pcos_chick

I'm 215lbs today which makes 127lbs lost in 7 months (and 5 days.) I don't work out in a traditional sense... I ride horses 4 days a week and chase some little ones around the rest of the time.

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I have PCOS ... carbs just are not a good idea. I work to stay well under 100 grams of carbs a day. In seven months I've lost over 120lbs. I was a heavy weight at 342 when I started my vsg journey. Some folks don't have my issues with carbs. More power to them.

I'm 7 months out and I can say that it has gotten better. However its definitely not gone. Seems to grow a bit slower and there seems to be a bit less of it. I'm still plucking and using nair for face every now and again (less than pre-surgery.) Over all with regards to PCOS symptoms, things are definitely getting better. I'm actually having periods (though not regular), carb cravings don't exist, the dark Patches of my skin aren't getting better but its been summer (I live in Texas.) I was clearly told pre surgery that VSG would NOT cure PCOS but that it would help with getting the symptoms under control and keeping them under control. You can play the 'chicken or egg' first game with our PCOS and weight but regardless we'll have to be vigilant to avoid regain of weight and all regain of all the other PCOS related issues. I've been thinking about laser treatments but I want to wait and see if more weight loss helps with the hair first.

I'm almost 5'10 and started out a 342lbs. Check out my ticker for all the details but around 7 months post op now and I'm down almost 125lbs.

My belly is going down... my bat wings are not! They sag inches and inches... Everyone is different. Time to get into pushup hell!

Interesting article/study: http://bodyodd.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/08/09/7323927-40-chews-per-bite-may-be-key-to-weight-loss

Hey all... just wanted to get some opinions and see if anyone else had any similar situations... I'm around 5 months out and doing great. I've lost 100lbs. I feel good, great energy levels, I should be exercising more but I'm very active. I just moved from the DC area to Dallas about 1.5 months ago. We are seeing record highs here with 30+ days of 105+ temps. Yesterday I was outside for a while and I overheated. It was about 104 ish and I had been drinking Water (but I'm guessing not enough.) I've never experienced this. I'm sure I'm still getting used to this weather. But I wanted to check and see if folks have noticed any issues post op with dealing with the heat and such. Once the light-headedness hit I sat down and started drinking water as fast as I could. Post op I'm not able to drink water as fast as I could pre-op and I'm guessing the played into how long it took to recover. Does anyone have an experience with heat and activity? Any tips? Anyone drinking Gatorade? I think they have a low/no sugar version? Thanks!

Email sent to bowlinjj@yahoo.com - I'll do first come first server if it falls through.

I'm hoping to 'pay it back' a bit. I've got a bunch of Protein tubs, samples, blender bottles and chewables that I'm not using (on regular foods, able to swallow regular pills, etc.) They are free to a good home! If you live in the DFW area you can come pick them up... I'm happy to ship it if you want to pay for the shipping. powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury tubs (vanilla, chocolate and chicken Soup), nectar samples, Unjury single packs, Celebrate Chewables, Blender bottles and small shaker bottles... see pic. Please note that some of these are opened/unsealed.

I don't think I'd go back to slimfast... Instead go back to logging all intake, cut out the carbs, eat dense Protein for that full feeling. You have a great tool at your disposal now. Use it!

No one has mentioned it yet but there is a huge component at work here and that's our self worth and mental image. Before getting sleeved you might have been depressed, had low self esteem, or just had a different outlook on life. The sleeve and weight loss can effect that profoundly. You might have a completely different perspective on any number of things in life. Someone mentioned settling before... maybe you won't want to settle any more. Some folks may never have dealt with attention from the opposite sex (or same) and will feel the need to explore that, even if they are already with someone. Some folks may have been wall flowers in high school because of their self image and will want to 'go back' and do it over again. I'm the first one to parrot the "we're having surgery on our stomach's not our brains' when we're talking about how hard it is to trade bad habits for healthy ones but there is a huge mental shift/change that can definitely effect our relationships.

I really really love these posts... they feel so hopeful and full of promise..... But I have to say that sometime they are also a little bit sad. Some of these goals are doable regardless of weight! I want all of us to be healthy.... but don't wait for the scale to tell you what you can and can't do!!!

I'm pretty much Tiffy's twin sister when it comes to personality/outlook/attitude... I will say this though... it has occurred to me that losing the weight could effect how I view people. Being fat always meant that you knew right away if the person you were dealing with saw me as a person or just as fat. They are easy to pick out.... To me it was nice to know right away, who was an A-hole and who was worth while. I'm slightly nervous that as I lose the weight I might develop relationships with folks that I would not have, if I hadn't lost the weight.

I had the same problem and tried just about every good chewable out there. ($$$) So I called Celebrate and told them... they let me return unopened Vitamins and send me the capsules, which you can break open and swallow the good stuff. I would open a capsule into a tablespoon, add some milk or crystal light and had no problem with the taste or texture. Now I'm able to swallow them without opening and its great. (Though I do forget to take them some times.)

No smells.... Remember that for the most part our digestive process is NOT changing. Part of the reason RNY folks struggle with gas issues is that they lose a tract of intestine where a lot of absorption and digestion takes place. Without that track food matter moves along undigested causing gas issues.

I have a really hard time with chicken... unless its really moist - it must have sauce or gravy otherwise it gets stuck and come back up.

My surgery was done 4 hours from home.... The ride was fine though I was pretty sore afterwards. All the vibrations and bumps get to you after a while. We made sure to stop every hour and I walked for a bit.

We'll I'll be eight weeks out this coming Wednesday and I've lost 50lbs. My clothes are hanging so I've been sewing what I can but ended up running out to Target to see if they had anything... Tried on a bunch of stuff from the plus section but ended up taking home some XXL's from the regular section. Loving life!

I'm struggling with this too! I'm finding that all the advice to not eat while doing anything else just doesn't work for me and back fires most of the time. If I eat while reading or something I seem to do it much slower and have less issues.

On top of all the great suggestions from everyone above I wanted to toss in there: Find a support group! Lots of folks have gone through what you are struggling with. Get help and support from them too! Hope you feel better soon!

I had sex by two weeks out... we were careful to be sure... but even that seemed like forever. I'm 5 weeks out today and I'm able to sleep any which way.... Using a big pillow against my tummy I was able to side sleep about two weeks out.

I went back on day 12 with no issues.

I am 4 weeks out today. I've lost 40lbs. In my two week preop I had two periods. In the 4 weeks post op I've had three! (In the past year, prior to preop diet I had one bleeding cycle.) I think that until we get to a maintenance stage its going to be hard to predict our cycles. I would not consider BC - with PCOS our hormones are already out of balance. Brute forcing your cycles with more hormones just seems like a bad idea not to mention all the risks associated with them but its a very personal decision. What is right for me might not be right for someone else. It seems like you've already chosen the best treatment possible for PCOS. Give it time and let it work. Make sure you educate yourself diet-wise. Again VSG is the best possible treatment for PCOS but I think as cysters we need to be even more aware of the role diet and insulin resistance plays in our health.

I will meet up! I'm in Bowie. Weeknights or weekends work for me!