DivaK

I had surgery on July 2nd and I am going to the gym and walking on the treadmill for an hour at 3.5 speed with no incline. This is really fast for me...I am only 5*1 I am trying to see what is a reasonable goal to set for walking on the treadmill. I have to wait six weeks before I can do any light weights. Thanks!

It will change trust me because seven days out I had only lost 3 pounds but I have quickly dropped another 12 pounds in 14 days. I have read on other post that it is due to the internal swelling and the fluids from the IV's so it change...just focus on your water intake and drinking the protein shakes...good luck and I pray you have a quick recovery.

I just wanted to update you on my progress...I made three week or 21 days on Monday. I am doing great. I am trying to walk on the treadmill at least 3-5 days a week and I generally burn around 350-450 calories. I am trying to increase the protein intake and keep up with my water intake. It has gotten progressively easier and now I am learning how to eat and when I am full.

I just wanted to know what are you eating 20-21 days out. I am eating tuna and scrambled eggs but need some variation...so any response will help. thanks,

Thanks for sharing I will most definitely try this!

Its funny because this morning I left the house without telling my hubby I was leaving. He was asleep and I was running late for my nail appointment and to top it off I forgot my cell phone at home charging. Well an hour and a half later while I was heading home, I saw him at a light, and I asked where are you going and he said..."To look for my wife"...ROTFL...that was so funny to me because I really wasn't gone that long and I figured he would still be sleep by the time I return...guess I was wrong!

Congratulations...I totally understand how you feel. My mother is overweight and has many health related issues and now that I think about it...I learned a lot of my unhealthy ways of eating from her and it is not that she intentionally tried to make me fat but Ithink she was only doing what she thought was best for me. I can remember being told to finish all of my food although I had stated that I was full...I never did that to my own kids but I can understand how crazy thinking starts...sorry for the rambling...LOL!

It will be o.k. If I were you I would calmly speak to the person at your doctors office and state what you were told and the name of the person at medicare who told you the information. I would ask if she could submit the information since there is obviously not a submission date that will be sent to her. As stated above, we still have at least another month before school starts back. I went back to work the next week. I was back to work after 8 calendar days (which included weekends) and really I could have been back to work by day four. So it will be o.k.

I can drink 8 oz's in 20-30 min of the Celebrex shake. My doctor says to take my time..I think your drinking is fine and I am not sure if you would spring a leak by drinking too fast maybe just discomfort.

My doctor fixed mine and did the sleeve at the same time. He showed me the before and after photos...now I don't suffer with acid reflux. The worse was when the acid reflux would occur in my sleep...I do not miss those days!

Wow...I was sleeved on July 2nd and this will most definitely make me follow the correct steps/

You will love the Puree stage it is so much better than the liquid phase. I have a pot roast in the crockpot now that I plan on whizzing up. I got that idea from someone. I am past due for something that tast like real food! I never realized how much I enjoyed eating till now and I never considered myself a real big eater.

How funny...I am the same way and when I went in to see him I had lost 3 pounds from the day of surgery. My clothes really haven't changed much but everyone at work can tell I have lost weight because it shows in my face. I can't wait for the rest of my body to get the memo...LOL! Well keep up the good work and I am going to try my best to stay off the scale as well!

Well Congratulations! I can't wait to experience that feeling...I am going to the gym at least 4 times a week. I am not sure if I should be aiming for 6 days a week...oh well, slow but steady...LOL!

Sleeved July 2 Height 5"1 Starting Weight 210 Surgery Weight 206 Weight Today 195 Goal weight by Surgiversary Goal weight is 135

I have read other posts on this site and quite a few of them said about 6 months out you can stop worrying about leaks...that seems like a really long time!

No, I am two weeks out and feel the same way. I will even go so far as to stop eating and revert back to liquids only! The idea of a leak is very scary!

Too funny I had to laugh out loud...I think you are fine as long as the conversation is innocent. You know when things are getting out of line and if the line of innocence is being crossed. So, ultimately it is up to you to keep the conversation clean and the other party on the straight and narrow if needed. I am far from an expert but I am married and this is something I would tell my own husband...

Congratulations and keep up the good work!

What is a stricture? I thought the term referred to the ability to eat less...I'm confused? Also, what are the symptoms?

I think it depends on what you and your doctor feel is adequate for your body type. Everyone is built differently and some of us are more muscular than others or taller than others, so the recommended bmi may not be what's right for you. I kind of think that at some point your body will stop losing weight close to or within a healthy bmi range and that is where you really should be. I would just consult with my doctor and see what both of you agree on and try to make that goal---that's what I'm doing...

Wow...my doctor told me to try soft foods...scrambled eggs, etc...so I figured it was soft when I chewed it really well. Why is this a bad thing? I am trying to understand if you can tolerate it what is happening by cheating???

I see...the second day I really didn't want to eat. Well I hope that person is doing better now...

Congratulations! You have done well. I was wondering did you exercise and if so, how often?