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- Before surgery Compare procedures, plan ahead, and get honest pre-op answers.
- Post-op Recovery, food stages, symptoms, and support.
- Long-term Regain, labs, habits, and life after the honeymoon.
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I am OUT OF CONTROL! What's up with that?
I remember, I ate an atkins type diet two weeks before my liquid diet of 3 days. I had one day before I did the liquid where I ate whatever I wanted. "Funeral" I remember about a week after my surgery and still on liquids I announced to my family that I wished I had had one more of those sour creams enchiladas that day. Everyone laughed and so did I.
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Jan Feb Surgeries
I had my surgery Jan 21st. Maybe the 22nd. Gees I can't remember. It says on my signature. I've lost about 40 pounds. I'm excited. I keep my carbs down under 30 and loose something everyday. food....well....I could take it or leave it. My stomach hurts every time I eat. No matter what it is. I'm hoping that dies down. I'm never hungry. If I get busy I completely forget. I miss drinking (chugging) Water though. Sometimes I just wish I could down a glass of cold water. Lately I've been missing my diet coke. I haven't craved it until now. I think with the weather change makes me want a cold diet coke. yummmm! Probably would hurt my stomach though. Congrats everyone!
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Pills
I have been doing some research on her about what Vitamins people are taking. I had been taking a gummy multi Vitamin and just started with a chewable Iron. Can we take a solid pill? I am 1 month and 3 weeks out from surgery. Thanks Gwyn
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Energy levels
Mary, no I don't get enough sleep. I have a 4 month old baby. Last night I took my iron pill and my baby slept all night for the first time. I actually got 8 hours of uninterupted sleep last night. Its been a long time since that happened. I feel like a completely different woman!!!
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Energy levels
Thanks for the advice. I just bought me a chewable iron. I hope this helps. Midwest girl your profile pic looks great. Congrats on the weight loss.
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Energy levels
I was wondering what you guys are doing for energy or what you have done for energy. I'm 6 weeks out and I just have no energy. I am exercising. Walking 4 times a week. My babies take all my energy. Did you take something just to get you through your work out? Like 5 hour Energy? Gwyn
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Lost interest
I'm six weeks out. This week I have lost all interest in food. I could careless if I eat and when I do eat it just doesn't taste good. I know I need to be getting my calories in so I force myself to eat. But really I wouldn't if I didn't have to. Did anyone else feel this way and what did you do? Did it last? I just don't know how I could get more calories without having to many carbs. Thanks
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Pork rinds?
What about the salt?
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Question about Nausea
I was wondering if anyone else experienced this. I am having trouble with Breakfast. In the morning when it's time to eat breakfast or even drink some Water I find myself being very nauseous. I can barely eat anything in the morning with out it coming back up. I can drink water but feel sick when I do. After lunch I don't have this problem. By dinner time I can eat really good and drink also. If you had this problem and found a solution please let me know. Thanks
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So Discouraged....
I was in the same boat. I am a month and 4 days. The scale had not moved in 2 weeks. I cut down my carbs to less than 30 and I have lost 3 pounds since Monday. This is what I have been eating this week. Egg Beaters w cheese, I did Peanut Butter on a piece of 45 calorie toast. (Peanut butter can be high in fat.) But it is oooohhh so good. today I had tuna fish salad on one slice of toasted 45 calorie bread dinner was tilapia with steamed broccoli. Last night was the first night I ate chicken breast but I chewed it really good! One thing I really like and is really easy to eat is the deli turkey with laughing cow cheese. It is really good and filling. Its hard when you think that this isn't working for you. I know. I was thinking the same thing 3 days ago. I even cried. Thinking that I couldn't eat what I wanted and I'm still going to be fat!. Well......I'm just going to have to do the carb thing until I hit goal and then I'll be able to add in more carbs. COOPERSMAMA...glad to here that the scale moved!
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FRUSTRATED!!! Am I the only one this is not going to work for?
Cooper, I had my surgery on Jan 21. Yesterday was my month. I started out at 334 and today I only weight 311. According to everyone else I should be loosing fast. I haven't lost anything in 12 days. I'm very frustrated. Today I had a break down and thought this surgery hasn't worked for me and I am always going to be fat. So today I decided I'm cutting out all carbs. I can have meat now. So long carbs and hopefully the weight will start moving!
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How long was your stall? and what did you do to break it?
I am in the same boat with you guys. Its frustrating. Just going keep on going.
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Favorite Home soft food.
The refried beans sound great and so do the sweet potatoes. I checked my diet today and I can't have tuna until my 4th week, chicken and turkey on 5th week and ground beef on 6th week. I might try mashed califlower instead of potatoes. I was thinking about some baby food. Anybody try baby food?
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Favorite Home soft food.
I want to know everyones favorite thing to eat when they were on mushies or home soft food, whatever your dietian called it.
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Why am I hungry.
Thanks guys. Reading Norma's post about how much weight she's lost in 3 months and hearing from you guys help. I think when I was pregnant I got in a bad habit of eating late at night and now I'm paying for it. That seems to be when I fight it the most.