GettinSkinnywithit

Great ideas. @chubRub what’s your buffalo recipe?

Good luck! I had RNY at 47 and it made me feel like I was in my 20’s again. You may not feel like your 20’s but your energy level will most likely shoot us and quality of life will probably dramatically change.

For those watching the super bowl or having a party, what dishes are you making? I’m thinking about some smoked chicken wings on the big green egg but curious what others might be making. Post op things are limited but temptations are every where at a party!

14 months rny post op and I split two rolls the other night with my wife and ate one too many pieces. Everyone is different. You won’t be eating two or three rolls alone any more but pieces here and there are no problem. Eat to live not live to eat.

So sorry for your loss. This is horrible and you and you family will be in my prayers.

I'm 14 months out and can share a bottle of wine no problem and sometimes more of the share ends up in my glass. Since I don't drink as much, I've gravitated to finer Italian and French wines. You can MOST certainly drink post-op, in fact my surgical team warned several times that alcoholism is a real problem post-op. I've had nothing but red wine, except that one day I had two mimosas and slept all afternoon from the sugar crash and the bubbly made me drunk very quickly. Life post op is way different then the picture your doctor is painting but use the honeymoon period post op to your advantage. I"m down 125 pounds and no matter what will never let it come back on but I am certainly enjoying life to it's fullest right now just in smaller bites. I'd give up any alcohol in a heart beat to keep my weight off but right now I'm at a happy balance and within the same 2-4 pounds for the last three months.

OMG put some peppermint mocha sugar free Creamer in your Premier Carmel Decaf coffee for a WONDERFUL Christmas indulgence!!!

Just hit my one year post op rny. Before I had severe gerd and had two scopes preop with cellular changes. Post op I haven’t taken any meds in 9 months and feel fantastic. Getting my hiatal hernia fixed was probably what fixed it but all is fantastic now and although the first six months were very hard I am very glad I did it and wish I would have done it sooner. Quality of life is so much better and I feel like I’m in my 20’s again and in shape. Oh yeah I lost 120 pounds as well. ;)

Lots of people way more qualified then myself to respond but I feel I’m addicted to food. I’m 11 months post op and I’m down 120 pounds from my heaviest and 105ish from surgery. My hunger returned about month seven. I can eat pretty much anything. Too much chocolate and yeah it hurts and cramps. Eat too quick or too much bread...gonna cramp up for 20 minutes. IMO wls is a tool and the negative response is a reminder that EVERY DAY IS STILL A STRUGGLE but at least you have a tool. I wouldn’t go back. I feel like I’m in my 20’s. I wear the same size jeans I did In high school when I was a swimmer! Women look at me and those that know me comment but yeah at home and in private I still constantly think about food. That will never stop but ask anyone who’s gone through AA and it’s the same struggle. Addiction is addiction no matter the subject.

I swore by muslcetech pre op but now post op I craze Carmel premier and Decaf coffee! Try different ones until you find one you like.

I’m 11 months post op and started drinking about two months ago. No more then 2-3 glasses of red wine. Haven’t tried anything else. I have found out that 1) using a small wine glass and 2) adding an ice cube or two helps. The small glass slows me down and the ice cube cools it down and waters it down. After the first glass, which is probably a half glass, I’m feeling pretty tipsy. I did have three mimosas a few months back and ended up sleeping all afternoon which kissed my wife off since it was Mother’s Day... it certainly is a different impact post op.

Every single day at the same time every morning. I’m a data person. I want to know what impact that “off program” meal had or how fasting impacted the next day. Sometimes the results are surprising and yes there is way more to it then above so watch the trend and don’t worry about one day. I go up and down 3-4 pounds every day or two it seems but overall trend is down although much slower 11 months out.

Wow just saw your post and glad your back on the mend. Hope you feel better soon!

You may be eating too little so your body is in starvation mode. Try working out with weights and not cardio and see if you lose inches not pounds.

Thanks y’all!

100.6 pounds lost post op today! I’ve been stalled at 97ish pounds for almost a month but today was good. Sitting here in the parking lot of my gastro doc and he said I don’t need to see him for five years!!! One doctor down, three more to go and I’ll be down to just my primary care doc. Today is great! Oh 244 days post op today.

In the future try some PB Protein Powder. When I get the itch for Peanut Butter I mix some up and use it as a dip for some cut fruit.

Thanks y’all!

212 days post op and I’m finally able to drink Water again today without any flavoring! Before bypass i loved drinking water but after it all tasted like toilet water....not that I know but that’s what I imagined. Hopefully it continues. Heck of a journey so far. 98 pounds down post op today. I’ll be at that magical 100 very soon!

I think I waited two months to have Decaf. A month later I went to a weak version of half caff and now do either two cups of half caff or one half and one decaf

151 days post op, 72 pounds down and I completed my first 5k today! No way I could have done this six months ago!!

I’d agree with two months! Definitely changes for the better!

The first 30-60 days are very emotional for many people. From the change in your body burning energy from fat instead of food, to the totality of the surgery, emotions run rampant in many folks. Hydrate then Protein should be your time right now, food will come later so don’t worry. I was on liquids two weeks post op but did have a spoonful of mashed taters the day after thanksgiving and it was the most delicious thing I’ve ever tasted! Way better then the chicken broth I enjoyed for thanksgiving... you’ll get through it - post for support but stay hydrated. If you can’t go to the ER - no joke.

I had bad gerd and some cellular changes pre op which was fixed by medicine. Subsequently I had gastric bypass and I have had zero issues with gerd since.

On 03/28/2019 at 06:42, bOrii305 said:

I got the gastric bypass about 3 weeks ago. I regret everything!! I wish I never did it. My body has changed to the worse. I haven’t lost weight but I’m constantly in pain. I have to go to the doctor every six month for the rest of my life because my body doesn’t reproduce the nutrition it needs anymore. I’m worried for my life once I get older. When I won’t be able to keep up with the Vitamins. It’s a lot to think about. I wish I had someone talking some good sense in me.

I felt the same way after surgery and from my research it is a very common feeling post op. Kind of the “can’t turn back its for life and trying to reverse a life time of eating habits” emotion is a very common post here. I can tell you that for the VAST majority things work fine and in a couple short months you will feel totally different about the surgery. I was totally worried about the getting older thing as well and not sure how old you are, but IMO there are 20+ years of older people who will get there before me and figure it out.