TakingABreak

I think its the idea that with the weight loss, often comes a change one one's personality. You may find yourself identifying as a new person. A part of "looking in the mirror" is also figurative. You may find that you change enough, will you like the person you see? I hope we all do. I hope we change for the better.

I had a grilled artisan chicken sandwich from McDonalds on Saturday. I eliminated the condiments and the bun, just because white bread makes me feel nauseous. I ate a couple of fries too. Its harder to find options, but there seems to always be something to improvise with.

YAY! congrats!

My surgeon and I discussed my goal weight in our first visit. There wasn't a real science behind what number we picked. I was an athlete in high school and he asked me the last time I felt fit and comfortable in my body. I said high school. I weighed approx. 180 lbs then. So we picked that for a first goal. Ideally i need to be closer to 150lbs to be in a healthy BMI range. I think everyone is different. Not everyone would look good in in the weight by the BMI chart. Some will look overweight, some will look under weight. I'd set my 1st goal as the 70% excess body weight, as this is typical for bypass patients. If you lose above and beyond that, its a gift.

I’ve also been thinking of it a lot too. I thought for sure, the only problem in my life was my weight. But what happens when you lose the weight and things are the same? It’s a lot of self reflection. I also see these quirks about my body, especially my face that I’m not a fan of. It’s odd, you think you just need to be thinner.....

You have to remember that the malabsorption aids in weight loss. There is statistically a higher percentage of excess weight loss with the bypass. This is why I chose it, I was 332 when I started. Also, if you have gerd, don’t do the sleeve. The research is clear on this. hair loss is inevitable. But I think you can help the severity. Strengthen your hair as much as possible before. I avoided coloring it and making sure it was healthier. I took 10u of Biotin. Getting your Protein in everyday. You will start shedding on your natural shedding cycle, mine started 3 mons post op. Some are before, some after.

I do smoothies all the time now, practically everyday, with protein powder. I can see you are post op, just not how far. But, for that other OP I’d be careful introducing fruit until it’s allowed. Just because it’s blended fruit, doesn’t mean it won’t cause distress on your pouch.

I sipped on a lot of protein broth. This stuff is amazing. Great creamy, savory flavor. You can buy it at Walmart.

I have this exact same problem. Now it’s just nausea vs, nausea and pain. I still can’t drink straight water almost 5 mons post op. Has she tried adding something to it, like flavored water additives, caffeine free tea, fruit infused? Also, try different temperatures. I sipped on bone broth a lot in the first few weeks.

The surgery doesn’t immediately affect the outer appearance of your stomach. There are a lot of factors that can affect gain after surgery such as, IV fluids, constipation, swelling, ect. My doctor told me not even to step on the scale until my 6 week follow up. I weighted a few weeks.

Ding ding ding! It’s a winner.

Fake sugar gags me a bit now. I do better with liquid stevia (natural brand I buy) added to my tea. But aspartame and other diet flavored stuff is gross and way too sweet.

That’s awesome! Keep up the good work!

Why would you give up your medicine and B12? I’m assuming the medicine is vitamins? Surely, I would hope you wouldn’t stop a prescription medication from the doctor, just because you aren’t loosing. This doesn’t make any since. Do you want to suffer malnutrition? This won’t make you thinner. Also, vitamins won’t make you gain. You haven’t provided sufficient info for us to help you. Example of diet, logged by tracking app, exercise, water log, exercise routine. Age, surgery, past medical history (i.e. endocrine disorders, PCOS, ect.) If you want help, put the effort in to get it. And stop posting multiple threads looking for attention or different answers.

My program allowed it. Protein shakes, popsicles, broth all counted towards fluid intake. Also, I didn’t have to stop drinking 30 before 30 after during liquid stages.

You get it girl! I considered buying shorts with a 7” in inseam. But even then, I just couldn’t do it. Maybe one day!

It’s not a water bottle but I love my Yetti cup. It keeps things cold or hot for over 12 hours at a time.

Agreed! Seeing how easily closed minded and judgmental he can be, I can draw that relation as well.

This is a rule of life to live by.

I’m just glad in the meantime all these community members will get to read about your “views” and hopefully the next time they scroll past your name, they will just roll their eyes and not give you the time of day, I know I won’t. The sad thing is, the beginning of this post, we had a respectful conversation about change. And I supported, not agreed, but supported the decision to lock down gender rooms. But, one decision to speak about something you clearly don’t understand may make you a lot of enemies.

True true, but he will be spending all his time in the bigotry room by himself anyway.

Every time I stall, I have to cut the fruit. Its grueling, but necessary. It always solves the problem.

When I first joined this community, there was a member that I would see constantly insulting other members. I'm even going to say her name, because I'm not afraid to, Dreamingsmall. I hated her responses, and she was even called out by Alex numerous times that her behavior had to stop or she'd be banished. Anyway, the point to my story, is there are always someone who isn't tactful and is downright mean. However, like @Orchids&Dragons said in her comment, "Tough love is still love and, at least imo, support includes both positive and negative inputs." There is always a place for tough love. Most of the people on here aren't just "getting off", so to speak, on trolling posts looking for Ops who need a spanking. They are giving their honest advice because they have been through it and know what works. And in my personal experience, they NEED that tough love. I wish I could reach through the computer and shake the snot out of some of them. Sometimes what they are doing to themselves is down right dangerous and self sabotaging. The way I see it, is if we didn't care... we'd egg them on and encourage the bad behavior. I think we care so much that we type out PAGE long posts sometimes because we want to help. Because we want the OP to avoid the pain and heartache of failure.

Oh yea!

Leaks are pretty unlikely from a laugh or cough. But you have to be careful not to lift anything heavy for approx. 4-6 weeks (my limitation was 10lbs, then 20lbs). It will be sore and you will know when to "baby" it. The hospital that I had surgery at gives all bariatric patients a "Bari-Bear" and it helps when you sneeze or cough to hold it close to your abdomen. You can do the same thing with a pillow. Scar tissue can always pose a risk, but that's what pre op testing is for. It should only cause a problem for future surgeries. There is always the possibility of a stricture as well. But they are easily identified and treated. You don't need to practice sipping, your body will remind you, that I promise. Some people don't have a problem with drinking after a few days, weeks, and some take months. But within a few weeks, I could gulp without a problem. The bigger concern is the frequency that you are drinking. Make sure you set a timer and get your fluids in. One of my top ten tips, is to avoid protein shakes until you have to (pre op diet or after surgery) because those shakes will become your worst enemy eventually. No need to expedite the process. Crushed ice should be OK after surgery. I know a lot of community members who actually make snow cone ice and its been a God sent for them. Good luck my dear! Congrats