Peeblejam

I'm feeling you! I was very uncomfortable my first week home and friend who had the same surgery told me to take a walk and surprise it actually helped. So now as soon as I feel a little of anything different I just start moving around and it passes.

Hopefully this will help you also!

I wouldn't if I was you, I'd stay away from sugar.

You need to change your habits and try to really focus on that, your mind shouldn't immediately go to this. Are you able to eat Pork rinds w/ hot sauce?

I agree with the change habits idea in theory.
For myself, I know sugar and spice don't matter. I ate a couple 5cent candies last night. Wasn't an issue at 5 weeks postop.
What you asked was "Can you"... the answer is up to your stomach... "Should you" thats something we all need to find our own answers to...

Question is, is it worth it? Just as someone said, you can eat whatever you want, for most of us, that's how we got to the point where the surgery was needed. The consequences, you have to live with. I'd much rather live with the successes of saying no to such things.

My dr orders are to stay away from hard candies. The sugar offers no nutritional value at all. I wonder if you could create a protein-based recipe that would have the same flavor? Have you tried sugar free Jello made with unflavored Protein Powder yet? Unjury Protein powder has the recipe in their website. You could make SF watermelon jello with protein powder and sprinkle it with the chili powder, or just mix it in. That way you get the flavor you are craving but in a protein-rich food that fits within your meal plan.

Congratulations on your surgery!
I'm 3 weeks out.
My surgeon released/ removed restrictions from week 2.

How about just asking your surgeon when to start. At the end of the day we are not your surgeon and we all respond to things differently. Better to be safe than sorry. Your surgeon will be happy to fear that you are ready to move forward. Just ask

All the best on your journey!

Since your post was in March I really hope you are not having this issue any longer! I would love to hear what was done to resolve it and what the underlying issue was. The rest of what I am saying is more for other who come across this post, as I really truly hope you are able to keep down more food and Water by now.
If you are having those symptoms you should immediately call your surgeon and go in to have them diagnose and see what can be done to repair. Long term dehydration is extremely dangerous. Not being able to keep food down is not good, but not immediately life threatening. Remember, we can live weeks without food, but only days without water.
If you feel that your surgeon is not offering you the necessary care to keep you healthy then I would go to another surgeon for a 2nd opinion. Some thirst after surgery is normal, but throwing up 4-5 times a day is not. And you have no way to know how much water you are actually keeping down if you are throwing a lot of it up.
Know the signs of dehydration (there are a lot so rather than list them here, look them up online) and when to seek emergency care. If you get to the point of extreme dehydration go to the ER immediately.

I love to watch my 600 pound life. Breaks my heart but keeps me positive.


Aka_ET

HW-220
Pre-op 194.3
RNY
SD June 16th 2017
CW-176
GW-140
HT 5' 3"
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"You may see me struggle but you will never see me quit"

I watched My 600 lb Life. Watched it pre-op, would have watched it in the hospital but I preferred peace and quiet over noise then. I watch it here and there now. I take watching that show as a learning experience and it makes me think of what could have happened to me if I gave up on my health or didn't go through with the surgery because there was a lot of people telling me not to go through with it just because they knew someone who had a lot of complications or regained all their weight back.

Thing is I'm not them and they probably didn't follow the rules when they should have. I said once this excess weight is gone, it's not coming back.

Okay, I'll stop with my rambling now lol


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HW- 273
Pre-op Wt- 230
SW- 226
CW- 180
GW- 130
Ht- 5'2.5"
DOS- April 26th, 2017

"Only those who try will become." ~FFX

This Friday makes three weeks post op for me. I've lost 16 lbs since surgery. A day before surgery I Lost 7 lbs so total i've lost 23...but really only 16 lbs since surgery. But I just think to myself there's no way I would've had the will power to lose that before the surgery. We have to remember that this isn't magic. It takes time, hard work and dedication. Slowly but surely we will lose the weight.

You aren't doing anything wrong except perhaps weighing in too frequently...
When is the last time you lost 20 pounds in 3 weeks via old fashioned diet and exercise? I'll bet top dollar that the answer is "Never." You're doing wonderfully.
For comparison, I lost 15 pounds the 1st month, 12.5 pounds the 2nd month, and an average of 3 to 7 pounds monthly thereafter until I reached my goal weight. Some months I only lost 1 pound. It took 17+ months for me to lose 100 pounds.
Weight loss with a sleeve doesn't occur in a linear pattern. Don't expect daily losses. Our bodies lose a few pounds, then hold onto a few pounds with occasional stalls and plateaus before losing again. At times the scale displays a bigger number than the day before day due to Water retention and/or hormonal issues.
You're doing well. Now stay off the scale.

I'm 3 weeks post-op today. Down 22 lbs. determined to only weigh on Tuesday and Fridays only. I think the key is to get in appropriate amount of Water and Protein. I also am spending some time on the treadmill throughout the day.
Good job and good luck!

Thanks for the advice. It's funny over the last several days, all of a sudden I find I can't eat as much as I was. And I'm no longer hungry right after eating like I was.
I have started to concentrate on chewing each bite at least 25 times. I also use the timer feature on my phone and time 30 seconds between bites. LOL

Hi.
Try chewing each bite 32 times. I actually put the fork/ spoon down after each bite. The slower I eat the more full I get and less uncomfortable. Sometimes when I feel hungry I focus on my fluids instead (drinking it).
I really try to remember why I'm in this process to begin with, and talk to myself about not going back to square one in 2 years.
All the best on your Journey

Congratulations!
Hang in there! It gets easier. You can do it. I'm 3 weeks out. Talk with your surgeon maybe they can advance you. Just remember why you did it.

Check with your nutritionist (NUT) to be sure. My NUT said 80 grams of Protein and 64 oz or more of Water a day. Tough to do with nausea, pain, and lack of appetite. My point is, along your recovery journey, check with your medical provider first. They have lots of experience and tons of sound ideas for you to try. They can encourage you and put your mind at ease. I like this forum for shared experiences but caution people from providing medical or diet advice.
PS i am with you on being sick of Protein Shakes. Gag!

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A lot of the doctors' nutritionists have really good long term healthy food goals that avoid sugars, fake sugars, and extraneous carbs including fruit. I actually chose my doc based on the nutritionist he chose because I believed not only was he a great surgeon but he cared about long term healthy post op.

this may not be popular around here, but fake sugars and staying on sweet foods IS HARMFUL. There are lots of other tastes than are good and yummy that don't harm us. We have to leave behind the sweet tastes pretty much forever. And when we do, our gut bugs (where all food cravings come from) start to be the kind that crave vegetables, healthy fats, and Proteins.
I don't know how my fellow sleevers who are told to eat tons of sweet things (fake sugar packaged products and drinks) ever do it. It must make weight loss so much harder when your body is crying out for sugary sweet things.
We get this do over. I want to eat what I want my body to crave. Real, natural, healthy food. Maybe it might work for you too (I am very much a work in progress). Good luck! You got this.

Thank you both... I'm guessing it's just one of those couple of days where I feel like a bottomless pit. I noticed I'm able to take in a bigger volume of Water too. I won't stress it and just make good choices and eat more often if I need to

I had a spell of constant hunger around 2 weeks. I upped my protein and focused on getting most of that protein from puréed protein (cottage cheese, scrambled eggs, meats). Once I made that adjustment the hunger subsided. If you are getting most of your protein from shakes it could be that it's passing through your sleeve very quickly and leaving you feeling hungry. If it fits in your plan, try reducing shakes and getting the bulk of your protein from real food. It definitely helped me. Best of luck!

Hi. No nothing to drink 30 minutes before I eat. And nothing to drink until an hour after I eat. I slowed the fork down drastically today, 30 seconds between bites timed with my phone. LOL

It helped a LOT. Still feeling a little hungry after eating but not starving like I was yesterday.

Hey, johock, are you drinking anything with your meals? liquids can speed the exit of food from your stomach and make you feel hungry faster.

How much Protein are you getting in per day? How much Water? This may be over-simplified, but what's so bad about feeling hunger? Is it head hunger or actual hunger? Do you have to eat just because you feel hunger?

Hahahah so funny im going to lay off for some time lol as i want to save my vision

This is way below where your surgery was, so my guess is they're unrelated. I was active at 5 weeks and just had to do positions that avoided my belly bc of tenderness. Does it feel like sore lower abdominal muscles? I really don't think you could go through that end and give yourself a leak. Don't go to the ER unless it's an emergency and for that don't go to your closest most frequented ER. Trust me on that as a nurse. Tell your surgeon. You don't have to say specifics just say you had engaged in sexual activity and now this is what you're feeling and aren't sure if the two are related.