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desertmom's Blog

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My sleeve journey

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When Life Gets In The Way Of Eating

It ia just such a new thing for me to have to focus on protein drinks,food and fluids.Before we went to church this morning I had to have a cup of tea,make a protein drink,pack some water and some mushy lunch as we were going out directly after.   I just cant wait to start eating so I can have a protein bar instead of the drink and better even,to eat 65g of protein per day.   I have 4 more days of mushy food then a few weeks of soft foods.Just the fact that I will know how much I am ingestin

Positive Vs Negative

It often seems to me that people make things up as they go along.Very often,depending on who they are talking to,the story changes to suite the audience.About events in their lives,about the way they feel about thing and the way they have experienced it.Human beings are great at self deception and deceiving....not always on purpose either.Often to make things seem better.Often to make ourselves look better and often because we just dont remember things the way they happened.I have friends that h

My Emotions

over the past few weeks I have been on a real roller coaster emosionally.   The thing is I did have a what the heck have I done moment while still in hospital but once it was done,how can that matter? I am never an eternal optimist about anything but I cannot look back to often,I just get so angry with myself for lacking the self discipline needed to eat normal.   So,I have little moments when I really want to eat...just to eat,not because I am hungry.Then I have moments when I have the pain

Still Losing

Realizing that I didnt talk about the surgery itself much,that is what I will do today.   But first: surgery day was on the 13th of March 2012. I weighed 287 on surgery day,292 for the first week post op and I am 267.5 today.....almost 20 pounds down plus the extra I had in fluid weight after surgery.This makes the whole experience worth it....or almost.Last night I regretted putting of our road trip through the USA....I would have liked to have sampled all the different lovely foods that they

Recovery

Today I started the day fast.I wanted to have yogurt with protein powder but could only manage some as it was just to sweet....hehehe,a first ever for me,something being to sweet to eat.   Went for tea with a friend and came home only at 15:00.I made a smooth protein thingy with 4 slices of turkey lunch meat which went down well.Only came home again at 19:00 and by then I had had quite a quite a bit of water but I also had a stomach and back ache like you wouldnt believe.the back ache is high

Blessing!

So,what I thought was a problem might turn out to be a blessing.   I dont know how big or how small the dr made my stomach...what can I do about it at this point anyway?   The fact that I can drink so much more and with such ease might turn out to be a blessing.I think if it is difficult to drink that in the long term,people will drink less.   In summer it gets up to 50 degrees celcius ( 130 farnheit) here in Dubai and you need plenty of water to not cook in summer.   I also know that I

Still Wrapping The Head Around All This

and...I am trying to be calm and enjoy liquids...hehehe.   I can drink to much.Will chat with the surgeon tomorrow.Why can I drink so easily when my friend thats 2 years out cant....with her it slow,slow,slow!   Am freaked out about weight loss that isnt too gr8 but its coming down.   This is a crazy emotional road i've chosen,it seems.   O yes,I went for a proper walk today.   Xxo

Easy To Get Too Much Calories

Now I read all these posts of women saying:"o,its so hard to get in enough calories" and I want to laugh my head off!!!!!!   It is the easiest thing in the world to get too much calories in one's quest to get enough proteins.   So you drink 2 protein powders and they are 360 calories.Then you have 1 cup of milk at 100 cals.Another cup of veg beef soup at 220 cals and look where you are already.I read of people keeping around 600 cals in liquid phase and it freaks me out as I am already over

Day 6 Phase 2,exciting New Liquids!

First I just want to say that my silly Ipad does not allw me to comment on the comments...I will sort this out as I really want to be able to thank evdryone for the encouragement!   As for today.2 days ago I changed my PPI to Nexium as I know it works for me....and it does!I also got some disflatel ( like gasX) and one Tumm per day,cut into tiny pieces,Every time I get that slighty hot feeling I take a tiny little piece of the tumm and well,it sorts it out.And every time I get that tight feeli

O Doubt,my Constant Unwanted Companion!

Today was a little more difficult for me as far as the drinking was concerned....I WANT TO EAT!   There,I've said it! Now,I will let it go!   I am constantly worried about calories.Being onw of the only people who still havent lost weight at 5 dys post op I am questioning myself seriously even though I know that is crazy!   Drinks for the day: 3 cups of clear beef soup.It has about 50 calories in each cup I think. 1 scoop isopure protein 110 calories A small little bit of sf puding in l

Portion Distortion,me Or Them?

One last thing for this day.   I follow a what have you eaten today threat on another forum and I must confess when I see the following I think they are lying....I am not saying they are lying,I am saying I think they are lying.I hope,hehe.   B: fatfree actimel. L: 1 saltine cracker and 1teaspoon phili D: beef-the size of a grape and quarter of a very small baby potato   This is at 3 months out and a sample only...not directed at a person,just an eg.   This is when I freak out at how l

All Over The Place Tryin To Fix What Is "wrong"

Ok,so it is 22:00 now and I realize I am and have been all over the place trying to diagnose and fix the way I feel.   1.I have acid even though I am taking a PPI. 2.My brearhing is difficult most of the time even though it is not like asthma..just breathing with difficulty.I dont lie down or rest during the day and slept sitting up for max 5 hours a night before. 3.I know the tightness around my ribcage and pain in the back can be because of the acid.My left incision is slightly painful ton

Day 4.up Days And Down Days.

So,I actually slept quite well for about 5 hours,which is a lot for me anyway.Woke up feeling not to well.Nothing specific but nevertheless....I have a little bit of pain and tightness in my stomach area all the time.   Now,I think I may have been a bit busy yesterday.I went for a walk with my restless friends(who said we would just walk a block and then kept on saying there is a bench just around the corner) and climbed the stairs of my house too many times.   The PPI I am taking does not l

Where Did It All Start?

In 2004 I had the lapband done and suffered with it for 7 years before I had it removed.I lost weight gained weight,found with therapy what I thought was normal...lost that again and regained it all back.   After having the band out in 2011 it took a while to get brave enough to do the sleeve.With the bad experience I had with the band I never really thought I would actually do the sleeve.   The thing was that diet and not dieting took up all my mental energy for way too long.I have been th

The First Week

I am doing this blog so that when newly sleeved patients ask me questions some time in the future when I have forgotten all the details,I can use this as a reference.   Us humans have the amazing ability to remember things,lets say in a more positive way,rather than the way they actually happened.I have found this a few times this week when asking some questions.Somehow we either make things worse than they were or so much easier/better than they were.The drama queens make them worse and the "

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