Pinkgirl1234

Walk.You must get up.I went to the grocery 4 days after surgery just to move.I drink lots of tea as well.

It was not a happy documentary. Not a positive spin to WLS.

I wouldn't set yourself up for a weight loss speed game.This is not a race.Ask yourself how long it took to gain 30 pounds.Once you take on WLS it is a lifestyle not a rush to see how quick you can lose.You don't want a heart attack do you?Your body will lose weight at its speed and then you must maintain.This is not easy or magical but it is your health.Be careful what you ask for.

If you are looking for a pain free existence after surgery then WLS is not for you.

It's very easy to feel down...soft foods....I know....my tastebuds have changed..,,

A great read.

Yeah the BBW lifestyle swing is unknown to me...

Stop calling the insurance company.Let the dr office handle the submission process.Too many calls to insurance sends a red flag...Let the coordinator who does this for a living handle it.

Please research as much as possible.I had the lapband in 2004 and really suffered.I was revised to GB.There are many options out there .Talk to your surgeon and ask him/her which WLS would be most beneficial to you.Please ask many questions including the success/failure rate and risks for each procedure.Very important.Congrats on your journey and best of luck.

I don't have energy and I am post op .I will start full on exercise when I start solids.With the liquids I don't have an abundance of energy.

You are on your way!!!!

I take liquid vitamins ....one thing I can say...good vitamins don't run cheap.

I had RNY...no drain at all.

Is there some kind of pouch tightening?What about diet pills to reset .What are you eating?

Mine is a 3 month diet as well. 4 weeks is definitely more bearable! I'm 13 days post op today and this morning I heard my stomach growl! But I still wasn't hungry! As I mentioned before, my tolerance for soft foods is very good. So, i started chewing on more soft foods (crab meat, yogurts, sweet potatoes etc). I have lost about 5lbs post surgery but I've lost a very noticeable amount of inches in my waist and my upper body area. My face has really thinned out as well. I'm not really stressing about the number-it will go down with time. I just want to be healthy and not malnourished in the long run. It's hard to even remember to eat! And I'm still struggling with getting all of my fluids in. It's a work in progress! I feel great though! Yes stomach noises!!! My NUT said the stomach noises mean our stomachs are cleaning themselves and I don't think I've actually had real hunger, more mental, no growling due to hunger only cleaning! Yes the number does not matter! Physically I have changed drastically! Jeans are getting looser, roundness in my face too has gone down. I think being scale obsessed will hurt more and I did read that one, your body can be changing the fat into muscle with all the Protein and two, tightening and toning up; either way there is loss in inches, dress sizes and FAT! Definitely feel great too! I am like you.I don't believe in weighing myself obsessively.I know I am losing ...it shows in my face etc...but for me to obsess over every pound is not cool for me.It will discourage me.

Glad to hear you went through with it.Everyday will get better.You did it....the normal discomforts of feeling like you got "hit by a truck".Each day will get better.Try to walk as much as possible .

Ok...yeah the hoops they make you go through...time is flying....

Faster than a speeding bullet!!!!Sign me up doc!!!

You are losing quickly...

This is going to sound crazy but I am not going to weigh myself for another 2 weeks when I go back to see the nutritionist .I am on soft foods.I can't take or handle a stall right now....Wouldn't be able to handle it...sounds crazy but I know me...compulsive.I need the first 50 pounds off to feel like this bypass is really working....sometimes I think..."did I really get a bypass?I really went through with this?"It blows my mind!

I am 5 weeks post op.I think you are doing just fine.Dont obsess you are losing weight rapidly.

This is why the more people you tell ...the more opinions you open yourself to.Shut down the naysayers.Not up for discussion.

Hopefully you went through with flying colors.

That darn lapband really was a problem....are t you glad it's out??!!!! Finally. It really did a number on me.

I am almost a month post op....still tough