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September surgery buddies!!
TheLosingGame replied to Slwhurst's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
i weigh daily. for now at least. i wanted to be able to analyze the data and see trends especially as it relates to stalls. i’m in a stall right now and even “gained” a pound yesterday. i just try not to obsess about the daily bc it’s an overall downward trend when i look at the weekly. i’ll probably stop weighing daily once i get to a month -
Hello! I'm on the 2-week liver shrink right now, 1 week in. I'm experiencing what feels like indigestion, maybe sour stomach or heartburn. It's very mild, but definitely there. Anyone else feeling this? This isn't my first rodeo with the liquid diet, but I don't remember this issue from before.
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September surgery buddies!!
SpartanMaker replied to Slwhurst's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Weighing daily would drive me nuts! I do once a week right now, but was already thinking I may go to once a month. -
September surgery buddies!!
ShoppGirl replied to Slwhurst's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I weighed myself everyday but I only logged it once a week. That way when I looked back at my log it was a more obvious downward trend. Something about not logging it helped but if the fluctuations still get to you, consider only getting on the scale once a week. -
September surgery buddies!!
Wrenna replied to Slwhurst's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
So it has been a week since my mini bypass and I feel.... great! The first three days were HARD. I was so confident about my pain tolerance and how good I would feel after surgery, so it was a huge shock. The gas pain was no joke, although I think the worst part was just how icky the various drugs for anesthesia made me feel. I was able to manage my pain with regular tylenol the whole time, it was just this constant I Don't Feel Good sensation that wore me down. Last night I was able to sleep on my stomach again, and I'm finally feeling hunger, which I am actually thrilled about, because I had such strong aversions to anything but water in the beginning that I was dreading having to eat. I am still noticeably more tired than usual, but I think once I am consistently hitting my protein goals, I will be just fine. Last day of liquids! -
What made you decide to have a WLS?
Arabesque replied to omrhsn's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
I had put on weight with menopause pushing me from 75kgs (always my highest bounce back weight) to 91kg very quickly. Could not shift it at all and after three years I woke one morning & said that’s it. Enough! Rang my GP straight away for an appointment to get a referral to a surgeon & not quite 6 weeks later I had my surgery. Had a friend who had surgery a good year before, but it wasn’t really on my mind until that morning. I didn’t have any comorbidities (except for my feet which would get sore from carrying my weight if I stood for a couple of hours or wore heels). I knew it was likely they were ahead of me though. -
Weight loss meds after surgery!
SpartanMaker replied to carpeediem's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
You may want to spend a least a few weeks tracking exactly what you're eating. Most people find they eat a lot more than they think. -
Puréed Phase Recipes
Leo segovia replied to Foxfire's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I roasted broccoli, cauliflower, onion, carrots, bit of salt and olive oil. Roasted for about 45 min at 375. In a big pot I added water and a box liquid no salt beef broth, some low salt soya sauce and the roasted veggies. Simmered for 2 hours and cooled. The ran it through blender and was done. Roasted broccoli and cauliflower creamy soup. Separated into portions and froze 1/2 for later on. Could always add more water or broth to thin out if too think. Next week I'm going to try with asparagus and mushrooms. -
Oh bummer. I haven’t brushed my hair in a few years. it’s short and curly. So I’m not sure if I’m going to notice. it’s been 5 1/2 weeks now and I can finally transition to sloppy/purée foods. yay for me.
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September surgery buddies!!
Band2SleeveGurl77 replied to Slwhurst's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Omigosh that actually makes me feel so much better - my doc didn't have me lose prior so I expected big numbers in the first few weeks. Thank you so much really appreciate it. -
September surgery buddies!!
Cassandra Maughan replied to Slwhurst's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I have been around 500-600 the last few days and just started my 3rd week -
Kitchen tools
blackcatsandbaddecisions replied to Dearjanna's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
My most used item was a small handheld strainer. I strained soups for weeks for every dinner. I think it cost me like $2. -
Of course last night I got my period, a week early, thinking it was all the stress. Sorry if that's TMI just worried about it, im sure the nurses will have delt with it before but it's still a little weird for me.
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September surgery buddies!!
nymisc replied to Slwhurst's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I don't know how many of you are in your third week, but I am concerned about my calories. My doctor has us do 3 meals and 3 snacks. Shooting for 60 grams of protein and 64 oz of water. I have no problem with the protein. I make a lot of keto soups and blend them down. I am concerned in the calories. I was hovering around 5-600 calories. Today if I eat everything, I wrote I should end up around 800. I couldn't believe it. I have not had any issues with food until yesterday. I am in my soft food stage and yesterday I had a few of Russel's sugar free chocolate. My TOM started yesterday, and I think I was just craving. That did not sit well at all. So, no more off that. Where are you all at in terms of calories? -
I'm in this situation now! I haven't lost any weight in three months, which is frustrating!
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Hello All! I was just wondering if anyone has taken weight loss medication after having bariatric surgery?! I had VSG in March and lost about 50 lbs in four months which was super exciting. Though, I haven't lost any weight since mid-July. My 6month post-op doctor suggested that I start taking Saxenda because Wegovy is on back order tool January. I started at 250 and have been sitting at 200-202 for three months. I guess my question is, has anyone else taken weight loss medication after having surgery? I feel pretty disappointed! Yes, fifty pounds is something to be proud of, but I feel like I lost 70-80% of my stomach, and now I need to take medication. Wtf! I'm just frustrated because I'm following my plan so I'm not sure why I'm not losing any weight anymore.
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October 2022 surgery support
PerseOnFire replied to KimA-GA's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
October 10th for me. I'm on day 7 of my two-week liquid diet on Tuesday. I'm so excited . . . but also nervous. -
3 years out from Sleeve. I feel like a failure.
Cpach81 replied to sassyangies's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Just had my revision 4 weeks ago! My liquid diet was protien shakes, broths, low sugar yogurt, low fat cottage cheese, sugar free jello, and sugar free popsicles. Oh, and any sugar free drinks (non-carbonated) and tea. I had a sleeve 7 years ago and gained all my weight back as well. I decided to do gastric bypass because I knew I needed more permanent help if I wanted to truly get healthy. I was arrogant and not in the right frame of mind when I got my sleeve so I sabotaged myself. This time, I was 100% ready and its been soooo much better and the will power to want to do better seems almost natural now. Having said that, when I did my liquid diet before surgery, I dropped weight so fast! 12 lbs in 1 week and was down 21 lbs by the time my surgery rolled around (3.5 weeks). So, doing the liquid diet again definitely re-starts your sleeve but it will be up to you to keep up the diet after, which for me is the hard part. Good luck, whatever you decide to do! -
Feeling defeated 10 months post op
Cpach81 replied to ASteff's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I've read before you can restart your sleeve by going back on a liquid diet for 5 days. I had a sleeve 7 years ago and just updated to a bypass 4 weeks ago an I can tell you when I had to do my liquid diet again, I dropped weight FAST. Like 12lbs in a week! Almost to the point where I questioned if I even wanted to have another surgery. In the end it was better for me to have it, but maybe that might help you. -
How long did it take your surgeons office to submit to insurance???
raspberrylime replied to raspberrylime's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I kept calling my surgeons office last week for updates and they continued to give me the same excuse that my case is still "pending"... BUT after calling Blue Cross on Friday they explained that my surgeons office had to resubmit my case because they didn't add the codes for surgery the first time!!!! This made me so upset because no one at the office bothered to inform me of that. I reached back out to the office and the coordinator said she is requesting BCBS mark my case as urgent now. We're down to the wire (surgery is in 8 days!) And I could use all the well wishes and fingers crossed that I get approved on time 😔 -
What made you decide to have a WLS?
omrhsn posted a topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Hi. I know that we all had our different reasons for having WLS. I did it because I was fed up with yo-yo dieting. I was on-off Keto diet for over two years. I've lost some weight and gained it all back in the end. The longest I've stayed on diet was 5 months and that paid off really well (lost 25 kg). But then Covid-19 hit. I was about to go back to Keto diet in January 22 when my sister called to tell me she was going for the mini gastric bypass. That was the first time time I've heard of it. Fast forward three weeks and I'm on the plane flying to Egypt to have mine. My "breaking point" was finally going back to work in the office and having to remove the arm rests of my office chair because it somehow "shrunk" and was squeezing my thighs. How about you? What made you decide to have the surgery and what was the breaking point? -
There are things you can depend upon. Stalls happen & you can experience several of them. Our rate of weight loss slows as we progress (as our calorie intake slowly increases & gets closer to the number of calories our body needs to function & maintain our weight). Our weight loss is never a straight downward line on a graph. It zigs & zags, up & down. And everyone’s weight fluctuates & women fluctuate more thanks to our hormones. It can be fluid, constipation, what we are, how much we drank, or just your body. Not sure how much you want to lose & what your weight currently is but it’s likely you’re in a stall. But chat with your dietician. You may need to tweak your diet or activity.
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September surgery buddies!!
Slwhurst replied to Slwhurst's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I will be 3 weeks post op tomorrow. Would it be safe to just eat normal food?? I know every plan is different and it is against my plan but if others are ok I am willing to try cause I know I need to eat. -
Feeling defeated 10 months post op
Sunnyway replied to ASteff's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Consider the possibility that you are a sugar/food addict and need to cut out things like sugar, flour, white potatoes, rice, and processed foods. I've been pretty successful at losing (despite frequent stalls) by following this. Due to complications my RNY>RNY revision was not successful so I have no volume restriction. I HAVE to record everything I eat. My clinic wants me to restrict myself to 800 kcal a day, but I struggle with cravings even though my body is getting sufficient sustenance. Cutting out the trigger foods (above), helps with the craving but I'm usually consuming around 1000-1200 kcal a day--and still slowly losing. Here are some books I recommend. -
Need help with husbands post op eating
SpartanMaker replied to HappyCruiser's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
This is definitely a difficult situation. First some background for you. I think there are generally three reasons we have the staged diet that we do: To protect our healing stomachs. Not only are the stomach tissues massively inflamed and need to heal, but they also don't yet work the way a normal stomach works. Eating things that are off plan can even cause a blockage. That could lead to yet another procedure. Now the fact that he tolerated these foods so well may mean he's probably healing well, but it does not alleviate the risk of blockage this early on. To ease us into eating restricted portion sizes. Even if we can eat bacon & eggs, doesn't mean we should. The entire point of surgery was to cause restriction, malabsorption, and hormonal changes to help us learn how to eat properly. If he deviates once, that's one thing, but if this becomes his new norm, he's going down a path that will lead to weight regain. I don't know about him, but I didn't go through all this to fail. To make sure we are maximizing protein utilization. Our protein forward diet was designed to allow us to keep as much muscle mass as we can while losing weight. Insufficient protein can cause our bodies to actually burn muscle instead of fat. This will cause a reduction in our metabolisms, which will make it that much harder to lose weight. Yes, what we ate had a good amount of protein in it, but it also had a fair amount of fat. While some fat is needed in our diet, excess fat may cause him to lose more slowly or fail to get enough protein. My advice here is that you should have an open and honest conversation with him. Simply express to him you're concerns. Also, let him know you will help in any way you can. Also, I agree with @The Greater Fool. "Telling on him" with his nutritionist would be the wrong approach. Hopefully he can have an open and honest conversation with them about the fact that the went off plan and seek their help for the issue. Afterall, there's a reason this happened and his team should be able to help. Ultimately, it's going to be up to him to decide if he's going to go back on plan or not. Just be there for him and be supportive, but don't nag. Nagging will just make it worse.
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