Beck90

So Surgery was May 31st.. and I'm getting pushed to eat every couple hours even though I fee like I've just had a gourmet meal. I know I need to get my Protein and nutrition in but is this normal? I don't enjoy having my nurses really push me when I feel legitimately full and like more food will make me sick. Thoughts?

so after surgery, I know all aout Vitamins nd Protein - but how many calories does your personal plan have you intake poxt pop?

Thanks for the info guys!

Yep I'm packing my bags.. tomorrow's the big day... Any and all suggestions of what you took or wish you'd had for your surgery. I have to be in the hospital for three days after if that matters.

@@Alex Brecher That's amazing! Perhaps there will be a package all put together by the time I'm ready to go for plastics.. Could you keep us updated in this thread about how your meeting goes tomorrow if you wouldn't mind and on further progress?

So I know there's a whole forum for people who have used the connections this forum has made to reach out to do all inclusive packages in Mexico when they needed to self-pay for gastric sleeve surgery and couldn't afford to do so here in the states. Now I'm a long long way from this because I'm still pre-opp.. but I was wondering if this forum has such relationships also with plastic surgeons anywhere.. the reality is.. as overweight as I am I'm probably going to have a lot of excess skin and I'm going to want it gone.. and insurance rarely pays for skin removal surgery.. so do we have connections for self pay plastic surgery with good doctors in other countries via the forum like we do for the GSV itself? @@Alex Brecher ?

I know I know.. they say for an accurate count you really should weigh on the same day at the same time every week.. but I know I personally have been so shocked at actually losing weight on this liver diet that i can't help getting on the scales every morning! LOL - How often do you weigh and how often do you officially record your weight and change your ticker here on the site or change your personal log "officially" so your new loss is "in the books"

@@Alex Brecher Thanks for the post! I've made it to day five and I'm feeling a bit better!! I'm working really hard to change my liquid intake from 20 oz or so a day to 64 now.. so that part is really tough to get my body okay with it.. but I'm not feeling miserable or uncomfortable the way I did the first 2-4 days . I'm surprised that the being cold can happen so early! I figured it'd happen after I'd lost 30 or more pounds ! You learn something new every day.

@@BarrySue you couldn't have expressed my thoughts better. If I don't like the exercise I know I won't stick with it.. I should but I won't.. so for now.. Water exercise that I will like and give me a good work out I feel like makes sense for me..

@@ildaresende I'm so glad you're feeling good! Kick this pre-opp diet's behind!

800 calories with high Protein and avoid sugary or fried foods. I know it's a lot more lenient than a lot but I'm definitely still going through major withdrawal even with these "easy" restrictions Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App Oh except fruit is okay. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I wasn't really hungry also. More head hunger, cravings, and other unfun stuff I'll have meat with supper tonight maybe it'll help Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

FYI. The Protein shake was Breakfast and lunch combo. The Jello was a snack. The veggie salad was supper and the cottage cheese was another snack. That was a full day of food and I stuck within my limits. My Protein Shake kept me full for several hours and I added fruit and yogurt and stuff to it plus the milk that's why it was so high lol Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Well I've managed to get in half of my liquid for the day (going on a 60 ounce model for now because I'm used to drinking 20-30 )

Accepted! Now we found each other lol you can add me to the group now

@@VSGAnn2014 - that's true .. but her responses were inflammatory and.. honestly pretty downer and mean.. and at that point is when I ask people to leave. I can handle if someone doesn't agree with me but be polite about it.. but when they say things like "Well if you want people to lie to you go ahead" - because I'm very much a Thumper person.. I believe this forum exists to offer encouragement (and yes correction but always POSITIVELY done) and if you can't do one of those two things.. then you should resist from giving your opinion on a thread - especially to someone who started the thread saying they were already down and out.. that's like kicking someone when they're down.

Seeing as how it seems that you are the one person in this thread who doesn't agree with me I'm pretty sure they're not lying to me.

@@Marissela - https://www.facebook.com/Beck.Novelista.Dramaqueen here's my facebook direct link.. Feel free to add me as a friend and to the group

@@PissiChrissi You're missing part of my plan anyway - I was going to START with Aqua aerobics.. - my end goal is to be able to do an hour of laps at least 4-5 times a week in addition to aqua zumba at least 1-2 times a week.. I have a feeling that will lose the pounds. Also I have an elliptical and I'm not afraid to use - when I get to that point and if I like it - in addition to all those other things. I also have a dog who loves to bike but I haven't been able to do that in quite a while. But that said.. I can lose the amount of weight I want doing Water exercise - it will not be all aerobics.. but it can be done and will be done and when I do I'm going to write my surgeon a letter with before and after pics and tell him exactly how I lost the weight and if you'd like me to send you one as well I'll be happy to. But unless you're going to support me and all the other people in this thread who lost a lot of weight due to various water exercises then just take your negative opinion elsewhere please. It's not needed nor desired here.

Next time I make this I'll do it that way.. would've been sooo much easier lol.

So I've started my pre-opp / liver shrinking diet ... 13 days.. (now 12) I have to eat 800 calories per day or less.. I'm sure on an average day I chow down three times that (which is why I'm in this position). But basically high Protein, low cal is the goal.. beyond that I can kinda eat how I like. I'm also trying to go from 30 oz liquid a day (roughtly) to 60-70 which is really hard. So day 1 Protein shake (300 cal with added Fairlife protein milk) sugar free jello Marinated Vegetable salad X2 servings Cottage cheese 1 cup (2%) Fl Oz - 58 oz (protein shake, Water, flavored water) I'm full of Fluid.. but having horrible head hunger.. I want something like chips or Cookies or..etc - not giving in but miserable.. Of course being full of fluid means I can't go 15 minutes without peeing.. I'm also really tired and oddly I'm COLD (I'm always hot) Is all of this.. normal? what else am I going to experience.. does it get easier.. I have 12 more days of this I know I should be grateful it's not as bad as a lot of other pre-opp diets but ugh.. it's so little food compared to what I normally eat..

@@Marissela I attempted to FB message you - hopefully I got the right one. LOL check your message requests.

You guys are great. Thanks for sticking up for me!

Well definitely have today... 24 oz Protein shake.. 17 oz mio Water, 17 more oz water with supper. and that's just so far. lol.

Okay after a lot of work.. 24 Tbs (90 cal for 2 tb) in the salad (2160 cal) + huge bowl of veggies which are very small in calories I measured it out to about 20 servings 2160 / 20 = 108 - maybe 25 cals each serving for the veggies. SO About 140 calories per serving. - to be safe 150 calories a serving. Wow.. Lots of work LOL