Jacqbult

Jacqbult, I am so sorry about your puppy. You must be so sad. *hugs*
Shadow, nice poetry girl! I LIKE it!
It would seem my stall is breaking:
12/7, 252.4
12/8, 252.2
12/9, 251
12/10, 250.4
12/11, 250
Yay! I was thinking my husband's postsurgery weight loss was nice and steady with no staying the same or going up, but I was wrong. I looked through his journal and he was doing the same thing I've been doing at 2 weeks out. There is hope! The scale will move in the right direction again! Press on, be of good courage!
It also helps that I got to eat mashed potatoes yesterday. I haven't figured out anything else to add now that I'm on pureeds. Any ideas?

Okay, this diet SUCKS!!! LOL! Day one and I am wanting to cheat...I won't but I WANT to. SO here comes the count down! I can't believe we are a week away.
What are you guys looking forward to Most?? Me- NO CHAFFING!

It doesn't seem right, It doesn't seem fair.
All that I eat is liquids and air.
The first two weeks I lost without fail
But the past 3 days not a movement from my scale.
I heard from others this is the game
Stay the course and we won't feel the same.
shake off the dread, shake off the fear.
Fairly soon we will have a smaller rear!

Lorammy, I hit a stall, too. But, through all of my research, apparently this is normal. The body thinks we are in "starvation mode" and hence, wants to hold onto some of the fat. I've also been told that this is the time the body does adjustments. So, the scale might not move, but, your clothes might fit better. It is a LONG journey and not a quick fix. Let's promise to not get fixated on the scale!

Nice going, Msbritt! On your way!
I've hit my first stall, hoping it doesn't last too long:
Monday: 253.4
Tuesday: 252
Wednesday: 253.4
Thursday: 253.4
Anyone else having this kind of plateau already? I thought I'd get at least 3 weeks postop before hitting a plateau.
I feel pretty good. Incisions are healing nicely, not too sore anymore. I'm having BAD head hunger on the liquid diet, though. Really have to stay busy to not think about it.

@@angewil60 Holy mother! Lol! You may need to type that up again....After you come off the pain meds!!!!

Like others, I have been told I would be so pretty if I just lost weight and one man I knew said " What is the matter with you?? Why would someone so beautiful, let themselves get so overweight". Yeah, I won't miss that. It is as if people feel they have the right to point out your weight flaws!

I was sleeved on the 24th. I had a revision with some small complications that surgeon encountered. Being the great surgeon that he is he was able to get everything accomplished. I went into surgery at 9 am and did come out until 3 pm and out of recovery at 5 pm. I was in more pain that I could have ever imagine. I felt like a truck had hit me. I came home on Wednesday the day before Thanksgiving. The only waking that I have been doing is getting around my apartment. I am still on pain meds. I have been concentrating on getting my fluids and Protein in. I have been feeling blah, weak and in pain. I am down about 10 pounds, taste buds are horrible in hopes they improve and i am not experiencing hunger headaches. I think i will listen to my body and take a few more days off from work.

Oh I do!!! I'm 10 days post....I'm hungry y'all the time (or so I think). Everything on TV makes me want to cry! I can't watch my favorite shows on food network for now. Just saw the Little Ceasars pretzel pizza and thought to myself - YUM!!!! When before it used to make me gag!!
I have cheated trying to eat real stuff like mashed up Mac n cheese, mushy burrito filling, but it all made me puke, so I learned my lesson. I just cry a little now when I see a big juicy burger on TV... ;-( I find that when out of sight, out of mind. So I know I'm not really hungry, it's just all in my head!
Someday my friend...someday.....we'll get to eat good stuff every once in a while.
God be with us! And let the hungries stay far far away!!!

I think one of the reasons is too low a BMI. I am not sure as I am waiting approval...UGH~

Okay, so who has head hunger???? I never noticed how many tv commercials have all this food I absolutely feel I must have right now! Since when does a pretzel pizza look like heaven? Well, now I guess!
I need to get over this or I will NOT do well!

I have always cooked, and last night at dinner it dawned on me why I'm so fat.... I eat AS I cook. I have to taste to season. By the time dinner was done I couldn't even eat with them. I was already full! Where before I would still fill my plate and eat with them. So I need to learn to QUIT eating as I cook ????????????

I had my surgery on the 25th. Im having terrible gas pain. I came home last night. I feel nausaus wit the pain meds.

I had a band to sleeve revision on Tuesday, just released from hospital today. They couldn't get my nausea under control. (I'm allergic to phenegrin) I have gas pains in my right shoulder...or maybe it is from positioning. My husband was sleeved last week and he is doing great.I just want the pain to stop.

Yes gas pains started for me on day two along with hiccups I think that's from the hiatal hernia repair. I was sleeved on 1124 came home yesterday afternoon. Today has been better. Still can't get in 64 Oz

I was lucky enough not to have any gas or shoulder pain. I felt miserable enough as it was and it was at least 3-4 days before I could keep anything down. I did read on another forum to help get rid of gas pains to tilt your butt higher than your chest it will help you ummm fart and get it it. Not sure of it works but worth a try if you are in pain.

I promise, unless you have some kind of complication, every day gets a little better.

Yet another reason I loved Australia!! Loved everything about it when I was there. The only other country I would be happy to live in!

At a week post op now I'm feeling great. It was mostly the first two days. I'm down 30 lbs today!!!

I am two weeks out. The first couple of days I felt like death. I came out of the General anesthetic really badly and could breathe very well and almost ended up in ICU - I did have a slight cold though so that probably didn't. I still get very nauseous in the AM and was allowed to start puree's yesterday. But the puree's get stuck no matter how small a bite and how slow I eat.
I am in Australia and I still marvel at how in the USA you are only in overnight there was no way I was capable of leaving the next day I couldn't eat or drink for about 3 days! I was in for 3 nights ( common practice in Australia) and they tried to keep me for another night! Also with our private health insurance they don't question your comorbidities or BMI if you are covered by insurance (or prepared to pay) you can have the operation. Also our process is quick I went to a talk by a surgeon and five weeks later I had my operation!

It gets better. As of today I'm 3 weeks out and for the most part fully recovered. At 1st, I was thinking I had made a terrible mistake. Now, It the best decision I've ever made.... well, next to asking my wife to marry me...... Have to throw that one in for saftey sake.

@@beachgurl84 Oh I hear ya, I was a little "shocked" at just how miserable the first 5-6 days We're but by day 7 it was much better and here I am almost 3 weeks out and it's like it never happened....except for restriction so rest assure it will get MUCH better!

Well, this past Wednesday as planned, I had my surgery. Gastric sleeve.
OH MY GOD I WAS MISERABLE!!!
We read all these stories about success and how wonderful everything is after the surgery. I never thought about how miserable I would be waking up after surgery. You can't move, you can't drink, can't stretch, nothing. But, as the days go by, things get a little easier. I have a long way to go but I'm recovering nicely. I'm 4 days post op and I'm able to move around on my own for the most part as long as it doesn't involve bending over. I'm down 15 lbs since starting my Preop diet 5 days before surgery. It's funny because I keep thinking this recovery would be so much easier if I were skinny. Oh the irony.

Thanks I needed this. Home today and now so happpy