mrBear78

I had the sleeve done on May 5th 2011. On the day of the surgery I weighed in at 327lbs. As of today September 21st, 2011, I weigh 231lbs. At the beginning of the month I hit a plateau of 237lbs. In the past few weeks I started working out every other day. Thirty minutes of Cardio and Thirty minutes of Muscle Toning. After the first week I have notice a few things. Besides the obvious of tightening everything up and having more energy, I have noticed that I have been getting hungry more often and weak at times. Over the past few months (I know it's natural) but I have noticed my stomach capacity increasing.

I feel like I am stating the obvious... "I am burning more therefore my body needs to consume more." With that being said I am so scared to end up the way I was...

Apart of me feels bad for being hungry.

The negative feelings that I have are associated with my past and how I negotiated, made excuses, and tricked myself into justifying food period. All that in turn made me feel guilty and ashamed. Now here I am, post surgery, down 90 plus pounds, working out and feeling hungry.

I feel so scatterbrained and I just needed to get this off my chest. Is anyone going through this or something similar? Please tell me I am not alone...

Thinking of the whole "Mushy" part in the Mushie phase of the post op diet, has anyone tried over-cooked macaroni and cheese or Chef Boyardee beef ravioli or Vienna sausage? Those are mushy enough you can mash inside your mouth with your tongue... Any thoughts?

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Early, early restriction differs between people, and I think mainly it's due to the amount of swelling people have and how quickly (or not) it starts going down. One of the first concerns I had myself was that I thought I was able to drink too much, or "eat" too much Soup (Is soup really "eating?"). At that point, less than two weeks out, I was taking only about 20 minutes to have 8 oz. of warm soup, or 45-60 minutes to get down a bottle of Propel Water. Everyone explained to me then the the liquids pretty much run right through and don't sit in your stomach, and assured me that once I started on real foods, I've feel the restriction.

They were NOT kidding. My first meal was 1/4 cup of refried Beans with a little taco sauce and cheese and I couldn't finish it.

So don't worry! Be glad that you can get all your fluids in so dehydration won't be an issue for you, and look forward to being blown away by how much you CAN'T eat.

When do you start mushies, anyway?

First of all thank you for the reassurance! I start the second phase in 5 days on the 19th. Any menu items you would recommend? Is it bad to start before the recommended time?

I had my WLS on 5/5/2011. Since then I have been on the usual liquid post op diet. My typical routine is listed as such... I wake up, start my Protein Drink (11FL. OZ. 30g Protein), take my chewable Multivitamin (1 in the morning and another at night), sip Water through out the day, have a sugar free Popsicle, and repeat the routine for lunch and dinner.

Here is where I feel lost. I have no clue where my stomach capacity is... I AM NOT TRYING TO PUSH MY BOUNDARIES or GO AGAINST WHAT MY DOCTOR HAS INSTRUCTED.

After reading different posts I am getting the feeling that either I am sipping wrong or my surgeon did my sleeve wrong (sarcastic undertone). When I sip, I take in around 1-2 tbsp(s) at a time. I never really timed myself but if I were to guesstimate, it takes me anywhere from 1 - 1.5 hours to finish my Protein Drink. I watched this youtube video of this individual being 2 weeks post op and finishing an 8FL. OZ protein drink would take them 3 hours.

I would love to hear back from anyone in regards to their routines/techniques/etc. I would also like to ask anyone/everyone, "What signs/indicators does your body give you to let you know it's either time to slow down or time to quiet?"

Thank you all in Advanced!