Sleeve of Steel

[FishingNurse 1,211]

I changed my name! (aka nurselisa22)

Its a blessing and a curse- I have a sleeve of steel :-) I will be 3 months out on November 9th and I can tolerate anything and everything. Which is nice, but also can lead to some poor food choices. Is anyone else able to tolerate everything???

I am doing well to stick to the protien first- I have my eye on the prize. I am happy to say I am 4lbs away from the 100s for the fist time since high school and I am in size 16 jeans (was a 24 at one point)- and I am feeling cute! Yay!

Progress pics with be posted ASAP.

[meggspeggs 0]

I also have a sleeve of steel!!!! Maybe it's a nurse thing???? I have been able to tolerate everything I've tried. I agree, a bleesing and a curse. I wish I had less of a tolerance for sugar!!! What kind of nursing do you do?

[itscometothis 12]

I don't seem to have any problems either. I just lose slowly and experience stalls far too often.

[FishingNurse 1,211]

good I am glad I am not alone on this one!

I work in a family pracitce and pediatric clinic monday through friday and work in a nursing home everything other weekend. I am a LPN and I will be a RN in Janruary and hope to switch to Endoscopy through the health sysytem I work for !! How about you?

[Kami 9]

I'm the same. Two months out as of two days ago, and I have eaten salads without a problem, breads (limited) without a problem, I get tons of Water (100 oz/day) with no problem.

And I'm a SLLLOOOWWWWW loser, which sucks. But I guess it would be too easy if I could tolerate everything AND lose quickly

[BroadwayBaby 19]

I too can eat anything and I am just over 2 months out. I have eaten salad, bread, etc. and have had no reactions whatsoever. It is nice to be able to eat somewhat normally but I do wish I had a new aversion to sweets! I haven't eaten many because I am doing Protein first and am usually not hungry after that. I too feel like I am a slow loser - I only lost 7 lbs last month (month 2).

[mamamckinzie 92]

Congrats on having a Sleeve of Steel! I have a Sleevzilla and I have to be very careful what I introduce to her or she rebels one way or the other (either up and out or down and out) if you know what I mean! Sometimes I am afraid to eat cuz of her so enjoy your sleeve of steel.

[FishingNurse 1,211]

Congrats on having a Sleeve of Steel! I have a Sleevzilla

Sleevzilla!! I love it!

[Virginia S 13]

I have an odd combination: an incredibly tiny sleeve of steel. I can tolerate everything - never vomited, never even close. But I can't eat much - 1 1/2 oz of dense Protein or just under 2 oz of wet protein (chicken salad, tuna salad) at 6 months. But Rumbly (it's still a very noisy sleeve) has been good to me so I can't complain.

[dramagirl28 22]

I'm 9lbs away from the 100s and also feeling skinny in a 16! My sleeve has been pretty accepting so far except with grease (which i'm thankful for), but I haven't tried too many foods yet. No salads, no sweets, no bread/rice/pasta. I'm basically just eating Protein. and whatever veggies get scrambled up in my omelets. I can't decide if I'm hoping for a sleeve of steel or not!

[sasicas 194]

My sleeve tolerates everything too (except Protein drinks) and I LOVE it! I am so thankful that I can eat everything the rest of the family does, but I have the luxury of being stopped within a few bites

[FishingNurse 1,211]

Oh that's right I had a taste aversion to Protein Drinks only!!!

[ravenjeh 16]

Yeah, I seem to have the same "iron gut" that I have always had. I'm only one month out and never got sick. In fact, I haven't thrown up in almost a decade, lol. Anyway, I'm eating pretty normal foods, just very smalls bites and chewing the dickens out of it

[Escape_Pod 358]

I also seem to have a sleeve of steel, and agree that it's a blessing that also has its down sides. The behavior modification is definitely up to my brain - my sleeve never tells me no, or makes me sorry if I eat one bite too many. I've got some work to do there - my brain often thinks it wants more than my tummy needs - sigh....

On the other hand, I've been blessed with very steady weight loss. Not particularly speedy, but I only had about 80 pounds to lose post-op so I think it's normal to be a slower loser, and I haven't experienced a real stall yet (knocking on wood...)

[k__ 3]

I'm a proud member of the sleeve of steel club! Had a salad for lunch which included 2 oz. chicken breast, 1/2 small Tomato, 1/3 cucumber, 1/4 yellow bell pepper, 1/2 small avocado, 2 small radishes and about a tablespoon of balsamic vinegrette dressing. Ate the whole thing, no problem. Delicious.