Oct. 15, 2012 Sleeve Date

[Kdedeo 52]

Anyone else nervous about tomorrow? We're going to my bff's house and she is an AMAZING cook who makes everything from scratch! Yikes...

I know what you mean. I'm cooking, but I know I'll want to eat & eat. My plan is to use a tiny plate and put a tiny spoonful of everything on my plate, then eat real slow.

[BioEngineeringChick 27]

Uh, yeah. My cousin has a 22lb turkey for 5 of us. Overkill much? Maybe I should have brought some tupperware for leftovers.....

I have to say that I LOVE your profile quote about getting your stomach ripped out lol!!

Yeah I kept dreaming about having some sweet potatoes turkey and green Beans until I remembered I can only have a quarter teaspoon of each lol

[BioEngineeringChick 27]

I do, too. I've been drinking warm herbal tea & sobe life Water. I cam drink plain water in the morning.

I will have to try the life water. That sounds good! I've also been adding the diet snapple peach tea packets. Yum!

[GeauxForIt 659]

I've always hated plain Water, it's like medicine to me! I use Crystal Light packs religiously.

[GeauxForIt 659]

Sometimes out of the blue, I really miss eating. We're headed out of town and just passed a favorite restaurant. I pictured myself eating a big, nice meal and miss that.

I know why I did this and I'm committed to it, but sometimes it's really hard.

[BioEngineeringChick 27]

Sometimes out of the blue' date=' I really miss eating. We're headed out of town and just passed a favorite restaurant. I pictured myself eating a big, nice meal and miss that.

I know why I did this and I'm committed to it, but sometimes it's really hard. [/quote']

I get that feeling too.. last night my husband brought home hotwings. I use to eat 16 but he bought my 5. I could only eat 1 and I picked the skin off! That was sooo weird.

[angeliiz80 38]

Oh (I am so happy I found this forum!!! I am an Oct 15th sleever as well and do not know anyone else who had a VSG so this is a wonderful thread!!! First of all am 66 years old and am a bit jealous of the young people who have made the change with so much of their lives ahead of them but I think as long as I am breathing I can move forward to better life. I have spent my career as a profesional food critic and love to eat, so committing to the sleeve was a choice I did not make lightly. So far here are the good things: my surgeon was very good and my scars have totally disappeared, no complications or pain after I left the hospital (1 day). I have lost weight and a few jean sizes. I look better. Some bad stuff is I am also having problems getting all the Protein and Water in. My pouch is tiny and the few times I ate the whole cup of yogurt too fast I started to drool which was very unpleasant. It is hard to undo a lifetime of bad habits. I am fighting mental hunger more than physical hunger which feels very odd. I keep looking at 2 ounces of baby food and then at my huge self and can't compute that this can keep me going.

Don't worry you will do great :*) Just remember to take it easy when eating just enjoy the 2oz you are eating.

[BigBootyQT 78]

I'm Oct. 16th. It's been good but I developed reflux.....Uggghhh. and sometimes I'm afraid to eat because I'm afraid it will get stuck and slime or vomit!! I am happy with progress so far, I'm looking good! Trying to keep muscle tone.

I'm going to try on some old clothes today and see if I can fit into anything new. I'm running out of clothes, presurgery clothes getting too loose and don't look good!

[GeauxForIt 659]

Hey Y'all!

I go back to the doc on Tuesday and I'll find out how much I've lost so far. For some reason, I'm VERY nervous.

I know I've lost inches bc my clothes are definitely baggier, and I can now fit into some of my clothes a size down. But I'm worried that I will not show it on the scale.< /p>

I realize that makes little sense, but it has me stressed. I need the validation of having pounds gone and I'm worried that I won't get it. At 4 weeks out, I had only lost 13lbs and I was disappointed in that. I don't care what anyone says, it's IMPOSSIBLE not to compare yourself to others!

Seeing others losing so much more than me really frustrates and pisses me off bc I'm doing everything I'm supposed to do!

[sndmulvahill 1]

Hey Y'all!

I go back to the doc on Tuesday and I'll find out how much I've lost so far. For some reason' date=' I'm VERY nervous.

I know I've lost inches bc my clothes are definitely baggier, and I can now fit into some of my clothes a size down. But I'm worried that I will not show it on the scale.< /p>

I realize that makes little sense, but it has me stressed. I need the validation of having pounds gone and I'm worried that I won't get it. At 4 weeks out, I had only lost 13lbs and I was disappointed in that. I don't care what anyone says, it's IMPOSSIBLE not to compare yourself to others!

Seeing others losing so much more than me really frustrates and pisses me off bc I'm doing everything I'm supposed to do![/quote']

I agree... I was sleeved on Oct 15 and only down 20# since surgery. I have been on this stall for what seems like 2 weeks. Has me worried too. I was weighing myself frequently at first but when I stopped losing weight I was really discouraged. I hope I will start losing soon my nut said to wait until 8 weeks post op to work out and its killing me I want to start working out soon.

[BioEngineeringChick 27]

I was very worried at first too! I lost 20lbs of Water in the first 8 days and then nothing for over 2 weeks. This may be TMI, but it wasn't until after my first menstral cycle that my weight started coming off again. It went from 266 to 255 in less than 5 days since then. Not sure if that has anything to do with it but what people say about a stall is SO TRUE. I was really depressed over it since I emptied our saving to have this surgery and my husband was losing more weight than me just regular dieting and I was also following all of the rules. Keep it up! It kicked in again for me and I pray it will for you too!

[GeauxForIt 659]

My appointment is at 3:15p tomorrow...wish me luck! :/

[sndmulvahill 1]

My appointment is at 3:15p tomorrow...wish me luck! :/

You will do great.

[BioEngineeringChick 27]

My appointment is at 3:15p tomorrow...wish me luck! :/

Good luck! Keep us posted

[GeauxForIt 659]

22 1/2 pounds down since surgery!