ASBgirl

Well maybe the metabolism does not shut down then. You seem to still be losing!

Those guidelines sound good! According to them I am eating right in the middle of the range they suggest at about 500 calories each day! Great Job you are doing BTW!

Kelly, I can not believe he said you were "eating too much"! Good for you for listening to your body and doing what works best for you! My Doc did not give any calorie recommendations. Just 60-80 grams Protein is all he advises.

I am losing weight but I am only 3 weeks out. My concern is for ruining my metabolism in the long run if my body gets used to eating 500 calories each day and thinks it is in starvation mode. I think maybe when I hit the one month mark I will try to up to 600-700 calories if the sleeve will let me. Just still trying to figure it all out.

I am still wearing it most of the day now. It feels good to my incisions but sometimes gets hot and itchy so I take a break for a couple of hours a day from it. Think I will need a smaller one soon! It must be stretched out plus I am shrinking!! I also wash it every other day so I do not think it will last forever. I might have to shop for a new one!

Just wondering how long you guys wore your abdominal binder after your surgery. My surgeon said 2 weeks but I will be 2 weeks out tomorrow and thinking about wearing it longer. Now I feel weird when it is not on!

SO happy for you!

So I had my surgery 2 weeks ago today. I have lost 18 pounds since that day and 5 pounds on pre-op diet so a total of 23 pounds in the past 4 weeks! Overall I am very happy! I am a little moody and a little tired. The surgery pain is very light now and I have no problems drinking tons of water and seem to be able to swallow anything that I chew up good. I have not been nauseous one time. I can swallow small pills with out even noticing I had surgery. Nothing seems to really hang up on the way down. I am very tired of sweet protein shakes. Everything tastes VERY sweet to me. I always had a sweet tooth but I think that is over!! With the exception of a day or two out of the past 14 I really do not have desire to eat and usually have to just make myself do it to get the protein in. I would say overall so far so good!!

I had this surgery because I wanted to become a normal, naturally thin person who is not obsessed with food and counting points and carbs and calories. I have been tracking all my nuts religiously for the past 10 days since my surgery. I have decided that once I move to mushies I am not going to do this anymore. I am tired of obsessing and this tracking adds to it. I figure if I eat the protein first and make myself eat some protein about every 3 hours or so the weight will come off. If I have some room for carbs after the protein I will take a bite. It is good to hear that others are successful without all the tracking!! I have done that my whole adult life and I am over it! I believe now that my sleeve will get me there without obsessing! And.....if this does not work for me or I do not lose I can go back to tracking but I do not believe there is anyway to not lose with the sleeve if you listen to it !

Hi Guys! I am a positive person and all I have wanted for so long is to get my sleeve. Suddenly today I seem to be an emotional mess. I am sad that food is not part of my life today as everyone is having cook outs and I am still on full liquids. I am nip picking everything my daughter does. I am tired of being in the house but not really feeling up to doing a lot either. What in the world is wrong with me? It is like extreme PMS but it is not that time! Just frustrated today!

I am feeling better now than earlier today! I went to the Vitamin Shop and walked around and went to my Mom's house for a bit. I am sure that helped. It is very Hot here today too but I am gonna take a short walk when the sun goes down. Thanks for the support! It helps to know I am not alone in these feelings.

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I was on my period heavy during my surgery and the whole hospital stay. I found it to be very inconvenient and messy but it was not big deal as far as the surgery goes.

Oh how exciting my first goal. I have been watching you guys do this for months and so happy to finally participate! SN..............Starting Wt........Current.......Goal.......Lbs to Goal ASBgirl ................279............261................225............36

Ha! That is exactly what I was wondering!

Well...I had surgery on the 21st and I am hungry but not nearly like before surgery. Of course I am only drinking about 500 calories per day right now. I am hoping to feel the restriction when I move on to food. I could drink a lot and have no problem swallowing. So you are not alone. Hang in there!

WOW! Just what you are doing is awesome. I had surgery June 21st and have not exercised yet since then. Still a bit too sore but I hope to be starting after I see my surgeon next week for my 2 week checkup. Keep up the good work!

I had the same problem. Ended up staying in the hospital a second night because of it. I despised that Catheter! I finally went and they sent me home but I will never take peeing for granted again. It really stressed me out so I know what you are going thru. Hang in there! I promise you will pee eventually!

I am 8 days post op and have had vivid eating dreams about every other night. I too wake up panicked that I did actually eat the stuff! I think we must be subliminally holding on to old ways but hopefully it will change soon!