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Wow. I stayed on liquids for 4 weeks post-op due to concerns over my new sleeve healing properly. Now....at 4 months I am having 1/2 cup size meals of chicken, steak, tuna and other fish. The 1/2 cup size meal is what the surgeon emphatically stressed I stick with. I do not eat until full. I can't stand that sensation. I take my time and eat the recommend amounts over 20 minutes per meal.

True. But I do think it is more than that. If it were just about the "coat" coming off, then it wouldn't have started on weeks one. I checked; I was still totally fat that day. It's fascinating. Lol. Inner Surfer Girl offered a very good explanation of this phenomenon experienced early on.......so much blood flow is redirected towards the surgery site in order to heal. Makes perfect sense. I remember being cold in the hospital and certainly later on at home. I was cold this morning when I got up at 5:00am....made coffee and sat by the fireplace. Took a while to warm up.....

Howdy everyone. I'm in the Augusta area and had my sleeve done locally on Oct 13, 2015. Weight is falling off and it's been a funny adventure thus far. Returned to the gym last month and it feels great to be doing so. This morning I weighed the same thing that I did as i did back in the college days. Feels great !!!!

BCBS here now, too. I believe that is the case with my current plan.

Yes......cold is sorta the new norm. We are having a very mild winter here, yet I'm always wearing a coat, it seems. What's ironic is that I used to freaking love cold weather.....hunting seasons were more fun when it was cold. Now....the idea of freezing my butt off in the woods is just not something I care to do.

Awesome answer !

Being able to exercise is what I really enjoy the most. Some injuries I was dealing with much of last year left me unable to do so and I knew enough was enough.....time to get the weight off by whatever means I could. Now.....every single trip to the gym....or a hike down the riverwalk....is a blessing. The pains I feel now are self imposed and I'm grateful to be alive to feel them.

Gonna be flying soon. Can I avoid the bs by simply going first class ????

Is there an echo in here? Is there an echo in here? I think there is...........I think there is...........I think there is...............I think there is... Knock it out.....hope it works equally well for you.

Had one of those days yesterday. I can only say that my response to the bullcrap that developed was measured and careful......only due to my efforts in the gym earlier in the morning. I find no comfort anymore from food, gratefully. I do thrive on physical contact and living in the moment. Problem there is just as you worded it..."for various reasons not always available".

I found that it was hard to stick with the initial low calorie diet my dietician put me on at the beginning stages of my bariatric process. I switched over to a low carb diet and maintained, for the most part, the low calorie aspects, too. It worked wonders. Proteins and fats keep hunger at bay. Was able to lose 55 lbs prior to surgery and it wasn't so difficult. I wish you the best.....you are in the most difficult portion now.......you'll kick azz.

I took an Anker charger for my iPhone.....gave me three recharges....all I needed. Had some movies downloaded to my iPhone. Earbuds. Underwear and gym shorts. Slip on New Balance sneakers. Saline spray for nose. I brought a bunch of Gas-X but didn't use a single strip.

Ocean Spray Diet Cranberry (5 calories per serving) has been golden for me. Fought off a could last week with it and my regular Vitamins. Good luck to you. Ocean Spray Diet Cranberry (5 calories per serving) has been golden for me. Fought off a could last week with it and my regular vitamins. Good luck to you.

Mnnnnnn......mmmmnnnnn ! Very nice.

Somewhere around 7 weeks for me to feel like I was "Back". Now......at 17 weeks......I feel like I'm "Back....but better than ever". Stick with the plan and try to walk and exercise as much as you safely can. You'll be there in no time and realize the initial post-op blahs are simply temporary but the new life you evolve into is permanent and filled with AWESOME !!!!!

Great pics. You look sexy and happy.

I'll have to check in and see it. I've never been in it.

Here's hoping you don't catch the bug................go into isolation mode when possible.

Goals. Goals not met. Goals can be a real beyotch if you don't have some refinement and structure around them. At least that's the way it is for me. I certainly have an ultimate goal of where I want to be.....but I've set intermittent goals that feel freaking great when achieved. Not all of them are weight goals. Many are NSV's that I get a kick out of reaching. ....A piece of clothing that I want to fit in comfortably. ......An activity that I want to do without difficulty. ......Fitness goals. It is imperative that I have goals beyond the scale. My daily weigh-ins would drive me nuts if they were my only source of validation. One of the ones that I achieved yesterday.....hit me like a hammer and made me grin stupidly......was on the treadmill. Had my first morning off work after a 60 hr pressure cooker workweek. I hit the gym and busted off two hours on the treadmill. Even when I'd find that "right" music and turn up the speed and elevation.....I couldn't seem to get my heart rate up above the high 140's. Crazy. A month ago I couldn't keep it under 160. Soon....soon the knees will be ready to run and it's going to be ON !!!!!!

It's something that I'm guessing a lot of us sleevers can be prone to. In the pre-sleeve days, I was a big snacker. I'd snack when I was stressed out.....work stress being the worst......marital stress.......financial stress.......etc. Those Snacks were never anything healthy, either......just more sugary nails in my coffin. It was a fear of mine in having the sleeve vs bypass. I worried that the lack of dumping syndrome may find me snacking again on carb-laden garbage. I have a battle plan that has worked really well thus far and I do not have snacks nor want them. Frequent exercise. Mainly it's just walking and some weight training. Frequent as in every single day. Seeing the tiny amount of calories burned on the treadmill display or on my fitbit is enough to reinforce how damn hard it is to burn extra calories off.......so it makes the discipline to avoid eating them come very easily. Discipline is achieved and maintained. Junk food is gone from my life. The other aspect of frequent exercise is that I can feel it improving my response to stress. It is a tangible difference....huge improvement. Not sure what works for you.....but some time lifting......or hitting the heavy bag at the gym......or cranking the treadmill elevation up and faster while jamming to some hard driving music.......all that gets me where I need to be.

Great job on the 5K training. Great stuff.....the training.....the preparation......the discipline. At the 4 month point here, too. The hair loss part sucks outright. I'm seeing it every time I look in the mirror. I'm trusting and believing that it's gonna be temporary. If not, then.......I guess I'll be rocking the Mr. Clean look. That or maybe growing a skullet. Lol. Had me laughing at the radio activeness of the marks. My abs (or flabs as they currently are) look like I was in knife fight but survived. 3 hernia surgeries and 9 holes from the sleeve......plus the wrinkling of fat loss. Purty, I tell ya. Real purty. Oh well......eating my chicken, steak and seafood everyday and will deal with all the after effects once I reach the "after". Had a doctor's visit yesterday and my new doc said he'd help me out on documenting the excess skin and perhaps it'd help with insurance on the removal.....we'll see. If it even covers part of it........ Keep killing it on your training and enjoy the glow-in-the-dark aspects of your marks. Nuclear powered after sleeve ? Maybe that is what is happening with some of us, because we sure as hell aren't fueled by calories any more. We've become nuclear powered fat burning engines. Hands down winner over a sludge filled pizza & beer motor that is always backfiring and sputtering and won't go up hills.

I still go out to eat a couple times a week. I just eat responsibly now. I wouldn't change a thing.

What an insecure selfish prick move that was. So.......surgery to improve your health was all it took to run him off ????? He's got tons of issues that will take years that work through....... And if he is even man enough at some point to work through them. Have the surgery and improve every aspect of your life that you can. You'll find a real man who is unselfish and values you and your choices. If he's younger.......then all the better. Get revenge through getting healthy and living each day to the fullest.

There are most likely several folks in there who look amazing and are fit as hell.........but they weren't they way when they first started going. They were overweight and out of shape. They worked hard in the gym and hard on their food discipline and now look at them. Those are exactly the type of folks I need to be around and pick up on the positive energy found in good gyms. Think about it this way.......you start going.......work as hard as you safely can......stay on your new eating plan and begin to loose great amounts of weight........ You will be a legend in there in no time. Everyone has to start somewhere. Every time I go I see folks just like me.....out of shape trying to get better. I've never felt judged or slighted in the least, in fact, I get helpful tips and thumbs up from folks when I limp out of there......sweating......exhausted.......spent. Today is my first day off after a 60 hour workweek with 3-4 hours sleep each night. I slept in this morning....up at 5:00am.....showered, dressed in my gym clothes and chomping at the bit for my son to get ready for school so I can drop him off and get to my gym. The place simply draws me in and I miss it on long work days. It's the key for me to stay on track. Please don't fear the gym.......the folks there are great people. Understanding people.

Not much on the pain relief, I'm sorry. This was my third repair in the same area. I wish I had some great advice for you but clearly I'm challenged with this stuff as I keep getting them.