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DebInAZ: I can eat almost anything now and I do sometimes. But I really stay away from pasta, pizza, bread and the like. Once you start with carbs not only do you stop losing weight, the craving for them kicks in again. I'm at the end of this race and the weight loss is slow. Returning to the basics will get me there.

Carbs are the enemy. Don't try to figure a way to slip them back into your daily routine. At least not in the first 9 months. I'm 4 months out. Lost 70 lbs the first 3 months and 10 lbs more this month. 10 lbs more and I reach my goal. I'm not perfect... while I keep the carbs at bay I have started drinking red wine again. A glass a day but it does slow down the weight loss. I may have to stop drinking wine while this next 10 lbs comes off and go back to protein drinks, yogurt and water. Boring but it works and works fast.

This is a nice video but I'm not sure it addresses the issue for Sleeves. From what I understand, when you're left with a stomach about the size of a hot dog and you pour a lot of liquid in on top of a very limited amount to food you are going to be extremely full very fast. Full to the point of pain. Full to the point of needing to throw up to relieve the fullness.

Everytime I eat to fast it usually results in eating too much. I end up throwing up.

my surgeon says no salad (lettuce) for 6 months

GNC also makes a bottled shake called Lean Shake. Comes in Chocolate, Vanilla Bean and Strawberry. Goes down easy and has the required protein. Remember, you can't absorb more than 30 grams or so in one sitting.

There is no schedule that controls a stall. We all differ but we will all stall. I stalled at 3 weeks for 5 days and again at 7 weeks for 10 days. Stick to the plan, avoid temptation to cheat. Proteins and water until you reach your goal. I'm almost 8 weeks out and have lost 61 lbs total. The last 39 will be a bigger challenge. I really don't miss food although certain memories of certain foods are strong. I am constantly surprised at how little I can actually ingest. And eating too much is no fun at all.

gnc lean shakes

I was on metformin (500 mg twice a day). My diabetes disappeared 1 day after surgery. Cool.

I'm 7 weeks out and in my second stall. I've lost 60 lbs including the 20 lbs from pre-op but the stall isefeating especially when I'm use to seeing daily weight loss. This stall has lasted a week. I don't expect too many more days. The 100 lb mark is my goal and I feel confident I will get there by Thanksgiving. I have had a few glasses of wine and while it tasted great I know it can't be helping...

I'm 5 weeks out and tried a light wine the other day. About a small glass on ice. It was good. Sipped it slowly and ended up throwing the last 2 oz. out as I felt the buzz. My surgeon warned my that one drink might hit me like 10.

That certainly stinks. I sat in pre-op for 6 hours hooked up to an IV only to have my surgery cancelled due to complications with the patient in front of me. Had to wait 2 weeks to get back in but in retrospect that is nothing compared to you. Good luck and hang in there.

Eating has become a survival necessity. I'm 5 weeks post op and am almost 1/2 way to my goal counting the pre-op loss. Until I reach my goal, I eat because I have to take in the protein. Not because I like to eat. Big change from before. The food still tastes good but there so little of it I ofter wonder how I am surviving. I must be. My nut and doctor are pleased. My diabetes is gone. My blood pressure is gone. My sleep apnea is reduced. I haven't tried had any alcohol and might try a wine in a few weeks. I don't miss it and I was a daily drinker. I do a lot of crock pot meals. Moist chicken, fish, hamburger, hummus, tuna fish. No steaks (beef) yet.

The size of my meal would be equivilent to maybe just less than a golf ball. Or mayber 2-3 tablespoons. I am 5 weeks post op and have lost 30 lbs in that time plus another 20 lbs pre-op. When they say to chew, chew, chew thay are not kidding. I was always a fast eater and it is hard for me to tell when I am getting full. You eat a teaspoon full and it goes down OK. The next one might, too but then it is wise to wait for the food to settle because if you overfill it just isn't worth the consequences. I did it on celery w/ hummus and yesterday I did it on 1/2 a small hamburger with a carrot. My mistake was eating the carrot first. Always eat the protein first. I ended up throwing up on that one. Eat, chew, swallow and put the spoon down and wait a while. Try not to drink because it only fills the small stomach you have left. You don't want to start stretching that out.

Think of soda a poison. Come to terms with it and get over it.

I lost 20 lbs pre-op and 30 post-op. I'm just about 5 weeks out. I was 100 lbs overweight going in. I did this to lose weight but mostly in improve my medical condtions. My diabetes disappeared in the hospital. My sleep apnea is slowing disappearing. My blood pressure meds have been cut by 2/3.

I'm 4 weeks post op. I lost 2lbs a day for the first 9 days. Then stalled for 8 days and am now losing about a pound a day. I'm down almost 45 lbs counting the 20 lbs I lost pre-op. update: 5 weeks out and I lost a total of 50 lbs. Lots of liquid and lots of Protein. Very little hunger and very little desire to eat. I have to remind myself that scheduled eating is necessary. Exercise is mainly golf at the moment.

Excellent info. thanks

I'm 3 weeks post op and in a stall. Lost 20 lbs the first 2 weeks going from 2 lbs/day to 1 lb/day to 1/2 lb to nothing. I'm taking in all the protein and fluids. I know it's an adjustment period. This ocurred in every diet I was ever on but it is disappointing and discouraging to be in the middle of one. It will change...but I hope it is soon.

The idea behind seeds is that you don't want them to get caught in the nooks and crannies of the stomach staples. At a month out you should be safe.

I've been giving a lot of thought to this and .... As fat people we refueled (and over fueled) as soon as we thought we felt hunger. What if what we were really feeling was emply (low on fuel). This is a good state to be in. When you are here you are burning fat and losing weight. But...it is an uncomfortable feeling until you accept it as a good feeling. Empty = good = weight loss. As we change what we feel about being full or not we change the state of mind. Make the uncomfortable into comfortable because you know you are losing. You've reached your target and have added many carbs to the diet. Old memories emerge and you have to recognize them and not deal with them as you did prior to weight loss. Talk to a healthy recovering alcoholic about things that trigger them.

I'm 61 years old and 5 days out. No problems at all and not even taking the pain meds, anymore. The diet is what it is. I had made my mind up that eating and drinking the way I use to is a thing of the past and now I follow the plan religiously. Like a survival tool. Once this first month is over and I'm back on regular foods I can ease up on myself a bit but I know I am very structured and I will probably map out each week until I reach my goal weight. I miss my golf game, alot. My wife is getting sleeved in 9 days. I hope I have paved a road for her. I know I can offer the emotional support. But as I said, I was lucky to be relatively pain free and still have not felt hunger.

I'm up at 1:30 am thinking about my surgery in 2 days and wondering what the hell I'm getting into. I have to remember my original reasons for deciding to do this and the medical issures that exist. Tens of thousands of people have gone through the Sleeve sucessfully. Their stories point out the same feelings and issues you are experiencing now, Remember and feel the strength that got you this far. You may grieve eating the way you use to eat but you'll love the new you.

After being cancelled 2 weeks ago I get mine on 6/6. Stay pumped and positive