KevinsBabyGirl85

Mynewlife I'm glad you asked because I was wondering about that too!!! Thanks!!

Sweet I had the same problem I used milk of magnesia but my dr suggested doing a fiber supplement she said because we can become dependent on the laxative and it will make our job of going harder! I personally make sure that I have at least a couple grams of fiber per day and that has helped a lot also I'm kinda lactose intolerant so I try to eat a yogurt every other day!

Well I had my surgery on a wenesday and on Friday I took my kids skating I sat for the most part but was riding in the car and standing and walking with no problems! But it all depends on the person I'm the type of person that has a very high pain tolerance and I never used pain meds in the hospital or once I came home! Good luck to you on your upcoming surgery!!

Wow way to go!!! You reminded me I need to do the same!!

congrats!

I am wondering if there is anyone here that is on a plateau that would like to do the 5 day pouch test with me?!? I need all the encouragement I can get. Last week I weighed in at 180 and today my scale is trying to lie to me and tell me that I weigh 191 which is an 11 lb gain......I'm going crazy because I feel like I'm doing everything right except maybe getting in all my protein so that's why I'm trying to find a buddy to do the 5 day pouch test with me!!

I do cardio (walking/jogging) on the treadmill on tuesday's and thursdays....on monday, wenesdays and fridays I weight train....so I work out 5 days a week! I'm kinda frustrated because I have only lost 8 lbs in the last 3 weeks and this morning the scale tried to telling me I gained 11 lbs.....I have no clue how that happened!

yeah I'm about to throw mine out the window!! It's actually gotten me quite angry! Apparently it's trying to tell me that I've gained 11 lbs in just a couple of days!

I started my process in September and had my bypass in January so about 5 months!

Congrats!!! Best Wishes!!! And sending lots of prayers!!!

sending lots of prayers your way! To me it sounds like you may have a stricture, that is something easy to fix without an operation and from what I understand it's fairly common!!

Thanks!!! Congrats to you! I know you are super excited!! That is my sister's bday, so I will definitely remember!!

Good Luck! Prayers coming your way for a successful surgery and fast recovery!!

22-23 lbs a month is AWESOME!!! That's basically how I did!!! I'm down 65 lbs. and I'm 3 months out I'm not exactly sure how much I lost each month but at your rate you should be down 60 or more lbs in 3 months!

Mine was exactly like sweets I also have the IUD and I haven't had a period in 4 years and I got it the day I left the hospital and then exactly a month later I got it like clock work then it was late in march and I started to freak out thinking I was pregnant but apparently I was only gonna get a period in April and my body just wanted to skip a month! Idk about anyone else but was your period heavier than normal... Mine was horrible and lasted for about a week instead of my normal 3 day ones!

I go through the same thing and mine normally happens at least 2 weeks out of every other month so I end up with about 5-6 weeks of weight loss then 2 weeks without any and the cycle repeats itself!

Panda have no fear I've been at a couple plateaus and it's annoying but it's worth it because I find that once the plateau is done for I start loosing faster! I normally loose about 5-6 lbs a week but during a plateau I only loose 1-2 lbs a week, but I'm happy with any weight loss because before surgery I could barely loose 5 lbs. in a month!

Actually if you guys ever need anything feel free to email me I'd love to have some email buddies mom2bgtwins05@aol.com

Sweet I'm glad I could help ya! And Berniec I'm so nervous for you it seems just like yesterday that I had mine I remember everything I went through, it's so wonderful now though and congrats on your up coming surgery, it's actually on my bday!

yeah I didn't start eating breaded chicken until last week so I would say it's a little soon for you but I wouldn't stop trying to eat it, I just kept trying over and over.....it does take alot of space in my pouch and it actually feels like it's weighing it down alot like the pain you are describing with the full feeling. I still don't get a full feeling I just feel a resistance and I've learned once I feel that to stop otherwise I get that awful chest pain you are talking about. Eating is a learning thing the 1st 2-3 months out I think I'm still learning when I'm actually full so I normally try to talk on the phone while I am eating because I eat slower that way and it helps alot to make sure 1. I don't over eat and 2. that I give the food time to reach my stomach so that I don't over eat and get that pain. I have never measured my food except the 1st month maybe after surgery but I do make sure I'm not eating big portions for instance when I eat a piece of breaded chicken the piece of chicken is no bigger than a doughnut hole, then I normally do beans (baked beans) with my chicken because they are both sources of protein and I do a scoop the size of a tablespoon (the bigger sized spoon in the silverware family lol) and I normally eat all the beans but not all of the chicken so I'm probably not even eating anywhere near that 4 ozs. they say are supposed to fit in my pouch I think I eat more around the 2 ozs when eating regular food......now on to the hard part applesauce I can eat ALOT of so I have to make sure that I measure that and so that I don't have to really measure I just buy the cups of applesauce they are 4 ozs so I know that's what my tummy should hold and that I don't eat more of it then I need.....you'll learn some foods you can eat more of idk why but that's how it is for me anything that can slide down easy and be chewed crazy alot into a basically liquid state will go down easier and therefore make it easy to over eat because it basically goes right through. Another thing is to make absolutely sure that your not drinking while eating that is another way to make the food go through faster and therefore you won't get that full feeling. Another thing is drinking while eating can also cause that same type of pain you mentioned, I used to try to drink only a small sip but learned the hard way that any type or amount of liquid on top of my food gave me that horrible pain in my belly!

Does anyone else have a problem eating chicken? I can only eat the chicken that they say is bad like breaded chicken! But if I eat breaded chicken it is always baked and not fried! I figure if that is gonna help me get in protein then it's better than no chicken at all! I can however eat every other kind of meat!

My friend just has gastric sleeve and she has diabetes! Her sugars were between 160-180 before surgery and sometimes they were higher for unknown reasons! She just had her surgery yesterday!

You can do it!!!!!

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