Inner Surfer Girl

There are days when I struggle to even eat 1000 calories. My doctor in the past said for me to lose 1lb a week I should be eating between 2000-2400. Because of my thyroid I gain weight if I even LOOK at a carb. So eating a diet consisting of mainly carbs was causing me to gain weight. Not because of total calories but because of the type of calories. Do you exercise at all? It sounds like your metabolism is extremely low. What happens when you do things to increase your metabolism?

None of us lose at a constant or steady rate. We all experience stalls and slow downs/fluctuations. Almost everyone experiences their first stall about three weeks after surgery. Right after surgery your body is recovering from major surgery, is swollen, and healing. I highly recommend that you stay off the scale, especially early out, and certainly until you are able to eat more. Try just weighing at your doctors appointments if you are going to allow the numbers on the scale influence your emotions. Just follow your program. Make sure you are getting at least 64 oz of Fluid. Make sure you are reaching your Protein target. Take your Vitamins and supplements as directed. Exercise when cleared. Stay off the scale. And, Embrace the Stall http://BariatricPal.com/index.php?/topic/351046-Embrace-the-Stall. Your primary focus is on healing right now.

My program also had a non-reimburse able fee that covered the nutrition classes. But, it wasn't for just one class but for lifetime access to their NUT.

I have never heard the 1 in 50 ratio. Where did you get that? My surgeon has had over 4000 successful surgeries and only 2 deaths (I think -- I might be misremembering and it is only 1). The one I remember him telling us about was because the man would not get up and walk after surgery. When he went home his family wouldn't let him get up and walk so he had a blood clot. According to my surgeon, the two biggest risks are pneumonia and blood clots. My surgeon had very specifically addressed those risk with medication (like blood thinners), tools (spirometer use, leg compression thingies, etc.), and instructions (walking, etc.). Yes, there is risk of death from any surgery. For me, the risk of dying from obesity was much, much higher. The best thing you can do is follow your surgeon's instructions to the letter. Everything he asks you to do is to make sure you go into the surgery as healthy as possible and to have the most successful outcome.

Yes, indeed!

Hmm, well, I'm not sure why you assume that someone who drinks is an alcoholic. I'm fairly certain and confident that I am not, so AA would not really be much help. As for therapy, sure, I've been in therapy my entire adult life. I'm a big fan of therapy, but again, as I said in my OP, I know what I should do, but doing it is tough, I'm looking for others in the same boat, not for people who want to pathologize what is simply the human experience! I sincerely wish you the very best results in addressing your regain. I'm truly sorry if my questions offended you. I certainly don't think everyone who drinks is an alcoholic. I certainly don't know if you are an alcoholic. You said you're taking in more calories daily via beer than through the food you eat and that you are having a hard time cutting out the beer. You offered as context your struggles with depression after a physical injury. And since transfer addictions are real dangers for WLS patients post-op, I asked whether you thought AA or therapy could be helpful. You sound very determined to regain your health and to lose the weight you've gained. Again, I wish for you great success in achieving your goals. It might be even worth it to explore OA (OA.org). Many of us use food the way Alcoholic's use alcohol.

Have you tried getting in the water? Water aerobics, lap swimming, or even water jogging/running is much easier on the joints and can give you a great workout.

Stalls are a normal, natural, and necessary part of the process of losing weight. None of us lose at a constant or steady rate, and periodic stalls are part of the process. Plus, when you were sick, chances are pretty good that you were dehydrated. Just follow your program. Focus on getting in all of your Protein and fluids. Take your Vitamins and supplements as directed. And, exercise when able. If in doubt about what you need to be doing, why not make an appointment with your NUT? Embrace the Stall! Embrace the Stall http://BariatricPal.com/index.php?/topic/351046-Embrace-the-Stall

Ditto!

This is a great issue to talk to your GP about. Briefly, high potency Vitamins can cause nausea for me. Be careful about when you take them and in what combinations. Your PCP should be able to help you to work out a good schedule. Hormones do go haywire right after surgery. Gore mines are stored in fat so when we lose a lot of fat in a short period of time our hormones tend to dump rapidly into our system. That can affect our moods and our cycles (for women in particular). I am glad you have an appointment with your PCP.

Wow, that is really low. Mine is 100 grams. What was your starting BMI?

It's a free app for your phone that you can use to track your food and exercise.

It helps to weight or measure my food. Do you have a food scale and measuring cups and spoons?

I don't remember. My calories are relative to my Protein. What is your protein goal?

I don't see a problem. What does your NUT say? Edited: because autocorrect.

Bumping. Happy Summer!

Two thoughts: Sodium Tracking Even if you "cheat", "eat off plan" or whatever you want to call it, still track it. You may be surprised.

I started with a much higher BMI than you and got the sleeve. Everyone in my pre-op class was either getting a sleeve or a band to sleeve conversion. Everyone who was getting the sleeve for the first time was also starting at a BMI of greater than 50. You can absolutely be successful with the sleeve, it just takes longer to reach goal.

Look for the World According to Eggface.

Damn! food police are the worst. If someone took my plate away I would have probably taken off their arm.

Ice water! When I am out and about in my car I usually go through a drive-thru and get ice water.

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I am so sorry you have to deal with this. I guess it depends on whether or not you want him to be there for you. I can see his point. You are asking him to keep something from his wife. You don't have to tell all of your business, but you may want to consider at least telling her you are having surgery. Best of luck with your decision and with your surgery.

I was told not to rub the incisions and to let the glue fall off by itself. If it naturally fell off I wouldn't worry unless it is painful or doesn't look like it is healing. If in doubt, you can always call your surgeon and ask.

Just hazarding a guess, but poverty and lack of access to things like well paying jobs and childcare probably have a lot to do with it. If you have to work 2-3 jobs to make ends meet, and have to raise a family, you don't have a lot of time to exercise, etc. Women in this country are disproportionately impacted by low wages, etc.