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dianemar

Gastric Sleeve Patients
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About dianemar

  • Rank
    Expert Member
  • Birthday 11/29/1954

About Me

  • Biography
    I was never worried about weight growing up, then I hit 37 had my 4th child and quit smoking, then all hell broke loose. Add to that menepause, and it was a recipe for disaster.
  • Gender
    Female
  • Interests
    reading, kids and grandkids, and church
  • Occupation
    storeroom attendant world kitchen(corelle ware)
  • City
    elmira
  • State
    ny

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  1. dianemar

    Slowed Weight Loss

    Yes, you are all singing my song, so glad you are all here to encourage each other
  2. dianemar

    Sleeve stretch?

    One thing to remember is that after surgery your stomach is also swollen and that makes the volume much less than what your stomach will hold once your healing is complete.
  3. dianemar

    Has Anyone Had a Second Sleeve?

    Thanks, I'm struggling losing, 6 mo out. Great facts about too low calories. I too have gone to high protein ,low carbs, and am starting to lose again, I also joined a senior membership at a local YMCA, which has a great pool and water aerobics, exercise is essential. To me, the surgery is a life saving measure initially, but the rest is up to us.
  4. I'm post menopausal, and I had no symptoms to speak of, hadn't even thought there would be a problem, but it would make sense.
  5. I agree, I don't know how one could get all the protein in with just 3 meals, I have 3 meals a day, 3 snacks. usually snacks are cheese stix, or protein shake. I don't have anything in the house that I can graze on. I only eat at prescribed times. at least an hour and a half to two hours after a meal.
  6. They helped me , I went through about half of the box, before everything settled down. Mostly stomach gas.
  7. dianemar

    Liquid Diet Struggles

    It is a tough place to be in, BUT it does not last forever. Know that, and know that your head may say you are hungry, that real food is all you obsess about, but you also know you wanted change , so allow that to happen. You can only hold so much right now and you want to heal correctly, so it is to your long term benefit to follow the rules for your own sake and health. We all got in this position because we couldn't learn to say no to our wants and desires for the most part. But it is a new day, and you will not die from hunger, your body will adapt and so will you. Good Luck.
  8. Amen!! I was just saying this to someone, Surgery saved my life , (like an appendectomy) and helped me lose the weight that helped my borderline diabetes and High Blood Pressure. But as I can eat most anything, I still have to do the hard work of changing my 60+years of bad habits. No snacking , eating on schedule, sticking to a low carb diet, Getting my proteins in. It is amazing how much food you can nibble and get in all day. You will be able to cheat , but you are just harming yourself. Take a good look at a lb of butter then look at the mirror and see how those lbs of butter look on you. It is worth sacrificing to get rid of them and one lb is worth it!!
  9. I found a calcium chewable, 2x a day, they don't taste bad at all , only 5.98 a bottle of 60. Finally, got that taken care of. Going to look for b vitamins next, I take a multiple chewable so I get most everything else.
  10. I am 7 mo post op, I cannot take a calcium vitamin without being sick, and I detest the liquid calcium, it tastes like vomit to me,(sorry) I am going to look for the above chewable calciums, maybe that would work. My dr told me no on gummy vitamins, will check again.
  11. I deal a lot with head hunger. Lets face it I have had 40+ years of bad habits due to overeating, and I cannot wish it away, I have had to face my demons and know I am eating what is adequate to lose weight and stay healthy, so I just yell at myself ' I can wait till my meal time.' I keep mints on hand If I must put something in my mouth. So much of this is a culmination of bad habits, and surgery is a life saving procedure, but we still have to do the real work that we ignored most of our lives. You can do this!!!! you have shown you are willing to sacrifice to be healthy so keep your head up and your mouth shut. lol, just kidding.
  12. dianemar

    How to stop grazing?

    I've had to wake up and realize I had been grazing, MY solution is to only eat at prescribed times, and preplan the snacks. I do not keep nuts and such in the house because it is my grazing temptation. I cannot have 2-3 almonds or cashews. So I plan all snacking. Good luck, and it is a good thing you are facing this hurtle, you will succeed!!
  13. dianemar

    Gastric Sleeve

    I got the patches esp after the surgery pre eating phase, worth it for piece of mind. Looking back I would not be able to have eaten much for the first month, so it was a good fit , better than taking nothing.
  14. I was told by my dr not to take gummies at all, stick with the children's chewable vitamins, they work for me. BTW I just bought a size 18 pants, down from size 28 a year ago.
  15. Hi, I had the surgery aug 18th 4 mo ago. I have been learning many lessons and do not regret my decision. But there are many realities you must face to be successful and to overcome them one by one. Having the surgery gives you a great head start, you lose a significant amount right away, which leaves you feeling very positive, esp with all the applause of friends and acquaintances. But after you navigate your post surgery diet , and everything is healing fine, there are other battles to consider, my main one is realizing , for me at least, I can eat and tolerate almost all food. So 60+ years of bad habits are still lurking in the background just waiting to rear their ugly head. So to make this short and concise, this is where I am today. no snacking, I mean, nibbling snacking. even if it is good for you. eat at specified times, even your snacks. I am staying on my very low carb, pre surgery diet, only vegs and fruits for carbs, very minimal bread( I use one slice under my poached eggs.) I can eat whatever I want now, but I got this big for a reason, and it was by not taking 1 lb seriously. One lb, = 1 lb of butter, that is significant, gaining that volume is not to be ignored So as I continue this journey I have a good 60-80 lbs to go, but I am going to be in control of my addiction and not let it control me. Everyone has issues contributing to our weight problems, so learn to be honest with yourself, attack them one at a time. and Good Luck!!

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