BLERDgirl

Agree with everyone else. You may be able to eat it, but it's a waste of calories and carbs. It could also end up being a slider food. I'd stay away from it.

My sleeve surgery was my 6th surgical procedure. That doesn't include being intubated and placed in a medical coma. I also worked in hospitals for 10 years as a Child Life Specialist, 5 of which were spent in the ER. I actually gave pre-surgical tours to families and medical play with kids to explain what the procedures and processes would be like. Having that knowledge was helpful because I think for many the fear of the unknown is scarier than what actually happens. If you don't know better all those machines, sounds and smells can be really scary when they really aren't. So for all you first timers, try and relax. This is a relatively simple procedure. You will most likely be just fine.

I was walking from day 1, back in the gym week 3. It's not too early to work out, in fact it helps. I also use an activity tracker. I prefer the polar loop, but really I say find one you like. They all remind you to move every hour, and track your steps. Many also monitor your sleep patterns.

Were you in my class? LOL Yes we get a variety of young, old and plus size folks. However the instructors make the class loads of fun! I also take the silver sneakers low impact class. I am the youngest in class but also the heaviest. I don't care because my knees can tolerate it and I work up a good sweat. Most of theses people have watched me losing over the past year so I never feel out of place. They encourage me to keep up the work.

One other thing anyone can workout with out hurting themselves. I started out over 400lbs. I walked regularly the first 2 weeks and returned to Water aerobics at 3 weeks post op. I take classes at my gym. The instructors are really good about correcting form and making sure we are doing things correctly.

I didn't make a big deal about it, but I was pleasantly surprised at how little pain I had. No real pain just soreness.

No, not always but it's not uncommon. You body siphons off all available protein to live so hair & nails can suffer as a result. Once you go into maintenance most people return back to normal.

If you plan to go lighter, unless you're going to rock a pixie, I would wait. Bleaching makes hair even more fragile and if you are shedding it's already in a pretty fragile shape.

I'm 52. I drink 60 - 70 ounces of fluids a day. I pee like a race horse.

@@JupiterinVirgo - I was just talking to someone about this at the gym yesterday. You start slow but you do it consistently. Get you some light hand weights. 3 -5 lbs. Keep them by your computer desk. Every 30 mins do 10 arm raises. Every hour get up and walk around the house for 5 minutes swinging the weights in your hands. Set alarms on your smart phone to remind you to move. Another tip is to join a gym or sign up for a exercise class of some sort. Nothing big. When I started going to the gym, my goal was 2 days a week. I aimed for doing that faithfully. When that got easy I added a 3rd day. Even now 2 things I do every day is plan my activity and eating for the day when I get up. Keep that focus and you will be fine.

One of things I often talk to others about when they tell me they are considering surgery is to ask/find out about after care. Since it seems that your surgeon has a limited schedule , I would take @@JamieLogical's advice and see if your PCP could handle it. You won't meet with the nutritionist, but at least you can make sure your vitals and blood work are where they should be.

Biology? I suspect it's just the way some bodies are hardwired. If you are following your doctor's orders then stop worrying about making things faster and worry about making sure you are learning life long eating skills. Besides the slower you lose, the better your body has time to adjust and you decrease your chances of having too much lose skin.

I have light 3lb hand weights at home. If it's an off day. I stand up, and walk back and forth from the living room to the kitchen while doing arm raises. On days when I am a few steps short of 10K steps I walk up and down the steps inside the house. Anytime I go to the big box stores my rule is I have to walk the entire paremeter (inside) so I get in extra steps.

There is no general wight loss. It varies from those who lose a few pounds, those who lose a lot and even those who experience a gain. Then you add in age, starting weight, whether you had a pre-op diet, whether you have a Clear liquids stage, whether you are male or female and any co-morbidities and it's easy to understand why there is no average loss. As long as you feel healthy there's no need to call the doctor.

I cook every day. Sometimes it's just something simple like scrambling an egg fr breakfast. Some days it's more elaborate like making beans from scratch. Grits, oatmeal, from scratch, not a mix. Once and a while I even pull out the food processor and make veg burgers from scratch. I'm not a fan of processed foods. It's enough that I supplement to keep my protein up. Also since I'm taking the time to chop veg, I count making a salad as cooking.

So you got approved for surgery before meeting your surgeon? How does that work?

Sounds like it may be time to see a counselor or therapist to work through those issues. Don't suffer alone, find someone competent to help you work through theses issues.

Cheese and yogurt have been a major part of my post-op eating. Not bothering me at all.

Depending on the severity of her dairy allergy that won't help unless she uses a non soy vegan powder since most of the really popular shakes contain either whey or soy isolates.

Second the PPI recommendation. I would also suggest thinning any Soups you make to a watery consistency with low sodium broth. As for additional protein sources, Beans and spinach are good sources of protein, and Fiber. Black beans, lentils and split peas are my some of the higher protein beans. You can also look into non-soy vegan protein powders blend a little of those into your meals and it can help increase your protein intake. Different plans advance at different rates. This is the plan her doctor follows.

I'm a little over 5'2" and my starting weight was over 400. However I am more than twice your age. So far most of my lose skin appears to be on my lower half. I have been walking since day 1 and returned to the gym at 3 weeks post op. To be honest the lose skin doesn't worry or concern me. Once I hit goal. I'll access the situation and decide if I want to do plastics or not.

Not everyone gets a drain. It depends on the surgeon. However having had an abcess from a previous surgery that was so deep I had to have daily wound care for 2 weeks after it was lanced, I can honestly say a drain is a good thing. Mine was removed before I was discharged from the hospital. It's not painful. It's just another way to insure a positive surgical outcome. This is what it looks like The tubing will be inside and the bulb part will hang outside you body. A nurse will check and empty the Fluid. Like I said, it's really not a big deal. Just your surgeon being extra cautious.

I was never hungry or HANGRY. I am one of the few who actually gets full on Water so it was really important for me in the early stages to separate my eating and drinking. I may have experienced some head hunger, or an urge to snack, but I can honestly say I have never been ravenously hungry. There have been times when I had no appetite at all and had to eat on a schedule in order to remind myself to eat. I also do better planning at least one snack a day, but starving? Not even close.

No part of my life is on hold while I lose weight. I am just as social as I ever was.

14 mths out. I still eat under 1200 calories a day and no I am not starving at all. My relationship with food has changed for the better. This weekend I was out and a friend had brought these double chocolate brownies. Chocolate is my weakness but I had eaten my meal. I just wanted a taste. I took 1 bite and was completely satisfied with that. I felt happy that I could enjoy that one bite without feeling the need to go back and have a bigger piece. I have also found that on days when I don't go to the gym I have to work at eating at least 1000 calories. I'm simply not hungry. However if I eat under 1000 I don't lose. In short, I now feel like I eat to live not live to eat.