lisa2job

congrats !!! your doing so great

wish I could help but I didnt have mine done in mexico, however I hear Dr alverez is awesome..... not sure exaclty where he is located oh yeah and also the jeruselum hosptial in mexico ..... just make sure that you really research whom ever you pick!!! this is your first step to a new you !!! congrats

take it slow and easy.....

i get heartburn too... I use tums and that actually helps me.... mine is weird it only happens at night around 7 pm for some reason... doesnt matter what i eat that causes it . sometimes its plain soup. gonna talk to my doc next week at my two month check up to see if I can go back on prilosec or something. when its acting up bad not much i can do either. but what I hate even more is the constipation.... boooooooo

I actually up my calories between to about 700 and for some reason that helped me ... some days I eat up to 800 ... I was sleeved 9-6-12..... I never go over 800 calories...

I use Unjury unflavored from time to time. it does come in handy when you jsut need that little bit of extra protien but really cant stomach another shake...... I love it in my SF chocolate pudding can not taste its evven there..... also great in making protien pancakes....

I tired my hardest to be good during mine, but then again my doctor was very very strict if I didnt loose 10% of my weight before surgery they would not do it.. so I was on my P's and Q;s so to say... plus who wants a fat liver during surgery that could cause serious complications if they accidently injure it..... I say stick to the diet as much as possible its for your benifit and health that they require it .. the month before surgery and after surgery were the hardest but worth every single minute of it. (Note that I did on occasion put somehting in my mouth chew it up and spit it out but I dont consider that cheating since I didnt swallow it ... lol ) November 6th marks my two month post opt and I am already 58 lbs down.... :tongue2:

hey dont feel bad we all loose at different rates I know its discouranging but you had an infection I am sure your body was healing during htat time, when we heal we dont loose... The second and third week after surgery I didnt loose anythign and again this week ... just keep doing what your doing and there is no way that you cant loose wieght with the limited calorie intake ...... also I do one premier protien shake every am 30 protien or I make the orange creme advantage 27 protien .. that way 1/2 of my protien is taken care of first thing in the morning. and yes I dont feel like eating at all after my morning shake..... if I didnt notice the clock saying it was time to eat I probably would not eat at all...... lol but I make sure that I eat lunch and dinner every day.... note that if you dont like the shakes RTD's shakes then try doing the unflavored protien and add it too some crystal light ... that way you get your protien and Water in at the same time..... just keep trying differnt ways to get your protien in.... or try it in some chocolate SF pudding Keep up the good work , it will pay off :wub:

they said that is normal, I am almost two months out and still wake up at about 3 am ,, so I get up and use the bathroom and drink some water , goood way to get extra fluids in

whoo hooo congrats on the weight loss !!!!

wishin u a speedy recovery !!!

sorry your feeling bad, I was one of the lucky ones that didnt really need the time off , felt great after surgery. I did however take the two weeks alloted by my Doctor to learn how to drink my water and get my protien in before returning to work note that I am now 8 weeks out and feel tired on occasion from long work days...... Now my sister whom also had surgery , was very sick and took 3 weeks off and then worked from home for another 3 weeks because she felt really bad and couldnt work a whole day. Everyone heals differently so I say take the time you need to heal no use being miserable at work..... also are you taking nausea meds ? maybe trying a different one would at least help with the nausea and cramping...

I have found most places very accomadating that I go to , but I usually dont order off the kids menu, I just order appititzer or somehting. or share with whom ever I am with. a cup of soup is always my fall back anywhere I go

thanks for sharing

during the first few months your stomach is still healing, there is allot of sweeling and untill you get to soft and solid food you won't feel much restriction. the dencer protien of the item the more restriciton. note I can polish off a whole 5 oz container of yogurt no problem but can only eat 2 oz of chicken and am super full.... I am going on my 8 week mark and my stomach still rumbles with certain food and when I add new items to my diet.

awesome !!!! that is a great NSV

best wishes for tomorrow !!!!

I am with "Aspiring Evangelist" if you are questioning your surgeon , I would talk to another surgeon , no way would I have surgery with a Doctor that i am second guessing. Sit back and really think about it... your are trusting this doc with your life.... Good luck though with what ever you decide.

are you sure its hunger? I am 2 months out but I hear that reflux can seem like hunger

I think its head hunger not real hunger. I had the same thing really wanted some food after surgery but I really was not hungry. once you get to have full liquids and soft foods its allot better and that feeling goes away. stay strong and hang in there . the first month is the worst

my doc had me take prevacid for the first month, now I am trying w/o it and boy oh boy I get acid reflux every other day usually at nght after dinner... not during the day. I have my two month check up next week so I am going back on prevacid so worth it , sick of tums....

sleeved sept 6th also , lisa2job ok so I must be slow I cant figure out how to invite on there so send me a request and I will reply my surgery was a breeze, I do have slight re flux at times but tums seems to really help. down 58 lbs as of today just got off the scale. so that makes me happy..... 1/2 of my weight loss was before surgery but my Doctor says I am right on track and I am happy thus far... constipation sucks.... lol

I have to finish paying off my sugery then I am with Junior Guru and gonna start saving for surgery to lift and tuck ...... super excited to see what I am gonna look like in a year...... well 10.5 months.... whoo hooo on my way

I too am worried about this.... but mine is more the holiday's that comes during the winter and all the food that comes with it. so far I have been good but Thanksgivign is coming up soon..... I am thinking about joining a gym or do some kind of hobby that will keep my hands busy///

OMG I totally do that .... just wanted to chew something about a week after surgery and it tasted so good but I was soooo scared to hurt my sleeve so I spit it out....... I also did it with a bite of pizza the other day. and I totally get you that its not hunger .....