Nancy Rivers

Welcome to the forums. Congratulations on making the decision to have the sleeve done. I'm sorry about your friend. That's rough.

Welcome to the forums. Congrats on being so close to your surgery.

Welcome to the forums. Yeah, there are a few people who have lost over 150 pounds on here. I want to lose about 140 to 150 pounds myself - so far I've lost 19 since my surgery 3 weeks ago.

Sugar is a very quick source of energy. If you are eating a relatively large amount of sugar after your surgery, your body will simply use that for energy instead of the "harder" process of burning fat for energy. If you are not burning fat for energy, then you won't be loosing the weight like you should be. Also, if you take in too much sugar in one sitting, you could experience dumping syndrome even with the sleeve. Essentially, the sleeve says "I want Protein - not sugar" and expels the sugar back the way it came from. It doesn't happen to everyone, but there is a chance of it.

Congratulations! That's fantastic!

Congratulations on the weight loss. That's great!

Most people say that the unflavored protein still has a flavor to it. However, I have had the unflavored protein from Optimum Nutrition and didn't think it changed the flavor of things at all. Many others like the unjury unflavored (or the chicken broth flavored).

I have been diabetic since 2003. I had the surgery 3 weeks ago. I am currently off all of my diabetes medication. There are several others on the boards who are in similar situations - or at least greatly reduced medications.

I thought it was just me, so I've been doing a bunch of maintenance on my computer - and the buttons have changed back to what they were before.

For Christmas, a good friend of mine gave me as a present a pair of pants (which frankly I needed). Unfortunately, while they did fit, they didn't fit right if you get my meaning. Well, today I put them on without really thinking about it, and they fit right! The waist band is a little loose, but the rest fit right and they are comfortable. Yay me!

Congratulations on both things! That is awesome!

Good luck!

I tried 2 of the small bottles of alpine punch and I couldn't stand the taste so I didn't drink the rest of what I had bought.

I had been leaving them all open to the air and not putting anything on them. I only did it because it bled a bit and I wanted to make sure it didn't get infected. I plan to take it off in the morning. Thanks.

A friend of mine always "de-strings" her celery. I'm not sure how she does it, but I know she does. I would think that if it was small and you chew it really well, then it shouldn't be an issue.

Good luck with your surgery!

Still unpacking and still need to get a couple of things, but I'm not going to "push myself" to hard. My muscles ache today, so I'm resting more than unpacking. I know it's because I'm not used to being active, but I don't want to injure myself either by doing too much too quickly.

I was thirsty after a long day of moving furniture into my new place (thankfully, the delivery people did most of the work, but I had some "fine tuning" to do - sliding furniture so I'm not lifting. Anyway, I was rather thirsty, so I get out my trusty bottle of water and take a drink - like I would have a month ago - just chugging away. Suddenly, my sleeve said "whoa - wait a minute!" Nice tight feeling in the chest, breaking out into another sweat, I stop chugging and wait for the feeling to go away. It doesn't until I go to the bathroom and throw up. It was just water that came back up, but still. Now I feel much better of course. Although I'm sure my sleeve is still upset with me. Lesson learned - I MUST SIP no matter how thirsty I am.

Just a few posts below this one is this post on the symptoms of a leak: http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/22197-what-are-the-symptoms-of-a-leak/

It's the first time since surgery I have thrown up. Hopefully it won't happen again.

Welcome to the forums. There are a lot of people on here who have revised from the band to the sleeve and have had success. There's actually a separate board for those that have that type of surgery. On the main page, scroll down and you'll see it. You'll have success with the sleeve. Just follow what your surgeon and dietician tell you, and you will be successful!

I got baby spoons to help me eat more slowly and smaller bites. So far it's been working well. I also measure my food and eat only that amount.

Welcome to the forums. Good luck with getting your surgery scheduled quickly.

Yup, people do carry weight differently. Most people think I weigh somewhere around 200 to 220. In reality I was 288. Mine is concentrated in my torso and upper legs. I had in January bought myself size 28W for the first time ever. Right now, if you were to look at me without clothing, it almost looks like I am pregnant in my torso, but still have big thighs.