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Very common. Many experience enhanced vascularity or at least the visibility of such. Fat is being burned away. The fat loss for me was most noticeable in my extremities at the beginning. Seems like it took much longer to become noticeable around my torso.

Confusion is one of the things that seems to begin early on....as in the puree stage. It seems there are allowances made to allow many foods due to their soft mushy texture......but not allow those same foods later as they aren't good for weight loss. For me it was simply easier to avoid them throughout as I'd been on low-carb Protein shakes for weeks. Why the hell would I introduce high carbohydrate foods back....only to wean off them again ? It just seemed simpler to sidestep that minefield and stay low carb and not be tormented with carb cravings and such. I'd be willing to venture a bet that folks that report post op hunger would find this go away if they'll transition away from sugars and simple carbohydrates. Just my two cents based on my own experiences.

It is very common. Numerous threads on it. My surgeon clued me in on the likelihood of such just prior to my starting the liquid diet. Not sure why more don't do the same with their patients.

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Huge respect for you making this change right along with all the other stuff. I'm grateful that I quit years back. I went cold turkey, but if I were trying to do so now.....I'd be having a serious conversation with my doctor about Chantix and learning enough to make the decision to use it or not. It seems like it is effective for many.

I chose to be upfront with folks. It has been the biggest non-issue. When I get comments they are always positive. They know I feel much better and that's all that really matters. Hoping to feel better was the reason I had WLS.

Some folks have zero pain from this, too. If you do....then walk it out.

Any kinds of almonds i bought some salt and vinegar and some habannaro bbq but i wanted to buy some honey roasted but wasnt sure if i could the grams of sugar was 4g compared to the other 2 which have 2gram and i believe they had 7g of carbs compare to the 2 i have which are 5g should i be eating these period they have 6g protein per serving ? Sent from my SM-G935T using the BariatricPal App You are probably not going to want to hear this.....but the answer is "Neither". Nuts are really not something you want to be fooling with at this point in the game. Way too caloric. If you feel you simply can't live without them, then buy the 100 calorie packs and stick to just a single pack. 8 weeks has you in the prime timeframe to be in hardcore weight loss and sticking firmly to your plan. Meals vs Snacks. Snacking is an old behavior from the past that we have to learn to stop doing. All foods will be able to be enjoyed down the road....in very close moderation.....but all foods are certainly on the menu. It's just a matter of if you are willing to take on the calories and lack of nutrition that come with some of them. Right now.....it's the time to burn it off. I had to learn this the hard way with nuts and cheeses.

I have a relationship with my waitresses. It starts with a smile and a promise. I tell 'em that I'm not hungry by powerfully thirsty and hate when my my glass gets empty. They keep 'em coming and I tip nicely. I don't go out to eat very often......prefer to do it myself at the house on the grill.

Yup....sugar alcohol is not fun for me, either. My system doesn't handle it well at all. Stick to staying hydrated and stick with your plan. It's going to work out perfectly for you.

For me the losing is sorta based on momentum. I was on a pretty good pace going into the surgery.....and was amazed at the amount of weight gain that occurred during the hospital stay.....it flushed out quickly and things really amped up in the weeks ahead. I'm guessing that it'll take you a couple weeks and things will kick into gear for you, too.

coffee helps me kill any cravings. Then some exercise will finish it off.

The sleeve is an excellent tool.

The folks that want to do their part to ensure a safe surgery follow it to a tee. The ones that find they can't would be best served to delay their surgeries as they simply are not ready and need more time to get their mental game ready for the changes needed.

Here is another brand that is even better: http://www.bumblebee.com/products/tuna/?page_num=2 do you mix them with anything else? is one packet enough? Thanks! Nope. Simply rip the top open and grab a fork and go to town. On pouch was a meal for me up until I hit the 6 month point. Then I started having two. Those look amazing, especially the buffalo-style pack. Can you eat it from the pouch, or does it have to be mixed with anything? I eat them right from the pouch.

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"We are going through so much right now" ^^^^^^^ all the more reason to proceed and do this for YOU. He'll likely come around and support you when he sees how much better you feel after your weight loss starts steamrolling in the right direction and you realize that you now have complete and total control of your weight. You can drive it to any body size you wish to drive it. It takes discipline, work, planning and dedication.....but YOU will be in control. It's an amazing process and one full of self discovery. It may feel a bit selfish now....when there are other problems in the mix....but trust & believe that taking a couple weeks to have the surgery and recover is absolutely going to show improvements in every single aspect of your life. Rock this surgery and rock your new self. Have fun and have no regrets.

I was told to expect 7 months using my insurance to cover. All sorts of bullcrap was pulled by them. I wound up telling insurance company to kiss my ass and I self-funded after two months of supervised weight loss. I was sleeved a few weeks later. That is outstanding that you were able to get 100% coverage.

Well done. Took my 17 year old and several of his friends to Carowinds two weeks ago. I was suckered into riding a beast of a rollercoaster with them. Scared my old arse to death. Crazy times, but fun times. I'm not into rollercoasters....at all......but I couldn't resist the urge to sit in the seat and buckle up and slam down the harness lock with vigor and fit in there just fine. The near 100 mph freefall a couple minutes later.............aw hell no.....never again, lol.

These little bad boys are the ticket !!!! I keep my desk drawer at work stocked with them. http://starkist.com/products/pouches

I tend to take a non-verbal approach with idiots like that. A deep breath.....inflated chest cavity.....cross my arms and give 'em a squinty eyed stare. A slight nod of the head back and forth is my clue to them not to push things further. Some don't get it though.....they thrive on being stupid. One....a younger upper manager at work (who's on the fast track for world domination with my employer)......kept on badgering me about my weight. The last time he did it was at the salad bar in our cafeteria. I had just finished a fast lunchtime workout in the gym and was grabbing a Protein loaded side salad from the bar. Minding my own bidness.....just trying to get what I needed.....grab and go. So he comes over and asks me, "Well, well, well.....look who we have here. Salad huh? So, guy, what are you up to now ? What's your weight up to now ?" He keeps on with this while getting my eggs and chicken chunks. I should add at this point that he's one of those pencil necked nerdy types who thinks that cross country running is the only fitness that matters. Again with the questions about my weight. I turn to him....lean over so nobody else can hear and say, "Why don't you ask your wife what I weigh, Michale.....she's felt all of it". Then I go back to my salad. He slammed his dayplanner down on the counter and made an odd noise with his throat and walked off. We have yet to speak again. A little more to the story is that this guy is on an unprecedented career trajectory.....My boss reports to the person that reports to this guy. His wife, who I've never met, is a saint of a woman. She's very active in their church and plays in the local symphony. They are puritans and live a clean life and are great family people. I probably should've handled the situation differently....but I'd enough of his badgering. Clearly he pursued the matter because I was asked by a member of HR about any "conversations" between us. I couldn't recall any real specifics and stuck with that. Seemed to satisfy them. I'm probably screwed, but I'll certainly not be bothered by his stupidity again.....at least not in the area of my weight.

Crappy knees? Check. Hurt to bend? Check. Knee replacements in the fairly near future? Check Ongoing need to exercise to help with weight loss and overall health? Check, check, freakin' check !!! I'm in the same boat. Sometimes it feels like the boat is taking on Water and the sails are shot full of holes. I have zero medical training other annual first aid, CPR and the like. So take anything I ever say with a grain of salt.......and extreme skepticism, lol. I'm just a fat guy trying to get less fat, more healthy and stay active up through the nursing home years and beyond. When I was pre-op I was told, "Great news, fella, you have a high enough BMI that there's no risk of you falling below the minimums for insurance to cover the surgery......so....we need to see you lose some serious weight prior". Lucky me, right ? The fact that I never used insurance due to their bs delay tactics and shenanigans is an entirely different story. I did engage in the pre-op challenge of losing weight and dropped 55 lbs prior to surgery. Due to a back injury (the final catalyst that helped me make the decision to have wls) I was sorta hemmed up and not really able to do much in the arena of exercise. My only real hope at weight loss was to work on the other side of the equation.....reducing caloric intake. I began with their recommended low calorie diet, but soon moved into more of a low carb approach and did so with an eye on total calories, too. The scale began to move along nicely, even though my own movement was minimal. Once post op the weight loss continued at a better clip and exercise was easier to do. The more progress I made.....the more progress I could make....and so forth. Knees suck, though, and I didn't heed my doctor's warning. Gym work was too fun and I continued to pound the treadmill and elliptical like a beast. Enthusiastic newbie overkill occurred. Now.....ten months later I'm having significant daily issues with the knees....both are beyond the timeframe the ortho docs said would be my" replacement age". I wish I could go back to the month after surgery and approach it differently.....I would have joined a different gym....one with a swimming pool and used it for frequent lap swimming. As it is, I've been sidelined from cardio for over a month and it sucks. The stationary bike is about it for the time being. I may still do the swimming pool, however, that spot is miles out of my way and has a prohibitive lap swim schedule. My work hours over the next few months are amped up as well. Careful weight training and stationary bike as well as much walking on the job are the ticket for me know. Please.....please.....carefully consider the recommendations for aqua fitness. The water is where it's at in terms of safety.

Nope. Ten months out and I think I've been sick only twice.....neither times were sleeve related.

I feel the same way. Very glad my surgeon approved my using Advil at my 3 month check-in.

We have them at my surgeon's office. I never bothered. I'll order what I want, box up leftovers for a later meal or simply share at the table. Cards, coupons and such aren't worth the aggravation to me. Plus....I don't care to have to break out the "card" with the waiter.....then have to have them check with their manager.....and go through all that hassle.