Micoxv

I think you are right. No lies and no need to tell your entire life either. With the loss of my son, many people do not dare to talk to me anyway. The best part of the VSG is that I can focus on myself and my progress. It helps a lot to focus on other things, since my social life is on pause mode for now. I am very careful with my new little buddy sleeve as it decides for both of us what I can and can't eat and I certainly don't want to push or upset it.

Another 5 am automatic wake up. Elliptical bike, shower, coffee and shake. Ready to go for the day . Protein lunch again, lots of liquids. I ate some avocado tonight. It went well on the sleeve. I am doing my 10.000 steps a day on top of the gym. It helps I am sure. People at work are worried about me as they see me losing weight and don't dare to ask with what happened. Tomorrow it will be a month. It is so painful and unfair. I realized the reason why I am so reluctant to share my surgery with colleagues is that I am simply ashamed. Ashamed of having to do the VSG as result of the failure of all my former diets , of not being able to control my hunger and stomach. "The easy way out" as many people that did not go through this journey would judge me. Therefore I prefer to stay quiet and avoid any comments about my weight loss. I don't know if it makes sense or if I should be more opened, but right now this is the best I can do. I am so grateful to be able to share my feelings on this forum as I can express myself.

I will try. Thanks or helping [emoji4]

I am so jealous!!!

The list helps me to focus and I placed it on a strategic place (fridge door ). I thought it could be useful but I never end up in front of it anymore like I used to with regular diet. My first objective is to be there for my loved ones. My father died at 57 years old from a heart attack. He had the worst habits ever (smoking, drinking, eating junk food) and I am not following this path. Being a better (mood), healthier person and more dynamic is a great benefit from the surgery. I added a few more things such as: Running a 5k, 10k and half Marathon... for now. Bicycle rides with my daughter. Playing rugby again with veterans from my former team. Riding a bike again (HD Fatboy of course ). Diving (i used to but not easy to find equipment with my size). Parachutism (I have to try this at least once). Take the middle seat on planes without freaking out. Being comfortable in swimming suit on the beach. Going from beer belly to 6 pack.(long way to go, but I have a lot of hope since I've seen a guy reaching this on the forum!) Prove to myself that nothing is impossible.

I have a blood test scheduled in a few weeks and I believe they will check his out . I take my vitamins and minerals supplements everyday though.

Good day at work today even if I start to have a sleeping problem as I wake up at 4 or 5 am ready to go...the upside is that I don't feel tired yet. I am trying to do an hour of elliptical a day to release the stress and to sleep better . Let's see if it works. Purées are a challenge. Tonight I tried to eat at the same time with my wife , daughter and in-laws parents. Big mistake. They eat so fast!!! On top of that my daughter was not in her best behavior (happens a lot when the grandparents are around ) so a lot of stress . My sleeve did not like this and made me pay with a huge pressure on my chest for about 30 minutes where I thought I would not be able to breathe anymore. Lesson learned. Lost another pound today so all good. I did dust off a lot of clothes over the weekend that I was not able to wear before (with 30 pounds extra) and almost everything fits. This is so great! I made a list of 10 objectives before the surgery, linked to losing weight and I am determined to reach them, even if I have modified a few slightly since the surgery. I am wondering if everyone made such a list and more importantly if you are sticking to it.

Got my sleeve done on 3/22 and I wake up very early around 4 or 5 am no matter what. I can't go back to bed and I am not a nap adept. Luckily I don't feel a lot more tired yet.

Hola a todos. Estoy en Barcelona y tuve la VSG hecha el 22 de marzo. Saludos. Mico

Hi, thank you for your kind words.I really like your analogy of little designers fixing things in the background. Yesterday I increased the proteins as I went for an hour of gym and I lost one pound. Maybe that is the trick? We'll see. I googled the place you mentioned and yes, I would go to the gym if I was living close to such an environment. Hopefully there are a few places around where I live that are not too bad either. I dusted off my old Fitbit and went for a 5k this morning in Montjuic. Lovely morning too.

Hi Chris, Well done on the couch to 5k! Starting is the most difficult part...and the lighter you are the easier it will be. I went o Montjuic this morning, parked down and went up to the castle, good 5 k going up. Felt very good too, but I need a nap now!

Thank you. I got use to the one pound off a day but I knew it would stop at some point. Did not think it would so early when I am quite active and below 600 cal a day.

I had a good day even if it started this morning with a stall on the scale...I am trying not to pay too much attention to it but it bothers me. I don't recall any comments about stall starting so soon. Now I go to the bathroom every 3 days and I am wondering if the broths I have are not too salty and would help with water retention? Or my body is just trying to prevent the melting. Anyway, I decided to pass my frustration on the elliptical bike for an hour and burnt 1100 calories. Then breakfast (protein shake and coffee) and I went to two different archeological museums in Barcelona with my daughter that has a strong interest in anything that is over 10000 years old. Lots of walking which was very nice. Another protein shake for lunch. I tried purée tonight (mashed potatoes and chicken grounded very thin). I had about 4 spoons. No nausea nor hick ups. Everything is going well. I am also more relaxed. I believe that doing cardio again will help to calm me down.

Friday, finally! Getting tired of this week. The emotional roller coaster is at full speed. I am angry and have very little patience . I drink regularly and I take my Proteins on schedule. I can't sleep very well either. I was up at 5 am and decided to go for 40 minutes of medium intensity elliptical bike. Was great to sweat again and to feel in peace afterward. I decided to do light cardio until I can start eating "real"food". Then I will go for weight lifting.

It is NOT a sleeve. Not even close and hunger hormones are not removed. Google POSE method and you will have more info. It looks very appealing at first (especially for the endoscopy part) , but after talking to a couple of surgeons, they did not recommend it for morbidly obese patient like me.

Visit with the doc went very well. He also told me that he put extra care with me as both of us have a common point with tragic events. He removed the stitches, that a nice relief not to feel the little tension on the skin. I can start sport back with moderation and low intensity. 2 more weeks before weight lifting. I can start purée this weekend and need to be extra careful. I have an appointment with the nutritionist next week. Again, so far so good even if I had some mood swings today and I think everybody noticed at work as they kept good distance. [emoji4]. Another pound gone. I can get used to that.

Good luck with your search.

Pose is a Bariatric technique to fold the stomach in order to reduce its size. The surgeon places stitches from inside the stomach . Quick surgery, no external signs (no stitches) you go home the same day. However, it only reduce the stomach size by 25 to 30 % and does not remove the hunger hormone...

Hi, I discussed about POSE at first with my surgeon that told me it was not a good idea. He also mentioned that he was not doing this surgery, but "fixed" several patients with a sleeve. So I assume it is possible. I guess you need to talk to several surgeons and find one experienced with it. Mine did over 900 sleeves. it helps building trust

That is a good idea. I will probably give it a try this weekend after talking to my surgeon tonight. I assume that it is a mix of purees and liquids at first? I am doing so well with liquids that I want to make sure I could do something as puree at lunch and a shake in the evening or something like that.

I wish I had a dog. Unfortunately it is not possible with all my traveling. Furthermore I have a cat that is quite the king of the house and would not welcome any other pet

Another day at work, more intense and no issues. Today some colleagues had lunch delivered to the office . Usually I would have been craving of hunger at lunch with nice smell of well cooked Spanish dishes....but now I noticed that if my head remembered very well, my stomach remained completely indifferent . This is magical. I scheduled a shake at 1 pm that I took at 5 pm. I can drink plenty of water now (as long as there is flavor). And I lost my daily pound. I can't ask for more. I am 9 days post op and I am thinking about remaining on liquids an extra week. Did anybody do that? I am worried about purées since my episode of liquid yogurt and protein powder was not a success.

Congrats! Looking forward to reading about your experience!

I did not do any prep-op diet either. My surgeon told me it was a way to keep people motivated for weight loss while they wait for insurance approvals. Anyway, it can't hurt to do a diet and no food funerals prior to surgery. I am just wondering if people on liquid diet for a couple of weeks prior the surgery don't reach a stall /plateau sooner?

Same here. I looked into the biggest joke ever (gastric balloon) and I was close to do it. Then other things happened and I lost 60 pounds with diet and sport but within a year I put 50 back. At least I did not top on the weight I lost. No need to say that I was pretty upset with myself and depressed. I did not have the strength to start a diet again knowing I would be starving all day long. I know it was a huge investment as a self payer, but I also know I would not screw this. So far so good....and one step at the time.