italianlady13

yes it's from the anesthesia it will go away

I was told it would depend on age as well and I have a loose belly as well as some lose skin on my arms....but i"m not complainin! I love my new body loose tummy and all:)

I'm wondering how you didn't repeat it up and get the slimes....slimes were the worst in the first few months....are you getting alot of thick saliva in the back of your throat? If so those are the slimes and and an indication you are eating too much. The bread is a slider food so it just slides right through your sleeve this could be why you are eating alot. And it is indeed too much i"m just wondering why you are not reacting. You might want to ask your doctor about that. Perhaps you have a longer sleeve....if your sleeve is longer you just might have a larger capacity for food....however even if the sleeve is longer you are still swollen from the surgery and def should not be able to get in that much food....

This thread is awesome. I have been sleeved almost two years now (in June) and I am eating like a monster lately. It's so scary. I went down to 58 kg but now am up to 60 so I gained like four pounds after a year of the scale never moving. I notice I can eat a whole bunch more and so I have begun doing regular 5 day pouch test and will begin doing one day of liquids like iegal above had spoken about. I'm terrified of gaining my weight back. At first I could not stop losing weight and at the suggestion of my surgeon to enjoy it and eat chocolate to stop the weight loss. Now I have completely cut the chocolate out! OUT OUT OUT! I'm back on protein only diet and veg and monitoring like a hawk!!! Scared to death!!!

and one more thing....some people end up with a longer sleeve....depending on how your stomach is structured so if it's longer then the food will slide quicker and you can squeeze in a bit more....they say you won't know this until after six months but you might be one of those people who has a longer stomach:) Even still, however it should restrict you enough to give you the weight loss results you desire.

are you eating solids yet? When I was first sleeved I was super scared because I could eat boat loads of food. But I was only on liquids and soft solids. Once I got on solid protein.....wow forget it! I hit "slime city" slimes and tons of restriction and this lasted a good four months until I learned how to eat. You will never feel "full" like you felt before also, you will feel tightness and restriction but not "full" you have to pay attention to other stuff like running nose, hiccups and such. Your ghrelin was removed with your tummy so satiety and hunger messages to the brain do not get sent because ghrelin is responsible for sending those messages:) You very well might be full and not realize it. With time you will learn how to gauge everything correctly and understand your new eating habits. It took me a good six months to be fully adjusted. I hope that helps:)

I'm here til August 22nd....you tell me when and where and I will do my best to be there or be square:D

OMG look at this thread we are such food addicts! Ok ok it's better to talk about it then eat it right? LOL Best to get it off the chest than put into the mouth eh?

Guys...Poutine is CANADIAN!!!! yeah baby yeah:DDDD

this is not forever just keep telling yourself that this is not forever it's just a small part of your life and soon you will enjoy small portions of your wonderful healthy cooking along with your family.....

cheese curds remind me of poutine......man I used to eat that but now if I go near it it's like a load of cement in my stomach...hard to believe the things you ate before the surgery....

the baby bel's are awesome! I eat the light ones all the time, even the full fat ones. I eat alot of mozzerella cheese sticks as well as the ones you mentioned. Can I also mention a cheese you might not know about called Bocconcini (I hope I spelled it correctly) anyway it's fresh mozzerella shaped into little balls and kept in water. It has a mild flavour, is really really soft and easy to go down I might suggest this is you are afraid to try cheese first out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bocconcini

No probs! Any time you need help you let me know I can help out I forgot to add something: I cook with as many fresh herbs as I can to make the food tastier without adding any extra fat. for instance tonight I made my own salad dressing with lemon juice, fresh garlic crushed with salt, olive oil, pepper, whole grain mustard and dill (the kind that comes in the tube that's all ground and kind of like a paste) it was heavenly. I topped it with some chopped up egg and some fresh grilled steak it was awesome. I could only eat like four bites but I'm looking forward to my evening meal of it later on tonight after my walk:D

No problem ANY time. I have been through this and if I can help anyone i'm there in a flash:D

85 pounds in 9 months. I have been maintaining for three (although I lost a pound this week)