Amyllf2

I did gain on depo Provera. I took it for a year between kids. Then it took me 15 months to get pregnant. Our solution was getting a vasectomy but we were done. I'd say the only temporary form of BC that does not affect weight and doesn't require taking a pill on time is the good old condom.

Are these for pre-op or post-op?

I'm almost 5 months out and still only go once, maybe twice a week.

I didn't eat at gatherings until I was pretty much unrestricted. I just had a bottle of water with me and talked a lot. When I finally started eating I used a solo cup (which tend to be everywhere in the summer) and usually put fruit in it. Then people couldn't see how much or what I was eating.

I've had egg mcmuffin and egg white mcmuffin. I eat only one piece of the bread. I've also had a hamburger from McDonald's and a Junior cheeseburger from Wendys. On Friday I had an asiago bagel with cream cheese from Einstein Bros. I didn't attempt any of this until month 4ish.

I agree!!! Life is so much better without the gall bladder issues.

Right!! I think everyone is different. I have no issues with bread, Pasta, potatoes or rice. I don't eat a lot because I'm usually full after my Protein and veggies. But I'm not restricted. I've had popcorn. It was the best choice at a recent college football game. But I wouldn't eat the stuff at the movies. I've also had diet coke. I let it sit for a bit. My pouch doesn't mind it and it makes my brain feel like I'm "normal". At nearly 5 months post op, I have not tried anything fried or anything that falls into the dessert category. Will I someday? Yes. It's about moderation. Is it the right time for me now? NOPE. Right now the only consistent thing that my pouch doesn't like are strawberries.

Crafts? Reading? Creative writing? Yard work? I'm a crafter myself. I took up knitting pre-op and I've turned to it many times to keep my hands busy. It's a refocus if my mind and hands. I also understand people turn to all kinds of different meditation techniques.

Mine was Matthew Fitzer Virginia Bariatrics in Reston. 4.5 months out things are going well. I'm in the losing hair phase but I knew that was coming. I'm taking Biotin. I have no idea if that's working or not. I hope I'm losing less because of it but that may be wishful thinking. My Fair Oaks experience was great. I only stayed one night. Looking back I probably would have stayed the 2nd night since I was given a choice. But the staff was really nice and the set up for walking the halls was great.

The silver lining? Not being invisible. Not feeling left out. Not hiding behind the weight. New clothes from the Womens section not plus size. Giving away my 20-22 pants and 2X tops. Wearing a pair of size 14 shorts that are too big. Walking up 3 flights of stairs to my new office without feeling like I will die. Ditching medicine I thought I would need for a life time. Wearing my wedding ring on my middle finger so it doesn't fall off. I'm down 60 since surgery and will drop 20-30 more before I'm done. Ok, yes my hair is falling out. Yes my belly, thighs and arms are saggy. My boobs are gone. My ass is gone. But so what. I'm 48 years old. I'm not suppose to have the body of a 20 year old. I take my Vitamins. I eat my Protein. I use the new fancy Redken shampoo that super scrubs my scalp which will help hair growth when my body is ready. My hair is short. I wear dresses that hide my belly and legs. I feel and look pretty damn good.

I am telling people who ask. I'm almost 5 months out now. My kids are very active so I know a lot of people through them. Most I would not consider my friends, but I see them a lot. Some people ask how much I've lost and then the follow up question is how. The how usually comes from people who are struggling to drop some weight. I think it's an innocent question. Some times people just look at me funny. I was tailgating last weekend. Women asked and we had a great conversation about it. Today I saw 2 women at field hockey who have not seen me in months. I've lost 70 pounds. It's really obvious. They said nothing at all. Honestly I'd rather people tell me I look good and ask how I did it.

I'm 4.5 months Post op. I live in Frederick Co MD but had my surgery in Fairfax. I'm not on the board often but my email is AmyLLf2@aol.com

I had bad fatigue for most of the first 2 months. I'm now at 4.5 months and I feel great. I would not call it normal, I would call it my new normal. And my new normal is much better than the old one. It's different, but I think it's better.

I had gall bladder out in February and RNY in April. Gall bladder was a few hours in out patient on a Friday and was fine to work on Monday. It was much easier than the RNY

I teach online and in person. I was doing online work on day 3 but not for any extended period of time. On Day 7 I went back to the classroom for 3 hours plus 2 hours of driving. I was very tired but I didn't lose that feeling for almost 2 months. I should have not gone back to the physical classroom until week 2 or 3.

My mom had hers at 60, which was 8 years ago. She did great and is still doing great. She still had both of her knees replaced after losing 130 pounds because the decades of excess weight did permanent damage. She's off most of her medicine and her asthma is the best it's ever been. She's super happy she had RNY and the knees done. I can never reach her because she's never home. She walks at least 10,000 steps every day and spends many hours in the garden.

Some people love the Walden Farms, other people hate it. I've tossed most of what I have purchased over the last 18 months. I think my daughter did use the ranch dip with veggies. I also used the thousand island to make a big mac in a bowl. But otherwise most went down the drain. It comes highly recommended by lots of weight loss centers so I know it does please people.

I had 1/4 of slice of pizza at the beach right before my 3 month mark. cheese only. I was super afraid but I had no residual effects.

I too use flinestones. I also use the Citrical chewy calcium citrate instead of swallowing those big honking pills.

I had gall bladder done with the robot and it was a great process. I wish I had the option for my RNY. It wasn't bad, but one incision was great!

I was tired for at least 6 weeks, then off and on for a few more. I take 2 B12 now. At the time I was was also told to drink Poweraid Zero and even regular Gatorade.

I had the same problem very often in the beginning. I'm 3.5 months out now and only my lipitor is huge and still feels stuck sometimes. I managed to get everything else in small pill, dissolves or is cheweable. The Calcium citrate were the worse but I take chews now.

I'm home for the first time in nearly a week. We did 3 days at Cedar Point amusement park. Sunday I walked 4.7 miles, Monday 9.04 miles, Tuesday 4.14. Then 2 days of college visits with my daughter (4.08 and 3.62 miles). It was great not having a scale around until this morning. I lost 1 stinking pound. 1. Really? I usually walk under 2 miles a day and I have been terrible about my exercise. So I was sure I was going to have this huge loss. NOPE. Not very happy this morning. That being said, I'm still farther than I thought I would be. My doctor told me realistically I could expect to lose 70 pounds. Anything more than that would be a bonus. Since surgery (4/15) I have lost 52.5. My BMI started at 40 and it's now 31.6. I had to buy all new clothes. So while that stinking scale really pissed me off this morning, it's progress.

My nutritionist said protein and fruit or veggie every meal. I'm a little over 3 months out. I eat 2-3 oz of protein then my fruit or veggie. I take 25-30 minutes to eat , 3 x a day. No snacks unless I don't feel well from my medicine. No protein supplements or shakes.

That exactly describes my gall bladder attack. I had mine out 2 months before my RNY. I took PPI meds but only for 3 months.