Sleeved in Seattle

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I'm sleevedinseattle

Awesome reminder. Yes, this hss happened to me in the States (but no more, dammit!). We were on vacation two weeks ago in Paris and it happened there but that's just cuz Paris ian women are all size 0 and XL there is about a size 8. Biotches. :-)

I will say that I was happier believing the sleeve would keep me from eating bread or sweets by giving me a miserable upset stomach. It was nice to think that success was less about willpower and more about a purely physical inability to tolerate something. Knowing that it's mostly up to me is disconcerting. That said, I didn't enjoy any of the wine I had in Paris, I swear! Lisa

Oh you guys, all these confessions are music to my ears. Please lets keep this thread beat-down free?! Today I ate a mojo bar, a luna bar and the chicken from a Lean Cuisine noodle dish. Then I sat in the recliner and read all day. In my defense, a 90-minute karate class nearly killed me last night and I think I broke a toe.

At 9 weeks I've been completely cleared for any and all workouts (and food). I just don't have my stamina back. Easing into physical activities gradually has never been one of my skills.

I take trazadone every night and it is a bit big but with plenty of water it's not much of a problem.

*whimper* I just finished a 90-minute beginner's karate class. Which I think was about a month too soon after surgery. I'm not going to be able to move tomorrow.

(liked that you felt the need to clarify )

Really looking good! I was sleeved on July 25, so you're a few days ahead of me. Congrats!

Looking good!

Sleeved July 25 and in the weight loss has really sped up since I was cleared to go back to the gym and start weight lifting again.

Good luck! I am so happy to never have to worry about getting stuck with the band. It's like a huge cloud has lifted from my life.

I've heard this too, and it does frighten me a bit, but so did living at 200+ lbs, so I'm willing to take my chances. I've read that revisions are less likely to loose their total amount, but haven't been able to tell if that's to "normal" (i.e., chart) weight or some other chosen weight. I'm already past 50% now, and while I'm happy, I don't have plans to settle for 165.

I've moved on from cottage cheese, but I would add a bit of water to it to make it more liquid, then sort of mash it around a bit. I also added unflavored protein powder, so the water was really necessary to keep it from being a wallpaper-paste consistency.

Hate to say, but I've been reading a lot about reflux the last few days and the changing voice, the lump, a sore throat - they can all be symptoms of reflux. I had stopped taking my omeprazole for a few weeks but restarted it yesterday. Hoping for some improvement. Of course, the ENT would be the best diagnostician.

Mmm, tasty!

Edit: Oops. I see this is a few months old. Nevermind ____ I'd be happy to test.

Love it! It's like being newlyweds all over again. Congratulations to both of you!

Thanks for asking! Paris was great, the eating was a bit of an issue. They don't do many processed foods over there and I had a hard time sticking to my surgeon's soft food orders. I ate a lot of eggs, cheeses, yogurt, and Atkins bars then made the mistake of having a bite of a palmier pastry - my husband decided he was going to eat one every day (he's 6'3" and has always been skinny). I had a couple of bites the next day and then the next until I ate an entire one on the flight home. Bad Lisa! I tried some bread and some wine but didn't have any desire for them (thank god!). The bad part was finding out I *could* eat pretty much anything. I don't think I'll confess that at my 3-month checkin! The good part is that today I'm 5 lbs. less than when we left. The other bad part was thinking I looked good and getting over there to find I was too big for even XL in French clothing. Rather disconcerting. No plans to move there anytime soon! :-D

Just finished day 2 of my return to strength training after two months off post surgery (and Paris!). Yesterday was upper body, today was a combo of bosu squats, leg/calf presses, shoulder presses and tricep work. It's a bit horrifying how much strength I've lost in a relatively short amount of time. :-( I ate an Oh Yeah bar after the workout, thinking it would be a good mix of carbs and Protein to refuel, but within 10 minutes I started cramping up and had to dash to the bathroom. Guess I need to find something easier to digest?

I love CI, but the use of heavy cream - do you really think it's necessary? And GamerGirl, I would happily pay you handsomely to mail me food packages. Do you ever travel to Seattle? I'd set you up in a fully equipped kitchen for as long as I could trap, er I mean, visit with you. :-D Lisa

You look fine! Next up: getting you to wear colors.