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Man you are lucky you can still tolerate sugar, I'm 3 months post op and anything with even a tiny amount of sugar in it makes me sick! This would not be so bad except I was one of those people obsessed with any kind of dessert, I would rather have it than my meal, but boy o boy have the tables turned on me!

I was sleeved on June 18, 2012 Starting weight 334 Pre op liquid loss 20 lbs Day of surgery 314 lbs Weight today 262 lbs Loss so far 72 lbs 87 lbs to my goal!

Don't feel bad for wanting to unzip and step out of the old body into the new, I am 3 months post op and I'm down 72 lbs, I started my journey at 334 lbs and am now 262 and I still tell my husband at least 5 times a day that I just want to wake up tomorrow and weigh 175 lbs and be done with all of this mess! In case you haven't guessed, I have no patience

I started out at 334 lbs, lost 20 on the two week pre op liquid nightmare diet, went into surgery weighing 314 lbs on June 18, 2012, I am now 3 months post op and down a total of 72 lbs! May 26, 2012, 334 lbs Sept 9, 2012, 262 lbs

I am 3 months post op and I have had no loss yet ( I hope I never do), I take 5000 mcg of Biotin a day with my vitamins and I also use Bosley shampoo for color treated thinning hair ( started using it a couple of weeks before my surgery). I'm keeping my fingers crossed! In the long run I would rather be thin and bald than fat and hairy!

Happy Birthday to the lady in red! You look so happy! Keep it up!

I was sleeved on June 18, 2012 , I was one of the people that like y'all had a lot of pain, it made me mad to read about these people that went shopping and walked for hours, NOT ME! It took me almost 5 weeks before I even felt like getting out of the house, I just felt like crap every day. The moment I finally knew I was going to be ok was almost 5 weeks out when I was in the shower and I shaved my own legs, I was crying when I got out of the shower and my grown daughter who is an RN thought something was wrong and I said nothing's wrong I'm just so happy to be feeling normal again! Fast forward to 3 months post op and I'm down 72 lbs and heck yes it was worth every stinkin pain I had to endure! Hang in there cause I promise "This to shall pass"!

I used to think the same way, this is how God made me, but I think he wants me to live my life rather than just exist, because 3 months ago when I weighed 334 lbs I was not living, now 72 lbs lighter I now can participate in life! There is no doubt in my mind that had I not been sleeved I would have died young!

Had my surgery in Oxford, Ms, on June 18, 2012, I weighed 334 lbs, I am amazed at how great this has worked, I thought for sure I would be the one person that this surgery did not work on! I stepped on the scale this morning and BAM 264 lbs! I am loving my sleeve, the only thing I love more is the look in my husbands eyes when he looks at me now, I catch him looking at me all the time! [attachmentbefore 234 lbs 264 lbs

I paid 12,500 in Oxford, Mississippi with Dr. Michael King

Welcome Kara! I can't wait for you to be a big loser just like the rest of us!

Hey TaniaB, sorry don't have a my fitness pal. I eat a ton of chicken, I love cottage cheese, cheese sticks, deli shaved turkey. Before surgery I was a total dessert freak, I would rather have eaten sweets than food, but as fate would have it since surgery if I put anything with even a small amount of sugar in my mouth I get SICK, so there goes my sweet tooth! I have become a gym rat, I go every day but Sunday, I do 30 to 45 min on the elliptical machine, weights for toning and I swim laps to try to get rid of my bat wings. You can do it to, just stick with it, it will come off, I promise!

Wow! All I can say is I want to look just like you when I grow up! Way to go girl!

Congratulations y'all, we have you a seat reserved here on the losers bench! I pray everyone's surgery goes great and you are on the road to recovery! God bless!

What a great way to look at things Tabby, just enjoy the way your body is changing and just know that your body is loving you for doing this, and so you can enjoy many more years of healthy living!

Hey girl! Can't wait to see you become a big loser just like the rest of us! Take your time to heal, it will seem like it takes forever to get better but I promise you will be so happy with yourself when it's all done. Congrats and God bless you!

Thanks everyone for all the great words of encouragement, the only advice I can give you is to do exactly what your Dr says, I have not put one thing in my mouth that I was not told to eat, I went thru 2 months of crap to get where I am now and I'm sure not going to screw things up by eating junk cause that's the reason i had to have wls to start with.

Thanks, I love this site! Everyone is so encouraging and always quick to lift you up!

I had my surgery on June 18 and it was two weeks before I had a bm, my Dr also said to use Miralax every day and it really helps

I was sleeved June 18, starting weight 334, weight as of this morning 264!!! That's 70 lbs gone! I am so excited that I only have 89 more lbs to go,

I was sleeved on June 18, 2012 and I'm down 67 lbs. I'm 47 yrs old, have been married to the most wonderful man for 32 amazing years ( he took me to Hawaii two years ago and renewed our vows on the most beautiful beach in the world, barefoot and all, just because that has always been my dream, he made it come true!) I have 3 wonderful kids, the last of which just graduated from college, whoop whoop! I have 5 beautiful grandchildren and I know without a doubt if I had not had this surgery I was not going to last very long, my quality of life was horrible! Thank God for the sleeve, it saved my life!!!!

I can't wait to buy something other than perfume in VS, went to Lane Bryant this weekend and had to buy a shirt and pants in a 14/16! When these get to big for me I'm never gonna step in a Lane Bryant store as long as I live! I started 11 weeks ago in LB 26/28, and I'm ready for some sexy VS panties!

OMG don't ever say you regret doing this, you just have to give your body time to heal and as soon as you start eating real food again you won't be so tired all the time. I felt the same way for about 5 weeks, I even cried a couple of times, but I promise you it gets better! I am 11 weeks out and down 66 lbs and this is without a doubt the best thing I have ever done for myself! Just give it some time and you will feel the same way. I'm cheering you on, can't you hear me!!!!!!!!!

I had my surgery 2 months ago and I have lost 62 lbs, and even with the pain from surgery and a stitch I popped inside by my belly button which was very painfull, I would still do it over again!!!! I am 47 and I was not living, I was in so much pain every day from carrying around 334 lbs, had sleep apneia, had heart problems, was on blood pressure meds, and my legs and ankles swelled every day, I was miserable!! This surgery gave me my life back, I have my sex drive back and it has been gone for a long time, I have been married for 32 years and would not let my husband touch me because I was so ashamed of what I had done to myself. You have to make the decision for yourself but I can say 100% it was worth every penny I paid for this surgery (my insurance did not pay a dime on anything!)

Do not back out! This will be the best decision you could ever make for yourself. And as for starving, I am 7 weeks post-op and have never had the first hunger pain, not one single craving for anything and the smell of food doesn't bother me at all! I am so happy with my sleeve! I lost 20 lbs pre-op and 40 post-op! Remember there is no food that tastes as good as being thin feels!!!!