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First response answer is excellent. I miss the honeymoon period. Sooooo much Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

The hospital sent one home with me. I only needed it for the ride home. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

for three months or four months mine came out a little, a lot and then stopped. I cut it short. I was mentally ready for it but still fretted a lot.

It's interesting to read your post. I was 240 when I started preparing for surgery. I was so done overeating. Done thinking about food and letting it be what I used to celebrate the end of the week or whatever it is I thought I had survived. It wasn't my reward if it was making me miserable and unhealthy and most definitely defeated. I was 220 on surgery day and today 17 months later I'm 186. I've gotten down to 174. I've struggled since Easter to get back on my wagon. Sugar is like heroine. Talking my self out of eating it is like battle. It can't be in my house and I have to keep syntax nectar and yogurt close to help curb cravings. I was about 185 most of my life. I wonder if my body likes a set weight of 185? I don't even have to eat that much to gain. I am not accepting the idea of my body liking a set weight. It's hard now but way easier than it was before. I am happy. My surgeon is happy but I told him I know I could get down to 160. I could step it up. So I'm working on it. Thanks for writing your post.

I'm 5'6 and my goal weight is 150. I've settled at 176. I'm going to have to work harder to get the rest off. I'm fine with that. I'm not sure what weight my surgeon would suggest as goal. I'll ask next time.

That's lame that some of the responses were harsh. But I agree I like reading honest authentic posts with real issues we deal with every day. So keep it up. If I shop with my kids sometimes they want to go to in and out and I'll get a burger take two bites and bring the rest home to my husband. I am super happy because I don't crave it anymore. I don't really care where we eat. I really enjoy being with them. It's all good.

Yeah! I was happy to read your last comment after reading the whole post. I would do it. Wait I did do it. It's been good for my family because I am not miserable anymore. People ask me what changed and I tell them well I lost 60 pounds and they are like it's not just that. I think they can see I am free of the weight. I have more control over what happens with it. I am happier. It's not an easy way out. It's work every day.

I was pro sleeve. I had the sleeve. My gurd is better but not gone. My friend had bypass and she's doing great. It used to freak me out the bypass process but now it seems the same. I wouldn't be as concerned and if the outcome is no gurd that's better. I had sleep apnea and refused to where the mask. I chose surgery instead. It seemed like the first thing I lost was the neck weight. I was sleeping better soon after. I know not everyone can quit the machine right away. I wouldn't give up after coming so far.

I ate more at first. It took my brain a while to get out of the over eater mode. Now a year out I have less or little hunger. It could be mild heartburn. It can seem like hunger. Carbs and starch won't fill the sleeve, they slip through. Fish and chicken will be filling and last longer. I use Greek yogurt to curb old cravings. But watch the sugar. The weight loss or gain shouldn't be a concern yet but knowing your eating too much is just something to be mindful of. I still have to mentally work at it everyday. I agree with the fluids as well. The bakery would make me nuts. So good luck:)

That sounds like a hippa violation to me as well. And the advise......yikes. Any more input from staff and I would be like why don't you go to HR and get my surgeons information then go to an orientation seminar and after that we can talk. I'm a year out and I remember opinions could feed into that fear of surgery. But I was always like I got this, I'm strong. And now I say the same thing I knew I got this. It's awesome.

It is so depressing the liquid diet. I remember those weeks. Looking at the progressive stages from liquid to soft and thinking really 4 weeks? The sleeve is so grumbly until it heals. It will be a few months to heal. I fussed a lot in the beginning but now I eat a lot of yogurt and two shakes a day. The other meals I eat with my students then family I choose the good stuff protein fruit veggies. A carb only if it is insanely worth it. Sugar never is worth it. I'm 10 months out:)

My husband brought home McDonald's for my son after my surgery. I didn't think it was nice but it didn't smell good anyway. I did explain to him that it wasn't cool. He knew I would be making changes but didn't really understand. I had to request that my environment be crap free while I was healing. We have a lot of work to do after surgery. Whether people understood that doesn't really matter now. But it is nice when people who are your support actually support you. Her choices of food giving are interesting. A bit passive aggressive. It will hurt less as you get stronger.

I was offered a binder. It was great. And ear plugs is a great idea. Outside my room another door opened and shut all night long. A popular room where they kept all the meds. You don't need much because it all goes by fast.

I was sleeved January 22nd and I'm 58lbs down. It was more difficult for me to get a grip on controlling my head hunger at first. Now it's getting easier everyday and I'm shrinking. I'm 178 the last three weeks.

I drank tazo wide awake tea. I had to. It was still hard but I'm into the ritual. Morning of surgery just water.