Dawnakers

I asked for the nausea patch before surgery. Not sure it helped much because I'm typically sick until the anesthesia gets out of my system. But it may help someone else.

Pik I'm happy for the surgery went fine. I hope your nausea goes away.

Glad all went well @@pik! Hang in there, the next several days are rough, but once you turn that corner, it'll be well worth it! Rest rest rest (and walk!)

Dawnakers, good luck monday I'll be praying and thinking of you, Maimie

Auntie rose
You go girl!

Auntie Rose it is a little harder than we think but keep going you doing great if your sipping and walking keep up the good work!

I wish you a successful surgery and healthy recovery! (I got my surgery date yesterday and I will be getting mine on the 30th). Keep us posted on how its going!

Thanks

Same thing happened with my ins. They said they were missing a paper...it took two weeks after that "appeal" (I was irritated but just sat tight).

You can also get a veggie burger or a turkey burger with a 'lettuce bun'. I like how much you can customize their menu.

I had to repeatedly tell my 2 teenaged boys it's OK if they eat what they want in front of me. They don't want to "smell up the house" and cook what they like but I told them this is my challenge and I'll live with it. It's certainly easier now that I'm on "real" food.
I found out at Red Robin you can add a patty onto a burger for $2... so, they order their big gigantic hamburgers with all the stuff and I add a patty on for $2. I'm a cheap date now!
Ginger

I have been out to dinner with friends since my gastric bypass and ordered broth. I made the decision to change and so I will need to do all the modifying. One thing I keep thinking about is that I was raised to offer to bring something when invited to a dinner or party. By suggesting to bring something, I guarantee that there will be something there that I can eat.
On the flip side, I have friends who have food allergies and every time we have a get together, they ask everyone if they have any food issues so that they might be kind in accommodating others needs. They are absolutely lovely people and I am blessed to have friends such as this.
In the end, I do feel it is up to me though!

Meatball1,
Cooking at home is something completely different. I do all the cooking in our home and it is now things I can eat also. My family doesn't mind the healthier kind of cooking. I just don't expect others to change their cooking style for me. That make sense?

It's been an adjustment in our house. One of the things my hubby and I loved to do together was to cook and eat. He is finally realizing that we are going to cook what he wants and I will make it work for me. Tonight we made grilled chicken. Rice, corn on the cob. Fresh tomatoes and cucumbers.
I had 4 oz. of chicken and 3 cucumbers. It was fine. I slow down eating so that I am not done first and hubby takes the left overs to work.

This is the most true thing I've read. I was just sleeved on Monday. My parents own a restaurant and on Tuesday night my sister brought home food, which happens to be my favorite item on the menu! At first I was kinda upset but then I realized she's not going to stop eating just because I can't.. The last couple of days have been much easier!

You are spot on!

This is so true. My bf feels bad when he eats foods in front of me that I can't have. I remind him all the time that my decision to change is mine alone and that doesn't mean he has to change. If he chooses to do so then great, but it needs to be his choice and not strictly a result of mine.

As I look around these forums being started some of the most common complaints are "people won't support my decision by bringing healthy foods." Um, not their job to cook healthy for you because you made a life changing decision. Just because they bring the foods they have always brought doesn't mean they are trying to destroy what you are doing, it is just all they know. You can't blame them, be mad at them, or accuse them of being destructive to your diet. You personally HAVE to find a way to deal with this. Everywhere we go there is food. Parties, funerals, celebrations, ANYTHING, there will be unhealthy foods at all of these.
It's just like this, if I have a party, I provide the food I want. In one party I could have a vegetarian show up, a gluten free person and one who is allergic to dairy. I can't prepare for all of these different kinds of people. If I have something they can eat, great. If I don't, they should have brought their own, or have eaten before they came. It is no different with our new lifestyle.
This isn't to say that it doesn't suck to watch people eat fried foods, fatty foods, or chocolate cake in front of us, but just because they are doing that doesn't mean they aren't supporting us. They are living their life they way they want. We can't change others, only ourselves.
Have a fantabulous, skinny day! Today is better than yesterday and together we will feel better!

I agree -- the "pooch" in the belly is definitely a place where I see a difference -- both in the front view and side. It's an area where I've seen a change too (first).
Do you have an old shirt that you avoided wearing because it pulled around the belly? If so, try it on and see if it fits better now.
Nice job!

Awesome! I also got teary when I heard insurance approved. Good luck to you!

I'm so excited. I just received a call from the coordinator at my surgeons office and I'm approved for surgery. I thought I would not be being surgery at all so this has come as a complete shock to me. I actually started crying while on the phone. Now just to hear from scheduling and do my pre op testing. I finally am seeing the light at the end if the tunnel

Surgery monad and came home Wednesday... No complications but the pain us worse than I expected. Just focusing on getting in liquids and trying to move as much as possible

I am 7 days post op and I and still sipping Water, Popsicles and Protein Shakes. Tomorrow I get my drain out and maybe advance to puréed .

Sweet meat, I am one week ahead of you. My surgery was 7/1 and I know how you're feeling! I started my mushy foods one week ago (applesauce, cottage cheese, oatmeal, runny mashed potatoes). It was so nice to have some real foods and helped my energy increase. I found the cottage cheese to be most satisfying because it's a but salty and has some texture.
I still tire very easily but am much better than before. Today was my last day of those damn Protein Shakes and tomorrow I get to start introducing some new foods (toast, avocado, scrambled egg, crackers, salt and pepper, ketchup and mustard) and I'm so excited! I wonder when we will start to feel full? I'm not physically hungry, just head hunger, but I miss feeling full! All these years I've either felt hungry or full and now I feel neither. When will I feel full again?

Had my surgery July 7th 2014 I was 296 now 5 foot 3 and I am now down 280 working on a week and a half after the surgery. I'm doing good I'm just ready to have some solid food tried of Protein Shakes