Heidijenn

Haha I call this "gurgling" I'm over a year post op and I still do this all the time.. nothing you can do o stop it unfortunately. It's definitely embarrassing and awkward when it happens. I'm at the point where I know when it's about to happen so if I hold my breath for a few seconds it's not as loud. If you have any questions feel free to message me (:

I eat the reduced fat wheat thins. I just count out a half serving, which is 8 crackers. Then put the box back. Hasn't set me back any, and are allowed by nut.

@@theantichick You were talking about refried Beans. I haven't started my puree stage yet, I start Wednesday, but my friend told me she would puree refried Beans with beef broth and Protein powder and she loved it and I thought that sounded good too and intend to try it!!

Gosh -- thanks for asking: 8 eggs; 1 c Fairlife Milk; 1 c skim mozzarella cheese; 5 Tbs unflavored Unjury; three twists of black pepper.
Mix all together, spray a round cake pan with Pam, pour all ingredients in, bake at 350 for 40 minutes -- I ate about 1/8 at a time.
Second time we made it with super ground up 99% fat free turkey sausage --- about six ounces total.
I just could not stomach pureed meats either, but knew I needed to start making the switch over to more solid foods, and this did hit the spot. Good luck!

From the title I thought this was a personal question about Batman.

I just had my surgery on the 8th and I hear so many people have Constipation and i have gone 3 times today!! Is this normal? What could I possibly have coming out???

I bought a can of the stuff. It is okay. I've put it in coffee, pudding, hot Cereal, applesauce, stuff like that. It foams up a little, and if your liquid is too hot it will clump, but it doesn't really have a taste to it.
I will also say this. They claim 30 grams of Protein in a 15 gram serving. That is utter BS. We have a saying around here. You can't put two pounds of poop in a one pound bag. If you buy it, I'd recommend you count it as 15 grams per serving.

I searched the net and here is the link I found
http://shopmusclegen.com/genepro-sample?search=Genepro+
I bought a jar and it is flavorless I add it to Protein shakes and juice. It does smell but no flavor.

Hey Everyone, I just had my surgery on Dec. 8th and I read on here that if you call the GENEPRO flavorless Protein Powder phone number you can get a free sample, does anyone have that number or know where I can get it? I don't want to buy a whole bag and not like it, even though everyone says it's great!

Hi all, I'm from Mississippi not Georgia but it's the South. My date is Dec.8th and I am scare to death but can't wait to start healing and loosing the weight and get more energy!!! But soooooo nervous!!!!

I know exactly what you're talking about! My surgery is Wednesday and with everything I have been through, cancer twice, chemo and 6 surgerys...this liquid diet may be the worst! I'm afraid of life after surgery, and will I ever be "normal" again or will social events and outings be too big of a hassle? I've wanted this for a long time, as I have been over weight my whole life, it's just the mental aspect of everything right now is affecting me a lot more than I thought it would!
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Thank you so much every one, you have given me a lot to think about, and you have some really good points, Thank you so much again!!! I think I will continue the process, I just don't want to feel like this anymore and I hate taking so much medicine. I am only 50 years old, no spring chicken but I take tooooo much medicine!!! So here we go!!!

Thank you so much every one, you have given me a lot to think about, and you have some really good points, Thank you so much again!!! I think I will continue the process, I just don't want to feel like this anymore and I hate taking so much medicine. I am only 50 years old, no spring chicken but I take tooooo much medicine!!! So here we go!!!

Thank you so much every one, you have given me a lot to think about, and you have some really good points, Thank you so much again!!! I think I will continue the process, I just don't want to feel like this anymore and I hate taking so much medicine. I am only 50 years old, no spring chicken but I take tooooo much medicine!!! So here we go!!!

I didn't follow my instructions after coming home. I was feeling really good and didn't seek help getting on and off sofa and recliner. Had internal bleeding and second surgery to investigate/stop bleeding. When he went back in discovered bleeding had already stopped.
Not a good experience and my blood pressure was dangerously low during my ambulance trip through a blizzard .
I regretted having the surgery for about 1 month afterward, but when the weight started falling off and I started to feel really energetic, my feelings changed.
Now, if faced with the decision again I'd choose to have the surgery even if I knew about the bleeding and second surgery ahead of time.

@@Heidijenn
You have heard this from almost everyone, at the end of the day you need to be absolutely ready to make changes in your life to get healthy.
You are so focused on what you will be giving up that you are thinking about what you will be getting.
I remember feeling the exact same way and I kept putting it off for years and years. I kept trying to lose it on my own only to gain it back and then some.
Pretty soon 250lbs turned to 260 and then jumped to 290 and then all the way to 315. I was so sick by the time I was ready that it made the wait that much harder and more emotional. My Nephrologist (kidney specialist) told me that I was looking at dialysis and possibly a kidney transplant if I did not do something about my weight. Stage 3 chronic kidney disease from obesity! I finally made up my mind that nothing and I mean nothing was going to get in my way. I was going to get healthy for both me and my family who I know loves me dearly.
That being said. Stop worrying about not ever being able to eat lobster and pizza and popcorn. You will be able to eat lobster, steak, chicken, vegetables and fruits and the funny thing is, you will actually look forward to those foods. Additionally I have had popcorn and pizza. You will find if you do this right that all the junk that you once craved won't be so important. You won't be as hungry and just a few bites will fill you.
You learn to eat to live instead of live to eat.
I love food. I savor everything i eat. I have found this whole new world where good clean food is delicious and satiating. But you gotta get all that noise out of your head and decide if you are ready.
My personal opinion is until you can do that you are not ready.
My advice is not to wait too long. I waiting about 15 years too long and did real damage to my body. Now I am the healthiest I have been in many many years. even with my damaged joints I have more energy and feel younger than I have in 15 years.
Life is grand on the other side of WLS for me, but there is no doubt I was 110% ready to make the changes necessary for me to lose my weight and I am now maintaining at 158lbs. In went from a size 26 to a size 8! I have not been that small since before I got married and had children. I was a teenage Mom and a military wife so I was younger than 19 last time I looked and felt this good.
Oh and I had homemade beef enchiladas tonight! Granted I could only eat a half of a portion but it was delicious and healthy.
Try to breathe deep and better understand what you want for your future.
Again it took a near death sentence for me to get it. My hope for you is you figure it out much sooner.
Please feel free to direct message if you would like to talk further.

Thank you so much every one, you have given me a lot to think about, and you have some really good points, Thank you so much again!!! I think I will continue the process, I just don't want to feel like this anymore and I hate taking so much medicine. I am only 50 years old, no spring chicken but I take tooooo much medicine!!! So here we go!!!

Thank you so much every one, you have given me a lot to think about, and you have some really good points, Thank you so much again!!! I think I will continue the process, I just don't want to feel like this anymore and I hate taking so much medicine. I am only 50 years old, no spring chicken but I take tooooo much medicine!!! So here we go!!!

Thank you so much every one, you have given me a lot to think about, and you have some really good points, Thank you so much again!!! I think I will continue the process, I just don't want to feel like this anymore and I hate taking so much medicine. I am only 50 years old, no spring chicken but I take tooooo much medicine!!! So here we go!!!

Thank you so much every one, you have given me a lot to think about, and you have some really good points, Thank you so much again!!! I think I will continue the process, I just don't want to feel like this anymore and I hate taking so much medicine. I am only 50 years old, no spring chicken but I take tooooo much medicine!!! So here we go!!!

You can find therapist that deal w eating disorders...check w mental health facilities in your area to see if they can recommend some. What's more important your health or pizza? There are healthy alternatives to the foods you love and when you get to that point in your journey.
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@Heidijenn HI! I can relate to the way that you are feeling here. I first started looking into WLS about 3 years ago, and I completed all of the necessary pre-op appointments. During the time that I was going to the appointments, I started to get really cold feet. I mean, they were freezing, I was so unsure of it - ALL because I couldn't grasp the idea of having to give up my favorite foods, not drink soda, not drink while eating etc. Eventually, I backed out of the process and said I was going to "do it on my own". But if I am being honest with you, making that decision, was just me losing sight of what is actually important.
Here I am, 3 years later, 45 lbs heavier, and scheduled to get Sleeved on 09/14. I CANT stress to you enough, how much I WISH EVERYDAY, that I had just had the will power and the common sense to go through with this 3 years ago. I can't help but keep wondering where I would be today.
So - with all of that said. I think you need to decide what is more important, you and your health, or what's inside the pizza box.
What I did to make myself feel better, was sit down and write myself a letter. It was my pre-op self, talking to my post-op self, reminding me why I chose the surgery. Why I chose my health over food. I told myself all of the things that I can't do that I want to because of my weight. I will open it again and read it when I am post op and freaking out. Maybe that will help you.
Best of luck no matter what you choose!
xx

Love this!!! Great advice.

1st your therapist is right. This is your decision to make.
2ndly I'm sorry honey, I really don't think you're ready for this surgery. I would love to say go for it but I honestly feel that if you have this much of an issue getting yourself to break the chains that are enslaving you to the foods that ruined you, then you are not read for this journey just yet.
It sounds like you need to work on a lot more than your weight. I am not saying that mean spirited. I'm saying that kindly. I have contemplated this surgery many times and I'm glad I never went thru with it before because I was mentally not ready. I doubted so many things about myself and I have gone to hell and back in the years since I first thought about the surgery. I would have likely gained all the weight if I had gotten the surgery when I originally planned on it. I have learned so much about food and diet and most importantly about myself. I think you know the answer to your question and you don't want to admit it. Please take this as serious as you can. Once you do it you can't undo it and if you're not willing to give up the foods you need to give up then you're not going to be successful either way. I wish you the best.
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Giving up things post surgery will likely be very hard, I agree.
But have you ever given real serious thought to all the things you unknowingly "gave up" because of your weight? I can't speak for you, but as for me, my weight caused me to GIVE UP:
Feeling self confident
Being seen in a bathing suit in public
Participating in a real beach vacation with my family....my children are now 23 and 20, it's too late to ever get that back
Feeling confident and really "seen" when meeting new people
Applying for jobs I was intellectually and professionally ready for, but for which I did not look the part
Trying skiing, snowboarding, white Water rafting with my family
Feeling fully confident in intimate relations
I lost out on all these things, that's what being morbidly obese forced me to "give up." And now, I've decided I would INSTEAD rather give up all those foods that diminished my enjoyment of my life.
So.....choose what you are willing to give up.
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