Another reason I can't wait to be sleeved!! It is not a femine feeling to sweat like you have done an hour of high impact aerobics and all you have done is walked one corridor of the mall!!
Hi my name is Kelly and I was sleeved on July 20th, just about 2 and half weeks ago...WOOHOO!! I've lost 19 pounds since the actual surgery date. I had lost 15 before that during six months of dietary. This was a feat in itself as it's very difficult for me to lose weight. I ate about 1100 calories and day and exercised frequently. I began with a BMI of 40 (242 lbs.)...haven't measured it again since. Current weight is 214
I have to say, through all the blogs I've read and research I had done before the surgery, nothing prepared me for the excruciating gas pains throughout my shoulders, back and chest. I woke up crying and clutching my left shoulder thinking they had operated on the wrong area!! I was up and walking (sprinting as the nurses put it) not long after I got back to my room because I was told that was the only thing that would help the pain. It actually took about a week plus to completely go away. Other than the dry mouth that was the worst part, my five small incisions were nothing compared to the gas pains. (bonus, my Doc repaired a hiatal hernia when he was in there...thanks Dr. Ku!)
The next phase was liquids, I was actually pretty hungry and experienced severe headaches until I could have blended and strained Soups. The toughest part of this week was trying to keep my family eating normally but feeling so jealous at the smells coming from their plates. Some tears were shed at these times because dinner time is a special part of our family's day. With my wonderful husband's support, we got through it! Thanks babe!
I was afraid the pureed stage would be as hard the blended (I was really hating my blender at this point) but it was actually the start of feeling normal again. I did throw my food in and hit puree a few times but I came to realize that chopping it and chewing well was the exactly the same thing. My first meal was plain tuna from a can with a little bit of light mayo and it may as well have been surf and turf it tasted so good.
So for the next two weeks I'm eating just about everything except for chunks of steak and hard fruits like apples and skins of other fruits. I'm so happy to be eating veggies and fruits again, I missed them terribly for the past two weeks. (chewing very well and taking small bites, not drinking during or after for an hour) The bucket list of foods I was eating before suregery should have been salads and fruits...I knew I would miss them but not as much as I actually did.
Well that's my story, probably very similar to most. I will admit, I'm already nervous as the loss slows down that this is just ONE MORE THING that isn't going to work for me. I really hope I'm wrong, as I'm following everything to the letter. That being said, I need a little help and advice from you veterans out there. I'm having a hard time drinking 64 oz of Water (I know other liquids count but in my own head it SHOULD be water) also, the strawberry powder is making me want to toss my Cookies I'm so sick of it. I've tried putting the flavorless powder in my foods but it just clumps up and makes me gag. I really need help getting my Protein in....any good recipe ideas to help with this??
1tracy got a reaction from kgb in Ghrelin and sleep and heat regulation