ShoppGirl

Congratulations. Keep up the good work. 👍

If you mean calorie wise no you haven’t blown it all or anything like that. I am 8 months out and have had pizza, pasta, bread and even chocolate. I only had them once to see if I could tolorate them but I did have them and it didn’t blow anything. I am about ten pounds from goal right now. Obviously you don’t want to have them everyday for a prolonged period of time but the serving size you are eating right now is so small anyways that the calories are restricted by that.

I have posted this a few times but perhaps it will help. After my surgery my surgeon told both my husband and later myself how easy it was to do you surgery because I did so well on the liver shrink diet. Well I had very little pain post op. Not even gas pain. It could be total coincidence but I like to think they didn’t have to pump me full of gas and they didn’t have to bruise me moving things around because I did so well on my pre op diet that my liver was out of his way??

It’s very common to start to feel anxious when you get a surgery date or a few days before surgery. Just means you are aware that this is a major surgery and you are not taking it lightly which is a good thing.

I learned to sip sip on the water while I am planning and cooking meals (I can drink right up till I eat but 30 minutes before If need be). I wouldn’t really feel thirsty then but if I don’t drink I will feel thirsty after I eat while I am waiting the 30 minutes. Plus it’s just another couple sips that adds up.

Congratulations. Awesome Christmas gift of health.

The itchiness we all know is a sign of healing but the little bumps is odd. Couldn’t hurt to put a call into your surgeon.

Just remember to keep your eye on the prize. You’ve got this.

I am on bipolar meds which are notorious to interfere with weight loss. I have lost slow but steady and I am about ten pounds from goal.

Honestly, I see just as many older people on this site as I do much younger ones. I think we all just want to be slim at any age.

Sleevemealone covered it. Congrats on your weight loss.

Are you able to contact your team? It seems like week three when you are on full liquids you could have protein shakes and add protein powder to your soup. I know nothing about israel but maybe protein products aren’t so easily available there so They don’t put them on the list but maybe they would still be okay for you to consume??

I had a test spot done on a burn scar years ago and it was called permanent makeup but the spot does not match my skin coloring at all. I decided not to do it because of that but I was younger and did not do any research to see if they were experienced or anything. Apparently doing a test spot is something they do though.

You can’t even do protein shakes after clear liquid phase? I mean I get that a shake is stage beyond clear liquids and for whatever reason your doctor wants a longer time on phase one but why can’t you have shakes week three at least.

If you were allowed to have caffeine the premiere Protein café latte was the only one that wasn’t too sweet to me post surgery

I was worried about this when I was considering bypass and I read about a filter you put in your pants for flatulence. That could help one of your issues.

I haven’t heard anyone describe those exact symptoms yet. I would put a call in to your team.

Mine was a joke. They didn’t even ask about my eating. Seemed like more of a formality than anything. They are supposed to pickup on any untreated issues like mental illness, drug or alcohol abuse or eating disorders.

WOW, that’s a tremendous amount of info. I had the sleeve so not all applies to me but I’m sure that will be extremely helpful to people out there that have the mini bypass as an option. Congratulation on your success and best of luck keeping it off.

I have heard of a few people that do it on here but I am not positive whether they asked their team to make sure it was wise. I would be very worried that it would make me overeat. I definitely would not do it real early our when portion size should be so tiny.

Many people on here say they sleep in their recliners. If you do not have one the medical supply makes a bed wedge that helps you sleep elevated.

I have never heard of that one. I agree it can’t hurt to put a call into your team.

I am 8 months out and less than ten pounds from goal and I will admit I have eaten things that were “off plan”. Pizza, yep I’ve done that one too. I was curious to see if it agreed with me. I use the term off plan as many do around here but actually no food is off plan according to my team. I just make sure to figure out the calories and it usually means I do not have any snacks that day. i also do not have any issues with food. I haven’t eaten anything that upset my new little stomach. I also can eat more than I should be able to at each given stage without feeling restriction and even further I don’t have to eat super slow anymore which all seemed like maybe the surgery wasn’t successful And I would fail. But, I measure my food so that I don’t overeat and try to still slow down My eating so I can get more satisfaction out of what little I do eat and this seems to be working because I continue to lose. i also did not see a thinner person in the mirror. I had to see before and after pictures to see a difference and even then I almost had to pretend it was someone else I was looking at in order to see what other people see. This is not at all uncommon.

Do you like margarita, pina colada or strawberry daiquiri? There are margaritaville drink mixes on Amazon that are like crystal light. Maybe that will feel more like you are getting a treat.

I experienced nausea in the morning with my vitamins when I wasn’t taking them with much in my belly but now with a protein shake I am fine. Maybe you are just more sensitive to them. I would try skipping the iron or taking it at another time and see what happens.