Newbie to site and surgery

[BigTom 1]

Hello everyone. I am one week out Post Surgery and seem to be doing alright so far. The surgery was more painful than I thought going into it, but I am back to work and not having to take any pain meds at this point. I am so happy to have found this site and look forward to meeting new friends as we make this journey together. I have already found the site very helpful in learning things I can expect in the future and look forward to learning more. My pre surgery diet was three slimfast shakes and 2 cups steamed vegetables per day. I have to say that really sucked, but I made it through only cheating twice. I find myself missing food already and do not find the liquid diet to be very fulfilling and look forward to eating a little real food. I do not find myself hungry all the time which is exactly what I had wanted pre surgery and have been very pleased about. I have lost a total of 35 lbs since Feb. 25th, 13 of which has been post surgery. I look forward to meeting new friends on this site and gaining knowledge of my new lifestyle. I also look forward to learning how to find my way around this site and how to get one of those cool trackers, LOL. Good luck to everyone in your journey and I wish you all much success.

[meggiep 57]

Hello everyone. I am one week out Post Surgery and seem to be doing alright so far. The surgery was more painful than I thought going into it, but I am back to work and not having to take any pain meds at this point. I am so happy to have found this site and look forward to meeting new friends as we make this journey together. I have already found the site very helpful in learning things I can expect in the future and look forward to learning more. My pre surgery diet was three slimfast shakes and 2 cups steamed vegetables per day. I have to say that really sucked, but I made it through only cheating twice. I find myself missing food already and do not find the liquid diet to be very fulfilling and look forward to eating a little real food. I do not find myself hungry all the time which is exactly what I had wanted pre surgery and have been very pleased about. I have lost a total of 35 lbs since Feb. 25th, 13 of which has been post surgery. I look forward to meeting new friends on this site and gaining knowledge of my new lifestyle. I also look forward to learning how to find my way around this site and how to get one of those cool trackers, LOL. Good luck to everyone in your journey and I wish you all much success.

Welcome and congratulations! I think there s a tutorial /instructional on the site in another area for the tickers- I have to look for myself!

The support here is AWESOME!

[Douceur72 3]

Congrats on your new sleeve. 25# down in a month is fantastic - keep up the good work.

I agree, this is a great place to find information and support, I'm still pre-op but it helped me decide the sleeve was right for me, and gave great insight into what to expect.

Welcome and good luck with your continuing weight loss!