Heatgirl03

Great stuff from all of you, congrats and continue the good work. I'm a few days shy of 6 months out and I try to just listen to stomach, whats left of it. I've stopped weighing my food because rarely could I eat it all. That being said, some days it seems I can eat a fair amount while others, I get full after a half bowl of Soup. Beef, chicken, fish, i can barely eat 3oz. It is easier for me to eat veggies. Also, I know its frowned upon but it is what it is, I have an easier time getting portions in with a piece of bread. Lately, my lunch is half a ham and cheese sandwich on good bread, with good quality meats and cheeses. I always end up throwing it out with 2-3 bites left. I pretty much have switched to a european style diet. No processed foods, but I am OK with a small good piece of crusty bread, lots of olive oils, good fresh vegetables. I drink lots of Water throughout the day. I do seem to eat several very small meals per day and the free yogurts at work are a regular go to. I will also slice half a banana with some Peanut Butter as a sweet treat. I will keep focusing and try to listen to my stomach. I eat slow and some meals it seems like I can eat a lot, at least for the new me, while other meals, I am done after just a few bites. There is no rhyme or reason that I have noticed yet. It sucks when you order an expensive meal and you feel hungry to have your stomach tell you, nope...your done, after just a few bites.
I'm down 117 lbs or so to 263 which is way ahead of where I thought I'd be. My SW was 359 and HW at start of liquid diet was 380. My goal weight is 225. Not too shabby. Thankful for my new found health. I'm off blood pressure meds and no more sleep apnea. In fact, my wife says I don't even snore.

This is some of the worst post op nutritional advice I have seen in print and they had the nerve to put it in a table.
This plan is guaranteed to ruin your metabolism and have you on starvation rations for the rest of your life.
I don't even understand that first week information. I had more than 200 calories in the hospital before they would discharge me. I had a Protein shake, broth and Jello within 24 hours of my surgery. I had 3 Protein shakes a day for the first week, hitting 90 grams of Protein a day. I'm 19 months out and I eat about 1500 calories a day and I am still losing. I never or very rarely go over 25g of carbs a day. And I'm not active beyond walking.

OP keep your carbs under 25 and increase your protein to 100.
How are you hitting 40 carbs anyway on those calories?

I was sleeved in January and feel great too! My weight loss is slow but steady and I'm happy with the progress so far. i try to plan meals each week. I make egg quiche in muffin cups for Breakfast. Make them on Sundays and eat all week with fruit. I also like chicken fajitas (without the tortilla) but with all the veggies, Ricotta bake with ground turkey, cottage cheese with berries and a little stevia or your choice of sweetener. Favorite snack is turkey Jerky and cheese sticks.
There are lots of site on Facebook too that post recipes for bariatric patients.

Hello, January 31, 2017, down 38.4 including 14 lbs pre-op. One week stall frustrsting. I am not chesting following food rules but may not est enough. I make tuna, pink salmon, chicken, crsbmeat, baby shrimp in a can mixed with mayo or 1 teaspoon coctail sauce (has sugar in it so very little). I eat scrambled, fried, hardboiled eggs, sunflower seeds ( i tolerate 1/4 cup), Water, tea, coffee ( does not taste the same). If out salmon, mashed potatoes. Protein Shake premade one a day. I will be more active Monday going back to work. It's a journey and not ss easy as some might think but I'm not hungry. Best of luck!

This stuff is the best..great for constipation..relaxes you too and I even find it helps my restless leg syndrome. You can find it in many natural health food grocery stores and Amazon has it too.


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Benefiber 4 days in a row did nothing. Someone here recommended Smooth Move tea. It works great everytime.



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Fiber one cheesecake bars + warm tea. Have one of those and it will clean you out quick fast. Works best for me and a few others. Also satisfied sweets craving. Good luck. Feel better.
CW 214
VSG 1/6/2017
SW 242 GW 140
Woohoo
...summer 2017 here we come

Good luck


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Chemists carry it
I'm in Australia [emoji1037] though
Where you at ?


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Benefibre 3 times a day
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Pre surgery weight 360
Day of Surgery 367
I had my surgery on the 17th of November 2016 with uncontrolled Diabetes taking piLs and insolent. Today on my 60 day post op I am down 60lb went from a size 54 waist to a size 44 waist and a 6X shirt to a 3X shirt. GOD is good!
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Thank You guys!!! I have been doing a heating pad for the past few days. That's been helping tremendously! Thank You to everyone....
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Ps, i cheated n put bacitracin on my incisions day 5 fwd. They hurt. It helped. Doc offc said it was ok.
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I am 9 days post op, no pain, no meds, a little soar. Days 1 thru 3 were hell for me. Glad to say pain slowly subsided days 4 n 5. Days 6-9 woke up with no pain, slight soreness. Ask ur doc about ice pack, mine told me not to do it, to do warm instead. Cushioning ur belly w a pillow at night helps too but walking n drinking my gas x helped d most. It will get better. Good luck.
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Thank god I had no issues at all. Was sleeping on my side and stomach on day 4. No pain meds after day one..
I wonder why some pains are really bad and others are mild?...
you gotta wonder what the hell the Drs are doing.
What is binding the stomach???... I haven't heard of that before
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I am 25 days post op and finally have very little incision pain. Be patient. It takes time to heal! You just had major surgery. Relax and focus on your recovery. It does get better!
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I had pain around my big incision for 2 weeks straight and it just subsided on the 14th day. It's still tender but way more manageable than what it was a couple of days before.
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I hate the pain meds because they are liquid and I can't stomach the taste! I'm going to get applesauce and try that
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I'm day 3 post op. So far need pain meds like clockwork. But bearable. Heating pad seems to help.

I had incision pain for 2 weeks . A heating pad definitely helped and just resting. Dont over do it. I went to a christmas party a little over a week post op because I was feeling great, I definitely paid for it that night at the hotel, my back killed me and incision was hurting. I say incision because the only one that gave me issues was the spot my stomach was removed. Just rest when you can and even light stretching helped the tightness feeling, no jane fonda work out though lol! Good luck
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Hi everyone!! I'm post op day 2 and was wondering if anyone else had issues with their incisions hurting like hell? I have to literally roll out of bed to get up. My incisions are the only thing giving me issues.... I'm in pain guys! I'm supposed to take the bandages off today and I'm so scared. Thank You everyone
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Thank you! I have been walking every couple of hours and I have a heating pad on now.
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Oh thank you!! I will definitely do the ice packs today!!!
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Yeah, they really hurt at first. Make sure you take your pain meds for the first few days so that you can get up and walk around. The walking helps with any gas pains you may have and helps your body to trigger healing processes.
My incisions stopped being so painful after the first week but were still sore for a few weeks.
Hope you feel better soon.

I experienced what you are describing. I had to sleep on my sofa for 3 nights because I couldn't get in and out of my bed. But by day 4 it was better. Keep walking, it helps. I also found that binding my stomach gave some relief as well.
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