OutsideMatchInside

The more involved she makes this, the more she has to keep up with. The best way to keep a secret is to keep it simple. The more involved it is, with more details, it increases the chance of being discovered. I have not had to lie or be deceptive about my surgery to people I closely interact with on a daily basis. OP should have never lied, this an almost impossible secret to keep in her circumstance. Since she works for a small business with little worker protection, she has risked her job, reputation and integrity with this story. At this point it is imperative that she remain undiscovered and minimize the damage by not combining it with more deception.

Living in Florida self pay is your only option. Florida doesn't consider Bariatric surgery a medically necessary item so marketplace plans don't cover it. Or find a job with insurance that covers it. Good luck.

The longer someone is heavy, the more their body adjusts to carry that weight. I carried over 300 pounds for about 18 years. My bones are 3x denser than a normal person my age (DEXA scan). I have more muscle mass than a normal woman who was never morbidly obese would have. Most women my weight wouldn't be this physical size at my height and weight.

@IveGotThePower I am definitely still having plastics, but not until at least 3 years post-op, maybe closer to 4. My body keeps adjusting and I do really want to have at least one year of stable weight. Your body really does change a lot if you let it do its thing.

Nope, the whole point in having 85% of my stomach removed was so I wouldn't ever have to use diet products again. You don't need stuff like that if you eat protein and veggies and follow your plan. Losing weight post-op is the easiest weight loss you are ever going to experience in your life, as long as you follow the rules.

Here is a recent thread with pages and pages of responses. A ninja or any blender is exactly what you don't want post-op. You don't want something putting air etc into your food/shakes and making it thicker and harder to eat. You will get less food in, when you want to maximize your small sleeve space for as much protein as possible.

I used to add like 1 strawberry to a shake. I don't see why anyone would need a cup. Also if you are going to use protein powder, why use milk? You can just use water. There are so many ways to cut the calories and carbs on this. Still I don't drink my calories so it is a no from me dawg.

@heycrystal2052 I made a nutrition label with basic information, OP didn't really provide much to go on like the type of milk or anything else. Depending on the ripeness of the cherries it can add more calories. I wouldn't spend my macros and calories on this, I would still be hungry. Liquids do nothing for me.

OP could just have a protein shake at lunch, even someone 4 weeks post op can down a full protein shake over a lunch hour. If she did that every day she would look like any other dieter, at least until OP can just have 4 ounces of dense protein. That will take her to winter time. Or she could have soup. There are a ton of food choices that look like you are having more food than you really are. It isn't hard to fake if you try. Also people stop notice that you eat very little when you eat every 2 hours. There are so many ways to limit suspicion, instead of more lies.

@Dknal2 Damn girl you got divorced quick as hell! Congrats on the weight loss.

The first step is to track your food. You can't correct anything if you don't know what you are doing.

I don't think OP should compound the first lie with more lies. Just saying that they are recovering and eating better is enough. Making it more dramatic is even worse. OP wants less attention and focus on them instead of more.

@Redo2017 They are going to get used to it. Just stick to it, plus eventually as you heal you will eat a little more and a little more. At 2 years out, if you saw me eat out or at home, you wouldn't know I had surgery. You might think I am a picky eater or don't have much of an appetite, but I don't eat so little it is alarming.

I told my real friends. They were supportive. I told 4 people. I didn't tell my family or people I knew couldn't keep their mouth shut. 2 years later I am very happy with my decision because while at first you feel like a weight loss patient. I don't feel like a weight loss patient now and I don't want other people putting that label on me for the rest of my life. I previously had a co-worker that had WLS (RNY) and all people at work did was comment on what she ate behind her back and the fact that she was still huge even years after surgery (she was 5 years post-op and still a large plus sized lady). I didn't want those kinds of problems.

What are you doing now? I also find it so weird that so many Drs have weight expectations. My Dr never put any on me at all.

There are lots of stories on the band to sleeve forum https://www.bariatricpal.com/forum/394-band-to-gastric-sleeve-revisions/

It really depends on how large you are. It also depends on where you lose it from. It took me about 40 pounds to lose a size at first. Plus sizes are cut huge and honestly most people are squeezing into their clothes pre-op and are larger than the size they are wearing. In regular sizes I lose a size every 5 to 10 pounds depending on where the weight comes from.

The jury is kind of out on this. There used to be someone that posted here that still took NASAIDs. Most surgeons say no, but some say yes. I would hate to be in your situation, best of luck.

Myth Loose skin is genetics, and how long you have been big. There are people on skin tight that take 3 to 5 years to lose their weight and still have loose skin. It doesn't matter.

Ask your accountant.

If you want to dye your hair, do it.

I have to agree with Ldy. Telling them is just setting yourself up for failure, plus you already lied to them so you are going to look crazy coming clean now. Tell them you are still healing from surgery and you are taking it easy. Honestly it is none of their business. I'm so glad I don't have the friends/co-workers that most of the people here have.

I drink coffee, actually I live off coffee. I don't do decaf. You want low acid coffee. French Roast is lower acid than most coffee Cold Brew is low acid and it is as smooth as iced tea, this is your best option. Cold Brew is not iced coffee, it is brewed with cold water over 12-24 hours. There are specific low acid coffee brews. TJ has a low acid french roast. This is my current low acid coffee http://www.puroast.com/ It is as smooth as cold brew, almost too smooth, lol.

The government has a 900 page PDF about protein intake that cites about a ton of studies. I linked it a while back. I trust that a lot more than WebMD (which is universally hated by all Doctors). The numbers you quoted are the bare minimum a person needs NOT TO BE SICK. Not what is suggest for optimal health. The government found that unless you had some pre-existing kidney issues, you can eat up to 250 grams of protein a day with no adverse effects. WLS patients and food addicts needs higher protein diets because protein is lower in calories and keeps you full longer. It helps prevent over eating. Everyone can eat how they want, but I know I wouldn't have lost nearly as much if I was eating 60 grams of protein a day. I would have lost a ton of muscle (I have lost maybe 5 pounds of muscle and 180 pounds of fat). That has helped keep my metabolism higher and I can consume more, or really just have more of a cushion so I don't have to try and maintain on super lower calories forever. Also eating 120 grams of protein a day leaves me little room for anything else except veggies, which keeps my calorie intake naturally low, without even trying to keep it low.

I was around one year, I just didn't have the room before to eat anything extra and meet my protein goals. I also really suggest not adding in extra things and just focusing on protein. It makes it easier later on to keep them as occasional things instead of diet staples. Flat Out https://www.flatoutbread.com/products/flatout-wraps/flatout-light/light-italian-herb/ I use those for flat bread pizza. The protein Up versions just don't taste as good. Tumaros http://www.tumaros.com/content/tumaros-products?cid=77 I have only seen these in stores on the East Coast, I stock up, freeze them and bring them home. I also only eat 1/3 or 1/4 of those at a time, with lunch meat, so they last me a very long time. Joseph's Bakery https://www.josephsbakery.com/shop/specialty/high-fiber-plus-pita-bread.html I have had those all of twice with gyros. They are good but I can honestly just eat gyro meat with nothing else. Unless I make it myself gyro meat already has carbs, no need to add more. Cheap and readily available in any store. http://www.healthylifebread.com/ No really low carb, but sort of. The bread mainly just isn't dense and the slices are small. They whip more air into it to make it less dense which lowers the carbs. Not worth it in my opinion, but if you are desperate... Mama Lupe's tortillas https://www.tortillaking.com/mamaLupes.php They are at the regular grocery store for me. Hot Dog and Hamburger Buns http://www.shop.greatlowcarb.com/main.sc These are good but they are a waste of money for me. I pull off and throw away almost all the bread it doesn't really make sense to have them. I have bought them twice for cookouts. I don't have the room for that kind of bread and honestly I like eating my burgers bunless in a bowl better at this point. You can always make cloud bread. I am too lazy and not invested enough in eating bread or making sandwiches to make cloud bread. google a recipe. Bread is useless wasted calories imo. I go months and weeks without any of these above, and most of them I have only had once or twice with the exception of the Flat Out and the Tumaros.