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My husband and I still hold hands everywhere we go and today while walking the beautiful Strand in Galveston, TX, he said, "baby, your hands are even smaller!". It was such a random compliment, but I almost feel like I'm turning into a lady instead of a manly woman with "man hands"!!! A weird feeling after being so tomboyish all my life!!!

Preop start Oct 31 at 327 (4x shirt, 24 pant). Surgery date Nov 12 at 311 Today 274 (2x shirt, 20 pant) Goal 170 53 pounds gone forever!!!!! I think I found the answers to my prayers!!!!!!

[quote name="Lisa ] I know exactly what you mean about just wanting veggie soup!! I remember just wanting to eat a carrot!!! Your frustration is completely normal!!! I swear I was so cranky and angry about not being able to eat that I felt like I could kill somebody!! LOL Isopure is not the best tasting thing in the world. My surgeon MADE ME drink 4 bottles of it before I was allowed to leave the hospital' date=' so once I got home, I nixed it from my diet!! What I ended up doing, was adding unflavored Isopure powder to my broth. I couldn't taste it at all and it kept the broth clear!! Have you tried SF hot chocolate (just mixed with water)?...and how about SF popsicles?...I think I went through a box of popsicles a day for the first 10 days!!! And even though, you're "supposed" to be getting your Protein in...don't stress about it!! Your hydration is way more important right now and, in time, you'll be able to tolerate more and more. And you aren't failing just because you're having a hard time. This journey is THE HARDEST thing I've ever done but it's also been the BEST THING I've ever done. Like others have said, keep your eye on the prize!! It's going to get easier. And once you start eating regular food, you won't think about it so much....your relationship with food will change [/quote'] LOL about the carrot!!!! I told my husband when I was on my preop liquid Protein diet that I wanted to stab him in the neck with a fork for a carrot. He looked at me pitifully and said, "you wouldn't have to get violent! I would have given it to you!"

I have had buyer's remorse since surgery Nov. 12. I step on the scale and see that I'm down 53 pounds then the remorse goes away. However the remorse comes back after I eat and throw up and feel like doodoo for two hours after. Then I wake up and weigh and buyer's remorse be gone! It has been a vicious cycle for 6 weeks! Hoping it gets better too!

LOL. I'm out of the closet now!!! Storm was bad, but no tornado here. Just got back from the neighbor's house where my husband had to cut a tree off their house with his chainsaw!!! Thanks for the thoughts!!!

Keep your fingers crossed and prayers coming folks! I'm currently sitting in my closet waiting for the storms to pass. We're under a tornado warning and it is looking pretty bad out there! One of my biggest fears is a tornado and here we go!!!!

Thank God we're safe! We managed to squeeze my husband's truck in the garage (no small feat) and about 30 minutes later, it was over. Lost power but only for an hour and a half. I'm in east Texas. If it is the same storm coming towards NC, hunker down and get ready! That was a wicked storm! No damage here. The neighbors have a tree on their house though. Going to check on them in a sec. My poor little tummy is in knots right now. I guess too much adrenaline!!! Merry Christmas everyone!!!! Thanks for the prayers!!!

Also a Texan here. Also wishing I would have done this when I was 21!!!! Good luck in your journey, both nursing and WLS!!!!

Totally agree with Gaye. Eating is kind of a chore for me. I eat because I have to, not because I want to. I have absolutely no cravings. My husband will mention a restaurant and I will ooh and ahh about what I used to get and he said "I thought you didn't get cravings". I told him that if I think about the restaurant, the food sounds good and I remember what it tastes like, but I don't dwell on it until I get it and the second I think of something else, I've forgotten about that food completely. It is actually a weird feeling because I used to be consumed by the thought of food. I'm 6 weeks out and I've had some rough times recently, but the buyer's remorse goes away when I think about my progress (51 pounds since Oct 31), no pain and compliments!

They are absolutely correct with the acid/dehydration making people feel hungry. Has happened to me a lot. Dehydrated and starving. Better now. Every time I get indigestion (a lot) I feel hungry.

I've list 51 pounds and sex went from blah to bravo!!!! My husband said it felt different. I could move/bend/twist much easier and had no hip or back pain.

Before I advanced to soft and was on full liquid, I did great! No nausea, vomiting or pain. Two days before Thanksgiving, I was advanced to soft. I have been having a terrible time of it. I've gone back and forth between liquid/soft and no help. I asked my surgeon last week and I told him about it and this feeling like a rock was sitting under my ribs. He said that the pain was from the swelling from the vomiting and to slow down and take smaller bites. I have done my best, but last night I was so sick. It carried over to today and all day I've felt aweful. An acid-like burning which nothing has fixed. I've tried Tums, Pepto and Mylanta. I feel so full. Everything I ate today (3 small bites of chopped beef and 4 small sips of soup) has come back up. I'm dry heaving so much too. I've given my sleeve a break for dinner and am not eating. Is it the swelling making me feel so aweful?? Anyone else with something similar????

I don't understand why a simple "thanks for the support" wouldn't suffice instead of blowing up about it. If I were to meet a non-believer on the street and said "Merry Christmas", would they jump my ass for not asking their religious affiliation or lack of one? I say Merry Christmas to EVERYONE. I mean no offense by it and so far I've gotten a bunch of "you too" answers and no one has been offended whether they be non-believers or even Jewish! I'm just that bubbly person offering season's greetings to everyone. I am not hyper religious, a devout Christian or a "bible thumper". The world is just SO sensitive. No need to blow up here. You'd be surprised how much support/advice fellow sleevers here have.

Anybody who knows me knows that I have never been able to stick to a diet long enough to benefit me, so no need to lie. I was picking up dinner tonight and I asked the lady if she could sell me just a small portion and she just looked at me like I was crazy. I simply said that I had surgery and can only eat about an ounce. She smiled and held up a cup and asked if it were small enough. When I was walking out, a lady stopped me and apologized for being nosey and asked what surgery I had. I told her that I had the sleeve and she told me that she had the band done in 2005 and was down from 386 pounds. We complimented each other and she wished me luck with my new tummy. Such a sweet lady!!! I'm not ashamed of my decision and I know that I would have never been able to do this by myself. Plus, my crack baby memory would certainly mess up my tangle of lies!

My husband had an emotional affair in September. He met a girl at a bar, became emotionally involved and kissed her. He said he wanted a divorce and that he did not love me anymore. He left for the weekend. We talked on the phone a lot that weekend and he wanted to come home. I told him I needed to think on it. I cried like I have never cried in my life. One minute I was ready for a divorce. The next minute I couldn't breathe without him. I finally decided that 12 years was too much to throw away over a kiss. I told him that an emotional affair hurt because that is giving a piece of himself to someone that belonged to me. He can sleep with a hooker, but you care about someone you kiss. He met me for dinner one night and we talked it over. I didn't want to see a marriage counselor because our marriage is the two of us; not a threesome. Our marriage has NEVER been this strong. We have such a closer bond now and we both don't take each other for granted now.

I stayed in Jammie's for two weeks after surgery! The gas they used had my belly so swollen that I couldn't suck it in. Even though I felt okay and didn't feel gassy, my belly was very swollen. I have lost 49 pounds also and just got in to one size smaller. Now my jeans are really loose. I just got home from my in-laws and I walked into my bathroom and the butt of my jeans was sagging almost half way to my knees!!! I LIKE IT!!!

Unjury has protein broths.

Confused and irritated a little bit. Hope you find out what is wrong, but I'm at a loss!

I had to take Cipro 2 weeks ago for a severe UTI and it was making me sick and vomit. Around this time, I advanced from liquid to soft so it didn't dawn on me that it was the Cipro until I missed a dose for surgery. Well, when I would vomit, I would get that terrible pill bitterness and I would suck on a See's miniature lollipop and it was the only thing that would get the bitter taste to go away and settle my stomach. Of course I only had one and not the whole box like I would have in the past!!! The vanilla pops were the best at settling my tummy!

I called my husband this afternoon after I got back from my PCP to tell him I had lost 45 pounds so far. I have two dogs. Howie (47 pounds) and Bones (94 pounds). My husband says, "Great job, baby! You lost a Howie!". That really put just how much I've lost into perspective! Soon I'll lose a Bones!!!! This is Howie!!!

I have a friend who had the band done a few years ago. She lost a lot and looked amazing, but that woman can drink a sailor under the table. She has recently had to go to MX for the sleeve because "the band isn't working". During lunch when she announced this, she had three huge calorie-laden drinks! No wonder it didn't work. If it hasn't killed her yet, I think we're all in the clear! I've never been a huge drinker since I've been of legal drinking age (21 and younger was a way different story) but I sure love a good bloody Mary every now and then!!!

LOL @ jen!!! Guess we shouldn't shout it too loudly then!!!!

I think a lot of it is that threads can be misread. It is impossible to understand the tone one is using while posting like you can in a face to face conversation. While one person might say no, no, no, you can't hear the tone in their voice. It may be a motherly no like telling your child to stay away from the stove or it may be a no like I know better than you and I doubt anyone truly has that mentality. I may be naive, but I think feathers may be getting ruffled for no reason. I don't believe that one single person has malice in their opinions because we've all been in the same situations one way or the other.

I got my job interview in Galveston!!!!!!!! What an amazing day this has turned out to be!!! Went to my PCP this morning and am down 45 lbs and he was thrilled!!!! Got home and the phone rang for an interview!!!! I am so beside myself I could just pee!!!! WOOHOO!!!! Okay, I'll simmer down now!