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has anyone gained any weight since there lap-band surgery ?
Mommy0105 replied to virginia's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Have you taken an honest look at what you have been eating and how much? Do you pick at all during the day? It is amazing how much we can eat and not even realize. My first month did not end with as much weight loss as I had hoped/expected, so I looked at myself and my habits and realized I was snacking in between meals - often without realizing it. As we all know, it is much harder to take off than to put on, so a bad day or two can cause my scale to go up 1-2 pounds as well. When that happens though, I make sure to eat healthier, smaller portions and really rev it up at the gym. It's amazing what an hour of cardio can do!! The important thing though is that you are down 23 lbs overall. But if you are unappy with your progress, take a long hard look at your habits - both dietary and exercise related. Is there something more you can do to speed up the weight loss? If so, make a promise to yourself to do it. And reward yourself (not with food) for every 5 or 10 lbs. that you lose. Also, Keep a pen and paper with you to write down everything you eat for a week. It will really help you get a truer sense of what / how much you are eating. GOOD LUCK TO YOU!!!!! -
I am the last to give advice.... but 100 pounds that really impressive! Keep up the good work. I once lost alot of weight by eating only half the portion I once ate.. it worked! I would get another fill... The band is there to help... use all you can! Good luck :sneaky:
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I had my surgery today at 11:30 and I am so shocked at how very little pain I have! No nausea right now, but I haven't started my clear liquids yet. I'm walking and pulling 3000 on the incentive spirometer. I really just had to share this because its pretty awesome!!! I guess I was expecting the worse. I'm 5'2 #215, SW 195#. I followed a preop diet of strict carb/starch restriction to lose my weight. The Dr said by detoxing from sugars and starches and caffeine before hand is probably why I'm doing so well.
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Anyone else headed to TJ for Dr Ortiz this week? I was sleeved by him last November but have not lost any weight. Because I had a revision from a band he thinks I had too much scar tissue to get a small enough sleeve. So, I am going back. He said this is ony the 2nd time he has had this problem. and, NO cost to me.
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My surgeon has a swimmer's build. I wouldn't trust a fat doctor no less a weight loss surgeon. Maybe it's a personal failing of mine, but I feel like people need to look the part. Mine was Dr. Menish Parikh in Bellevue Hospital in NYC--I haven't seen anyone else on here who went to him.
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I was sleeved 2/20/2019. Nearing the one year mark! Obviously the weight loss has slowed down but I'm curious if anyone is still losing this far out? I started at 273 on the day of surgery and have gotten down to 181 but have been here for a couple months.
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I got sleeved on the 5th May, weighed in at 109.5KG pre the preop diet, now I weigh 92.9 so nearly 17 kilograms lost in around 40 days! I'm sooooo sooo happy about the weight loss though it has slowed down a bit the past few days, I'm still losing which is great. The only downside really is the food, I keep getting bad reactions when I try things out, I'm worried I'll be on soups forever at this rate!
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I had my sleeve on May 7th, 2014. To my surprise it has gone really well. I did not have any pain medication until I got ready to leave the hospital. And there after really had no need for any. And believe me I am not one for pain. I have 5 small incisions that were covered with a glue type sealant. My doctor gave me a prescription of a cream for the scar that was for pain and another for the scar to heal better. I have B12, prilosac, Iron , Calcium caltrate, and Vitamin d. I think I am most impressed with the lack of pain. I do find it hard to scarf down 60 grams of Protein because it is almost like my stomach crittles up when I drink something. I don't have a lot of energy either probably because of the lack of protein. But just curious what kind of Soups you eat in week 2. I am big Bisque eater. I love mushroom bisque, tomatoe bisque, lobster and crap bisque, etc? Also I WAS (Lord, knows if I will be now) a BIG Mexican food eater could eat it Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Has anyone had any trouble tolerating Mexican food? Any other tips for post op? Starting Weight 236.2 Surgery Weight 228.6 Current Weight: ?
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Before my sleeve surgery I HATED, DESPISED, LOATHED, anything related to coffee. The taste, the smell, the everything. And even now (16 months after surgery) I still hate it BUT for some unknown reason, I have taken a liking to iced coffee. But in actuality, it's really a sugar bomb. I go to Dunkin and get a small caramel swirl iced coffee with 6 sugars and 6 creamers. WHY ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH???? With that much sugar/cream in it there's really no trace of coffee flavor in it. I can say that I don't ever drink more than half of it, usually only about 1/4-1/3 of it. But it's like my body craves those first few sips. I really need to stop as I'm sure it is stopping the weight loss. I loss 100 lbs in the first 7 months, but then have tossed around the same 6 lbs since January. Tell me I'm not the only one who goes through this crap.
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Major Plateau!
justme360 replied to ChelseaChestnut's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
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Today is day 10 post op. I have lost 26 lbs since the surgery. This is my third day adding protein to my diet. Yesterday was the first day with no weight loss, but, I had to break our a pair of suspenders to keep my pants up. Walking more each day. Gonna stay away from the scale a couple of days.
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Liquid Diet Long Term
dreamingsmall replied to GlowingGal's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
You have already said you can not liquid diet forever. It does not matter what research says, its about you, and someone can do a liquid diet , introduce slowely and keep the weight off as I have seen people do who have a normal relationship with food, its only my assumption that if you had a normal relationship with food you would not be at this point. The reason its working is because its short term, but how will you eat for the rest of your life?- 1 reply
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Well I am in band land now!! The sugery went really well except for the nausea at the hospital. I am going in for my first fill in 10 days so then I will really see if this thing works, because i can eat just as much as I did before, but with proper restriction, I will hopefully lose weight. I lost 20 lbs...then gained 5 back, so hopefully I will never be above 230 ever again!!! Yaaaayy!!
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Osteoporosis is really quite rare in obese women (one of the few "bonuses" of obesity) However I'm sure as we lose it becomes a greater risk. Another good reason to do weight bearing exercise, take those supplements, and get annual check ups!
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Go to the Weight Loss Center at St Elizabeth's and Dr. Woodruff. He's great. I had my band put on in Novemeber and have lost 80 pounds. they work hard with you to help you succeed. good luck!
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WLS Cookbook - Low Fat High Protein
Lookinupin2010 replied to Tiffykins's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I'm a recipe junkie also. I have this book. It's great !!! It breaks it down by WLS patients nutrition and tells how much to have during the different stages that we go through. My surgeons office also recommended it. The 'Before and After : Living and Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery' also has wonderful recipes in it. I made the chicken caccitore last night, and even my pickiest eater ate it. I made rice for him to go with it. -
Supplements and Gastric Sleeve = Success
Rootman replied to deantopdog7's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
Women only! Hokey smokes why didn't you chicks tell me it was women only! I'm outta her . . . Seriously though, there are a FEW guys her, I would guess they out number the men significantly as I would suspect the number of WLS patients are a more women than men. I guess men don't really get into sharing and advice and stuff like that so a forum isn't as attractive to them, we tend to just lie about it and claim all the weight loss was all due to diet, exercise and "will power". . Welcome and join right in, we guys gotta stand up for ourselves. -
I am feeling wonderful. Energy, motivation, self esteem are all on the rise constantly. My current goal is to break into the 100's, It was coming on very fast and then I decided it was time to hit the weights. So now I have been stuck in the slightly above 200 for 2 weeks now. But it should turn around shortly.
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Gained weight? Is this normal??
Orchids&Dragons replied to LindsayM's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Don't worry, your body is just catching up. You usually lose inches when you don't lose weight. Weight fluctuates a lot. It will be fine! -
Hello, I also used to use MyFitnessPal but since surgery moved to Baritastic and it has been working well, since I concentrate on the protein and liquid the most. It will take some getting used to once I start tracking other things when in Maintenace, but I love the weight logging feature.
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10 lbs of fluid gain. Don't worry. You'll lose it with about 50 trips to the bathroom. :ph34r:
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From the album: Pre-Op
June 2010. Backpacking trip with my sister in North Carolina. Thought I was going to DIE going up this mountain, but, I didn't. And it was awesome! This is something I would really love to get into after weight loss. And kayaking and canoeing. -
Hi Lizzie! I'm looking forward to mushies starting Friday. I'm like a tween with an incessant need for instant gratification. I am getting bored of not chewing anything. I have a dinner party to go to on Saturday that I'm worried about, hopefully there will be a lot of peeps and no one will be watching me eat, or not eat, more likely. It's going to be mid-October before I get my first fill - I'm going away and I don't want to deal with a first fill on vacation, so I'm putting it off. Not sure how I will react etc. As for healing - that's pretty good, the chest cramps and shoulder pains are mostly gone now, and my energy has returned. Hurts to burp a bit. I get little twinges here and there in my gut, but I had that once before after major abdominal surgery, so this time it doesn't faze me. I know what you mean about worried about not losing weight - this is it, what do I do if this doesn't work? I think we don't have to worry though, it's hard to screw it up. Worse case scenario - we lose slower then we want, and even that is healthier for our bodies. Do you have to be back at school on the Monday after your surgery? You may still find yourself attched to your bed. Cheers, take care, Ginger
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I have ankylosing spondylitis (kind of like RA without RF), hashimotos and popcorn lung. However, I had it all diagnosed prior to surgery so it definitely wasn’t connected. Maybe doctors assumed symptoms were related to weight so you didn’t get the diagnosis until later?
