Samara1974

I brought pajama bottoms and wore those under my gown after surgery to make me more comfortable while walking.

I am so late, but my weight on 5/30 was 253, 4 lbs under goal *WOOT* Thank you vsgSarah3 for doing this, I really appreciate all of the work you did.

I flew three days after surgery, I ended up asking for a wheelchair due to the 45 minute connection. It was a good thing because I would have never made it.

A blender bottle works well too, stirring has never worked for me regardless of the protein powder.

My hardest habit to break is eating & drinking. Three months out the urge is always there to take a drink when I am eating, I am really hoping as I get further out it will go away.

255.7 this morning!!!! Beat my goal by a pound+ whoopee I am so excited

Does every body really reach there Water limit this early out? Not that I am aware of; you are still swollen from surgery so your capacity is diminished. You are doing better than I was two days after surgery, just do the best you can and work your way up to your liquid goal. I didn't gurgle so I am no help there, sorry.

This is sort of true for me, although we didn't "party" my friends and I did go out and do things at least 1-2 times a month. My friends are thin & were very supportive of me getting surgery, so I really don't know what I have done, but now I am not included in any plans. Even though I know now that they are truly not friends it hurts to be left in the dust. Thankfully I have my husband.

I am in Fairbanks so not very local, I was sleeved in February.

258 this morning, first time ever that I am going to make my goal

I went back to work after one week and I have a desk job. I did ok but I was not 100% mentally there, a couple weeks after that I found a few errors I had made and had to correct. I found out that I do a lot of twisting at my job (to reach my printer & supplies) all and all I was ok.

260.7 this wonderful morning, I hope everyone has a great day

My husband was reluctant at first but once I decided on my surgeon and where I wanted it done and presented my case I won him over. This gentleman filmed his journey at a Hospital Angeles where I got my surgery done, the only difference was my room was much bigger. http://www.bariatricpal.com/forum/451-tell-your-gastric-sleeve-surgery-story/

i had a nutritionist consult pre and post-op and they gave me contact information to call or email if I needed anything.

But how much protein and carbs are you eating? Are you meeting you protein goals set by your Dr? The protein is just as important for us this early as is keeping our calories down.

For most of the ladies I talked with we looked at our food journals and made sure we were getting enough protien and water and then tried to cut back on carbs.One of the ladies I talk with walks a minimum of 3 times a week 30 minutes she has not hit a stall yet. I started walking and my stall broke, I am not the most consistent exerciser but anytime I go near the stall area I up my exercise and I don't have a problem and by exercise I mean walking.

Too far for me I can get one or all of the following really burpy, upper chest pain and feels like a band is tightening around my throat Way too far (If I was stupid) I do all of the above, it hurts to swallow and my nose starts running and then vomiting soon follows. These can happen if I eat too much or small amounts too fast.

I agree with the documentation approach, also if you have a smart phone you can record her comments as well so you can capture the tone of the comments. Also I am sorry you have to deal with that. it must be a bummer for someone to trying to squash your high. You are going to do great so try to ignore her if you can.

I would be honest with your surgeon and ask them these questions. I know they have you quit smoking because it delays the healing process after surgery & can cause ulcers. I am not sure if marijuana has the same effect though but they would know. The other concerns I've read from other posters was the munchies sidetracking weight loss. Most doctors for drinking suggest 6 months to a year and some say never again. I am three months out and had two sips of a drink and was done not only could I not hold any more liquid physically I was buzzed, so your sleeve may force you to change your habits. There is actually a WLS Magazine article about alcohol on this site I would recommend it, it was a good read. http://www.bariatricpal.com/page/articles.html/_/healthy-living/bariatric-realities-%e2%80%93-medical-professionals%e2%80%99-guidelines-about-alcohol-use-wls-r601

Oh and you might gain weight right after surgery I gained 5lbs due to being on an IV for 3 days. It goes away quickly thank goodness, that was majorly disappointing.

Not much pain for me I felt sore like I worked out too hard. Everyone's pain threshold is different though as some folks swear it's the worst pain they ever felt. Two week pre-op diet all liquid diet, I could eat solids (chicken, fish) if I absolutely had to Post-op diet 1 week clear liquids, 1 week full liquids, 1 week mushy food, 1 week semi-solid, then "real" food 60-80gm of Protein, 50gm of carbs or less, 600-800 calories a day. I had a drain it is purely the surgeons choice, it doesn't hurt just feels weird when they pull it. That incision has actually healed the best out of all of them. Things you need to know * Follow your pre-op diet to the letter, my surgery was delayed by two hours because the surgery in front of me had complications due to them not following the instructions. * Walk as soon as you can after surgery * Use gas-x strips to help with gas pain. * During the process it could be before or after you might have the major regret breakdown (mine was before.) This is a major decision and it's stressful, I warned my husband before that it might happen so he was prepared to talk me down when it happened. *You aren't going to feel "normal" for a couple of weeks after surgery, I cried because I was tired of getting shots & taking pills after surgery (week one/two.) *Everything gets better once you are on normal food, just keep telling yourself it is only one more week until you get to the next food stage. You can do anything for one week! *You may be a "lucky" one who can drink normally just because you can doesn't mean you should measure your drinks and liquid food to make sure you don't over do it.

So weird question are these nutritionists or registered dieticians? After reading these forums and seeing what weird/wrong/horrible advice folks are saying their nutritionist tells them. I did some research anyone with a few classes can be a nutritionist but registered dieticians have to have a 2 or 4 year degree. It seems like some of these folks are quacks, one post said their nutritionist recommended that they drink milkshakes to make up calories etc. I know the story is second hand but it just makes me wonder. I know there are great nutritionists out there that know their stuff it does worry me that there are people that don't know anything giving such bad advice.

I agree 100% with Recycled you tell your PCP about your decision. It is your health and your decision if they do not want to support you then you need to find a PCP that will. I told my PCP and he was a bit shocked (because we had never discussed it and my surgery was the next week) but said ultimately it was my decision. When I got back I followed up with him; 30 some odd pounds down in a month and he told me he felt I made a great decision and plans on helping me lose all my weight during the honeymoon phase.

I was told the same thing 3-4 oz of food, stop when you feel the restriction. I have a Protein Shake or yogurt or an crustless quiche for breakfast. The recipe is below http://blog.myfitnesspal.com/easy-cheesy-crustless-quiche/

Reading all your responses I have never been happier working with a group of men Men are gossipy but my guys have been very supportive (I told them after surgery.) I would just say you had hernia surgery (if that is getting repaired) It will be awkward if you have to ask for more time off for another surgery to repair it. Once you start losing weight say you are eating less and exercising more like some of the above posters said after all it's the truth. Hopefully after a month they will give up and move on to some other person to gossip about.