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CurvyMom

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  1. Posted

    4 hours ago, duhniece said:

    1 month post op now. Haven't weighed myself since 2 weeks where I had lost 40 but since then I was in the hospital for 5 days due to my gallbladder, had to have it removed.

    I never had acid reflux but since then I do and its terrible. Any advice?

    Also, since I was very sick during my gallbladder situation, I basically didnt eat for over a week and been recovering from that. Body and stomach seem very upset with me but slowly getting better. Anyone else gone through something like this?

    Did your doctor give you a PPI to help with the reflux? Most will especially if you are sleeved. I had RNY but have a PPI for 6 months.

  3. Posted

    Just now, Harborgurl said:
    5 minutes ago, CurvyMom said:




    Took me 6 tries for an IV- eventually they used the doppler and anesthesia put it in. SUCKKKKKKKKED lol


    Still bruised all over my arms.


    Try to relax as best you can and they will get it.

    Anesthesiologist used ultrasound machine and was able to get it. My other arm now has huge hard hematoma.

    Glad that part is over- best of luck...you will be in your room and walking around before you know it!

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  5. Posted

    I am just a little over two weeks so my advice....take all the drugs they give you, pack light but I did put underwear and my own pants on before I went for my first walk and it felt great to have pants on and not an open cape or whatever ... walk and then walk more. Sip sip sip. And make sure you have liquid Tylenol for at home. I found that helped me a lot after. I didn’t take narcotics when I got home but did take Tylenol for a week off and on as needed. I also took my pillow with me to my room and found it helpful when getting up. Don’t be like me and leave your phone charger in your room when you leave though 🙃

  8. Posted

    Just now, bariutiful said:

    I as well had the RNY... I will have to the cheese .. how many days out did you try cheese? And the turkey sounds good, I’ll have to try that once I start my soft foods .. I will also try sea food hopefully I like it this time around

    I am only on day 3 of soft foods and have had cheese every day...not a lot but some. As long as you dont have any issues with the "bathroom" I think cheese is ok if you tolerate it.

  9. Posted

    Just now, bariutiful said:

    Lol it feels like forever right !! Good thing it’s not liquids though lol .. the bad thing about me is that I don’t like sea food 😩 .. what cheese do you use? And what surgery did you get?

    I had RNY.....I had a low fat string cheese twice and was fine and I use a tiny bit of shredded cheese - any kind you like- colby jack and mozz have both been okay for me. I made a ground turkey chili (you could try something like that once you are on soft foods.)-- I never would eat ground turkey before but this didn't taste bad at all. I like fish and most seafood so I am thankful for that. You never know, maybe you will like it now :)

  11. Posted

    Just now, bariutiful said:

    What would you add to your chicken salad ? I had chicken Soup yesturday and I had to purée it.. I’m kind of tired of Soups though because I been on Clear Liquids for a week.. so I’m trying to find different foods

    I did one small can of chicken, light mayo, pepper and a tiny bit of celery salt- too much and it's overly salty gross- omit if you don't have it or like it. then puree it - one small can made 1/2 cup so two meals but i never finished it either time I ate it.

  13. Posted

    4 minutes ago, FluffyChix said:

    Yeah I hear ya. I would get so mad over the amount of calories and carbs they contributed to my daily total. When you're only eating 3-500cals per day and using 60 of those for Vitamins and 10carbs or something. GRRRRR! LOL. But you just gotta suckitupbuttercup and geterdone.

    Ooooo I didn’t add those into my tracker. That will add some calories!!

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  14. Posted

    2 minutes ago, FluffyChix said:

    I used chewables for the first 3 months except for Calcium and I still use easy swallow capsules for that.

    I have an easy swallow capsule I’m allowed to try in three weeks for the MV and I ordered the chewable Calcium. I am using a powder calcium but I don’t love it. I have chewable MV now too but I am ready to kiss those goodbye when I can lol

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  16. Posted

    Just now, FluffyChix said:

    Wow, at 2 weeks. Congrats! I was only just starting softs at 2 weeks if I remember. Don't overadd cheese. Your bowels may be whacked for a while. And cheese will really stop you up. You need to be sure you are "going" well right now. I'd add stuff like canned chicken, tuna and salmon pouches, sardines, hb eggs or sb eggs, soft scrambled eggs, poached fish, mashed cauliflower, soft green Beans, broccoli cooked to beyond hell, keep the yogurt. Add some avocado. Add a little good healthy fats. Add a couple of olives. I was between 500-800cals through most of my loss. I still have to be down around 700cals to lose on average.

    This is all super helpful as your posts always are. I am carb sensitive (at least pre op) so I like to read your posts :)

    I just started softs Sunday night (fish) and I have been eating canned chicken, mash cauliflower, turkey and sweet potato chili which I have been eating leftovers every . single. day. Not too much cheese but i have been lucky- regular every day since surgery and not needing supplements to get it moving. Olives are a no but I do love avocado so I will add that in. I haven't tried eggs yet because I see so many people get sick. I am going to try them this weekend.

    I have had a few close calls where i ate too fast and felt like it could come up but I just stop eating. But the scale is NOT moving and that caused me to panic a bit even though I know I shouldn't. It's a journey for sure... Thanks again for the advice!

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  17. Posted · Edited by CurvyMom

    Just now, FluffyChix said:

    Why are you limiting yourself to 1 PP drink per day? You should aim for 2 or 3? I'd do that over Fairlife, but that's just me. At 2weeks I was between 3-500cals/day. But if you MUST have Fairlife (which doesn't have as much Protein and has more carbs), then I would use SF Hershey's chocolate Syrup in it rather than do the chocolate Fairlife cuz of the amount of carbs/sugar in it.

    I am not limiting but I am meeting my Protein goals without it.. I get 30 from the one shake and then get 15 from Breakfast (yogurt) and then the balance from dinner/lunch. I am on soft foods now so have not needed the two shakes to get 60-65 protein. If I have a second shake i'd be closer to 90+ protein and over what I should have. The nutritionist said 1 a day was fine as long as I am meeting the 60-65 range which I do every day. I noticed the FL choc had a lot of carbs....so that is a no. UGh this is tricky lol

    I was thinking maybe I could add in a string cheese with lunch and something else during the day but I don't know what!

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  18. Posted

    Hello....I am two weeks post op and my nutritionist wants me to up my calories to between 600-700 max but I am hovering between 450-500 right now. She suggested a cup of fairlife milk, which is all well and good except I don't think I can drink it plain. Has anyone had the chocolate fairlife milk this early post op? I was thinking maybe I could try that. Or anyone have any simple suggestions (besides making a shake w/ fairlife because I am sticking with my one premier shake a day)....I thought of trying to find a higher calorie yogurt but i really like the Siggi's I have been eating or Fage. I can add a little calories here and there, but it would be good to have a go to one shot type of thing.

  21. Posted

    56 minutes ago, Jenwill630 said:

    Hi gang.

    I started back to work yesterday and decided to also start back at the gym. Needless to say, I was in bed early last night!

    Also happening last night, was my first episode of eating too fast....because I was late getting back from the gym and had to hurry and eat to get to a booster meeting. OMG. PLEASE make sure you take your time eating. I swear to god I learned my lesson on that one and it was an awful one to learn.

    Today is 2 weeks since my bypass and so far I am down 18 pounds! Pretty exciting!

    That’s great. Congrats. I’m only down 7 since surgery but not worrying yet. Still too early to freak out lol

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  22. Posted

    7 hours ago, ummyasmin said:

    That looks really good! Was the turkey juicy (not dry)?

    Sent from my SM-G930F using BariatricPal mobile app

    Not at all...I didn't really measure anything but I used the recipe as a guide. I definitely put a lot more chili powder and cumin in because I dont like bland food and I don't mind heat..but this wasn't spicy IMO.

    here is the recipe

    https://www.skinnytaste.com/no-bean-turkey-and-sweet-potato-chili/

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