I am 15 months out and I still have trouble drinking water.  Every sip hits my sleeve like lead!  I have no problem drinking other liquids, coffee, tea, crystal light, Sobe Life Water, etc.  Bu****er hurts every time -I don't drink water much because of that.

Oh, thank you all.  I will check out MFP online and see how the numbers can be programmed.  -Thanks!

Yes, Michele, I say that all the time -that I couldn't have given myself a better gift -the gift of love by taking care of my health -on Valentine's Day.  I haven't been going to the support groups -my husband had the RNY and so did my sister, so I sort of felt that I had "built-in" support at home.  But I probably should get back to going to them, especially now that I'm struggling with getting back on track because my weightloss has stopped.  I'm sure your stall won't last long -our bodies need to redistribute every now and then -but the weight will continue to drop.  Wishing you much luck!

Hi Michele, it looks like you are doing great!  : )

What a cool coincidence that we had our surgeries exactly one year apart!  How are you doing?  I'm glad you liked Dr. Barkan -my husband and I both liked him right off the bat as soon as we met him.  I hope you are doing well -I've been off this site for quite a while and it's time that I get back.  Thanks for your suggestions and your vote of confidence.  I'm starting off today with positive thoughts and hope for good changes to come.  Thanks!

I am 14 months out and lost 75 of the 100 lbs I wanted to lose.  I have fallen back into bad eating habits and I could use some guidance.  I have not lost any weight in the past 2 months or so and I'm feeling excess belly fat over the top of my jeans.  Are there guidelines for a sleever who is a year out?  Do I need to do something drastic as far as eating goes?  I appreciate any suggestions.  I thought I was doing so good and then I hit a wall. 

Thank you all for the responses.  Now I can enjoy my decaf coffee and not feel guilty! 

The scale has not moved for me in about 3 weeks and it is soooo frustrating!  Like you I must be losing inches because clothes that fit me a month ago are hanging on me.  So I have to be grateful that something is happening and hopefully the scale will catch up with my body soon.  Good luck to you too!

Great job! You look amazing.

 Interesting.  I never thought about saliva building up in our sleeves.

 Last week for the first time I had slimeys.  Can someone please explain what causes this?

I'm 5 weeks post-op and dropped a pants size so now I am fitting into all my size 20 jeans -Yay!  But that's not the NSV.  I have some jeans that are button and zipper and some that are all elastic.  Yesterday while rushing to the bathroom I pulled my pants down and then realized that I wasn't wearing the elastic ones!  WooHoo!!!

 BINGO!  Yep, I'm eating too fast and a little too much.  Because I'm not eating slow enough my brain isn't getting the signal that my sleeve is full!  *rolls eyes*  I don't know why I forgot that!  Yes, I have a food scale, and I will use it from now on.  It's hard to eat slow at the dinner table.  The times when I eat in the living room, either watching tv or on my laptop I can eat much slower.  I know it's not the "acceptable" way to eat....but that works better for me.