Cyn

So I want to thank Tasha, Imagine being in the hospital and coming home and receiving a package from your pen pal! I received a lovely magnet from the state off Iowa, a box of kashi asiago crackers full of Protein, a bag of wheat thin crackers. some plumamazins, special k popcorn chips Snacks Protein pretzel sticks, a whey drink mix , crystal lights, herbal lax tea and herbal green tea bags and a hand written note! Very special thank you so so very much I really appreciate it ! I will certainly enjoy exploring everything
Cyn-shakiraa Dos 12-17-12

I do to and I love constructive feedback and questions because we can all learn from each other I am not there to judge I am there to learn and everyone circumstance is very diffrent I have learned so much from the people I have on there now .
Cyn-shakiraa Dos 12-17-12

I love doing this!!! Must watch on Netflix. Fat, sick & nearly dead!!! It will make juicing sense.

looks like the Dec group is dwindling, but Gen and Nicole you guys look great ! , keep up the hard work
Cyn-shakiraa Dos 12-17-12

I am so sorry, I actually had my gallbladder out several years ago emergency surgery, it was not too bad, but being so close to another abdominal surgery might be more painful, but better now than later after your completely healed than have to reopen, please let me know how you fair, hopefully this will be all and you will be ready to go for the summer
Cyn-shakiraa Dos 12-17-12

Good to see you here again! I (thankfully) was told by my doctor to stop drinking them and not to eat Protein Bars either. He said to develop a life-long eating plan with few carbs and lots of Protein from natural sources. It was hard the first few weeks to get enough protein in but I'm good at it now and always get at least 60 g of protein, but usually 70+. I feel so much better without the artificial sweeteners and fake stuff! I eat mostly yogurt (Greek or Dannon 2x protein yogurt), fish, cottage cheese, lean beef, chicken, etc. Also reduced fat cheeses. I'm only supposed to have fruit 2-3 times per week so sometimes I add strawberries to my yogurt for a real treat. I also eat vegetables, but not potatoes. Hope that helps!
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My 3 mos pics... Before was nov 15... After was march 15... 128 lbs... 130 now

Everyone,
I have had an incredible week and wanted to share my joy and offer words of encouragement to those just out of pre op. I am 9 months out and have lost 110. I struggled for the first 4 months, but I have come out of that and life is wonderful!!!!
Please don't give up and know that things will get better. It just takes patience and tenacity. Know that we have all been there and understand what you are going through. Most of all you are not alone!!
The new you and your new life are worth the hard times!!

I truly think this is what it's about ! Reclaiming your life , and if you can impact someone else positively in the process, than so be it !
Cyn-shakiraa Dos 12-17-12

Thank you for sharing your experience. I'm preop and these posts are so hopeful to motivate and calm my nerves.

Merderma is an ointment/lotion you put on any scar/stretch marks and it reduces their appearance or prevents them. I used it religiously while pregnant with my first son and had no stretch marks. I was too busy with my second son to do it everyday and now my tummy is a roadmap. It does help.

congratulations, you look amazing!
Cyn-shakiraa Dos 12-17-12

you look great !
Cyn-shakiraa Dos 12-17-12

Congrats!! It is an amazing journey. You will have ups and downs but the confidence I have now is so much more 'healthy'.

I will be 7 months post op on the 13th... just wanted to say that things are going great. I have tons of energy! I have fallen in love with going to my local YMCA and working out. I've lost 90 lbsand several clothes sizes. Along the way I've lost a few friends....cause I am not the "fat friend" anymore. But I have gained experience and new friends who are on the same path I am.
This surgery has been a lifesaver not only for my but for my family too! My husband has lost 50lbs, my 16 year old has lost about 25 lbs. And we all eat healthier than we ever have. I started this journey for the benefit of the hubby and daughter mainly, because If Mom's not fit....neither are they! But I have to say that during the preop journey and now the postop journey I have gained confidence back, I think more clearly about healthy choices and how to move more. And am generally in a much better frame of mind and body!
As an added bonus the Dr. who did my surgery also goes to the same YMCA I do.... (We both work for the same hospital system....and membership is a perk for us!) so seeing him there motivates me to work hard and show him just how much appreciate him doing my surgery...and I dont want to waste a day not using my "tool" to the very best I can.
If you havent had surgery and are reading this... BEST OF LUCK to you... DO IT! The surgery isnt an "easy" way out...it is by far the hard way. The pain afterwards will fade...and a new life will take it's place quickly. You'll see things in a whole new light!!
If you have had surgery already and are reading this.... lets keep going!! Thank you for sharing your story with me, I keep reading and making notes of things others go through and try to do or avoid those things. Your story inspires me to continue on this journey till I reach my goal!

Greetings fellow roux en Y friends. I have been a long time lurker and have finally decided to post. I am 7 months post surgery - July 24, 2012 and am doing well. I have not lost at the rate of some I read about here but am happy with what is going on. I have experienced major stalls over and over again and am currently in the midst of yet another one that I hope will break soon. My philosophy and mantra "It is what it is" and I just have to keep moving forward each day with the hope for continued weight loss. Pre-surgery weight was 255, current 195. I can eat most anything but in much smaller amounts than before. This being said I try to make the most diet advantageous choices each day. I feel frustration that I am eating about 1/8 of what I used to eat but the weight loss is slow - then - I remind myself of my mantra "It is what it is" and go on from there!
I have chosen to tell NO one but my immediate family that I had this procedure. This is a very personal choice, but I have never been encouraged or helped by others "watching" what I eat. When people ask me what I have done to lose weight I say eat less - a LOT less- and exercise more. Which are both true. I feel the most angst about keeping silent about this when I encounter others who I know, have had a lifelong struggle with weight and they ask me how I am achieving success - I give my standard answer but know that this really will not help them, It has only been the tool of gastric bypass that has allowed me this success. Although I have the desire to give them information about this has helped me achieve weight loss - it is a slippery slope - once I tell one person - it gets around. Choosing not to make this choice public has protected me from the stigma of taking the "easy" way out from those that view the inability to lose weight as a social or self-discipline problem, not a medical condition. "It is what is it" and these are my thoughts.

I am a little over six weeks out and have had nausea that comes and goes. I was sent home with sublingual Zofran and it is a miracle drug. I discussed prior to surgery how I hate nausea and wanted to make sure we had a plan in place. Of course I had severe nausea due to the initial pain med and PCA i was on but it got much better after 48 hours. By the time I discharged I was much better. I know can eat something and sometimes feel slight nausea and I take a pill it dissolves in my mouth and usually i feel better within 15 minutes. On occasion I have had to lay down and take a nap. I have NEVER thrown up..
You should be able to tolerate sitting and doing homework just depends on pain and how much narcotic you are taking and how you are feeling. I would strongly advise you to take the first 7-10 days off and just heal. I took six weeks of from work and will be going back on Tuesday of the upcoming week but I work as a RN in a hospital and have to lift patients and work 12 hour shifts.
You will more then likely not be able to life anything over 10 pounds for the first 2 weeks if you have laproscopic surgery. Then they say slowly increase and by a month should be able to lift 30. Just be careful bc you don't want to bust anything open or get a hernia. So if your hubby can be around for first 14 days that would help you lots.
Every person has different experiences and every surgeon has different rules. I would strongly suggest running some of this by your surgeon so he can give you the best information for your program. Good Luck

Everyone is different. I had RNY on Jan.28 and I throw up at least 3-5x a day. Surgeon said it was ketones and eventually it will pass. Almost all day I'm nauseous and I dry heave and gag. For me it's not an immediate vomit (tmi) more of a "you feel it coming" and it's only foam and slimy saliva. It sucks because I can't go many places. Threw up earlier today at a high school fair with my son. I wanted to stay but I couldn't and cried all day. I hope you're one of the ones that don't go through this.
SD:1/28/13 HW:358 SW:338 CW:297

God bless! :-)
Hw 245; Pre-Op(RNY) 225.6; Surg Date 2/26; GW 145

So I want to thank Tasha, Imagine being in the hospital and coming home and receiving a package from your pen pal! I received a lovely magnet from the state off Iowa, a box of kashi asiago crackers full of Protein, a bag of wheat thin crackers. some plumamazins, special k popcorn chips Snacks Protein pretzel sticks, a whey drink mix , crystal lights, herbal lax tea and herbal green tea bags and a hand written note! Very special thank you so so very much I really appreciate it ! I will certainly enjoy exploring everything
Cyn-shakiraa Dos 12-17-12

Pulled this from an Unjury email
What are the symptoms of insufficient Protein ?
1. Fatigue and/or weakness. Not just the feeling that we didn’t get enough sleep last night, but deep fatigue...or weakness where it’s hard to get through the day.
2. Weight loss plateau. When we don’t get enough protein, medical research indicates that the body tries to store calories rather than burning them.
3. Hair loss. We believe it is often preventable with enough protein.
4. Surgical complications. Is there surgery in your future? For many, the answer is yes. The best single numerical predictor of how well a surgery will go is your protein status. And, your body will heal slowly, sometimes very slowly, if your protein status is low.
5. Muscle Loss. When you don't get enough protein for weeks, you body starts taking protein from your muscles. So your body is actually taking muscle -- to help maintain other cells, and organs, and hormone levels. So it's possible you might be more easily injured if you regularly don't get enough protein.

Congrats on your success and thanks for sharing with us! It's always good to hear from someone who is happy they had the surgery. I hope one day I like exercising like you--right now it's just torture for me. Here's to your awesome journey!! =)