ShoppGirl

I did reach my goal weight but one bit of advice I am uniquely qualified to offer is about goal weight. I have bipolar disorder as well and statistically those with bipolar do not always lose AS MUCH weight as those who don’t have it. My nurse practitioner said she is guessing it’s between the meds and the depression we are just up against more struggles. Anyways, you may have noticed that my goal weight is a little higher than some. I am still trying to lose a little more but I set my first goal a little higher because I wanted to set myself up for success. The 180 weight is one that I remembered attaining before on diets and I knew it was a weight in which I felt good about myself and wanted to go out and do things. A weight where I could easily find clothes and I felt comfortable in them. There have been others with bipolar disorder that I have noticed on here who have set their goals lower and some who have reached them already so it is possible but For me I set my mind that if I got to 180 I would consider the surgery a success and I think that has helped me to not feel like a failure for not reaching a less realistic goal. If that makes sense.

Hello and welcome to the group. It sounds like you are doing relatively well. Glad to hear it. Just keep working on those fluids and protein and you will be to purées and then soft foods before you know it.

Absolutely not. As long as you are stable it will not be an issue. They are looking for undiagnosed or untreated mental illness.

It’s made from chick peas. Most people eat is on crackers or pretzels. Obviously not if you are in the early stages post op though.

Yasso Frozen Greek yogurt bars. They sell them at Walmart near the ice cream and the mint chocolate chip is my favorite.

Not every bypass patient dumps. It’s about 30% like lizonaplane said and not everyone of them dumps on things such as fruit. I think it’s mostly from large quantities of added sugars for most people. It’s a good idea to try anything new at home for the first time though. Just in case. And any sweet treats I would start with maybe a bite to see. Wait a few hours before trying any more than that. Or better yet. Just avoid it alltogether. Better for your weight loss.

Yea because maybe your baby stomach post surgery doesn’t like it??

Someone recently posted a thread on here saying “it was the iron” and that they got the multivitamin with the 18mg of iron and had no nausea. I wonder if you can take that and take another smaller dose of iron at a different time of day??

Kinda in line with what Ms.sss suggested, when I was early out I needed fiber as many of us do and I wanted to get it from food to get off the supplements. I would eat My protein for dinner and veggies as a snack. Perhaps if you ate a slightly lighter dinner and then ate a veggie a little while later?? Would that make you feel full without feeling discomfort?? I know it’s not ideal but neither is being in pain daily. I guess I would run it by my team first because it could be close to grazing to eat just an hour or so later but maybe given the way your body is responding something out of the normal is what is needed?

Everyone’s is different. You really need to check with your team to see what yours will be.

I bet the reason that I am able to forget about it more than the two of you is because my restriction doesn’t kick in unless I eat more than I should so I am acting more like I am just on a diet restricting my portions myself with the added bonus of still slightly decreased hunger hormones.

I had only heard of this on passing so I googled it. It says it can cause “stomach problems” as a side effect. Because of this I would definitely ask the surgeons opinion about when it’s okay to continue treatments. And maybe research a little further to figure out what “stomach problems” they are speaking of and how surgery will impact them.

I had surgery 14 months ago and I do forget about the actual surgery part but not about the fact that I am watching my weight still. I don’t think I will ever be able to forget that because if I do I will gain. If the two of those things are intertwined for you you may not ever really forget all about it either.

Congratulations on your surgery date.

You can ask your doctor for a note so that they have to reasonably accommodate you. Maybe he/she will have suggestions that worked for other patients.

That’s a good point too about the drinking. I am guessing the OP will have to take more breaks somehow. Maybe split it into two so it’s not AS bad. This will be less of an issue the further out you get when you can drink a glass of liquid in a reasonable amount of time.

I second the protein shake. Or maybe meat and cheese squares. Everyone worries about “grazing” but I’m not sure if it really is bad if you actually portion out a lunch or dinner and only eat that amount just over a longer period of time?? By definition it may be grazing but that doesn’t mean it is necessarily problematic?? It could be but I would ask my surgeon about this. Given your schedule it may be the only way you can get in enough protein.

During the pre op diet and the post op life do not compare your progress to others. Just stick to the plan your team lays out for you and trust the process. We are all here to cheer one another on but we are all so different that your journey will be unique to you.

Yea I hear it is really not fun. I sorta wish I had something like that to keep me in line.

Mine was longer for several months. I would definitely take as test if there is any sign of pregnancy though because you want to get with dr and nutritionist and make sure you are doing everything to get what baby needs asap.

I haven’t ever dumped (I had sleeve) but I do have a slider food which is chips/popcorn. I have never felt restriction kick in. It seems like I could eat a huge movie theatre bucket without feeling full although I’ve never tried.

It sounds like one of your your biggest fears is the food aspect. If that’s the case you may want to play that by ear because a lot of people post surgery do not care about food for a while so that part may not really be an issue. I would have mom pack a lunch and snacks in the beginning because you probably won’t want to have to cook though. If the 11 year old would stress you out otherwise having to entertain her or whatever then I’m afraid you may just have to be honest with your daughter. I’d like to think she would understand if you tell her just as you told us. That you love your grandkids but you feel like while you are recovering it will be too much stress and you can’t risk anything jeopardizing your success. I’m guessing those kids are one of the biggest reasons you are even doing this surgery in the first place and you want to be successful so that you are around for them. Maybe remind her of that.

Looks like you guys have it mostly covered. The one thing by I will add is that pre op I only liked mahi on occasion and post op I love it. And now I like salmon too so even if you didn’t love fish pre op you may like it post op.

Yea I guess you can do that and see what your levels are at your 3 month appointment. Some people say they don’t need vitamins aftet a year because they get them from food. I don’t know that I eat THAT great to get all the little micronutrients and stuff from food but just needing one vitamin maybe you can do it.

It really is. A lot of people on here have benefitted from seeing a bariatric therapist for similar issues. I just don’t have any near me. I am managing though it’s just not easy.