Zyad

Hey everyone I can’t imagine the new me. I weigh on Mondays. Got no more of gout and my acid reflux is super low. No medications at all for awhile now. Used to be about 245lbs and now 145.5. Never thought I’ll ever be there. I should start working out soon. The best thing is no craving at all. And the trick I’m doing for that is whatever I want to eat or drink, I go and get couple tiny bites/sips and that’s it (I’m loosing weight with that without any stalls) water consumption is getting better, now I have couple choices for water. I ate almost all types of foods so far, but do not prefer sugary foods, and carbs such as rice, noodles, french fries ..etc. they make me feel full and I feel like I didn’t eat anything that adds value to me. And guess what everybody, I’m wearing small sizes from XXL and 30w skinny jeans from 44w regular. Energy levels are high. The only thing That gotten worse from before surgery is the dizziness I get when I suddenly stand up, but that’s still no big deal comparing to the benefit of being fit and living normal

How is everybody doing with their fluids intake? Do you guys still get dehydrated? I had some issues with dehydration, but now it’s getting easier to drink water. Got my surgery on the 22nd of January, lost about 45lbs in week 3 ( didn’t eat almost anything for couple days or drink much the first 3weeks). Didn’t have to have pre op diet. The only issues I’m facing right now is gout attacks in my legs because I had a lot of liver with a lot of hot sauce for three days in a row 😅. The other issue I’m having is acid reflux when I lay down. The doctor gave 3 types of medications to take through out the day for the reflux, but I don’t like relying on the pills, so I’m visiting a Korean alternative medicine doctor who told me can fix the reflux with acupuncture. Paid him a visit last Thursday, and I have another appointment next Thursday. The reflux status is good so far after I got my first appointment along with avoiding the food that triggers the acids in my pouch. Sorry for the long message. I was just sharing what’s in my mind.

I’m going to start eating solid foods by next week’s Wednesday (six week po). I started feeling better. Drinking water is getting really really smooth. I’m getting bigger sips. Energy level is higher. Craving for cucumber and tomato salad with white vinegar and salt.

That’s a relief. How long are you post op? And is it a sleeve or bypass

How’s everybody doing with their fluids? I’m almost 5 weeks out and really struggling with getting to my goal. I heard after week 6 when the stomach is fully healed, we will be able to get more fluids in. More than “sips”. Hopefully, this is right.

I’ve had it all my life. I first put it in a pot with A lot (you’ll know why at the end of my comment) of normal water and boil it for about an hour with high heat to clean it up from what’s inside and take the stuff that comes out out of the pot (add boiled water if you feel the water is less). Then I add my whole spices (cardamom, cinnamon, black pepper, and cloves) 2-3 pieces from each. I also add sliced onions, Sliced tomatoes, sliced carrots, and sliced green pepper. Finally I add salt and then pressure cook it on high for about 50 minutes. Then take the meat out and prepare the broil on high and put the goat inside and then wash it with the goat broth from the pressure cook (which tastes really well by itself), so the meat doesn’t get burned and keep washing it with the broth. You can cook rice for the rest of the family with what’s left of the broth and take the meat from the oven put it over the rice and let them taste a very delicious meat over rice and you could eat your small piece of the meat. (This is an Arabic dish served in The middle east)

It wasn’t ground thou

I tried a very small piece of goat meat that I cooked in a pressure cook in my week 3 post sleeve op And chewed millions times and it went very well.

If you don’t mind, what are the supplements you’re using? I’m thinking to change the ones I have

Hi Taj Are you still having dizziness? If not, how long did it take your body to adjust after the surgery? I’m now three weeks post op and still having dizziness when I stand up

Hi Taj thanks a lot for the great info. I started to drink green tea with mint. I used to drink it to help me digest food and relax. Thanks god it’s allowed on my diet. I’m trying to use all natural good stuff for the new lifestyle. Nothing better than that. It’s good to have a good communication with what your body needs and what it hates. In my opinion, this is the best diet for you and your body. That’s also my goal with the new lifestyle. I’ve lost significant amount of weight before, but 8 months after that, my body started to hate me just because I used to do whatever it takes to “lose weight”.

Hi everyone I posted on the other old post, then discovered this one. I had my surgery back on Jan 22nd. Almost 3 weeks post. Couldn’t wait to start puree/soft food last Tuesday Feb 4th(My diet require me to start puree/soft food 3 weeks after surgery). No issues so far except constipation. Trying out green tea with mint and I’ll see the results. I also had heartburn and not sure if It was because blended strawberries or because 0 fat greek yogurt. I go nauseous from broths, from my vitamins, and from my protein shakes. Another thing that I’m facing is dizziness, short breath, high heart pulse rate when I stand up quickly or when I climb the stairs (live on the third floor). The good news is that this isn’t because a leak, but because the lack of food. They did blood count for me and everything is looking good. Sorry for the long message. I just wanted to share the whole experience.

I registered to the website earlier today. I wish I knew you guys before my surgery on January 22nd. I’m almost three weeks post op. I couldn’t read the whole 56 pages. Anyone here is where I’m right now (3 weeks on puree/soft food diet)? How’s your recovery doing? Do you have to wait 4-6 weeks for recovery like my surgeon told me? Anything you think is important that we should know at this time? sorry to ask a lot I’m just trying to find matches, so we could help each other

I should ask him. You’re right. I didn’t do the surgery to eat/drink more ✌🏻. thanks for the info.

The reason why I wanted to know is that they gave everyone (bypass, sleeve...) the same diet to follow. I want to follow a specific diet for my own situation. Knowing more about the percentage will lower my anxiety when trying to eat something new or drink more liquids.