Wow! Great pics!

I can understand that as you get further along, that the temptations grow. I have come to a stop weight-wise and know that it's because I have allowed bad habits to creep back in to my routine. If...

Welcome and congratulations on your sleeve! I had to have the blood thinner shots too and actually had to continue them at home twice a day. They DO leave a bruise, but it goes away quickly. It's...

The only thing I can add is that as soon as I introduced food in any way, my weight-loss slowed. It picks back up when your body gets used to this new normal.

This is anecdotal, but my husband says my mood is significantly improved since my surgery. Depression is a very real thing, but I believe that your surroundings help or hurt too, and when you are...

This is why most of us don't tell anyone. I also didn't have a ton of weight to lose, but I was in the same situation as you. My dad was diabetic and I was having high readings on glucose...

Almost a year out and I still cannot drink carbonated beverages at all which includes beer. I started coffee about a month post op. Started slowly, and now I'm drinking one cup of BOLD coffee and...

Congratulations! Yes, you feel awful right now. It gets so much better very fast.

When the temptation gets the highest, I remove myself from the place where food can be accessed, drink water, talk on the phone, etc. It's hard, these urges do NOT go away and I don't always win...

You sound like you have the keeping busy part down, so good for you. It's really HARDER on the pre-op diet than the "diet" after surgery because you won't be ABLE to eat much after surgery and by...

I didn't feel like myself for 6 weeks and then it was like a switch was flipped. People have told me that it was most likely my reaction to the anesthesia, but what a relief when I had all my energy...

I'm a shorty too! I couldn't be happier with my decision. I had no complications and weight loss was steady until recently. I'm kind of stuck here at 135, but then again, I'm kind of happy here...

I, too, was told to stay away from chewing gum. It stirs up the acid in your stomach and actually makes you hungrier. Are you getting all your protein in? If not, you should NOT be eating other...

I couldn't be happier that I had the sleeve. I didn't have a huge amount to lose and yet it seems to have made me so much happier, youthful, energetic with a much rosier outlook on life. I...

I definitely feel more cold than ever before. I have been sleeved for about 10 months. My husband is happy because we can finally have the heat/cool set at a temperature we can BOTH agree on!

yeah, everyone wants to sit next to me at a party as I cannot resist taking the food, but then can't eat it, so they get to finish my portion for me!

Leftover grilled lamb on a bed of wilted arugula. Side of baked beans. Later evening snack of nuts and raisins.

You'll be fine, one step at a time.

You will be so glad you did this. Food will always be around you and FOREVER you will be able to have a taste of anything you want. You will not consume massive amounts of that food but you will...

Hi and Welcome! Good luck on your surgery, you'll find this forum invaluable!

Sometimes I just head people off at the pass and say "...and I did it on purpose" because I also know people are hoping that I'm not going through some sort of trauma. You look great!

Wow! You are an inspiration. I am still under a year, but am so happy I did this!

You have made a BIG decision...feels good, right? I am soooo very happy I had the sleeve. Everything physically about me is much different from you, I am older, shorter, etc. but I know your...

My BMI was below 40, so I didn't automatically qualify (37). I, too, was very healthy, but was hovering on the edge of high blood pressure and diabetes. When you said "you're not fat enough" I...

My surgeon REQUIRED patients to first check with their insurance company specifically about the Gastric Sleeve so there were no surprises at the end.