I love my sleeve because..?

[dreamingsmall 1,125]

I love my sleeve because it has cured my high blood pressure.

Your turn?

I like hearing positive things about others, some of you may know I am in the hospital at the moment, have been since last Sunday, not sleeve related so my sleeve excitement has been put in the back ground but still so happy with my sleeve, though it makes it hard when your sick as I can not drink or eat enough when feeling unwell, but I would not change it for the world so just need to remind myself of all the good things that people love their sleeve for. I also loved reading stuff like this pre sleeve to see what I may have to look forward to.

Edited October 1, 2017 by dreamingsmall

[Introversion 1,876]

I love my sleeve because...

1. It greatly reduced my hunger.
2. It provided me with a desperately-needed reset.
3. It addressed the hormonal aspects of my obesity.
4. It serves as a form of Portion Control.
5. It helped me sign a new lease on life.

[goldenbarbie 329]

I love my sleeve because I don't have to edit my pictures before posting them. I'm in love with my new body and I'm not even a full year out as yet.

[dreamingsmall 1,125]

18 hours ago, Introversion said:

I love my sleeve because...

1. It greatly reduced my hunger.
2. It provided me with a desperately-needed reset.
3. It addressed the hormonal aspects of my obesity.
4. It serves as a form of Portion Control.
5. It helped me sign a new lease on life.

That is brilliant, tell me more about the hormonal aspect? I did not know it changes hormones.

[dreamingsmall 1,125]

13 hours ago, goldenbarbie said:

I love my sleeve because I don't have to edit my pictures before posting them. I'm in love with my new body and I'm not even a full year out as yet.

That is brilliant! I can not wait to be in love with my new body how exciting, how much have you lost? And you do look great.

[Jeaniered 183]

I love my sleeve because:

I no longer excessively perspire when I go on holiday somewhere hot.

I can walk much further

I don't get stuck in chairs

My grandson isn't worried anymore that I'm going to die

I can go into an ordinary dress shop and clothes fit me

I have Only lost 45 pounds so far (sleeved August 8th) but what a difference to my life already.

[Introversion 1,876]

5 hours ago, dreamingsmall said:

That is brilliant, tell me more about the hormonal aspect? I did not know it changes hormones.

The sleeve favorably affects profiles of hormones related to hunger and digestion such as ghrelin, leptin, peptide YY and glp1.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25724939

[dreamingsmall 1,125]

1 minute ago, Introversion said:

The sleeve favorably affects profiles of hormones related to hunger and digestion such as ghrelin, leptin, peptide YY and GLP1.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25724939

I will give this a read, I only knew about Ghrelin. Thanks for the info

[JeffN 106]

I no longer have diabetes or high blood pressure and frankly I feel really good

[biginjapan 647]

I'm almost 8 months out. In the immediate pre- and post-op sleeve environment, it had a really profound effect - changing my relationship with food, getting a full-body "reset", having little to no hunger, much more energy, etc. I never had any problems with any food or drink along the way. But I have since learned the hard way, that that's not necessarily a benefit.

Over the summer I was travelling, for basically 4 weeks, and it became difficult to stay completely on track the entire time. So, occasionally at first, but then with more regularity, I started trying more foods that I've been avoiding - wraps for lunch, chai tea from Starbucks (the only thing other than regular tea that I can drink there), and other foods (mostly carbs) that I told myself were a one-time only thing (like my dad's birthday cake). But once I started introducing carbs/sugar back into my life I noticed 2 things - one, that my cravings came back with a vengeance, and that I didn't feel full or satisfied as I had in the past; and two, that my weight loss came to a complete and absolute standstill. It's clear that I can eat anything - I did not have any negative reactions to anything that I tried - therefore, I know that I will have to vigilant about food for the rest of my life. It's taken me a couple weeks to wean myself off the carbs and back into a proper diet, much harder than when I did the pre-op diet. It's been a real wake-up call for me. So I'm thankful that my sleeve (and the effects from it) is preventing any demotivating weight gain, and that I have a chance to get back on track.

[Walter.Sobchak 978]

I have dropped 45 pounds. 27 since sleeve 5 weeks ago. I can put my shoes on without dying. My body feels lighter. My mood is improving.

I am still hungry often however. Also I have low energy.

[Nancy MBGC 90]

I have dropped 45 pounds. 27 since sleeve 5 weeks ago. I can put my shoes on without dying. My body feels lighter. My mood is improving.

I am still hungry often however. Also I have low energy.

Are you getting in all of your Protein requirements as well as Vitamins?

[goldenbarbie 329]

That is brilliant! I can not wait to be in love with my new body how exciting, how much have you lost? And you do look great.

Thank you so far I've lost over 120 pounds.. I started 316. I'm now 189. Goal is about 160 [emoji847]

[kandywolf 161]

Things I love about my sleeve (10/17)

- have not had to take any of my medication for diabetes.

- my blood pressure was so low yesterday, they told me to stop taking the high bp med and introduce again in a few days and see if it goes down again.

- my night time snacking has come to a halt. That was my biggest issue before surgery.

- feeling of being full instead of a bottomless pit

- knowing at some point I will be under 200 is super exciting!

- if I eat too much sugar, even natural sugar, my body says nope!

SW:350 (11/2015)

BSW:260 (10/17/17)

CW:250 (officially down by 100 lbs. since the start of my journey!)

GW:175

[GassyGurl 428]

My sleeve tells me when to stop, even when my head doesn't.

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