penny.maze@gmail.com

Don't be ashamed of yourself and don't live in fear of failure. You CAN do this! Be encouraged that you have made the big step and set yourself up to succeed. Take one day at a time and reset your mind and stomach. Don't fret about the past, you need to make sure you're your #1 priority. You have a lot of people rooting for you! One day at a time.
Be Blessed!

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using BariatricPal mobile app

I'm envious....ive been on liquids since the day before thanksgiving....im about to float away

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using BariatricPal mobile app

me too......im on the 29th!

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using BariatricPal mobile app

I'm envious....ive been on liquids since the day before thanksgiving....im about to float away

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using BariatricPal mobile app

Polly I'm scheduled for th 29th at 6:30 am! We need to keep in touch thru our journey!

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using BariatricPal mobile app

I think it's a matter of preference. You will find something wrong with everything. I enjoy and love Premier Protein.

I've been scrolling this the forum for the last week, before I scheduled my surgery day. It has been very encouraging and supportive to read through all of the stages people are in. I will be here, be sure to reach out to me
Lisa

Okay guys the day has come! I’m here admitting myself. Wow I think I’m finally feel what people say they feel because is getting real! NERVOUSNESS Surgery in a few I’ll keep you guys updated! Ready for this!

That is wonderful, glad you are doing so well! I’m going to follow your lead and walk walk walk after surgery [emoji177]


Have a great day!
Amanda [emoji16]
HW 248 CW 241 SW ?
Surgery Date: 11/21/2017.
Goal weight 150’ish 🤞🏼

Yesterday I had my surgery, the first few hours were rough. Nausea from the anesthesia was rough and the gas pains were no joke. I tried to walk a few minutes every hour from about 5 hours out of surgery on and it helped. My surgeon is against using gas-x so I was not allowed to use mine. I passed the barium swallow and now I need 3 consecutive hours of drinking and keeping down 4 oz of either Water, broth, crystal light or Protein Drink. So far so good


Have a great day!
Amanda
HW 248 CW 241 SW ?
Surgery Date: 11/21/2017.
Goal weight 150’ish 🤞🏼

Polly I'm scheduled for th 29th at 6:30 am! We need to keep in touch thru our journey!

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using BariatricPal mobile app

So excited just found out I'm scheduled for November 28th!

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G870A using BariatricPal mobile app

Hello. Im new to the group and learning my way here. Good luck to you my surgery is also Nov 20. This pre-op diet is hard but we can do it

Sent from my SM-G935V using BariatricPal mobile app

Congrats on your first goal accomplishment.

Excellent! Congratulations!

Woohoo!!! Doing the happy dance for you!!

Congratulations on your victory!!!

Sent from my SM-G930VL using BariatricPal mobile app

I'm 51 and I'm right there with you. My sons are grown, but I want to do things that I haven't been able to do since before the boys were younger. Good luck to you on this wonderful journey!

You can do it! I turned 50 in June. It was a good kick in the ass to get things going in the right direction. My kids are still home for a while, 15 and 9. I have time to make an impact on my life and theirs.
Go you for wanting to run! I never want to run unless I'm being chased

You are a beautiful lady. Just keep following the plan.
Try just elininating starchy carbs, they make you crave things. Stick to grilled/baked meats and cooked veggies. When I worked, I had to have a 3 o'clock Protein break - a string cheese and an apple, or a handful of almonds, or a couple ounces of tuna salad. And a short brisk walk.
For liquid diet, it's tough but you can do it. Sam's choice Bone Broth and Premier Protein shakes, both at Walmart. I also like Jay Robb Dreamsicle packets. Good luck.
Just post on here when you need to vent or fid a friend.

God is good

Sent from my Z981 using BariatricPal mobile app

You really love numbers and calculating. Amazing.

I had my surgery 8/15/16 I started at 341 wearing a size 30-32 pants. And 4x top. As of today I am now 127lbs and wear anywhere from a 1 to 5 pants and small to medium top. Congratulations on your loss!! Keep up the great work.

yes there is a product called biotene and it helps keep your mouth moist

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using BariatricPal mobile app

If you type "obesity" and "malnutrition" into a search engine, it will return over a million results. The first few articles that show up are pretty much saying, hey! Obese people are actually malnourished! Who would have thought?!
Then you read the articles, and they start blaming the modern agricultural methods and processed foods, soda pop and high fructose corn Syrup. They could be right.
But I'm interested in following this in a different direction.. or perhaps just further along the same lines.
So, we'll take a person (we'll call her Cindy) that is eating the typical flour and shortening diet. She is gonna be short on Vitamin C. (And D, and chromium, and iron.. etc. etc but we'll pick on C). So, now the body says, HEY, we're missing something, yo!! But, it can only say it with a nagging hunger that sends Cindy searching through her cupboards. Her eye lands on some ice cream (in the cupboard.. I know, right?).. and she digs it out and starts eating. But since there isn't vit. C in the ice cream, a couple spoonfuls doesn't quell her hunger, so she eats until she's ready to pop.
Now she puts on some weight. 5'1 Cindy, who should weigh maybe 120lbs, now weighs 140. With the increase in weight, her body now has to work harder just to exist (the muscles have to carry the extra load, etc), so she needs MORE nutrients.. more Vitamin C, and Calcium, calories, etc. etc.
But, does Cindy increase her consumption? No, of course not! She sees her pants don't fit, the scale has the wrong number, and so what does she do? She goes on a diet! Slashes her calories. But if she just eats less of the same nutrient-poor food that caused her to gain weight in the first place, then she's eating fewer nutrients too! (Imagine she was eating a big plate of spaghetti that had 2 cups of Tomato sauce on it, and changes to a small plate of spaghetti with 1/2 cup sauce. The majority of the Vitamins in that spaghetti are in the sauce, and now she is eating 25% of the vit C. that she had been).
The pounds drop off, but so does her basic nutrition level. Eventually her body rebels and she can't keep to her diet anymore. She starts eating again, and her body is screaming for nutrients, but keeps getting fed junk, so the pounds just pile on. Now she's heavier than she was before!
People that are carrying too much weight need to be FED, not starved. But WHAT they are fed MUST CHANGE! We have all the energy we need (and more).. but it's the missing nutrients that we must find and replenish.
Bariatric surgery works because we are able to decrease our calories. The postop diet is designed to keep our Protein levels up, and we are to take vitamins to replace those we don't get from our food. But not every vitamin comes in pill form, and not every nutrient has a blood test. We HAVE to continue working to improve our food choices so that we can fill all those needs.
I have people at home that are trying to lose weight, and I'm watching my MIL grab about 1oz of pork loin to eat for dinner (with some corn). I'm like, what the *expletive* do you think you are doing? She's sooo.... clueless... when it comes to nutrition. But she won't let me formulate a plan for her.