Delena2/11

Hi There Takingachance. I am also about a week out. My sleeve seems to like warm protein. I have warmed up EAS Carb Advantage (even though it tells you not to) and it tastes better to me. I also found some hot chocolate that I like online from New Life Bariatrics. They have a variety pack that is nice with a bunch of flavors in it. Good luck to you sleeve sister!

Hi There Thinoneday. I wish this was a magic bullet but it still is a tool. An awesome and powerful tool but still it is up to us to use it correctly. The fight is not over my friend! I wish it was but at least we are better prepared for the war!

Hey Pete, I was sleeved on the 11th too! I have to say that I am feeling so much better today. Good luck to you sleeve brother!

Have you tried it warm? My sleeve likes warm stuff. lol

That is what I did. I went to my primary care doc and got meds and was fine by the date of my surgery. Good luck!

I'm sorry Popsicle. Some people just have to put in their 2 cents no matter if asked or not. What's worse about comments like this is we always hear them so much louder than all the "damn you look good" and any atta girls we might get. Whatever size you end up with lets wrap it around his neck and squeeze with those new muscles of yours!

Hi Sweet! It is so exciting for me to read your post because I was sleeved last Monday and am at 333.6 right now. Not too much different from your starting weight. I would love to be around 250 in three months! Best of luck to you for as you continue on your journey.

Best Wishes for you Susie. I was sleeved last Monday and I am so happy already! I am hopeful for a bright future for the first time in forever and cannot believe that I am finally done. I know it is scarey but it is so worth it. I remember waiting to go back to the OR. I thought I would be scared and nervous but I was just ready and excited and ready for the new chapter in my life. I gotta say that I am soooo tired of my clear liquid diet but I can hang in there because I am NOT hungry! I have to remind myself to eat already. Best of luck to you and see you on the losers bench!

Hello February Sleevers! I was just sleeved on Monday, 2/11. I have some pain but my Tylenol 3 seems to handle it fine. Looking forward to keeping in touch with you all.

KP you were brave to post this and I totally understand how you must be feeling. I think we all have to understand that we have an awesome tool to help us make better choices but our issues with food have not gone away. I am newly sleeved and I think that posts like yours are important. You had a bad day or two but you are still rocking that sleeve!

Michelle, We are sleeve sisters! My big day is tomorrow too. Lets keep in touch and hopefully support each other. I am sure I will get more nervous as the day goes by. Right now I feel encouraged to know that I will never fight with food in quite the same way again. Does that make sense? Best of luck and I will send you some positive energy and look forward to hearing about your experience when we are both on the other side! Dee

You have a great attitude Kap. I'm glad that you are at peace with your progress now and hope you can enjoy the process as you get closer to the onederland.

Writer, I'm very sorry that your husband could not see that you were the same person. It is too bad that at such an exciting time in your life your partner could not celebrate with you. Best wishes for a bright future with that perfect person. Dee

Hey Amy, I guess great minds think a like! I think it is wise to at least give this some thought. Are you in a situation similar to mine? In a relationship and you are not sure how this journey is going to affect it? You are not alone if so. Acting Nurse, You most likely don't notice woman looking. My husband is totally oblivious to it. Unless a women throws herself on him literally he would have no idea.

Hello Jack, I will be sleeved on Monday! I am excited, if somewhat nervous, because I feel like my life is rolling out like a map in front of me from post-op on. I think we have all been where you are. For me I had tried everything and nothing worked. All my hopes and dreams were put on hold and I was like that bird that can't stop banging into the window. Again and again, day after day, Wham! Into the window again. Well, one day enough was enough and I stopped before hitting the window and knew that something had to give. We only have so much time on this Earth and I want to fulfill my hopes and dreams and not have them held hostage by this weight. If I had forever maybe I would not feel like I cannot wait any longer to reach for the life that I have been put here to lead. This is our fight and you know what, even with surgery it is not going to really go away. We will have a tool to help us in the battle but I truly believe that we need to know what made us start slamming into to the window in the first place. It is so much more than making an appointment with a surgeon. You have to find out why you are sitting in your car right now feeling the way you are. I personally think it is BS to say "I just like food." Please take some time to figure out why you are where you are now. See a professional at least at the same time you begin this journey and you will learn more about yourself and what has brought you to this threshold. Knowing all of this information will let you know if you want to step over it or turn around and try another path. Whatever you decide it will be the right decision for you. Best of luck on whatever route you choose. Delena

Don't believe you Actingnurse. You're quite dishy;). I have wondered about this myself and have come to the conclusion that one of the things that worked for me about being overweight was that I did not have to deal as much with men approaching me. I didn't have the added stress. My husband is easy to be around because he puts NO pressure on me at all. He doesn't seem to care if I am heavy or not. He is very introverted and although our relationship is easy it is also not very supportive. He would never say anything negative about my weight but he isn't saying anything positive either. It just is not him and I accept that but I do know that losing weight is going to change things for me a lot. I know I will be nervous if men are interested in me but is also something that secretly I miss. Feeling desired and feminine. That is why I worry. I love my husband but he is like a room mate with benefits. Nice benefits that come when two people are comfortable with each other. I know that this surgery is going to be an added pressure to our relationship. It may be positive but it could be negative too. Once I am feeling better about myself I would be lying if I said that I would not appreciate some male attention. I hope it comes from him but if it doesn't..... I don't know what I will do. I guess time will tell.

Hi Kati, I get sleeved on Monday! I am getting more nervous and I'm sure Sunday night will be hard. But mostly I'm looking forward to getting on with the rest of my life. I like hearing that it hasn't been unmanageable post op. I wasn't sure I should be on here this weekend in case it made my nerves worse but so far so good! Enjoy that cushy chair!

Loved reading your post! Whoop Whoop! I will be sleeved Monday and I can't wait to get on with it already!

Could it be lactose?

Well Diva it is so strange to read your post because aside from the reference to the "Girls" you totally accounted for me day! My final weight in was today too. I lost 18 lbs preop and am enjoying my liquid diet this week. It hasn't been too bad!! I'm excited for my new life. I will be sleeved on Monday! What is your day? Dee

I will be sleeved in two weeks but I have been thinking about this a lot! I like the girls! My hubby likes them too. lol. I may just go for some new ones down the road. I am more or less thinking that I will do what bothers me if possible. I can't see putting that much money in plastic surgery but isn't that what tax refunds are for? I don't want a full body lift and I'd be lying if I said I am afraid of the pain but after so much work to look like a melted candle? That does not excite me either. Interested to hear what others think!

Worry not Fyre. Being as your stomach is female it should be obvious that she only wants to cuddle and reminisce about days gone by. Maybe watch an old move (An Affair to Remember will do nicely) and talk about old meals eaten and celebratory drink. Of course if you ignore her much longer you are indeed screwed. Due to the fact you share DNA she will be able to find you anywhere I'm sorry Fyre. There is no where you can hide.

My Fitness Pal is the easiest thing I have found too. Keep on keeping on! There is no other way to go about that bc we need to be accountable for what we eat. I would rather not too so I know how you feel! Good luck!

Fyre, You could always go for a young Donald Trump. That would be HOT! lol

Me too. Please tell us more about the filter.