Dee_1111

Ground Flax seed will help that, add a scoopful to you smoothies, salads, cooked vegetables.

Now that is the attitude that will make you successful!!! And it wasn't even hard to put down that chip was it?...just remember that! super good luck sounds like YOUR GETTIN' IT!!!!

HI Domnika..Im Dee, 4 years out: 3/1/2010...remember your body just a MAJOR thing happen it. It's adjusting, what happens to the intestine when its been touched or cut, fall dead like a possium...lol..like one of the fainting goats...lol..it needs time to realize its undamaged and being left alone. Give it time. Your stomach doesn't realize its a pouch yet. Its a newborn baby trying to seen immature signals to the brain. So the brain automatically thinks its hungry, drink hot broth or water. You are NOT hungry, your intestine are still sleep and not ready for solids, that's why we cant eat them. Give your system time to understand whats happen to it. Remember, your innards have no air, so it can not form a scab. It takes a while to heal. It's rest that heals it quickly. Your bowel will wake up on their own time..NO LAXATIVES. who wakes up a sleeping baby?..

SIS-COOM-BA...SIS COOM-BA....BYPASS BYPASS...RAH RAH RAH!!!!....no only kidding, which one fits your life style the best. Which one is do-able for you. Which one is most likely to make you succeed. Gotta chose what right for you, not pickin' a hairstyle here...lol..good luck let us know what cha picked

Ok OB..whats done is done. I am the biggest sugar addict I know, Literally!. I had to have LONG LONG hours of therapy to get my sugar addiction under control. Hi my name is Dee, and I am a forever recovering sugar addict. Welcome to my world. sickening isn't it? During my therapy sessions, and before surgery, I was made to look at my FAT self. I couldn't. whats in her future, look at it. deal with, and move on. I saw nothing in her future, no good health, no happiness. Bleak. Over and Over again I was made to see my THINNER self, what was she doing? what was she wearing? what beach was she sitting in a bathing suit? She must be in good health? she's traveling etc. All those scenerios were so I could see what was in my future. She look happy. Listen mishaps are gonna happen, alas were human. ITS AND OLD CLICHE but get up out of the pity pantry. Be pissed at yourself, and move forward. Defeat should NOT BE IN your vocabulary. Its a bump in your road, so what!!! stand up woman..its what women do, we wallow, we cry, we get mad as hell, and we power forward. God gave is that gift for free. Move forward darling, move forward..oh dust yourself off, clean your face, and kick this bump in A$$. There's pounds to SHED!!!!!!!

DL: OMG!!!!...Yay!!! again NOT ALONE!!!!...sorry peeps, these are funny!!!..Im still giggling over here!!! Seriously?? I'd still be blaming the dog. My husband would be like "Is our dog getting FAT?...lolol..guilt treats...lololol...thank you DL..good idea, good laughs, Hey if you can't laugh at yourself...lolo..I miss ole Morgie to...lolol Dorian: RIGHT!!!?? one minute partying like a rock star..might have even danced a round or 2..next thing BAM!!!! spitting on the kitchen floor. God Gastric is a glamorous life, ain't it!!!...lolol

(((hugs to you)))) I know ist hard when you can't see the inner workings of healing. Problem is the inner body had no air to create a scab..so it must rely on the resourses you provide it to heal faster, and that is REST!!! and unfortunately in this FAST PACED world we live in, we want INSTANT healing, instant photos, instant web pages, instant reply's. The body is NOT instant.

P.S. I wasn't and still am not a Water person, but when that feeling came over me, and my stomach cried, I drank hot broth, I liked the salt taste, made me feel like I was eating a 'flavor". I like beef broth, or I'd have a hot cup of green tea, and just a sip of water, I do that today to, not a water fan, but I drink other fluids to compensate.

In the first to 3rd weeks after surgery you will get a HUNGER feeling. As explained to me by my surgeon and dietitian: To the woman: You've heard of 'Braxton" contraction??? I'm sure you have. Well its equivalent. Think of your new pouch as a newborn baby, because in a way it is. It's crying, it needs something. Because of the trauma it has just sustain, its a bit confused, so it tells the brain what it's feeling, which is hunger, because at this stage, that's all it knows. The signal isn't mature enough get, like a newborn, to tell the brain, NO, Im THIRSTY not hungry. Just because you can't see the inner stitches, and all the cuts, like you would if you had a skin trauma, like a very deep knife wound on the skin, we tend to think just because we feel great its ok to do house work, and go back to work. Remember what this surgery entails, YOUR INTESTINE have been surgically re routed!. .If you had a heart transplant or a shunt put in, you would NEVER consider over doing it, Same thing ladies and gents. This is MAJOR surgery, your body's signals have been disrupted and need a moment to reconnect. Your stomach is still alive, its just a bit confused because its been chop away and hasn't had time to readjust. DRINK Water FIRST!!!!.. if that doesn't do it, follow your food PHASE stage foods your allowed to be eating. Don't eat a steak!!! or watered down mash potatoes (in less ok by your nutritionist) . This post is just to let you know that this is a very normal sensation. Hunger is what the tummy does, But REMEMBER its the BRAIN that tells the body it need Fluid to make you salivate. So when the 'Newborn' tummy cries, the brain thinks it hunger. They will reconnect when your stomach realizes its a pouch now. It will begin to tell the brain when it needs water or food. So its imperative that let the healing do it's job, and get to know your body and its signals. My mouth only get thirsty now when I have gone for to long without water, that's how I know I've gone to long. you see, listen to your body. So try water first, then try eating from you 'food phase' choices. DONT veer off into normal food. That will come soon enough. Thanx for listening. Hope this helps.

I didn't drink during my Losing Phase..NOOOO!!!!! ...NOTHING was going to get in the way of that..I was a year out, a secure 115 lbs and holding stable...I'm a rule follower (first born child,,lol)..but apparently not in this situation. Only time I ever called my pouch a bad name..lol..It ignors me, brat!!! But to curb my embarrassment, I DONT NOT exceed 2 glasses of whatever Im drinking and always have a Water back with it...not worth it anymore..Im getting past this stage, thank goodness, now I'm on to something new..its the 'creator' spirit in me..short attention span

damn Im a crappy typer..but you get the jist...sheeezzz

This all sounds very civilized..lol..Me, not so much. I was a power drinker. I don't drink at home, to much to do, and get down. Im a crafter/creator, so drinking at home is out the question. But get me social-mod AND ITS ON!!!!..WHOOOO HOOOOO!!!..UNTIL!!! my pouch said "I DONT THINK SOOOoooo LITTLE LADY!!!! back it up, or I'll DO IT FOR YOU!!!..sometimes and my pouch fight, I call it names, it ignors me!!!

Yes, I did...lol..I know, a lot of info to absorb..hey! nothing blocks info absorption!!!

Congratulations!!! for putting your foot on the first rung of a magnificent ladder and life. I love it here...lol..its wonderful..getting here isn't all wonderful..but once your here, MAGNIFICENT!!!... CLIMB with all the focus you can muster, let NOTHING get in you way. Especially your HEAD!!! Please remember, This is YOUR TIME..focus on that! Super good luck, no ones perfect, don't try to be.

Need away That's why were all here..to lean on eachother, were our own best advisors & cheerleaders, I have learned that. Even our surgeons can't help us once were out on our own. When I do call and ask him, and he does get back to me, finally, most of his answers are generic.. so thank goodness for sites like this, where support is in abundance, and we are all like minded, some better than others...lol

Hi... see that attitude you have towards your family? Don't mess with or there'll be a price to pay? that's the same attitude you need to have towards your pouch! Before you eat food, drink Water. I remember this early stage. Your brain/head isn't connected yet to your pouch yet. It will be. Listen to your body, your habit and first reaction is to eat, but listen very closely to your body, now its a whisper, as your get further out it will YELL at you. I know, old habits, damn them. Our heads are the problem, our pouch is the solution. Listen. I know this is hard to fathom right now, but believe me when I tell you, 'This body feels better, than food tastes"!

This thread is going to be very embarrassing for me, but I've talked to ALOT of women who are 8 or more years out on this subject, wished I'd of talked to them sooner!!! Before surgery I was warned OVER AND OVER again about alcohol!!!..did I listen, NOOOOOOooo. I was going to be the ONE who drank like she did before, This is the ONLY issue I REFUSED to listen to, I didn't want my surgeon or the PhD's to get in my 'Cup'. I did give up beer, only because of the carbonation, but what was I thinking, I wasn't!! About a year out, I thought I was safe, I was a miraculous 115 lbs, entering 'Maintenance" , had my Vitamin regiment down pat. blah blah blah. Feeling accomplished. BARTENDER!!! vodka martini please!!! first one, feeling good, whooo hooo...did a body check, no pain in the pouch, cool, BARTENDER!!! Vodka martini Please!!! People, I don't even remember leaving the establishment I was in. I opened one eye, head pounding and my husband standing at the foot of the bed shaking his head!!!..OH GOD!! what did I do!!!...well apparently not much. One minute I'm sitting there socializing, next second, I'm on the floor. I was a complete puddle, he carried me to the car and poured me in. out like a light!!!..I consider that episode a fluke, wont happen again, I'll drink something lighter DING! round 2: GNO aka: Girls Night Out. This time I decided I'd better get a strategy. I'd eat first. well this time I ordered my fave: White Wine..loveeee my wine, or I did. 1st glass, good, milder and lighter than the martini, slower to get a buzz. good strategy. yay me, figured it out. Drank a glass of Water in between, good, no pain in the pouch, not to buzzed. 2nd glass good, THIRD GLASS, BAM!!!! Hit me like a tone of bricks, this time I didn't fall out, but my buzz factor incapacitated me, I knew I couldn't get up and walk. crap! I whisper to my gal pal, to take me home. EMBARRASING!!! ok fine, I get it, I don't need round 3 to teach me anymore lessons, I'm not hard headed. But I do miss hitting the Vino till 2 A.M. So I do have 2 glass on whatever with a water back, and call it a night, or if its a dinner party, I drink water for the rest of the night, I mourned, and still mourn my 7-8 glasses of vino on GNO'S. thanx for listening, embarrassing as that was.

It takes a while after surgery to get to this point, because early on, every food is questionable. But as you settle back into eating real again, is when the hunt is on for things that are Protein based, nutritious, etc. Im not going to use Labels here just the item. We all in different states and countries with different product names. 3 months post-op, or whenever my 'Food Phases" were over. I was so gung-ho, anal, paranoid. I bought the Surgeon recommended Protein powder, chewable vits, Water bottles, listened to all the YouTube video bloggers. Bought the latest and best workout clothes my bank account would allow. Cuz, you know, I wanted to do all the recommended THINGS. Be a good WLS'er. This is not a bubble bursting thread. It a REAL thread. I was anxious to get started on a normal eating pattern. And one my dietitian & nutrition agree would be good for me. I trust them, their professionals. In short, I was testing lots of foods (not dead foods) and either loving it or throwing it away. But after all this time, I have I finally have 'staple' foods I will never be without. I even make sure when I'm at a restaurant I have a good portion of them in a meal somewhere: vegetables: Spinach, Bell peppers: all colors, Mixed greens, any kind of Beans, olives, cucumbers, Kale, celery, broccoli, mushrooms and onions. Non-negotiable. Any other veg I buy is to go along with these staples, I'm always trying new veggies, like okra, turnips, cauliflower, I even try foreign vegs if available, most I don't like. But at least I tried them. All vegetables are welcome except lima beans, not so fond of those. Fruit: All fruit, except kiwi & pineapple, not so much for me. So the fruit category is huge. Meat: All meat, except cow or anything that comes from a cow (personal choice) Dairy: none, (personal choice, not really the surgery caused lactose intolerance, I'm that 1%) Grains: oatmeal, flax seed, wheat germ, millet, Quinoa. Whatever grain I do buy, thess guys are still in the cart first. Vitamins: Here is a category that has hundreds of variations, according to our doctor orders. But in the beginning I did buy all the designer Vits, WOW.. was that some expensive pee, it glowed for Christ sake!!..sorry TMI..but the dollar amount was to high every time I needed a refill on a vit. It was my dietitian who told me to research vit stores near my house, with a price tag I could manage. Good call on her part, more practical advice than my surgeon pushing their product. This thread would be to long with the other things I eat, and try, but these are a few my staple foods, I'm sure there are more, you get the idea, everything else is just filler. Thanx for listening. Another thread about what I drink, including cocktails.

lol..Olives are a part of my staple foods. Green to be exact. Their my way of getting salt. I use the juice to sprinkle on my salads, I pour a small amount into a very hot pan and add garlic, I use olives on everything that need salt, I even puree then if I have to.. and its juice when ever liquid is allowed.

sorry sweetie, never heard of it..wow this site is super informative. Be careful you don't get INFORMATION OVERLOAD..this bit of info at the time I was researching would have scared the hell out me.

I hate learning the hard way..Early on mine was oj..OMG!!!..apparently my pouch will not tolerate that much sugar, Ever!!! not even watered down, I to had the sweats, the palpations were the worst!!! I had so much pain, I couldn't even breath, no foamies thank goodness, I was on the commode with a pillow in my lap, apologizing to my body.. I didn't even KNOW oj had that much sugar. Well I do now, ten fold. After that, you can bet my sweet tookus I look at EVERY sugar content on a label, no matter what, it has to be 17g's per container or less, I toss it or put it back on the shelf!. Never tried it again, never will. Once bitten, forever shy..Lesson Well Learned!!!

See Queenie...lol..inevitable..its hell..watermelon. cream of wheat. All sounds good & healthy to me..BAM!!! DUMP!!..WHAT THE HELL???..So just depends what your pouch decides it doesn't want on a particular day, could be a small healthy salad..with ONE thing, say raisins..BAM!! pouch doesn't want raisins on that day..dang it!!!!

lolololol...RIGHT!!!! buzz on raggy woman!!!..lolol

oh your original question..dumping...lol. Don't worry pretty lady..dumping is inevitable..seems not ONE person has escaped it yet. Personally I think its a conspiracy..you've eaten all the right things, all day, BAM!!! DUMP..what the hell???..conspiracy..live it, love it, learn it. Nature of the damn beast!!