VSGandMe2011 (DisneyMomma)

Ok....I took miralax 2 days last week, ate well everyday but Sunday. That day I went over 800 calories! But I've had a 2.8lb loss for this week! Something worked! LOL! Thanks so much, everyone!! I'm back to losing!! Whew!!

I haven't had a hard time getting 72oz or more a day in since 2 weeks after surgery! The first 2 weeks it was REALLY slow going. Now, I'm 6 weeks post op and can swallow 3 tsp at a time! It's great! No worries!

Thank you, lunarose! It's nice to know I'm not the only one!!

I have pcos too and although my cycles haven't gotten regular yet, I'm hoping they will!! I was wondering how that would work if/when they do!! (sorry I wasn't helpful!!) Congrats on the 80# weightloss!! AWESOME!!!!!

Ok....I've heard about the dreaded 3 week stall, but I'm 5 weeks out today and I GAINED 1.8lbs!! What in the world?? I'm sticking to a low-carb (30g or less), high protein (90g) diet; I started working out last week; I'm getting in all my water.......I have no idea what's going on. I'm just going to keep doing what I've been doing, because, up until now, it's been working! Any suggestions? Thanks, Bewildered and Confused in Texas

I have a vlog! My link is in my signature! I've watched Shontel and Julie! So appreciate both of you for sharing your journey's! And I've watched all of Meggie's!

So sorry!! Yes it is www.mybariatricpantry.com I think part of my brain was removed with my tummy!! LOL!!!

Thank y'all so much!!! Everyday I get up and put on old clothes just to take them off again and put them in a bag to give away! Just amazing!! I'm so thankful for my surgery!! It truly is the best thing I've done for myself in a very long time!!

I just can't get my head wrapped around just how much my body has changed in the last 6 weeks!! It's amazing! I'm absolutely thrilled with my sleeve! Look out, World, here I come!! LOL!! Ok, here are some pics from when I weighed 299.2 lbs and pics from today with me weighing 262.2 lbs!

Too cute!!!

Way to go!!!!!

It's wonderful, isn't it?!! I ate at Denny's and ordered an omelet and asked if they could leave off the hasbrowns and bread. They did and gave me a $2 discount! Plus I only ate half of it and had the rest for 2 meals! Pre-op, I would have eaten the omelet, hashbrowns and bread at one sitting!! LOL!

I had the same experience at about the same time and it was the beginning of a yucky round of constipation! I hope that isn't the case for you, but if it is, start some fiber soon!! ;o)

Thank y'all for all the great advice! I think I've figured out the problem! In really mushie foods (yogurt, cottage cheese, etc) I can eat a full 1/2 cup and be comfortably full! When its proteins or any veggies mixed in...it is only about 1/4 cup and I'm done! Whew! Lash, I did as you suggested and ate much less and that's how I figured it out! I'm so grateful to have such a supportive community that I can turn to when I have questions! Thanks again!

I had some horrible constipation at 2 weeks post-op. I would strongly suggest that you start adding some benefiber to your water everyday.....it will really help!

Ok, I feel a little silly not being able to figure this out on my own, but I started on mushie foods this week (week 3) and everytime I eat, I can't tell that I'm full until I'm kinda stuffed. Not stuffed to the point of feeling ill, just kinda uncomfortable for a few minutes. I'd really like to avoid that "too full" feeling, but I can't seem to be able to tell when I'm at the front of full and not at the end! Any ideas or signals that I may be missing? I'm taking very small bites, chewing reallly well, taking about 20-30 min to eat, and am enjoying every bite, I just can't tell when enough is!! Thanks so much!

Love it!!! Thanks for sharing the pic of your test!! (Yep, I had a stockpile of tests too...let's not talk about how much $$$ we've spent between the 2 of us on pg tests!!!). Congrats again, hon!! I'm over the moon for all of you!!!

OMGosh!!!! CONGRATULATIONS, Tiff!!! I'm SOOOOOOO thrilled for both of you!!! You give me so much hope! We've tried to conceive for the last 5 years and nothing.....it's one of the reasons I had the VSG! So I could get knocked up! YAY!!! You don't have a picture of that positive pg test??? (Maybe I'm the only nut who would want to see something you've pee'd on! LOL!) Well, a VERY happy and healthy 9 months to you and your bean!!!!

I lost 16.6 lbs on my 2 week pre-op diet! YAY!

Ok....this is just weird! I used Dr. Nick, live outside of Dallas and used Forest Park, too!!! How weird!!!! <3

Take your pain meds and take it EASY for a few days....it'll feel better. I did the same thing. Totally overdid it when I felt better and had the same burning pain you're describing....it was awful. I felt a lot better after a day of total rest. Hope you feel better soon!

just a quick (and final) update. I used miralax 2 days in a row (didn't soften everything up like I was hoping it would), and ended up using a fleet enema last night. Today, everything is back to normal and I'm telling you, that will NEVER happen again! I'm using benefiber 2x a day and started eating blended vegetable soup last night. When I start on regular foods, I will make sure I'm eating veggies. It was HORRIBLE. I've never been so uncomfortable in my life. Ugh. I wish I'd used the enema first, then the miralax. I'll be watching to see how often I "go" and if nothing happens for more than 3 days, I'll take the miralax (it really is gentle and didn't cause cramps or anything) to get things moving. Thanks for all the advice. If you're newly post op, I would encourage you to add benefiber to your liquids and make SURE you get enough water!!

I also looked into the lap band because all I knew about was that and gastric bypass. Gastric bypass scared me because rerouting my intestines sounded like a bad idea and I have arthritis and knew I'd need to be able to take ibuprofen. Plus malabsorption scared the peediddly squat out of me! LOL! Then a friend had a friend who had the sleeve, so I started looking into it vs. lapband. I knew very shortly that VSG was for me! No fills to deal with or the band slipping or foods that can't be eaten! And it's done forever.....at first that worried me, but then I thought....why would I ever want my gigantic stomach back??!! LOL! GL deciding! I love my sleeve and I've only had it for 2 weeks!

It is better! The miralax is helping and I skipped dinner tonight (cup of soup). I got in 62g of protein already, so I'm hoping things will be "cleared up" in the morning. I still have another week of liquids before I start mushies and acidic fruit isn't even on my radar! Thanks for encouraging my gut! LOL! Hopefully it will be "normal" soon!

Thank you for the response! I can hear things moving in there!! LOL! (oh, so sad that I'm getting excited about that!) I did go ahead and get the Miralax brand....I was tempted to get the generic, but I know sometimes it's just not as good as the brand name and, in this case, I wanted the BEST help!!! LOL!