It has been so long since I was here, I wanted to give an update. I am SOOO happy with my decision to have the sleeve. The weight loss has been quite slow to me, but that's ok. I find I maintain for...

Junior, it looks like you are only about 7 weeks out from surgery, correct? I am confident you will find it gets easier!

I was sooo worried about this the first few weeks. It got better for me around the 6-7 week point. It was so bad I was actually regretting the surgery. But now I can pretty much eat at any speed and...

I didn't do a pre-op diet, so my first week after surgery I lost 11 pounds. The weight didn't move day 8 thru day 16. Yesterday, it finally broke and I was down a pound, and then another pound today....

My surgery was same day as you. I started at 184. I lost 10 pounds the first week and zero in the 10 days since!

Now I am concerned because I lost 10 pounds the first week and ZERO in the 2nd! Is that normal? I feel like I am done losing already!! (Note: I have about 30 pounds to go)

I just posted the same question! My surgery was just a few days after yours and I have had things get stuck a few times and it is sooo painful! Hoping we are swollen from surgery and it won't always...

I am still post op and just starting with soft foods. I am clearly not chewing it enough and/or eating too fast because it keeps getting stuck, which is so painful! Does it get easier?...

I am getting sleeved in two weeks. I know that to be successful I need to make some big changes to my habits - my biggest problem being eating when I am not hungry, eating just for the enjoyment of...

Tan - I am doing it the same day as you! I am also 5'5 :) I am starting at 180, hoping to get to 130. I live in Fairfax, VA and am going to Aceves in Mexico. Good luck!

We are the same day with aceves! I will see you there!

Could you be in ketosis? Doesn't that cause a metallic taste?

I am getting a sleeve in a few weeks so I can't speak from experience with that. But I can tell you my dad has had a lap band for about 6 years, which is supposed to be more restrictive, and he...

I appreciate the responses that there is "another way" to lose weight, but if it were easy to lose "only 50 pounds" then no one would get to the point of needing to lose 100. No one starts out 100...

My sleeve date is set for Dec 9. I am a "lightweight" with a BMI of 31 to start. I'd like to lose 50 pounds.

My main concern is what happens down the road if a major disease comes, or even just...

I just registered for my surgery with Dr. Aceves today. Yes, there was a death there a few months ago. I agree that with the number of surgeries being done, I can't imagine any facility has not had...

Thank you! Yes, I was all set with Dr. Aceves (my BMI is 30), but I just read about the recent death there and it does have me reconsidering. Yes, I know death can happen anywhere - it is the...

I am trying to determine if this is the right answer for me. I find myself overeating often (shocker). Meaning, I order something at a restaurant, for example, and even though I am not hungry anymore...