victoriaciminelli111

On 4/8/2021 at 10:14 PM, aubreyj said:

because of these two, my family

Too cute

On 4/8/2021 at 8:54 PM, CarlRRT said:

Severe hip pain that limited my ability to work and exercise, and a hypertrophied left ventricular wall (enlarged heart). I have grandkids now. I have a wife i'd like to grow old with, and we still have a lot of adventures on our list. I want to be able to hike up into the North Carolina mountains and fly fish remote streams.

Yes the arthritis! I was diagnosed at 24 and put on disability for it. It was BAD.

On 4/6/2021 at 7:31 PM, Elahnen said:

To save my own life! I couldn’t let my kids lose me anymore then they already have due to my weight issues!

Good reason. Good for you. Proud of you

On 4/8/2021 at 6:35 AM, mother_of_many_50 said:

YES! I forgot to mention the sex part too...My husband and I have been together for over 1/2 of our lives and I really want to have a better sex life with him. My weight doesn't seem to bother him, but I am just embarrassed to have him see me without clothing on...we deserve better

Oh yeah between us both being heavy we were intimate maybe once a month. For a 26 year old that's NOT ENOUGH

On 4/6/2021 at 7:26 PM, Tim C said:

My reason is that I am too GOOD LOOKING to be FAT!

😆😆😆

On 4/6/2021 at 7:21 PM, Library Girl said:

I had been fat my entire life and obese for about 25 years. My moment of clarity was when my Aunt died. She was 88 and in good health up to a year before her death. All at once it hit me that even healthy people die. And I was far from being healthy. Also this was my mother’s sister and her death was very hard on my mom. I decided it would be cruel to take the chance my mom would have to bury her youngest child.

Good for you!

Just now, lizonaplane said:

I just made the rookie mistake of reheating Soup I had added Protein Powder to... clumps for days... I guess I'm done with my Breakfast. 😒

🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢

On 4/8/2021 at 3:03 PM, Pinkbunny said:

Bariatric Vitamins are loaded with lots of nutrients, so you do need to coat your stomach prior to taking them. I personally can’t stomach mine whether I have food or not. I tried to take my Multivitamin with Iron and I threw it back up. I actually can’t stomach food or Water currently so hopefully this will pass. I hope things have gotten easier for you.

Yes I get very queasy if I don't eat first

On 4/3/2021 at 7:29 PM, Elahnen said:

You are such an inspiration! Amazing!

Awe thank you so much j could cry

On 4/3/2021 at 5:57 PM, loridee11 said:

I find carbs are slider foods - they break down so small they pass right through. Dense Protein, even chewed well seems to sit longer in my stomach.

Can you give examples?

On 4/7/2021 at 6:33 PM, Numbheart said:

This a good idea, will do this too

Thank you!

On 3/25/2021 at 5:25 PM, Numbheart said:

the best thing is to keep yourself busy

Yes I'm working on that and I'm post op two years

On 4/3/2021 at 8:20 AM, ShoppGirl said:

I cleared a path from one end of house to the other and I would just start walking when I felt head hunger. Just back and forth from one end to the other for about five minutes was long enough to distract me and then I would go back to whatever I was doing. I also do this while I’m on the phone or if I have any anxiety and according to Apple Watch I get like 30 exercise minutes a day without really trying.

Great idea thank you!

On 4/6/2021 at 11:58 PM, oneblessedchild1978 said:

Mental hunger? I did not think it was a real thing, until now.

Means you aren't physically hungry you just think you are. Aka boredom. Loneliness. Emotional. I've had it my whole life

Thank you so much. I'm stagnant right now at 195 but I'm not trying... 😕 Eating anything and everything

On 4/2/2021 at 3:20 PM, lizonaplane said:

Last night I was on a support group meeting (I'm pre-op) and they were talking about "banana Protein pancakes". 1 banana, 1 egg, 1 scoop of Protein Powder mashed in a bowl then cooked like a pancake (apparently it also works in a waffle maker, but I don't have one). It makes two pancakes, they said. I'd never made pancakes before (yeah, I am normally a pretty good cook, but I'm not a Breakfast person). I tried it this morning and it was pretty good, except that I cooked it at too high a temperature and the outside got a little too brown. I would recommend cooking on medium. I just made one big pancake because my pan is too small to separate it into two different pancakes. I didn't have an egg so I used 1/4 cup egg whites. I usually would eat pancakes with maple Syrup, but that defeats the "low carb" so I used a little light cool whip. I know one woman in the support group used butter; I might try that if I make them again.

I tend to make normal meals but don't make the "carb" portion. So, like I'll just have piece of broiled salmon with green Beans. Or I'll eat a can of tuna fish with Suzie's Rice Squares instead of bread/crackers and a side of a red bell pepper. Or if I want lasagna, I'll replace the noodles with mostly eggplant that I roast in strips first.

Chili is another good one. Top it with greek yogurt instead of sour cream (I can't tell the difference!) and some cheese.

I have eaten cheeseburgers/turkey burgers without the bun. I don't like the feeling of eating them in lettuce so I just eat them with a knife and fork.

I like the low carb tortilla wraps by Fiber One and Mission and I'll put deli meat and cheese in them and toast them in a pan with non stick spray for a sort of "melt" or "faux quesedilla".

After a while I have a hard time with Protein powder. The after taste man.... 🤢🤢🤢

17 hours ago, Numbheart said:

try tuna and Cheddar Wraps, tuna, crunchy butter lettuce, juice grape tomatoes, and melty sharp cheddar

Sounds delicious thank you!

Anyone experience complications post op?

Anyone else feel like an angry trex lives in your belly sometimes?

Any ideas on recipes to have that are high Protein low carb?

Does anyone else experience this after eating too much fat?

Just now, victoriaciminelli111 said:

It wasn't so bad for me but they had great meds

Two days in the hospital. I could have stayed three but I wanted out of there. I had a pain pump but it fell out after 24 hours.

On 3/24/2021 at 9:05 PM, Justin3002 said:

Hi I am getting this surgery later this year. I was going in thinking about the bypass and he suggested based on my age, BMI and weight fit the DS. It just sounds so extreme. Can you tell me why you decided on this and things to consider me? I am not concerned about the Vitamins, the surgery sounds really drastic

It wasn't so bad for me but they had great meds

On 3/16/2021 at 12:38 PM, SummerTimeGirl said:

If you go over to www.ketogenicforums.com, they have a ton of info, recipes, a thread like here where they post what they had for dinner, etc. Great source of info. I've been going there for years and it's really helped me and I haven't even had the surgery yet. LOL

Thank you

On 3/19/2021 at 7:02 PM, Numbheart said:

Check out this site https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/keto/recipes

Thank you!