KimTriesRNY

It’s no ones business. In my opinion the average person that has not been obese cannot fathom what it is to lose 175 pounds so there is no point in me telling them a number they cannot wrap their brain around. I say “a lot”. Then I move on.

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Cream cheese. Ricotta. Maybe you have developed a dairy intolerance. Try eliminating dairy and see if you have improved symptoms.

Just because you can eat a certain amount does not mean that is what you should be eating. Have you discussed this with your surgeon or nutritionist? What are the actual portion sizes? I am over a year out and I weigh and measure everything I eat. You do not get the same sensation of fullness as you did before surgery so it is good to stick to a measured amount of food. For myself 3-4 ounces of dense protein is it. I’m full after that. I can eat more soup or salad items like 6-8 oz. I average around 800-900 calories a day. At two months I was at maybe 600-700. I would definitely discuss with your team ASAP.

I was in the hospital alone overnight. As a nurse myself, having someone stay with you is nice but certainly not necessary. That is what the staff is for, to help you directly after your surgery!

I would stay away from soda. I drank Diet Coke for over twenty years and had to quit for my surgery. I have had a few carbonated waters since then, but it was many months post op and I do find them irritating. I have no intention of going back to soda.

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I ate salad at six-7 weeks, you should have an outline or chart for food progression. I agree with GreenTea, caution always with eating something new when away from home base. I tolerated lots of soups at that stage with no issue.

This is the problem with seeking validation from strangers to decide if you are making the right decision for your health. If you had doubts about following through with surgery you should have discussed with your surgical team or if you were not mentally prepared then it was not the right time for you to follow through with it. Of your only negative side effect so far from your surgery is fear regarding what has happened to others, stop reading about it. You don’t know these people. You don’t know what their diets were. You don’t know if they are compliant with their vitamin regimen or not. You do not know if they are regularly following up with the appropriate medical providers, or if they waited until there was a problem to see someone. Stop reading the negative crap and put yourself in a positive frame of mind. No one is going to do a complicated reversal procedure unless you are deathly ill, and regret is not a life threatening emergency. You are an adult that made a decision, now pull yourself up and remember why you wanted this. I hope you find the inner peace you need to enjoy your journey with no regrets, truly.

No one but you can make the decision on whether you are ready for a life altering medical procedure. You need to research the risks and decide what is best for your health and your future.

I’m a nurse. People in the hospital throw up sometimes after taking their pills but the pills do not come up. I cannot offer you a scientific explanation. I can only tell you this is not abnormal in my experience.

Careful with the protein toast stuff. Those items are not easy to digest at your stage. I ate a protein coffee cake thing from here and thought I was going to die at about three months out. Felt like I swallowed a basketball....three weeks, ouch.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone! Or Hanukkah! Or Whatever! ?

Beautiful! I agree...so much negative on here recently when so many of us have so many positive things to share.

I never had any issues with plain water.

I agree with previous poster. Seeing a therapist seems in order. None of us wants to regain weight, we have all been there. Constant all consuming anxiety over it? That may be crossing over into another level.

Yes. I knew this was the right decision for me. I have been heavy or obese my whole life. I remember being 11 or 12 the first time I joined Weight Watchers. I have struggled my whole adult life to lose and regain the same 30 pounds over and over again. When I changed jobs and realized I had the chance to have surgery I researched all my options and began preparing. I have zero regrets. Now it’s true I have had no complications, but I went into surgery realizing there was a risk that is was possible, a small risk, but a risk. And I was so miserable with my life the way I was living it that I accepted that risk. My life has changed in so many positive ways. I have more energy and stamina. I’m not constantly worrying about what I’m going to eat. I’m not worrying about what I’m going to wear, I’m choosing what to wear based on my likes and tastes. How people interact with me is different, I feel like people used to just look past me. I was in so much pain after my long shifts at work at my high weight....I used to drive home sometimes and just cry in my car. Now I can work and yes, my feet may ache a bit, but it is absolutely nothing like before. I have about 8-9 pounds to reach my first goal weight of 199. My surgeon thinks I could reach 180. Even if I don’t lose one more pound, I consider myself a success. I have lost over 175 pounds and over 25 points off of my BMI. I also agree there has been a lot of negative posts. If you are close to your surgery date I encourage you to stay away from them. I cruised Instagram before my surgery and was amazed at all the before and after photos of people just like me.

My pain medicine made me so sick I could not take it. In two or three days though, you may be surprised how much better you will be feeling. You may be uncomfortable but the worst of the pain is usually gone. Make sure you are walking everyday. Get up in the morning. Get dressed. Walk a few times a day. Rest when needed. You will do fine!

12.5 pounds in 10 days is over a pound a day. That’s a huge loss for someone your size. If you cannot get more than 3 ounces of some thing down in a sitting do NOT force it, increased intake will come in time as your surgery matures and you are able to progress through the diet stages. This far out from surgery your fluid intake is more important than massive amounts of protein. As you are able to eat more solid foods, you will be able to reach your protein goals much easier. Sounds like you are doing fine to me. Never force yourself to eat or drink more so close out from surgery.

What are the privacy issues with these tests? The companies offering these tests largely make their money not from doing the tests, but from selling the genetic information to other companies interested in having access to large genetic databases. Almost 50 percent of the firms that sell you your ancestry information turn around and sell your genetic information to some other company. Often these are pharmaceutical companies trying to understand how variations in certain sections of the human genome may be useful in drug development. (Certain drugs may not function as well in a person carrying certain mutations, so the companies want to find the frequency of these mutations in the population.) Only about 10 percent of the companies that offer ancestry tests destroy your original sample; the vast majority hold onto your sample or sell it. So it’s not just the data, but your actual your saliva, that’s being shopped around. The companies offering testing services often go up for sale, and their privacy policies typically indicate that they bear no responsibility for your privacy once the company is sold—anything you signed is not reliable anymore. Many of the companies have privacy policies that state they can be changed at any time without notifying previous signers. In effect, you need to keep in contact with the company and keep yourself up-to-date on its policy. How many people are going to do that? There’s also a lot of concern that even though your name is not listed on the database, when the data is sold to somebody, the records can be de-anonymized. It has happened before—people have been able to take genetic information with no name on it and, through other databases, find the name associated with that genetic material. https://now.tufts.edu/articles/pulling-back-curtain-dna-ancestry-tests The kicker for me is how accurate is it really though?

Yes! Stick with it. Don’t worry, your body is resting somewhere it was comfortable. Same thing happened to me. ?

If the feeling is still there by the 7th, would you not just request a repeat EGD be done? Seems reasonable to me.

I received a five dollar grocery store card. You can send me the tree. I will take good care of Stu in Florida. ? Panera is great to eat at for healthy lunch post bypass.

Are you at a weight that you were stuck at previously in your life? Some of us have had weights we were at for months or even years, that’s why many of us have closets full of two or three....or even more sizes of clothing. If this is the case for you, you may be fighting through a stall that includes one of your previous set points and I feel like that takes a bit more patience to get through. If this is not the case try changing something. Are you eating the same things every day? Are you eating the same amount of calories? Try eating a bit more one day then less the next. Maybe try intermittent fasting for a week. Try some new exercises if you are doing the same ones. All of this considering though, the body will stall out during weight loss for 90 percent of us. It is so discouraging when it is happening, and we all understand that! Remember too as you get closer to your goal weight, it will become harder to lose weight. Try to remain positive, focus on what you are doing to improve your health each day right now rather than how disappointing it is that the scale isn’t moving. If you continue to follow your plan, the stall will eventually break when YOUR body is ready!

The top two pics are after losing just over 175 pounds. High weight: 389 Surgery Weight: 369 Current weight: 208......soooooo closeeeeee! Bmi 55-29! I have gone from a size 28 and 4xl to a size 14 and a large in tops. Almost a 12. I cannot believe it. I love coming and seeing what we have accomplished. It can be so overwhelming to think of how far we have to go in our journeys but the time is going to pass by. If an effort is made, your effort WILL show. I did not exercise every day. I did not drink five gallons of water a day. I did not remain strict every single day. But I did my best, and I did better this year than ever before. We don’t have to be perfect to see changes. I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season!