JamesL73

Hello all, been a couple months since my last post. Down another 10 or so lbs since then. I have had a couple stalls and loss has slowed down but I am still not really exercising due to working so much, so in a way it is good to know that I am dropping weight just by eating healthy. I am on full solids now and I found out pretty quickly that I cannot do the regular Keto with this bypass like I did with the sleeve. The excess fats cause diarrhea. That kind of sucks because I can't stand ground Turkey so if I do foods with EXTRA lean ground beef I just have to take a chance on how I will react to it. I am glad it does that in a way, it tells me I won't be absorbing all that fat anymore. Another HUGE win is that for some odd reason, I am able to eat all kinds of lettuce again, even the iceberg....with the sleeve, any kind of lettuce would cause major stomach pain and I would throw it right back up but now it sits just fine so lots of salads for me!!! yippee!! LOL I know I need to supplement my Protein though but that's not really a problem. I have been just sprinkling a scoop of Unjury unflavored powder in the salads. Problem solved.
Hope everyone is doing well. Until next time.....✌️

Hi! Sounds like you are doing well, that is awesome!
I am feeling pretty great now myself. I am able to meet Protein goals with real food and get all the Vitamins in OK. I still hate drinking all that d@mn Water, but I do it anyway. LOL!
My only small setback was needing my gallbladder out at 10 weeks from surgery, and that went pretty smooth too. Can't complain!
Glad to hear from a fellow Juner!

Hello all, checking in for my weekly update. 4 weeks post-op yesterday. As of today, down 27 pounds since 6/15 surgery day, and 56 total since 5/15 start of liquid diet. Only 99 to GOAL !!

Hello all, checking in for my weekly update. 4 weeks post-op yesterday. As of today, down 27 pounds since 6/15 surgery day, and 56 total since 5/15 start of liquid diet. Only 99 to GOAL !!

Hello all, checking in for my weekly update. 4 weeks post-op yesterday. As of today, down 27 pounds since 6/15 surgery day, and 56 total since 5/15 start of liquid diet. Only 99 to GOAL !!

Hello ladies and the one other guy, I don't think is even still with us....I haven't checked in in a bit. Just wanted to stop by and say all is well, feeling great.....or I was until today. I finally went and got a Black Card membership at PF and went today. Managed 3 miles on the treadmill, walking mostly but I was able to do a couple of intermittent jogs. Did some leg presses and then some ab killers....5 sets of 30 Russian Twists with a 10 lb medicine ball. My abs were on FIRE and I thought that would be the one I would regret but as it turns out, the leg presses were a bit too much, I can barely walk now and almost fell on my face a little while ago trying to go down the stairs. My legs are like Jello. LMAO As much as I am hurting, I still feel awesome that I went and was able to do as well as I did.
Other victories....Before surgery I was in a tight 46' jeans, I can now get into 40s but they're a bit tight so I'll stay in the loose 42s another week or so. Guy at the gym gave me a 3xl that I asked for but then he threw me a Large and said there's an extra one for you to set yourself a goal. Hell yeah!!
Started on soft foods yesterday. I can tell it's going to be hard to get in the Protein goals with just food so I guess i will keep some shakes handy. It wasn't so bad with the sleeve but with this revision, a spoonful of food fills me up. It's crazy. I make a bowl of scrambled eggs, mix in some Unjury unflavored protein and just eat a bite every 10-15 minutes.
Hope everyone is doing well. Best Wishes.

Sounds like you have have it all under control...y'all keep posting about y'alls progress. I will need the inspiration after my surgery on the 22nd

Hello ladies and the one other guy, I don't think is even still with us....I haven't checked in in a bit. Just wanted to stop by and say all is well, feeling great.....or I was until today. I finally went and got a Black Card membership at PF and went today. Managed 3 miles on the treadmill, walking mostly but I was able to do a couple of intermittent jogs. Did some leg presses and then some ab killers....5 sets of 30 Russian Twists with a 10 lb medicine ball. My abs were on FIRE and I thought that would be the one I would regret but as it turns out, the leg presses were a bit too much, I can barely walk now and almost fell on my face a little while ago trying to go down the stairs. My legs are like Jello. LMAO As much as I am hurting, I still feel awesome that I went and was able to do as well as I did.
Other victories....Before surgery I was in a tight 46' jeans, I can now get into 40s but they're a bit tight so I'll stay in the loose 42s another week or so. Guy at the gym gave me a 3xl that I asked for but then he threw me a Large and said there's an extra one for you to set yourself a goal. Hell yeah!!
Started on soft foods yesterday. I can tell it's going to be hard to get in the Protein goals with just food so I guess i will keep some shakes handy. It wasn't so bad with the sleeve but with this revision, a spoonful of food fills me up. It's crazy. I make a bowl of scrambled eggs, mix in some Unjury unflavored protein and just eat a bite every 10-15 minutes.
Hope everyone is doing well. Best Wishes.

Hello ladies and the one other guy, I don't think is even still with us....I haven't checked in in a bit. Just wanted to stop by and say all is well, feeling great.....or I was until today. I finally went and got a Black Card membership at PF and went today. Managed 3 miles on the treadmill, walking mostly but I was able to do a couple of intermittent jogs. Did some leg presses and then some ab killers....5 sets of 30 Russian Twists with a 10 lb medicine ball. My abs were on FIRE and I thought that would be the one I would regret but as it turns out, the leg presses were a bit too much, I can barely walk now and almost fell on my face a little while ago trying to go down the stairs. My legs are like Jello. LMAO As much as I am hurting, I still feel awesome that I went and was able to do as well as I did.
Other victories....Before surgery I was in a tight 46' jeans, I can now get into 40s but they're a bit tight so I'll stay in the loose 42s another week or so. Guy at the gym gave me a 3xl that I asked for but then he threw me a Large and said there's an extra one for you to set yourself a goal. Hell yeah!!
Started on soft foods yesterday. I can tell it's going to be hard to get in the Protein goals with just food so I guess i will keep some shakes handy. It wasn't so bad with the sleeve but with this revision, a spoonful of food fills me up. It's crazy. I make a bowl of scrambled eggs, mix in some Unjury unflavored protein and just eat a bite every 10-15 minutes.
Hope everyone is doing well. Best Wishes.

Good for you! I just got released for normal exercise and foods on 7/2. I plan to start tomorrow with weights. I had a lot of “treats” including a sirloin burger with A-1 from the grill this week with the holiday and cooking for family, but stayed under 40g carbs and over 50 Protein every day. I think with the holiday over, being back in my routine next week will help. I probably gained a pound in Water from salt and carbs, though. Doing well. Down 30 pounds since surgery. Drs say I’m doing great and on track/compliant so I celebrated a little. Now back to reality. 😆

Glad to hear you're doing well, apart from the Jello legs! 😄 My program is making me wait until 6 weeks post-op before I can do any strength training, but at the 6 week mark, I'll be marching myself in to PF to get a membership again so I can use their machines. I'm determined to get in a good strength training regimen as soon as I can!
The shakes are also definitely the only way I can get in all the protein I need to, though I'm getting better at it... some cheeses are sitting surprisingly well with me, so I've been starting to nibble on those more here and there. It's been a relief to finally start to eat a couple of more normal foods again!

Hello ladies and the one other guy, I don't think is even still with us....I haven't checked in in a bit. Just wanted to stop by and say all is well, feeling great.....or I was until today. I finally went and got a Black Card membership at PF and went today. Managed 3 miles on the treadmill, walking mostly but I was able to do a couple of intermittent jogs. Did some leg presses and then some ab killers....5 sets of 30 Russian Twists with a 10 lb medicine ball. My abs were on FIRE and I thought that would be the one I would regret but as it turns out, the leg presses were a bit too much, I can barely walk now and almost fell on my face a little while ago trying to go down the stairs. My legs are like Jello. LMAO As much as I am hurting, I still feel awesome that I went and was able to do as well as I did.
Other victories....Before surgery I was in a tight 46' jeans, I can now get into 40s but they're a bit tight so I'll stay in the loose 42s another week or so. Guy at the gym gave me a 3xl that I asked for but then he threw me a Large and said there's an extra one for you to set yourself a goal. Hell yeah!!
Started on soft foods yesterday. I can tell it's going to be hard to get in the Protein goals with just food so I guess i will keep some shakes handy. It wasn't so bad with the sleeve but with this revision, a spoonful of food fills me up. It's crazy. I make a bowl of scrambled eggs, mix in some Unjury unflavored protein and just eat a bite every 10-15 minutes.
Hope everyone is doing well. Best Wishes.

Hello ladies and the one other guy, I don't think is even still with us....I haven't checked in in a bit. Just wanted to stop by and say all is well, feeling great.....or I was until today. I finally went and got a Black Card membership at PF and went today. Managed 3 miles on the treadmill, walking mostly but I was able to do a couple of intermittent jogs. Did some leg presses and then some ab killers....5 sets of 30 Russian Twists with a 10 lb medicine ball. My abs were on FIRE and I thought that would be the one I would regret but as it turns out, the leg presses were a bit too much, I can barely walk now and almost fell on my face a little while ago trying to go down the stairs. My legs are like Jello. LMAO As much as I am hurting, I still feel awesome that I went and was able to do as well as I did.
Other victories....Before surgery I was in a tight 46' jeans, I can now get into 40s but they're a bit tight so I'll stay in the loose 42s another week or so. Guy at the gym gave me a 3xl that I asked for but then he threw me a Large and said there's an extra one for you to set yourself a goal. Hell yeah!!
Started on soft foods yesterday. I can tell it's going to be hard to get in the Protein goals with just food so I guess i will keep some shakes handy. It wasn't so bad with the sleeve but with this revision, a spoonful of food fills me up. It's crazy. I make a bowl of scrambled eggs, mix in some Unjury unflavored protein and just eat a bite every 10-15 minutes.
Hope everyone is doing well. Best Wishes.

Good Morning All! I just wanted to share my good news. Today I woke up in Onderland! I am so grateful for my tool!!

So I'm I'm about to have surgery with Dr illan in 30 min.... I hope I don't have terrible gas when I get up!!!

Thank you for the recipes!

Right? I had to stop looking at the pictures. Everything looks so good. How are you feeling?

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I don't know if any of you have ever come across this site but OMG, I am so ready for real foods, I can't wait to try some of these. My mouth is watering and I am starving after looking through these dishes/recipes....
https://www.bariatriceating.com/bariatric-recipes.html

THANK YOU!!!!

Thanks for the link!!! That chicken crust pizza looks AMAZING!!!!!!!!!

I don't know if any of you have ever come across this site but OMG, I am so ready for real foods, I can't wait to try some of these. My mouth is watering and I am starving after looking through these dishes/recipes....
https://www.bariatriceating.com/bariatric-recipes.html

I don't know if any of you have ever come across this site but OMG, I am so ready for real foods, I can't wait to try some of these. My mouth is watering and I am starving after looking through these dishes/recipes....
https://www.bariatriceating.com/bariatric-recipes.html

I used to have an article saved that explained the biological science behind weight loss stalls, unfortunately it was on my old phone that was deleted and I can't find it again. The gist of it was that, since we often go through times of rapid weight loss, and especially when it's visceral fat loss (the fat surrounding our organs), the body needs time to readjust things on the inside. It also must readjust the chemical links between body and brain to reset our metabolic rate, adjust to the new caloric intake, etc. So yes, stalls are not only inevitable but also vital to the body's health and wellbeing.
Now, this also greatly depends on WHY you're stalled. If you know for a fact that you have followed your plan near perfect with very minimal to NO cheating, then it's a natural stall and likely nothing you do will help, just stick to your plan. If,however, you know there have been cheat days, or you've eaten larger portions than you should or you've been grazing on slider foods, etc...that's not a stall, that's you veering from your plan, go back to basics and get back on track.
If you know it's a natural stall and has been for more than two weeks, there are some things you can try to jumpstart the weight loss again. One of the simplest is to change up routines like whatever exercise routine you're into, do something different. Don't keep doing the same routine day after day expecting the same results, your body gets used to it so you must trick the body. Another is to change up your caloric intake. Let's say your plan has you at 1000 calories a day. Try doing only 700 one day then 1200 the next, then 800, 1100....get it? Figure what your intake should be for a full week then divide it up into those 7 days, altering between low and high days. There are some more advanced things that work also but I don't reccomend them until you're a year or more post-op, like Water fasts, OMAD, dry fasting, extended fasting..... For now though, until you're a year or more out. When you stall, give in a couple weeks for the body to make adjustments, if it doesn't go back to losing then try the two things I mentioned above. Don't let the scale get you depressed because we ALL know what happens when we're feeling down, we make poor decisions. When you first notice a stall, I suggest putting the scale up somewhere for at least a couple weeks, and simply go about your days following your plan. Good luck and keep your head up. Remember, you didn't gain all that weight over night, you're damn sure not going to lose it over night either. 😉

Totally agree with Armoma45. Given the large number of people having various bariatric procedures these days, the number of those with any major complications is actually quite low. Granted, there are known cases of inexperienced surgeons doing botched operations but that's why you do your research on your surgical team beforehand.
As for having a good support system, it's always better when you do but single folks like myself, with kids all grown and out on their own, we can usually manage on our own. Having kids, especially babies, I would imagine would be quite difficult with no help. It's definitely something you need to consider. You won't want to be picking them up and down for at least a week but more like two. Though it is a laparoscopic procedure, they're still cutting through your abdominal muscles for the 4-5 incisions and those will be hurting and need time to heal. Then there's the gas pain to deal with, although chasing after rugrats that gas should pass fairly quickly. 😄 I don't say all this to scare you into changing your mind, just giving the reality of it. I hope you can find someone to help with the kids for a couple weeks. Also, I saw you ask about stairs....they won't be a problem, if anything they'll probably be good for you. The biggest issue for the first week or two is sitting up in bed or other things that cause you to use your abdominal muscles. Good luck and wishing you all the best.

Please be carful though.
This time of year with heat indexes >100 degrees could still be dangerous to us even if we don’t “feel” the heat