MissRobin

IM HUNGRY ALL THE TIME TOO
MY VICE ... A JAR OF Peanut Butter AND CELERY.

I am 2 years post op.

I lost my hairline about 1-1/2" into my hair line. I didnt notice how bad it was until the summer when I pulled my hair into a pony and saw my hair line.

I became anemic, Iron and Vitamin B deficient one year post op.

My doctor monitors my blood levels now.

After taking prenatal Vitamins (doctor recommended, and NOT I am not pregnant) and Biotin and eating more red meat, 7 months and my hair has started growing back.

I am 2 years post op.

I lost my hairline about 1-1/2" into my hair line. I didnt notice how bad it was until the summer when I pulled my hair into a pony and saw my hair line.

I became anemic, Iron and Vitamin B deficient one year post op.

My doctor monitors my blood levels now.

After taking prenatal Vitamins (doctor recommended, and NOT I am not pregnant) and Biotin and eating more red meat, 7 months and my hair has started growing back.

I am 2 years post op.

I lost my hairline about 1-1/2" into my hair line. I didnt notice how bad it was until the summer when I pulled my hair into a pony and saw my hair line.

I became anemic, Iron and Vitamin B deficient one year post op.

My doctor monitors my blood levels now.

After taking prenatal Vitamins (doctor recommended, and NOT I am not pregnant) and Biotin and eating more red meat, 7 months and my hair has started growing back.

I am 2 years one month post op. I have not gained any weight but I have found myself eating lot more than I should lately. I have also noticed a small belly growing on my. That could be because of the extra calories, or the fact that I haven't been to the gym the last 3 weeks.

I started a pouch reset today. 2 liquid meals down so far ... 4 more to go.
I have been satisfied with my nectar Protein Powder. Its so much better than any other ones I have tried. Its like drinking crystal light. Very tasty.

I use to frequent the site for a lot of support pre-op and shortly for post op. This is a place where I felt VERY comfortable talking, asking questions and to seek advice.

2 years post op I have slow started the road back to my old self. I find myself taking a couple extra Cookies when I bake for my kids, having an extra ... QUITE a few extra bites of dinner regardless of how full I am. Regretting it as I do it, but it tastes so good.

I have not gained any of the weight back, except a couple pounds which is normal fluctuation of weight for me. Between 149 and 153, nothing big.

I know I need to get my **** back together because I will NOT go back to where I was and want to stay on the healthy habit path I have been on the past two years I am just slipping and its very hard for me.

I am looking for some positive advice on a healthy pouch reset for someone who goes to the gym.

I am looking for some positive encouragement because I know I cant be alone in this battle.

We all know how mind numbing being heavy was and how exhilarating it felt when we stood on the scale and not only could we see our feet but we could see the numbers getting smaller.

My partner I am with, I have been with since shortly after post op is completely unaware of my surgery, my past eating disorder or the mental chaos that goes on inside my head. I know I should talk to him about this, but I am really not ready to. Only a small handful of people know about my journey and an even smaller amount know the mental anguish I suffered to get me to surgery.

I have to be careful with a pouch reset diet as I am anemic, Iron deficient and can no longer absorb Vitamin B. My hair also started falling out again last year. I take alot of supplements which are helping.

Guidance, support, feedback I appreciate it all.

Prior to surgery I was an avid member of my yoga studio practicing a couple days a week.

I am FAR from a super yogi and am nothing to write home about, but it was my form of exercise, my alone time without being alone plus I always felt amazing after 75 minutes of sweating in a +38 degree room.

Anyways....

I waited until my body was fully recovered before I hit the studio again.

I started going once a week attempted twice a week but I am finding even THAT quite difficult. I physically cannot hydrate myself enough during the day, so going to class will be the death of me.

I find myself weak, unable to hold any poses for half the time. I cannot seems to find my center and I loose all concentration and fall down.

I see spots, my sight goes blurry and I just want to lay down.

After re-reading this is sounds very "first world problem" of me but it is a struggle that I deal with every week, I don't want to quit the studio, but I also don't know WHY this is happening and what I can do to change how I practice in class. After class I usually feel like a million bucks, now I still feel like a million bucks but then I am so exhausted for the rest of the day that I dont have much energy.

Has anyone else had these type of issues with starting a new routine after surgery? Perhaps its the "hot" environment?

This is the one thing in my life that I enjoy doing for ME and the thought of loosing it sucks.

Stalls are caused by your body needing time to catch up from the rapid weight loss.

Just keep on with everything and your body will restart the weight loss again soon.

I PROMISE.

We've all been in your shoes ..... a few times over

17# in one month is DEFIANTLY something to be proud of.

In a week you'll be at 20, then 23,. then 27.

Its only going to go up from here.

i WAS A HORN-DOG POST OP .... IT WENT AWAY AFTER A COUPLE MONTHS

Perhaps its just extra security for them to ensure you are who you say you are .....

I do agree with all of these comments, but this site is HOW people get educated.

These people who are asking these questions are in the comfort of their own home or offices.
In their sweat pants with music on, not in a stuffy doctors office slightly embarrassed and slighty nervous about why they are there.

We are all comfortable on here to ask stupid questions, silly questions, asking for heart felt advice, asking for support.

Perhaps these people were explained the information in detail but they were so numb by the experience, that they simply forgot. Perhaps, just like all of us we are more comfortable asking "bariatric pal friends" their advice than listening to a doctor who has repeated themselves 15 times that day.

Who are we do judge HOW people educate themselves. This site saved me from myself some days.

I used this site, among MANY MANY others and I felt completely un-judged, comfortable, confident with everything I put out there and everything I received.

This is a site where we should not judge others for not educating them selves .... WHEN THIS IS WHY WE ARE ALL HERE. Education and support.

*end rant*

@@kranky813 I am a sleever from September.

I have had a stall and I thought I was the worst patient in the history of the sleeve

One day I woke up and I was below 200 and I was soooo estatic. That was my "Shopping Goal" for new jeans.

Next goal is 180, as my "Sexy Goal" where I will go out an buy myself a new bathing suit. I am currently 192 .... almost there.

Christmas "little black dress" season is helping with my goal.

170 will be "new boots" goal and 160 .... well that will be the GOAL OF ALL GOALS

I am 13 weeks post op and i find myself hungry all the time too.

but I eat when i am hungry.

I feel hungry I have an apple

2 hours later if i am hungry again I eat a granola bar

Don't starve yourself. that will drop the pounds quickly but will also allow for a regain just as quickly even if it is 1-3 pounds in a week.

If you're hungry EAT.

is self pay an option.

$4,000 for surgery is very very much money well spent for me.

I would spend more than that on fad diets and health food store products

Gas pains are dreadful. The vomiting is so painful and the pain medication causes the nausea.

It has been awful so far.

I don't see walking make any difference with the gas.

I want to go home.

@@vsg09102015 where is your surgery?

I can't even count the amount of bottles of Water I drank the past 5 hours and I stopped counting how many times I peed after the 8th time.

chicken broth was exceptional and the ice cubes are soft enough to chew graciously. Spent 2 hrs in the bar listening to the live band, watching my mum have her gin while knawed on glass after glass of ice.

Great night together.

Sitting here in TJ trying to fall asleep.

Tomorrow the driver picks me up at 645 to take me to the hospital. 8am is my surgery time.

Nerves have been flushing through me all day from the moment that I was given my concent forms to sign.

Then the hospital gave me he option to have my surgery from Friday moved to tomorrow .... I jumped at the chance.

My head is pounding, my tummy is growling and I am so nervous.

Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of my life.....

Good Night !!!!!

what about baby oil and a cotton swab to scrub.

I take NSAID's daily.

I have not been able to take them pre-op for a week and my hands are in so much pain.

I take Voltaren for tendentious.

Post Op not sure what I will take

@ your smiles also look that much bigger !!

Excellent work !

@@confusedgirl18 I have spend the majority of my life in that exact same position as you have described and for me, I dont think it will ever go away completely

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It is a demon inside your head that some people just don't understand. Everyone had different ways of dealing with it.

My weight anxiety put my on medication. Which did help, but medication is not for everyone.

First of all my anxiety has simmered down tremendously after I booked my surgery it was like opening a window on a summer's evening. The fresh air just pour in on my life. , it went down even more when I told my family doctor and it went down even more when I told my hair dresser. Sounds weird but the true facT is a woman's hair dresser is also a form of therapy.

My secret for when i want to eat and know that I shouldn't. or when i am roaming the cupboard for a late night snack ... I eat ice cubes. I have an ice maker in my fridge so it makes perfect sized ones. Before then i would just make ice cubes filling the trays up half way. it started when I was pregnant. I didnt want to gain a ton of weight from junk food so I chomped on them when I wanted a bad snack.

I eat about 32 oz of Water a day in ice cubes. I was terrified at my last dentist appointment that all the enamel would be gone off my teeth and my dentist would look at me with those "dentist eyes" but he didnt.

Working on weight anxiety is something that you do have to deal with otherwise it will get completely out of control and take over your brain 24/7. I always feel much better when I come on here and do a rant or a cry for help.

My surgery is scheduled for next week and I have the same nerves about whether or not the surgery will work. But if the surgery didn't work, it wouldn't be so popular and you wouldn't have all these great people on this website supporting your every concern.

Join us on the looser-bench.

@@mshenry11 the surgery went well and you are recovering comfortably.

Let us know how you are doing !

@@Gemini0621 I am taking just shy of a month off.

I applied for short term disability through work, so if I need more off I do have the option.

I want my body to have some time to get use to the liquid and mushy diet before I head back into work.

I do also have a desk job, but sitting isnt always the best thing for this type of surgery.