Geri Marie

I recently had a back surgery and had to quit my job. So I am at home and not able to do much but walking. I am obsessed with what I am going to eat throughout the day. I dont bing but I am always on my phone app fat secret typing what I am going to have! I too have the exact same insurance requirements. I had my first Nutrition class Thursday and I originally weighted in at 254.4. At Thursdays appt I was 250.2!! The trick is when you eat track it and set limits! I have been told to eat within 30 minutes from waking otherwise your body goes in starvation mode. So when I get up, I got straight for the bullet and make my own Protein Shake. This may not be the way we are going to do it post op but its working for now. At lunch I have a rather big Protein planned meal and the I have a shake later on around 5 pm. Around 7 I have a snack of either yogurt or an apple with PB. So far so good. I have been trying to watch the clock and make my meals last 20-30 minutes and not to drink before or after at least 30 minutes. I counted my days left today because I'm going stir crazy. I have excatly 79 days to surgery!! I would love to be a buddy as I am pretty much on my own here.

I recently had a back surgery and had to quit my job. So I am at home and not able to do much but walking. I am obsessed with what I am going to eat throughout the day. I dont bing but I am always on my phone app fat secret typing what I am going to have! I too have the exact same insurance requirements. I had my first Nutrition class Thursday and I originally weighted in at 254.4. At Thursdays appt I was 250.2!! The trick is when you eat track it and set limits! I have been told to eat within 30 minutes from waking otherwise your body goes in starvation mode. So when I get up, I got straight for the bullet and make my own Protein Shake. This may not be the way we are going to do it post op but its working for now. At lunch I have a rather big Protein planned meal and the I have a shake later on around 5 pm. Around 7 I have a snack of either yogurt or an apple with PB. So far so good. I have been trying to watch the clock and make my meals last 20-30 minutes and not to drink before or after at least 30 minutes. I counted my days left today because I'm going stir crazy. I have excatly 79 days to surgery!! I would love to be a buddy as I am pretty much on my own here.

It is normal, it's something new and that can be scary.

I had LapBand in 2009 and I can tell you that you have every reason to expect the surgery will go fine. They are really good at this by now and complications are extremely unlikely. But the best part is, life gets so much better. I lost 110% of of my excess weight with the band and it felt wonderful to be a person of "normal" size. After I had it done, new people I met could not believe I was formally obese. My band recently failed, and I feel the weight creeping back up again. Now I am getting the sleeve to get back to that amazing feeling of "normal size" again.

I too had my bad slip most likely because I had a 22 lb baby in my tummy moving around. Lol. I feel your pain I lost 140 lbs with the band and was doing great. I gained a lot of it back :/ i also had gallbladder surgery this past winter after band removal and a knee injury so I was in bed a lot. I'm doing all my pre op appointments right now. I'm here if you need to talk !

You got it Girl!! Feel free to message me anytime!!

O. M. G. Geri Marie! You TOTALLY get it! Thanks for the encouragement - and I would love to be band-to-sleeve buddies!

Omgee i feel your pain! I was banded 2010, lost 80 lbs.....now i had it removed and I'm only 20 lbs from my max weight. I'm in the process of getting my 3 month insurance requirement. I too had a hard time with motivation. But we can do it!! I'm here for you if you need a band to sleeve buddy!!

I had such a bad food day yesterday and today. Thank you for the post! Time for a three day all liquid diet starting tomorrow ! That's what we're here for is to support each other

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I had such a bad food day yesterday and today. Thank you for the post! Time for a three day all liquid diet starting tomorrow ! That's what we're here for is to support each other

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Went to ren faire this weekend....and my garb was TOO BIG. I put it on, had to take it off and lace everything up completely, as tight as it could go. Still too big. Could put my entire hand in there. Oh well.

Left is around 194. Right is around 300.

I'm about 5 months post op.. surgery was 3/16/17..
RNY
HW:300
SW: 294
CW: 218
These are taken 6 months apart.. went on a cruise before surgery!

10 months out. About 120 lbs down

I'm still getting sharp pain in left side, it comes and goes, worse in morning or if I sit too long. It feels like I have a big gaping hole in the side of my stomach and I want to press my hand against to get some relief. Pain killers helping. But guess it's just one of thos things that will go with time. Otherwise I'm doing good. On soft foods now and have managed to increase fluids which I think was causing a stall. I've now managed to lose another 3 pounds. Down from 304 pre op to 271.

Humans are designed to survive and if we have talked ourselves into thinking we are never going to have certain food again then that is the very thing we start craving. This is not unique to fat people, my husband is not fat but if he knows there is only a third of a container of ice cream left in the freezer you better get out of his way!! LOL
Forgive yourself because that self persecution will only make you struggle with your self worth and not help you make the choices you need to make. We are all a work in progress all of our lives. And consuming food creates a chemical response, an emotional response, and a physical response, especially carbohydrates but hey I can salivate over steak or fish too!!!
I have been trying to reduce my exposure to the really tempting items, places, events but don't always succeed. One trick I have recently employed is to let everyone else go to the buffet and I sit and watch and think and wait awhile - I look at the physical condition of everyone near me eating. Is that person as fat as me - and what are they eating? Is there a slender person here and what are they eating - I wonder if that is the 1st or only plate of food they are getting? What is absolutely the best tasting item here? Is that what I want right now? This isn't easy and I don't have all the answers, I still decide to do the wrong thing sometimes, but I hope to improve at this.

I had such a bad food day yesterday and today. Thank you for the post! Time for a three day all liquid diet starting tomorrow ! That's what we're here for is to support each other

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My surgery date is November 13th. I have Aetna and according to my surgical office I have to attend 3 nutrition classes one visit with a nutritionist, and a mental health evaluation. I had my Band removed last Wednesday. He said he doesn't like to do it all at once because of the scar tissue? Anyway my weight was 254.4 initially. It was 250.2 at my first class last week. I just don't want to do all this and then get a reject letter! Not to mention all my co pays and coinsurance has been paid for the year. But now I'm concerned about this whole GERD discussion everyone has been talking about. I dont have GERD but I do have mild heartburn. It was way worse with the band. SInce its been removed it seems to be triggered when I have thing like vinegars or acidic foods.
I used to be scared of the cutting of the stomach, but not anymore I am so ready to take that plunge!

Try keeping your beets but decreasing other carbs. Good luck!

I have told everyone I know I had tge surgery so I don't have a problem with that. But I just don't think I should announce it to everyone in a restaurant. I did tell the waitress I was on a soft diet. I live in a small town in the south and I really think the waitress was being nice and making sure I was enjoying the food. I think it was just my first outing and will get easier in time. Once I get off this pureed diet and have more choices I can order a more balanced plate. Mashed potatoes just seemed to be one of my only choices. I can see spending a lot of money when I only eat 2 bites. Honestly I really wanted a cocktail more than anything but I powered through. Not gonna risk this new way of life on something I don't need.

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You have to own it -- you say:
Thank you, the potatoes are very good, but I'm on a special physician prescribed diet right now and can only eat a bit at a time.
I would have mentioned to the manager that the waitress was asking about the food in a way that made you uncomfortable so retraining could be done.
My line, even now 11 months out, is Oh my, everything is delicious but I just can't eat another bite. Can I have a to-go box? With a really big smile.
Only you can make yourself feel uncomfortable or awkward about your surgery. 99.5% of the people I know and don't know, have no idea I had surgery. If anyone asks about the way I eat, I just say I'm on a medically supervised weight loss program for health issues. Period. If anyone asks more, I repeat the same answer to make it clear that the discussion of this topic is over or go to - How Bout those Phillies?

what's the problem? you're going to lose more weight and have no more issues with GERD the rest of your life.
sounds like a win-win to me. be happy!

So hey all...Ive been trying to follow my nutritionist guidelines of at least 70-80 grams of Protein, and no more than 50 grams of carbs.....but....Ive been going over the carbs. Its because of my favorite veggie....beets. Any thoughts? I don't want to give them up, it's just a veggie...they are not even sugared or pickled

I just called my actual insurance because I was going nuts and she said told me I was APPROVED too!! it's a great day for approvals! Congrats girl!


-Mallorie

GREAT NEWS!!!! I WAS APPROVED ......

Lol, thank you so much ! I am proud n feel extremely blessed

My insurance required me to do a six month doctor supervised diet program before they would pay for the surgery. I decided that since I had to do the diet program anyway, I might as well really apply myself and see how much I could lose pre-op. I lost 99 pounds (from 397 to 298) by the day of surgery. It was the best thing that I could have done for myself. I redefined my relationship with food, purged myself of carbs, and got into a positive mindset regarding eating and drinking before I had to deal with the realities of the surgery and the subsequent recovery. And it made the stalls that come along post-op SO MUCH EASIER to handle emotionally. (When my 3 week stall hit -- and it hits everyone -- I had lost 120 pounds, not just 20 pounds, and that made dealing with the stall much, much easier.)
As of today, I have lost 193 pounds total. Without all my pre-op work, that total would only be 94 pounds. I am on the verge of my goal; without the pre-op work I did, I'd still have a long, long way to go.
Good luck!