CraftyChristie

Yes that's normal for his patients. I was surprised too! I was expecting 1-2 weeks full liquid diet based on what I've heard, but I've also heard of a few surgeons doing it this way. I might even do 2 days clears if I'm up to it just to make sure there's nothing in my stomach.

Hehe... looks like it worked, Elly! :thumbup1:

Anxiety is MORE than normal :thumbup1: I am already feeling it, I'm 5 days away from my sleeve eek! You will do awesome, I'm sure of it. Look forward to hearing from you on the other side :biggrin2:

I put up a new post on my blog! http://healthy-christie.blogspot.com/2010/05/stocking-up.html

I just bought them today, in 4 flavors. I want to try each of them before buying a whole case of a flavor, see what I like best (same for my husband.) I think it's great to have for when on the clear liquid diet since you can't really do the Protein shakes yet. I will let ya know what I think of the taste! I got mine at Vitamin Shoppe. They are pricey, 3.79 per bottle. I'm sure the per bottle cost will be less when buying a whole case but I didn't check the price of the whole case yet.

I second what ouroborous said. The scale fluctuates all the time and you just can't waste your energy worrying about it. It's the TREND you have to worry about over the long term. If you didn't lose or kept gaining for a couple months I might be concerned but there are so many things jumping out to me. Water retention - your legs were swelling... also did you fly? Flying can make you swell and retain water too. You don't gain 2 lbs of fat in a day, especially 2 days in a row so in all liklihood it is water weight and will go away on it's own in a few days to a week. Another possibility, sounds like you walked a LOT, and you of course at this stage are eating very little, so your body might be going whoa, we really need to hang on to these calories for all this activity. That will iron itself out too. A third possiblity, everyone seems to experience stalls either at 2-3 weeks out, or about 20 lbs out. We all lose at different rates and since you are talking about onederland I'm guessing you started out not that too far above 200? As a smaller sleever, you may just be experiencing that stall slightly sooner because of the ratio of what you've lost compared to what you need to lose. OUr bodies are so complex... don't worry about trying to figure this stuff out unless it persists for at least a couple of WEEKS. The day to day you just need to ignore!! Hugs and I Hope this helps some

If you are exercising it's possible you actually need a little more carbohydrates, experiment with adding in more complex ones like fruits and veggies and see if it helps!

Oh PS the iphone app for this one, they have a free version and a pro version, the pro is on sale for 99 cents but not sure what it is normally

I have been looking into these too because I want an app on my iphone, that also has an online component. So far my fave one is My Net Diary (mynetdiary.com), the coordinating iphone app is Calorie Counter Pro by My Net Diary. I am still looking around though and I will check out Fat Secret

You're welcome I hope it helps a little to have a different perspective on it I think we are too hard on ourselves sometimes! Yay for May 20th Let's go!

Hey hun. Have you seen the blog 'the world according to eggface'?? She had bypass I think, but she loves preparing foods and her blog is all these healthy and creative dishes she makes, what she eats, how she packs her lunch etc and I find it so helpful. (She has other things too.) Looking at that might make you see ways you can channel your love of food and cooking after surgery. Also, maybe you would enjoy creating your OWN blog like this! A place to share food, recipes, photos and that would give you another way to channel your creative energy. I hope this helps.

Jerry, I posted about the same thing not too long ago. Before hubby and I even got our surgery dates, just knowing we had decided to do the surgery we started pigging out. It got better for a while but now that I know my surgery is in 6 days (May 20th) I'm doing it again. Everyone chimed in when I posted to say they went through this too. I talked to my aunt who had gastric bypass in 1999 and she went through that too. If it encourages you at all, she is still thin and has still kept off her weight, despite 'no self control' prior to surgery. Same with my friend Brandy, she told me she went through that too, and she has kept off more than 100 lbs for 7 years now. I think we all go through this because if we had lots of self control, we wouldn't get to the point of needing surgery. I don't believe it means you won't be able to change!! If you are really feeling bad, maybe try eating really healthy for Breakfast and lunch and Snacks, and having 'goodbye' pig out meals at dinner (or whichever meal you want but you know what I mean.) It may not be the best, but at least you're not going all out for every single thing you eat. I think this is a lot like saying goodbye to a friend, it's familiar, it's what we know. You need to go through that grieving process. Believe in yourself, you will be able to change and this is just part of that process.

hey hun... don't know if this is necessarily true for you but for me when i experience heartburn, i get pain across my middle upper back. When your chest gets tight, so do your back muscles across from your chest because they are all connected. Sometimes you may feel the back pain without feeling it in your chest. I am not sure why yogurt would give you heartburn but this is my gut feeling because I've experienced it. Next time you get that pain, try an acid reducer pill, or chewable pepto tablets, or drink some milk (or all of the above) and it should go away pretty quickly. If in doubt ask your doctor!

Hi sweetie! I sure hope he will come around. It takes different amounts of time for people. Some are on board right away, and some might not be until later when they can see it's going to work and you are doing well. In the meantime you have all of us :tongue_smilie:

Congrats!!!! Mine is going to be the 20th so I'll be right there with ya!

Congratulations! There is something so perfect about it being the 1st of the month! A whole new beginning! Will be thinking of you.

Congratulations!! That's great news! There has definitely been an emotional roller coaster for me so far... I think its normal and we all go through it. Best wishes!

Thank you so much everybody!! Tomorrow I'll be running around to get vitamins and protein and everything else I want to have before surgery. I'm getting excited. AND my husband got approval from work so he can have his surgery 2 weeks after me!! He just has to call the coordinator back tomorrow and confirm his date for sure!

How's it going Rachel???

Wow today has been a whirlwind. Hubby and I had or consult with the surgeon... and since I'm self pay and had all of my appointments done, I got to schedule my surgery for a week from tomorrow!!! Holy cow I was not expecting that. I am really excited, but there's also a lot to do! My preop diet is just basically one day of Clear liquids the day before surgery (yay!), but also going to try to do more Protein and less carbs for the next week in preparation just to help my body adjust. I'm so excited that this is going to happen so soon! On Tuesday I have my pulmonary testing, my preadmission stuff at the hospital and my pre-op appointment with the surgeon,and then my surgery will be Thursday! Seriously my head is spinning!:001_unsure:

I think everyone is different... but for me the scale has been a source of emotional rollercoaster-ing. So I am choosing not to weigh very often. In the first few weeks I am only going to weigh at my follow up appointments at 1 week, 3 weeks, 6 weeks. After that hubby and I have talked about doing weigh ins, progress photos, and measurements once a month, either on the first so we can do it together, or on the monthly 'surgaversary' of our respective surgery dates. I truly believe if you wait long enough between weigh-ins (a month or so), you will always have a loss of some sort to be happy about. If not, you can reevaluate some things I guess... but at least for me I think this is a good plan. I want to focus more on what I'm DOING (food, exercise), how I'm FEELING (less pain, more energy), and what clothes I am fitting into because I have boxes of smaller clothes in my garage. Those things are why I'm doing this - the number is not the reason I am doing this so why should it matter so much??! With all that said, I think you have to know your SELF and find what works for YOU because we are all different.

Sounds like an awesome last day. I haven't thought about that yet but I think Famous Dave's will be my last dinner :lol0: hehe Girl I keep checking your blog for updates!!!

Also has this doc done more sleeves than the ones here in Denver?

This is great news Lisa! Can you tell me more about the Dr? We have our consult today but if for any reason we don't go with Dr Snyder, I will probably follow you! Also what is 36 fr and why is it important? Thanks babe.

I haven't read all the posts so forgive me if I repeat something but here is my 2 cents Did you catch the Biggest Loser this week? The contestants look back on videos of themselves in the beginning and it seems like it's not until that moment that they realize how far they've come. They've lost 100+ pounds and know they are different but until they really SEE it, it doesn't hit them. I think before photos - videos - meaurements - anything and everything is very important to the process so that you can accept mentally and emotionally that you have changed for the better and really SEE that. I am planning to do some non-traditional before photos (in addition to the regular shots you see).. things like me behind the wheel of my car, me sitting in the kitchen table chair, me sitting in the bathtub... I don't know, whatever I can think of so that later on I can re-take those and see how much less space I take up in those situations and realize how much more comfortable things are for me. I'll have the regular front, side, back shots also but I think these other things will be more eye opening to compare. Also as a side note not having anything to do with progress photos... I am over 300 lbs and I've never stopped taking my own photo or being in other people's pics. It's not because I think I look awesome LOL... it's just that I realized this IS my life, and it needs to be documented...and I also don't want to take away from other people's happiness who love me and want me in their photos. I'd say the number of photos of me has decreased some, but at least every month there are some. I'm really into photography too - AND scrapbooking - and to me documenting these things is just really important. I hope you can find it within yourself to change your mindset and become a part of your own life story again BEST WISHES and HUGS!