Stephie626

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1 hour ago, FluffyChix said:

Don't cheat eat me! (so that all will be well in your Protein world)

Please make sure everyone that you are getting your Protein needs met each day from many many different sources--not just meat! It all adds up!

@Stephie626 and all, if you're not eating meat, how much protein are you getting in each day and from what sources?

Probably not nearly enough. I’m 2.5 years out tho and doing ok. Iron is the only thing I can’t get to stay out without extra Vitamins.

Me I eat meat just not like I used too.

1 hour ago, GradyCat said:

I still can't eat steak or pork chops or else I'll get the foamies.

Oh it doesn’t make me sick I’m just not interested in it. It’s a battle to eat it. I NEED the Protein too.

1 hour ago, rs said:

Ditto. I'm one year out.

And it’s not that I don’t like it I just am not interested. It’s too much it seems like.

2.5 years now ... still holding strong.

So I am nearly 2.5 years out from surgery and pretty much I am just not big on eating much meat even tho I have always loved it. Is this a surgery thing or just me?

 

My first pic is just after surgery cause I didn't have any before good ones.

Started at 237 and that was heaviest.
Surgery was 4/11/17 I didn't have to do preop diet cause I needed to maintain.
2nd pic is 7/25/17. 60 lbs down weighing in last week at 177.

I want to be somewhere between 150-140.

Honestly I have had some ginger ale and it's the only thing that has helped some of my nausea. No issues with it whatsoever and I am almost 3 months post op.

I was able to eat right up til surgery. However this is getting you ready for after surgery cause it's tough.

I tried lettuce at like 6 weeks and couldn't do it. I'm 8 now and I have no issues but I was healed in the inside at 5 weeks and I know this cause I needed emergency surgery at 5 weeks for a very rare complication so he checked his work.

I didn't do puréed foods.

Tuna, canned chicken. Very soft well cooked veggies.

I was sleeping on my stomach within the first week. I was uncomfortable in the hospital but I took no pain meds and never took any after going home either. I started walking a week post op. My major thing was learning what my Jody can tolerate with the few calories we are taking in. I am 4 weeks out this Tuesday and I can eat so much more but not very much at all. I don't get full on liquids at all tho.

Vitamins are a pain but def take them.

I started weighing weekly...

My dr knew going in. I'm active. And having gone thru something far worse medically I have found I heal extremely well and quickly.

Thank you tho.

I never took pain meds after surgery. Not even in the hospital. And since last week I have been walking 2-3.5 miles a day. Oh surgery was just 2 weeks ago today. I start softball tomorrow and bowl
Tonight.

I'm on stage 3 and the only thing my food needs to be is mashable with a fork.

I'm exactly the same. Surgery 4/11. Lost 20 lbs and now nothing... leveling out but inches were still falling.

Walk. I'm 2 weeks today and I bowl tonight and am playing softball tomorrow. Any cardio after 2 weeks is good. No lifting for 6 weeks.