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My Dr. asked me how much I wanted to lose and what my goal weight should be. We went from there. I took a weight that was in the middle of the BMI range for me. It isn't a weight that I have been at in a very long time and was exactly 100 lbs from where I started from.

IMO, It shouldn't but since you've had ALP it would be something to talk to the Dr. about. Check to see if the protein has a lot of phosphorus which is a trigger. But unless you are hitting a large number of shakes a day, 30 gms, I wouldn't think would trigger it. Again, this is just based on what I know about ALP (not that much). Best have the Dr. take a look at it.

hey there, welcome to the sandbox!

The feelings of hunger can be pretty subjective. Initially there still some grelin hanging around, so there can be some hunger associated with that. Gas can cause something that feels like hunger and a lot of folks take a ppi to handle that (I take nexium). Some of it is mental and old habits are just hard to break. I haven't felt hungry at all, but I do know when I need to eat. It isn't a hunger thing, more like, I need to eat. If you are trying to eliminate hunger all together, I don't know that is completely realistic, but I think you will see that it is very controllable.

real eggs give me a problem, but the eggs from the carton (egg beaters) are not a problem. Some red meats are giving me a hassle too, but chicken and pork are fine...everybody is different.

I think that the wife is watching it. Kids are watching the Grammys Not a big w/d or Grammys fan so I am on VSG....

By all means...

typically men do not need iron supplements.

Overload of Proteins aren't exactly unhealthy. Some excess proteins, get stored, but only in small amounts, not like carbs (sugar) and fat. The rest gets converted into nitrogen and then gets turned into......pee. If you want more, I can go get my nutrition text book and we could talk all about single chain carbons and amino acids....

It took awhile for me to get back on the elliptical. Staples had to come out and most incisions had to heal up. The bouncing around hurt. I did a fair amount on the treadmill, and in about a month the elliptical wasn't a problem. I'm on it now, three days a week, the other 2 I'm on the treadmill.

I will be 3 months out on 2/20. Feel great, but have had pneumonia for the last 3 weeks. Other than that, I'm doing really well. Have lost 42 lbs hoping for 50 by the 3 month mark, but probably am going to come up a bit short since I was on steroids for a few days. Go to the gym 5 days working on my Couch 2 5k project so all is good right now. Never had a day of nausea, never have thrown up. Sticking to plan that my nutritionist and I drew up together. Just wish I had done it a long time ago.

I flew from NC to New Mexico about less than 2 weeks out. Didn't have any problems at all.

Yes, a little BBQ sauce helps me A LOT. I use Sweet Baby Rays, JB&B Grilln' Sauce, or Cattlemans. Just a little bit, not a lot. My favorite thing though is Chipolte Tobasco. It isn't hot but adds a lot of flavor. I can eat it on just about anything.

I read this article. She has a point, but not one that I completely agree with. Supplements have its place especially if you are trying to improve your overall health. Sure, eating a good diet is important and shouldn't be replaced with just supplements, but it is difficult to get every vitamin and nutrient out of food by itself, especially in the American diet that is full of processed foods. There are plenty of clean protein supplements in the market that do a good job. You have to educate yourself and know whats good and what isn't. I also take into account that Ms. Tallmadge is promoting her book and diet.

I hear ya. I was actually a chef (for a pretty decent restaurant). I am also my own worst enemy, a lot of my weight problems had to do with my job and a lot of other personal issues. My weakness, like yours, is a good old cheeseburgers . I really had to work hard to get my head in a spot that I could work around food and not get really stupid. Working bad hours, under a lot of stress made it easy to munch and go. Just keep in mind your goals and what you want to accomplish from this surgery. A couple of good burgers here and there probably won't do much to throw you off track, but just keep it perspective and throw in some healthy eats along with it. I decided that food like that was something that I can't do for right now, and that I made a real commitment to eat as healthy as possible. but that's the decision that I made. Down the road, I will probably grab a burger or better make my own, but for now, I am working the plan. Hang in there

Its easy to have strong emotional feelings right before a major surgery like VSG. Take a deep breath and try to relax. There's nothing about the surgery that's ever going to prevent you from going out having a good time. There's nothing about the surgery that is going to prevent you from eating what ever you want. You may not be able to do so right after surgery, but in time, most folks are able to eat almost anything. Malnutrition doesn't come from lack of calories, it comes from lack of quality nutrients in the diet. In the American diet, this almost never, ever happens. The body does just fine on 500-800 calories a day as long as they have the proper amounts of proteins, carbs and liquids. As you recover from the surgery you will get more calories added to your diet, and will in time be in a range that is appropriate to maintain a safe and healthy weight. There will be some initial discomfort from the surgery and there is a good possibility that you will feel like crap for a while. But none of that outweighs the benefits of being a more healthier, livelier person. Feeling bad for a short term, is nothing compared to the problems that obesity is or will bring you. You can do it, you've come this far. It won't be the easiest thing you do, but it won't be the hardest either. Good luck and hang in there.

Never a problem. I'm not in a position to ever judge anyone. I've done a ton of stuff in my day that I wouldn't want to be judged on. Just be careful in what ever you decide to do.

Hey Karla, I don't think that it is going to "harm" you, I do think that you aren't going to like how you feel if you do have it though. I tried a couple of sips about 2 weeks after getting sleeved, and it just didn't taste right, and the burning in my stomach was not pleasant. Also keep in mind that there's little in your stomach now to hold up the effects of alcohol, so that 1 glass might feel more like 3 or 4 glasses. If you make the decision to imbibe, just go slow, know that it might kick your butt a little quicker and a little harder than before and be ready for that. Take care!

Only when eating cheeseburgers.....

Some people do it that way, some people drink fountain soda only thinking it has less bubles, some drink full on carbonated, some skip it all together.

there's so many things I want to say here but......... :ph34r:

i didn't have to do one. I chose to start a week out, on mostly liquids so that the transition to full on liquids would be easier post op. But that was my choice. To quote my Dr "Its only going to piss you off, so why should we do it". Like my surgeon!!

Didn't pig out at all. Did take the family to my favorite restaurant since it was the wife's birthday. Ate and drank exactly what I wanted. That was pretty much it. The day I went to the first seminar, I realized that I had to change and that if I was going to be successful post op I really had to make some changes. I didn't lose a lot of weight pre op, but instead focused on re-learning how to eat, what to eat and what I needed to do to be successful. It took a bit for me to get my head around exactly what was going to happen and how I had to make things work. There's a fair amount of head work that needs to happen to reconcile the changes that you are about to embark on. I'm a stress eater and a grazer, so I had to face that and deal. I didn't want to have any regrets, didn't want any post op depression, no food mourning. I had to get all that out of my system before hand. I doubt that I have purged all my demons, but I think I might have a good handle on them and can at least recoginze the warning signs

Hey there, Your nutritionist should be guiding you here. You might want to pay attention to the carb count on oatmeal the oatmeal though. At 2 weeks I wouldn't necessarily worry about stretching the sleeve, but I would be concerned about putting pressure on the seam. Typically after the sleeve you would want to eat 5-6 small meals a day, so yes there is room for snacking. (healthy wise snacking that is). Not every Dr. or every nutritionist does it the same way, but my research has told me, that's pretty general.

Unless you are running a sanctioned race, by some type of athletic authority I don't think you will have a problem. I use to run doing the ECY stack all the time.