Felicia

I think it sounds fine. That stuff isn't too heavy so you should prolly be able to eat more of it. I can eat 2 cheese sticks and feel full, but then on the flip side I can eat half a piece of pizza and feel full too. The difference for me is I chew the cheese less and eat it faster so it hits me harder. Whereas the pizza I am nervous so I take smaller bites and chew it super good and eat it much much slower. I can also eat about 4 piece of squared colby jack cheese with about 10-12 club crackers and that fills me up too. It sounds like I can eat more than you and I am only 3.5 weeks post op! So I would say your doing great. Keep up the good work.

That is awesome! You look super hot in those jeans, work it! I bet that was an awesome moment for you and your daughter. Sounds like you have some great kids. Now your a great mom, and a hot mom to boot. Good Job.

Oh rosy that sucks big time! Do you not get any pain when you feel full? I know I hiccup and burp a lot, and will have bad acid reflux when I am full. I don't think you have to eat plain yogurt do you? I know that I buy carbmaster's from Kroger. When I first started food I was doing the same thing because I was dying for food, period. I mean who wouldn't be after basically starving and drinking fluids for 2 weeks right? I have pushed my sleeve too far many many many many times and although I have not thrown up I have started to learn my lesson. I don't know what to say about feeling hunger, I don't feel hunger at all. Many people will tell you it's acid. I don't have that problem so I dunno. I don't know if I am the best person to lift you up because I too have some wishey washy feelings about my sleeve. I hate it and I love it, but mostly right now I hate it. I feel like maybe I could have gotten some emotional eating help or overeating help before the sleeve and then I would be better off. I always want to eat. I eat a yogurt, and even though I know I am supposed to feel satisfied I am not. Belly is satisfied but my mind is not. This is still very hard for me as far as my mind goes. We get a pizza and I want to eat a few pieces but I can't, I have literally cried because I want to eat more and I can't. I know you have been through hell since getting the sleeve and I hate that for you, I truly do. I hope things get better and you can eat and not have any problems. You have lost of ton of weight though which is so great! Would you say that losing the weight is worth everything you have gone through? I hope so, but maybe not because you have been through a lot. I'm wishing you the best and letting you know I too am going through hell right there with you!

I would say I am torn on the answer. I love the fact that this is teaching me to use control and not overeat, but I hate it for the same reasons. I feel that maybe a better choice for me would have been to seek some food therapy or something before jumping into surgery. But I kind of feel like that is the "fat felicia" just complaining because I want to cheat and I can't. The sleeve is actually holding me accountable to a diet, when usually I would have either cheated badly or quit altogether by now. I am only 3.5 post-op but for me this is a completely mind-blowing thing. I sit down to eat and I want to eat, but I can't. I got into a fight with my BF the other day and after it was over I wanted to do some emotional eating like I usually do, but I couldn't. I had no idea what to do with myself LOL. I swear I went into the fridge a million times and walked away empty handed. This has/is been really hard for me, but there is no going back now. I will deal with what I have done and make the best of it. In the end though I believe I will be happy with my decision. Already I am drinking more Water than I ever have, and "cheating" now is nothing like the cheating I used to do. Plus as a bonus I don't have the urge to bite my nails anymore! I guess the stress of always thinking I was hungry is gone, so I don't pick and bite my nails now. wo0t wo0t!

That is completely awesome. Congratulations.

I still have bouts of nausea and I am 3.5 weeks post op. I'm hoping it gets better because I get sick of feeling sick. The nausea is normal though as far as what I have been told.

I can drink normally right now and I am almost a month out. I can't gulp like I used to, but I am able to drink enough when I want to. Sipping just was never my thing, but I did sip for at least a week I think, just to follow the rules.

Right now I am just walking/power walking on my treadmill at home. I am doing about 25 miles a week. I plan on doing a lot more but right now I am still healing so I am taking it slow. When I break 200 in about 20 or so pounds, I will start lifting weights so I can try and rid myself of any flab in the future.

Well Thank you guys again for all the feedback. Today is a new day, and I am armed with a new attitude! I am going to watch my carbs. I do not know how many I was eating but I know it was WAY more than 40. So I am gunna turn into a carb tracking machine! I am also going to track my Water amd everything else too, that always seems to bring me back when I have strayed. When everyone says "this is just a tool" they aren't lying. I have, in my crazy messed up food addicted way, found a way to get in more carbs than I need to. I didn't even know I was doing it, but I was. I am ADDICTED to CARBS! Anywho, I love this site you guys are completely awesome thank you for replying to my post. I am in my 3 (or somewhere in there) week stall but I am not doing myself any favors by giving in to my carbmonster and eating unneccesary calories, fat, etc. Even if no one said anything specifically all your posts helped me get to a better place in my head and I am ready to push forward. I am going to see my surgeon today, if he says something about me not losing enough I will say I am doing the best I can. My accountability to him means a lot to me, but it shouldn't mean everything. Thanks you guys!

@ runner, I was cheating, if that what you call it. It was in no way cheating like i used to but I was cheating none the less. I got it into my head that maybe I wasn't eating enough calories to lose weight. So yeah I was cheating but honestly I was still not even getting close to 1000 calories a day, I couldn't lol. I am just concerned that I am doing something wrong, like maybe the cheese has too many carbs or too much fat. I'm just so fed-up with the scale not moving that I keep telling myself I MUST be doing something wrong! I am not writing what I eat down so I am going to start tallying my stuff up because I want to see if I have some problems somewhere. I hate stalls. I keep trying to tell myself that it happens and to not be mad but I am. My poop is good LOL I try not to get too excited when I poop and lose weight though because poop will happen again and I will weigh more again. Thanks for all your replies though I really appreciate it. I was still wondering how many carbs people are eating? Is there a magic number I should try to shoot for?

Grazing is just picking at food all day long. A handful of chips, then 30 minutes later a couple cookies, then 45 minutes later a few bites of ice cream. Like that on and on throughout the day. It's bad because your consuming more calories than you think. I don't think your grazing. You are doing just fine.

I had left should pain when my gallbladder was out of whack. I had to have it removed because it wasn't functioning properly. Whenever people lose a lot of weight very rapidly our gallbladders may need to be removed. Other than that I totally agree with Lissa. Always cal your doc, that's what they are there for.

Awesome NSV! I love any type of clothing NSV because I love clothes lol. I actually have about 5 pairs of jeans in my closet right now I am in a 16 I also have an 18 just to remind me. I have a 14 and a small 12 too. LOL I try them on at different times just to see. Hopefully one day! Anyways congrats to you!

NSV all the WAY! Go You Go You! I want to do that one day but I am so scared! lol.

I'm still working on this. I am the same as UX, actually exactly the same. I hear it's normal not to feel full yet. I am still trying to find that balance between full and TOO full. It's trial and error. Nausea can mean you have eaten too much. or you have eaten too fast, or you are not taking small enough bites. I get naseous a lot now especially if I forget to eat. Then it's hard to catch up and get back to "normal". We will all get this, just take it slow. Everyone says slower is better. I still sometimes scarf my food and then boy oh boy do I regret it.

I really needed this post today. So THANK YOU! I have said this before but I am doing this for myself first, but my beautiful daughter second. I can not imagine her life to be anything like mine as I was growing up. I do not want her to look to her mother as an excuse for being over weight. I want to be healthy and full of energy and able to keep her weight under control by exercise and healthy eating. I am also doing this for my future children, when that time comes. Spending a life full of ridicule, hurt feelings, and negative thoughts is no way for any child to grow up.! I love my sleevie because I can only take a bite of the things I love and walk away, I also hate my sleevie for the same reason. Last night all I wanted was some Diet Pepsi. I am still having that craving today! It's going to be a rough day. Especially because I stepped on the scale and am still stuck at 224.0 ! ARG! I almost threw the scale! I actually debated buying a new scale because I am sure this one is broken! LOL. This is a great time of year, and without me focusing on the food I am focusing on all of the other more important things. Like how excited my 2.5 year old daughter will feel when Santa comes! Food is still controlling my every thought, but I am still pushing on and I will break free sooner or later. Love Your posts. Thanks for this one today.

Unfortunately no creams, lotions, moisturizers or anything else will help you, or me for that matter lol. I feel your pain I am only a few weeks post-op but I had a c-section when I had my daughter in 2009. I also have some flab in the belly area. I am 26 but I know I am gunna have some hangy skin! I try and say I will feel proud. I am proud of my c-section scar, and I will be proud if I am thin but have some loose skin too! That's what I say anyways, who knows how I will actually feel when I am in that position LOL. You need to be working your abs every single day, and you need to be working the crap outta them. It won't be easy to get rid of the flab but if you put the work in you will get results. It won't be easy but you can totally do it. Good Luck.

Good Luck!

I find that sometimes even now I have a hard time burping, especially if I eat too much. I usually can take a walk and it helps, and also chewable gas-x tabs help. It allows me to work out the gas out of both ends. Also if I take smaller sips and swallow more often it helps me. Good Luck it should get better over time. Maybe talk to your surgeon and hopefully they can do something for you.

Welcome to the losers bench hun! Sounds like you are doing good. Bad habits are hard to break but you will get the hang of it don't worry.

I agree that the kids menus usually don't have a ton of great options. I know this mainly because I have a 2 yr old, and she usually gets to either have chicken tenders, mac and cheese, or like a grilled cheese sandwich. Most places are the same way but others are better I'm sure. So since I have my daughter I order a adult menu item and share it with her. Soup is an awesome choice, but I have personally found that soup tastes like crap ever since surgery. That's totally a me thing I am sure. I order everything special and I just pick pick pick. I actually love my sleeve because I can take a bite of my BF's food, a bite of mine, and a bite of my daughters and then I'm full, how awesome is that! lol. I figure it's a trial and error thing but in time you will figure what works the best for you. Good Luck.

I jut started briskly walking in hopes of running as soon as my legs can carry my fat butt lol, I am only 3-4 weeks post-op. BUT I have seen a ton of posts, tickers, and etc about people who are running marathons and whatnot. Congrats on your Diva run, it sounds amazing. I can't wait to have that type of feeling from RUNNING! I mean seriously I am 26 and when I was in high school I couldn't even walk the mile in 30 minutes! To see myself as a runner doesn't even seem possible.

No I can't eat anything. I can have pureeds. I ordered a Soup that was crappy and ate 2 bites and was full whilst he is eating loaded yummy nachos and slurping down delicious looking soda! I just wanted to dig in. I also ordered some chicken quesadillas, (as I mentioned earlier I am a cheater) and well the chunks of chicken were too big to eat but I did manage a few bites. It was our first time out to eat. It was super hard and very depressing. Not to mention I look around the restaurant and I wonder why I was so worried about my weight in the first place, almost everyone there was overweight and larger than myself. I started doubting myself and this whole decision. I always think I could have done this on my own and then I could have had a damn cheat day if i wanted! Then I look at my super awesome 2 year old daughter who is my motivation for all of this and things always seem a bit brighter. I can't imagine her being made fun of her whole life for being overweight like I was. I tend to think if I am overweight she will think it is okay to eat and be overweight like me. I DO NOT want that for her. Exercise does indeed help, I will admit the first few times or even weeks totally sucked for me! I try and briskly walk anywhere from 3-5 miles a day on my treadmill. Like I said I have cheated and it wasn't worth it. I am supposed to be on pureed's. I have had mac and cheese, I have had chex mix, I have had chips, I have had cheese, I have had quesidillas, I have had popcorn, I have had peanut M&Ms, I have been a BAD sleeve patient. BTW that was all the things I ate just YESTERDAY! I tend to think I know everything and my surgeon is just babying me. Well now here I am wondering if I stretched my sleeve, wondering if I will have a leak, and I'm telling you I felt like complete crap after eating those things. My stomach was bloated, I got sweaty, I had to lay down, and I didn't get my Protein or liquids in for the day. It was so not worth it for me to advance. I would call your surgeons office about the support group meetings, if you havent already. Otherwise on here they have a ton of local groups and although I'm not entered in any I'm pretty sure they get together from time to time. It sounds like you are losing weight too, I ended up cheating because of the fact I hit a stall for so long and I got mad and ate food. Congrats on your weight loss and all of those NSV's. Time will pass and hopefully things will be better. I tend to think since I can't change what I have done I better just try and make the most of it. Keep up that exercise and the weight will melt off.