California Guy

I had the Modified DS (SADI-S) in April 2020. Since the beginning of the year, I have lost 102 lbs. Half was lost pre-OP. The results have exceeded my expectations and I'm really pleased. It is a challenging process requiring a lot of will power to make difficult changes. Take this opportunity now that you are on a restrictive liquid diet to forget the foods you used to eat. Build a new long term nutritional plan and follow it. I hope your surgery goes smooth and your recovery is quick.

After 10 days post OP I went from liquids to puree.
Liquids: shakes, sugar free or fat free versions of pudding, Jello, popsicles, Soup broth, gatorade, yogurt, milk.
Puree: eggs, melted cheese or string cheese, mashed potatoes, bananas, Peanut Butter, applesauce, lean ground meats like turkey, and cooked carrots.
Cheese and potatoes are not foods you want to plan to eat everyday in your future diet plan. The Puree stage is short so I had one string cheese stick everyday. I only had mashed potatoes once.

Seven months after a Duodenal switch revision surgery I reached my goal weight of 190 lbs. That's 110 lbs. down from 300 at the beginning of 2020. I've adjusted well to my daily nutrition plan and am exercising every day.
 

 

I had a revision VSG to SADI-S Modified DS (Loop DS) 7 months ago. I read this surgery produces 85% excess weight loss on average. Sure enough, I lost 85% of my excess weight this year. We got to the point of needing surgeries due to poor nutrition. If you make a permanent change to your daily nutrition plan, you will get similar results.
With the VSG 7 years ago, I lost 77% of my excess body weight then regained most of it back. I failed to establish and follow a good nutrition plan. The revision was a second chance and mal absorption helped me get where I am.

10 years more of experience is a big deal. Experience makes good doctors great.

Great topic! My milestones were:
1. Leaving Obesity Class 3 with BMI < 40
2. Leaving Class 2 with BMI < 35
3. Leaving Class 1 with BMI < 30 and being classified as just "Overweight'"
4. Stop taking high blood pressure medication once pressure was in the normal range
5. Running a mile. Completed four months of physical therapy, was able to run and hip pain went away.
6. Running two miles
7. My final milestone was to reach my goal weight of 190 lbs. (Initial was 300 lbs.).

Great topic! My milestones were:
1. Leaving Obesity Class 3 with BMI < 40
2. Leaving Class 2 with BMI < 35
3. Leaving Class 1 with BMI < 30 and being classified as just "Overweight'"
4. Stop taking high blood pressure medication once pressure was in the normal range
5. Running a mile. Completed four months of physical therapy, was able to run and hip pain went away.
6. Running two miles
7. My final milestone was to reach my goal weight of 190 lbs. (Initial was 300 lbs.).

My wife takes some odd photos. These odd photos are great to show the difference before and after. I've had three waves of cleaning out my entire closet. Started with a 48" pant waist at the beginning of the year and am down to 35" now. Shirt size is down from roomy XXXL to XL.

Great topic! My milestones were:
1. Leaving Obesity Class 3 with BMI < 40
2. Leaving Class 2 with BMI < 35
3. Leaving Class 1 with BMI < 30 and being classified as just "Overweight'"
4. Stop taking high blood pressure medication once pressure was in the normal range
5. Running a mile. Completed four months of physical therapy, was able to run and hip pain went away.
6. Running two miles
7. My final milestone was to reach my goal weight of 190 lbs. (Initial was 300 lbs.).

Turkey sausage to serve with scrambled eggs.

Great topic! My milestones were:
1. Leaving Obesity Class 3 with BMI < 40
2. Leaving Class 2 with BMI < 35
3. Leaving Class 1 with BMI < 30 and being classified as just "Overweight'"
4. Stop taking high blood pressure medication once pressure was in the normal range
5. Running a mile. Completed four months of physical therapy, was able to run and hip pain went away.
6. Running two miles
7. My final milestone was to reach my goal weight of 190 lbs. (Initial was 300 lbs.).

Great topic! My milestones were:
1. Leaving Obesity Class 3 with BMI < 40
2. Leaving Class 2 with BMI < 35
3. Leaving Class 1 with BMI < 30 and being classified as just "Overweight'"
4. Stop taking high blood pressure medication once pressure was in the normal range
5. Running a mile. Completed four months of physical therapy, was able to run and hip pain went away.
6. Running two miles
7. My final milestone was to reach my goal weight of 190 lbs. (Initial was 300 lbs.).

Great topic! My milestones were:
1. Leaving Obesity Class 3 with BMI < 40
2. Leaving Class 2 with BMI < 35
3. Leaving Class 1 with BMI < 30 and being classified as just "Overweight'"
4. Stop taking high blood pressure medication once pressure was in the normal range
5. Running a mile. Completed four months of physical therapy, was able to run and hip pain went away.
6. Running two miles
7. My final milestone was to reach my goal weight of 190 lbs. (Initial was 300 lbs.).

Great topic! My milestones were:
1. Leaving Obesity Class 3 with BMI < 40
2. Leaving Class 2 with BMI < 35
3. Leaving Class 1 with BMI < 30 and being classified as just "Overweight'"
4. Stop taking high blood pressure medication once pressure was in the normal range
5. Running a mile. Completed four months of physical therapy, was able to run and hip pain went away.
6. Running two miles
7. My final milestone was to reach my goal weight of 190 lbs. (Initial was 300 lbs.).

Great topic! My milestones were:
1. Leaving Obesity Class 3 with BMI < 40
2. Leaving Class 2 with BMI < 35
3. Leaving Class 1 with BMI < 30 and being classified as just "Overweight'"
4. Stop taking high blood pressure medication once pressure was in the normal range
5. Running a mile. Completed four months of physical therapy, was able to run and hip pain went away.
6. Running two miles
7. My final milestone was to reach my goal weight of 190 lbs. (Initial was 300 lbs.).

Great topic! My milestones were:
1. Leaving Obesity Class 3 with BMI < 40
2. Leaving Class 2 with BMI < 35
3. Leaving Class 1 with BMI < 30 and being classified as just "Overweight'"
4. Stop taking high blood pressure medication once pressure was in the normal range
5. Running a mile. Completed four months of physical therapy, was able to run and hip pain went away.
6. Running two miles
7. My final milestone was to reach my goal weight of 190 lbs. (Initial was 300 lbs.).

I agree walking is good for your health for many reasons. You can lose most of your excess body weight by following a good nutrition plan with no exercise. Exercise will improve other aspects of your health. There are healthy overweight people and unhealthy people of average weight.

It is very important to stop drinking diet soda. Your new nutrition plan should be centered around real food and a commitment to restructure the foods and beverages you take in. Avoid highly processed foods. Carbonated beverages are bad for sleevers. Artificially sweetened drinks are bad too. Your going to go without solid food along with all the beverages you are used to for 4 to 6 weeks (before and after surgery). Your body can take this opportunity to reestablish foods you like and crave. It is a big physical and phycological reset. Replace those old favorites with better new ones. I've learned cravings have short term memory and are relative. If you introduce a variety of healthy foods after your surgery, you'll settle on favorite foods amongst those foods you started eating after the big change.
I agree you have to go cold turkey now on sodas so the liquid diet is manageable. I quit sodas and fried foods 5 months before my revision surgery. I practiced the post-op diet over 3 months pre-op.
I suggest only having Protein Shakes during the liquid diet phase. Get your Protein from natural sources before and after.

Follow your diet and you'll resume your excellent weight loss soon. It is science. Your calorie deficit will result in weight loss. Just be sure to get all your Protein so your body won't consume muscle.
Here are some things I ate during that stage: eggs, melted low fat cheese or string cheese, mashed potatoes, bananas, Peanut Butter, applesauce, lean ground meats like turkey, and cooked carrots. Homemade slow cooker turkey chili was a daily staple for a while.

When you lose a lot of your excess body weight, you'll have a lot of new found energy for hiking. Don't think of WLS as cheating. I think some people's bodies work against them and the WLS evens the playing field. Almost all my relatives are extremely overweight. There's a combination of bad genes and bad nutrition in my upbringing working against me. My advice is to forget all those bad habits and less nutritious food you used to eat. Establish a new plan. Avoid sugary drinks, fried food, and processed foods. Create new favorite foods. You'll find 6 weeks on a liquid diet will allow you to forget all your old cravings and really reset your likes. As you add in nutritious food, your brain will crave these new foods. It is really easier to prepare all your meals at home. Avoid fast food restaurants. Bring a sack lunch to work everyday so you control what you eat and stick to your plan.

When you lose a lot of your excess body weight, you'll have a lot of new found energy for hiking. Don't think of WLS as cheating. I think some people's bodies work against them and the WLS evens the playing field. Almost all my relatives are extremely overweight. There's a combination of bad genes and bad nutrition in my upbringing working against me. My advice is to forget all those bad habits and less nutritious food you used to eat. Establish a new plan. Avoid sugary drinks, fried food, and processed foods. Create new favorite foods. You'll find 6 weeks on a liquid diet will allow you to forget all your old cravings and really reset your likes. As you add in nutritious food, your brain will crave these new foods. It is really easier to prepare all your meals at home. Avoid fast food restaurants. Bring a sack lunch to work everyday so you control what you eat and stick to your plan.

When you lose a lot of your excess body weight, you'll have a lot of new found energy for hiking. Don't think of WLS as cheating. I think some people's bodies work against them and the WLS evens the playing field. Almost all my relatives are extremely overweight. There's a combination of bad genes and bad nutrition in my upbringing working against me. My advice is to forget all those bad habits and less nutritious food you used to eat. Establish a new plan. Avoid sugary drinks, fried food, and processed foods. Create new favorite foods. You'll find 6 weeks on a liquid diet will allow you to forget all your old cravings and really reset your likes. As you add in nutritious food, your brain will crave these new foods. It is really easier to prepare all your meals at home. Avoid fast food restaurants. Bring a sack lunch to work everyday so you control what you eat and stick to your plan.

Seven months after a Duodenal switch revision surgery I reached my goal weight of 190 lbs. That's 110 lbs. down from 300 at the beginning of 2020. I've adjusted well to my daily nutrition plan and am exercising every day.
 

 

It will get a lot better each day. Walking is really good for your recovery for a lot of reasons. Keep it up. I think I was in the same mode for a couple of days sleeping whenever and not really having days or nights. Don't worry about it, follow what your body needs - rest. You will be out of the hospital soon and feeling normal within days.

Seven months after a Duodenal switch revision surgery I reached my goal weight of 190 lbs. That's 110 lbs. down from 300 at the beginning of 2020. I've adjusted well to my daily nutrition plan and am exercising every day.