I hope it comes back, I rely a lot on easy meals, roast deli chicken and salads(for the family, I can't eat salads yet). I find chicken great for myself, I eat a few ozs of white meat for lunch and dinner, or even as a snack, fills me up few calories and proteins.I think everyone is losing weight in this house with me being sleeved!

Awwwww Brian the story brought tears to my eyes. Well done for the weight loss and I firmly believe in life after death, so I'm sure that your wife is very proud of you and sharing your victory, hugs!

Wow, i didn't even know you could be tested for that! I guess exercising might increase your metabolism? Did you get your bloods for thyroid function? cause if you have a lazy thyroid and you don't treat in (hormones or whatever) your weightloss will be much slower.

The best way to describe it was an empty stomach feeling, I guess I hadn't felt that way in a long time, because I used to be a yo-yo dieter but hadn't even dieted properly for years, so hadn't felt "hungry" for a while, was used to just putting something in my mouth at the first signs of hunger! What do you feel? I'm sure it'll get better you know, i used to have a HUGE appetite.

Light coffee or caramel frapuccino from starbucks is what i meant (love the cold sensation in my smaller tummy!)

I've never been told to stop the caffeine. It took a while for me to feel like having a cup of coffee again (and I am a Starbucks girl and HUGE coffee consumer as well), but I have a light coffee or caramel cappuccino once in a while, and now and again I enjoy a skinny capppuccino, still losing inches and no issues w my sleeve whatsoever!

I went through the same for a week or 2 at 4-5 weeks. 7 1/2 weeks out I hardly feel hungry any more, and when I do I find that with a few ozs of chicken I'm full! Don't know if it was because I kept reading here that people weren't hungry or is that that it takes time for lack of ghrelin to settle in your body and brain? Anyway hope it happens to you soon, I was stressing a lot over it, in the end tried to convince myself it was head hunger, who knows, our bodies work in mysterious ways! Good luck to you!

I'm stuck too coops but haven't even weighed myself yet. I have gones done about a size and a half, before surgery I was an 18-20, now I'm squeezing into 16's, but it is very slow for me as well. As Elisa just said think of the weight you've put on, I know I would in the 6 week holiday! I'm a bit scared of going to see the consultant next week cause there I'm gonna see what I really lost in 8 weeks. But I've already mentalized myself, if I haven't los as much as I expect (about 2 stone according to boots scales) I'm gonna try to not get that worked up about it. Usually in these cases I would get depressed and turn to food, but this time I won't be able to so that has to be a good thing! Are you counting calories on myfatsecret.com I am so if you are you can add me as a buddy

I've had steamed brocoli, cooked carrots, slightly cookes tomatoes but Oh how I miss my fresh crunchy salads! I'm glad it's getting cold here in England so I can get my veggies throiugh nice warm veggie soups!

I'm slowly getting rid of my big clothes, donate them to charity, I never did this before, always kept my BIG clothes even when I lost weight cause in a way I knew that I would have to use them again. I'm still having issues with giving away all my big stuff though, a mixture of being scared and not knowing how my weight loss journey is gonna end. I should though just give EVERYTHING away shouldn't I? It's a weird sensation though,trying to convince myself that I'll NEVER be that size again (20UK) did any of you go through this uncertainty??

If your having a high protein low carb diet you may be in ketosis, which can make your pee and breath smell,it might be just that.

I agree w Stacy and Tiffy, I remember telling my mum the first few days, who ever dares to say to me it's the easy way out (not that I told many people) are so wrong! It's hard work, both emotionally and physically. I think only now, 7 weeks out I'm starting to get used to the not snacking and eating tiny portions, and now, (I don't know if it's because I read that so many of you aren't hungry or my body is only now responding to the lack of ghrelin) I'm not even hungry anymore. But as Tiff said if you think this is a quick easy fix you will be disappointed!

This post just reminds me when I was a week out I was mourning food so badly that I put on my FB "Missing my best friend" I was very upset for a couple of weekends, thought I would never get used to it, now I'm loving it! As I said yesterday I think we all went through something similar!

Stacey, you're post made me cry, I'm so happy for you and your joy and excitement shine through your post, congratulations! I think this forum is great because only us , who are going through this know how BIG these little victories really are!

I too drink a couple of tiny sips of water while I eat, or else I feel like my food is stuck in my esphagus, especially when I eat more solid food like chicken ,and I Never feel hungry after, I actually think I found the trick at last to get my proteins in, not many carbs or calories, as I get full with a few bites of nice, moist, rotiserie chicken (white meat without the skin)!! I'm happy!!

If your surgeon told you to do 600 cal then 600 cal it is! You're doing really well, I agree with the others about water retention/bowel movements, I'm sure you'll be fine!

I'm nearly 7 weeks out and I went through the same, the guilt, how could I not do this on my own, what did I do to myself, what if something happens to me , I have 3 children, one of them is a baby! Thats normal, you'll be fine, I promise, and you'll be over the moon like all of us, I still can't believe I'm on the other side now. In the last few days I've seen people who I hadn't seen in a long time and been told that I look like another person already and I've only lost 20 and a bit pounds. Big hugs and you'll be soooooooo glad you've made this desicion, I wish I could have made it when I was your age, so count yourself lucky!

Hi Globetrotter, I was looking at your food journal at myfatsecret, mine is embarrasing compared to yours, I'm eating way too many carbs! What I did see is that your only having and average of 600 cal/day which seems like a bit too little maybe? I had my sleeve done end of july, and now I'm consuming on average 900 cal/day. I haven't weighed myself in a while though, waiting for my docotors appointment next thursday, I think I've lost about 23 pounds by now, I could be wrong, but my clothes are way toobig, so I know i'm loosing inches at least. I think tghat your body might be going into starvation mode and holding onto every single calorie not knowing when and if it's going to get more food. I would try upping your calories a bit more and maybe upping your GOOD carbs a bit more as well maybe. Best of luck!

I'm 6 1/2 weeks out and started going back to the gym last friday. I used to work out 3-4 times a week for an hour (mainly cardio just to try and keep myself healthy despite being fat!) I find it very tiring now even though I'm about 23 pounds lighter, I can bearly do 40 min of cardio, does this happen to anyone else? I'm trying to go most days now, I think maybe doing 30-40 min 5 days a week will help with my weight loss, I hope! I am getting my proteins in (around 70grs) and my calories are around 900 now, which sounds like more than most of you get at this stage. Any thoughts/opinions would be appreciated:001_wub:

About the stretching of the stomach depends a lot of what we do individually, if we overeat there are more possibilities that we will stretch as opposed to sticking to smaller portions (at least this is what my surgeon told me when I came up with the worry of sleeve stretching) It's the same with the amount of weight we lose, icecream milkshake and all that goes down so well that again my surgeon said if you want to get the calories in you will get them in, so I guess a lot depends on us! Good luck, you'll love yor sleeve, I'm sure!!

I can imagine the feeling but if your surgeon decided not to at the moemnt,that it is probably for the best, you'll be sleeved in no time, good luck to you!

You are an inspiration, I am so happy for you!! I'm happy with my sleeve too, not losing that fast but I too feel blessed, we are lucky that we all found this wonderful tool, aren't we!!???

I've always loved watching TV programmes on anything to do with food, for the 1st couple of weeks I avoided them, i was afraid they would make me feel hungry, but I'm back to normal again, I enjoy the programmes and I don't feel hungry, I love it!!!

from my food i mean

I ONLY TAKE Multivitamins ANd the medicine to prevent gallstones, my nut said i should get the rest from my foos, again, all doctors/nut have different guidelines