LA_dreamer

I miss sushi! Went out with the husband to our favorite sushi place and they have a bunch of new stuff I'm dying to try. He tried one i picked and said it was great. I sipped my soup...

I get sorta the same feeling. I see people on here going and doing... and I'm like HOW? I thought that i was pretty tough. Went to a movie with my husband two days ago and then to watch him eat sushi (i had some soup). Then i passed out tired in the truck on the way home. I cooked supper last night and was give out. I made sure to get all of my protein yesterday.. hopefully that will help. Still struggling with liquids. I get about 40 oz. The only thing my sleeve doesn't like is cold stuff so i have to drink everything at room temperature... yuck. I am so ready to feel normal!

That is my NUT told me to get. She said as long as its the chewable form taken with food its fine.

They are vitacraves and caltrate soft chews.

I have some gummies that are great! There like little treats. I don't really like my caltrate vanilla chewable but it's because they are too sweet.

I've found that giving in to my cravings to lick certain food items is really helpful. =) last night I cooked one of those Velvetta box meals for the family cause it was easy. It smelled sooo good. I gave in and had a lick of the sauce. Ya know what... yuck. My tastes have changed so much already. Instead of craving it the whole time, i found out i didnt want it anyway and enjoyed my little cup of soup juice. No one made it to this forum for having the will some act that you should. I hope if i ever do make it to the point of licking a dorito.. that it no longer takes good. Wouldn't it be great if all my food weaknesses did that. I bet they won't but I'll deal with that from day to day. On my birthday i might even have a small piece of cake (gasps). But i think I'll be just fine... And i won't need counseling for it.

Gas X did nothing for me. I chewed it all day yesterday. Today seems to be a little better. Still have lotsa gas but it doesn't hurt my sleeve. I hope it stays that way!

Here it talks about fatness vs fitness http://todayiwill.com/2010/01/fitness-vs-fatness-diet-vs-exercise-for-weight-loss-2/#.UEGTK5R5t3o But i also must mention that i would not consider myself lazy even without your typical workout routine. I work horses daily and have a job that keeps me on my feet 8-10 hrs a day. Before surgery i could easy run up several flights of stairs without being winded. My NUT actually told me I could cut back to the lower Protein requirements if I wanted to lose some of my muscle to not be so "bulky." (Her body mass thingy put me in the OVER category for muscle mass) I laughed and told her no thank you I will keep all the muscle i can. So it truly comes down to how "Lazy" you are talking. I have low pulse and blood pressure and absolutely no comorbidities. But I am active in my everyday life. I will choose to add some exercise plans as i go. But to answer the original question... yes you probably can lose the weight you want with diet alone. But don't expect to feel your best or look your best. And there are things to do besides the typical gym exercise routines...

My NUT told me exercise is for toning and diet is for losing. She actually recommends just walking. At some point i will go back to the boot camp i was part of but i am going to see how it goes before i decide. Its pretty strenuous so i might wait until around christmas and slowly work up to it in the meantime. I felt really good when i was going.

I was sleeved monday the 27th. So far i haven't had bad gas... until today. Now everytime i move and especially when i drink i can't stop belching. It's really uncomfortable because i can feel it making it's way up my sleeve. When I'm drinking i can feel it fighting to get around. I take tiny sips and make sure I'm not gulping air at the same time. I'm only drinking broth, water, and G2. Other than the gas the only pain is from my drain and i don't have any nausea.

So excited to see that some of y'all can tolerate Louisiana hot sauce. We have it on just about everything. It was even one thing i craved while pregnant. And i cook alot of my veggies (cabbage, black eyed peas) with a tbsp of candied jalapenos. Ugh.. now my head hunger is back. I'm ready for food!

I don't plan on eating chips anytime soon BUT if i find a Dorito in front of me i might not be strong enough to not lick it... just sayin =)

I'm home now and feeling a bunch better. I can only tolerate 2 sips at a time of my protein water before i feel very full. I was walking every two hours at hospital because i had to pee that often. Now at home I'm glad to rest more in between. I can't stand to even think of food/ or broth yet. My husband tried telling me what he ate for lunch and i begged him to stop... made me nauseated. And i didn't realize how often tv advertised food.... =/

I had surgery yesterday. I am absolutely miserable! My stomach spasms evertime i drink and I'm so nauseated. And I'm already sick of this drain. It helps seeing y'all feeling better. I've never felt so bad.

OMG.... I can hardly keep my eyes open. Haven't had any meds in about 6 hours. Not as bad as I expected. I woke up! That was my biggest fear... dying. The worst part is the dry mouth! I've never experienced it this bad. Makes me sip good though. I need to go potty but I'm scared to move that much. My nurses have been great! So glad it's over. Guess I'm gonna attempt to go pee... ugh

I'm sitting in the waiting room. If there was anything in my stomach I'd be in trouble. Here goes!

Around twelve hours left for me. It's really strange.. I was so nervous a week ago. Now I'm just ready. Today I cooked my husband and son enough food to get them through the week. All the greats... Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti, Chicken Enchiladas, Some hamburger meat for Hamburger Helper. Things we really never eat... and ya know what? I didn't even want a bite. It'll probably hit me in the morning and I'll be a nervous wreck but right now... I'm ok. Best of luck tomorrow.. Let's change our lives!

Me too. I'm headed to work with my little baggy of jello and pudding and protein... yum =\

Guess I was lucky. I didn't have to have a referral. When it came time to get my H&P and wt loss history I just dropped a copy of my insurance requirements by her office and told her what I needed. I've been seeing the same NP for the past 5 years and have done an extensive weight loss program with her (obviously it wasn't as successful as we wanted). I provided her all my information and weights/measurements from the boot camp I attended for over a year. She added it all together in a typed up letter and faxed it to my surgeon. She's seen how I've tried to do this on my own and gave me her full support (and she's a skinny/tiny girl!)

I'm on the 27th too! I will finish my one week low fat diet on sunday and start my full liquid diet monday. My doctor says one night in hospital and i should be released around noon the next day. I am kinda worried about being able to drink enough. Actually considered trying to convince them to let me keep my IV and some extra fluids just in case. The nurse in me wants to take the easy way out. =) After surgery.. my NUT handbook says clear liquid -1 week... full liquid... one week... then mushies but my doctors book says I can try full liquid on the 3rd day and mushies within a week. I think I'm gonna stick with liquids based on everything I've learned on here. I am SO ready!

Omg I was just thinking that chips and dips is what I'm gonna miss the most! Top weight 262 Current 252... surgery on 8/27 Goal 165

I'm done! Didn't even know it happened. I woke up thinking i had dropped my bite block... lol, i was in recovery. The propofol burned. I tried to count in my head but cannot remember what number i got to... probably not even 5. My throat is not sore at all. I'm a little wobbly. He said i had mild reflux but should be fine with two weeks of prescription Prilosec. Surgery still on for 27th!

I'm feeling the versed. Waiting my turn.

I'm waiting to go back for my EGD. =/ Will update....