baltomomma79

I have a serious case of acne. I feel like I am 16 again. My face is so oily! I am guessing it's hormonal in conjunction with the surgery. As I type this I am dying from a cyst on my forehead. I drink plenty of water. Anyone else going through this?

I know I am not eating right. I am 6 weeks out on tuesday and I have no interst in eating. I try to get all my fluids in but it's hard for me. Even when I think I am hungry I know I only eat maybe 500 calories per day. Not enough to lose the weight like I need to. I dont have any problems with pain or anything like that, just turned off by food Any suggestions on how to eat better?

Food was my best friend for so long and now I don't have it anymore. It's a mourning process. Trying to find a way to replace it with something positive.

My doc said I can take my meds without crushing them starting week 4 so I only have. Few days left of this rat poison. Lol. The meds make me sick.

When I first started I was determined to get the sleeve and my surgeon was ok with it. But then I was diagnosed with diabetes and I switched to RNY. My doc told me that u can have malabsorption issues with he sleeve too and I would still have to take vitamins.

I can have natural peanut butter. I ate some the other day off a spoon. Lol. I will try to mix it with my protein shake tomorrow. Having a hard time getting them in. They kinda make me sick.

I understand where Raleigh is coming from. Maybe it xame off as a little harsh bit her intentions were good At two weeks out you should not be trying pizza. If you do this you may not be ready for this journey ofcourse one day down the line most of us will try old favorites again. But it should be a treat not a daily thing that most of us were used to doing. This surgery is just a tool to keep us from doing that for now so when we do have treats we can be conditioned to eat smaller portions. Some of us need tough love. Its like any addiction. You are only going to stop when your ready or hit bottom. And I did. Btw I really really miss Reese's peanut butter cups too.

I cant believe ur doc would not give u a different pain med. I am allergic to percocet the standard pain med they give out and he gave me dilaudid. Worked out much better. I have excema so I use Either a aveno or eucerin for my dry skin. Can be pricey but worth it. Also switching to non scented soap or body was for a while may help.

Thank u for sharing ur pics. Very brave. I thought I was doing something just sharing my real weight which I never did before. U look good to me. I was wondering do u think any of those firming creams help?

Bacon

300 last week 291 this week

I am praying for u both.

I am 2 weeks post op and I have 4 weeks off. Before surgery I thought that was too much time. But now I am about 70% capacity with my energy. This whole food thing is really confusing and time consuming for me. I have read all the notes from my classes talked to the dietician and surgeon but now that I am in the trenches I can't seem to get a schedule set with the water etc. I am glad I am not At work it would make things worse right now. Plus I don't know what agrees with me and what does not. Don't want to figure that out at work.

I do sometimes. Just waiting to get to the puréed stage next week after my2 week appt. I can't wait to eat real food again. What did u guys all eat during that phase?

306 last week 300 even yesterday

I need some tips too. I am 9 days post op and I have Iost only 6 lbs since last week. also honestly I don't ever feel full, but I am never hungry either. I am scared when I start eating solids I will overheat. I stick to my diet but honestly I am only eating maybe 300 calories on a good day. Maybe I am starving myself. Starting to get that buyers remorse everyone goes through. I have been through to much to not lose weight. Someone tell me it will be ok!

I am so sorry for u! I had my surgery tuesday and could not have imagined being treated that way. This is one time that living in Baltimore helps. Here are so many hospitals fighting for your care they treat you like gold. And so what if ur man is black who are they to judge. I m black and I would never let anyone do that to me. Where in the hell do u live!!! I hope your recuperation at home goes well. Don't get discouraged.

I am 4 days post op so I do not know my exact weight but I was 306 the day of surgery down from 327 when I started my preop diet. I am scared to buy a scale. I know I will drive myself crazy with it.

I'm in. I have my surgery Tuesday. But I have lost 17lbs since starting my preop diet on the 9th. I went from 327 to 310

Your lucky you only had to do Five days. I am on day 12! My surgery is Tuesday.