hey lady how are things going for you. I made it thru Thanksgiving and am very happy with my sleeve. Ijust bought siZe 10 pants WOOHOO and my goal is 145, I'm at 167 now and started at 210. How is it going for you

Hello All this is the first time ever I have been through Thanksgiving without gaining a pound... I'm still holding at 191.YEAH
I have lost 44 lbs so far... very pleased. Some flabby skin continues but oh well nothing is perfect.... I would love to lose about 45 more pounds.. But lets see how it all goes.

LOVE LOVE LOVE my sleeve now 195. I have not weighed 195 lbs in 15 years. I'm still significantly over weigth but I'm just so happy... I feel so great..... Slowly getting rid of the big size 18 clothes. I don't want to buy a new wardrobe just yet I still have about 50 pounds to go. If you are on the fence about having the gastric sleeve.. Do your research and DO IT.... Just my opinion

Hey Rachelle that's awesome that you're in the 100's! I'm almost there I weighed in at 201 this morning. My progress is slow, about 2 pounds a week but I love it. I feel great too. I look at my passport photo and am surprised at what a difference losing 30 lbs has made in my face. I can easily over eat by snacking so I do my best to eat four times a day (I still like a 3:00 snack). Glad to hear from you!!

Your friend, Bethany

Hey there, how is it going for you. Im doing great, I'm down 32 lbs. and have only lost about 2 lbs in the last two weeks, but thats ok. I'm feeling good, down to size medium shirts and size 10-12 pants... yeah. Hope things are going well for you.

Yeah I'm down 6 more pounds now 202. Almost out of the 200 hundreds and will never see them again.... I haven't been exercising the way I should but I'm still losing only walking 2- 3 x per week now. I will increase soon.I can't wait to be 145lbs it seems so possible now ... only 57 lbs to go to meet my goal.... YEAH YEAH
I'm eating pretty much what ever I want though I'm finding spicey stuff is not as easy going down as it use to be. I have noticed I wake up sometimes with a burning in my throat. Not bad but a little irriating while you're trying to sleep. I figure its acid reflux or something and Prolesic helps. I will try taking it every night for a week and see what happens. I notice I can put on a pound or two if I eat rice and bread .... But I can get it off fairly quickly now in a day or two...
A couple of weeks ago I noticed I was really missing foodI wanted to eat alot of course I can't anymore. But I ate watermelon which goes down really well for me. It still is a learning process finding out works for your new stomach.
I hope everyone else is doing well. Next time you hear from me I will reprot that I I'm in the 100's

Way to go!! I love when the scale moves down, not so much when its a pound or two up. You are doing awesome! Are you loving how you look in your clothes yet?

Hey ALL the scale finally moved I'm at 211.8 after being at 214 for 2 weeks ...I'm so happy.. I was starting to think I would never see this weight come off.
I want to tell me husband thanks so much for all of his encouragement and support even though the journey has just begun he is constantly encouraging me and telling me not to focus on the scale. He was right !!! I only have 66lbs more to go before meeting my goal of 145 yeah for me.....Let the journey continue. : )

Hey Rachelle, I thought it was clear liquids for two weeks then I read to go on full liquids after day four through the second week for nutritional needs. I'm worried more about losing my hair from not getting in protein more than I worried about what I eat feeling uncomfortable in my tummy. But I've been able to tolerate it all just fine. I've lost 12 lbs since the preop. When do you go back to work?

Hi Rachelle!! I was thinking about you the other day. Glad you made it home safe and sound. I've lost seven and I'm still on liquids, too. I wanted to eat biscuits this a.m. for some reason? lol but not really hungry. Just have some strange feelings about food right now. Ha! I was in better shape than i thought i would be after getting home. I had an exit row on the plane so more leg room. Got in about 11 p.m. Keep in touch!

Hello all I had my Sleeve done on July 19,2012 with Dr Almanza. Everything went well I was the 2nd pt of the day,went to surgery at about 11 am . There were 9 of us that day.. No pain just discomfort from gas. The mylanta in the bag they sent me home with works better for me than the gas x strips. I stayed the night at the recovery house then went to the beautful hotel Ticuan.The recovery house was full I was happy to go it was clean and beautiful hotel...Broth and Oter pop included

I left for home Saturday drove the 140 mile and when I got home I felt every bit of it... I did not really have any pain until I drove that distance I even took the pain pill for the first time. I returned to work on Monday 7/23/12 felt good I have a desk job as a nurse. I'm doing the liquids not really hungry everthing just smells and looks really good ...I'm thinking I need protein but I feel really good. No headaches or dizziness.I feel like I have a new appreciation for food.I really want to eat some small something but it is not worth risking my sleeve line for some little bit of food so to the liquids I will stay. I can't wait for these two week to pass. Oh I lost 10lbs was 230 now ***.. hehehe surgery day I weighed 226 dressed