Forensikchic

They have this type of scale at my surgeons office. It showed my %bf was 50 when I first went. Then a week later it had dropped to 49 and I had lost 9 pounds. (preop). When I was there for my two week checkup after surgery... it was 41% and I had lost 18 pounds. I had a kidney stone and a lot of fluids pumped in so two weeks after that it went back up to 45% fat and I weighed 217! I didnt understand how it could go up in fat % but the weight about the same. The PA said it was either a misread the time before, or the way the scale works and it might be all the Fluid retention. I was very puzzled over this. I wonder how they really do work. She tried to explain to me that it subtracts everything else and whats left is supposed to be the fat % but Water retention can make a difference in the numbers. Makes no sense to me. I know I didnt gain any fat over those two weeks. I ate nothing! I was in too much pain. I only sipped water and had pain meds and fluids! I dont know that i would chalk that up to lost muscle mass just yet. It could be other things according to my dr. ?? I am confused about how they work and I dont know that it means you are loosing muscle mass. I am going to try to figure out how they really work and I will let you know what I find out!

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I think I might have turned that around on her. I might say something like, "I am also making it a habit to only surround myself with people who are supportive of my decision to get healthy. Your snide comments are unappreciated and I wonder if you CANT be a nice person or is it that you just DONT WANT TO."

UPDATE: 9/20/2011 Forensikchic Starting weight for challenge 210 Current Weight 205 Halloween goal 190 lost this week: 2lbs Total lost: 5 pounds!

I was in the same boat! I had researched it for about a year on and off. I even attended a seminar once but I didnt like the staff (DUMB) so I put it off again. We got new insurance and I was checking to see if they covered it and found a seminar the next day (saturday) and signed up. At the siminar, my husband and I decided that I should go for it. I made an appt for Monday and scheduled surgery for the following MONDAY! My surgeon said I was the fastest seminar to surgery they ever had! I already saw a therapist and had a 20 year track record with weight watchers and my insurance wouldnt cover it because it was new and my bmi was 40 and not 50. We decided to self pay and in a week it was done! I felt like I was in a whirlwind. I was scared but happy it was happening so fast. I only had one week of preop diet but I lost 9 pounds with that and I have lost a total of 29 since I started 6 weeks ago. Good luck! You will do great!

I lived on bean and bacon too! Its so good!

I am having trouble with this too. I eat my bites too fast and within three bites, I feel that pressure in my chest and am too full to eat anymore. I am not getting enough Protein or calories this way. I noticed last night, I cooked myself a 2 1/2oz peice of talapia (very small) and I ate it while watching TV. I ate a bite, then I would watch for a couple of minutes and then eat another bite. I almost ate it all and no pressure or feeling too full too quick. It took me about 30 minutes to eat the tiny peice of fish and it got cold but at least I got the protein in without an uncomforable feeling. I am going to keep trying this approach. I find it hard to do this when you are out at a restaurant. You tend to eat at the speed of everyone else and on the third bite, you have to stop. I try to wait between bites and no one else is.. they stop and ask every minute if I am ok. I am frustrated with this. I need a distraction so I can eat slower. I do okay at work because I get on the boards then and I will read a little and then eat a bite, and so on. If anyone else has an idea of how to slow down, I would appreciate it. The old habit of eating fast is hard to break!

I was sleeved Aug 8th and I am down 29 pounds. I am on a regular diet now but I am having trouble getting enough protein in and enough fluids. I just dont want to eat. I try to only eat protein when I do eat. I am eating things like beef jerky, chicken, fish, etc. I am feeling better now and have started a walking routine. I hope my energy continues to pick up! I have felt tired since surgery but I did have a second kidney surgery in week 3 and am just now getting over that, when allergy season hit! Good luck to everyone else and I am so looking forward to onederland in 5 more pounds!!!! Wooohooo!

Hi guys! I forgot to post this yesterday. I am down 29 pounds now! I lost 3 pounds last week. I am now at 205 from 234. Yay! I have started doing video logs on youtube also. That has been scary. My surgery date was August 8 so I will be six weeks post op tomorrow. I will see you guys next week!

I weighed in at 205.6 today. My start for the challenge was 210. So I have lost 4.5 so far. Woohoo!

I am a certified firearms/toolmarks examiner. I testify whether or not the bullet or cartridge case was fired in a particular weapon... etc.... blah blah blah... lol. And yes, Its JUST like on CSI! NOT!! Its more like what you see on Forensic Files. That show and the New Detectives are true to life.

I just dont know what to think... Maybe nobody really knows what causes them?? My surgeon said it wasnt a side effect of the sleeve. They see it more in bypass. But Urologist, who did my kidney surgery said he sees it all the time with wls patients of all kinds and said I would be prone to them now that I have had one and because I am a wls patient. My pcp told me about the citrate and not to have it anymore. He was saying something about this binding to that etc.. No to sodas because of the phosphorous. Yes to lemonade cause it binds to the citrate and carries it out so it doesnt make a stone. Something like that. I was just passing the info on... I dont know who to believe anymore.. I guess we are just sitting ducks! What will be will be no matter what we try to do.

I am a forensic scientist and I have to testify in trials alot. They called me for court this afternoon. I have two outfits hanging in my office. One has a suit jacket and a little shell that goes under it with black pants and the other is just a big blouse that goes with the same black pants. I havent been able to wear the shell and jacket for about a year and half because its too tight in the arms and across my back and the shell cuts me under the arms. Its a size 18 and I was a 20. WAS is the operative word here.... I tried on the jacket and it fits great! Plenty of room! I guess loosing 27 pounds did make a difference! WOOOHOOO! No more wearing big loose blouses to court! Yay me!!! Ps.. I am also wearing my size 18 jeans today too!!!! woop! (not to court of course)

After four days of pain worse than natural childbirth, a surgery to place a stent in my kidney and its very painful removal plus lithotripsy only two weeks after being sleeved.... I will do what my pcp says and just take a few tums or viactiv. It doesnt absorb as well but that doesnt mean it doesnt absorb at all, plus I dont want to make any more kidney stones! He wasnt talking about the general public... just people who have had or are at risk to have them. My urologist said people who have wls tend to get them often from not drinking enough.. so keep drinking!!! Bottoms up!

I just saw my PCP for the first time since being sleeved. He learned of my kidney stone problems and then he asked about my vitamins. He told me to drink lemonade and no sodas and it would help and he was explaining why and said the word citrate. I said, as in calcium citrate? I take that! He told me to stop taking the citrate kind of calcium! He said to chew a couple of tums instead because people prone to have kidney stones want to avoid CITRATE. It forms kidney stones!!!! Who knew? So I am going to take Viactiv or tums from now on. He also wanted me to take a vitamin D tablet daily. He said that was more important anyway. Just thought I would share the info. Tammi

My husband is 6'2" tall and weighs 212. I just passed him last week at 206.5! I was so thrilled! He wasnt that happy I dont think. He keeps weighing and saying...I was 209 last night... I said you are probably getting your period....LOL. He was not so amused. He wanted me to set this feat as my first goal and then worked as hard as he could to loose so I wouldnt catch him! I was so mad about this it made victory that much sweeter! He wont catch me now! No way.

BRAVO!!!!! I am so proud of you for doing something good for yourself! You will be so glad you did. I am happy you have a good supportive husband who will help out. Congratulations on your new life!

Thats so funny! Congrats on being a small lump! You are doing great!

They sell chicken livers at KFC in the southern states, especially Mississippi and Alabama, where I am originally from. I have not tried here in San Antonio. I love them and gizzards too! You could only hold one or two anyway so I dont think it would hurt to have them occassionally.

I had similar stresses with money, etc. I went ahead with mine and I am glad I did. There is never gonig to be a perfect time to have it. Something will always come up that will take precedence over us! Thats why we are fat. We are always taking care of other people and not ourselves. I understand all the drama but at some point you are going to have to say, I am just as important as everyone else and my health comes first. You have to love yourself before you can love others. Not doing what you need to do for you is crying out that you are still putting everyone else first. Things will work themselves out! They always do. Go through with it and in no time you will be recovered and be a good mom for your soon to be foster son.

I had surgery on Monday and was home Wednesday. I went back to work on Monday. I was tired but I sit at a desk too and I did okay. It wasnt easy the first few days but it wasnt due to pain, just very tired. I took it easy at work and that was helpful. I was back to my old self workwise by the end of the week. You can do this, as long as you dont have complicatons and you sip, sip, sip!

Sorry guys, I just found the thread.... I weight everyday so I know what I weighed saturday. My starting weight was 234, I was 225 at day of surgery and on Saturday I was 209. 25lbs so far! I have lost a couple this week already too so I am happy. I will check back in on Saturday.

Yes its lactose free.

Its so interesting to me how different everyone's experience is! Some have drains, catheters, some dont. Some have more pain than others. There are so many variables to consider. Its such a unique experience and this thread proves that! I didnt have a catheter but I wasnt up every 5 minutes peeing. I peed when I got up to walk about every couple hours but I slept most of the night and would only go pee when they came and did my vitals or gave me meds. I never vomited at all. I was more sore and kind of zonked at home. I had NO energy at all for the first few days after surgery. Just thought it was neat to hear the different experiences!

One of the reasons is to prevent kidney stones. It can happen if you dont drink enough.. I am living proof of that. I think its dangerous to get dehydrated and because some of us are gulpers, not sippers, its difficult. It was not difficult to swallow but its hard to remember to constantly drink!