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@@Inner Surfer Girl Thin mint flavor please! I hate this time of year and I know my hubby will bring them into the house. I also know I can control myself. My husband went out yesterday and came back home with a lemon meringue pie. A whole friggin pie! Now of course I can control myself but he should not have it either. Today, said pie left with him and is headed off to work where his coworkers can eat the dam thing! I told him he was grounded too!

@@VSGAnn2014 I got mine when they first came out. The stainless steel one with the Milaneese loop. The small 38mm but it has been updated with the latest updates. @@lifeofblair I have my fitness pal on both my iPad and my phone. Every once in a while my iPad don't sync but all I have to do is open the activity tracker on my iPhone and it will then update for me. If you have trouble I would give apple a call. I have only had that happen once or twice. I am not sure why yours isn't syncing

I have the watch and use my fitness pal and have no problem. You don't need a special subscription. You just have set the watch app on your phone to show my fitness pal on the watch. Then go into my fitness pal settings. Select steps, add a device and add your iPhone. It works fantastic for me! I have the watch and use my fitness pal and have no problem. You don't need a special subscription. You just have set the watch app on your phone to show my fitness pal on the watch. Then go into my fitness pal settings. Select steps, add a device and add your iPhone. It works fantastic for me!

@@noonie79 I was 4 weeks post op and it lasted 2 weeks. I have had many since my longest being 28 days. Just stick to the plan and it will start to move again. You are still losing inches and your body is simply adjusting. I have learned there really is nothing to do but follow the plan.

@@j16 I must have missed the post where you said your Bariatric center told you 120grams of Protein per day. That is ridiculously high and not necessary. Especially if you have a history of kidney problems. I would challenge them. My Bariatric center has the same goal for everyone: 1 gram for every inch you are tall minimum. Now you can have more but it is not required. Honestly i would never be able to eat enough to hit that goal.

I have stage 3 chronic kidney disease and have had RNY 17 months ago. I have to be very careful not to overload Protein yet meet the minimum daily requirement which is 1 gram of protein for every 1 inch in height. For me that is 70 grams of protein. I rarely go over that. I eat meat but my pouch is pretty restricted so I get a lot of my protein from small amounts of meats, cheese, Peanut Butter, Protein shakes and milk. I have a Protein shake for Breakfast, protein with good carbs for lunch and dinner and I have to have 2 Snacks to meal my protein goals. My snacks are generally chai tea made with milk, Apple with peanut butter, cheese, lunch meat, shrimp or maybe a very small amount of nuts. From the moment I was allowed puréed foods my nut has had me following a balanced diet. I have good carbs with every meal. I don't eat protein first but follow a 2 bites of protein for every 1 bite of good carbs. This has worked very well for me both from a health standpoint and weight loss standpoint. I am 1lb away from goal having lost 142lbs. My stage 3 kidney disease along with all my other comorbitities have been in remission since the first 3 months post op. This can be managed quite well and you are asking great questions! Good luck to you! Feel free to message me with questions.

I had a food funeral the day before my pre op as well. We went to Buca di Beppo and I had my favorite spaghetti with meat sauce and meatballs. I have loved spaghetti since I was a little girl. Guess what? Not anymore. I literally cannot stand it now. I hate the texture of al dente Pasta which was the way I have always cooked it. I don't like how it tastes and I especially hate how it makes my pouch feel. Most people have a food funeral. Just get back on the plan now. Good luck!

If I could go back to my twenties and have this surgery I would do it in a heartbeat. Here's why, the longer you carry that high of a BMI, you will do damage to your body that cannot be reversed. Take it from me, I am 52 years ago and have damaged my spine and joints so badly that I am in chronic pain every single day. I have had 6 back surgeries! Don't wait, run! More yo yo dieting will only make your obesity disease worse. It is a metabolic disease and the cure is weight loss surgery. Best of luck! Feel free to message me with questions!

If I could go back to my twenties and have this surgery I would do it in a heartbeat. Here's why, the longer you carry that high of a BMI, you will do damage to your body that cannot be reversed. Take it from me, I am 52 years ago and have damaged my spine and joints so badly that I am in chronic pain every single day. I have had 6 back surgeries! Don't wait, run! More yo yo dieting will only make your obesity disease worse. It is a metabolic disease and the cure is weight loss surgery. Best of luck! Feel free to message me with questions!

My nut has promoted a well balanced meal from day 1. As you think about carbs they are talking specifically about vegetables, fruit, dairy. They are not talking about bread, crackers, junk. The Way I have focused my diet to ensure I get my Protein is 2 bites of protein for every 1 bite of good carbs. I have a tight restriction so I still drink 1 Protein shake for Breakfast. I then have a balanced lunch and dinner. In order to meet my protein goals, I then will have 1 or 2 small Snacks that are protein focused. One of my favorites Is a pot of chocolate chai tea made with milk. The tea is a loose leaf teeth at I buy from Teavanna. There is no sugar and a hint of chocolate with all the wonderful chai spices. If I don't have my tea I might have an apple with Peanut Butter as dip, cheese, a piece of lunchmeat, a couple of shrimp or a tiny amount of nuts. This balanced approach works fantastic. My nut does not believe in protein only meals, she has had me eating good carbs since the puréed stage. Now that I am at goal, I have introduced whole grains, or small bite or two of potatoes or brown rice at my lunch or dinner meal. I am 17 months out and my calories are usually between 1000 and 1200. I rarely ever go over but I do have days where I hit 800 - 900. I will say I have had many many stalls but I simply stay the course and they always break. Also my longest stall was 28 days. At that point I was about 7 months in and I did add more calories and shortened my 1 hour a day work out to 30 minutes. I was not getting enough calories for how much I was working out. It did break the stall. There is no reason to go back to the pouch test unless you have come off the plan completely. That is not a good behavior to get into. Just remain patient. That's how I do it.....I would be interested to see how others respond.

@ I have been intutabed 3 times for surgery following my RNY. Just 2 weeks ago in fact. Whoever has told you that has it completely wrong. This was one of my biggest questions when I had a 3 level cervical fusion in June. Now following that surgery, they sometimes like to use video because I cannot tip my back far enough. I have been told that if I need this ERCP test they will need to use someone who is very familiar with bypass. So I was curious if anyone had that experience.

@@Nurse_Lenora Hi there! Things will get moving again. The most important thing to realize is that 4 days with no loss is absolutely NOT a stall! Now 3 to 4 weeks with no loss, yup that is a stall. Take it from me (queen of the stalls) it will come off if you follow the plan. I have been weighing daily since my surgery. I learned very early on that my weight fluctuates from day to day. To weigh daily you have to have patience and a realistic expectation or this process will make you lose your mind and ultimately you will struggle. I literally talk to myself before getting on the scale. There are days where I weigh a pound more than I did the day before and I know that really isn't possible given what I have eaten. The good thing about weighing daily is you learn how your body reacts to certain foods. For example, if I had a heavy salt day, I won't lose and may even gain a little. If I had a day where I exceeded Water, hit my Protein and stayed below my stats I might see a drop. If I do that 3 days in a row, chances are I will lose a couple pounds. However, when you have a real stall there really is nothing you need to do but follow the plan.

@@Kats Journey Hi and welcome! We are all here for you. I am 17 months post op and nearly at goal. If I can do this anyone can. When I started my journey I dared to believe I could go from 310lbs to my goal of 165. I am currently 166.8. I still drink 1 Protein shake for Breakfast every day. I have to in order to reach my protein goal. I am very restricted and cannot seem to get all of my protein from food. I have my shake for breakfast, a small balanced lunch, a snack which usually is cheese or lunch meat or milk, a well balanced dinner and a small snack after. I land between 900 and 1100 calories and 70 to 80 grams of protein everyday. I also drink a minimum of 48 oz. of Water, but usually more than 60oz total. Feel free to message with questions and good luck! You are clearly making fantastic progress so far! Congratulations!!!

@@Rustycreaks Welcome and thank you for sharing your story with us! This is a great site to gain and give support to others. I am 17 months post op, just nearing my goal. I started at 310 and I am currently 167. My biggest fear is getting complacent and regaining my weight. I have vowed to not let that happen and have worked my tail off to get here. Your story is inspiring and I hope you and your wife continue to realize the benefits of getting healthy and that you live a good long life together. That is what is most important!

Are you saying you gained 10lbs on the liquid diet? Or are you struggling to follow it? I am guessing you could be headed for a tough discussion with your surgeon. The reality is if you cannot follow the food plan, it shows that you are not making the changes necessary to be successful post surgery. You have to keep in mind that you have to be incontrol of what you put into your body. The surgery is simply a tool that helps you with volume and actually can cause long term problems if you don't eat the right foods. You can do this! You have to go back to all the reasons you chose to pursue this surgery. If you can begin to see the goal you will get there. hoe badly do you want it, that is the question you have to answer. I know it's hard but I promise, if you follow the plan you will be sucessful.

That show is the most unhealthy, ridiculous way to lose weight. Have you noticed that they never talk about where their winners are now? Have they kept their weight off? I never had a want to watch it when I was heavy and I have only watched it a few times but I am shocked at how they work those people nearly to death. Some day we will hear how someone died during the taping of that show.

There is no way I would meet my protein goals without 1 shake a day. I am very restricted and I use my shake for breakfast. Then I have 2 very small snacks on top of 2 other very small meals. This is the only way I can get between 70 and 80 grams per day. My calories are usually between 900 and 1100.

I am Italian too and Pasta was a way of life for me. We had it 2 to 3 times a week in different recipes. I am nearly at goal and have tried it. Spaghetti with meat sauce was my all time favorite dish from the time I was a tiny little girl and right up until I started the prep diet. I have tried it now on 3 different occasions and I hate it! I absolutely hate it. The texture, the chew and how it feels in my pouch. You have no idea how happy I am that I hate it. One of my favorite things to do was to eat cold pasta right out of the fridge! I have been released from that bad habit. I can still eat a little pasta in Soup but that is about the only way. Now, I still make chicken cacciatore, baked meatballs marinara, Italian sausage and peppers, chicken parmesean as well as many other Italian Proteins. I always make a veggie or a salad and both for my family but have removed most of the starch from our diet, even for them. They get a starch once or twice a week. I have also made chicken, veal manicotti al forno and it is delicious. I use fresh pasta and will eat the meat inside. My family would shoot me if I stopped making this dish, I make it about twice per year and plan my food around it for that day. I will make them fresh Italian garlic bread.That is the hardest for me to stay away from. I can easy well toasted bread. Occasionally if I have room in my food budget I will try a tiny bite or two of garlic bread.

@@CowgirlJane My granddaughter is coming for a visit from Minneapolis. I may have to give your recipe a try. Her favorite thing I make is meatloaf and my recipe is delicious however I have some culinary chops and she has been learning from me since she was big enough to stand on a chair (3). This is one that would be a lot of fun for us to try. Bacon would be a must! Yummy !

My heaviest weight was 320. The day I had surgery I was 303. I did not consider losing that weight as a lot of weight given I had 145lbs to lose. The biggest advantage was getting the right behaviors in place before surgery so the change would not be so hard on me. Secondly my liver was in much better condition making the surgery easier on my surgeon and a better recovery for me. If your liver is too big in some cases they cannot perform the surgery with opening you up with a big incision. I definately did not want that. I will say I was in the hospital two days and when I got back home I weighed 316! I had gained 13lbs back with all the swelling and fluids they pump into you. I did not expect that and was shocked but that comes off quickly and before you know it much more follows. I am now down 142lbs and 3lbs from my ideal weight. I am currently in a normal BMI of 24.1

I have been having severe back pain since last June. I have been through a multitude of procedures because of my spine history. Although the MRI of my thoracic spine shows some problems they are not significant enough to cause this pain. In November I had surgery to remove a nonfunctional neurostimulator thinking the leads were impacting a nerve. Following that surgery the pain in my midback and right side including the ribs grew worse. They started me on Vicodin and kept me on it for several months now. It did not touch this pain. I had my shoulder repaired on 2/12 and they added MS Contin along with the Vicodin. That finally helped make me more comfortable. I was referred back to my PCP this week and she has run blood work to check my kidney, liver and pancreatic function simply to rule them out. I had my gallbladder removed 25 years ago. My blood work came back normal. She changed me to a fentanyl patch because all of these pills are not good. I have a history of stage 3 kidney disease so I have to be careful. Today she called and is requesting that I have an ERCP test to check the bile ducts, at the pancreas, liver and where the gallbladder used to be to rule out stones there. Since having RNY, I moved states and had to find new doctors here with a different health insurance. I scheduled an appointment with a gi doctor here in Wisconsin, I have heard that you have to be very careful with any type of test like this one after having bypass but I am not sure of how to handle this. I did ask if they had a doctor that specializes in Bariatric patients and I got the canned answer that they all understand that surgery and I shouldn't worry about it. Do I need to do anything special? Has anyone had this test post RNY and if so can you share your experience. I just want to make sure that I ask the right questions.

@@Kats Journey I am sorry you are having a tough start but things will get better everyday. For me I started feeling back to my old self at the 8 week mark. I remember because I went to Las Vegas for 11 days. Other than dealing with food and Water I felt fantastic! It took me until 7 weeks before I could get all my water and Protein in. This is normal because of all the swelling. You just do the best that you can. Oh and I still get very constipated. I take a generic stool softener with laxative twice daily just to stay regular. I think this is a side effect of the diet and RNY. As long as I take my stool softeners I have no problem. I should also say I am on narcotic pain medicine which doesn't help but even before that I had to take stool softeners once a day. Hopefully things will get better soon for you.

I use my weight when I started the pre op liquid diet. HW - 320 SW - 310 CW - 168

Welcome back! I am sorry about what is going on with your marriage. Change is never easy. I have only been on this site for just over a year now but I am very active on it and absolutely love meeting others who are going through and been through the process. This is like my second home! Nice to cyber meet you and look forward to seeing your posts!

I had so many fears along the way but given I am nearly to goal my biggest fear right now is regain once I hit maintenance and saving enough money for plastics. I have so much loose skin and I really did not think it would bother me as much as it does. It makes me feel incomplete. I was expecting to have some but not realizing that it would be literally everywhere. It will likely take 2 or 3 surgeries to deal with the loose skin in my tummy arms legs, butt and breasts. I will have to prioritize for sure!