What a nice beginning!!

[Nohemi 0]

Hello all!!

I have been roaming around the forum for a while now ,but have not had the courage to introduce myself...

My name is nohemi and i'm 25 years old.. i was sleeved June 28th, 2011.

Mother of a beautiful 2 year old baby boy and a wife to the best husband life could have given me!

I decided to make a life change by having Bariatric surgery.

That has been the best decision i have made. With 23 pounds gone in 3weeks and 2 days post-op i could not be any happier!

I have read alot of post and they helped me dicide for the sleeve. I think its a good fit for me.

At the moment i am on puree and soft foods. So far i have had NO PROBLEMS!! tg!!

I am having dificulty learning to eat again... Chew, chew and eat slowly!! Those are the hardest but i think i should have them down good in a couple of days!

I feel good and i have no more horrible back pain! I feel great with 23 pounds gone imagine with 135 pounds less!!

My weight before surgery was 300 pounds! I had never been that weight but yet again i have never been skinny. Ever since i can remember i have always been the heavier girl of the group. Everyone says to me: You have such a beautiful face but if you would only loose a little bit of weight! It was always nice but then it was like a stab in my heart! At 300 pounds i was happy with my life.. my carrer, my personal, and even with what i saw in the mirror was okay.

But at 300 pounds i was tired of feeling like the biggest person in the room and i was tired of feeling TIRED!! A whole new life started after i was sleeved.

Thanks for reading... Look forward to all your stories and questions.

Nohemi B.

[Silverlining 2]

I am really happy for you Nohemi !! You have a way to go girl... you will do it... cheers

[vanessa112 1]

Congrats girl and i am happy to hear everything is going good! wow 23lbs already thats great! Hope everything goes great for you wish u the best

[Nancy Rivers 24]

Congratulations - what a wonderful start to the new you!

[Wheetsin 714]

I am having dificulty learning to eat again... Chew, chew and eat slowly!! Those are the hardest but i think i should have them down good in a couple of days!

I feel good and i have no more horrible back pain! I feel great with 23 pounds gone imagine with 135 pounds less!!

Nohemi B.

Hi Nohemi - I don't have a sleeve yet but I have a lap-band. Our chewing requirements are similar, and in fact lap-band requirements may be a bit more strict.

This is a difficult behavior to change -- it was never apparent how little I chewed, and how much I swallowed at a time, until I had my band and had to pay attention.

Until you get the hang of things, I would suggest eating with a baby spoon. SInce you have a 2 y/o, you probably have some of these laying around. The amount of food that a baby spoon holds when it has some room to spare is a good size bite to start with. Also until you get a feel for things, wait 3 - 5 minutes between bites. When we're learning our new feelings & sensations, sometimes we can misinterpret the message and eat a little too much, or a little too quickly. Regardless of your WLS, that's no good to do so soon after surgery.

I did OK in the drinking front when learning how to drink more slowly (I was ALWAYS a chugger). It worked for me to take a normal mouthful, but then swallow it over 6 - 7 swallows. I know people who once again turned to their children's tools & used sippy cups with the "slow" restrictor in place. This didn't work for me as well because I had to suck which meant pulling in air, but it worked for them.

When you get to a head hunger stage, serve your meals on side plates or saucers. It helps, mentally, to see a "plate full" -- regardless of plate size.

HTH!

[Nohemi 0]

Thank you so very much! It feels good to have such support!!

[Nohemi 0]

Thank you so much for all that advise! I have some baby spoons laying around and i will try eating with them! Againt thanks for all that great advise!

Hi Nohemi - I don't have a sleeve yet but I have a lap-band. Our chewing requirements are similar, and in fact lap-band requirements may be a bit more strict.

This is a difficult behavior to change -- it was never apparent how little I chewed, and how much I swallowed at a time, until I had my band and had to pay attention.

Until you get the hang of things, I would suggest eating with a baby spoon. SInce you have a 2 y/o, you probably have some of these laying around. The amount of food that a baby spoon holds when it has some room to spare is a good size bite to start with. Also until you get a feel for things, wait 3 - 5 minutes between bites. When we're learning our new feelings & sensations, sometimes we can misinterpret the message and eat a little too much, or a little too quickly. Regardless of your WLS, that's no good to do so soon after surgery.

I did OK in the drinking front when learning how to drink more slowly (I was ALWAYS a chugger). It worked for me to take a normal mouthful, but then swallow it over 6 - 7 swallows. I know people who once again turned to their children's tools & used sippy cups with the "slow" restrictor in place. This didn't work for me as well because I had to suck which meant pulling in air, but it worked for them.

When you get to a head hunger stage, serve your meals on side plates or saucers. It helps, mentally, to see a "plate full" -- regardless of plate size.

HTH!

[KellyL 173]

:welcome:

Hi, congrats on being sleeved and already doing so well on the weight loss!!

[Texasmom65 23]

Welcome and congrats. Looks like you are on your way.

[Ready for the new Lay-Lay 8]

Congrats on your sleeve!!! Good luck on your journey!!!!

Hello all!!

I have been roaming around the forum for a while now ,but have not had the courage to introduce myself...

My name is nohemi and i'm 25 years old.. i was sleeved June 28th, 2011.

Mother of a beautiful 2 year old baby boy and a wife to the best husband life could have given me!

I decided to make a life change by having Bariatric surgery.

That has been the best decision i have made. With 23 pounds gone in 3weeks and 2 days post-op i could not be any happier!

I have read alot of post and they helped me dicide for the sleeve. I think its a good fit for me.

At the moment i am on puree and soft foods. So far i have had NO PROBLEMS!! tg!!

I am having dificulty learning to eat again... Chew, chew and eat slowly!! Those are the hardest but i think i should have them down good in a couple of days!

I feel good and i have no more horrible back pain! I feel great with 23 pounds gone imagine with 135 pounds less!!

My weight before surgery was 300 pounds! I had never been that weight but yet again i have never been skinny. Ever since i can remember i have always been the heavier girl of the group. Everyone says to me: You have such a beautiful face but if you would only loose a little bit of weight! It was always nice but then it was like a stab in my heart! At 300 pounds i was happy with my life.. my carrer, my personal, and even with what i saw in the mirror was okay.

But at 300 pounds i was tired of feeling like the biggest person in the room and i was tired of feeling TIRED!! A whole new life started after i was sleeved.

Thanks for reading... Look forward to all your stories and questions.

Nohemi B.

[Nohemi 0]

Thank you ladys!!! I feel great!!! Hope you all have a great weekend!!

Nohemi

Congrats on your sleeve!!! Good luck on your journey!!!!

[Candace2314 117]

Welcome!!!! Congrats on 23lbs down so far! I'm cheering for you!!!!!

[sugarmamma7 2]

Good job and glad you finally introduced yourself sending hugs your way

[GreenEyedMamma 5]

Welcome and congrats. It is an AMAZING ride. I, too, eat with a baby spoon and a cocktail fork. I also eat out of a really small bowl. Eating slow was hard at first but you'll get the hang of it. It sounds like you are off to a great start and you have a wonderful support system here on this forum.

[myrori 55]

Hello all!!

I have been roaming around the forum for a while now ,but have not had the courage to introduce myself...

My name is nohemi and i'm 25 years old.. i was sleeved June 28th, 2011.

Mother of a beautiful 2 year old baby boy and a wife to the best husband life could have given me!

I decided to make a life change by having Bariatric surgery.

That has been the best decision i have made. With 23 pounds gone in 3weeks and 2 days post-op i could not be any happier!

I have read alot of post and they helped me dicide for the sleeve. I think its a good fit for me.

At the moment i am on puree and soft foods. So far i have had NO PROBLEMS!! tg!!

I am having dificulty learning to eat again... Chew, chew and eat slowly!! Those are the hardest but i think i should have them down good in a couple of days!

I feel good and i have no more horrible back pain! I feel great with 23 pounds gone imagine with 135 pounds less!!

My weight before surgery was 300 pounds! I had never been that weight but yet again i have never been skinny. Ever since i can remember i have always been the heavier girl of the group. Everyone says to me: You have such a beautiful face but if you would only loose a little bit of weight! It was always nice but then it was like a stab in my heart! At 300 pounds i was happy with my life.. my carrer, my personal, and even with what i saw in the mirror was okay.

But at 300 pounds i was tired of feeling like the biggest person in the room and i was tired of feeling TIRED!! A whole new life started after i was sleeved.

Thanks for reading... Look forward to all your stories and questions.

Nohemi B.

Congrats on being brave enough to do this at your young age with a small child! You have made absolutely the best decision of your life besides becoming a mother! Now you will avoid a life full of medical complications and just being too big to fully participate in your childs life! I so wish the sleeve was an option 20 years ago! I feel at 47 I wasted my life being fat. I admire you!