Darkplaces

*Finally* under 300! I know that's not a big deal to many, but for me it's a cause for celebration. This has been a long time coming!

I was well over 300lbs! 388 to be exact. Hard to say that number! I just had my 1 year surgiversary and am feeling great! I am down 126lbs and sure wish it was more but am grateful for how much better I feel. I just went to an amusement park with my family a couple weeks ago and had no concerns with fitting and riding all the rides I wanted! That was so exciting! I still have about 50-70ish till my goal, but weight loss has slowed a lot. This surgery is not an easy way out. It has been a daily battle and mental game, but so worth it. Good luck to everyone and remember to be proud of every pound lost.

@ Darkplaces: I guess it proves that we are all different no matter what and what is comfortable for a 150lb person may not be ideal for one that is meant to be 200lbs, I'm happy my doctor understood that, he wanted 150 -160lbs as my goal, u said I could already feel my collarbones and I didn't want to look slender( my preference, I prefer a little bulk on me) we decided at 190-194lbs would be ideal, now at a stall at 284, but happy since u started in January at 388lbs, I'm gonna get there just gotta keep focused

I am 6 months out...almost 170 lbs down. I have had pizza and beer twice since the surgery. Was not a big deal. Nutritionally there is not much there so I would prefer my high Protein foods. It is nice to have a cold brew once in a while. I have avoided soft drinks and will continue to do so.

Had my Upper GI- results showed GERD. No problems with the sleeve otherwise, thank goodness!
They want to keep me on the Prilosec. Since I'm still having that weird left shoulder pain off & on after eating, they are going to do an Abdominal Ultrasound to check my gallbladder. Hope you are doing better?

Thanks..I am scheduled for an upper GI on July 27th. I will bring that up. The new doc (3rd opinion) said she doesn't think she will see anything but will do it anyway. She said the place I am describing pain is almost impossible to be gi tract related. So frustrating. I know it has something to do with my GI tract. It hurts when my stomach is empty and/or when I take my carafate. Also hurts when I take Vitamins. They did a mri of my spine this morning to rule that out. I have had a nuclear stress test, swallow study, kidney ultra sound. Upper left back pain and 3 different doctors say it is not related to my surgery. Sucks...

My big thing is the pain is on my left side not my right. My general Doctor and my Sleeve surgeon keep telling me this. "Your gallbladder is on the other side." The pain is mainly toward my back. It is annoying. I bring up my Pancreas and how gallstones can block ducts and they look at me like I am crazy. I just worry I have gone untreated for whatever the heck this is for 4 months and by the time they finally figure it out I am going to have something really screwed up.
I appreciate the input from everyone. I made an appointment with my general Doctor for Monday and I am not going to let her off the hook.
I have had my heart and lung ruled out two weeks ago after doing nuclear stress tests and ct scans by a cardiologist. I had to prove it wasn't that before my Sleeve Doctor relented 10 days ago and put me on Carafate to drink 4 times a day.

food funerals. I would prefer a good old Irish wake instead. Things get said, alcohol is consumed and deceased is bad mouthed as much as they are praised. So here is a toast to my old friend pizza. You were delicious and had so many of the bad ingredients. Sugary sauces, processed wheat, salty pepperoni, and questionable mafia cheese. You will be missed you old sod.

Took the hubby out for his birthday this past April and had a delicious meal in Toronto at a fab restaurant that featured an onsite craft brewery. So many amazing beers to choose from!
I ordered a pint of gorgeous lager, forgetting completely as we "cheers"d" that I had been banded only 3 months prior. This was my first post-WLS beer. What happened next was hysterical.
Took a BIG "pre-WLS" swig of ice cold beer (delicious!), swallowed, and within seconds felt as though a Water balloon had exploded behind my ribcage. No pain, just a WHOOMP of frothy Fluid coming' right back on up my throat.
My eyes got huge, my eyebrows shot up, I pressed my lips together so as not to firehose the birthday boy and squeaked in alarm. My husband took one look at me and yelled "SHE'S GONNA BLOW!" My mouth filled with frothy beer (I swear it tripled in volume coming up). I looked a sight - my cheeks were puffed out to capacity, lips bursting to spray with the very beer that had just gone down.
Now I should say that this was as completely painless as it was hilariously inconvenient. I was laughing through the whole thing as I desperately tried to retain this carbonated frothing mass in my mouth while attempting to breath sloooooowly through my nose, trying to re-swallow the now warm beer in tiny sips.
Yes, people were all around us, many wondering just what in the hell I was up to.
Phewf!
Managed to get it down (and not a drop lost!) but it took me over 30 minutes to finish that ONE pint of beer. My husband was incredulous. The "old" me would have slammed that pint and had another ordered before you could say "empty calories".
So beer is do-able. Kind of.

I gave up sodas a couple years ago. I mean, I have one occasionally but I choose tea or Water over soda.
It think it'll be interesting to see what it takes to get me buzzed post op. Scotch and Bourbon would normally think 2 - 3 finger drinks. I'll save a small fortune in booze.

I am down about 135 pounds. Around the 80 mark I blew the seal off of the mask it was so powerful. I just read how to lower my pressure and I am fine. I see my sleep doc in a few weeks so I am wondering what he will say.

I am two months post op (to the day) from my sleeve gastrectomy, down 54 pounds.
Been using a CPAP for about 10 years. Changed my life, and maybe saved my marriage, but I also can't wait to get rid of it!
How long after surgery were YOU able to stop using your CPAP? What did you notice about sleeping without it?

I was having that same "desert dry mouth" about two weeks ago, and it was so insane, it was waking me up three or four times a night.
I went online to see how to adjust the CPAP pressure (I know, I know, that's for a doctor to do), and I brought my pressure down substantially. I slept like a baby after.
When I start getting dry mouth again at the new pressure, I will likely start trying a night or two without it...but I'm a lot like you: I haven't taken even a NAP without my machine since I got it.

I am a food addict. The longer I have gone post op the better it gets. I can't say it is gone but I stick 100% to plan and have not eaten anything I know I shouldn't. My saving grace has been the sugar free popsicle. 15 Calories a piece. My worst time in the past was the evening sitting in front of the computer. Now when I do it I have a popsicle...and another...and another. I usually eat 4 to 6 a day. It satisfies my cravings at night (this coming from a 410 pound guy who would eat at least a large bag of chips every night...who would order two extra value meals large size at McDonalds by myself because I was embarrassed the cashier knowing the extra nuggets and fries were all for me so I would buy two meals so they would think it was for two people.) It got better is my point. So much so I feel fantastic and fully satisfied on 750 calories a day

WOW! @ beachgurl84 u sound so disgruntled. My statement was to answer is that why doctor says do not drink. Not to u specifically. And we ALL POST what we think, knowing that none of us are medical professionals. I don't THINK docs are telling their patients not to drink due to brain damage issues. Of course alcohol and sooo many other drugs can cause these and many more sever issues. Do I think that why ur doc says x amount of time and others doc say 6 months, some say 3, some say 6 weeks. No I don't THINK so...
But common sense says we should ALL follow our own doc orders... no one else.
Hope you have calmed down. This forum is to help and everyone provides their opinion. It is NOT to be hostile towards one another since we are all in this together.
Good luck to you.

@@mroth28 - Are you on any ant acids at all? I was prescribed omeprazole in the hospital. I found you have to figure out what time of day to take it is good for you. Some people take it first thing in the morning, at least 30 minutes before eating. I tend to get gas in the afternoon/evenings. I take mind around 2 or 3pm.

I enjoy not being hungry. It actually very satisfying because I am not thinking about food all day long. I don't want eat because I am bored. I eat because I realize I am getting weak and it's time to grab some energy. Food is fuel now and now a hobby that I do when I am bored.

I looked at the menu! Lots of choices.
Egg, scrambled soft with cheese, or my new (disgusting) favorite? An egg, soft scrambled with sausage gravy (no biscuit) on the side. I pour the gravy on the egg and it's delicious.
lunch or dinner? Soup!
Once you are on full foods, the options open, but they have a good sides menu. Seriously!

I have been sticking to a 500/700 calorie diet right now.
I do a Unjury Choc Protein added to fat free & Lactose free milk (8oz) for Breakfast.< /p>
lunch I have V8 (8oz) with Unjury non flavored protein for lunch.
dinner I eat chicken or pork. Example: I love the grilled chicken nuggets at Chick Fil A so I can eat 8 nuggets for dinner.
supplements I get in 2 flintstone chewables, Bariatric Advantage caramel calcium chews and B12 I got in liquid form.
My cheat is sugar free popcycles. I eat about 5 a day. I love them.
I am trying to be better about my Water. I enjoy water that is not ice cold (which stinks because before I loved Ice cold water.) I might drink 28/32oz of G2 every few days to make sure I am getting enough hydration.
My skin is really dry. I itch like crazy. Not sure if there is something in the unjury that causes it or just a change in diet. I do not have to poop a whole lot (every 3 to 4 days.)
I am not doing any real exercise. I need to start walking. I am losing about a 1lb a day eating this way. I log everything into my fit bit. I am only getting in around 5000 steps a day.

I have been sticking to a 500/700 calorie diet right now.
I do a Unjury Choc Protein added to fat free & Lactose free milk (8oz) for Breakfast.< /p>
lunch I have V8 (8oz) with Unjury non flavored protein for lunch.
dinner I eat chicken or pork. Example: I love the grilled chicken nuggets at Chick Fil A so I can eat 8 nuggets for dinner.
supplements I get in 2 flintstone chewables, Bariatric Advantage caramel calcium chews and B12 I got in liquid form.
My cheat is sugar free popcycles. I eat about 5 a day. I love them.
I am trying to be better about my Water. I enjoy water that is not ice cold (which stinks because before I loved Ice cold water.) I might drink 28/32oz of G2 every few days to make sure I am getting enough hydration.
My skin is really dry. I itch like crazy. Not sure if there is something in the unjury that causes it or just a change in diet. I do not have to poop a whole lot (every 3 to 4 days.)
I am not doing any real exercise. I need to start walking. I am losing about a 1lb a day eating this way. I log everything into my fit bit. I am only getting in around 5000 steps a day.

Surgery date 11/18
Preop diet weight: 410
Day of Surgery): 404
Today's weight: 356
Total weight loss: 54 Pounds

Greetings!
So it has been a month since we all had our surgery. How is everyone doing? I am been very fortunate. No problems so far. Have just started to expand my diet and am able to eat small amounts of meat and vegetables. Weight loss has slowed down but still moving in the right direction so I am happy. I have discovered one thing that has me a bit nervous. My daughter brought home some home-made Cookies and I had one and discovered that I could easily tolerate and had a few more with no problem. I am not a big sweet fan but that got me concerned. Plan to avoid that bag of Cookies since it goes down so easy!
Hope all are well and having a great holiday season!
Surgery date 11/19
Preop diet weight: 299
Day of Surgery): 272
Today's weight: 251
Total weight loss: 48 pounds

I am amazed at how much weight you all are losing. I know I'm not supposed to compare but it's difficult when I see folks that are shedding major weight. I've been stalled between 260 & 262 since Dec. 3 and just recently saw the scale move. Any tips are welcome. Thanks & congrats to you all on your hard work!
Surgery date: 11/19
Pre-op weight: 280
Surgery weight: 270
Current weight: 256

Surgery date 11/18
Preop diet weight: 410
Day of Surgery): 404
Today's weight: 356
Total weight loss: 54 Pounds

Hello all-

Here are my stats:

Surgery date: 11/18/2014
Pre op: 410 lbs
Day of surgery: 404 lbs
Current: 375 lbs (11/30)
Down 35 lbs
I have been logging my food via fitbit. I am coming in around 600 calories a day. I am having:
unjury chocolate protien shake for Breakfast (mixed with lactose and fat free milk 8oz)
8oz of old school V8 around lunchtime (I start to feel better when I get this in)
I also chew 2 flintstone chewables at lunch
4oz of low fat cottage cheese around 2:30
I also do my caramel chew (Bariatric Advantage) for Calcium and B12 5000 liquid under the tongue.
dinner (5:00) last two nights I had 1 egg scrambled and one piece of bacon (microwavable)
I do not seem to be able to finish all of the egg and piece of bacon and feel really full for quite a while.
Between 6 and 8 I usually have 2 sugar free popsicles.
Try to wind down for bed by 9:30.
My Water intake is bad. I am coming in around 32oz of Water a day. I need that to improve.