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Yep at week two I started getting depressed. Food was my friend. I'm getting over it now. Excersise has really helped me.

17 lbs start weight 197 I felt like I was a slow looser to but I think it all depends on your starting BMI. I refuse to get frustrated anymore. Keep it up ladies !

Sleeved 9/13 down 17 pounds start weight 197. Pushing through the three week stall. Finally dropped another pound. Jogging a mile on the treadmill everyday. Work hard on getting protein and water. Sometimes it's harder than others . I am eating some of my protien now. I get full fast though. Going to a nut group class tonight at Forest park medical . Hoping for some good info to help me on this journey.

I have had reflux for years. Took Nexium I had a upper GI and was diagnosed with Barrett's Esaphogus I am in early stage no dysplasia. First thing he told me was to lose weight. Not easy cause I'm also a diabetic high cholesterol sleep apnea and high blood pressure. Lots of meds made me tired. He told me I needed to lose 70 pounds. I went to see a doctor about gastric surgery. He and my gastro doc talk and decided the sleeve would work for me. I had surgery the 13 of sept and have lost 15 pounds. I'm off all of my meds. Oh BTW they found a hiatal hernia whie in there. What a difference that made getting that puppy fixed. I do get Gas. Not the same as reflux I use gas x strips. No reflux. Mainly I'm sure is because my diet has changed so much. Both doctors told me my acid levels would drop. Not all doctors would agree the sleeve is good when you have Barrett's but both my doctors felt it was a good choice for me. Wishing you luck!! I'm down to 183. Enduring what everyone refers to as the three week stall. I'm gonna up my walking tomorrow and switch up some of the liquids soups proteins ect.. To get my metabolism moving again. Take care!!

I am three weeks out Pre surgery weight was 202and today I am at 183.9. I am following the rules. Walking everyday.getting 58 or so grams of Protein each day 60 oz of Water. I thought I would have been loosing faster. Am i just being impatient? I still get the pain in my left shoulder I know it's gas but I get so frustrated .my pant si size has drop to a 2 I fel the weight loss just seems no one else notices. I doe one pop me

I need to quit basing my loss on everyone else. I see some have lost like 20 ponds a week. Your right I need to just focus on me! You guys are awesome. Thank you for the uplift!

Thanks.. I feel so much better that's what really counts.

Sorry for the typos silly phone. Pants size 12 not 2! I was trying to say someone pop me for my negativity!

Not enabling but rambling on and on! Sorry.

Sounds yummy! I wrote this one down. Thank you for sharing.

I'm frustrated! I'm 15 days out from surgery. I have not lost any weight for two days. I've actually put back on almost a pound. I am only getting another 40 grams of protein about 60 total oz of fluid. I'm feeling a lil bit depressed even. I walk everyday. Get up and get out everyday. I haven't taken a day for 11 days. I sleep good all night,,, I go back to work Monday I think that will help me a lot. It's not that I'm hungry but I miss eating. My surgery day weight was 197 I gained 7 pounds in the hospital and I am at 186 today. Tell me I'm gonna be okay .. I keep worrying about embolisms and stomach leaks. Maybe I'm reading to much on here. Look at me enabling on and on.... I'm just having a weird day I guess.. Sorry to sound so gloomy.

I don't understand why some folks have drains and others do not. I did not have a drain.

Same with me I was up 7 pounds after surgery.. needless to say I was NOT a happy camper. I am down 12 pounds now. Fell like I am at a stand still right now. I really have to work on my fluids. I feel puffy like I am retaining fluids. Its a whole new way of life. I has surgery on the 13th and I go back to work on Monday. I am ready. I feel like all I do all days is think about the surgery and food and worrying that I am not doing all the right things.

Go with the sleeve! The more research you do you will find the sleeve is the best long term solution.

I just ordered these plates.. May be silly to some but I think it will help remind me of what I should be eating and how much. I ordered a really cut set for my grandson as well. Www.theportionplate.com. I'm not eating yet but trying to be proactive ! Wishing everyone a skinny day! I

Start weight 9/13 was 197 Weight today 9/27 is 185 Goal weight 10/31 is 172

I put Ina pair of jeans yesterday that I use to have a camel toe in.. Now I'm camel toe free. Lol. But at two weeks It still bothers me to have a zipper on my tummy.

This is one of my greatest fears! I don't want to go bald!! I was loosing hair before surgery because I wasn't eating good. "Old" sleevers please give your in put!!

I just started cream soups and a lil mushy food. Two weeks out . The first week I told my husband I thought my surgeon tricked me. I said I bet he just punctured my tummy in six places. Fixed my hernia. I said I'm prolly a test patient . Like when they give some people a sugar pill and others the real thing. I was hungry! Well now I know I must have a stomach of a peanut. Cause when I eat now I feel soooo full! Like everything sits in my throat. I'm down 12 pounds. I can't believe it when I see people say they have lost 20 pounds in the first two weeks. I'm I on track?

I've been doing pretty good. I am getting about 42 grams of protein in. I can only eat a couple bites of creamed soup and I get this very very full feeling. It almost hurts. It takes me almost an hour to drink my protein drink. I was feeling better last week than I do this week and a lil crabby.. I Ii

Vanilla powder and a teaspoon of sugar free jello powder. Yummy tastes like a dreamsickle

I only had 24 hours of liquid. It depends on your size/ bmi. I had 70 total pounds to loose. I had already cut out fried foods meat ect.. Is he having you do the laxative the day before? I actually took some laxatives three days in a row. I was clean as a whistle. Lol

I'm 11 days put.. Each day gets easier. My body reminds me once in a while I had major surgery. I feel pretty darn good. Learn something new everyday. Just remember this is your journey and each of ours is different. I've lost 11 pounds. I walk everyday. That's the one thing I can say you really need to make yourself do. You will feel better for it in the long run! Good luck!!

Dallas Texas

I am curious about why you all had a drain? I didn't have one. I had 6 cuts on my belly and they glued the in scions closed and in the two two inch incisions I had a couple staples. What is the drain for?