June 2014 Sleevers Check In!

[brownj15 9]

June 4th sleever here! I'm down 23 pounds. Somehow that doesn't seem to be enough. I'm getting around 600 calories per day or less. Is this good enough??

I am also a June 4th sleeved and am only down 18 pounds. I have been stalled for the last 2 weeks and getting more discouraged every day even though I know that stalls are common. Keep up the good work...23 lbs is great for one month

[marycw1955 40]

I think that the scale isn't the only thing that shows progress but of course, that's what we all look at. I haven't seen the dr yet but I know from my clothes that I am losing weight. The important thing for me is that I have gotten through week 1, feel great and for the first time in about a century, I can't use food as my go to anymore. If I'm stressed, i need to exercise, if I'm lonely i need to get involved with people, if i didn't get enough love growing up, I need to get over it. No more excuses for me.

I wish everyone great success in your journeys regardless if how you measure progress.

[msbarker2u 19]

I'm glad to see someone else stalled. I started out at 247 and am down to 224. Stuck stuck stuck. I read that it may be too few calories so I've had about 600 today. That's a little more. I don't know how to get more when it just bubbles back up! My new treadmill is here but I'm waiting on it to be put together. I've been working outside cleaning my swimming pool deck, etc., so I know I'm getting in exercise. Maybe I'm just wishing it would be more magical! LOL! So glad to see you all here! It's so much better to see what others are going through.

[marycw1955 40]

June 4th sleever here! I'm down 23 pounds. Somehow that doesn't seem to be enough. I'm getting around 600 calories per day or less. Is this good enough??

Really? I think 23 pounds in a month is fantastic!! You might want to ask your Nut if you need to add some calories since your body may feel like it's starving even if you don't feel it. It then holds on to fat longer so maybe you need a kick start. But again, 23 pounds is great in my world. Keep up the good work!!

[tagyoorit 27]

Hi all

Sorry for the delay in checking in, but life has been busy!

I'm 21 days post surgery (June 11) and down 32 lbs from date of surgery, 47 lbs since May 28. Now on soft solid diet and still getting used to my new pouch. Not being hungry gets in the way of adequate calorie intake.

There are times that I eat too fast and get the slimes, but other than that no pain or discomfort. I must say that I have not had such complete and sound sleep as since my surgery ... I'm very well rested to be sure.

I'm also pretty sure that since I'm not eating enough I have added a Protein Shake for Breakfast to ensure Vitamin and carb intake.

I use Visalus and it is chalk full of Vitamins and good stuff ... Best of all it tastes great!

Good luck to all of you June sleevers!

[msbarker2u 19]

Marcycw1955 maybe I'm just greedy. I know this time when I lose it, it will STAY off. So I'm wanting it gone NOW. : )

[megamoma 13]

I was sleeved on 6/14. My HW: 224, SW: 208, CW: 190. I was feeling so good after surgery that I made the mistake of doing too much. Last Saturday in this hot Arkansas weather, I was helping my daughter move into her apartment and didn't take the time to drink fluids. BIG MISTAKE!!! I started getting dizzy and lightheaded. I'm still weak and dizzy, 5 days later, after trying to get in as much Fluid as possible. I'm just now starting to get back balanced! I probably should have gotten fluids IV but decided to try to drink, drink drink! I can't stress enough to keep hydrated!!!!

[BrownsBacker39 17]

Re: Stalled

Glad to see I'm not alone. Sleeved on June 17th and promptly dropped about 10 lbs in the first week leading up to my one week post op visit. Since then...2 lbs in the last week. Frustrating. Wierd. Why aren't I losing when I''m not eating...and working out? Let's get going

[SarahmM 25]

I think that the scale isn't the only thing that shows progress but of course, that's what we all look at. I haven't seen the dr yet but I know from my clothes that I am losing weight. The important thing for me is that I have gotten through week 1, feel great and for the first time in about a century, I can't use food as my go to anymore. If I'm stressed, i need to exercise, if I'm lonely i need to get involved with people, if i didn't get enough love growing up, I need to get over it. No more excuses for me. I wish everyone great success in your journeys regardless if how you measure progress.

I've lost 30 pounds since surgery. Also, when I first started, I was in a size 18-20. Now I'm in a 14 and they are starting to get too big. Almost time to start shopping for size 12

[tiffnichole76 36]

Do you all remember a time when we couldn't lose any weight? Now we're a little anxious about stalls. Each day, each week, each month is another step forward in our journey. Celebrate the small wins, like the fact that you aren't emotional eating, sneaking extra dessert, grabbing a snack in the drive thru and then heading home to cook dinner for your family and eat again. There's always something positive to focus on until that scale budges again. Good luck everyone. I'm one week and one day out and I was embarrassed to admit but on surgery day I weighed in at 202, stayed in hospital from Wednesday until Friday evening and by the time I came home and weighed, I'd actually gained weight......guess it was all the iv fluids. I've just started to go down back towards my surgery date weight. My post op app is late next week, I'm just praying I've lost a few pounds under my surgery weight by then. Good luck to all and remember it could always be worse.

[marycw1955 40]

Happy to say I am on Phase 2 as of today. Had a great doctors visit and found out I am 17 lbs down since my pre-op visit on 6/20, my surgery date was 6/25. I was happy all the incisions are clean and bandages off.. Can't wait until my belly is smaller so I can look down at my torso and see the incisions instead of looking in the mirror.

As I anticipated, puréed foods are not the most exciting in the world, so I need to put my creative cooking skills into gear. My treat for the day is my first cup of real coffee (only 1 per day) in 3 weeks but I left it black and added anise extract, so I feel like I'm having expresso with Sambuca in it!! Was one of my favorite restaurant post dinner drink, so having discovered this on day 1 of phase 2 has made me thrilled.

Hope everyone has a great holiday weekend!!

[2Bthin4me 15]

Marcycw1955 maybe I'm just greedy. I know this time when I lose it, it will STAY off. So I'm wanting it gone NOW. : )

i feel the same way! I'm trying to be patient but still want it gone right now!

[ChristmasJanet 74]

Thanks to you all for posting updates. My surgery was 8 days ago and when I came home, I was heavier too from all the fluids. With that said, I am down now from my preop examination at the hospital by 13 pounds. Glad to see that not everyone dropped weight by the time they got home and just kept on going at racehorse speed. I wish we all could, but this really helps me get things in perspective. I was getting a little concerned that I wasn't losing. I have not felt hungry. Still on full liquids until next Wednesday. Never thought I'd be looking forward to pureed foods!

[tiffnichole76 36]

Janet,

Good luck to you! Glad you shared that as well, I was so discouraged at first. I've noticed that the more the swelling in my tummy goes down the better I feel about my progress. Also, adding creamy Soup has helped me have a bowel movement and I think that has attributed to the scale moving down as well. I'm still not taking in nearly the amount of Fluid that is recommended. I return to work next Monday, I plan to work half days the first week to ease myself back in.

[tiffnichole76 36]

Also, I can't sleep more that 5-6 hour per night and I still awaken 1-2 times per night. I tried really hard not to take a nap yesterday to see if that would help but again, I'm awake just before 4 am with no where to go. I'll put on some walking clothes about 5:30 and head to the park that's always a nice way to start my day