kymmi12

I JUST JOINED THE GROUP AND LET ME SAY ... THANK YOU LAWD.. I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS GROUP .. I WAS SLEEVED ON APRIL 14TH 2010 IN FT .LAUDERDALE FLORIDA.. BY DR BARON @ THE FLORIDA MEDICAL CENTER .. I HAVE LOST 60 LBS TO THIS DAY .. I STARTED @ 289 AND NOW I AM 242. I GOT DOWN TO 237 BUT I GAINED SOME OF IT BACK FROM EATING SNACKS ALL THE TIME.. (SLIDER FOODS) . I WAS 2 A PLATEAU FOR 6 MONTHS. THEN IT HAS RECENTLY STARTED MAOVING AGAIN.. I HAVE UPED MY WORKOUT GAME .. I TRY TO EXECISE DAILT .. I ATTEN THE YMCA DAILY .. EITHER I ATTEND ZUMBA , YOGA , ON THE BALL ., FIT- FUSION , HARDCORE ABS,, ANYTHING THEY OFFER .. I AM THERE.. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT I MUST WATCH WHAT I EAT .. AND BEING FROM A BLACK SOUTHERN FAMILY (SARASOTA FLORIDA) .. WE EAT VERY POORLY ... FRIED CHICKEN IS MY FAVORITE , BUT NOW I HAVE FRIED CHICKEN FROM BAKING INSTEAD. I ALSO EAT PLENTY OF FRESH OR FROZEN VEGGIES .. I READ ALL LABELS NOW . I HAVE EVEN GOT MY FAMILY TO EAT HEALTHIER. WHEN I GOT THIS SURGERY I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THIS WAS GONNA BE MY CURE ALL FOR MY WEIGHT LOSS. WELL ITS JUST A TOOL AND YOU STILL GOT TO DO YOUR PART AND EAT RIGHT AND EXERCISE ... ATLEAST I DO! MY HEALTTH HAS TURNED AROUND FOR THE BETTER . I HAD A STROKE IN 2008 AN MY KIDNEYS WERE DAMAGED FROM THE STROKE (thats when i gained all the weight ).. BUT NOW THAT I AM TAKING GREAT CARE OF MYSELF , MY KIDNEYS ARE 100% BETTER .. ALSO I WAS TAKING OFF MY HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE MEDS LAST WEEK .. ATLEAST ONE OF THE PILLS.. I STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO BUT I AM READY TO DO THIS.. I'M OFF TO THE GYM NOW .. I DO NOT REGRET HAVING THE SLEEVE.. IT SAVED MY LIFE .. THANK YOU LORD FOR THIS BLESSING.. HAVE A GREAT DAY AND THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME VENT THIS MORNING ..

I feel your pain .. The same happen to me via c-section 5 years ago. I have also tried everything but the big azz belly is still there.. I work out daily and i've changed my diet significately and in time I will have a tummy tuck ,, but my tuck (and yours) is medically needed.. its time for me to tie my show without giving oout of breath. I had the sleeve done 4/14/2010 and i have lost 60 lbs so far ..i struggle with the weight ..i know that i have a addiction to food and I must deal with that as well .. I still have to eat right and exercise to stay healthy.. this is no game .. i will have my tummy tuck in November /december .. I saw the surgeon and he said loose some more weight first .. so he can do an amazing job.. i have alot of viseral fat with the apple shape body...(all messed up) well I wish you well ..

i am going through the same addiction .. i am a mother of 2 and wife .. so i am always cooking and feeding my family ..its so dam hard to say No to my kids when they want junk food. i have to say no .. i have began to walk when i just want junk food.. and i Pray.. watch oout for slider foods.. I had surgery on my foot and i gained 10lbs from sittng around and NOT being able to exercise.. I feel awful .. I can't believe I gained weight .. Now I want to eat because of depression..lol its a vicious cycle and I want OUT... I want to loose another 75 lbs... Today I am 250.......(again) lol i had got down to 239....... I am Pissed at myself ..

Well , well well . I have been @ a stall for 6 months and its frustrating .... I have naoy gained any weight but i have not lost any either. I exercise atleast 4-5 times per week . i mix it up by doing a variety of exercises. ie; swimming , yoga, spinning ,weight lifting , Zumba .. I do it all . I have a memebership @ YMCA and I use it faithfully. I know its my meal plan b/c I still want that junk food .. I take vitamins (multi, vit d and b-12) I need help with my meal plan..

:D Well I had my one year anniversary on april 14th . and I also had my year check up and I'm 60 lbs lighter and my health is 100% better than one ago . I am soooooo happy I had the surgery .. Life is much better :kiss: . I still have 65lbs to loose and i'm gonna do it :regular_smile: .. I exercise 4-5 x times a week adn I try not to eat carbs ,, those are deadly...LOL well thats my mini story..

Hi. I am also 7 months oot and My sleeve does this all the time... I laugh at it because it is so loud and funny ..my family tells me that they hear it also. I guess its air ..Maybe we both are eating too fast and gulping alot of air. it feels like air to me , but lots of it.(LOL) I see my Doctor in 2 weeks for my check-up and I will have a list og questions.. but everyone is different . I love my sleeve , but sometimes I manipulate it to eat more.... i got alot to learn and I will get this weight off. Its a journey.... So far I 've lost 58lb since april 2010. I have atleast 75lbs more to loose..

I would like to know if a sleeve can be stretched within 7 months??? I can sometimes eat alot of soft foods , . i get full but i will wait a few minutes and I can eat again .. its so frustrating because i have not loss any weight in 37 days.....HELP!!!!

You are sooo right!!! I thank you so much for all of your comments. I really listen to your and others advice but you make so much sence. thanks !!! I know that its holidays .. I weghed myself today and i'm @ 237 again..thhats my lowest since surgery . it went up and now back down... I have had NO SWeets today and I am going through the motions...LOL I have done good! ..

Now I feel "Normal" LOl My calories intake I think is high because i was eating all high cal foods like cakes , donuts , cookies , chips and pies. they go down very easy .Now I love chickenb and turkey and most of my meals contain some sort of protein but I never craved sweets like i do now. It takes everything in my power to NOT buy chocolates and donuts @ walmart.(grocery stores). i know that I have to work for success because I found my self thinking that all I would have to do to loose weight was to have surgery and it will just drop off, BUT thats not true .. I cannot eat anything bad. I am going to at a meeting tommorrow morning and i will post the results when i return.. Its also true that I can't eat more that 6-7 oz in 20-30- min. But i have learned to manipulate my sleeve to consume more. Ive lost 52 lbs since surgery, I have atleast 75 lbs to reach my goal of 165lb. My nut said I'm doing great but i feel that i should be smaller than I am .. Oh yeah , I stopped exercising like i was in the beginning. i have become so lazy but I know that I have to work for this success.. thank you everyone.. it really means alot to have you all understand what I am going thru mentally as well.

Thank you again ... I can sometimes eat the mushy foods with ease . BUT sometimes I can't eat and i get so frustrated because i can't really enjoy food like before. Also when i had my 6 month check up with the nut , he said I was doing really good .all my blood test were excellent . especially my protein level ..They were impressed but since thanksgiving , i have fallen into a rut. I eat every 2 hrs , nothing really big but my husband says "baby , you are eating too much."" Then i log the food in fatsecret .com and i only consume around 1500-1800 cal daily. sometime my carbs are too much , my fat is good and my protein is always 90 and above. i really believe that its the carbs and my addiction to food. thank you for sharing all of your advice , i actually feel better. I know what i got to do , now I have to do it! I will join overeaters support group asap.. (like today!)

Thank you so much for clearing that up . so what can I do now is start from the basics again.??? I feel bad because I really don't want any more weight gain .I have gained 3 lbs since thanksgiving. i can't drink anyy plain water w/o feeling full fast. sometimes I overeat and vomit .. Its a strong addiction to food that I have to work on . any groups you can recommend? I had surgery in April and I have lost atotal of 52 lbs but I gained 3 lbs last 2 days . It could have been cookies and cake foir the holidays .. I was eating all bad things .. now i got to get back to that basics and loose this weight .its so hard because i love to cook and I am a mother of 2 small kids that have to eat .. I have to try harder for that maximum weight loss.

I agree with all of you and I thank you for your imputs..

i am always hot .. i thought it was from pre-menepause..lol but i too have been sweating like its crazy .. i am in florida but its been cold here too . i have my air on ...my family is complaining about the cold and they want the heat on ..

Ok ok: .. I'm really worried now because I can sometimes eat alot of food (2 cups) or more ... I have not lost any weight in 37 days . In fact it says I have gained 5 lbs ..(hmmm) I would like to know if a sleeve can be stretched..?? or damaged within 7 months???. I have lost 58 lbs since surgery in April 2010.. But I have been able to manipulate my stomach to eat more .. I think that I will have to address my addiction to the food .. My problem is not just with surgery, its also mental.. I got to jooin a group to deal with food addiction.. I go up and down .. The lowest weight so far is 237.. from 289 ... I feel great but I have stopped exercising all together.. i just do my housework and shop alot. So I get walking from that. and I find that I crave sweets alot. HELP!!!

This is awesome . I had my sleeve done in April 2010 and I just had my 6 month doctor visit ..My blood work was on target , only low iron because i am anemic. I have lost 51 lbs since surgery . i sometime feel bad because i think in my mind that i should have lost more.. I broke my hand and had a set back in june and the weight did not move up or down.. I found out that i was eating too much carbs.. I now eat only good carbs and the weight loss has began again. i know that it will fall off with more exercise but i find it hard to get back motivated. i try to do something daily (walk, dance , swim, etc) I am very happy with the sleeve and I will look marvelous next year. I havent found the right protein shake yet. anyone , anyone ???? have a blessed day and thanks for the post!

WOW!!! You look marvelous!!!!!:thumbup1: I have lost exactly 50 lbs as of today!!! I will have my 6 month anniversary on oct 14th 2010.. i still have about 75 lbs to loose.. I have given myself a year to loose all the weight... its hard some days but i 'm learning what works and what doesn't work... you look wonderful , keep up the great work...:thumbup:

I was stuck for 63 days with my weight loss going up 2 lbs then down 3lbs .. It was so frustrating untill i was sick with a cold and couldnt eat anything ... I finally lost 7 lbs and i realize why I had stalled.. It was my carbs ... I was eating too much carbs and eating alot of slider foods.. I wasnt gaining but was not loosing.. Stay away from bad foods and eat only good healthy ones .. it will make a big difference ... I have not been eating that slider foods and I'm loosing again ..Thank you Lord for that ..you must change your diet .. You have to eat good foods also ... no sugars and bad carbs for me .. this is JUST A TOOL!!! You still have to work at it and I finally have accepted that..

Wow ... I became a sleever on april 14th 2010 and I love it!!! I have lost 53 lbs so far and it feel great :thumbup1:.. I was at a stall for 42 days then today I weighed in and I have lost 5 lbs:001_tt2:... I really don't know what happen , it could have just been water . I am happy its moving again because I was going crazy about this sleeve..:lol0:lol Well i was also shocked to see some of you have lost 100+ lbs since April ... ?????? I can't believe that, That is AWESOME!!!! But I'm happy with my progress ..it will move when its ready..:thumbup:

I am a April sleever ... I was sleeved on april 14th ,2010 and I am down 53 lbs so far ... I have been at a stall for 45 days now with ONLY 1/2 lb lost:sad0:!! Its very frustrating but I know that it will pass. I have NO hair loss :thumbup:.. My hair is actually extra thick!!!! I get plenty of protein and that is no problem.. I just have the problem with this stall. I pray that it will get better.. No weight gain , just no weight lost... I still have to work @ the weight loss with exercise and diet .. NO SILVER BULLET !!!:thumbup:

Hi My name is kym also.... I had my sleeve done @ FMC in FT.Lauderdale Fl by Dr Barron.. The Hospital is an center of excellent hospital. I had NO complications.. Surgery is surgery to me .. I've had many .. I recovered quite well .. I had it done on April 14th 2010 and so far I have lost 53 lbs...(WOW)... I am at a stall now and its frustrating but I know that this will soon pass. my clothing fits differently but I havent lost any real weight .. I have only lost 1/2 lb in 42 days and its driving me NUTS!!! But I will say to you , DO IT!!! Make sure you do your research first and get er done!!!LOL:lol0: God Bless you and yours... FMC is Florida medical center (hospital):biggrin0:

wow .. i see my problem .. too many carbs when i do eat ,,my protein is great ,,but my carbs are quite high...( i've got do betta...) i've been at the same weight for 35 days now. (with NO weight loss but no gain either...) I got to get it together ... this is depressive!!!