RJ'S/beginning

Thank you Lyndsey for the update. I appreciate hearing what is happening to all of you as time goes by. You are doing great. You are moving forward and taking your sister with you and keeping the family in tact... My thoughts are with you and yours. I knew it was neglect on the teams part....It would be very hard for you to even look at the man who gave you your chance at a better health when that happened to your sister. Thank you

just started my exercise program... Have been introduced to the bridge and plank and 2 lb and 3 lb weights. I now have a mat and a exercise ball. Friday I get a medicine ball and some bean bags.... This is all new to me. I hired a trainer and he is working on building me up from the core as I was in a coma and lost all muscle mass.... Not liking it at all..i sweat and I am sore...But I guess it is me tome in exercise...sure hopw I learn to adjust and like it even a bit!

There you go showing that jacket again!!!!!!!!? Man!

Spaghetti and meatballs...That the only thing!

Yes it will curb your appetite but it will also give you time to fix your head. Figure out why you binge in the first place. This is why it is called a journey. gives you time to fix your mind and then the body will follow... It is the time to take a really good look at who you are and why you gained the weight in the first place and learn what it will take to change this addiction. Learning what your triggers are and finding new ways to cope with emotions and pain without using food as your comfort.. I too had a food funeral before i started pre op and did not cheat when I started it. However I had to learn better eating habits and also found out that there are so many things that you can still eat...Just a lot less.... You've got this kid!!! All the best!

I eat some protein at around 10 pm every night. If i don't I wake up in the night and have to eat something then...i have no issues because of this!

Rev's..you know my story! When I came home from the hospital and had dropped 90+ lbs. i made my way into the bathroom because that was the first time I had seen myself in over 5 months. No one told me how I looked and no one prepared me for the change that had occurred in me. I looked in the mirror and could not believe the person that stood there. She was old. Frail. Hairless. Wrinkled and could barely stand up. Needed to use my walker still at this point. Looking back at me was my 80 year old mother. My mother was a striking woman in her younger years but as age happens to us all she changed. There I was Rev's looking like she did now. It was one of the most painful things I have ever encountered. I had hoped when I did this that it would be so gradual that I would not be different. that it would not make me look old, or my age.... But it did..And i cried about it for weeks and weeks and weeks and wondered if I would ever get over how I looked then....Since then another several lbs. have gone missing and I still see myself as I did in that mirror that day..........I would give anything to not have made a complete transformation... As I have said it was so dramatic that no one knows me and so therefore I never get the wow factor. And never will because of how it all came out..... Be glad it was not so dramatic in your mind Rev's. Be glad that you had friends and family that did not notice a huge difference.... Me...I live with the difference every day. I will never see myself different then what I saw in the mirror that day...It has stuck with me like a coat of metal over me..... I am just trying to make the best of it for all of us..they worry so much about me and my mind set....So i pretend it is all good most of the time!!!!!!!!!

Me..I have decided I will not let it happen to anyone if I am in hearing distance....I have had enough of that crap for a life time and refuse to allow someone to say such terrible things to another human being.... I would have said.. you know the difference between you and her is...she can change and you'll always be stupid. Or she can improve. you your stuck being ignorant and looking just like you do now...so sorry for you!!!!!! I know I shouldn't but I have had a huge change in my life and no longer will tolerate ignorant people!!!!!!

I have changed quite a bit in my eating habits. now I find sugar it be too sweet and it feels like it cuts me in the throat. I used to buy these Cookies that were healthy and eat one and tell my hubby that they tasted like dirt. No flavor but lots of Fiber... Now they are sweet and delicious.... You will have to let the change come slowly from eating wrong to eating right... I have noticed that if we eat the same things we did before surgery then we can't learn nutrition and the cravings continue to wreak havoc on us... I am so shocked that I find cookies and cake to sweet....I am changing so much but it is a good change!!!!!!!! It will happen to you. Like you said tasting the real flavor of the food you are eating is great!!!!!!!! I can't remember the last time I ate MC Donald's . My daughter told me the other day that if I did decide to eat it my system would rebel because I have changed so much..... Hoping great things for you too in your journey!!!!!!!!!

Of all the food in the world. the only one I miss is a big plate of spaghetti and meatballs...truly...I think that was one of my worst addiction with food....I don't think I could have ever stopped it unless I got my sleeve... Since my surgery...I made it once and could not eat any of it and that was the last time I made it....I miss it a lot..But that is it...The rest nope.....don't know why!?

Too cute...lol Seems to me that you are so ready for the new and improved you that is just around the corner...All the best!!!!!!!

I am so sorry that you are having a difficult time of it...It is going to take some time for you to get your strength back and your body back in condition. Try the shakes mentioned above...Others probably have some good ideas. I had a vac for 10 months. Annoying little machine isn't it.....hoping for a quick recovery for you hun! When I was at my worst in the 5 month stay at the hospital because of complications from my surgery. A very smart nurse said to me...how do you climb a mountain... Being in so much pain and not really listening I said I don't know. And she said....One step at a time. That is how you have to deal with it all too. One situation at a time. Be good to yourself and work toward getting better by keeping positive as much as possible okay...It is very important that you see this as temporary and not a looonnnnnng haul...K

Hide the scale and continue doing what you are doing. It will break ,it has too. Your body goes into a rest when it feels threatened. The scale will move again once the body has caught up with the changes and decides you are okay. It will start to release more weight... Don't cut your Protein and don't cut your liquid and don't cut your calories..Stay on track....Your going to make it....

Your not sounding petty, your sounding discouraged and scared. And that is exactly how it came across. No worries there. It is just that as long as it is going down. Then it is a positive thing. I do understand how scary it all can be. I rely a lot on this forum to help me with the things that I am unsure of or need reassurance. That is all we are trying to say. Don't worry...Your doing great!!!!! Too much pressure on yourself can cause other problems you know. And i understand the I can taste it thing too...what special little thing are you going to do for yourself to mark that achievement?

Your mom is a wise woman. You do have a full life, but it is so important for you to eat and eat well so that you have the strength to continue to be there for those twins hun. Try to get some meat with salad. Some nuts or seeds. Just pop them in now and then. you can find a way. I will start to worry about you if you cannot find a solution to eat better and add some calories. To little for the amount you are doing. you need to get as much bang for your buck sorta speaking.....K

I was only allowed 4 shakes a day and Water. I spaced them out so that I could have one before bed...It was tough and I was worried I never make it and sometimes it was tough... Seems to me you have a lot more to consume then I did.. Enjoy however you decide to get them in.... Soon you will be on the other side and enjoying the results of your surgery......Congrats on this step!

A loss is a loss kid. The honeymoon period does end you know... I would gladly take 5 lbs a month..Come on..your doing great. you'll be there in no time!!!!!!!!!

Some of these breakfasts are heavy. I can't eat much in the morning. Never have been able to. Congrats to all of you who can do that.. i wish I could but I can't.. i have to stick to cereal and get protein the rest of the day.....

That is 22.5 lbs. a month..That is really something. Eating 543 calories a day is not good for you. You need to up that amount to finish your goal or to work out. i am surprised your body has not gone into a rest more. You know there is a place for Pasta, rice, bread and fruit in your diet! everything in moderation. I understand the no sweets thing. Or chips, but there is such a thing as complex Protein. Everyone thinks that if you don't eat carbs. It is the best thing for your body. But we need carbs and fats and fruit and veggies and protein as well... I think you need to really start to push yourself to find more recipes and explore more food ideas so that you will enjoy this longer. It is a life long journey. Are you going to be able to not eat carbs or fruit for the rest of your life... I was told by my nut that we have to learn to eat in the real world and fix the reasons why we are here. There is healthy pasta and wild rice and some amazing fruit to eat out there. Please add some of these to your life. okay! This is just how I feel..Not trying to be a pain okay!

Have had 2 pedicures which i never ever had one before surgery. Jewelry....lots of jewelry...and always on the look out for a new leather jacket....... lol...oh new purses and shoes.....Oh no...........too many to count....

Even before surgery our stomach gave us clues that we were full. We just chose to not listen. Some people would move uncomfortably in their chair or deep breath or pausing....but with our sleeve there are new and ex citing ways that we are being told enough. We all know that if you don't listen, pain will follow and possibly throwing up...Isn't the sleeve grand!

Soooooooooooo glad you found it!

That is so sad.. I am so sorry. I hate these weak minded people who are so fragile in their minds that they would get pleasure out of something like this... Obviously their parents never taught them that if you haven't got anything nice to say shut the hell up!

I am so sorry...I love hearing when people have no issues...they are the most of us. Like you I have dealt with complications for over a year now..... Don't get discouraged okay and don't think ahead of what is happening now to you. If you do it will be very discouraging and painful for your mind to handle... One day at a time, one step at a time. This will get resolved. And you are in the best place right now ( the hospital )...K Thinking of you .....

Hi Sherri: It is wonderful to hear that you are doing so well. congratulations on your choice to become a healthier happier you. You seem to have a good grasp on the beginning of your journey...Good!!!!!!!!!! Don't hesitate to keep us in the loop to let us know how you are doing and what we can do to encourage you when it is much harder...... Just keep swimming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!