I Am Enough!

Thank you for that amazing pep talk!!!! I truly needed your beautiful words 🥰

Wow, you are doing great on your fluids. I'm sorry you had to get an IV. Hope you are feeling better! I bought the cream of wheat, which I think is very similar to malt-o-meal. I will be starting that on Friday myself. I also got some baby oatmeal and instant grits. All of these things are heavily processed and not my first choice, but happy to have something other than fluids! I can't wait to move on! I have successfully eaten apple sauce even though I'm not supposed to until Friday. To me the applesauce was the same consistency as the squash soup and it went down just fine I think adding the applesauce to the cream of wheat and malt-o-meals might help with the taste.

That's fantastic news! COngratulations on all the NSVs! ❤️

Sorry I haven't been on much lately but I had a setback and have been really taking it easy. About my 5th post-op I kept getting really bad wrenching cramps in my abdomen under my incisions. They sent me for a CT scan with the blue contrast dye and all that fun stuff. Come to find out I had a gas bubble in my pouch. Plus they had given me heartburn medicine to take for a month, but the directions weren't clear so I had not been taking it. Come to find out that the omeprazole (sp) was there to help with any kind of gas and whether or not I had heartburn. Once I started taking that again, the cramps went away and I could heal. I was so scared I had done something wrong and messed up my surgery. Definitely not fun! But I'm down almost 40 pounds since I started this journey. I had a NSV yesterday - I was able to walk up the stairs in my home without feeling winded! What kind of non-scale victories have you had recently?

Ugh! I'm so sorry that happened. I've come close to that and fortunately caught it. But it was super close. It definitely does not feel good in any way! I have found that my nose begins to run when I'm getting full. Craziest thing ever!

I was really focused on losing as much as I could prior as well. Maybe including our post-op updates, we can also list non- scale victories too 😊

That's really solid and healthy 😊 Overall, how are you feeling? Stronger, better able to move around? I hoping to making noises while trying to sit, stand, or lay down 🤣

I whole heartedly agree. 🥰

That sounds like a strong and healthy rate of loss. Supposedly if we eat a soup with lots of sodium that an really impact the water weight we see. I'm thinking of not weighing myself every day because I'll mentally torture myself. I want to focus on how strong do I feel today? Can I sit up better today? What can I do today that was a challenge yesterday? 😊

I know mentally we're not supposed to compare ourselves to others because we each have unique circumstances and physiology. But it can be frustrating when you hear how others seem to immediately melt away their pounds.

Ask your team for nausea meds. The one's that melt under your tongue! That is the one thing that has helped me the most. I hope you get to feeling better soon 😊

How long does it take after surgery for weight to start coming off? I gained some during surgery and it's slowly coming back off. Down to 222.2 today. What have you seen so far?

I'm also 14 days full liquids, 5 days post-op. I can move to puree on Sept 1. I think I might try liquifying yogurt today. So far I've had strained lobster bisque, tomato basil, and squash soups. Been mainly focusing on trying to get all my water in. I've found if I pour a little 2 oz. Cup of water with my protein mixed in and time it every 10 minutes it helps remember to drink. My incisions are itchy too.

Day 3 post op update. Overall doing very well. Not much gas pain. I have only gotten sick once when the night nurse decided it was a good idea to give me crushed Tylenol without any nausea medication. Once we got that under control, I was able to take the medicine with chocolate pudding. I was discharged by noon the next day since I was walking well and holding full liquids down. Saturday was difficult because we had a six hour drive home and the road bumps played soccer with my insides. I'm pretty sore today. Getting my fluids and protein down. I never knew how much I could love SF chocolate pudding 🤣🤣 Walking is harder today, but finally beginning to have a bit of bowel movement. Taking it easy.

Congrats! Sending you healthy vibes!!

You've got this! See ya on the other side 😊 Let us know how you're feeling 😊 Woo hoo! August 18th! I'm so excited! I think there are 3 of us for this date 🥰

Me too being excited/nervous/anxious/calm/elated/scared/whatthehellamidoing/ivegothis all kinds of mixed up emotions today. We drive tomorrow and then first thing Thursday! Enjoy the emotions. Honor them and know you've got this and lots of support too

Oh, those sound AMAZING! I will definitely find this person on YT. I love the idea of the hickory smoked tuna with guac!! Thank you so much for sharing!! ❤️

Congratulations! Keep us posted with updates! So happy that you are feeling well and have had a great experience! ❤️

Is anyone here old enough to remember SPAM and potted deviled ham in a can? Full of sodium and preservatives! I'm hoping to make a copycat recipe with organic meats, some avocado mayo for fiber, and cooked egg yolk. Puree and then freeze them into little 2 oz. portions.

I have a funny feeling that I'll be taking my own prepared meals to almost anywhere I go, just to be safe!

That's a great solution! Taking care of you is the most important thing you can do

I've never been so excited to have yogurt or pudding in my life!!!

I finally got my date! August 18th! It took three months to jump through all the hoops, but finally I got the call with the date I changed from the sleeve to the bypass due to a few minor complications with acid. I feel strong about my decision and I'm super excited to move forward.

I've got my bag packed, I've paid the hospital bill. All I've gotta do is drive to Spokane (6 hours away) and get checked in on the 18th. I finally found peace with the pre-op liquid diet, but I am seriously looking forward to full liquids once the surgery is over! We're starting at a gorgeous little Air BnB during the surgery stay and a couple days after before making the long drive home. Anyone else have to travel far for their surgery and appointments?