mousecat88

I am on bland puree (absolutely no seasonings) for 10 weeks. Why did I do this?

I was about 10oz a day for 3 weeks. I've managed to get to 40 usually, but I get nauseous when I drink... I force through it when I can. I sip all day but then I look in my thermos and it's like nothing has been drank! Other liquids count, too, towards your total, though... like broth and soup and popsicles and shakes and stuff.

I hit the amount of cheese the average American eats in a year today! Which I think is a low number or maybe I am just not average. lmao. Mmmm cheese.

I took the Phenergan, Carafate, and Pepcid last night and 45 minutes later dry-heaved a bit in the shower. Maybe just was having some weird off day. I have no idea. Today I feel fine!

I don't count calories or anything. BUT, I eat the exact same food every day because I am on bland puree for 10 weeks (possibly longer... we will see). It's just easier to eat the same thing. I know that what I am eating equates to roughly 400 calories a day. Everything is low-fat and low-carb. I have a yogurt for breakfast, a hardboiled egg as a snack, 2oz of meat for lunch, and a soy shake. Sometimes a tablespoon of cream cheese. That's every day. lol. Dietitian and surgeon are good with that given the ulcer. Again, they are happy with my progress and everything... it's just me being scared it's "not going to work" or I will "never" reach my goal. I'm just getting started with exercise... just officially got totally cleared today.

I got a cheapo generic "fitbit" off Amazon and it works just as well as the expensive FitBits. It tracks calories, sleep monitor, HR, steps, length of exercise, etc, and syncs to your phone and alerts you of calls and messages. It's called the LETSCOM Fitness Tracker and was 29 bucks. Battery lasts for days. Also has a camera on it. So you can photograph your sweaty self, I guess. lol. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CZZ5Z37/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I have a pretty decent home gym and I have bought a few workout DVDs. I have tried Plus Size Cardio Kick, which is 33 minutes of nonstop cardio. I don't really like it because I find the footwork to be very confusing, and 33 minutes a bit too much for someone JUST restarting exercise after 5 years. I have Jillian Michaels Beginner 30 Day Shred and I LOVE IT. I LOVE circuit training. I feel like I get the most out of the exercise... cardio and strength... and I am not killing myself with 30+ minutes of straight cardio. I also have Total Stretch by Jessica Smith; I haven't tried that yet. Anyone have any recommendations for good circuit training DVDs? Especially ones for beginners. I have plenty of weights, etc, to complement the workouts if needed. I also really enjoy yoga, if anyone has some good DVD recommendations there. Nothing too advanced yet. Or maybe a staged approach like Jillian Michaels does. Nothing Zumba-y or dance-y. I am not that coordinated and I get easily confused. LOL. The only one like that I ever liked was Shaun T Hiphop Abs and I lost that DVD and now it is expensive!

Transference addiction is completely a real thing. I have already noticed a habit of me going from overeating to purposefully undereating. Basically one eating disorder to another. It's something I'm trying to keep tabs on, since I am so soon post-op. A coworker's family member began drinking after surgery and later moved to heroin. Your brain looks for new ways to cope with underlying stressors that caused you to overeat or eat unhealthily to begin with. My surgeon and the rest of the team stressed that the rate of alcoholism is much higher in bariatric patients. They also said that patients are much more likely to engage in high-risk activities, like adrenaline sports (which I did find a little amusing). I was super-screened for any past history of alcohol or drug use. I was not much of a drinker beforehand, maybe a handful of times a year. I'm not sure I will ever try it, personally, because I am worried I may enjoy it a bit too much. I wish you the best of luck! My best friend is currently in inpatient rehab for alcoholism and is doing very well.

So, is a stall when you lose absolutely NO weight in a certain period of time... or could it be if you only lose, say, 2lbs in 2 weeks? How do you know you've hit a stall? Is it just a period of very slowed weight loss or none whatsoever? How many days of no weight loss do you wait before you say "hey, I hit a stall"?

I am 6 weeks out and sometimes get hungry, but if I just drink water it goes away. I didn't eat a single thing yesterday because of nausea and I was barely hungry, which really surprised me. When I do get hungry, the 2oz I am allowed to eat satisfies it.

Trainers are awesome. I went to a hospital gym and the girl I had taught me so much with free weights and medicine balls. And now free weights are my favorite thing ever... not any of the machines! A YMCA trainer was also pretty awesome. Taught me how to properly use a bosu ball. I have a weight bench and tons of dumbbells at my house now and can get a full body workout with just that! (I have other equipment, too, though.)

He doesn’t push any product or anything in the video. Like i previously said it’s really informative. Check it out.... He pushes his products in his other videos... I didn't watch this one.. but I watched a lot of his others.

I watched a few of Dr. V's videos pre-op. Some of them I found helpful... but he pushes that green drink of his so hard... and most of the things in that drink my surgeon says I can't even have the rest of my life. lol. I say go by whatever your surgeon tells you. Mine says light cardio and now at 6 weeks I am cleared for lifting and strength training. One of our dietitians is also a personal trainer, and she is also all about getting active. Not overdoing it. They also said that since the surgery will only help you lose 65%-75%ish of your excess weight, you NEED to exercise to reach your goal... to get off that extra 20 or so pounds. Surgery and the new diet doesn't always help everyone lose 100% of the weight they need to. Even if you don't have surgery, diet alone typically doesn't get you 100% of the way there if you sit around like a sedentary lump or do the bare minimum.

I do feel a bit rumbly in there so hopefully I can avoid the other route. Will also be eating some greens today for the first time in forever today at our Xmas potluck so that may move things along, too.

Haha okay! The Miralax is so vague like... "may produce movement in 1-3 days" so... I didn't know if the suppository was quick or ... vague.

Today marks my 6 weeks exactly and I am exactly 30lbs down from day of surgery. I do wish that we were all standardized in our weight loss rate so I could have a chart to follow. lol!

Yes I do have a question! lmao! HOW DID YOU DO IT!? lol! I am 6 weeks out and have only lost 30lbs. I feel like it's so slow!

My puking was definitely not noiseless. Loud heaving. But maybe because it was primarily dry-heaving from spasms and stomach acid and not just a bit of food coming up. I've regurgitated food once (little tiny bits and pieces) and that was noiseless. I don't consider that really vomiting though. It just... came back up quietly and grossly. lol.

Also, lesson learned... mixing Miralax in a soy shake makes it CLUMPY AND HORRIBLE. Dissolves in anything my a-s. I drank it anyways... in all its chunky glory.

So, I was looking at the box for the Fleet in the store and realized I would have to be a yoga instructor and about 50lbs lighter to reach in such a position, lmao, so I bought the glycerin suppositories. I am trying the Miralax and Colace for 2 days first... had some Miralax last night and started the Colace this a.m. If nothing happens by tomorrow, I'll do the suppository. Do you know how long those take to "work"? It doesn't say anything on the bottle.

My surgeon said that if I experience hair loss he will double my dose of bariatric vitamins and increase my protein requirements. I personally don't care about it either way. I take Biotin occasionally. I have an hourglass figure. I'm really not even sure I 100% have PCOS. All these docs just said that because I struggled so much losing weight and gained it VERY FAST. I don't really have any other signs except the acne. I guess we shall see when the labs come out. I had estrogen and testosterone tested a few months ago and those were normal.

I love strength training... because it makes it so I can actually lift things and not feel like a weak noodle all the time. I don't care about it helping or not helping weight loss. I want to FEEL strong and healthy... not just be thin and weak. Plus, definition. I used to do 100 situps every morning before I went to my college classes (back when I was thin)... had an awesome 6-pack.

No shame in my poop game. I don't care if anyone hears. We all do it. lmao.

To be honest- having my gallbladder out was a breeze compared to my RNY surgery. But I have heard some have had the opposite experience! My mom had hers out "back in the day" when they did it open surgery and she said it was the most horrific experience of my life. I know that's not how they do it anymore... but that sentiment is stuck in my head. lol.

I took a Phenergan and a Pepcid about 45 min ago... still feeling very queasy.