Inner Surfer Girl

Congratulations!

Yes, it is normal. None of us lose at a constant or steady rate. We all experience stalls and slow downs in weight loss. Just about everyone experiences a stall about three weeks after surgery. Your primary focus right now is healing: that means getting in all of your fluids and Protein. Stay off the scale! Embrace the Stall http://BariatricPal.com/index.php?/topic/351046-Embrace-the-Stall

Welcome! I believe Kaiser has a pretty standard WLS pre-op process. My guess is that your first class will go over the process and requirements. Best of luck!

I am so glad you were able to get checked out. You should feel better eating more and more frequently. Keep us posted on how you are doing.

Welcome!

The comedian had some pretty good advice buried under the condescension. Whitney has a basically positive message buried under all of her self delusion and denial. If they actually had a conversation without resorting to attacks and defensiveness, the audience might have had some interesting ideas to think about. As soon as she mentioned "No Body Shame" specifically, I knew that the comedian (sorry, can't remember her name) had one objective: to confront Whitney.

I am curious. What 5 books were recommended for you to read?

After watching every episode of My 600 Pound Life, it has been good to see Dr. Now even start to talk about the importance of protein. I think that may have been a relatively new focus based on research.

I don't think she has any self-esteem at all. I think she is trying very hard to build a self-protective shell while also craving attention. I see a lot of my old behavior (when my obesity disease was raging). She is trying very hard to control everything and everyone around her so she can practice her food addiction. When things don't go her way or she has to experience any discomfort or pain she lashes out at everyone around her. This week's encounter with the comedian appeared to be completely engineered by the production. Do I agree with 100% of the message and the way the comedian handled the conflict? No. Do I think Whitney handled the situation well? Absolutely not. Instead of trying to fix other people and "lead" a movement, I think her energy would be better spent with some self-healing. She is powerless over food and her life is unmanageable. She is not even willing to be willing to accept help. Her life: still not fabulous. I waver back and forth between feeling very sorry for her and completely aggravated and annoyed with her and her behavior. But, I can't look away. I think maybe I need to see how bad it can be to go back to the food.

Normally, I would say listen to your surgeon, but since the advice your surgeon is giving you is diametrically opposed to what my surgeon's instructions are I will have to go with your NUT on this one. Yes, you can get most of your energy needs met by the energy stored in your fat, but that doesn't give you the Protein you need. You need protein, especially to stay healthy and lose weight, and if you don't get enough to meet your bodies needs your body will slow down your metabolism and draw critical protein needs from your own tissue (think muscles like your heart). The way my surgeon explained it is if I am not eating enough protein my body interprets the lack of protein as famine and will do everything it can to store energy, not expend it. My protein goal is at least 100 grams a day. 700 calories is extremely low even if I had a lower protein target. In my opinion, you need more protein and calories.

Welcome! Best of luck with your surgery and with school. Keep us posted on how you are doing.

Congratulations! You look great and, most importantly, happy. I think it is so great that you want to become a bariatric surgeon. I am really looking forward to a time when we don't assume they are all men. (Although I love my surgeon and he happens to be a guy.) Best of luck with school. It will be so much easier to focus on your education now that you are healthier.

That's a great idea! And sorry if this sounds crazy! But OMG omg omg! It's so good to see a familiar name on here! You helped me through so much as a pre op and was/are a super huge role model to me. I remember joining bariatric pal and feeling so apprehensive about everything and you always have great advice! I just want to say thank you for all of your amazing support, it's people like you who motivated me to be where I am today and I hope I can inspire people half as much as you have me. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App You are so very welcome. I just read your other post with pictures and it sounds like you are doing so great! It sounds like you are living life to the fullest. You go girl!

Sleevers don't have pouches, we have sleeves. I am thankful that I was able to break my sofa addiction before surgery and have absolutely no interest in going back. I don't miss it. I know that some who have tried have been ok, but others find carbonation uncomfortable or painful. Frankly, for me, there is absolutely no nutritional value to soda.

It does sound like your surgeon is vegetarian. My plan is Protein first also, which in this case would be Beans. My surgeon is adamant that I get at least 100 grams of protein, starting the day after surgery. Protein and fluids are critical for healing and weight loss. Beans do have protein, just not as much as some other sources of protein. As to "feeling full", I go for "satisfied" instead of full.

You might also want to see if there are any OA groups in your area. They aren't exactly going to meet your WLS needs, but you are likely to find folks who are dealing with similar issues. The website, OA.org, has meeting lists and other resources.

It isn't quite panera, but ProtiDiet tomato basil soup (and ProtiDiet creamy chicken) really helped me get through the liquid phases.

I didn't start exercise until I was cleared to get in the pool at about 4 weeks (once my incisions had healed). Since then I swim laps, take water aerobics, and use water weights, etc.

What do you do? Be honest. I truly doubt that you would not be cleared because you have an eating disorder, especially if you are in treatment and recovery. What would be more likely to keep you from being cleared is dishonesty. Honesty with myself and my medical team is a major critical success factor for me. Best of luck.

When I was pre-op and newly sleeved even the pet food ads looked appetizing. Maybe it was all of that protein?

It is my understanding that you may need to be at a stable weight for a while before skin surgery, but a plastic surgeon really is the only one who can answer that question. Why can't you get a consultation?

None of us lose at a constant or steady rate. We all experience stalls and slow downs in weight loss. Stalls are a normal, natural and necessary part of the process of losing weight and almost everyone experiences a stall about three weeks after surgery. To answer your question about exercise, my preferred method of exercise is swimming. I have been in the pool since I was cleared to get in the Water after surgery. I love it. I swim laps, take water aerobics, use water weights, etc. Almost 95% of my exercise is in the pool. Embrace the Stall http://BariatricPal.com/index.php?/topic/351046-Embrace-the-Stall

Hugs. I am so sorry you experienced this awful crime but am so glad you have the love and support you need to heal. I was not sexually assaulted but definitely know I used fat as a literal wall to keep out pain. It is a very good idea to use every resource available to us as we dismantle that wall. I really appreciate your honesty and courage in sharing your story.

By the way, on another note, I was sleeved April 20, 2015. I am currently packing to go away for a week long writers workshop next week. There is no way I could have done that a year ago!

HI! And, welcome aboard. It breaks my heart to hear you talk so badly about yourself. This is a life-changing surgery/process and I truly hope one thing you gain is some peace within yourself about how awesome you really are. Keep us posted on how you are doing.