cherbear33

Does anyone else have a flipagram video to share? I would love to see other sleevers awesome progress videos or pictures!

Thank you very much! You can do one with whatever pictures you have & they are probably better then you think I hate my beginning pictures. However it has helped me to become the person I am today & for that I am grateful!

Thank you very much!

Sorry did the same picture twice. Here is another picture [ATTACH]41725[/ATTACH]

That is a beautiful quote!!! & I am sure it will help many of us at many different moments on this wild ride of a journey we take after being sleeved!

You look absolutely fantastic!!! You have done an excellent job working your sleeve!!! Congratulations on your success & may you continue to be blessed along your life journey!

You look absolutely fantastic!!! You have done an excellent job working your sleeve!!! Congratulations on your success & may you continue to be blessed along your life journey!

I love ur response!!! It was cute!!!

I made a chicken quesadilla kinda while I was on the pureed stage... I pureed some chicken breast with a little fat free sour cream & a little bit of salsa added in to it & low fat shredded cheese. Puree all ingredients together. It tasted just like a quesadilla minus the tortilla!!! I could only eat a few bites of it but it was good & satisfying!

That had to be an awesome feeling!!! Congratulations on your success so far & may you be blessed with even more success on your journey!

Still missing everyone. Hope they all return again one day & I pray all are well & having awesome success as they continue along their journeys! The site is not the same anymore & actually is quite boring. They really kept it alive on here! Best wishes to all sleevers!

Thank you very much to both of you! I am trying to hang in there. Being sick after having the sleve seems to be harder for me due to the fluid intake requirements but I am doing my very best. I will also try to see about getting some of the g2. I have not seen it around here but will make it my mission to look harder for it. Never even thought about pedialyte either. That is a great idea! If the dizziness doesn't get better in a day or so I will also be making a trip to an urgent care center for fluids. Again thank you for the great advice, it is greatly appreciated!

I am about a week & 1/2 away from being 7 mths po. I had my surgery July 18, 2013. I have been sick for 3 days now & absolutely miserable. Had a fever of 102.4 & my whole body hurt, even when i just lay down. Been so dizzy & collapsed & passed out twice on the floor saturday when i tried to go downstairs to take my Vitamins the other day bcuz noone was home that could get them. Woke up soaked in sweat & felt like i couldnt breath. This is the first time i have been sick since getting my sleeve & i am just grateful that i have not been vomiting with this virus. I can barely get in any Fluid or Protein as just the thought makes me want to gag. Especially the Protein shakes bcuz they are so thick & heavy feeling in the belly. I still try to get something in my system & today I finally was able to drink a Protein shake & am hoping it helps make up for not getting much protein the last 2 days. I have been drinking hot tea with a lil milk & no sugar & sipping at my juice when I was awake to do so but it did not come close to what we should get in, in a day. I have still been trying my best. My mom helps a lot when she is here but she also has to take care of my dad who is wheelchair bound & goes to dialysis 3 days a week who also was sick as well. I tried so hard to stay away from him & have not really left my room out of fear that if he don't have the same virus I don't need him to catch what I have. When I did need to be aroumd him I wore a hospital mask so I wouldn't spread the germs more. My dads health is very important to me as I already don't have much time left with him & don't want to take any chances of losing him any sooner. I just want to cherish the time I have left with him! However I think we both caught part of the flu from his driver that brings him home from dialysis as he was still getting over having it. I don't think he should have been driving dialysis patients while sick but I do understand people still have bills to pay & have to work regardless but they should be required to wear masks if they are sick. I think it is the best option for everyone you know. Anyway I just needed to vent as I am going crazy being a prisoner of my dungeon I call my bedroom. Lol! The plus side of being sick is I lost another 2 lbs since being sick which makes my total loss 87 LBS down in almost 7 mths po! But I do know that those 2 lbs are more then likely just from dehydration & may come back once I am able to start making my fluid & protein intake again. I do feel somewhat better today & my fever was in the normal range this morning but has since began to creep back up some when the sun went down but not to bad. Hopefully I will feel more myself tomorrow & the dizziness will start to go away as I start getting in more fluids. If anyone else is battling a virus or the flu just know you are not alone & I totally feel your pain. Just hang in there & be strong while you wait it out to pass. Sorry for rambling but I have been stuck in this dungeon for 3 days now & just trying to keep my sanity! Haha!!!

Offer to help take measurements & remind him that sometimes when it does not show on the scale he very well may be losing inches as his body tries to catch up to the amount of weight he has lost so far. Also kindly remind him that stalls are common but that as long as he stays on track the weight will sbegin to move again & to just be patient. Remind him that this is not a race to the finish line but a life long journey & that we will all get to our goal at our own pace! I hope this is helpful to you & I wish your husband the best success with his sleeve journey! You can also tell him to come on & check us out here @ bariatric pal if he feels he needs more support or encouragement!

Wow you look fantastic!!! You have definitely rocked your sleeve!!! Congratulations on your awesome success! May your journey continue to be as successful!

You look fantastic! Congratulations! !!

I try to get in all my water, protein, vitamins & biotin & my hair is still falling out & becoming very noticeable. It has made me a lil sad but I know it will grow back eventually. I am 6 mths out & starting losing my hair @ approx 3 mths po & am still losing quite a bit & have actual bald spots if I don't brush my hair just right & pull it up. Praying it slows down soon or even better just stops all together. I wish everyone the best!

Fantastic job!

I had my surgery on July 18, 2013. I didn't check my weight the day of my surgery so I go by what my day 2 po weight was. Which was 321 lbs. My weight as of Jan. 18, 2014 was 246 lbs! Making my total loss by 6 mths a total of 75 LBS! I also weighed myself today January 25, 2014 & I have lost another 3 LBS so that makes my actually loss a total of 78 LBS! I am very proud of myself & also extremely amazed at the differences in my body & my face! I have attached some of my progress pictures. I have also lost approx 32 inches total from my entire body! Just AWESOME is all I can say! I do need to start getting back to the gym. Things get kinda crazy around here with my very ill Dad so I have not made it very much since the holidays. Which I totally admit I got lazy during the holidays with exercising. I was still losing but could have done better had I still been working out. I still have some bad emotional days which I am still trying to deal with. But I am still extremely happy with my choice to have this surgery! I am proud of myself for the progress I have made & anxious for what the future will hold! I am so thankful to God for giving me this opportunity of a lifetime to change my life & become a much healthier & happier me. I was scared to death to go through with the surgery & almost bailed out but I feel so much better & happier already & I still have a long way to go but making the choice to get the sleeve was the best thing I have ever done for myself & I could not imagine life without it now. I have not had to take any diabetic medicine since about nov. I was on 100 units 2x a day of novolog 75/30, Janumet, & invakana just to slightly control it. I am so happy to not have to take all that anymore. I have been holding steady in the normal range so far! I have my 6 mth follow up appt on feb 4th. This site has helped me very much along my journey. I know that my journey will be completely different then anyone elses & that my pace may be slower then some but may also be faster then others & I am fine with that. I am going to take all the ups & downs & emotional moods with grace & keep my eye on the big picture which is my health. I want to thank everyone who shares their journey, their experiences, their life stories because you all have helped me from reading your stories I know I am not alone & I am reminded daily that I am human & its ok to not be perfect all the time. Watching my fathers health fail. Seeing him dying & knowing that at any day he could be gone as he is in end stage renal failure & congestive heart failure because he did not take good care of his health. He is a diabetic & did not control his sugars well at all & now pays the ultimate price. He lost his leg below the knee back in 2008 & only had a week to live back then when he finally chose to let them take his leg & has been wheelchair bound since. Then back in May of 2013 about mid way through my process to get my surgery he went into the hospital needing emergency dialysis. A week later when they put in a fistula he died later that night but they were able to bring him back. He was in a coma for 14 days & the doctors tried to force me to trach him or pull the breathing tube but he came out of it only to find out his heart is majorly blocked & he is in congestive heart failure but he chose to not have open heart surgery & asked if I would be upset if he didnt do it. I told him no that I would support him & love & cherish him for whatever time I have left with him. The doctors said I would be lucky to have him through the holidays & well here he is still going strong! I thank god every day for him, every good morning, every goodnight hug & kiss, every I love you! He is not just my Dad he is my best friend!!!!! He is the main reason I had my surgery because I did not want to continue going down the same oath he was. Because I am diabetic as well & was doing exactly what he was not watching my sugars eating whatever whenever. I knew I had to make serious changes & I did! While my dad laid in his hospital bed I still pushed forward because when he woke up I wanted him to be proud & see me have my surgery. While he was in his coma I was downstairs doing the support groups & meetings & nutritional visit & all. I did gain some weight due to living in the hospital from 7am to midnight & not eating healthy but eating cheaply. But i lost it in time to have my surgery as alot of it was Water weight. My dad was released in the beginning of June & by July 18, 2013 I had my surgery & my dad is my biggest fan! I pray every day he is here a lil longer to see me skinnier, healthier & happier! Sorry for going on & on.... hope it makes since to you all though. [ATTACH]40718[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]40719[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]40720[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]40721[/ATTACH]

My dad is my world! He means everything to me! & I am thankful for everyday I get to spend with him until the dau he is called back home.

Thank you very much everyone! I have some saggy skin already but I am not even close to being done with losing yet. The extra skin worries me some as well but I will deal with that when it comes time

I have been losing a lot of hair as well. I have a bald spot that is forming on the back of my head on the top. Hoping it slows down soon. Other then that I have been doing!

Latest update 6 mths & 1 week po. Surgery date was July 18, 2013. I am down a total of 78 LBS! SW was 321 LBS & today I weighed in at 243 LBS! Yes that is right 243 LBS! been a good ten years or more since I have seen that weight! I have also lost aprrox 32 inches of my entire body!

Thank you very much!

I wish you the best success as you take the next step in your journey! That is what it is.... YOUR JOURNEY! We all take this weight loss journey but it is completely different for each person & we all musy find our own way, in our own time & as god wants us to. You are such an awesome human being & have had to endure so much & yet here you are inspiring so many others while on your own journey! You are an Amazing woman & you deserve nothing but the best from this point on! Congratulations on all you overcome & all you will succeed in, in the future!