delta_girl

I'm 5'3" and 170 lbs. I am in between a 16 and a 14. It amazes me how different we are in shapes and sizes. I have seen people my height and weight (and even heavier) saying that they are wearing 10s and 12s.

Every day of the week at my field office people have been bringing different themed foods. Monday was chocolate, Tuesday was savory, etc. I get away from there to go to my home office and we have a huge all day office party centered around....food. Then I return to my field office and today is their big food party. And people are giving me gifts of home baked treats. Now I get to go home for the holidays where there will be ......more food!!! But at least my dad has a lap band and understands something about moderation, even if he is a candy muncher. I've been very good every day at Breakfast and at supper. I've allowed myself one small plate of tiny tastes of various things at each of these parties and I count that as both lunch and one snack. I'm not gaining and I'm not losing. Temptations are so challenging!!!

Yes! Even more so when I miss my multivitamin for a few days.

Use a pillow to prop for your stomach and one for your back. Having the support from a pillow really helps a lot and your internal stitches won't pull as much.

Just.....wow!!!

I'm only 12 weeks out and already thinking about going back to do a recalibration for several days. I can eat more now than I could since surgery and I am losing sooooooo slowly.

I had surgery on a Wednesday and was back at work on Monday. I was still taking pain meds and was moving a bit slow, but was just fine for desk work. No problems whatsoever. I actually had more problems trying to get myself in a comfortable position when I went to bed than sitting at my desk at work. Now I don't know if this had anything to do with it, but my surgeon had me sitting in a chair about 2 hours after surgery and I was allowed very, very little time in the hospital bed. If I wasn't sitting I was walking. Sometimes I was sleeping sitting up. Since I had to wear those inflating, moving, pressurized leg things in the bed, I really didn't mind not being in it.

1. ...No idea why you would assume you know what I mean by "tough love." I have never called anyone an idiot or told them they should be ashamed of something in any thread in any forum. 2. That is very personal and rude of you to say you hope I am not a parent based on your assumption of #1.

Mine said no more than 45-50 grams of protein.....ever. I'm 5'3" and he said do NOT eat more than 50 g of protein. This is very different from other recommendations I have heard.

I do add chia seeds to some things. I may need to add them in more regularly to what I eat. I even carry a small container of them in my purse. I guess I just need to use them a lot more.

So is emotional immaturity.

Heck no I didn't. I researched and was wayyyyyy too scared to do it after finding out the potential repercussions.

So you want to hear it is ok?

Yesterday at lunch I took a tiny laxative pill and again last night and again this morning. Finally I had a bm this afternoon. First time in 2 weeks. It is a real problem for some of us. My doctor told me to take Mirilax, but the tiny pill is so much easier.

The positive thing is that vsg is quickly becoming a very well established procedure and there are a lot of doctors doing it. You really don't have to go very far to find a good surgeon. You can even go out of the country and have it done for a reasonable price. Good luck.

Just wait until you wake up in recovery and get into your cozy hospital bed (which, btw, you should not stay in much because you need to walk, walk walk)! Now THAT is a surreal feeling, but also a type of rebirth. It is an amazing time to really study your life and the opportunity to make it over into something new. Very cool thing.

Yes, we do get into it here sometimes. There are posts and comments that cause our hackles to rise. We are from different states, countries, cultures and have different values systems, experiences and opinions. We respond to different approaches in different ways. Some of us need a "kick in the pants" or "tough love" and respond well to that, others are more responsive to a gentle hand and softer words. There is no one size fits all in these forums, which is what makes it stronger for the differences. One thing is obvious to me at least, and that is we all share a common experience and passion. We are planning to, or have been through vsg surgery and we are at times scared, excited, thankful, ashamed, proud, angry, apathetic, and countless other feelings. This is an emotional process. It is mentally stressful. It is academic in our search for information. It is very physical. For some it is even spiritual. We do not have to agree on everything. We are here to share our thoughts, opinions, experiences and questions. Since it is a public forum, it is also open to anything from anyone at anytime. That may be more challenging for some than others when they read a response that they interpret as offensive. Some react strongly, others are not as emotionally invested in what others have to say. There is no right or wrong way to feel about this. We do all need to remember that we are working through a framework of a shared experience, though we may process our thinking about it in different ways. Definition of Reactive Thinking Reactive thinking is crisis-based thinking, coming up with solutions after problems develop. Reactive thinking responds to the situation. A reactive thinker often spends too much of his time fighting fires. A reactive thinker is easily blindsided by circumstances. A crisis-driven reactive thinker may be more prone to feeling stress. Definition of Proactive Thinking Proactive thinking, on the other hand, involves foresight. To be proactive means to think ahead, in anticipation of future changes or problems. It means covering your bases to include all possible scenarios. A proactive thinker will have several contingencies in mind. A proactive thinker sees the likelihood of crises before they happen. Ref: http://www.ehow.com/...e-thinking.html

I felt the exact same way, only not much excitement. It is really a testament to how this really IS major surgery. But fortunately serious complications are rare and vsg is becoming a well established procedure. Just baby yourself and trust your doctors and nurses. It will go by so fast!!!

My surgeon had to do an emergency procedure the week I had surgery. She just couldn't help it and ate part of a piece of toast. The chewed gummy starch lodged in her still very swollen stomach and wouldn't budge. If she was a member here and said, "whoops I cheated" and got supportive feedback, then those who said things like, "It's ok, we all slip up" are contributors to her emergency. I'm not sure if we all have the same definition of the word supportive.

20 pounds in 8 days.... and you have to ask if you are doing good?

I'm 11 weeks out......was just "confessing."

She's being neither hurtful nor cruel. She is being direct and assertive. If you don't like what she says, don't read it. She has a lot of experience to share due to her complications. She knows first hand how difficult and painful it is to have something go wrong. If she doesn't couch that in enough flowers, rainbows and unicorns for someone's particular tastes, then that is OK. Its a public forum and we are adults.

This has been answered more than a few times in several different ways. You can search in the box above to find many of the answers. I don't have the video handy, but there is one that shows how much more quickly your sleeve empties of food when you drink, allowing you to eat a whole lot more than you need or want at this time.

I just ate two cookies and some Chex mix from the break room spread ...after skipping both breakfast and lunch. This round of my TOM is really pushing some edges.

I decided to tell a few of my closest friends. Originally I told myself I wouldn't tell any of them. Two of the friends I have known over 30 years, another just within the last two years and her father is a surgeon. Responses? ...shock, disbelief, questions of "why?" and some head shaking. Pretty much consistant responses from all three of them. It will probably make some things easier like not having to explain why I don't eat like I did before, but otherwise it really didn't provide any benefit or desirable outcome in sharing it.