joatsaint

1. It was the 1st week post op. I got the hiccups right before leaving the hosptial and stretched my stomach staples. I was hurting a lot for that week. I refused to take the liquid pain meds - they made me want to wretch. 2. Don't know. My only expectation was to lose weight... so far so good. 3. I would have asked him how much it was going to hurt right after surgery. And what pain meds he was going to use. And when he planned to sign me out of the hospital - my friend was coming to pick me up and it was a 2 hour one-way drive for him, so it would have been nice if he could have timed his arrival at the hospital instead of having to sit around for 4 hours waiting on my doc to arrive. Pretty much everything else, I already knew to expect. I had hung around this board for a few weeks prior to surgery and seen lots of posts from new sleevers.

My current favorite is a boiled egg with salt and pepper.

Here's my portion control - 8 for $2.50 at Wal-Mart. :-)

Here's my portion control - 8 for $2.50 at Wal-Mart. :-)

If it helps you reach your weight loss goal and get healthier - you are not a failure. I don't consider myself a failure for choosing VSG over RNY - the whole reroute your intestines thing really creeped me out! :-P VSG is helping me accomplish my weight loss goals, so I'm definitely not a failure. You can still consider yourself part of the WLS group and on the losers bench. Just repeat our mantra, "One of us, One of us, One of us.... gooble gobble... gooble gobble." :-P

If it helps you reach your weight loss goal and get healthier - you are not a failure. I don't consider myself a failure for choosing VSG over RNY - the whole reroute your intestines thing really creeped me out! :-P VSG is helping me accomplish my weight loss goals, so I'm definitely not a failure. You can still consider yourself part of the WLS group and on the losers bench. Just repeat our mantra, "One of us, One of us, One of us.... gooble gobble... gooble gobble." :-P

A sleeve of sunflower seeds does it for me. :-)

A sleeve of sunflower seeds does it for me. :-)

Weigh daily??????????????....Hell, I'm hardcore, I weigh hourly!!!! Well, it's not really that often, but I do weigh 2 or more times a day. And as far as gaining weight on the weekends, I actually plan on it. I have my "eat anything I want" meal on Sat night and I'm usually 1 to 3 lbs heavier by Monday, but I know the extra salt will get flushed out of my system and the weight will be gone in a day or so and I'll start losing again - as long as I stick to my diet and walking plan. I'm 10 months out and my plan seems to work for me so I'm sticking to it. I believe part of the reason I gain weight on the weekends is that I don't drink coffee - a diuretic - on the weekends, plus I lose out on the energy from the caffeine. So my weekends are pretty sedentary. I go from walking 3 to 5 miles a day M-F to less than 1 mile a day over the weekend. So you might want to look at your activity levels. I'm sure during the week, your standing and walking at work - more than you might realize. It could be that little extra that is burning enough calories to cause your weight loss.

Weigh daily??????????????....Hell, I'm hardcore, I weigh hourly!!!! Well, it's not really that often, but I do weigh 2 or more times a day. And as far as gaining weight on the weekends, I actually plan on it. I have my "eat anything I want" meal on Sat night and I'm usually 1 to 3 lbs heavier by Monday, but I know the extra salt will get flushed out of my system and the weight will be gone in a day or so and I'll start losing again - as long as I stick to my diet and walking plan. I'm 10 months out and my plan seems to work for me so I'm sticking to it. I believe part of the reason I gain weight on the weekends is that I don't drink coffee - a diuretic - on the weekends, plus I lose out on the energy from the caffeine. So my weekends are pretty sedentary. I go from walking 3 to 5 miles a day M-F to less than 1 mile a day over the weekend. So you might want to look at your activity levels. I'm sure during the week, your standing and walking at work - more than you might realize. It could be that little extra that is burning enough calories to cause your weight loss.

This is joatsaint and Frankensleeve coming at you with a 2fer - Quick FAQ and 5 Minute Review of my favorite protein shakes. I see people asking, almost daily, "What is the best tasting protein drink?" I answer that question, list my favorites, and why I like them.

I was in a lot of pain the 1st 8 days. I started hiccuping the day after surgery and stretched my stomach staples. I tried to drink the pain meds and it was so discusting that I decided to live with the pain instead. For about the 1st week, I ate about one sugar free popscicle every 2 days and by day 10, I was up to drinking some broth and eating a little cream of mushroom Soup. And things got better from there.

I was in a lot of pain the 1st 8 days. I started hiccuping the day after surgery and stretched my stomach staples. I tried to drink the pain meds and it was so discusting that I decided to live with the pain instead. For about the 1st week, I ate about one sugar free popscicle every 2 days and by day 10, I was up to drinking some broth and eating a little cream of mushroom soup. And things got better from there.

I was back at work on day 10. My doc said stay off work for 2 weeks, but I felt good enough to go back early.

I was back at work on day 10. My doc said stay off work for 2 weeks, but I felt good enough to go back early.

When I got home I had to sleep propped up - like I was in the hospital, for about 8 days. After that, I could lay flat on my back, it took a few more days before I could comfortably lay on my side.

When I got home I had to sleep propped up - like I was in the hospital, for about 8 days. After that, I could lay flat on my back, it took a few more days before I could comfortably lay on my side.

I answered a lot of those questions on my Youtube channel. If you'd like to hear my answers, check out the link in my signature. If you have more questions, feel free to hit me up by private message and I'll be happy to share my experiences.

I answered a lot of those questions on my Youtube channel. If you'd like to hear my answers, check out the link in my signature. If you have more questions, feel free to hit me up by private message and I'll be happy to share my experiences.

So you want a food selfie???????? Okay, here is Frankensleeve and one of my favorite meals - black Beans and ground turkey meat. To give you some size comparisons, I shot it next to a disposable lighter and my 1/2 cup Gladware container.

So you want a food selfie???????? Okay, here is Frankensleeve and one of my favorite meals - black Beans and ground turkey meat. To give you some size comparisons, I shot it next to a disposable lighter and my 1/2 cup Gladware container.

Eating while drinking? That's just crazy talk! :-P My own experience at 2 weeks post op, I could not eat but a few tablespoons of food a day - so I didn't worry about getting all that Protein in. I just did my best to stay hydrated, and as long as I felt okay, I wasn't worried about it. I never asked my doc about it, but I don't think it is reasonable to expect post-op patients to be able to get in the recommended amounts of protein so soon after surgery.

Eating while drinking? That's just crazy talk! :-P My own experience at 2 weeks post op, I could not eat but a few tablespoons of food a day - so I didn't worry about getting all that Protein in. I just did my best to stay hydrated, and as long as I felt okay, I wasn't worried about it. I never asked my doc about it, but I don't think it is reasonable to expect post-op patients to be able to get in the recommended amounts of protein so soon after surgery.