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I had a lower BMI too. At 5'6 I had about 6o lbs to lose to get to my pre-baby size 4. I had surgery on Nov 23 and have lost a little over 35 lbs in three months. It has been easy and I feel great. Actually, I have been wanting to start exercising but have not even done that yet! As far as eating, I just eat normal food and try to make healthier choices but I am not doing low carb or super high Protein, just making sure I eat veggies and whole grains and lean meats. If I want a cookie or chocolate I have some and am satisfied with a small amount. I think you would love it and not have any problem losing weight.

Hey Tiff, You look fab! Congrats. I havent been on in a while and I am happy to log in today and see your success. I am so happy with the sleeve too. It has been three months for me and I have lost a little over 35lbs. I am down to single digit sizes and soooo happy. Another 25 and I will be in my smallest size clothes from college! I have been eating whatever I want ( which for the most part is pretty healthy stuff) and still havent started exercising so I plan to get into that soon. Looking forward to the next three months!

I agree about not beating yourself up about having a treat! We had this surgery so we could live and eat normally. "normal" people eat chips once in a while or a piece of chocolate etc. I also do eat crackers, bread, pasta cookies occasionally but again I just eat a small amount of it. I dont think people should feel bad or like they are sabotaging themselves for a little bit of something like that once in a while. I mean, regardless of what you eat you are going to lose weight if you are eating under 1000 cals a day ( if you can even manage to get in that much). If you try to make sure you get in healthy stuff for the most part then little amounts of the other stuff should not be an issue. anyway, thats just my two cents. I have been living llike that after surgery for 6 weeks now and I have never overeaten to the point of throwing up and only once felt a bit overstuffed but that went away in about an hour. I have lost 24 lbs and feel really good. The only problem I notice is that I still eat too fast. Not too much but too fast and I get the hiccups. Looking forward to losing the remaining 36!

thats so cool! congratulations!!!!!

Hi all, It is so great to hear how everyone is doing! What a good idea! I am a nov 23rd sleever. I checked my weight about 2 weeks ago and it was down 12 lbs. I dont know how much I have lost since then because I havent weighed again. I am trying not to be obsessed with the scale. I know I am looking and feeling better and that is enough for me right now. I am going to start going to the gym after Christmas too so I would just rather see the changes in clothes fitting ( which I have) than worry too much about the number. I had about 60lbs to lose to begin with to get to my goal of 130 so I know its not going to be as dramatic loss in the first months as some people have. Anyway, I am doing fine with no complications. As of yesterday I am eating anything I want even though officially I wasnt suppossed to start that until the 23rd. I havent had any problems with nausea or vomitting, just a couple of times when I felt slightly uncomfortably full but nothing too bad. I am actually surprised at how well it has all gone. I was prepared for a lot of nausea, and getting sick etc, but it hasnt happened, yet anyway. I have not been doing the Protein drinks much. As the days progressed they became worse and worse tasting for me. I just decided to really focus on eating soft fish and meat and eggs etc. I have been doing that and I probably am not getting the full 70 grams of protein in a day, but I looked up the amount of protein in 6 ounces of different meats and it is between 40-55 for various meats and fish. I think now that I am eating solids I should definitely be able to squueze that much in. I just really hate eating those bars and shakes. I have been filling up on much less and much more easily and find that I just make sure to eat protein, limit sugar and carbs but not eliminate them and I do fine. As far as carbs go I do eat some crackers, and potatoes and rice occasionally but just very little. If I want a treat I do have a cookie but it is amazing how I am satisfied now with just one on those occasions! I had some problem with not being able to drink big enough sips for myself for a while but I am able to drink bigger sips now than at first and also getting used to taking smaller sips than I used to before surgery so it is all evening out. I will weigh myself again soon, not sure when but right now I am just enjoying that I notice and everyone around me has noticed that I have lost and that feels positive so Im going with it. Good luck to everyone else!

hehehehe these are all great! The camel and the elephant one has to be for Tracey. Boobs on the back keeps coming back to haunt us!

rcarter, Right there with you friend! I am three weeks and 2 days out. and right around one and half weeks to two weeks after surgery I felt hungry allllll the time! it was torturous! I am on mushies right now and thought I would be so excited at this point but actually find that eating things kind of doesnt feel good to me. I have also never thrown up or gotten nauseus and I dont get a full feeling either. I just stop at very little as soon as I have had a few bites. The hungry feeling for me was pretty intense for a week or so and I actually do think it was partly real and partly head. Now that has passed and I am now feeling like not eating at all. I would rather just avoid it all together other than a Water cracker here and there or a sip or two of soup. I now hate the sweet Protein drink but feel like I am going to have to drink it as otherwise I am getting no nutrition. I do crave a salad now and then. But be assured, it is normal and will likely pass.

Congratulations Susan!

amazing and gorgeous!

Thats a good point! Thanks!

Sorry you are feeling so poorly. Do you think you could request some zofran? Sometimes when your stomach has been nauseated for a long time, it stays irritated and a couple days on medication can let it calm down and it will be better after that without the med.

Oh my goodness! I can only imagine watching the food channel Tiff! Thanks for the reassurance...it is so wonderful to have everyones input on this board. I spend so much of my life focused on supporting others concerns...it is really nice to have a place to go to to get some support for myself. :-)

Hey DeeDee, Did you decide to try the prep kitchen? Curious how you liked it.

Sounds yummy but havent tried it yet ( still on full liquids) but I think this may be the first thing I make when I can eat real food. Thai Carmel Pork vegetable oil 3 oz Asian Shallots 6 cloves garlic 1 lb shoulder or leg of pork cut into thin slices 1 Tb of oyster sauce 1 TB of light soy sauce 1 TB of Fish Sauce 4 TB of sugar (probably half of this would be fine, dont you think?) 1/4 tsp ground white pepper heat a few TB of oil in a pan and fry the shallots until golden brown. be careful not to burn. remove them with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels to soak excess oil. Drain off most oil from the pan stir fry the garlic until light brown then add pork and stir fry for a few minutes. add the rest of the ingredients and cook for 5 mins or until a sticky sauce has formed. spoon onto a plate and top with the shallots.