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Clear Liquid Blues
PatientEleventyBillion replied to NightPilgrim's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I would pester whoever clears you for your diets about why you can't be on full fluids. I was on clear fluids for an hour or two before being cleared for full fluids. While no one here can know any medical reasons for your circumstance, if you were discharged I assume you have no issues with vomiting, and you've been checked for leaks.. I personally wouldn't understand why you can't have full fluids. My OR date was last Thursday (April 20) in the morning Leak tests/barium swallow done Friday morning, confirmed all fine Started clear fluids Friday afternoon, cleared for full fluid meal for dinner (soup, Jello, non-SF popsicles), ate that with no issues, was discharged a couple hours later Friday evening on full fluid diet until around May 11th when I can have soft solids. Current diet is mainly water (1.5-3L), 2% milk, high protein M&BS oatmeal, unsweetened applesauce, YOP yogurt drink, and was just cleared via phone call from my case manager to make fruit smoothies. -
My surgeon recommended trying the Ph balanced waters for those who have trouble with water taste. Have you tried iced tea? Sugar free lemonade? Surely there's one thing that you can tolerate. If not force yourself to drink water like your life depends on it - because it does. It's not optional.
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How did you go? How are you now? I'm not feeling too bad at day 3 post surgery. Came home yesterday, and have just been resting, dozing and watching TV. I've found I tolerate warm drinks better than cold ones. Managed about 35 FL.oz of liquid today, but only one of them was a protein drink. I'm so grateful that I had very little nausea, did have bad pain for the first few hours after surgery, till me a few hours to get stable in recovery. How are you?
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I had my band to sleeve revision on June 22nd. I lost 23 pounds as of July19th, but for 4 weeks now I have lost and gained the same 4 pounds. I walk more than I did before and I am down 45 pounds since June 1 when I started the preppy diet. I upped my calories to about 900-1100 per day from 500 or so a few weeks ago hoping it would help. I eat 65ish grams of protein 30-50 carbs and drink lots of water. I know it just under 3 months I am still down 45 pounds, but a month with no weight lost is concerning me. I feel like I didn't pay nearly $20,000 to lose 45 pounds, especially when I paid $13,000 for my band 5 years ago. My insurance won't cover anything, labs, nutritionalist or anything considered related to my surgery, so I have only been twice to the nutritionalist. But I feel like I am following the guidelines. Anyone else have an experience like This? How can o start losing again?
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I had surgery on 9/19. I've lost about 30 lbs... But the last 3 weeks I have went up and down 2-3 lbs, not really losing any. I tried drinking more Water, adding more Protein and nothing seems to be working. I am so discouraged! I hate to have done this for nothing. Could something be messed up? Sent from my 5054N using the BariatricPal App
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Weight gain before seeing surgeon for upcoming surgery
dfhtuy89 posted a topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
My anxiety is at an all time at the moment. My surgery date isnt until October 30th and I start my liquid diet October 16th. I'm not stressing about the surgery but the weigh in with my Surgeon. She wants to do a weigh in on Tuesday October 17th but the probably is I gained 15 lbs!!! I gained all that weight in 5 days. There are a lot of factors... 1) I didn't drink any water for 3-4 days 2) My period has been on and off for 2 weeks because the birth control in my arm was expiring so I got a new one put back in 3) stressed 4) lack of sleep and have been sleeping late. I know you can gain some weight from water retention, being on your menstrual and being stressed out but 15 pounds?! This is really bad timing. If im not the same weight or have lost anything that means my surgery will be postponed and that isn't an option for me. I plan on starting my liquid diet a little bit in advanced ( Sunday 10/15 ) This has to be all water weight but i don't know if it's possible to lose 15 pounds in 3 days. This is all just bad timing -
I am 4 weeks out and can drink like no tomorrow...... I can eat some chicken/salmon - like 2oz and 2 green beans and I am stuffed..... Have you tried other proteins? How many ounces is 'a little chicken'?
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Actually Had A Craving At Christmas Dinner
Danny Paul posted a topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Was at the annual family Christmas dinner and I actually had a craving for some of the desserts. This was the first time since my WLS (4 months) that I craved anything. I didn't eat much during dinner as I never feel hunger and I don't enjoy food any longer. When the desserts came out I had already decided not to have any. To my surprise I actually wanted to have a piece of cake. I didn't succumb to the call of the sweets but it really made me think. If I'm four months out and I have a craving for sweets what will my feelings for food overall be in the months to come? My one fear is digressing back into bad eating habits. Every day I wake up thank the good lord for the blessing he has given me and try to plan my day with 80 grams of protein and 64 ounces of fluids. I don't stray even a little as I'm the type of person who can't stop at one cookie. Knowing my limitations I have to be as regimented as possible so that I maintain a healthy routine. I find that I'm more comfortable at home eating by myself than with a group in a restaurant or a gathering. -
I eat plenty of very high fat foods like Fresh avocado (which you can eat once you get to soft food stage), and bacon (which you can have once you get to solid food stage). I am 9 months out now and probably did not even try bacon until about 3-4 months out. But honestly whenever I have a stall I eat more fat (organic pastured bacon, and organic avocados) and it seems to do the trick. IMHO even saturated fats are not the devil when you do NOT combine them with carbs. That being said PROTEIN first still stands. I wash down my bacon with a protein shake that has 30 g of protein. Again this is NOT doable first months out when it's all you can do to get and keep the protein shake down but over time fat is your friend. It is THE best appetite suppressant around.
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No weight loss weeks 5-9 post op
jenzds75 replied to Milindia's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I also had a revision from Band to DS. I'm 8 week PostOp & I went to my followup appt & only lost 30#. I'm all excited cause I don't know when I've ever lost 30# in a year- let alone 8 weeks! My Dr said that it was good cause it's giving my body to react to the weight loss. I am loosing inches. Just keep up the water & protein!! Let your body heal & do it's thing! [emoji7] -
4 weeks out. Just FINISHED what I prepared (1/4C thinned out refried beans, 1 medium poached egg, 1 teaspoon enchilada sauce, sprinkle of LF Mexican cheese blend...yum!) The only thing I've "finished" in a month other than protein drinks & feelin' fine.
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Nausea and Vomiting all of a sudden 2 months pistol
barbw1016 replied to fsulady's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I am too much out and I still have the nausea and vomiting I can't eat much and I can hardly get the fluids down and the Protein shakes down it just makes me sick to even think about drinking and I'm at a standstill with my weight so I'm kind of disgusted right now about it Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using the BariatricPal App -
Irma knocked out our power for a couple days. I was somewhat prepared and lived on some of my favorites: Nuts (cashews, almonds, mixed) Hard boiled eggs - deviled eggs - egg salad protein shakes canned chili grilled hamburger patties - no buns cheese - string, babybel, laughing cow Ak Mac crackers if I had a need for crunchy carbs (2 crackers are usually plenty) Protein bars I wish I would have had pickles, that would have been a treat! It would have been really easy to stuff my face with crap food, it is easy to do and was readily available. Being prepared is such a better feeling!
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I was sleeved a few days ago, and currently have zero desire to eat! I'm on full liquids now, so I am sticking to the premier protein shakes. I'm really surprised at how good I am feeling. I hope it lasts!
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For the past 3 weeks i have been loosing more hair then usual. I'm starting to really freak out. I have lost about half of my hair now I talked to my nutritionist twice about this topic before surgery and believe it or not i got two different answers. 1 answer was i will go through one major cycle of hair loss but it will grow back and she said there was no magical vitamin i could take to stop it. Story # 2 was the week of surgery she asked if i had anything that concerned me i told her hair loss and she said you wont have any hair loss due to the fact that your weight loss will be slow. I looked at her like she was crazy and told her what she told me the first time we spoke and she told my i must have spoken to one of her interns that she would never say that. (she was what i like to call crazy town) with all that being said what should i do. I take my daily vitamins, i make sure i get my protein in. Has this happen to any one else.
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Oops I meant to say how many grams of protein are you getting, I see that you are getting protein
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Holly, That is one of my biggest concerns, I'm in the process right now of getting approved for my surgery. I keep reading about Biotin and making sure that you get all the protein in everyday. Have you been able to get your protein? I'm sorry for you and I hope it stops for you!
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Were Your Children Allowed To Visit You?
Ree replied to Ree's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
In this case I was going to suggest he just drop me off at the hospital and leave, and that when I was finally out of surgery and up I would call him and have him bring me my things. It does suck I have to do this all alone but we can't get a baby sitter. We never had a baby sitter. My daughter has literally been stuck to my hip since she was born. We don't know anyone around here, it's a fairly new area to us. No friends and family here. For those of you who have already been through this, do you think having him come back after the surgery would be fine? or should he wait until i'm out of surgery before leaving? It would be nice to have him there when I wake up but if it will be too hard for him to do with our daughter then going back home for a few/several hours might be a better option. -
Where do you buy clothes?
OutsideMatchInside replied to NewNewMe's topic in Weight Loss Surgery Success Stories
I buy all my workout clothes at walmart, they have really nice stuff. I only buy danskin. I buy my bras at Soma. My boobs are huge, they are the only option and bras are amazing. Sports bras I purchased on ebay, new, I only wear the kind that go by band and cup size and they come up high on the chest. Unlike a lot of people that post here, I refuse to wear used clothing. I just can't I think it is repulsive. However I do have a limit on what i will spend on a single item and that is $30, dresses $50, and as always no limit on purses and shoes. I am hourglass shaped with a small waist, with the exception of my breasts and arms i am small on top. I wear anything from 12 to 16. I shop at... Old Navy - shorts, dresses, tshirts,rompers banana Republic - tops, the bottoms I am a little too hippy for Tommy Hilfiger - their stuff is very generously cut, you can probably go down a size Saks off 5th - you just have to look Nordstrom Rack - again you just have to look and try things on The Limited Forever 21- I don't know why people turn their nose up at it, I love the cheap tank tops and you can find cheap dresses too. I still wear plus size there Charlotte Russe - I still wear plus size there (the sizes like forever 21 are juniors), if you get on their text list they have tons of great sales, often you can get dresses for $20, tops and bottoms for $10 -
Doctor is difficult
Foxbins replied to BlessingsAhead's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Most Urgent Care centers do H & Ps. If one is near you that might be an option until you find a new PCP. -
Feeling full 24/7 Can't Eat :(
hope2be replied to michelle_e2006's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
That's all very normal. I felt similar but now 4weeks out and I'm able to more. Just be patient and focus on ur protein drinks and water. The rest will follow. At 3 weeks you should feel a difference. Just take it little by little. Good luck -
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Pre Op Liquid Diet starts tomorrow
liveaboard15 replied to liveaboard15's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
So the funny part is we were told specifically not to avoid carbs. That we should not use premier protein or fairlife because those have almost no carbs. After surgery then to avoid sugar and carbs. This picture was part of the pre op class we had to take. -
where is your water? how much have you drank today?
ProudGrammy replied to jane13's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
@@jane13 hope you sooner than later have an easier time with drinking i've been up since 8:15 this morning i've drank 32 oz of water its 1:50 on target for getting my 64+ of water by 11:00 pm i will be having my snack at 3:00 pm GNC lean shake (swiss chocolate, yum yum ) 14 oz - 170 calories - 25 gr protein!!! you've already lost 43 lbs good for you kathy congrats -
Question about purée food...
jane13 replied to Express09's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
@@Express09 - stuffing is too risky IMO as it could form a ball in your new tummy. That is why the soupy type mashed potatoes are allowed at this point, although there is no Protein (unless you add unflavored) value. I have added flavored powdered protein to unflavored plain greek yogurt for a pudding type snack. I use 1 scoop (25 or so grams of protein, depending on what you are using) and added the flavored protein to a consistency I would call like pudding. -
Question about purée food...
bethypoo2 replied to Express09's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
On my plan I am allowed things like lentil Soups, refried Beans, cheese, laughing cow light, baby bel light, cottage cheese, puréed soups, runny mashed potatoes, runny cream of wheat and oatmeal. They did recommend if I have one of the last three to put some powdered milk into it so it adds a bit of Protein. Once I am able to tolerate the above items I can move on to things like scrambled or hard boiled eggs, soft fish, canned chicken or tuna, turkey or chicken ground and other things. I tried an egg yesterday and couldn't even eat half of it, it did not sit too well so just went back to the first batch of foods. I still have to have a shake everyday though to get in my required amount of protein. I am three weeks post op as well. There is another forum-sorry I don't know how to link it but it is all about the puréed stage and what everyone is eating, maybe try searching for it there will be some good ideas in there. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App
