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Stalls are a common part of the process. Your body simply needs time to breathe. Follow your food, drink and exercise plan and the stall will take care of itself. If seeing the stall frustrates you, the best thing you can do is stay off the scale. I have had many stalls over the last 14 months, they all break in their own time. Good luck!

Call your surgeons office for sure. You need to make sure you don't have that turkey stuck.

I love myfitnesspal and even though it doesn't take into consideration our low calorie count it tracks all my nutrients very effectively. I think I was very successful in part because of how I track everything I put in my mouth via myfitnesspal.

Veggies cooked really well like carrots, cauliflower, Beans, peas at the puréed stage. I could not tolerate salad until I was almost 5 months post op. It just did not sit well. Now, I eat a lot of salad and my pouch loves it! Fibrous veggies like broccoli and Brussels took me a lot longer and those have to be cooked to soft even now. I love my veggies. I have 2 bites of veggies for every 1 bite of Protein which is what my nut taught me. She has always been focused on a balanced meal.

The best thing for you to do is remain positive. Gastric bypass surgery is pretty safe. I believe the statistics are something like 1/1000. You could worry yourself sick with thinking of all the things that could go wrong. The reason they do all this pre op testing is to make sure you have the best possible chance to get through surgery. They won't operate if it is not relatively safe. You are in much more danger by doing nothing as you already know. People die when they don't follow the plan. If your doctor requires the liver cleanse diet you follow it, if you are a smoker quit, etc. Complications arise when you don't follow the plan but I can assure you they won't attempt it if there is concerns that you won't come out of surgery. Take some deep breaths, ask your surgeon about his/her mortality rate and let him know your fears. I would bet you will feel much more at ease. Having this surgery done actually saved my life. It is the best thing I ever did for myself. Good luck to you!

It is possible to over drink and flush all the salt out of your system but it is really hard to do. You have to drinks gallons and sweat like crazy. The signs of this is when you start to get dizzy and feel feint. I know this only because it happened to me and I was told to add a drink with electrolytes as part of my regimen or add salt to my Water. I just simply backed off a little on the water.

It does take a little practice before you get used to it. You might also find that trying different style masks will work better for you. My hubby and I found one that just goes over your nose. It seals better and is super comfortable. It is not the nose cannula one but it fits over just your nose. Once I got the mask right I got so used to it that I couldn't sleep without it, it became comforting. It now took me a while to get used to sleeping without it.

Most people who suffer from obesity actually have sleep apnea and don't even know it. It is very dangerous to not know it. If you remember, Reggie White from the Green Bay Packers actually died from sleep apnea. On a good note, it is considered a comorbitity and will help with the approval process. On another good note, once you get through surgery and lose the weight you will likely lose the apnea too. I was on bi-pap for the last 10 years. Now I can sleep even flat on my back without a machine and without waking myself up all night long. Good luck to you!

@@thbrown223 I had the infamous 3 week stall that lasted 2 weeks and then again at 3 months. I have had so many that I cannot even count. The longest one was at 8 months and lasted 5 weeks. When I say a stall, I mean NO weight lost at all during that period of time. If I lost a pound it was not a stall. There are also times when you will lose a pound then gain it back then lose it again. It is simply part of the process that we go through. During that 5 week stall I actually had to stay off the scale because it actually frustrated me. Normally I don't let the scale dictate how I feel but that time I will admit I was very frustrated. Then all of a sudden wham I will drop weight again. I stall out now after I drop 10lbs. Then I go back and forth and it all begins again.

The Protein will help break your stall as well, especially if you are not getting enough. 1 gram for every inch you are tall minimum. It will help you heal and will help you lose. I am the stall queen, I swear! The only thing you can do is follow the plan and wait it out. Good luck!

@@Daisee68 You are such a sweetheart and a pretty awesome role model yourself!

The only thing you can really do is take Biotin which will help with regrowth. The hair will stop shedding when the weight stops shedding. Stay on top of your Protein and Water because it will help as well.

I just wanted to say hi and welcome. I hope you have a safe surgery and speedy recovery. I did not have a revision so I cannot help you with those specific questions but there are plenty of people on this site who can.

@@moothz What the heck! What hospital were you in? I need to make sure I never go there. This is the first time I heard of a hospital not treating ones pain properly following such a big surgery. You poor thing! I can tolerate a lot of pain and I do mean a lot. I have had 6 back surgeries (yesterday I had another one). Several other big surgeries as well. There was only one time where I had a terrible nurse following a back surgery who was too busy and rude to ensure my pain was under control. They gave me something that was not working. I requested that he page my surgeon and he refused. I remember crying all night. In the morning I requested I speak with someone from the hospital so I could lodge a complaint against this nurse. They send a patient advocate to my room immediately and I told them the whole story. After being discharged I had several other people from the hospital call me to apologize and let me know they were dealing with that nurse. He apparently had some issues and his patients were clearly suffering. I have had so many surgeries in my life that I knew this was not right, in fact I usually get scolded for backing off pain drugs too quickly. With bypass that first night I did not sleep at all. Mostly because of the gas pain but they gave me good pain drugs, gas drugs, nausea meds, hot packs. Their whole goal was to make me more comfortable. I am so sorry you had such a terrible experience. Everyone knows that the better you control pain the faster you heal. Hopefully you gave your surgeon a piece of your mind.

@@Dallas Powell I am glad to hear you went back and hopefully will make some progress. There are some things you can do and should do to help with your weight loss in the meantime. I hope you don't take this the wrong way but I am going to be straight with you. Obesity is a metabolic disease and as you know the surgery is only a tool to help you. Not eating all day completely screws with your metabolism. If I learned anything at all in the last year, you must, must, must eat 3 meals a day to keep your metabolism moving and balance your blood sugars. You also honestly have to change your thinking around "the diet". We don't diet at all, we actually learn to eat differently, healthy and it is for life. We cannot simply stop when we reach goal or the weight will simply pile back on. These steps are so important to getting past this disease and getting obesity into remission. The commitment is truly for life. There are basic rules that help each of us who have had bypass become successful, I am not sure if your doctor gave you these instructions but based on what you have said so far, I am guessing not. 1. Hitting your daily Protein goal is a must. 1 gram of protein for every inch you are tall 2. 48 to 64 ounces of sugar free liquids daily. This includes Water, Soups, etc. 3. No drinking 30 minutes before and after you eat 4. No alcohol for first year 5. No carbonated beverages 6. A food plan that is high in protein and focused on good carbs like fruits and vegetables. Stop eating processed foods, sweets, bread, Pasta, rice especially during the weight loss phase 7. Move your body as much as possible, every bit counts. 8. You must take your Vitamins. Usually Calcium citrate, Vitamin d, b12 and a daily multi vitamin. These are critical for bypass patients.

Pumpkin egg custard is a good one that you could try if make with stevia or Splenda. And because of all the eggs it is protein!

Lots of communication required to keep you both sane. I will usually make a Protein and 2 good carbs (veggies, fruit, salad). I always engage him in what those good carbs are so he helps make the choice, if he chooses not to engage then he gets what I choose. I will always ask him do you want a potato or some rice or are you good with the menu as is. About once maybe twice a week I will make a starch that is all about him. Before surgery every meal had a starch, in fact I am Italian and I think I made Pasta or rice dishes 3 to 4 times a week. After a year of the new plan he really has come along for the ride and even though he himself is still obese it is not because of our meals. It is because of his snacking habits. He Snacks on crap all evening long. Also he tends to run out and grab crappy lunches.

I vote for stuffed peppers. I use a meatball base (ground beef, ground pork, onions, egg, a very tiny handful of minute rice, salt, pepper and a splash of tomato sauce). I am a year out and close to goal so i include that rice but you don't need to. Cover them with tomatoe sauce and bake until that pepper is completely cooked. I just had them the other day. They are delicious but they fill me up in just under a half cup.

@@sarahbethemails Ice cream and sherbert is a slippery slope. Something I did not even attempt until I was 6 months out. Sherbert has way too much sugar in it. Ice cream honestly works a bit better but what I have noticed is if I behave and literally eat about 2 to 3 ounces, I am ok. If I indulge in say a whole scoop I get the absolute worst pain in my intestines. I mean doubled over in the fetal position. The longest this lasted was 12 hours. Ice cream and cheesecake are about my two favorite sweet treats. I have learned to simply eat a couple of ounces and it totally satisfies my craving. I will say that I plan this. In other words I track every morsel of food I put in my mouth and if I choose to have ice cream, I make sure that my overall carb count is below 100 for the day, my Protein is on track and for me, my calories will land below 1100. The other thing about ice cream is there is actually some protein in it where sherbert there is not. At your stage, I would be very very careful about testing the waters so soon.

Love love love me some pickles!

How rude! Just remember what goes around comes around. Karma is a bitch! P.S. I would have to boot my husband in the rear. Mine is the opposite, he will actually go out of his way to make sure I am comfortable. Sometimes to the point where I get embarrassed. I have a very bad back and he is so considerate. I am pretty lucky that way.

@@talkingmountain I have this problem as well. Now I will say that premier Protein chocolate is the only kind and flavor that I can tolerate and because it is so packed with protein you only need a couple. I bought a case of vanilla and literally could not drink it. Had to give it to my son.

It's weird. I have handled chicken right from the beginning but give me an egg and it is all over for me. Who knows why! I just keep trying though.

I still haven't found a viable solution for bread. They all make me feel like yuck. Crackers, no problem. Tortilla chips no problem but even soft tortillas don't work. I am kind of glad about this as I would definitely have a hard time with choices if bread were one of them.

It also could be that you are severely dehydrated which can cause the nausea. I would certainly call my surgeon to rule out anything more serious but you must start drinking fluids immediately if you can.