jasmineinmymind

I wish I had known that having weight-loss surgery did not guarantee weight loss. I went through a massive stall and it only changed when I started working out at the gym. People think that you won’t be hungry and that definitely wasn’t the case for me. I have been hungry right from the start. I wasn’t expecting to be able to eat everything and have nothing make me sick so I still have to use a lot of willpower. The main thing I wish that I had known though is that it would all be ok and I should have done it 10 years ago

My main question is about food getting stuck and the size of my pouch. I feel like if I had a loose pouch food would empty faster and not get stuck. So the big question is...is that really whats going on here. Hoping to hear from others who DO NOT get food stuck..ever

I eat pretty healthy. I mean for example, if I have some steamed veggies with grilled chicken (I meal prep these in mason jars) people say Protein will stick with you longer, but in my case it doesnt. If I eat veggies or cauliflower rice or really anything...I'm hungry again in a few hours.
Now, slider foods I know will not fill me up and wont sustain me. I am no longer buying any chips, crackers etc because I know I can eat too much of those.

Move up in increments and do it wisely. Fill it with Protein. So move to 3/4c food = 3oz dense protein + al dente veggies with whatever space you have left in the 3/4cup. If that still doesn't satisfy, see how much of the 3/4c is taken up by doing 4oz of dense lean protein.
Do that for the next couple weeks to see how you feel? Also, add 1/2oz avocado and 1/2oz grape tomatoes. Eat them at the end of the meal. They are total sliders and very wet.
A 3/4 cup meal would look about like this:
3oz grilled chicken, cut into dice the size of pencil erasers
1oz steam broccoli, al dente + molly mcbutter sprinkles (or 1/2 tsp butter)
1/2oz avocado + 1/2oz grape tomatoes cut into 3 sections per Tomato

I need to know if there are other people like me. From day one I have not had any decrease at all in my appetite, I have been able to eat anything I've tried or wanted to eat and not gotten sick. Nothing has ever gotten stuck. I can eat chicken, real rice, bread, etc with no problem. I chew my food well but I know I dont eat slowly enough and yet I still never feel sick.
Obviously if I eat these things it's not every day and not very much. I do feel the restriction in terms of each meal that I eat but I am hungry all the time and I feel like I need to eat every 2 hours or so. I hear so many people talk about things getting stuck or never being hungry. I know I had a very good surgeon and other people in the practice seem to have a variety of outcomes so I know he doesnt just leave everyone with extra large pouches.

Did anyone else have a similar outcome after bypass? And if so how has your journey and success been?

My main question is about food getting stuck and the size of my pouch. I feel like if I had a loose pouch food would empty faster and not get stuck. So the big question is...is that really whats going on here. Hoping to hear from others who DO NOT get food stuck..ever

I eat pretty healthy. I mean for example, if I have some steamed veggies with grilled chicken (I meal prep these in mason jars) people say Protein will stick with you longer, but in my case it doesnt. If I eat veggies or cauliflower rice or really anything...I'm hungry again in a few hours.
Now, slider foods I know will not fill me up and wont sustain me. I am no longer buying any chips, crackers etc because I know I can eat too much of those.

I need to know if there are other people like me. From day one I have not had any decrease at all in my appetite, I have been able to eat anything I've tried or wanted to eat and not gotten sick. Nothing has ever gotten stuck. I can eat chicken, real rice, bread, etc with no problem. I chew my food well but I know I dont eat slowly enough and yet I still never feel sick.
Obviously if I eat these things it's not every day and not very much. I do feel the restriction in terms of each meal that I eat but I am hungry all the time and I feel like I need to eat every 2 hours or so. I hear so many people talk about things getting stuck or never being hungry. I know I had a very good surgeon and other people in the practice seem to have a variety of outcomes so I know he doesnt just leave everyone with extra large pouches.

Did anyone else have a similar outcome after bypass? And if so how has your journey and success been?

I hit another stall recently at 7 months. I think the only way I'll keep losing is to really ramp up my time at the gym. I find that when Im working out a lot the scale moves and when I dont, it stalls. People say 80% of weight loss is diet but for me thats not true. I am eating about 900 calories a day so I should lose weight no matter what. That just doesnt happen if I dont also move a lot.

I wish I had known that having weight-loss surgery did not guarantee weight loss. I went through a massive stall and it only changed when I started working out at the gym. People think that you won’t be hungry and that definitely wasn’t the case for me. I have been hungry right from the start. I wasn’t expecting to be able to eat everything and have nothing make me sick so I still have to use a lot of willpower. The main thing I wish that I had known though is that it would all be ok and I should have done it 10 years ago

I wish I had known that having weight-loss surgery did not guarantee weight loss. I went through a massive stall and it only changed when I started working out at the gym. People think that you won’t be hungry and that definitely wasn’t the case for me. I have been hungry right from the start. I wasn’t expecting to be able to eat everything and have nothing make me sick so I still have to use a lot of willpower. The main thing I wish that I had known though is that it would all be ok and I should have done it 10 years ago

I just noticed you had 150 as a goal weight but youre now 133...? Im 5'8 but my goal weight is 150 and I'm really wondering if I could possibly hit 130. Did you just reach goal and decide to keep going or did the weight loss just simply continue? What made you go 20 lbs below your goal?

And another side of things maybe? I was diagnosed with OSA. in October 2017, got my machine who I Christened Uncle Snuffely in Early November that year, in January 2018 my sleep Doctor Laurie Moody MD confirmed I was compliant, but still needful, this was the final specialist- confirmation I needed before having SURGERY scheduled, shortly after that Surgeon #1 and I parted company, His Idea & not mine, I won't totally revile him at this point although perhaps He merits it, he HAS helped many other Bari-Pals currently active, but FAILED ME. "Nuff said? At any rate I was allowed to take all my "Credits" with him on to Program #2 where I did receive the Surgery I earnestly Sought. AND I was compliant with my C-Pap all along . Well I have lost 145+ pounds, and I , like many others, was hopeful that my C-Pap would surely be deleted from my Life as so many others have been able to do. Alas NO- I am among the the Minority that Bariatric Surgery DID NOT CURE. I was aware that it runs strongly in my family, my Son, the Tomkitten is now the Third Successive Generation to be diagnosed with O..S.A., and We have NO CLUE how many preceding generations it manifested itself, in the Olden Times people just died in their sleep, NBD, just a fact of Life. So mine is Intrinsic, the outside factor of Obesity or Not, it just turned out to be a NNM, a No Never Mind, my settings were lowered but the Bottom Line is: Uncle Snuffly and I will be Steady- Dating the rest of my Life and now Tomkitten has a Uncle Snuffy of his own, and will be seeking surgery if PCP sends the Letter of Recommendations. Told him to exhaust exercise and diet options first but would probably write it the End of September. So now you know of an Minority, Frustr8 and her Family. At least it is not a Death Sentence but merely a Life Prolonging One! And Yes we both Sleep Calmer and More Peacefully with than Without, quieter without us gasping and both snoring. And you Do Get Used to SOMETHING that really helps, My Friend.

I just noticed you had 150 as a goal weight but youre now 133...? Im 5'8 but my goal weight is 150 and I'm really wondering if I could possibly hit 130. Did you just reach goal and decide to keep going or did the weight loss just simply continue? What made you go 20 lbs below your goal?

I was painting the other day and found out how incredibly annoying it is to paint while your arm is flapping. I work out 5 days a week and Im trying to build muscle in my arms but that flabby stuff is pretty persistent. I still have hope it'll firm up. My butt also looks like a balloon someone deflated. Trying to build up some muscles in the gym but it's pretty slow going

I think everyone feels that way, I mean who really wants to have life changing surgery that carries so many risks?? For me I wish I could have found the strength to do it 10 years ago. Im so mad that I wasted so much of my adult life feeling fat and miserable and torturing myself with diet efforts to never see any real long term success. I would renew it every year if I had to. Doing this was the best thing I've ever done for myself.

I think everyone feels that way, I mean who really wants to have life changing surgery that carries so many risks?? For me I wish I could have found the strength to do it 10 years ago. Im so mad that I wasted so much of my adult life feeling fat and miserable and torturing myself with diet efforts to never see any real long term success. I would renew it every year if I had to. Doing this was the best thing I've ever done for myself.

Heck yes. I took photos and videos and then created a password protected photo app on my phone. I look back at my face pics all the time. I made videos talking about how I was feeling and reminding myself of things I didnt want to forget and I am so happy I did that because you WILL forget. I love seeing the progress.

Heck yes. I took photos and videos and then created a password protected photo app on my phone. I look back at my face pics all the time. I made videos talking about how I was feeling and reminding myself of things I didnt want to forget and I am so happy I did that because you WILL forget. I love seeing the progress.

I think everyone feels that way, I mean who really wants to have life changing surgery that carries so many risks?? For me I wish I could have found the strength to do it 10 years ago. Im so mad that I wasted so much of my adult life feeling fat and miserable and torturing myself with diet efforts to never see any real long term success. I would renew it every year if I had to. Doing this was the best thing I've ever done for myself.

I think everyone feels that way, I mean who really wants to have life changing surgery that carries so many risks?? For me I wish I could have found the strength to do it 10 years ago. Im so mad that I wasted so much of my adult life feeling fat and miserable and torturing myself with diet efforts to never see any real long term success. I would renew it every year if I had to. Doing this was the best thing I've ever done for myself.

I think you need to do a reset mentally and physically with your pouch..
Reset your goals. Reset your intake. Make some changes if you're ready before too late

I think this is a good mindset to have. However, I personally think there ist also a really awful trap hiding behind that corner and we fell into it again and again before surgery. When browsing the board you'll notice quite a few posts from people who fell into the trap again and hopped on the dieting-merry-go-round again.
A lot of people seem to think "before surgery" they simply weren't
- vigilant enough
- motivated enough
- disciplined enough
- trying hard enough
- hard enough on themselves,
damning their "old selves" into deepest hell, despising who they think they were "back then".
However, I personally think we were all of these things I mentioned. Vigilant enough, motivated enough, disciplined enough, trying hard enough, hard enough on ourselves - until we burnt out and had out rebound binge time.
Unfortunately surgery doesn't protect us from this burnout. That awful trap is still lurking behind the next corner. Don't fall into it again and don't hop on the dieting-merry-go-round again.

Count me in for another one obsessed with My 600 lb Life. I dont care anymore.
I used to go to the grocery store and buy a ton of food for a bad day. French bread, spinach dip, rotisserie chicken, sides from the deli and of course a variety of deserts. I would use the excuse that I deserve it. Now I have other ways to cope with being tired or having a bad day. I dont go to the store when I feel stressed out because I dont want to be tempted.
Eating out...the thrill is gone. I can only eat tiny amounts so I have to sit and watch other people eat

Count me in for another one obsessed with My 600 lb Life. I dont care anymore.
I used to go to the grocery store and buy a ton of food for a bad day. French bread, spinach dip, rotisserie chicken, sides from the deli and of course a variety of deserts. I would use the excuse that I deserve it. Now I have other ways to cope with being tired or having a bad day. I dont go to the store when I feel stressed out because I dont want to be tempted.
Eating out...the thrill is gone. I can only eat tiny amounts so I have to sit and watch other people eat