Laura7

Hello all,
I am finally joining a weight loos group. After my mother and others from my own support group have told me how I’m here to inspire others and help them along their journey. I have had the Sleeve with Duodenal switch for two years now. February of 2017. The highest I ever saw on a scale was 575. And I’m sure it’s been ten pounds or more over that at some point in my life. And being that Heavy at such a young age (26) and starting my own family. I knew I had to change. But I also knew I couldn’t do this alone. Thanks to Dr. Scott and the surgery I am down 350 pounds have gone from a size 64 pants to a 34. 6xlt shirt to a large. In just 2 years. I wish I had some secret to give everyone on here and to tell you it’s gonna be easy. It’s not. The easiest thing about all of this is getting the surgery. After that it’s all uphill. Learning your new body. Slowly Discovering new loves and hates for foods. Trial and error as to what sits well with your stomach and what doesn’t. Trust me. Your body will let you know. Listen to it!!

And you will feel so amazing if you lose a little before surgery. I lost 15 lbs and it made a huge difference!

This is not true for everyone but when I stopped eating carbs and sugar, I stopped my cravings. Then I had some wedding cake and it all came back, I gave into "just a bite" about 2 months out, which turned into once every few days and then maybe every night. It was a TINY amount, I still lost but I felt guilty. I cook things differently now, like @Laura7 does. I cook tons of different tastes that I wouldn't have made before and nothing has come out of the freezer section except veggies (not that that's bad but we lived on frozen pizza and chicken nuggets sometimes). Treats are fine, "cheating" is fine, but it can be a slippery slope. Food is fuel, but I'm not going to live on salad because I effing HATE salad and always have. I want taste but I choose wisely and I almost exclusively make my craved food from scratch at home. Good luck.

Hi! My two cents for what it’s worth. I have been making the things I want as bariatric friendly as possible. I’m enjoying adapting the meals my husband eats into low carb low sugar low fat as much as I can and enjoying what I eat. It’s just been a few things but I made myself a mini quesidilla, I had veggie chicken nuggets, I made “taco rice” without the rice and 1 ounce of each thing. I used zero calorie BBQ sauce and it was awesome on the nuggets. So, while this doesn’t answer your question specifically, if you are feeling like you want something consider looking up and adjusting the recipe. I don’t know the foods you listed but one thing I can say is that I have stuck with my program but I’m still enjoying what I eat. So yea, doesn’t answer the question but hope it’s helpful. :-)

Some people on these post are so negative. If she wanted to be beat down about this I’m sure she could of asked her doctor to get lectured. I’m almost 2 weeks out. I wonder about when I will Be able to eat certain foods again because that is reality, sides with your protein and so forth. Yes diet is essential but everybody and healthy people have their moments of cravings. Get off her back !

Hi there! I am 10 months post op and dont usually respond to these types of posts but I have to say that I did not even LET myself eat a french fry until like 6-8 months post op......and Ive been able to keep my consumption of fried/crappy foods to a BARE minimum and I know that I will have to forever. I am concerned that you are already dreaming of re-entering those foods into your diet once you are able to. The real answer is: you never really can! and If you are not able to restrict yourself to "a few fries" then you will not be able to have long term success period...just some food for thought

One more thing. My doctor said that since I had so much weight to lose he actually thought it would be best to do the sleeve and then do a revision so I could get to my goal weight. Of course I said no, RNY please, one surgery. Because I’m trying to get pregnant after and can’t have two surgery’s to wait four years to have kids! I’m 31

One more thing. My doctor said that since I had so much weight to lose he actually thought it would be best to do the sleeve and then do a revision so I could get to my goal weight. Of course I said no, RNY please, one surgery. Because I’m trying to get pregnant after and can’t have two surgery’s to wait four years to have kids! I’m 31

Some people don’t qualify for RNY. With my doctor it depends on your BMI.

I had my surgery on the 9th and I am eating soft foods. I am eating pretty much any meat and just making sure it is juicy. I have been eating vegetables some too, but that's about it. All of the sugar free stuff makes me feel nauseous now so I'm not having any of that anymore.

Yesterday was exactly one year since my RNY bypass surgery so it seems like a good time for an update and reflection. Some basic stats:
HW-357
SW-317
Current Weight: 178
Inches lost: about 88" overall
Dress size: High-32; Current-12
The most exciting change for me has been the ability to walk comfortably. The main reason I had the surgery was because I had developed issues with my feet and legs and was really limited in how much I could walk and I had constant discomfort. At the beginning of the summer I took a 3-week trip to Israel, a place I've been to many times and in the past have really suffered because there is so much walking, especially on steep stairs, cobblestones, hills, uneven ground, etc. This time I walked for hours and hours every day, climbed all the things that used to make me cry, and felt great. Not that I didn't have any pain, it was just all manageable. Not to mention the comfort of flying at half my size: fitting into seats and seat belts, not worrying about how much space I was taking....
As my feet have gotten better, I've been able to be more active overall. Swimming and aquacise classes have been a lifesaver. I started them about 6 months ago and they allowed me to stabilize and build up my core (post surgery,it was a mess) without a lot of stress on my joints. Now I've started to mix in other low-impact and weight building classes.
As far as eating, I try almost everything, even if it's a few bites, and know that some things--fried stuff in particular--are going to be hard to handle. At least a couple of times a week a eat something that I had no problems with the last time I ate it, and this time it makes me feel sick. I don't throw up, just feel like the food is stuck going down. It generally passes after about a half hour. Most times, I can relate it to eating to fast or not chewing carefully enough. I've also hit the point where I am more careful not to overeat on the things that do go down easily, mostly bread and crackers. I'm happy that I have no problem with fruits and veggies, but now that it's the summer, I am trying to be careful not to eat too much fruit because I know the sugar content adds up.
My weight loss has been pretty steady though it's starting to slow down. I had set myself the goal of 180, because it was about half what I weighed when I started. Now that I've reached it, and the one year mark, I'm thinking about only weighing myself every other week (I've been weighing every week) so that I can focus on evaluating how I'm eating, instead of weight lost. But I don't know if I'll have the willpower to resist the scale!
One final unexpected change is that I am not constantly telling myself how fat and disgusting I am. I realize that line of thinking has been running through my head for way too many years and now it's gone. I hope for good, because I'm definitely happier without it!
I've attached a before and after photo!
Thanks for being an important part of this journey.

What a journey it has been. I am 4 years post VSG. When I decided to have surgery it was out of medical necessity. I was at a point where I was almost non-functional. Although I work in a busy industry, I would spend most of my work days parked behind a desk because I could hardly move or breathe. I had multiple health co-morbidities including PCOS, insulin resistance, weight-induced asthma, heart valve prolapse, GERD, Barrett's, fatty liver, hypertension, and more. I always SWORE I 'wouldn't be that patient that regained'. In fact, I was actually one of my surgeon's most successful patients for some time.
I was the prized patient, I followed every rule, instruction and diet point to the T. I lost a lot of my initial weight very quickly. After my initial weight loss I was feeling good, changed careers, moved and set about having a new life. But then I had a devastating loss in my life, and several life changes followed. I had some significant regain and had health problems again start to surface. I spent a lot of time online asking for help and researching all of the ''reset' options. What it took me a while to realize was this: I KNEW what to do. I just had not come to the place where I was 100% committed to doing it.
Thankfully, last fall I got some really unfortunate health news. I say thankfully because it was THE thing I needed to kick me in the pants and get me back on track. I have been completely focused since that day and have successfully lost all of my regain and am now within 20 lbs of my ultimate goal. I am looking forward to having my plastics done at that point and will feel like my long 4 year journey has been fulfilled.
I will always identify as a WLS patient, that part never goes away. I still have great restriction with my sleeve and since getting back on track, I find that my restriction is improved.
I feel great and wanted to offer my story because I know that most of the members on the forum are newer than me, and hopefully my story will inspire you or spark some questions.

I’m really enjoying my once a day protein water from Premir protein. That’s something you can drink on the liquid diet. I bought the protein jello and it tastes horrible lol luckily I won’t be able to eat much of it...if I even try. There’s P20 water too.

I have about 5 weeks until my anniversary cruise. I have just been cleared to lift and do abs. I want to truly tone and continue losing. I’ve lost 31 lbs in 6 weeks but hoping to lose 23 more lbs to be at my goal. I am definitely happy with my results so far even though I stalled for the first time for 6 days ? but I’m hoping the working out will increase the weight loss.

So I am open to all cardio, leg, arms and abs workouts!!

So send some suggestions my way please!!!

for the most fat burning dont eat before workout and do your lifting first followed by treadmill for at least 30 minutes, longer if your up to it.
the reasoning behind this is to deplete blood glucose levels during lifting and force your body to access stored fat.
stored fat is always the energy source of last resort, survival mechanism, so dont give yourself easy energy and let your body break down those fatty acid chains for fuel.
you dont mention being a diabetic but i have caught enough **** from others about forcing down blood glucose that if you have diabetic issues just disregard this post

30/30 does not apply in this stage or until you get to soft foods. The name of the game right now is liquids all day long because you do not want to get dehydrated, since we can only take sips and not gulps you have to work at this nonstop to get in enough liquids. The protein goals are hard to reach at week one, push fluids. Calories at this stage are not an issue, grams of protein via protein shakes or protein waters are the goal along with 64oz of liquids. Sip sip sip - protein drinks, water, sf popsicles, broth, tea....

My doctor did not have us start that until soft foods. Right now, they want you drinking pretty much all day. But follow what your doc advises.

This is the first time posting any pics. I am a couple days shy of 2 mos post op. Down 46lbs.

I had surgery almost 10 months ago. Hubby is just eatting better

I started at 403 and I am currently 8 days from surgery at 365. My goal is 185. I have a ways to go!