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Sleevers and soon-to-be-sleevers comparing notes on the bits the consult never covers: pre-op diet misery, stalls on the scale, and eating like a normal person in public again. Swap experiences, not prescriptions. A thread with no reply for two months locks itself.
Getting to surgery day
Pre-op diets, last-minute nerves, and the final stretch before the operation.- Liver shrink diet, day 6 of 14. Official moaning thread started by bakerpete, May 24, 20265 replies580 viewsbakerpete Jun 21, 2026
Life with the sleeve
Stalls on the scale, eating out again, and the everyday reality after surgery.- How is anyone getting 60g of protein into a stomach that holds six mouthfuls?? Week 3 and falling short started by bakerpete, Jul 1, 20265 replies240 viewsbakerpete Jul 6, 2026
- Lost 18lb in the first two weeks, now NOTHING for 9 days. Is the three week stall real? started by traceyvsg, Feb 8, 20263 replies320 viewsMr Ian Calloway Feb 10, 2026