Doc'sWife

Try limiting how much you weight yourself. Just follow your guidelines and rules, keep track of your cals and Fluid intake and wait a week to ten days and weight yourself again. You should be fine.
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Well im gonna suck the mess out of that pickle..lol..lol..im still not gonna chew it up and swallow..lol..ugh this convo kinda sounds perverted, but truly not meant to be..lol..I want 1 so bad my mouth is watering..Pickles and grapefruit fo that to me....Well im hoping my stomach will be fine, i think it should but either way im gonna start off with a half of a speared 1 and see...and Mmm yes, the pickle pops im getting those..lol..
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I am by no means a pickle lover so from me but there are many much worse vises out there. Have your pickle my friend.
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Try limiting how much you weight yourself. Just follow your guidelines and rules, keep track of your cals and Fluid intake and wait a week to ten days and weight yourself again. You should be fine.
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Hey lady! I'm active duty wife and Vet myself. You have tons of support available to you. You just have to look for it
First try a basic root of seeking out other mil wives around you that have been through the same thing. Try any base Facebook pages if your willing to be public about it, if not simply post on here in any section that your looking for a spouse in your area for support. I posted on here when I first started out and I found support that helped a ton. I bet you'll find more than you thought. Second look up a Bariatric support group around you. Any hospital that has a Bariatric program usually has one and all you have to do is ask the Bariatric clinic. Thirdly if you really are having issues with depression find a therapist that takes tricare and get some help. THERE IS NO SHAME IN NEEDING HELP!! I promise
If all else fails find WLS specific Facebook pages and see if there is anyone in the area. Or go to YouTube. Defiantly stay on here, you will find tons of ppl willing to help you on your journey.
As for an unsupportive spouse you need to sit him down and tell him what's what. Have a come to Jesus moment and just tell him you need his support and to stop doing this crap.
You can do this Hun! Stick to it your not alone
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Has anyone had second thoughts about getting the surgery done? I'm so afraid of what is going to happen. Do anyone have any advice? I'm doing the bypass
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No one on here can say they have never cheated but I have to agree with others. The post-op diet is to help you heal correctly and in the most healthy way possible to prevent any possible issues.
Aside from that if you start those habits so early what is to stop you later on from having just that one slice of pizza or the breadstick that goes with it. Later you'll want that soda (and it will hurt). Yes you will lose post-op with any surgery but if you don't at first make yourself follow the rules they won't become habit and it could become very difficult to maintain your weight loss or stop losing weight all together.
You can do this and it was only two things. It's very easy at this point to reign it in and say no more. Good luck
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Although some individuals report too much weight loss after RNY gastric bypass surgery, I don't believe this problem is very common.
It is somewhat common for some individuals once they get into the maintenance phase after surgery to regain some or all the weight back. It means that once you lose the weight you have to continue working at maintaining the weight that you lost. Generally that means exercise and avoiding grazing.

I have been in maintenance from a sleeve to bypass revision since January. I am currently 7.8 pounds below my target weight. I am not trying to lose more it just happened. I beleive my body will know when I have gotten to its' set point.

Yep that's an NSV! YaY!!
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Hey lady! I'm active duty wife and Vet myself. You have tons of support available to you. You just have to look for it
First try a basic root of seeking out other mil wives around you that have been through the same thing. Try any base Facebook pages if your willing to be public about it, if not simply post on here in any section that your looking for a spouse in your area for support. I posted on here when I first started out and I found support that helped a ton. I bet you'll find more than you thought. Second look up a Bariatric support group around you. Any hospital that has a Bariatric program usually has one and all you have to do is ask the Bariatric clinic. Thirdly if you really are having issues with depression find a therapist that takes tricare and get some help. THERE IS NO SHAME IN NEEDING HELP!! I promise
If all else fails find WLS specific Facebook pages and see if there is anyone in the area. Or go to YouTube. Defiantly stay on here, you will find tons of ppl willing to help you on your journey.
As for an unsupportive spouse you need to sit him down and tell him what's what. Have a come to Jesus moment and just tell him you need his support and to stop doing this crap.
You can do this Hun! Stick to it your not alone
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No one on here can say they have never cheated but I have to agree with others. The post-op diet is to help you heal correctly and in the most healthy way possible to prevent any possible issues.
Aside from that if you start those habits so early what is to stop you later on from having just that one slice of pizza or the breadstick that goes with it. Later you'll want that soda (and it will hurt). Yes you will lose post-op with any surgery but if you don't at first make yourself follow the rules they won't become habit and it could become very difficult to maintain your weight loss or stop losing weight all together.
You can do this and it was only two things. It's very easy at this point to reign it in and say no more. Good luck
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So I'm sitting here on the couch watching the Saturday morning news (Living the dream, I know)...
I thought I'd check in here, so I reached over and grabbed the laptop...
Opened it, signed in and have been sitting here checking you all out and commenting in my usual inimitable style...
All of a sudden, I realize that I've been sitting here for half an hour with the laptop actually in my lap..
MY LAP???
When did I get A LAP??
Oh yeah!!!
Listen up b*tches -
NSV or not, I HAVE A LAP!!!
Anyway, that's all...
Go back to your...
Whatever y'all are doing at this time of day/night...
I'm going out for a LAP DANCE!!!

I have no idea how to answer but I'm curious to see what others say. Personally even thoigh I've lost 150 lbs i still have the mentality of the fat girl who ws always trying to hide herself with baggy clothes, oversized hoodies and such.

@@Doc'sWife Wow I guess there are more people than I thought going through this. I have a lot of anxiety about this just because the lap band didn't work out for me but at the same time I can't wait to start this new life. I'm going to put everything I have into making this work for me. Good luck to you and we should definitely keep in touch, I would love to have someone to talk to that knows what I'm going through.
Heather
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I was on a 1000cal a day liquid diet. I was only aloud Protein shakes, broth and sugar free Jello. It sucked!! After the first couple days it did get easier and I lost 18lbs in two weeks...it was crazy! Good luck
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A little thing that helped me a ton what adding some spicy heat to the chicken broth, like chili powder and garlic. It made me feel fuller almost like I had a regular Soup. I still did that when I drink broth for something
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A little thing that helped me a ton what adding some spicy heat to the chicken broth, like chili powder and garlic. It made me feel fuller almost like I had a regular Soup. I still did that when I drink broth for something
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When I got the phone call that I was approved I was at work and I started crying in the hallway i was trying to hide in. This time when the surgeon said he would do my revision I was speechless. My husband had to answer for me lol. I have moment where I get stupid giddy. It changes your whole life and it's an amazing ride to be on.
I'm so happy for you
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Hey everyone! I'm having a revision from a band to a bypass in either may or June. I have to finish up my sleep study and upper GI. Hopefully I come up negative on the sleep study or I will have to wear a cpap for 30 days
Good luck to everyone on this journey
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Hey everyone! I'm having a revision from a band to a bypass in either may or June. I have to finish up my sleep study and upper GI. Hopefully I come up negative on the sleep study or I will have to wear a cpap for 30 days
Good luck to everyone on this journey
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just want to give an update to everyone, today is my fourth day on the pre-op diet and I stepped on the scale for the first time this morning and I have lost 10lbs!!! so this is worth the hunger and everything that went with it. I'm not even hungry most of the time now. I think i want real food just to want it at this point. lol

thats a touchy subject. i know how you feel kinda, my husband supports my choice for the surgery but he doesnt agree with it. i was in a program for the surgery about 2 years ago and he told me it was a big mistake and that I was just lazy and not trying hard enough. Also he was concerned about the trouble it might cause when it comes to having kids so i dropped out of the program. now i have really tried to lose the weight for him but i'm still here, so surgery here i come. I made it clear to him that this was what i needed and that i was going ahead with it and cleared his medical concerns for me but he still isn't a fan of it. So touchy subject all around and I'm married to my great guy. If you do tell him just make sure he knows how strongly you feel about it and thats who you are. In the long run guys can come and go, you have to make yourself happy. If he understands that then I say he's a keeper. good luck

I am schedualed for Dec 8th! I'm so excited. I start my pre-op diet on saturday!!