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I wish I was able to start with the sleeve too! I definately feel supressed hunger, it's a totally different feeling. I am 5 months out of surgery and for example I eat like 1/2 a hamburger patty and I'm STUFFED. I feel like i went to the buffet and ate so much. I also have to remind myself to eat because they remove the part of the stomach that produces ghrelin. I do still crave some foods but the best thing about the sleeve is that I can eat about everything but just in smaller portions. If you have the chance to do it, i would take the leap. I was out of work for 2 weeks I probably could have made it back in 10 days but I enjoyed the time off. If you have any other questions just ask me

Today I went to the mall and tried on a pair of 14 jeans and they fit!!! I'm a very slow loser this being my 5th month after surgery and only losing 56 lbs. I was so excited to finally see something that was uplifting! I was a size 20 down to a 14. Time to get motivated!

Thank you everone I guess it's not slow since the beginning I lost a TON but the last 2-3 months its been so slow. I stall for 4 weeks at a time. Right now is the time that people notice and someone even called me "tiny". I'm far from tiny but that makes me feel like this was all worth it! Not only do I look better I feel more balanced on my feet if that makes sense. I can get around easier and feel lighter when walking.

190 today that's one lb lost

With the sleeve I average about 10 lbs a month which is still a healthy loss but it is much easier because I feel naturally full not tortured

It had a small leak in it anyways and I could tell it wasn't going to work for me. My surgeon said he went to a convention for bariatric surgury and the latest data is that 50% of them are failing so I didn't want to take the chance any longer.

Yes my insurance covered it. There was a leak in the port but it also didn't work well. I was still able to eat around it even before the leak. My insurance paid for the removal and then another surgury to switch to the sleeve.

Good job

I didn't weigh in last week but weighed 195 2 weeks ago. I'm not at 191 so 4 lbs in 2 weeks.

I'm 4 months out and I can eat about 3/4 of a hot dog but still better then 3 or 4!

I have lost all my drive even what I had before surgury. I'm not quite sure what to do about it either. It's like the thought doesn't even cross my mind anymore. It's a little scary becuase I'm only 25 and what if this surgury has damaged my sex drive for life?

How long did it take you to get out of the 190s? I swear I've been here for 4 weeks or more. Today I'm 193 2 lbs from last week down

I once belong to planet fitness and I didn't enjoy it at all. There aren't many machines and they seem to be the lower end machines. The staff and people working out there also seemed snotty or they stared alot. It also doesn't have a pool. I joined the local YMCA and i enjoy it ALOT more but that's just my opinion

I literally haven't taken any vitamins since my surgury almost 4 months ago. I just hate taking stuff but I had my blood test and my iron levels were normal. I don't seem to have any bad effects from this other then occasional tiredness. Does anybody else not take their vitamins?

I have had the lapband put in about 4 months before I converted to the sleeve. This is the BEST chioce I coudl have made and I regret not choosing it first. It gives you a more natural full feeling instead of torture. DOn't get me wrong you will feel uncomfortable after you eat too much but it's not that heart attack feeling you get with the lap band. The best thing about it is you don't have to worry about it eroding or slipping. There's basically no maintenance to keeping up and no fill appointments.

I'm almost 4 months out and started with a BMI of 42 adn now I'm at 33. I went from 247 down to 193. Loss is about 12 lbs per month. I also went down 3 pants sizes

195 to 194 I will take that as its been a rough week!

I'm about 3 1/2 months out and as that 6 month mark is coming up I'm getting more concerns. I started at 247 and am now at 195. I haven't lost in the past 3 weeks. I keep giong up and down back to the same numbers. I do notice that I am hungrier and I do work out 5 days a week but I'm wondering if the working out is making me too hungry so that I eat up more calories that I even burned. I'm trying to keep the carbs down but I've been craving them like crazy lately. I'm just scared that this is it for me and the weight loss has stopped. DId anybody else feel like this at 3 months?

Did you find that it helped with your weight loss only weight once a week? I'm scared to do it

Thank you for all the post I am trying to start over new...yesterday I wasn't snacking on stuff all day and I stopped myself whenever I would reach for it. The scale is like an addiction to me...I can't seem to stay off of it. I keep telling myself that i won't weight myself for a week but when I wake up in the morning that's the first place I head to after the bathroom. Whenever the numbers aren't what I like it seems to ruin my dad and I tend to eat worse!

I'm 195 I hope to be around 170! that's a 25 lb lost but atleast it's a goal I can look forward to!

I've lost 2 pant sizes but it seems like people on here seem to be losing them like crazy! I guess I'm just concerned that working out may be hurting me and not helping me. I've been working out since 6 weeks after my surgury and I seem to be a slow loser. I was trying to prevent all that lose skin by doing cardio and weight training. I think my problem is the constant snacking. I always seem to be eating something and I should be tracking down everything going into my mouth.

195 today that's only a 1 lb loss for this week. I cheated and weighed myself a few days last week and it made me depressed so it affected my eating. I will do better this week and I won't weigh myself!

Hi everyone! I was just curious if any of you eat sandwiches? The other day I had half a wheat sandwich with turkey and cheese on it no mayonaise. I'm wondering if this is acceptable? It seemed to give me a boost for my workout. I workout 4-5 days a week so I feel like I need a little bit of carbs. My nutritionist mentioned last time I shouldn't have any grains until 75% of my excess weight is lost but I feel like I can make up for it in exercise. What do you guys think?

Thanks you guys...I think it's true that you lose weight from the top first and then down because my shoulder area seems to be the most improved