Ms skinniness

Have you called your surgeon's office? It could just be your stomach is still swollen and the food is resting right there. It will go away, but it's always safe to play it safe and talk with the surgeon's office.

I don't believe that age has affected my metabolism. I have lost steady like others. I believe that exercise does help with our metabolism increasing. I know that my body struggles with metabolizing fats and sugars, so I really try to avoid those.

Your carb expectation is extremely high. I try to keep my carbs below 40.

I had a little bit of a period. But I was bleeding for a long time before my procedure. Now, I have no bleeding and I'm totally happy. I only bleed for like 3 weeks.

I love asking the universe for what I need, and I get it! Yayyyyy! Congrats!

Yesturday I was taking care of some legal matters with family and wasn't able to eat. I did not get hungry and was drinking my water. But when I got home, I wasn't really hungry but once I ate some peanuts and stuff, my head hunger got really bad. The head hunger is really an enemy of mine. I'm always working on this. I have been doing a lot of mindless eating too.

You still won't be able to eat that much. Small, small portions. I kept my diet pretty much high protein for the first few months and it helped lose the majority of my weight. I also would drink the low calorie G2 Gatorade diluted with water and found out that it made me really gassy. So now I don't drink it. Now I'm doing much better.

You are very welcome! My NUT gave me a lot of info also and it was very helpful and still is.

Before my surgery, I was always hungry. i had cut my portion sizes in half and thought I would never get pasted it. After surgery, when I realized that I needed to take a PPI, I also realized I didn't reckonize thirst from hunger, I wasn't hungry. I had a lot of head hunger, but that's to be expected. It will pass and the hard part is being patient and not giving in to the negative thoughts your experiencing. It does get better, you are in the hardest part of the journey.

You look fabulous! CONGRATS!

I never pureed my food. I ate yogurts, sf puddings, sf jello, soups, etc. The thought of pureeded foods made me gag. I am not a doctor and I am not advising you do this. But I ate anything that was really soft and chewed, chewed, chewed. You have done really great so far and there will be times where losing lbs just stop, but you are losing inches! Make sure your getting your fluids in, bc that is extremely important. Add some protein to your soft foods and that will increase protein intake.

Hi Brandy So you fell off the wagon! That's okay, chalk it up for a learning experience. Do you have any junk food in the house? if so, throw it in the trash now! You don't need that stuff, it has no nutritional value. This is a time where you can look at what was your triggers to eating the wrong choice of food. Maybe seeing a therapist would be a great start to learn some coping skills to address the triggers that drove you to eating junk food. This is a great time to commit yourself to LilMissDiva's "The Basic Bootcamp" program. This is going back to basics and getting your craving for sugar out of your system. I am so addicted to sugar and if I have just a tiny bit, I crave it. So I have to stay away from it. There's also the 5 day pouch test you can google. This is not the end of the world, but it is time to forgive yourself and get back on track. You can do this. If you have any questions, please feel free to google me.

I couldn't resist replying to this topic. I am so fortunate to have a husband that loved me for who I am inside and has always been attracted, even at my biggest. he never saw how big I really was, but now really enjoys the benefits of a skinny partner. I realize that I gained my weight because I wasn't getting my needs met with food and some of my dances with my dysfunctional biological family and other issues I learned growing up (feelings about myself and who I was) really sabotaged me eating. i had developed an addiction to food, where that was what I was living for. Now that I feel so much better about myself and have eliminated the negative forces in my life, I realize that I really love my life now. Recently having lost both my in-laws, and watching the dumb a** behaviors of my BIL & SIL, I realize that I am so so happy that I am not like them. I also realized that I don't have to allow negative people in my life. Yep, that is freeing. As soon as we get done with my in-laws estate, we will not have anything to do with them. It's sad adding additional losses to our lives but worth it. So, so off track. From my experiences and scope of practice, now that people have chosen this avenue to enrich his/her lives, we are getting our health back and skinniness which adds a new level of confidence which is scarey for both us and our spouses. It would be well worth while to take advantage of this time and redefine our relationships with each other. this is a time to embrace our partners and include them in our dance. I highly advise see a therapist or counselor to get help with finding what our emotional triggers are to eating food. Not being able to endulge in food to self sooth leaves an empty void in us. If we don't find a different coping skill to deal with the void, we will end up back where we started with weight gain, or worse, a leak, that can lead to more series complications. This is our journey and I hope we can all make the best of it. I am so in love with my life today. I have so much richness in all areas and as I said above, I am eliminating all negative people in my life. I love me! I also love you all. Have a wonderful Tuesday!

I was totally hungry for a couple of months after the surgery. Then I realized from other posts here that I was having gas and acid reflux that mimicked hunger. After that, my hunger only came when it was time to eat. maybe that was because I was thirsty or just plain head hunger. Go figure! Anyways, this is the best decision I have ever made.

This is really frustrating. I know that my PCP treats my sleeve like it's a GBS. He won't give me any NSAIDS because it cause ulcers. During our NUT classes, they educated us towards the GBS and everything was based on the GBS. I know the rules for the sleeve aren't like the rules for the GBP so I have to bite my tongue and just go with it. Otherwise, I'm fighting a losing battle. So far, I have a sleeve of steel. I never throw up, nothing bothers it. I do get a full feeling in my left side when I'm full. That's it. So frustrating. We need more information out there about the VS. Just my opinion.

You are totally a surviver! I love your strength and endurance and am sending you healing energy your way!

Meg: thank you. this is a great reminder of how quickly I judge myself. i am totally in fear mode as to being able to eat a lot more. I just have to pull myself back in to reality and focus on eating healthy meals. So much fear can also sabotage me. Thank you for the reality check. I too need to exercise. In fact, I'm going to go get dressed and take a nice walk in the park. I also struggle with exercise.

Niahri: thank you for your kind words. It makes me happier. and easier to deal with the issues at hand. former_vgb: Your right, family drama sucks. We probably won't have to deal with them much longer. We have some legal issues and then going through IL's belongings, distributing them among 2 sisters and a brother, and selling the house as is. Then we are done with the BIL and his spouse. This BIL wants so badly to have a close relationship with my hubby (his brother), but his behaviors demonstrate the opposite. Crazy times. i will get past this, but for now, I think my emotions are more important and staying focused on my diet. I so love my life, after all, I could be in the same boat as the BIL and his spouse, very unhappy and manipulative.

The good news is, that now you know what the problem is. Do do know what the options are to fix it? or does that happen when you get your appointment with the specialist? I know that you have been struggling with the stricture for a long time. It will be nice to see it gone!

This is something to be excited about! Great job! Keep ROCKIN that SLEEVE!

This is common. We all go through this process. Have you taken measurements of your body yet. If not, take a measuring tape and measure you neck, arms breast, waist, thighs, calves and hips. Then when in a stall, watch the inches just disappear. The scale is really not your friend right now. There are times when you won't lose any weight. I haven't lost much weight in the past few months, but my body is still adjusting in inches. It's kinda cool, but I still want the scale to show a loss. Now I am teaching myself to sit back an enjoy the ride. It will kick in and the lbs will start coming off. Stop, relax, and let it happen in your own bodies time frame. Enjoy the ride. Eat healthy and exercise. That is all you can do for now.

This is what I'm going to make for dinner tonight. Thank you for sharing............

Thank you, I just sent you a request! Keep it up! I love your pic!

You look great! What a fantastic transformation.