Nikki Monroe

As posted elsewhere, I'm 13 months in and 230 down and my head is still as screwed up as ever...
I know the weight is gone...
I just don't see it...
I mean, I do...
But not really...
Not like other people do...
I think a lot of it is perspective...
Physical perspective, not mental...
Riddle me this...
We are the ONLY person on the planet that sees ourself from the angle that we do...
Everyone else sees is from front on...
But we don't...
We see from the top down...
Even looking in a mirror, we don't see the same as EVERYONE else...
Now, I dunno what the solution is...
That's for the smart people of the world to sort out...
All I'm saying is...
Well...
I dunno what I'm saying....
Just don't ever forget that when it comes to REALLY seeing ourselves, we're well and truly behind the 8-ball..

Iso100 the brownie one! It's amazing. Tastes like desert, I look forward to it!!!!

I'm loving Unjury unflavored. Check their website for recipes....I love the Jello recipe

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Just keep in mind as you get answers that there are many, many factors that determine how much weight people lose. Comparing your potential losses to others can be a slippery slope. I know. I was a very slow loser compared to many. It was only when I stopped comparing and just did my own thing was it easier for me to just keep moving forward until I finally made my goal weight.
Looking back, how quickly or slowly I lost weight doesn't matter one bit anymore! The fact that I lost it and am now maintaining it does.

Stalls are a normal, natural, and necessary part of the weight loss process. Other than a stall at about three weeks post-op, I am not aware of a particular pattern that applies to everyone.
Embrace the Stall!
http://BariatricPal.com/index.php?/topic/351046-Embrace-the-Stall

@@Nikki Monroe - I think your body adjusts (stalls) when it is ready~ regardless of what week it is post-op. That's my opinion. I think as you lose weight your body has to adjust (stall/plateau/etc).
Stay on track: Water, Protein, watch sugars/carbs/calories and keep moving.
Stay off the scale for a few days. Measure yourself, try on old clothes, etc. Inches are just as fabulous to lose as pounds!!!
Breathe - and embrace the stall~

Your hormones and metabolism are going to be haywire for the coming months. That can explain both issues you're experiencing.
It's pretty common for the cycles to get a bit off and even go annovulary for several cycles (meaning you won't get your period or you'll experience longer than normal cycles).

At 6 weeks you should be able to have a very small meal. A mini- meal.
You will manage. Good thing about Christmas is that there are always several choices of foods.
Enjoy, you will be just fine.

I personally like both Matrix and Nectars. My surgeon's office sells both so I would take that as an endorsement by them.
I have read that the human body cannot digest more than a certain amount of Protein at a time. The numbers I have seen vary from 20-30 grams. What I recall is that most of the studies regarding the high Protein at one meal was done for body builders. That having higher amounts of protein per meal did not result in better building om muscle mass. It seems to me that this has then been twisted into the thought that we cannot absorb/digest more than X grams of protein per meal.
I have not been able to find legit research that has been done to document how much protein is too much protein per meal as it applies to normal everyday people not body builders and their goals. I certainly have not been able to find how it relates to bariatric patients.
Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional and may be way off base with what I am reading.
If somebody has a link to research on how much protein is too much protein from a legit source I would love to read it.

Most doctors tell their patients to get 60-80 grams of Protein a day. If you consume too much Protein it can cause kidney damage. Your doctor can screen your urine to see if you are consuming too much protein.
As far as Protein shakes go, I just stick to brands sold at Walmart. However, that's me. You can buy whatever you like as it's your personal preference.

To stall.....or not to stall........
I really have little concern about it.
I know that so long as I control the single thing that I have control over in life, what goes in my mouth, then it's pointless to get covered with the day-to-day scale readings.

I had a stall about 3 weeks out it lasted for about 1 week. I didn't change anything because people say stalls are normal. Happy to be losing again

Stalls are normal 2-4 weeks after surgery. They happen to almost EVERYONE, and there really is not much you can do about the first one but ride it out. Consequent stalls, on the other hand, should be dealt with a little differently than this first one. This first one is normal and almost NEEDS to happen. Here's why:
A "stall" a few weeks after surgery is not uncommon, and here's why.
Our bodies use glycogen for short term energy storage. Glycogen is not very soluble, but it is stored in our muscles for quick energy -- one pound of glycogen requires 4 lbs. of Water to keep it soluble, and the average glycogen storage capacity is about 2 lbs. So, when a patient is not getting in enough food, the body turns first to stored glycogen, which is easy to break down for energy. Then when 2 lbs. of glycogen is used a patient will also lose 8 lbs. of Water that was used to store it -- voila -- the "easy" 10 lbs. that most people lose in the first week of a diet.
However, when the body stays in a caloric deficit state the body starts to realize that this is not a short-term problem. Then the body starts mobilizing fat from adipose tissue and burning fat for energy. But the body also realizes that fat can't be used for short bursts of energy. So, it starts converting some of the fat into glycogen, and rebuilding the glycogen stores. As it puts back the 2 lbs. of glycogen into the muscle, 8 lbs. of water has to be stored with it to keep it soluble. So, even though the patient might still be losing energy content to their body, the weight will not go down or it might even gain for a while as the retention of water dissolves the glycogen that is being reformed and stored.

If you mean the gas pain, then it goes away after a week or two as your body heals and the swelling goes down.
The burping and gurgling might never go away. I'm 10 months out, and still have both, and I've read they might be permanent. But then I guess that's okay because in my case, the burping is my never fail signal to stop eating because I'm full.

"Burps and Bubbles and Gurgles Oh My!"
Well, it could have been worse, you could have had flying monkeys coming out of your a$$.

I'm at 6 months, and I still gurgle.

I am about a month out and my sleeve is loud with the gurgles lol. I named it "moaning Myrtle"...

I am 6 months out and still get the gurgles when I drink fluids. It gets less but im pretty sure we will all have them forever. Not a bad trade off though.

I, too, had gas pains in the beginning. I found that if I ate slower, it helped.
Still get the burps and gurgles at 7 weeks out. Kind of getting used to them.
CJ

I am 6 days post opp and I want to know WHEN does the gas and bubbles and gurgles go away! I am still on the liquid diet and anytime I drink anything I feel all the gas. It is so uncomfortable! I can't take a swallow without that feeling and literally have people burping me like I'm a baby! When can I expect some relief? Gas X does nothing since it not gas from inside your stomach. Please help!

Hahahaahha, don't even get me started. I mean, I am already perimenopausal, so I get fairly random stuff anyway. However, the first period after surgery -- about a month after -- was like some sort of Biblical plague had been visited upon my house. GUSHING. And a clot the size of my palm. It turns out that this is a common thing: WLS + increased Iron = REALLY HEAVY PERIODS. Sometimes for six months or more in a row.
So, excitement! I'm hoping if it happens again, it at least won't be quite so bad.

Gas-x and sip sip sip and walk anyways an 8oz bottle of Water should last like 1 hour
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My dr told me that in the first few days you probably won't get your 64 oz of Water in since your stomach is swollen and even smaller. Just start with small sips and see how it goes. Don't push yourself. You will eventually get your Water in
if you think you're going to get dehydrated try some Gatorade/Powerade too. They have low calorie ones that are pretty tasty

I got a 64 oz plastic bottle on Amazon, it was under $10. I would fill it with Water in the morning, and that way I could see how much I had and how much I had left.
Since I can really only tolerate Water when it's ice cold what I actually do is before bed I fill it 3/4 and stick it in the freezer. By morning it's solid. Then I fill it the rest of the way with cold water and I have ice cold water most of the day