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On Sunday 9/22 I will be celebrating my 2 month Surgeriversery!!! I weighed in today at 252 which is 31 pounds lost since Surgery. Also a ton of inches!!! I have been extremely happy with my sleeve. I have had one episode of dumping since surgery and that was a day i was bad and got over 65 grams of carbs. My sleeve hated me that day. I am still on the meat, cheese and eggs and next week I can start adding 1/2 cup of veggies to one meal a day. I am a little scared to see how my sleeve will handle it but I am hoping for the best. I am so excited to have asparagus , cauliflower and brocolli!!! I know we aren't likely to have a dumping issue but I am positive that it was one, I was shaky, sweaty and weak. It passed with in a 1/2 hour. I hadn't had that many carbs in one day since months before surgery. Believe me I will not be having anything that isn't on my doctors approved list anymore. I was glad to have had something like that happen because it has put me back on my path. We all have times we mess up and it is what we learn from it that matters. I started Zumba on Friday nights and love it!!! My new love! I have been walking mainly since surgery so it is so nice to switch it up a little. I haven't gone shopping yet for anything but I do know I need smaller underwear!! LOL I just don't want to go out and shop and then have to shop again a month later so i have been wearing baggy clothes. I did find some old clothes of mine that now fit me that I will be wearing for a while.

Hey there! What suburb? And what surgeons office! I'm in Brookfield and had my surgery on 7/22 at BMI Surgery out of Silver Cross hospital in New Lenox.

Sleeved 7/22 HW: 318 SW: 283 CW: 254

Hi everyone!!! Walked 1.05 miles this morning and another 3.30 miles this evening !! Total is 23.35 miles!!! I was so excited to pass 20 miles .

This weekend was filled with activities but none of which I can put into miles! 45 mins of Zumba on Friday , 30 mins playing soccer with my child on sat and batting cages and bowling. So still 19 miles until tomorrow.

Got 3 miles in today! Started Couch to 5k!!! Grand Total is 19 miles!!!

Today I could only get 1 mile in so total is 16.

Hey everyone ! Doing great with miles!!' Walked 2.5 miles on Sunday!! So total for first week was 15 miles!!! Not too bad but I will need to boost it up this week!!! Really liking this challenge!! Have a wonderful week!!!

I am 6 weeks out and can eat between 700 and 1000 calories a day. I have noticed when I exercise I eat more than on my rest days.

Added another 3 miles today! Total of 11 miles so far!!! I wish I had a bicycle cause that would add a lot more miles!!!!

I have lost 23 lbs since surgery!!! I am very happy with my progress so far. I was a little disappointed but then took a step back and realized how much weight that was in such a short time. For the first time in my life I want time to go by fast just for the next year. I am almost in the 250's and I am so happy. My first goal is 249 so I am just waiting for the day!!! I haven't seen that amount on the scale for years. Exercise is going well started walking 5x's a week and strenght training 3 days a week. I love working out and I feel crappy when I don't. I really want a bicycle but I will wait till spring of 2014. Food wise I am still on Meat, Cheese and Eggs only. I can introduce veggies back at 2 months. 1/2 cup per day. I am looking forward to that but they did warn me that the weigh loss will slow down due to the added carbs from the veggies. So I don't have to add them back every day or at all if I don't want too. I am down into a size 1x shirt and I haven't checked on pants yet , i know they are getting very loose but not enough to fall off and have to go to a smaller size. Tomorrow is weigh in day and I am so excited to see the 250's on my scale.

I will join in on this 100 miles. I have been walking only and have gotten 8 miles in so far this month. I will need to crank it up a bit to hit 100 but I can do it. Love this challenge!!!

Hi! You and I are so close in weights its incredible. Had my surgery on 7/22 and have lost 23 lbs since. Total of 58 since highest weight. Congrats on your loss and keep up the great work!!!

Can't believe it is already 3 weeks. I had my sleeve on 7/22 without Complications. Had 2 hernia's that had to be fixed also umbilical hernia and hiatal hernia. 2nd day was the worst day of all. I weighed in at 283 day of surgery and today I am 268, so 15 pounds gone. I have lost 28 since pre-op. Unbelievable and so happy about it. I have had a bit of an annoying pain that just won't go away and it is under my left breast it is like a muscle spasm it has gotten better though. My back also hurts all the time now on the left side. It is more annoying now but was an awful pain up until this week. Food wise I was sent home on pureed foods and ate eggs and chicken salad most of the time. Started on solids on August 2nd after my 1st post op appointment. My normal day is a protein shake for breakfast, chicken and cheese for lunch and some sort of meat for dinner. I have to be on meat, cheese and eggs until week 9 when I can introduce vegtables again. I am so looking forward to that. I feel like my doctor is extremely strict but I am following almost 100% . I did have some carbs once or twice since surgery. Exercise was a late start because of that pain I was having but I have finally been walking 3 to 4 x's a week for a 1/2 hour or more and I LOVE it. So missed my walking. I have my next follow up appt on Sept 4th which is an hour nutrition course and doc appt. So excited for that because I am hoping he releases me to do more activity like weights.

Im sorry your having such a rough time. How are the protein drinks going down? I found if i had enough protein I felt a lot better and not nausea. I pray that things get better for you.

So glad your feeling better!! Water is good!!

Happy it went well. Sorry about the vomiting though. Have they given you anything for it? Helped a lot for me. If you think morphine is what's making you sick then tell them to switch to a different pain killer. You will want it tomorrow. Take it easy and walk it really helps with the gas!

Good luck!!! So exciting!! You will be in my prayers!

I'm so sorry this is going on. Try looking at your salt intake or take a week back on your preop diet. You may just be retaining Water. Also if your working out you could be building muscle and that weighs more !!! Don't get discouraged just push forward it will come off again and probably Double!!! Stay positive!!!

I was sleeved July 22nd , down 16 lbs since surgery and 28 since pre op.

Hi my name is Crystal. I started at life weigh unfortunately I had to switch after 5 months because my insurance did not cover me. I absolutely loved it there! I can try and answer any questions

I am 2 weeks post op and I have this pain under my left breast where the largest incision is that is beyond frustrating. I was at Kohls yesterday and could hardly stand it hurt so bad. Every time I tried to tk a deep breath it would hurt! I can't walk yet because this is what happens! Anyone else experience this? And how long till it went away? My doctor says its normal because the is where he took the stomach out of and those muscles need time to heal !

Hi My name is Crystal I am scheduled for surgery on July 22nd. I am looking for a buddy who is getting sleeved around that time.