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I constantly run into Sleevers in their 50s and 60s but I would love to get to know some of you who are bypassers. Seems our life experiences and potential difficulties may make us good support for each other! (You know, little things like menopause, arthritis, etc...). Please come out of "hiding" and gather here. I need to see yall in action! And would love to support you as well!

Here's mine!
I'm 6 1/2 weeks post-RNY surgery. I'm cleared to eat regular foods (even raw veggies and salads--hooray)!!! I'm supposed to shoot for 60-80g of daily Protein and let the other macros fall where they may, and that's all the advice my RD gave. She said using protein drinks will help meet my protein goal. She also said that would take 3 meals + 2-3 Snacks to do that and for now, that's ok.
Portion Size: 1/2c by volume (about 1.75-2oz protein + .5-1oz veggies by weight)
First Brekky: Protein coffee (about 6oz Premier Protein RTD mixed in Decaf with Miralax and 2 colace pills) - 15g P
Second Brekky: Egg White Scramble with spinach, mushrooms, turkey sausage crumbles and Laughing Cow Lt cheese Wedge - 12g P
Lunch: Chopped salad with BH blackened turkey breast and hb egg (red fat feta, baby spinach, shredded cabbage, cucumbers, rbp, grape Tomato, WF Italian Dressing - 10g P
AS: 1/2 HB Egg, Hillshire Farms Naturals Black Forest Ham; 6g lightly salted almonds; 6g Utz Pork rinds - 14g P
Dinner: 2oz Grilled Salmon; .5oz grilled asparagus; .25oz avocado; 1oz grape tomatoes - 14g P
Vitamins + Water (120+ floz)
Daily Nutritional Ave: 505 cals; 65g protein; 23g fat; 22g carbs (incl vits); 9g Fiber (incl vits; 11g net carbs; 3g sugar

I was much like yourself and am so glad that I did this. I did this for me and I am finally putting myself and my health first for a change. Even though I have had a few challenges in my recovery, I wouldn't change doing this surgery. As of today I am down 57 lbs since my highest weight and I broke the 250 mark for the first time in 6 years (down 25 lbs since surgery on 3/16/18). I almost cried I was so happy! My surgery recovery was actually too easy in my opinion. My battle is with dehydration. I never had gas pain, I haven't vomited and overall I feel good.

Hey Jenn, she has the same concern I do. We're barely 3 weeks out and feel like we can eat a lot of fuckin food without feeling discomfort. ((hugs))

Ok, I'll play!
I'm only 4 weeks tomorrow. And I'm sure I'm eating more volume than most of my peers who had RNY on the same day or thereabouts. So I don't know if this is good info to give you ro bad?
B1: 3 cupz decaff with Miralax (17g divided) + 8oz Premier Prot (divided as coffee creamer)
B2: 1 egg scramble with 7g turkey sausage crumbles + 1oz chopped spinach + sometimes 1/2oz 2% cheese slice
L: 2oz Protein + 1oz steamed veg (canned chicken, chicken tenders, sliced chickie boob, canned tuna, sardines + mustard, leftover meat from dinn the night before
AS: 2oz prot + 1oz steamed veg (see Proteins above) + 1tbsp WF zero cal dressing of some flavor
D: 2oz prot + 1oz steamed veg (see proteins above) + 2tbsp of some low calories/low sugar/low carb/low fat (LOL) sauce
That usually gets me 60g of Protein for the day. That's my goal.
The rest that just falls into place is: <500 cals; <20g fat; <20g carbs; <5-10g sugars (naturally occurring)
But as I said, I think I'm probably eating 1oz more protein per meal than most can handle right now. I'm on fork mashable softs right now and will likely be here another couple of weeks?

Thank you! So far so good. I'm almost 9 weeks.
My dietician and High risk OB doctor are working together for my care. They have me continuing with my bariatric Vitamins (when i can keep them down) with a separate folic acid supplement. I have lost 15 lbs since finding out about the pregnancy as morning (and noon, and night) sickness is kicking my butt. Other than that the doctors think all should go well. Surprisingly my surgeon congratulated me instead of lecturing me which was a relief! I was terrified to tell him but he was happy for my husband and I. This will be my rainbow baby after 2 losses so fingers and toes crossed it works out well for me and baby both!

I had the lapband in 2014, regretted every single day of it. I was miserable and sick for 2.5 years.

I took that out in 2016, and I'm now 3 days out of my new gastric sleeve and am so excited! I feel great 72 hours out and am looking forward to my new life (:

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My insurance does not cover weight loss surgery so I am looking into self pay options. I have found a local surgeon and hospital that will do the sleeve for $10,000. I will either need to finance some of that or figure out a way to come up with about $5,000. What route did you go? Did any of you find creative ways to generate extra income? If you took out a loan, which company did you use? Thank you all for your input!

Regardless of the when (think my doc said 6 months) you'll want to take very small sips. It doesn't take much to make you feel kind of blah. I was a diet pop junkie prior to surgery. Haven't touched it since. Honestly I don't miss it that much. I have enjoyed a craft beer every once in a great while. I do have to take my time with it as you can get bloated quickly, even when nursing it. Everyone seems to handle carbonation differently.

I'm over 2 years post op and can't tolerate any carbonation at all! The only time I miss it is at the movie theater. I've seen other people drink an entire Dr Pepper in one setting. 🤷🏻‍♀️

They worked for me and my labs turned out fine.

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I recently bought the 1-month multipack (multivitamin [looks like it's not "bariatric" though], D3, Iron, & B12) from Bariatric Pal, and I'm hoping to have a positive outcome on my next labs.

The conventional advice is to give up carbonation forever. Some people bend this rule and get away with it. Some end up with problems...regain...etc. My doc said in a seminar that if you want a carbonated drink once in an absolute blue moon....try to keep it under 4 ounces and don't do it more often than a couple times a month. (you're not gonna die or sabotage yourself by having a glass of champagne at a wedding, or half a small coke a couple times a year).
Best advice is to avoid it...cause it leads back to bad habits and can potentially stretch your pouch (some controversy there, too)
It's a judgement call. I'm going to try to give it up forever cause I love carbonation and it would be very easy for me to over indulge over time. So far, I'm drinking my Mio and doing ok.

I try and do 3 meals and a snack. Do not snack all day. The sleeve restriction will only help you if you eat a couple of times a day. Otherwise you can squeeze in food all day and you're basically cheating yourself.
I would worry less about calories and more about whether you are hitting your Protein goals.

You're probably right! I guess it hit a chord with me because I feel like it's the best thing I've done for myself and they made it seem very scary and risky. I've never seen bariatric surgery featured as a story line on a tv show, but you're right. They probably only thought about how it advanced their story.

It's all in the script. Meaning...I think I heard somewhere that the actress's contract did not demand that she have actual WLS, but that she had to "lose weight" as part of the character portrayal? So I'm guessing that's just the ruse they settled upon to satisfy the story line. I doubt they gave any/little thought to how their position would or could impact those pursuing WLS decisions. You know? But hey, I'm probably wrong about that!

Sip (ten little sips per ounce of fluid...get a medicine cup out and practice...they are TINY sips), suck (on the breathing thingy they give you to help clear your lungs and prevent pneumonia), stroll (walk as soon as you can and as often as you can).
Sip. Suck. Stroll.
Best wishes for a safe and effective procedure:)

It has gone by so fast. I was supposed to get my aircast off today at my ortho docs but a blizzard cancelled my appointment. I broke my foot the first day of my preop diet. I was looking forward to being able to move more with the boot removed. My bariatric surgeon seemed a little discouraged last week at my 3 week post op visit that I had only lost 16 pounds. He wants me to lose 10 more pound to be under 200 by the time I see him in 2 more weeks. I'm happy with my loss for 3 weeks. Of course having lower bmi, Im not going to lose 30 or 40 pounds first month along with the limited mobility of a broken foot . I am following the food program to the letter. I am sick of Soups, refried Beans, eggs, Protein Shakes and tuna at this point. I cannot wait to have a fresh spinach salad with grilled chicken and boiled egg on top. Yes I will probably only get to eat 2 bites of it when the time comes... but it shall be glorious. I'm happy I got the surgery. I can't wait to be on regular food in 2 weeks. I can't wait to get cleared to start gym again.

My biggest secret... I have a cheat day once a week or maybe once every 2 weeks. I eat whatever I want for a whole day. It’s usually pizza or Mexican food. I can’t handle much sugar due to dumping syndrome, otherwise I’d probably be eating cupcakes on my cheat day too. Actually, today was my cheat day and I had seriously amazing pizza from a local pizzeria. I also had a tiny Mississippi mud cookie.

Cheat days are how I keep myself on track every other day. If I have a craving for something I just remind myself that if I wait until Saturday I can have whatever I want. It keeps me focused.


As of October 12, 2017, I am 4 months post op and have lost 100 pounds. I have reached my goal weight and could not be more ecstatic!

My doctor didn't have a lot of rules regarding diet, just restrictions for healing after surgery (such as straws, cleared to use at 2 weeks, no diet restrictions after 6 weeks). In fact, I remember telling him how I couldn't imagine going the rest of my life without certain foods, and what comforted me most was him saying I can eat whatever I want, I'll just eat less.

I drink pop - full calorie- on occasion.

I don't chew my food a certain number of times (again, this was only suggested to me while still recovering from surgery and to make sure I didn't hurt myself).

I drink liquids up until I eat, but I do wait after or I'll feel miserable.

I eat sweets if I want them. One benefit of surgery is that I can limit how much I eat and many no longer appeal to me.

I eat carbs. My nutritionist actually said I should be eating more carbs than Protein by 6 months.

I'm 9 months out and went from a size 20/22 to an 8, my goal size, though I am going to keep going until at least a 6 and re-evaluate then.

Has anyone else tried these clear Protein Drinks by Premier Protein? They are so yummy! 80 calories and 20 grams of Protein. My doctors office said these can count as Fluid post surgery too, so I'm pretty excited about that. Just thought I'd share in case folks haven't heard of them.

I had mine 4th how r u doing?

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Thank you all for the words of encouragement. It's good to know that you're not the only one feeling like this is just some cruel joke to get to the surgery. lol I am sure it will get easier, just gotta get through these first few.

Congrats !

I was sleeved on 12/4/17. I would love to get buddies who were sleeved around the same time. My age is 52.
HW - 267
SW - 252
CW (12/14/17) - 235