shmily

I had surgery on Feb 26, 2014. As of yesterday "Weigh Day" I have lost 43 lbs and over 23 inches. I have also lost diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. I have lost my walking cane that I have had to use for over a year because of knee and back pain. I have lost the size clothing I was wearing when I had surgery and the size smaller fits loosely. I have GAINED the ability to use my exercise bicycle, being able to cross my legs again, wear my wedding ring again, better health and fitness, more confidence and self worth, the ability to go for short walks with my husband and dog Pearl...and so much more..... Life is good........

Sometimes when I look at people's stats I have to remember that a lot of folks are required to follow a wt loss plan for 6 months prior to their surgery.That is included inn their wt loss stat.

Thank you SugarFree. That makes perfect sense

Is anyone else more than two months post op and still cannot get warm? I, who was hot all the time and sweating prior to surgery and now I am so cold. My hands and feet are like ice cubes all the time....

I asked my doctor about it two weeks out, he said all his WLS patients have it. I just wondered if it lingers forever!!!

I have been this way since surgery. I still weigh 220

MrsGloMartin, thank you for that wonderful compliment! I just looked at my greek yogurt label, I buy only Dannon Lite &Fit. It has 8 gr sugar. My husband has some other kinds and I looked at them, Activia has 19-22 gr sugar!!! I could not WAIT for my two weeks to be over so I could have some Greek Yogurt again.....but I only buy that brand... Best of luck...

I am sorry you are having this trouble and so thankful that I didn't. If you like Greek Yogurt, it is loaded with protein.......also I love the Premier shakes from Costco of Sams club. They do have them at Walmart but they are more expensive. The chocolate is my favorite. 30 grams of protein per drink...ready to drink

I an at 2 mos today and have lost 50 lbs.......and a whole lot of health problems......as well as 25 inches. I am so happy!!

Thank you very much for your reassurance. I just started on levothyroxine, generic of synthroid and hoping my symptoms subside. How long did it take for you to get stable after starting the synthroid? I have shortness of breath...did you have that too? I see a cardiologist May 1st and it can't wait. Oddly enough i got worse right after I made the brave decision to say yes to my surgery. My only regret is that I should have done this years ago when I wanted it and was way healthier. Who knew? Be very careful with the generic...my doctor says she will not sign off on that. I get mine through Express Scripts and once they sent me that anyway. My TSH went way up......as soon as I got back on the Synthroid for a few weeks it went back down. Also do not take Vitamins etc with you thyroid medicine. Wait about two hours. It took me a long time to get the right dosage. I got too much the first time and felt a pounding in my throat like someone was choking me. Once I got the right dosage, I had no more problems.

I have had it since 1991. no problems......I just take Synthroid

I am exercising some, try for 30 minutes= to 6 miles on my Airdyne. But I can't do it everyday. I get lots of protein and drink lots of WATER. I have kept my food plan really simple until I see my doc May 6.

You should ask YOUR Doctor or Nutritionist

You mean you only weigh 244 OUNCES?? LOL

You can always freeze them

wow, they are $$$$$$

My doc said to make sure I was getting all my water in.....and it wasn't the decaf coffee as much as what people put IN it.... He himself is a coffee addict so he understood. I am 2 mos and I have 2 cups of decaf on the weekends. I haven't had any caffeine since surgery and not sure I want to.

for real???

Hospitals or surgery centers will NOT release a post op patient without a driver. But you can hire a nurse. I did once. Your surgeon should be able to suggest one.

As I have said before, if we were going to Weight Watchers etc, we only weighed once a week. That's what I do now. 2 mos out and haven't had any "stalls"

Amen BigSleeve!!!!

I hear you. After my first husband of 32 years was killed, I crawled into a bottle. I just didn't want to FEEL. Mine was booze, yours was food, stop beating yourself up for it and do what you have to do. Believe me, it ISN'T the EASY way out. Hugs to you!!

You are welcome. If you put your frozen fruit or ice in last it will same on your bullet motor and blend easier. I also put my Myralax in my mixture every morning. I do my own frozen fruit from fres so there is no added sugar but I do watch the amount of fruit I put in ....

Absolutely drink it cold. When I am on the go, I take a little 6 pk ice chest.... when I am at home, I put it into my magic bullet and add some crushed ice or a big spoon of greek yogurt and blend it....I have added frozen fruit but not always. The vanilla is good that way, with fruit. Also I bought Capella flavored drops and one I have makes the chocolate taste like an almond joy. I also have some SF Torani in Hazelnut, add a little of that for a different taste. Sams Club has this by Kahlua and I got some coffee syrup in SF. Yummy.....

Me too, especially in the hot summer. Water water water.....I drink about 90 - 100 oz a day