gmanbat

I shoulda known this scenario wouldn't go over with you fanatics, you've been through too much to give it up. I'd be right there with ya, standing tall and radiated in skinny defiance. I was kind of trying to come at sleeving through the back door, in reverse, what you would do to wreck it all. In other words, what you should not do, ...if you want to ruin yourselves do these things.

It's 2061 and the comet that has latched itself into orbit around the earth is giving off an odd lethal radiation. Scientists have discovered that the only ones immune from the radiation are the morbidly obese. The president's wife is ordering all restaurants to triple the portions and cook in animal grease. The gastric bypassers and sleevers are now at a disadvantage. What would you do to defeat your tool and pack on the pounds as quickly as possible? (The proceeding was a fictional scenario. Do not go out and invest in lard futures. )

Click on your name at the top, from the drop down list click "My Settings". You will see "Display name" listed on the left. Click on that and you can change it. Hope that helps!

Hiya, Sergeant. Had my sleeve on Jan. 16. I have lost an average of 1/2 pound a day, slower now than when I first got out of the operation. Diligence in portions, Protein, exercise, Water drinking makes the difference. It is a big blast to get into these smaller clothes. May your sleeve serve you well!

The medial profession reminds me of someone trying to steer a 3,000 ft. ocean liner; takes a long time to turn. They don't want to get out of what they consider the main stream. That, coupled with their ties to the pharmaceutical industry, and just plain laziness in research keeps them stuck to the status quo.

My wife got the Roux N Y surgery about a month before I got sleeved. We are in a race to our goal. She is at 160, I am at 260, so she spots me a 100 pound handicap for being a 6'2" man. We seem to be dropping at about the same rate, her advantage is the malabsorbtion provided by the Roux N Y, my advantage is my man muscles and higher testosterone. The finish line is the 20's; 120 for her, 220 for me. She does more aerobics, I do push-ups, knee bends, and work out on a Bow-flex type machine. Who would you bet on? We haven't decided what the winning prize will be yet we just know it won't be food related.

BUT, most coffee has a high acid content and can raise the dickens with heartburning. It also increases my appetite, I don't know about others. My compromise is a small expresso. Low in volume but high in coffeeness.

I believe the caffeine dehydration thing is a myth. Here is an article that backs that: http://www.medicinen...rticlekey=50654 A quote from the article which was originally on WebMD.com: Myth No. 2: Caffeinated beverages make you dehydrated Not true. "For years, newspaper and magazine articles have repeated the notion that caffeine is dehydrating as if it's absolute fact," says University of Nebraska researcher Ann Grandjean, EdD. But in a study published in the October 2000 Journal of the American College of Nutrition, Grandjean and her colleagues at the Center for Human Nutrition showed that it's pure fantasy. The researchers looked at how different combinations of Water, coffee, and caffeinated colas affected hydration levels in a group of 18 men between the ages of 24 and 39. During one phase of the experiment, the only Fluid the volunteers consumed was water. During another, 75% of their intake was caffeinated. "Using almost every test ever devised to measure dehydration, we found no difference at all," says Grandjean.

I found this quote on a forum which I think makes a valid point: Most morbidly obese people have way more ghrelin than normal weighted people, as much as three times as much. So getting rid of some of it isn't the same as when someone with normal ghrelin reduces their ghrelin. Btw, partial gastrectomies have been done for decades and memory loss isn't mentioned as a complication of them. Finally, obesity has been linked to memory diseases such as alzhimers so by losing weight, we are lowering our risks of having memory problems. Also, ghrelin is produced by other parts of the body besides the stomach and the body eventually adjusts. In my personal experience, my memory and mind are getting sharper since surgery. My younger personality is coming back...for good or bad.

I had way too much coffee yesterday. Lessons learned: coffee DOES increase appetite! I also bit my nails like an expectant father. I had a number of times I had to get out of bed last night because of fast onslaught heartburn, caused, no doubt, by the acid in the coffee. I was out of Alka-Selzers and TUMS but I took some anti-gas pills and got some relief. I guess the rules apply, EVEN TO ME!

I hesitated to start this thread because I know that not everyone who has WLS drops diabetes and the other obesity related conditions. I am sure, however, that your health will improve as you put healthy eating, drinking, and exercise practices into your life. But: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-57404810-10391704/weight-loss-surgery-can-reverse-diabetes-studies-confirm/

I just got good news today. My wife told me her latest labs say she no longer needs cholesterol meds! She shed her need for diabetes medicine even before getting out of the hospital after her Roux N Y surgery. I got the sleeve and I have kicked my diabetes medicine as well, the disease that had a great deal to do with my dad dying at the age of 46. I am on the edge of ridding myself of high-blood pressure meds. Another 10 pounds should do it. My resting heart rate is down 30 BPM, my heart is happy. I know WLS does not affect everyone the same but it sure is great that it can kick these bad boys out of your life.

Sloppy coding is a big problem.Wife and I had 3 operations, her rouxny, my gall bladder removal, and my sleeve. In all 3 cases the anesthesiologist used the wrong codes and we were stuck with the bill until we could talk the hospital into fixing the mistake or the insurance company into paying it anyway. In all 3 cases the hospital just sat on their butt and we had to keep calling the insurance company until we got a sensible person who realized that if they OK'd the operation they would certainly OK the anesthesia and just sent the check.

I agree with Lissa. The surgeon needs to deal with this crass employee. If you feel like you could stand a battle, let him know. Otherwise, it is only a matter of time before she runs into someone like my wife who would mop the floor with her.

Sounds good to me, and sleevy friendly. Lay it on me! By the way, very descriptive thread title!

You are averaging about 1/2 pound a day. That's about 15 pounds a month. If you keep up this average you could lose 180 pounds in a year. With sleeving, it is much less likely that you will put it back on. It WILL come off!! Check out LilMissDiva's pictures up there. See what I mean? No worries!

I love it, an insult/compliment! Sometimes sleevers confuse the snot out of people. I have a NSB...Non-Surgical Bummer. That great shirt I bought at Macy's just a month ago now hangs on me like a six-man tent. I should have had more faith in my continued weight loss. Goodwill is getting a great shirt.

The mystery here is why the surgeon came up with 60 pounds in three months and why that was more on target than 45. That is a difference of an average of 0.5 pounds a day as opposed to 0.666 pounds a day. 0.16 is not a big amount. At my two week my doc expressed concern that I was losing too fast. I would like to know the context and the reasoning why the doc laid this on his patient. If I could have averaged a half a pound a day loss in my pre-sleeve days I woulda bragged myself silly.

I am two months and about two weeks out and I have lost 38 pounds so we are about the same. I am VERY happy with my loss. I have disposed of 2-30-gallon garbage bags worth of too-big-for-me-now clothes and am now wearing formerly-too-small-for-me clothes plus some updated new stuff. My strength is going back in time to where it was when I was in my 30's, (I am 63). My resting heart rate has dropped 30 beats per minute, a sure sign that I am making my heart happy. At my two month follow up the doc was pleased with my progress and my labs. With the Water I am drinking, the exercise I am doing, and with the diligence in which I follow eating guidelines it is inevitable that I will reach my goal and beyond if it seems appropriate. I am one of those people that weighs themselves every day. The thing is, I don't care if I get a stall. Why? Because I know it will start down again. I know that my workouts put muscle on which weighs more than the fat it is displacing. However, it takes up less space which makes me look mighty good according to my wife. You have a powerful tool in the sleeve. Don't get discouraged, follow your guidelines and it will work for you as you work for yourself.

I'm going to Florida for some fun next week, flying in with my wife, daughter and granddaughters. We will be riding rides at Busch Gardens, running on Siesta Key beach, swimming in the gulf and in pools, walking through malls and museums, and other general spontaneous exploring. Two years ago we went to Universal Studios theme park in Orlando. I had to get a wheelchair and grandkids pushed me around. I had a wonderful time then but had great difficulty fitting my rotundus torso into the ride seats. I remember debating whether to get on the Mummy ride. They had a model seat and hold down out in front so you could decide whether you should try it. I could barely get the bar down, breathing was difficult and my ribs were strained. No more of that nonsense! I'm going to get a wind burn from all of the roller coasters and test out how well my sleeve can hold down food in in the midst of major vertigo!

I considered the lactose thing when I learned that after surgery some folks who were not lactose intolerant before sleeving become that way after. Here is a blurb about the types of whey powder and lactose content: Isolate vs. Concentrate vs. Hydrolysate As for whey Protein powder, you’ve got a couple options. Whey protein concentrate contains some fat and lactose, while whey protein isolate is pretty much pure protein with very little of the other dairy elements remaining. Concentrate is less processed and more whole, but has less protein. Isolate is about 90-94% protein, but it’s subjected to a more rigorous refinement process. Bodybuilders are drawn to the “purity” of whey isolate, lured by the moderately higher protein counts. Isolate is also considerably more expensive than concentrate, and the purported boost in beneficial effects on protein synthesis are overstated; drinking any kind of whey Protein shake will have a beneficial effect on your muscle recovery and protein synthesis. If cost is not an issue, or you’re mildly sensitive to dairy, then isolate is your best choice. Otherwise, it’s probably fine to go with concentrate for most applications (or otherwise further you could just eat a steak instead). Whey hydrolysate is predigested whey protein that’s easily absorbed and virtually free of any potential allergens, but it’s (in my opinion) horribly overpriced. Whey in general is already highly bioavailable and easily absorbed by our bodies, so absorption is rarely an issue with whey. Hydrolysate is great marketing. That’s about it. The elite of the elite – those hulking magazine cover superheros with tanned, smiling faces atop straining, veiny necks – may have actual cause to maximize protein absorption, but you guys definitely don’t need to fuss over that stuff. Read more: http://www.marksdail.../#ixzz1q9Usg3lY So isolate and the overpriced hydrolysate are more free of lactose.

My roux n y wife and I have ordered Multivitamin Chewable (Mandarin Orange) - 90 Day and Calcet Creamy Bites (Chocolate Fudge) - 30 Count (9 boxes) three times now from Calcium chews. All three times the order has been at our door the very next day, even on Saturday! We discussed getting cheaper Vitamins but we love these so much we ponied up the money. The chewables are large but dissolve easily in your mouth as do the calcium bites. My labs were great for my 2 month follow up, calcium great,too.. They laughed because my B12 was extremely high. I take a B12 sublingual as well as hitting a 5 hour energy everyday plus the Celebrate vitamins. They said it wasn't a problem, they were just not used to seeing one that high, they are more often low.

When I go through Walmart and similar stores and see the many customers there that are too big for any of their clothes I marvel at the lacking intelligence of marketers who ignore such a large demographic.

Just bought up dinner. Durn crock put smells up the house all day and puts to much giddyup in my appetite! Wife warned me but I plowed in and ran it over. Live and learn....again!

The only recourse in my town was the Goodwill. I inherited some donated large shirts from the wrestlers at our town college which kept me through my tent years. No clothing stores in the huge mall near us stocked big and tall ..except Macy's, which I discovered too late. Now I buy in the "normal" section.