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Awesome !!!!!!!!! It gets easier every day by large amounts.

Once you make the sincere decision to lose weight and get healthy....everything will fall in line. Using myfitnesspal.com is a cheap and easy way to track your calories, weight and exercise. I stress that it's free....and super easy to use. Nothing will motivate you like success will. That being said...go ahead and lose weight now. There are simple diets to follow and you will be acclimating yourself to the way of eating you'll be doing for the rest of your life when you are post-op. The simple diet consists of chicken, fish, meats, Greek yogurts, fresh vegetables, some whole grains and some cheeses and maybe nuts on occasion. Measure your food so you can input accurate amounts into the myfitnesspal tracker. Keeping the carb count down and eating at a calorie deficit (versus your bmr ) will absolutely lead to weight loss. Throw in some frequent walking and you are going to add to effect. Getting your mind wrapped around the needed changes and getting used to following a plan now will really help you later on. You are going to do great.

Howdy, Ryan ! I'm only 11 days out from my sleeve surgery so I can't really speak on eating or experiencing fullness. I have yet to eat anything. My surgeon runs us on the same 3-shakes-a-day diet we did on the 14 day pre-op diet for 3-4 weeks post-op. He stressed that it allows our new stomachs to heal before being taxed with working on real food. I can tell you that the pre-op liquid diet is much easier to follow now. Hunger almost never has occurred....and only in the mornings when it's been 12+ hours since my last Protein shake. I could see doing this for much longer with no issues. The pre-op diet was the hardest part about the surgery but it is for your safety during surgery. Make the best of it and get through it. Know that it'll be super easy to follow afterward.

You have come so far. Truly inspiring. It has to feel miraculous. Keep after it. Yu are changing your life in every way.

@Live43day you are going to do great. Your medical knowledge from your professional training will help you understand the science behind the diet and importance of following your surgeon's plan. Things I'd wished I known ahead of time: *There is nothing magical about the surgery. You have it and you follow the plan. Hunger isn't much of a factor later on and it make following the simple diet extremely easy. *There will likely be some weight gain during your brief hospital stay. It's not that you've done a thing in the world wrong and nobody is going to bark at you for it. It's just a few pounds and it come off QUICKLY. It's nothing more than IV, Fluid retention and some mild inflammation. Don't let it freak you out or bother you in any way. Mine was 8+ pounds and it was gone by the 6th day. It's expected and your surgeon sees it all the time. *Let the rest of the family be responsible for their own meals. Don't pull yourself into to kitchen if you don't need to be. Let them take care of themselves for a couple weeks and you just stick to your plan. It's not being antisocial.....it's just you keeping things simple for right now. *Walking is your friend. I was up 4 hours after surgery and didn't really want to be. My only reason was the soreness and pain from an umbilical hernia repair done at the time of my bypass, too. The sleeve never bothered me. Still hasn't at Day 11, either. The walking will help work out any residual gas you may have. *sleep as well as you can the 2 nights leading up to the surgery because it seems like their job in the hospital is to keep you awake. I kid you not they were in there taking my temp, checking my vitals or doing some task every few minutes....all night long. Funny stuff. *Don't get worked up about the surgery. Stay calm. It's going to go well. Some folks have anxiety because they are having "elective" surgery for weight loss. For me it was simple as I'd already had three prior weight related surgeries: ankle tendon repair that was blown out playing golf (heavy weight made it much worse on that ankle) and two umbilical hernia repairs (too dang heavy and big around the middle). More weight related surgeries would certainly follow over the years ahead if I didn't get the weight off. I was finally IN CONTROL by having this sleeve surgery. Taking a positive step to get things corrected. Yeah....I reached a nice calm state the days leading up to the surgery. *Sipping vs gulping. I'd read all about it....heard all about it.....didn't understand the concept at any real level unit post-op. A sip is a small amount. This little nugget of understanding took me some time to grasp. Even now....at Day 11, I reach for my Water glass and without thinking I'll take a huge swig out of it.....then stop and not swallow it but allow it to trickle down my throat. It's becoming an adopted behavior. So glad I haven't had to face the same principles while eating due to remaining on the "3 shakes per day" diet. I'll have to figure out eating in a few weeks. Glad I don't for now. *The scale is not broken. I'm a daily weigher. Most here don't advise it....nor do I. I simply can't not weigh. I'm stupid that way. During the early days in my bariatric program I bought a really nice scale. It's always read within ounces of what my doctor's scales read. It also talks. Leading up to the surgery I'd hope on it in the mornings and get my reading and roll along with it. Now.....sorry, I'm laughing right now as I type this......now, I get on it....get my reading....and shake my head and say no way, this thing is broken. I'll let it turn off. I'll restart it....zero it.....and then get on it again for a second....and third reading. The weight loss during the pre-op 14 day diet and post-op has been at a rate I'm not familiar with.....even when I was killing it on Atkins a few years ago. It will amaze you.

Completely understandable. It's hurry up and wait most of the time and then all the sudden it gets real. Stay calm by staying active and working your diet plan. Stay focused on the goal.....to lose weight. Doesn't matter if it's before surgery or after.....just work the plan and keep losing. You'll do great.

This is me. Ive been wondering how well I'll do with water after surgery, which is this wednesday. I'm a big water drinker. Probably 100 ozs a day. At least i have one thing in my favor, with the weather cooling off, it won't be as hot and shouldn't need as much. I can only speak from one perspective and one experience and that is simply my own. I was very pleased to have zero problems with drinking enough water to practically float. Cool. I'm sorry to post up my personal experiences in many threads, but it's all I can accurately speak to....my own experiences. I'll bet you will do great !!!!!

My opinion......from very, very, very little experience.......is that you are not in control. You are allowing your new stomach's capacity or restriction to be in control. It just does not seem safe in any way for you to be stress testing your new stomach that way. You need to be in control. Eat only what is safe and pre-measure the quantities you are supposed to have. Every bite has to count and should be of safe and nutritious food. Nutritious equates to being of high-Protein. These sleeves may help us at some point due to the their restrictive purposes......but if that is the only thing that guides us then we are doomed to fail and having the surgery is a waste of time. In time you will be able to eat a cup of food. If it's garbage food like Pasta then why did you bother with the surgery in the first place???? Again, my experience is extremely limited with the sleeve, but my understanding of the principles involved in this came through simply listening to my surgeon. Simple plans don't take a great deal of work to understand. It's a very straightforward process.....why go and complicate it ? Those papers she handed you may very well be all the information you need at this point. Our post-op diet isn't very involved. It only gets that way when folks seem to want to go back to their old ways. Tap into your motivations to have the surgery. Let them rally your discipline to adhere to the simple plan. Get back in control and stay there.

Your surgery is on THURSDAY !!!!! The pre-op diet is for your safety during surgery. I'd be less worried about seeking validation than I would be with having a safe surgery. I would contact your surgeon asap and be honest with them. Perhaps there is a more restrictive liquid only diet that you could follow up until then. I sure as hell wouldn't want to go into surgery, only to wake up in recovery and find that that your procedure wasn't done. It's much better to delay and be safe than to proceed if you know you clearly aren't ready. Only you and your surgeon can make these determinations.

I'm also 11 days post-op. I'm under orders from surgeon to continue with the 3 shakes a day and non-calorie liquids until my next appointment on November 9th. I am so dang glad, too. I am not ready to be figuring out the food thing just yet. I like my simple plan for now. I bought a food scale and more sets of measuring cups to help with the process once it is time.

Ouch ! Play it safe.......call your doc and proceed accordingly.

I worried about this, too. Most of my life I've been a huge Water drinker. Even as a kid I can remember being at friend's houses and they'd comment on how often I'd ask to get some water. I almost quit football due to idiot coaches who'd used water rationing as a motivator. I carry around a water bottle at work all the time. I say all that to say this: I was very concerned about this leading up to my surgery...perhaps more concerned about this than any other aspect. I'm 11 days post-op and can say with great confidence that me drinking enough water is not going to be a problem. Day 1 in the hospital it was just ice chips and I was highly concerned. Second day I was on pace for 4 oz of water an hour and I had to chart it. Day 2 I drank around 80 oz Day3-11 I've been drinking just as much water as I wanted....on par with what I did prior to surgery. Those first couple days may be weird.....but I'm betting you'll come through like a champ and be able to have no issues meeting your water goals. Hang in there.

The fact that the OP hasn't responded to the thread speaks volumes. It is absolutely disgusting to read of the ignorance that is posted, over and over again. Patients who either have no clue.....or those who are pushing the limits so soon after surgery. I don't get it. Ignorance and stupidity. At least those that are ignorant to the proper way to eat post-op can possibly be coached up and brought around to engaging in healthy behaviors. The stupidity.....that is another story. People doing boneheaded stuff that they know is unsafe. It is freaking sad.

Well done. Good times coming.

Hi I think we've probably been sleeved around the same time so just wanted to ask about burping? Have you had burps after eating? It's really strange and embarrassing in public, don't know if I'm the only person.. I burped a little in the hospital, but it felt great as it was a gas relief. I have done so a few times since being home. Surgery date was 10/13 for me. I haven't eaten anything other than Protein shakes since surgery. No real burping after them. Here's the funny part. In the months leading up to surgery I was having quite a bit of audible gastric gurgling. Could be heard across the room, even. At the time I had a very large umbilical hernia that had worsened. It was repaired at the same time as my sleeve and everything has become so much more quiet.

That it intriguing. I took a look on their webpage and see that it's sold locally in several stores. Thank you for posting this.

Good deal. For me it was an easy question. Back in 2010, I humped it hard....exercise, diet, exercise, diet. I lost 120 lbs pretty quick, all things considered. Two things were obvious to me at that point: 1) I had a lot more weight to lose beyond the 200. 2) I was getting close to burnout on the extreme diet and exercise. It was getting results....but I'd grown infatuated with weight training more than the hardcore cardio I'd been doing. Weight training led to fun results and more calories needed for muscle growth. I went from a clean bulk diet to a dirty bulk. Injuries led to surgery to repair them. Progress not only halted but regression occurred. Now, back where I started in 2010....injured again and unable to do much lifting. Ten days past sleeve surgery and the weight loss is cruising along as I'm healing up. Now I have a tool that is going to help me get the weight off and heal up so I can resume gym fun to get in shape. The difference is that I (and my surgeon) feel like I can lose the 200+ pounds I needed & wanted to lose.......and the sleeve tool is here to help forever if I do my part correctly. I don't believe we'll loose two much weight due to our actions and behaviors being more in control of things than we realize. I could be wrong, but this is how I approached things. There are many on here who made it to their goals and are living at them.......daily life at the weights they wanted to be at. They are powerful resources and coaches. Amazing folks, amazing results and living the dream. Best wishes to you !!!!!!

@@TexasGal82 that sounds good. When it's time I'll give the Quest chips a try.

That is a wild phenomenon you are experiencing. It kinda freaks me out at times. i do still experience hunger.....10 days after being sleeved.....but it's usually in the mornings when I've not had a Protein shake for 12+ hours. As long as I have a shake every 6 hours, there is no hunger.

Bam !!!!!! Lottery winner. Or at least that is what it feels like, I assure you. Great news.

I was told on my Day6 appointment to wear one. The reason had more to do with swelling around an umbilical hernia repair than anything else. I have one and wore it some prior to surgery to sort of hold the hernia into place. I have not followed my surgeon's instruction due do how the binder used to aggravate a healing disc issue at T-12. The post-op swelling in that region was forecasted by the surgeon and is lessing small amounts every day. Today is Day 10. The girdle I have is a 4 panel stretchable type with a full width section of Velcro. I bought it from Amazon after not finding what I needed in local pharmacies. Granted, I needed a damn big one at that time. Best of luck to you.

Congrats on getting the 108 pounds off. That is tremendous. I don't have a clue about chips. Trigger food for me, too. I'd graze on them vs schedule them as a meal or snack. Interested to see what your findings are.

You'll lose. If you stay on your surgeon & nutritionist plan you are guaranteed to lose. Best of luck !!!

Well done. That is outstanding news. You'll kick butt and take names. Hoping your recovery goes really well.

You've clearly been through the wringer. What a tough year....now everything is falling on your shoulders......AND you are recovering from surgery. All you can do is your best. Maybe there is a way you can blow off some steam every day.....every day. An hour of your own to go power walk around the block. An hour of vigorous walking can be a pressure relief valve and maybe help with the frustration. I'm very sorry and wish you the best.