Litzy

Bklyn, NY

And don't be surprised if that feeling of being a fraud takes awhile to overcome. don't be surprised if it gets more intense as you get slimmer.
I recently discovered that I completely self identify with my trimmer/fitter body but it took years! I was hit pretty hard emotionally by some physical issues that led to me losing some fitness (no more toned looking muscles). I haven't regained a bunch of weight, but just losing my athletic feeling has been a little hard on me so I think that emotional attachment to how we see ourselves is pretty powerful.

He shared the insight on minimum requirements to take less stress away from the protien and Water intake..he stated as long as min is 40 for each im in the clear and i will progress..it was hard to try to meet the 64oz and 60gram..he also stated i could look into some over the counter Vitamins even gummies...i lost 36 pounds in. A month he said i was way ahead of the gamr

I just left my surgeon and he shed some light on alot and it helped with alot of concerns i had

I can tell you this, it's gotta be a collective effort between you and the team you are working with.. Its a hard struggle!!!! Yes it is!!! But you have to want and need this for you. I struggled hard within MYSELF not with the decision of having my surgery. food was my friend whether I was feeling happy or sad. It didn't give me negative talk or tell me what I was doing or not doing wrong or right. Food was my go to. And I had to realize and still have to realize that I can't let it control me!!! I've developed reading and journaling as a go to when I want food. It helps or try a game on your phone. I push myself daily to think positive!!! It gets BETTER I SWEAR IT DOES!!!!

Hello... I'm feeling a lot BETTER these days!!! Thank you for asking!!! I just have to remind myself that everyday is a struggle that I'm going to have to conquer. I have only lost 5 pounds since I posted this post but it is what it is. I can't let that get me down. I gotta keep pushing. How are you doing??

Also sleeved 8/31!!
I have a hard time with this too... I actually take medication for depression, which is very well controlled, but this is different. If I'm feeling flat about my surgery, or I don't really want to talk about it, it's because I don't want to be reminded of how many times I had to fail to get to this point.
I'm thrilled with my progress (45 pounds including 2wk pre-op diet)! I know it was the right decision, and I'm so happy happy I did it. But along with those feelings, are feelings of sadness that I let it get so bad, disappointed that I couldn't do it "on my own," embarrassment at the weight I've lost and gained again and again, for everyone to see. Every other aspect of my life is getting better, I just don't want to think about how I got here.
I think for me, these feelings aren't going to go away for a while. Maybe it just hasn't sunk in yet.... I've been this weight before, so it doesn't feel that much different from all the other times I've lost, just to gain it back. I've been overweight for a long time, it's going to take more than 8 weeks to undo the body issues. I know I'll get there.
As for energy, I still have days where I'm lacking energy and feeling sluggish. And if I do anything physical, even walking, I'm exhausted for the rest of the day. I try to keep my water/protein/calories/vitamins on track, but we are still adjusting to eating so few calories! I think I'm going to give it more time, try to be more active, up my Water, Proteins and calories as appropriate, and wait to see if my energy levels increase.
Good luck to you on this journey!
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Hello all,
So I'm questioning whether I'm going thru a depression?? My weight prior to pre op was 240 which started August 17 and I weighed myself this morning and I'm currently at 214. Now my thing is I'm glad I did the surgery but I don't seem to be as excited as everyone else on here for my weight loss. To me it's just like ahh ok. I went back to work last week and people at work noticed my weight loss (they knew that I took the time off for surgery but I did not specify what surgery) and they comment oooh you've lost some weight and I just say yeah just a little and I try to change the subject. Or I'll have some that will just give me a double take and after I realize they did the double take I'll hide my face. Why am I NOT excited about my weight loss?? I see a therapist on a weekly basis and she has suggested that I'm depressed. I also have no motivation to exercise!!! But I will go on a 3 mile walk at least two or three times a week but I have to push myself to do so!!! Everyone else on here seems to have all this energy and I just want to stay in bed!!! Where's my ENERGY, MY MOTIVATION AND MY HAPPINESS FOR THIS HUGE CHANGE I'VE MADE IN MY LIFE?!

My surgery was March 31,2015 and to date I am 110 pounds down. I started at 341lbs and today I weigh 229. Now I should be over the moon happy. My weight loss has been awesome, however I realize more now than ever there is so much more to losing weight because I feel more alone today than I ever felt at 341lbs. I'm sharing this to help anyone thinking about bariatric surgery to understands that the reality of not being able to eat through your feelings is hard. Worth it but hard. I just have to sit in the feeling of loneliness or whatever it is until it passes or I can sleep it off, even exercise helps but once the coping mechanism of overeating is gone things get real......fast. I knew this was a component of surgery and I thought I was prepared but I wasn't. Soooo one day at a time. But the struggle is real.

Wow... I can definitely relate to that...Emotional ballast!!! So now that I'm not allowed my ballast I'm off balance. Now I just gotta figure out how or what to balance myself with. HmmmAwesome I hope that I too can kick ass someday!!! Thank you for the clarity!!!

Wow... I can definitely relate to that...Emotional ballast!!! So now that I'm not allowed my ballast I'm off balance. Now I just gotta figure out how or what to balance myself with. HmmmAwesome I hope that I too can kick ass someday!!! Thank you for the clarity!!!

@@RILEYSMOM22 - thanks for reminding me, I forgot to take my pill today.

Hello all,
So I'm questioning whether I'm going thru a depression?? My weight prior to pre op was 240 which started August 17 and I weighed myself this morning and I'm currently at 214. Now my thing is I'm glad I did the surgery but I don't seem to be as excited as everyone else on here for my weight loss. To me it's just like ahh ok. I went back to work last week and people at work noticed my weight loss (they knew that I took the time off for surgery but I did not specify what surgery) and they comment oooh you've lost some weight and I just say yeah just a little and I try to change the subject. Or I'll have some that will just give me a double take and after I realize they did the double take I'll hide my face. Why am I NOT excited about my weight loss?? I see a therapist on a weekly basis and she has suggested that I'm depressed. I also have no motivation to exercise!!! But I will go on a 3 mile walk at least two or three times a week but I have to push myself to do so!!! Everyone else on here seems to have all this energy and I just want to stay in bed!!! Where's my ENERGY, MY MOTIVATION AND MY HAPPINESS FOR THIS HUGE CHANGE I'VE MADE IN MY LIFE?!

Dr. Kurian is my surgeon also... I got sleeved on August 31 and I'm down 25 pounds. She is awesome!!! Good Luck on your journey!!!

Welcome to the rest of the August 31 clan!!!!
May we all have prosperous recoveries and future weight loss!!!
@ xlawman no problem!!! I just ordered the sample pack of the Syntrax nectars... If I don't appreciate it I'll make sure to keep you in mind for the next "pay it foward" LOL

I'm August 31st too, and glad to hear all of you are doing well for the most part!
I write in my phone everyday my intake so I can see how I'm doing. I've been getting 45gms a day of Protein which is below the 60-80 I should but its getting better. I debate if I should drink Water or the Protein at any given time since I don't have any hunger pangs yet. The random gas pains are my biggest issue. I finally went out shopping today and was able to walk around for about an hour, with breaks in between. I go for my follow up on Tuesday and can't wait to see how much weight I've lost so far!

My bariatric nurse told me in the first few weeks, getting protein and fluids would be a struggle, and if I had to sacrifice one to get the other, sacrifice protein. Protein will help us heal, but Water is going to keep us out of the hospital. Made sense to me.
^^ I think I'm going out tomorrow to get some of the clear protein drinks, so I can make sure I don't have to sacrifice protein to get my fluids in.

Ugh! The gas pains! Kept me up off and on all night. Better today, I'm thinking I pushed it too much yesterday. Everything I drank yesterday either had Protein or Vitamins in it. Sticking closer to just Water today and figure if I get 30 gms in, I'll take that as a win. I've divided the Premier Protein into 3 servings, hope I sleep better tonight.

Hey... I got sleeved as well on August 31st... I can't seem to get my recommended 75 grams of Protein in but i get about 65 grams in. I manage about 64 oz of regular liquids in but I'm having trouble swallowing, it seems as while I'm swallowing my liquid I'm swallowing a burp and it hurts going down. I think it's because I'm either swallowing to fast or I'm sitting in bed while I'm drinking. But even if i try drinking while standing I'm still having the same problem just not as bad... Idk. I'm doing very good other than that. I took the bandages off, just left with the steri strips now. I don't use the pain meds as much and getting out of bed isn't such a hassle today. I still walk with a little hunch back due to the pain in the stitches but not as bad as yesterday... So slowly but surely I'm getting there

Chris, what type (brand) of lapband do you have? A Inamed Lapband, Swedish Lapband, Midband, etc.? Also, what size is your band? Different types (and sizes) hold different amounts.

I was sleeved on the 31st also. Doing much better today. I got out a bit yesterday and today, require very little pain meds and agree, getting up isn't nearly the beating it was just 48 hours ago! I did manage to get 33gms of Protein in today but only about 32 oz of fluids. I need to work on that!

Thank you guys so much for replying! I'm able to do about 15-20 min of walking daily... I would say I get about 30-40 grams of Protein (71 is recommended) and only about 16- 20oz of Water ???? terrible I know. But it's improving! Seems like the pain starts right when I wake up so that's when I take my meds which is quite uncomfortable to take.. Then the rest of the day I'm good!

Hi, I was sleeved on August 31st too. My doc wants me to focus on staying hydrated-48-64 oz of Fluid per day. I'm slowly adding Protein Shakes to this. So far, so good. I can't wait to weigh myself!!!

Hey girls!!!! i was also sleeved on August 31st!!!!! Im feeling good just cant eat a lot of Protein it makes me gag!!!! but other than that everything is great!!! Email me

Hello Mafe- each day I seem to get more in. I'm getting between 25-35g in. Also with the versatility, I'm getting 40oz of liquids. Congrats to my fellow 8/31 sleevers!!!