Shaydi.Laine

I remember having to walk from the gurney to my room. So much pain, they told me to get up and start walking. I did and as I started walking and the nurse said that my gown wasnt tied and I was open. I just said "yep" and kept on walking as she scuddled behind me tying it up.
Lol I guess I didnt have time to wait standing there. Felt like my intestines were going to spill out in my hazy mind.
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To the OP.

I am fairly certain your bariatric surgeon has seen more than his/her share of nekkid fatties before.

You definitely (HOPEFULLY!?!?!?!) won't be his/her first.

Unless your bits are particularly impressive, no one will remember them at all.

I did the whole thing alone as my immediate family lives far away and I didn't want to tell anyone else what I was up to. I WAS required to have someone pick me up, (no taxis, no ubers, no bus) so I eventually had to tell a nearby relative who also agreed to stay with me for a couple days post op. Honestly the whole procedure was easy peasy and you do so much sleeping and doping on pain meds that you won't really care so much about having people around. When I wasn't sleeping, I watched a little tv, texted people, or played on my tablet. It goes by really fast.
2 days after getting out of the hospital, I went clothes shopping.

I'm almost 3.5 months post op and I eat mainly whole foods. I avoid carbs like the plague (except for a rare cheat) and eat plenty of fat. I keep a few Atkins shakes on hand for rush out the door emergencies, but those are even rarer than my carb cheats. Personally I think whole foods are the way to go as soon as they are tolerable.

Oh seriously with this question lol. I have had numerous surgeries and you are always completely naked under the gown. Leave your modesty at the door, the medical staff does not give a hoot about seeing your "privates". And trust me, if you are lucky enough to not be catheterized, you won't want to be pulling undies up and down when you go to pee. Bending is rather uncomfortable if not impossible after surgery. NO UNDERWEAR. Jeez lol

I'm almost 3.5 months post op and I eat mainly whole foods. I avoid carbs like the plague (except for a rare cheat) and eat plenty of fat. I keep a few Atkins shakes on hand for rush out the door emergencies, but those are even rarer than my carb cheats. Personally I think whole foods are the way to go as soon as they are tolerable.

I did the whole thing alone as my immediate family lives far away and I didn't want to tell anyone else what I was up to. I WAS required to have someone pick me up, (no taxis, no ubers, no bus) so I eventually had to tell a nearby relative who also agreed to stay with me for a couple days post op. Honestly the whole procedure was easy peasy and you do so much sleeping and doping on pain meds that you won't really care so much about having people around. When I wasn't sleeping, I watched a little tv, texted people, or played on my tablet. It goes by really fast.
2 days after getting out of the hospital, I went clothes shopping.

I also like Atkins Protein shakes.
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Wow. 12 days out and I was still on full liquids. I have to echo everyone else about pizza being a crazy thing to try at this stage. Im 13 weeks out and avoid all bread like the plague. If you want to potentially hurt yourself and/or screw yourself out of success, keep eating whatever you want. Otherwise, get with the program and stop messing around. Pizza... really?!

Wow. 12 days out and I was still on full liquids. I have to echo everyone else about pizza being a crazy thing to try at this stage. Im 13 weeks out and avoid all bread like the plague. If you want to potentially hurt yourself and/or screw yourself out of success, keep eating whatever you want. Otherwise, get with the program and stop messing around. Pizza... really?!

Wow. 12 days out and I was still on full liquids. I have to echo everyone else about pizza being a crazy thing to try at this stage. Im 13 weeks out and avoid all bread like the plague. If you want to potentially hurt yourself and/or screw yourself out of success, keep eating whatever you want. Otherwise, get with the program and stop messing around. Pizza... really?!

Wow. 12 days out and I was still on full liquids. I have to echo everyone else about pizza being a crazy thing to try at this stage. Im 13 weeks out and avoid all bread like the plague. If you want to potentially hurt yourself and/or screw yourself out of success, keep eating whatever you want. Otherwise, get with the program and stop messing around. Pizza... really?!

Wow. 12 days out and I was still on full liquids. I have to echo everyone else about pizza being a crazy thing to try at this stage. Im 13 weeks out and avoid all bread like the plague. If you want to potentially hurt yourself and/or screw yourself out of success, keep eating whatever you want. Otherwise, get with the program and stop messing around. Pizza... really?!

So we are supposed to say, oh it is okay you took a chance on riping apart your new staples and having stomach acid seep into your chest cavity and spend 3-4 months in ICU because pizza it totally worth it? THIS IS NOT A DIET YOU CAN CHEAT ON! THIS IS MAJOR SURGERY AND A LIFE CHANGE.
People keep posting and acting like this is a diet, it is not a diet, advancing your food, eating things off plan can seriously harm you. This is not a game.
This isn't a person, a year out that went to the bar and had too many chicken strips with beer. This is a person with a swollen stomach and a healing staple line. Eating off plan is flat out dangerous and points to serious food addiction.
If they aren't a random troll, they need to seek therapy ASAP so they can learn to cope with their food issues.
A college associate of mine advanced her food, testing her WLS early and ended up on a feeding tube. This is serious and my "mean" tone comes from a place of concern and horror.

Sugar coating isn't allowed either on the post WLS diet phase plans.

I don't think that was a good idea. At 12 days I was still on liquids.
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Relax and pay no mind to the scary stuff. We all probably wondered at some point pre-surgery if we were doing the right thing. Personally I was terrified, but once I was on the other side I was like, "what was I so afraid of?" For me it was really a breeze. Recovery goes by fast, and you get to watch the scale fly downward which is pretty fun stuff, but not nearly as fun as all the new clothes!
This was the best decision I've ever made! Genius really. Just breathe and focus on the positive. You'll do great.

Relax and pay no mind to the scary stuff. We all probably wondered at some point pre-surgery if we were doing the right thing. Personally I was terrified, but once I was on the other side I was like, "what was I so afraid of?" For me it was really a breeze. Recovery goes by fast, and you get to watch the scale fly downward which is pretty fun stuff, but not nearly as fun as all the new clothes!
This was the best decision I've ever made! Genius really. Just breathe and focus on the positive. You'll do great.

I didn't give in...I passed it up and just came back to the cabin lol Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using the BariatricPal App

Wow. 12 days out and I was still on full liquids. I have to echo everyone else about pizza being a crazy thing to try at this stage. Im 13 weeks out and avoid all bread like the plague. If you want to potentially hurt yourself and/or screw yourself out of success, keep eating whatever you want. Otherwise, get with the program and stop messing around. Pizza... really?!

I would skip it entirely. Grab a yogurt or at least stick with carb smart ice cream. Give it a few minutes to melt a little then whip it up to soft serve consistency yourself. Getting past the cravings is a huge part of the battle. Don't give in!

I honestly I love a lot of low carb foods, so I think it will be easier for me to maintain that lifestyle if I am sleeved since I will get full fast. I will need to address the mindless eating separately with counselling, but I feel that I will be far more in control and aware of my eating and what I am putting in after having this done.

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I have lost weight successfully doing every diet under the sun, and Atkins was by far the best of the bunch. I also achieved my lowest weight that way by 20 pounds (except for the total starvation diets - stupid stupid, do not do that) and managed to keep most of the weight off for 4 years. Most successful diet in my history. Then I decided to eat bread.
Now that I am sleeved and fully healed, I have put myself back on Atkins. The low fat diet after surgery while fine during recovery, had me feeling hungry all the time and I was stalling out constantly. After 3 weeks of no weight loss, I switched to a low carb/high fat (induction level) diet as an experiment, my stall broke in 2 days and I promptly dropped 7 pounds in a week and a half. This past week I started adding back a few carbs.. mainly fruits and veggies, and not only did I stop losing, I gained a pound. As of today I am back to nixing the carbs entirely.
My point is that even with the surgery, if carbs are a problem for you now, they will likely still get in your way later. And things like chips, pretzels, crackers and such, are the easiest foods to eat and still feel like a bottomless pit. The benefit now tho, is that if I can control myself long enough to eat Protein and fat first, I get satisfied quickly and have no room for anything else.
Best of luck!

Wow so that leaves a whole lotta nothing to eat! I suspect my reply may be a bit controversial, but for one thing I avoid anything that says fat free or low fat, unless that is naturally the case. Otherwise it usually means added carbs and fillers.
I have adjusted my own diet to what has worked best for me in the past and that is.. a low carb, HIGH FAT diet. Yes really, high fat. I eat real butter, real mayo, bacon, sausage, whole milk yogurt, and the like. I know this is going to freak some people out (OMG THE RULES!) but know what happened when I got off the low fat bandwagon? I broke my 3 week stall immediately and dropped about 7 pounds in one week. I also experienced a great reduction in hunger! I did this at about the 2 month mark. Today is my 3 month surgiversary.
So anyway I confessed my rebellious diet switcharoo to my nutritionist yesterday and she didn't have much to say about it other than maybe by eating more fat I was bumping myself out of starvation mode and needed the extra calories to break my stall. She may be partly right but I can't agree entirely because I am, as I keep saying, A Professional Dieter. I know my body better than anyone and how it reacts to various percentages of macronutrients. Doing Low Carb/High Fat in the past was by far the most successful plan for me. I was able to drop 50 pounds in 5 months, without surgery and reached my ideal weight in maybe 7 or 8 months. (How did I gain it back? I ate carbs again.)
I guess my point is, in the end we should all do whatever works best for us. I learned pretty early that I was in no danger of dumping, I also learned pretty early, that carbs such as crackers, fruit, and even vegetables were causing me to stall, but that didn't surprise me because it's not the first time.
Early on you should just do whatever your team tells you to do (there's not much chance of sticking to low fat, low sugar, and low salt tho - good luck with that) Once you are more "on your own", you can choose to continue following their rules if they are working for you, or make your own if that works better. I make sure my team knows what I'm doing, and as long as I'm getting such great results, I will continue doing what works.
Ok go easy on me.

Wow so that leaves a whole lotta nothing to eat! I suspect my reply may be a bit controversial, but for one thing I avoid anything that says fat free or low fat, unless that is naturally the case. Otherwise it usually means added carbs and fillers.
I have adjusted my own diet to what has worked best for me in the past and that is.. a low carb, HIGH FAT diet. Yes really, high fat. I eat real butter, real mayo, bacon, sausage, whole milk yogurt, and the like. I know this is going to freak some people out (OMG THE RULES!) but know what happened when I got off the low fat bandwagon? I broke my 3 week stall immediately and dropped about 7 pounds in one week. I also experienced a great reduction in hunger! I did this at about the 2 month mark. Today is my 3 month surgiversary.
So anyway I confessed my rebellious diet switcharoo to my nutritionist yesterday and she didn't have much to say about it other than maybe by eating more fat I was bumping myself out of starvation mode and needed the extra calories to break my stall. She may be partly right but I can't agree entirely because I am, as I keep saying, A Professional Dieter. I know my body better than anyone and how it reacts to various percentages of macronutrients. Doing Low Carb/High Fat in the past was by far the most successful plan for me. I was able to drop 50 pounds in 5 months, without surgery and reached my ideal weight in maybe 7 or 8 months. (How did I gain it back? I ate carbs again.)
I guess my point is, in the end we should all do whatever works best for us. I learned pretty early that I was in no danger of dumping, I also learned pretty early, that carbs such as crackers, fruit, and even vegetables were causing me to stall, but that didn't surprise me because it's not the first time.
Early on you should just do whatever your team tells you to do (there's not much chance of sticking to low fat, low sugar, and low salt tho - good luck with that) Once you are more "on your own", you can choose to continue following their rules if they are working for you, or make your own if that works better. I make sure my team knows what I'm doing, and as long as I'm getting such great results, I will continue doing what works.
Ok go easy on me.