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  1. Guest

    March 2022 Surgery Buddies

    Group therapy is tremendously powerful in overcoming disordered eating, too. It's the #1 intervention for binge eating disorder, which is believed to affect twice as many people as anorexia and bulimia combined. If you can't get treatment for whatever reason, seek out support in any other way you can, and take baby steps to help yourself: 1. Keep a journal. On the left page, write what you ate during the day. On the right, dot down how you felt that day. You may start to see patterns that will help you. 2. Read about how people overcome disordered eating. It's not a matter of trying harder, controlling yourself more. The way out of feeling out-of-control when it comes to eating is a) not being hungry and b) being a lot more kind to yourself. 3. Stick to your instinct that you, too, deserve to live a happy life. That there's help to be had and that you deserve that help. If you don't believe this, and stick to it even as you meet dead ends in your search for help, you won't get it. I'm not saying it's easy. But it's so very worth it.
  2. I♡BypassedMyPhatAss♡

    The BEST grilled chicken recipe

    This is my go to recipe for grilled chicken, which I eat quite often. I usually grill a large batch and cube it and freeze it in small portions. The baste prevents the chicken from drying out, so it makes it easier to eat after wls. I also use a meat mallet and make the chicken breasts more like a fillet, so it grills evenly and this also prevents them from drying out because the entire breast cooks evenly. Sprinkle the seasoning on both sides of chicken breasts, and before you put the chicken on the grill, mop the baste over one side of the chicken breasts, and place baste side down on the grill. Before turning chicken breasts, mop baste on the chicken then flip. Best grilled over charcoal with cherry wood chips. Voila✨. Grill seasoning 1/4 cup salt 4 tbs. coarse black pepper 3 tsp. granulated garlic 3 tsp. granulated onion powder 3 tsp. dried oregano 1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes Grill baste: 2 tbs. butter 1 small onion, finely diced 4 garlic cloves, minced 1 tbs. flour 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 2 tbs. lemon juice 1 tbs. dijon mustard 1 1/2 tbs. sugar 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until softened, about 2 minutes. Add the garlic and cook about 1 minute, but don't allow it to brown. Stir in the flour, allow to cook without browning, about 1 minute. Whisk in the olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, mustard, and sugar. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium low. Add the parsley and whisking often, until lightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Let cool. The baste will separate. Whisk well before using. The baste can be made ahead and refrigerated. Bring to room temperature before using.
  3. Aha!! well, yes I read so many of those this week, thanks, I found this website after my surgery so I have a lot to catch up. The newest thing I discovered is "foamies" 🤧
  4. summerseeker

    What do you do when you get sick?

    My cure all for sickness and coughs and colds. Chop up a big chunk of ginger root, do the same with 2 or 3 lemons. Boil in a pan for 20 - 30 minutes. When cool put into a large jar with a lid. Keep in the fridge. Use it like cordial/ tea , Put an inch in a cup and add hot or cold water to it and sweeten as you like. I add honey for coughs [and whiskey]
  5. I think someone did the maths - there's 3,200 posts about it or so It's entirely normal. Mine was in week 3, from around day 15-18 after surgery.
  6. There are a lot of sources that talk about a "3 week stall" that describes a temporary (maybe 1-4 weeks) halt in weight loss right around this time-- don't worry, it's normal! I've read that it's the body reacting and adjusting to the change (and making sure it's not starving). Some people say they have a big drop right after the stall ends and that they have other signs of 'progress' during this time. It might be a good decision to weigh yourself less frequently, like once a week or so, so that you don't agonize too much over the micro-ups/downs. I personally hit this stall for about a week, quickly lost another 7 lbs and then hovered there for another couple of weeks. Keep doing what you are doing, you are totally on the right track!
  7. It seems like more and more new users forget to use the sidebar with surgery info and progress. While it's obviously anyone's choice to keep the information private, it makes it so much easier to help with questions when you have an idea of where people are in their journey. I'm wondering if it's simply because more users are mobile-only? Maybe they don't see the sidebars (I use BP on desktop only)? Maybe they don't even know it's there? It's especially helpful when someone asks about nutrition, complications, phase-specific worries and stalls to understand right off the bat where they are in their journey. There's a world of difference between stalls happening for a BMI52 duodenal switch patient who had surgery 7 weeks ago and lost 10 lbs total and then a sleever who's a year out at BMI24. It's getting harder and harder to tell as fewer and fewer new users use the sidebar. Maybe we the site could help nudge people to fill in the info?
  8. emilyemiliemilu

    Post-op Diet: First Few Weeks

    I was on Optifast for 26 days pre op and had no problems. Actually enjoyed the shakes. Post-op, my doc didn’t supply the shakes so I bought some protein powder. I mix my protein with milk and Greek yogurt for a hearty shake, however I’m only able to get down 3 shakes a day and I am soooo hungry. It’s keeping me up at night. Hoping I can transition to puréed foods on Thursday.
  9. Oh yeah. From week 5 I think it was. There was some language in there, now I want to look it up in the lil binder I got from the hospital ... ... awww, that was a welcome revisit to a little book I used a LOT. It actually feels like a hundred years ago now. I forgot how they even have 3 different plans you can choose from for the weeks after surgery to make sure patients find a path through it (looking at you, endless pre-mixed shakes that I hated). And meat starts 14 days after surgery, I was looking forward to that! Anyway, it's just on the plan from Day 21 and forward to satisfy sweet cravings as "a little diet soda". So nothing particular about it. --- I don't drink a ton of it. It's just not that interesting anymore, to be honest. But there's nothing I can't have, and that's kinda important to me because otherwise, we're back to living in black-and-white as so many people battling obesity and eating disorders do.
  10. Kelly Sweetheart

    March 2022 Surgery Buddies

    You will be fine at 3 weeks out. Nicotine is out of your blood rather quickly. Usually they test for cotinine. It’s out of your blood by the 10th day. I would not smoke or use any nicotine products while healing. You don’t want to hinder that process. I wouldn’t worry. Good luck :)
  11. For sure! Do you have to do a liquid diet 2 weeks before?
  12. Arabesque

    Stomach capacity

    Your tummy is still healing & the sensitivity, intolerance to certain foods on certain days will continue for a while. Treat it gently. Eating a little less one day won’t harm. I still have days I can’t eat everything on my plate at a meal or something I eat regularly doesn’t seem to sit as well & I’m almost three years out. This morning I ate left over rolled oats from my breakfast yesterday (added some fresh to get to about my usual portion). It all balances out across the week. If I’m a bit low on my protein today, I’ll have a little more tomorrow. Same with fluids. Listen to your body. It’s a good habit to start now about your eating. You’ll discover your real hunger signals, your I’ve had enough signals, what you need versus what you want, etc. All the best.
  13. shriner37

    Stomach capacity

    My gastric bypass was revision surgery from a sleeve due to hiatal hernia and reflux. Since I had the sleeve first, most of the hunger hormone (ghrelin) producing cells were in the part of the stomach they removed. I rarely got really hungry with the sleeve, so perhaps that might carry over with the bypass as well. I know my remnant stomach is still there, but it's a sleeve, not a full stomach so it won't produce the hunger hormone like others. That being said, I do hope after time I can end up eating more reasonable portions. After a year or so with the sleeve I was able to eat 3-4 oz of solid protein with 1/3 to 1/2 cup veggies and a little starch. I am hopeful for similar capacities with the bypass.
  14. Lanitele

    November Surgery Buddies!!!

    Hello everyone! Happy to see that you are doing well! My surgery was on November 24, I lost 57 lb, which is 70% of my weight loss goal. Felling great, no issues at all. I had couple stalls, the last one was almost three weeks long. Last week I noticed that I can eat bigger portions of solid foods without feeling restrictions. Do you guys feel less restrictions too? How much of solid food can you eat at once, like one cup or less?
  15. SecondChance3.2022

    March 2022 Surgery Buddies

    Anyone have a blood test for the nicotine clearance? I have never heard of it. I’m nervous since I socially smoked 3 weeks ago. I was a smoker when I started this process and I wasn’t a heavy smoker anyhow. has anyone ran into issues 3 weeks or less getting a negative result?
  16. TheWeightisOvr

    Squatty Potty did it!

    So happy to report I finally got some Bowel relief. The Colace, Miralax, and fluids were definitely a factor but what really made it come along was using my squatty potty. I forgot I had one because pre surgery it wasn’t that helpful but I guess post surgery it will be now. Lol 😂 💩 I never thought I would get so excited about a BM I was always regular. Sleeve was 2/28, exactly a week ago. https://www.squattypotty.com/
  17. Dcsjoc

    March 2022 Surgery Buddies

    6 weeks out and am happy as a clam I did this. Down almost 50lbs. 4 weeks post op was a huge goal of being able to eat fish. The shakes soups and yogurts were starting to get to me. Now 6 weeks out I’m still not hungry and eat 3-5 is of solid food chix, fish, chopped meat Turkey , sausage, beef!!!shrimp is actually the easiest for me. So good luck and follow your plan. Also walking and weights 5-6x a week.
  18. oldandtired

    What do you do when you get sick?

    I am 8 weeks post op and I get nauseous almost every day. Don't worry there are a bunch of meds that the doctor can prescribe you. Don't want to take meds? That's fine, but that queasy feeling is a stressor on you. Get them, and keep them handy. Otherwise? For me it was cheese crackers. One at a time very slowly...it may have been the salt in them.
  19. JDLane

    May Surgeries - check in!

    I'm down about 80lbs. I've been stuck since the end of December though and I'd really like to lose another 20. Especially because I'd really like to try for another child in a few months so I'd like to get to my lowest before I risk gaining any with pregnancy. I finally made an appointment with my dietician for later this week so maybe he can help me get things moving again. I'm working on exercising more but with that comes an increased appetite so it's a hard balance.
  20. liveaboard15

    EKG

    Why did you end up in the hospital for a week?
  21. Hey Yall Im new But i Just recieved my Surgery Date to! April 18th i am having the Gastric Bypass anyone else? Nervous is an understatement not sure how im going to do the liquid diet 2 weeks but im gonna try!
  22. So first day back to work after 6 weeks off from the sleeve surgery and maybe 1/2 way through my tour I had to drive myself to the ER. Had excruciating pain on left side of my lower back to me lower stomach. I haven’t had 1 issue in last 6 weeks and I have been working out and walking 6 days a week. I even told the Surgeon on Thursday that I felt 2 more weeks would have better for me to return to work since I just started eating real solids. Anyway waiting on a few tests but everyone thinks it could be a kidney stone. So I have that going for me!!!! I’ll keep you posted!!!
  23. UniqueHandle

    March 2022 Surgery Buddies

    Good luck to everyone having surgery this week! I will be thinking about you all! 🤗
  24. Tomorrow I will be three weeks out from bypass surgery. For the past six days my surgeon's diet program has had me eating soft, moist proteins, with a target of eventually getting to 3oz per meal before adding in non-starchy vegetables. I'm really surprised at how sensitive my stomach is to food capacity. Sometimes I can eat 2.5 to 2.75 ounces of food and feel fine. The next day the same amount makes me feel awful as though I ate a pound of food. It's really something how sensitive my new stomach is as it heals and how even 1/4 ounce of extra food can create all kinds of discomfort.
  25. HI! I'm a 46 year old female from South Louisiana. I will be having gastric sleeve on 3/16/22. I'm currently 5'3", 245lbs and my goal weight is 145lbs. (if i lose more, that's a bonus but i felt 145 was a realistic goal.) I am insulin resistant with HBP. Thyroid disease runs rampant on both sides of my family, as does diabetes. I'm borderline Type 2 and my TSH levels are also borderline. I've tried for years to lose weight through diet and exercise. I think i tried every fad diet out there. While i would lose weight initially, the minute i was left to my own resources, the weight just piled back on. Exercise was a whole different issue that my PCP just couldn't understand. It didn't matter what i was doing or where i was doing it, after 15 minutes i began to overheat and 2x had to be taken for medical attention. (one of those times was doing nothing more than walking in my neighborhood.) My PCP always said it was my BP causing that and if I would just lose weight, it would stop. Well doc, how do you propose i do that if i can't exercise without passing out? When my employer finally started covering bariatric surgery, if certain comorbidities were met, i jumped at the chance. That is when i found out i was insulin resistant. I'm about to hit the clear liquid stage of my pre-op diet and am very stressed. Yesterday I had issues with nausea and vomiting every time i tried to drink a protein shake or protein water. I just couldn't get it down. I hear that is normal the 1st 48-72 hours of the liquid diet but yesterday was day 5. (i was able to find the Fairlife portien shakes and those didn't make me gag.) I'm really nervous about the clear diet. Any suggestion on clear protein drinks that taste good and won't make me gag? (I have tried the Gatorade g2 in fruit punch and the blue one. The blue was one the only one that didn't make me gag as much. I also have tried the Protein2O and those were just awful as well.) I have found some good broths that i will try and i have the Isopure unflavored protein powder. I tried adding the powder to warm broth and that was a disaster. Thanks in advance for the tips. I'm excite to start this new phase in my life and get healthy, not only for me but for my husband and kids. I beat cancer, i can't let obesity be the thing that kills me.

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