delta_girl

I am in the car traveling for work a lot too. I have gone through the McDonald's drive through for their yogurt parfait, which is under 200 calories. I also stop by convenience stores and get a Muscle Milk Light if they have one. As a stand-by, I always keep a few sample Protein powder packets and a mixing cup with the mixing ball in my car. I can stop at the convenience store and get Water and ice, then mix a Protein shake on the go. You can also carry Ostrim with you in your car. High protein, low fat, not too many calories.

Mine weren't quite as "angry" as yours, but I did need to use antibacterial ointment on a few of them and they got better very quickly.

There is a very real period of depression that happens for many of us after surgery. Your surgeon is acting with an abundance of caution, but is also probably truly concerned for your health and is being true to the spirit of the oath she took when she began practicing medicine. You may want to talk to your psychiatrist again. I know of someone who was on anxiety/depression meds and even with those had a horrible experience with severe depression a few weeks after surgery. It may be different for different people.

3 sausage balls at a little holiday party and I was in the bathroom for almost an hour. But not from throwing up. I really haven't vomited nor had the slimes. When I get sick it is with severe abdominal cramping, gas, and sometimes I also actually have a poo.

You will be eating calories below your BMR, which is what it takes for blood to flow, heart to pump, brain to function, cellular repair, your bladder to work, etc. Protein is more important now than ever. We are traveling a fine line living in starvation mode. Your body is going to burn everything it can to "survive." Do you want to burn fat and possibly a little muscle, or do you want your body to steal from blood, tissue and bone?

How much and what kind of fat was in the brownie? My surgeon told me it wasn't the sugar so much as the fat that gets you for bad reactions.

I have one cup every morning of half-caf with probably 2T of 1% milk. On Saturday mornings, if it is a sleep in day, I might have 2 cups. I have a Keurig and I have found one brand of half-caf that is pretty darn good.

NSV this morning. I took off my "big girl" panties and threw them away, along with several other pair. It was weird because I was thinking (for the last 20lbs) that I could still get some use out of them. But there comes a point when you just have to let go. Thankfully I had others in a smaller size that I haven't been able to wear in a while. Yay for goodbye to huge panties!! haha

This has really never entered my mind. I'm curious if it is a significant risk for emergency services.

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I'm in a week 10 stall and yup, they are no fun. At 500ish calories a day I know I don't need to cut back. I ate around 800 cals yesterday but the scale didn't budge. These dang things happen and drive us nuts. You can try to mix some things up with food or exercise or water, but when your body wants to take a break its going to have its way. Just keep plugging along.

Just read through sections of the forums. You can also do a specific search up top.

Eat some Protein instead of crackers. But I know how you feel. Yesterday I had 4 cups of coffee then didn't eat all day. Then last night around 10 I ate salted edamame. This isn't typical, but happens sometimes. I'm in a big stall so didn't worry about it.

I'm week 10 post op and I'm still trying new things. I have had very bad experiences with anything that has much fat in it. I took a bite of the fried crust from fish and chips and two fries and felt bad for hours. I ate a few bites of chocolate cheesecake and felt really sick. For some reason pineapple doesn't sit well, nor do boiled turnips. I don't have any trouble with bread, but I don't eat it because I just don't crave it much anymore and would rather eat "real" food. Right now my favorite things to eat are chicken, yogurt and cheese. My surgeon said he wanted me off of Protein shakes by Jan. 1 and only eating food. That is freaking me out just a little.

It took a while. Laying on your stomach ....at least for me pulled on my internal stitches. Having a pillow to prop against your stomach helps when you are on your side. I couldn't comfortably sleep on my stomach for several weeks.

I had bad neck pain for the first week after surgery. I thought it was probably a result of my body jerking in reaction to fighting the anesthesia, or if the surgeon placed my head in an odd position. It went away after about a week and all was well. Went back to edit this. I didn't intentionally fight anesthesia, but I have a very assertive personality and it might have been involuntary. Does anyone have any information on this reaction?

My surgeon recommends Mirilax 2x daily. I've also had good results by including chia seeds or even taking old fashioned Exlax.

I've said this somewhere on here before, but I remember being groggy from anesthesia in recovery as I was coming out of it thinking that I had better hurry up and make up my mind if I wanted surgery or not since it was about to happen. Doubts and fear are very natural. Even well after surgery. There are internal conflicts going on that are much more complex than physical issues. You are making a commitment to a huge change that will be life altering from then on out. You will have to reprogram your eating habits, challenge the ghosts of old habits, find other sources of comfort and control than food, overcome compulsions that rise up out of nowhere to make excuses to not exercise or to eat things you know you shouldn't. You may grieve food, or what it represented to you. You may have situations that arise in social environments that are unique such as eating far, far less than others, no longer indulging in favorite drinks or foods with family and friends, questions about rapid weight loss (if you haven't elected to share that you had a vsg). We here have a common experience and the more you interact on these boards the more you will realize that many have the same stories to tell, the same questions, the same battles. It is also interesting to see how there are big differences between us in recommendations by surgeons and nutritionists, the progress of our weight loss or stalls, complications or lack thereof, fidelity to compliance with our programs, relationship issues, internal struggles, and many more things.

There is one that a patient wrote and published on Amazon as a Kindle book for $3.99 though you can get the paperback for more. I read it and it is basically a general summary. The title is: The Sleeved Life: A Patient-to-Patient Guide on Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy Weight Loss Surgery. I was really hoping for something more from the book. Everything you can read here is the same types of thing you get from your surgeon and nut and can read on these boards, but you may find it informational. There is another book which I have not read available from Amazon by Dr. Alvarez. Successful Weight Loss with the Gastric Sleeve

Some pills should never be crushed. Be sure to check to see if it is OK first. Split, yes ..crushed...no.

Carbs?

If you are asking from the point of view as a vegan or vegetarian, there are many ways to get your complete Proteins in. Soy, miso, spirulina, hemp seed, tempeh, amaranth, buckwheat and quinoa are all complete proteins unto themselves. Foods with incomplete proteins can be eaten throughout the day: nuts, legumes, lentils, peas, Peanut Butter, Combinations of foods also create complete proteins. hummus + pita Beans + rice tortillias + beans Pasta + cheese pasta + beans cheese + whole wheat bread tofu + salad

The sleeve doesn't stretch, it just relaxes. The difference is what you put in it. You still have to make good choices by eating low fat foods, eating Protein first, not eating sugar or fried foods, not eating too much. Weighing or otherwise measuring your food is a good idea if you aren't sure about portion control.

My first two weeks was only liquids, too. Clear broth, diluted juice, shakes mixed with water, sugar free popsicles, tea. I couldn't even have jello, pudding, yogurt, or baby food until weeks 3-4.

I think I'd hold of on any more cheese for a few more weeks. It doesn't sound like your stomach is ready for that.