The 56 Bypass

Ed, thank you for the encouragement! Yes, gardening is fantastic exercise. 😄

15 days until surgery? Congrats! If there is anything I've learned about RNY, its not a miracle cure all. But here's the good news! Prior to surgery I would knock myself out trying to lose weight, with very little results. Now, I work just as hard to lose weight and am rewarded with fantastic weightloss. So, don't think the surgery is going to magically cause the weight to come off. Those whom I observed who think this have very little weightloss. Instead, realize that the surgery changes the playing field, giving you a leg up toward weightloss success, so long as you are still willing to work at it. If so, you will do fabulous. I recommend keeping a log of everything you eat, good and bad, and weigh every single day. By doing this, you will learn much about your body and how food intake affects the sale one way or the other and you will learn the boundaries unique to you and your body alone and what you can and cannot do in order to successfully lose the weight. Best wishes!! 🙂

Looking for an update! How are you doing post-op?

You won't regret it! 🙂

Congrats! Its the best thing I've ever done for myself (RNY). Best wishes for you!

Do you have a date?

I had originally wanted VSG but my endoscopy revealed a hiatal hernia which disqualified me. SO I switched to RNY. 🙂

It sounds like you are doing quite well. I don't even take a glass of liquids to the table when I have a meal. That way I can avoid going on auto pilot and drinking. I still struggle with eating too fast, but I have seen a decrease in it over time. I am happy for you because this is an awesome journey. I am going to share with you what I've shared with others:

If there is anything I've learned from WLS, its that it is not a miracle cure. You'll have your weight loss honeymoon period, but then you will reach a point were work will be required. However, as opposed to before WLS when we worked so hard to lose weight with very little results, if you work hard this time around, you will be aptly rewarded with phenomenal results. It really makes me wonder about certain people's bodies before WLS. Decades ago, I was told by a therapist that I had a very efficient digestive system. Apparently some people's bodies digest more efficiently than others? I am not really sure, but what I do know is I am not the lousy, slothful, weight loser I had always thought I was. I always worked really really hard, just like I am now, and I just could never get it all off and what I did get off always came back with a vengeance. I used to beat myself up emotionally, calling myself the worst "lazy ass" names for not being able to get control of my weight. I am really beginning to believe some people metabolize food quite differently than others and this is why some people are predisposed to weight issues and some are not. I have a set of twin girls (adopted) and one gains weight EXTREMELY easily and the other does not. This was even the case when they were babies and fed the exact same thing. There has really got to be something going on metabolically. Anyway, this WLS is the very special extra boost some of us need and I am very happy that you now can enjoy this tool, too! 🙂 I wasn't never a lousy, lazy, slothful person. This WLS and the results I am now enjoying finally prove that to myself.

Good for you! You're definitely past the worst of it with regards to pain. I am happy for you because this is an awesome journey. If there is anything I've learned from WLS, its that it is not a miracle cure. You'll have your weight loss honeymoon period, but then you will reach a point were work will be required. However, as opposed to before WLS when we worked so hard to lose weight with very little results, if you work hard this time around, you will be aptly rewarded with phenomenal results. It really makes me wonder about certain people's bodies before WLS. Decades ago, I was told by a therapist that I had a very efficient digestive system. Apparently some people's bodies digest more efficiently than others? I am not really sure, but what I do know is I am not the lousy, slothful, weight loser I had always thought I was. I always worked really really hard, just like I am now, and I just could never get it all off and what I did get off always came back with a vengeance. I used to beat myself up emotionally, calling myself the worst "lazy ass" names for not being able to get control of my weight. I am really beginning to believe some people metabolize food quite differently than others and this is why some people are predisposed to weight issues and some are not. I have a set of twin girls (adopted) and one gains weight EXTREMELY easily and the other does not. This was even the case when they were babies and fed the exact same thing. There has really got to be something going on metabolically. Anyway, this WLS is the very special extra boost some of us need and I am very happy that you now can enjoy this tool, too! 🙂 I wasn't never a lousy, lazy, slothful person. This WLS and the results I am now enjoying finally prove that to myself.

Feel better soon!

How's it going?

How are you doing today?

What surgery did you have?

How are you doing today?

Congrats WHat surgery are you having done?

Woohoo! Congrats! What surgery are you getting?

Many people revise to bypass with much better longterm success. Keep is updated.

Are you pre or post op?

Welcome. Just keep coming back and posting. You'll figure it out. 🙂 Best wishes on your journey. I started wanting sleeve, but because of a hiatal hernia, had to get bypass. I've absolutely no regrets.

I have been using GENEPRO to break a weight loss stall that began about 8-9 weeks post-op and continued through to 11 weeks. I'd still be in it had I not changed what I was doing. I came up with the solution described below to break my stall/slowed down weight loss as I was thinking about the days right after my surgery. My surgeon has her patients on Clear Liquids for 14, yes, 14 days!!!!! following surgery. No protein, no vitamins.....ONLY CLEAR liquids and medications for 14 days. I lost a pound or two a day on the regimen. Since my weight loss had drastically slowed, I was significantly behind on the amount of weight I am expected to lose by my next surgeon appointment and decided I would go back to post-surgery basics, but with protein, meds and Vitamins added. I began this regimen on Thursday, March 14th, weighing 219lb. Today, I weighed in at 210 pounds.

Here is what I do: I take three 16 ounce bottles of water and to them I add 1 scoop Genepro, which is flavorless, 30g protein and only 60 calories. You can drink it plain or flavor it however you,d like, just don't add calories more than 20, perhaps, with whatever you choose. I add sugar free decaffeinated ice tea powder to mine. These three bottles become my "meals" for the day, Breakfast, lunch, supper, giving me 90g protein for the day and only 180 calories. In between these "meals" I drink another 16 ounce bottle of water, giving me a total 96 oz water for the day. Additionally, I take all my meds and vitamins as I am supposed to throughout the day.

Once I reach 209 pounds I will be at the bare minimum of where my surgeon expects her patients to be at 3 months post-op, which puts me at the 50th percentile. I plan on continuing this regimen for the entire 14 days in order to get as near to 201 by the end on March, early April, which will put me in the 75th percentile, which is a MUCH better place to be. Anything below the 50th percentile is considered to be a weight loss surgery patient failure. This info is taken from a Duke University study conducted to discover early weight loss predictors for success or failure among weight loss surgery patients. I explain this study and provide links in the video I've posted here in my status update on Bariatric Pal. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. 🙂

Thank you! I was wondering if anyone was watching. I get tired of all the reading and typing, too!

I sure hope you're telling this to your surgeon. They need to know so they can help you.

I'm in agreement on both counts! 🙂 We'll get there!

Hang in there. Next time you head through the holidays, you'll be able to partake, but hopefully in a very careful, sane way. The days of our food insanity are behind us! We are learning a new, sane way to live, laugh and love!

Congratulations! Walking is GOOD!