{~Shannon~}

I was sleeved on 4/26/2011 by Dr Salimath in Peoria IL I have had an incredible journey. Besides the fact that my soon to be ex boyfriend didn't support me at all, I am doing great. The only real problem I am having is my stall @ 25lbs left to loose till goal. I know I need to get back to basics and jumpstart my weightloss again, I just struggle daily w my addiction to sweets. Believe me, I make wise sweets choices (if there really are any). I buy sugarfree everything and 100 calorie packs. But I do know I need to stop that and get back on track. I am not gaining, but I am not loosing either. I have kids and it is real hard to not have ANY sweets in the house at all. I know this will get better when I go back to work. I am on unemployment from my last position and I don't stay busy enough to keep my mind off what's lurking in the kitchen. Am I alone here??? Sometimes I feel like I am the only person "sorta" messing up my sleeve and it freaks me out.

The 2 I have had is body fortress from walmart. It is super cheap and lasts about 2 weeks. I had the chocolate, vanilla and chocolate peanut butter. The only one that I could drink daily is the regular chocolate. The vanilla is gross plain, adding fruit and stuff makes it tolerable. The chocolate peanut butter is nasty. They say it tastes like a reeces.....ummmm no it don't! Lol Also Unjury is good. I think it is only sold online though. The only 2 I tried is chocolate and unflavored. The chocolate is asesome. Most shakes have a gritty texture and Unjury don't. It is smooth like chocolate milk. The unflavored is gross. It has flavor and I was burping it up for hours. I even mixed it with a flavored drink and it didn't mask the flavor. Also, any shakes that say use milk or water.....just as the post above says USE MILK! Milk adds extra protien and also makes them creamier and less lumpy and chalky. Another brand is Click. If u like iced coffee or latte u should try them. There is mocha and vanilla. They have a website and if u "like" em on facebook, they will send u a free sample (atleast they did for me). Also ask ur nutritionist @ ur surgeons office for samples, if they don't have any, contact the company via the websites and they will most likely offer to send samples to ur dr office 4 u.

Hi! I am new to this site, so sorry in advance if anything sounds weird! I had my vsg on 4/26/11 and for me my preop was 2 weeks of liquid only dies w 3 protein shakes a day. If u r having surgery in 2 weeks and a diet is necessary, ur dr should have told u by now. If u do have a long diet like I did, I won't lie.....it sucked! Temptation is so hard and eating like we did for so long is a hard habit to break. Post op I was in pain, but it wasn't the incisions that caused it. I had the surg laproscopically and so there was a drain in my upper torso. That was where the pain came from. My surgeon says some patients have this pain cause the drain is pushing on their diaphram and everytime I took a breath, it was awful! I was soooooo thirsty, but not once was I hungry. After I got to start drinking again and they removed that stupid drain, it was smooth sailing! I went home after 2 days and when I got home I didn't have one bit of pain. I coulda ran a marathon 3 days after surgery, I felt that awesome. Followed the liquid diet for another 2 weeks then I graduated to soft foods. 6 months out and I am eating normally. I am down 90lbs and 25 away from goal!! If u have any other questions or anything, message me and I will b happy to help! Take care and good luck!