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Zoftig_Girl

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  2. Posted

    I got a rash too. But I left the hospital with it, they think I had a reaction to the sticky film they cover your belly with when they do surgery. Mine stayed with me for two weeks...all gone now. I was sleeved May 14 and I am happy to say that I am almost in Onederland! Weighed in at 200 lbs this morning! I was 250 at Christmas, 232 when I began my pre-op diet and 226 the day of surgery...color me happy!

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    13 hours ago, Brassapple said:

    I had my sleeve on June 1st and have only lost 10 pounds since then. I lost 8 pounds on the pre op diet for a total loss of 18 pounds. I am 48 years old. I read all the time about how the weight is just falling off other people but it’s not for me. I am always hungry. I can eat about 3/4 cup of Soup with no problem. I drink my Water and Protein. I’m starting to think that my surgeon didn’t cut enough of my stomach. I feel like I’ve made the biggest mistake of my life.

    I think a pound a day is fabulous! Take a picture of your face, then take one in a week. You will freak at how different just your face looks. Mine looks like it shrunk! Good luck and take heart...you are on an amazing journey.

    mikealkay , Brassapple and Orchids&Dragons reacted to this

  4. Posted

    6 hours ago, ivastic said:

    6 weeks tomorrow, it's starting to get easier and I am able to eat a bigger variety of foods but still not very much. The mental side is getting easier, I just spent a whole weekend away with friends at a church camp, the food is always really carby and massive portions, I just stuck with my Protein Bars and small bits of Protein off my partners plate - it was hard but easier than I thought it was going to be when I was thinking about the weekend.

    In terms of meat Protein, I have so far only really tried chicken and pork - chicken isn't great, I get about two bites and I'm done, but pork seems to go down a lot better. I bought cold rolls from the local Vietnamese place the other day, cut them open, took out all the meat, mixed it with their amazing peanut sauce and ate that. I got through maybe 35 grams (1-1.5ounces)

    Haven't been counting anything much other than liquids. My surgery didn't have a nutritionist or dietician or anything, so I have ended up finding a new WLS Centre that has all of those things and I have an appointment on Tuesday next week, which I am hoping will help me focus things a bit better.

    I am still losing weight, although stalled this week, I've been mostly eating things like protein bars, pork crackle stuff because of the really high protein, but trying to not to eat too much as they are high in salt and a DEFINITE slider food.. I reckon if I wanted I could easily eat a whole bag.

    I ordered the Protein Perfection protein Water stuff, it arrived today, I had high hopes, but so far I have hated all the flavours, so sickly made me gag. I really need to find a Liquid Protein that I can stomach, tried the Atkins brand low carb Protein Shake today - that's also disgusting.

    I have found this brand of Protein bars is great, they are quite small only a 30gram serve with 10.1 grams of protein in each bar, they are a great mid-morning/afternoon snack.

    http://www.smartlivingnutrition.com.au/

    Thought I would also attach a bit of a progress photo :)

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    You shrunk! You look amazing, great job!

    hopeful333 and HopefullXOXOXO reacted to this

  5. Posted

    18 hours ago, HopefullXOXOXO said:

    Taoz or anyone else,

    My nutritionist keeps telling me I don't have to count Protein grams or calories. I'm 6 weeks out tomorrow. This just doesn't seem right to me. Can you please tell me what you've been told about minimum Protein grams per day and calories? I'm lucky to get 500-600 calories a day and I'm concerned that this will put my metabolism into reverse if I keep it up. I also can't have any starches for another 2 months at least. I just remember when Oprah pulled the wagon of fat out on her show years ago after losing a lot of weight on Optifast only. Since then she's said many times it was a huge mistake because it changed her metabolism forever and not in a good way. That's the last thing I want to happen to me.

    I'm feeling ok but still not eating much. I have to drink Isopure Zero Carb (20 oz. has 40 grams of protein and goes down like water) in order to even come close to 60 grams of protein each day. I also don't want to lose muscle, especially since I have so little of it! LOL!

    I'd love to know what others have been told about amount of protein and/or calories we should be consuming each day. Please.

    I am sorry you are not getting the care you need from your nutritionist, that must be very frustrating for you. I just want to say that Oprah is not a good source of information on diet and nutrition, and certainly not for anything concerning real science. The truth is you will not change your metabolism forever unless you burn out your pancreas and it doesn't produce insulin anymore. Humans are built for homeostasis, which means our bodies naturally try to compensate for the things we do to it. It always tries to go back to default settings. You are fine, your metabolism will not go in reverse. Think about it this way...when humans were only hunter gatherers we often went long times without protein and most of human existence was agrarian, where we ate mostly what we grew. You are going to be fine. Do the best you can, think of food as fuel, pay attention to your body, trust yourself, put as much wholesome food into your body as you can and don't forget to hydrate!

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  6. Posted

    1 hour ago, Taoz said:

    I'm now 4 weeks post op and officially able to move on from "puree and soft foods" to "regular foods transition". WOOHOO!!! I've also over the past few days progressed down from the dreaded "week 3 stall" :) weighing 102.5kg this morning (can't wait to fall under the 100kg mark!)

    I did already have some soft-cooked steak the other night (cooked medium rare sous-vide for 3 hours, so it was softer textured than how most people cook their chicken, I would strongly recommend against trying regular (chewy) cooked steak for a good while yet!).

    Today I picked up some of the ALDI very low carb bread and am considering trying a toasted piece of that with a soft-yolked poached egg (I can't eat hard-cooked yolks, the taste and texture make me gag really badly, so it's either poached with a runny yolk on some toast or scrambled eggs only).

    Good luck to those having their surgery in the last few days of May, and I hope those with earlier May dates are recovering and progressing really well :)

    I’m happy for you!

    My program won’t let me have beef for 6 months! But going to soft foods from liquids will be very welcome!

    Taoz reacted to this

  7. Posted

    10 hours ago, MuchOfSomthin said:

    Going in Wednesday May 30.Super scared of the aftermath pain and being away from my son a night or two (hes 4 and we never been apart). My dr was nice and wrote me a rx for a few xanax to get me through til then but I cant even sleep..

    How is the pain compared to gallbladder removal or a c-section?

    Not even comparable and I've had both. Gallbladder surgery made me nauseous on the way home from the hospital. But I did just fine with my C-sections. This is nothing compared to C-section recovery, which is way, way worse in my opinion. You've got this!

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  12. Posted

    9 hours ago, jyonasan said:

    I'll be admitted to the hospital Sunday morning, and my surgery is Monday afternoon. I've been told my hospital stay will be 5-7 days, and the first day after surgery I'll be in the ICU for observation. Anyone have any last-minute advice for me?

    Wow! That seems like a lot of time. But I know everyone has a program designed just for them. Congrats! You are almost there!

  20. Posted

    I've created a secret Facebook group for May sleevers. In order for it to be secret I can only add "friends" or I can add people using their email. So if you are interested you can either post your email or DM me with it. https://www.facebook.com/groups/210152776255190/

    Another suggestion was to change the group name and make it closed so that it is searchable, then once members have joined change it to secret. I am just not comfortable with the world knowing about my surgery.

  21. Posted

    2 minutes ago, jyonasan said:


    Ok well my email is jyona.tokyo@gmail.com so you’re welcome to add at your leisure!


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    done! I'm not sure, but you may have to respond to an email. Sorry for my ineptitude. I have never created a secret group before.

  22. Posted

    1 minute ago, jyonasan said:


    Maybe give it a different name like “nutrition tips” or something. Then ask a question to new members like what’s the password? And then put the password in this thread


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    That's a great idea! Or I can add people using an email address.

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