Dawn Davee Johnson

July 20th here. I am so nervous ????

I'm scheduled for July 10th! If you can figure out how to friend me please do so. I definitely want some friends to go thru this experience with and it will be here very quickly!

I am from Amarillo, I get sleeved Nov 10...,Dr.Nechoy, Panhandle WeightLoss

By chance do you have a name for the lotion with Vitamin E and Keratin?

Eating and drinking were a huge chore for me for the 1st 4 months. I really wished I could go a whole day without doing either. But that changed. I finally felt normal after 4 months and have enjoyed food ever since.
As for fluids, I could not tolerate Water or artificial sweeteners...they both hurt my sleeve. So I never bothered with the "sugar free/diet" crap. I drank 100% fruit juice, regular sports drinks (Powerade, lifewater, Vitamin water, and pedialyte), skim milk and herbal Decaf teas. The juice and sugary drinks I diluted 1/2 and 1/2 with water because everything tasted too sweet to me anyways. The real sugar obviously did not impede my weight loss since I lost 100 pounds (my goal was 88 pounds) in less than 9 months.
Even today I don't like the taste of artificial sweeteners and I usually go for the real thing, in moderation.

On the Fluid front: Try some sugar free Popsicles. They each have 4 oz of liquid. I used flavored drops in my Water to make it easier. I had a hard time finding the right temp for Water. At first it had to be cold, then a bout a month later i could start having it warm with tea
As far as eating - it will continue to be a chore in my opinion. I am NOT a cook so that may be part of it. . I am over a year out and I hate eating. This is the one side effect I didn't expect. I actually don't mind it - I rarely focus on food now. I eat because I have to. I have no cravings; food tastes good I just don't really like the act of eating.
Good luck.