paddyski

ugh this has me so stressed out i never had heartburn before surgery.
i hope this gets better cause it has me feeling very discouraged and second guessing my choice

I had my 12 week post-op appointment this morning with my surgeon.. I'm down 40lbs since surgery and 80lbs since May (when I started the insurance-required medically-supervised diet)!! I know I'm losing a bit slower than some but he was very happy with my progress and so am I! It's not a race and I just have to remember that! Hope everyone else is still doing great!

I hope it goes away too, with all the changes I think that 3- 6 month is really a good time frame to find out, and yes heatburn and gerd and reflux is awful I agree... I will keep my finger crossed that as healing continues you will not have the HB!

Yeah I've had a few people tell me they needed them longer. I just hope this isn't a problem forever [emoji20]
I got the script refilled the next day. I couldn't handle the heartburn it was awful! If never experienced that before!

Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using BariatricPal mobile app

I was given meds for 3 months, and my dr told me normal to have to take them until 6 months or longer like permanent, I will say I have been really lucky, Knock on wood, haven't taken mine for awhile now and no issues, but if you are having an issue I would say reach out and get that script again.

900 calories is great they tell us to always aim for 800 to 1000 calories and try to get between 60 and 70 grams of Protein, also try to get in 64 ounces of water daily, that being said there are days where I don't make that either. are your restrictions off texture wise like can you eat foods with out making them softer now? It sounds like you are doing great with Protein and intake, when I stalled I found that increasing my carbs and fats helped? Odd I know, but I would have a slice of cheese, and some carrots, or broccoli just a little bit helped to move that a little bit. My dr and Dietician said it was time to get off the shakes, liquid calories that won't consistently be beneficial? I was shocked and scared, but coming off them with in two weeks I noticed improvement, I was able to get more protein in from foods that were healthy, and more veg which I thing is helpful, I am FINALLY starting to go to the bathroom on a more normalized schedule and I can get all of my water intake complete. The shakes constipated me, now I know you have a different plan than me and your dr. may have different recs for you so I would always try to follow them. more water should help, good luck!

You are right the mental journey of this is so hard, it can be amazing, confusing, and overwhelming if you get to wrapped up in it, it does sound like you are in a stall, and the stalls always make us feel like we are going to fail, it is a lot of mental work to trust the process and follow through with our actions, but it does work. I think for a time I was convinced I was a slow loser... But it just takes getting over the hump so to speak. Most of us are in our 2nd month, our bodies are changing so much in a short amount of time, and it can be so easy for us to feel like it is not working. The truth is our bodies are healing and doing what they need to, our bodies fat cells have been so used to us filling them up with fat that now they are still waiting for us to continue that and we are not so it holds onto Water and it takes our bodies time to release that. Hang in there, take a look at your intake where are you at Proteins, carbs and fats, overall calorie count per day and see if anything needs to be adjusted? Exercise? do you log daily? if you need help we are here! But really hang in there!

yeah that is what i was thinking too i try to push for 1000 but usually end up 8-900 which i am ok with but i just seem to be stuck so maybe i need more.
I will definitely try some new things and i will talk to my doctor! I have hear a lot of people start to loose again once they quit the shakes. Interesting i am not sure if i can get enough protein without them. Some days i do really well and some days i dont! It varies for sure!
I have been trying to push more veggies because they are important and bathroom issues are real. I wonder if the shakes are making me constipated as well. I miss using the bathroom like a normal person that is for sure.
I have been able to eat basically everything i havent tried a lot of raw veggies but i have had lettuce and lightly cooked bell pepper those both seemed fine. My sleeve likes everything except for eggs. those seem to give me that stuck feeling! i love broccoli and have started eating it again! I am trying to get more fiber/ healthy carbs in! hopefully that will help!
Just trying to keep pushing through i know i am only 2 months and i hope my body will adjust soon
Cant play the comparison game that one is killing my joy.

I am so sorry for your family loss, and will keep you all in my thoughts and prayers.

I am so sorry for your family loss, and will keep you all in my thoughts and prayers.

900 calories is great they tell us to always aim for 800 to 1000 calories and try to get between 60 and 70 grams of Protein, also try to get in 64 ounces of water daily, that being said there are days where I don't make that either. are your restrictions off texture wise like can you eat foods with out making them softer now? It sounds like you are doing great with Protein and intake, when I stalled I found that increasing my carbs and fats helped? Odd I know, but I would have a slice of cheese, and some carrots, or broccoli just a little bit helped to move that a little bit. My dr and Dietician said it was time to get off the shakes, liquid calories that won't consistently be beneficial? I was shocked and scared, but coming off them with in two weeks I noticed improvement, I was able to get more protein in from foods that were healthy, and more veg which I thing is helpful, I am FINALLY starting to go to the bathroom on a more normalized schedule and I can get all of my water intake complete. The shakes constipated me, now I know you have a different plan than me and your dr. may have different recs for you so I would always try to follow them. more water should help, good luck!

You are right the mental journey of this is so hard, it can be amazing, confusing, and overwhelming if you get to wrapped up in it, it does sound like you are in a stall, and the stalls always make us feel like we are going to fail, it is a lot of mental work to trust the process and follow through with our actions, but it does work. I think for a time I was convinced I was a slow loser... But it just takes getting over the hump so to speak. Most of us are in our 2nd month, our bodies are changing so much in a short amount of time, and it can be so easy for us to feel like it is not working. The truth is our bodies are healing and doing what they need to, our bodies fat cells have been so used to us filling them up with fat that now they are still waiting for us to continue that and we are not so it holds onto Water and it takes our bodies time to release that. Hang in there, take a look at your intake where are you at Proteins, carbs and fats, overall calorie count per day and see if anything needs to be adjusted? Exercise? do you log daily? if you need help we are here! But really hang in there!

ok time for another update since i hit a milestone at just over 2 months out i officially weight in at 299 this morning that is 52 since surgery and 94 since June i feel fantastic i have been going to the gym 4 days a week 3 days of weight training for about 50 min then 20 min cardio session and 1 day of of cardio and or met cons for 40 to 50 min....i have been eating around 900 to 1100 calories my macro are usually 80 to 110 good carbs 40 to 50 fats and as much Protein as i can lol ends up around 150g+ on days i don't go to the gym I lower that calorie mark down to around 800 and lower carbs to about 70... so everything is going great but i think i only want to lose about 20 more pounds or so but only being 3 months out makes me think i will not be able to eat enough to build muscle and that is my next goal so that will be a conversation with my dietitian next month.. but thats my update my surgery was November 6th

Hi all, at my 6 week checkup on Friday, I had lost 43 lbs total and 22 since surgery. I’m free to add all food to my diet and to work up to 1/2 cup food at my 3 meals per day (half Protein, half vegetables, including raw veggies!). I can have nuts too! I’ve had a tough time with ready made Protein Shakes, but I made a Protein Shake at home with spinach, banana, Fage yogurt, blueberries and vanilla Protein Powder and it was quite good. It is so good to feel almost normal :).

Hi everybody 👋🏾 I haven’t been on here as much. I hope everyone is doing well. I can finally say I’m finally out of the 300. Its been a tough journey so far but I’m super excited that I’m finally getting close to where i wanna be. I started last year at 360 lbs I never wanna be that size again. I lose weight slow but I’m the course of a year I finally managed to get that number down.

I just joined this morning 😊

Okay Thanks I’ll be joining in

I’m curious why he’s being put down when he chose Protein over sweets and junk. I’m wondering if everyone else is just jealous they can’t have it and this is how you’ve learned to cope through your own wls? Trying to wrap my brain around the non-support part of this.

Hell, my primary care doc told me to eat red meat once a week to keep my Iron up.

🤷🏼‍♀️ can’t compare patients. Everyone is different

I don’t think I could tolerate it that soon, but steak is not an unhealthy food, it has tons of Protein and if he is getting a doggie bag, he seems to be following the plan, no? He’s not taking down a buffet or eating even eating a piece of cake, just a piece of protein in a small portion. I think the “how” is a reasonable question, but not the “why”.

Yay!!! It worked!!!!

Hey All- so this weekend like many may have experienced was unrestriction--- I chickened out? So I bought a green pepper it is currently sitting in the fridge still.. I was so excited for this moment, but then I got scared, had things that had to get done worried it might not sit right and freaked... I am hoping to try some raw veggies and fruits this week, I think I have hyped it up too much in my head? How did everyone else do any successful foods?
I did want to say I did go to cheese cake factory on Sunday afternoon, they have a skinnylisous menu, it is wonderful, fish, chicken, Protein based flavorful options. I have the grilled steak medallions (since unrestricted this was a big deal not ground or shredded or pulsed etc) it came with asparagus and mushroom, I told them to skip the potatoes. But the whole meal was huge for 420 calories and a total of 45 protein I believe. It made three meals for me, but there were so many options it didn't make me feel like I was sacrificing or scouring the menu for something healthy. it was great!
Also on a weight related note I am officially 60lbs gone 46 ish since surgery I am amazed, I can't believe something is working finally. I had been stuck in my PCOs and EDS world for so long with no success, I am just still shocked. I wake up each day feeling blessed and like I have a chance moving forward to be successful with this!
Hope you all have a great week!

I think Sealeaf said this best, and it sounds like you are ready to move forward in a positive way. It is easy to get caught up in the numbers, and forget about how good overall you are feeling and doing. I am only weighing in once a week for the most part with the occasional cheat midweek to see if I need to adjust anything food wise, and movement wise, but it is working for me. what I have noticed is the bloating and gain around the time of the month, but right after there is a lot of joy when I step on the scale. things fluctuate there. Keep up the great work!

Hi all.
I created a Facebook page for us if anyone would like to join it.. I feel like so much seems to get lost in this page. I’m hoping we can stay in contact for a long time and plan that trip to the amusement park in a year!

Please click the link below to join it!

https://m.facebook.com/vsg2018