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Best thing I’ve read in ages, thanks for sifting out all the BS

Im nine weeks out and I FINALLY go to the doctor tmw so they can weigh me and give me the go ahead to be on regular food! I’m SO sick of eating the same things all day every day! What are some healthy, low carb options for me?! I’ll be honest, I’m also very sick of meat in general. I feel like that’s all I eat I can only eat about three bites of food so even if it’s not super low carb it will be ok bc I’m barely eating but 500 cals a day. Thanks for any advice/ideas! Post pics!!!!

French fries, tator tots, any potatoes really.... they just make me so full after one or two so I steer clear. Pizza I will eat very sparingly, maybe a couple bites once or twice a month bc it’s easy for the family to just have a quick easy mess free meal. Fried foods I stay away from as they aren’t fulfilling and I like to fuel my body, not drag it. So no potatoes for me, def no fried foods. I stick to grilled chicken, lean beef, cooked veggies, fruit galore, water water water, and frozen yogurt as dessert sometimes!

hahaha! AR=anal retentive BS=bedtime snack serry

I'm struggling to follow. What are AR and BS?

Good morning everyone!! How did you do yesterday? Any good word for us? Yesterday was pretty easy. No hunger or deprivation--but come on, with huge meals like the ones from yesterday--how could anyone feel deprivation? But you know...whah! It didn't have cheese or gooey stuff, and wasn't in the form of a casserole! No pasta, rice, bread, or potatoes! The hell??? And it was a "feast day"=holiday. Bet you didn't realize Labor Day was a feast day. Right? LOL. ROFL! I got all of my walking in -- and beyond, but I was gonna do my core exercises and didn't pull it together to do it. This morning as expected after a day of clean eating and drinking lots o plain water, I'm back down a couple of pounds to 163.6lbs. It's not enough of a diff to go change my ticker. LOL. So I will wait until next Monday to change things up for the week. Today is an UD for me which means I get 1000cals. I'll still keep my basic proportions, but will use higher fat items/carbier items to use up the cals. In actuality according to the diet, my UDs should really be about 1200-1400 cals or more. But I can't bring myself to eat that many cals. I'm so afraid of gaining! So I may have to just take baby steps to get back up there so that I'm doing the full UD/DD rotation and getting the best metabolic benefit. *Forgot to mention, tonight is trivia night with our friends at a local wine bar. So I will have one glass of chardonnay and "whoop it up" then have iced tea in a wine glass. I'm so wicked. I used some of my fat for the cals in the chardonnay. Also, I will likely be adding my psyllium husks in to get more fiber and I'll be damned if I'm going to count the calories OR the carbs toward my daily totals goal. LOL. So I'll make my menu, then add it in to try to get higher in fiber. Ohhhhhh the little head games we play with ourselves--and the rationalizations... 09.04.18: Up Day (UD) 1000 cals: 30% Protein (75g); 15%Carbs (38g--total non-net); 55%Fat (61g); 25g Fiber; <15g daily natural sugars Brekky 1: Decaff; Colace; Miralax B2: 2 over-med eggs with sauteed super greens trio, broccoli and mushrooms L: sardines nicoise salad (sans potatoes) AS: mozzarella cheese stick + roasted almonds D: grilled chicken; steamed broccoli with butter; avocado/tom salad BS: Granny Smith apple with FlufferNutter Dip (Vitacost Peanut Butter Slim PB Powder + WF Marshmallow Dip) Vitamins: 2 multis, 1500mg Ca Cit, 18mg Iron + C; 100mg Thiamin; 1000mg B12 subling -- don't count the values into daily totals for cals/carbs. Sue me. (click to enlarge)

Ok, so don't know that I will take pics every day cuz I'm compelled to go in and color correct etc. And I don't have time or energy for that. LOL. Here was today's food. I'd post afters but they were clean plates. The thing about being AR is that I know how much I can eat by now. So I only serve what I can eat. I probably won't end up eating the BS cuz I finished dinner at 8pm and it makes no sense to try to eat again in 1 hour. But I did actually have 3.25oz of pork loin. Cals were well under 500 for the day and protein was 67g which is fine. Carbs were under my limits as well and fat was fine too. OMG. I'm such a nerd. Breakfast - Egg White Puff Lunch - Chopped Shrimp Salad Dinner - Roasted Pork Loin with Broccoli Tomorrow is "Toosday" and is an UD. I will attempt 1000 cals that do not include a bunch of crap.

This is a tough one bc there is no guarantee how your body will react. I had the sleeve, but totally would have had RNY if I had GERD preop. I had terrible GERD when I was pregnant and I never want to go through it again! I have serious compassion for all of you out there with chronic GERD. You said you read a lot of research. Just curious, have you read any that included the elevated risk of esophageal cancer with chronic GERD?

I got: - Bariatric pal protein cheese bundle -shrewd food protein crisps - brick oven pizza The cheese bundle gets double points bc it’s BP brand, and I used points from posting in here to get $$$ off my order! :)

09.03.18: Down Day (DD) 500 cals: 60%Protein (75g); 15%Carbs (19g--total non-net); 25%Fat (14g); Fiber where I can; <10g daily natural sugars Brekky 1: Decaff; Colace; Miralax Brekky 2: 1 1/4 cup Egg White Puff (ew, lt cheese wedge, turkey crumbles, mushrooms, baby spin, on/bp/celery blend) L: 3oz boiled shrimp 1 1/4c chopped salad (iceberg, baby spin, cabb shreds, cucs, rbp, ro, pumpkin seeds WF dressing (Italian) D: 3oz grilled pork chop; 3oz steamed broccoli + Molly McButter sprinkles BS: 1/3c 2% cottage cheese with peanut butter powder and WF Blueberry Syrup Vitamins: 2 multis, 1500mg Ca Cit, 18mg Iron + C; 100mg Thiamin; 1000mg B12 subling -- don't count the values into daily totals for cals/carbs. Sue me. (click to enlarge)

I’m now 13 months post successful gastric bypass surgery. What can I do to eliminate foul gas? Family are fed up and I’m nervous about dating (I’m divorced ) a,loud flatulence b, smelly & loud flatulence. I have been taking probiotics, 1st brand was unsuccessful and 2nd brand has made difference but not cured the problem. I know in the States you can buy Devrom,but it’s unavailable in England at the moment plus the cost is prohibitive! Any suggestions?

I'm about to start week 8 (i think--lol July 16th was my surgery) and I eat pretty much anything I want.... in a healthy manner of course. Lots of eggs & eggwhites for breakfast....ALOT of grilled chicken for lunch and dinner. Sometimes cooked vegies on the side. I just started cereal with non fat milk and added a little blueberries. I've had grapes and blueberries, unsweet applesauce and fruitcups with no added sugar... I've had low sugar oatmeal ... just bough turkey bacon and turkey sausage. I've only had one instance where I felt I was going to get sick, I don't over do it...all portion control and watching labels on the food I'm buying to make sure sugar and sodium is low. I drink alot of unsweet tea with lemon and add no cal sweetener or crystal light. I find I waste alot of food so to cook a meal is an event. Try not to eat out but I do not deprive myself and choose wisely on menu and find things that I can make 2-3 meals out of. Its very entertaining eating out because you say alot of hold this, I don't want that etc. For instance--- several of my fave go tos are eggwhite vegie wrap from dunkin donuts-160 cal and its perfectly portioned. Had a grilled chicken gyro from local diner--- i literally say no pita just put contents on the plate---its grilled chicken, lettuce, tomato, onion with the sauce on. We get no drinks since we cant eat and drink at same time (get lots of looks from waitresses for this) and if it came with fries, its no thank you or i give them to my kids. Lasts me 2 meals I don't use butter... bought some heart healthy olive oil stuff and some sprinkle stuff that supposed to taste like butter both of which I don't even use very rarely. Protein shakes I may still have one to get protein in maybe twice a week. All my portions are small 1/4 cup on average and when I eat with coworkersthey laugh bc they blink and I'm finished my meal. I'm very fortunate to be able to eat how I do, I know some have difficulty.

I would take 1-2 small snacks + lunch. If you are on solids: Snack 1: 1 hb egg + 1/2oz blueberries Lunch: 2-3oz dense protein + 1-2oz cooked veg + 1tbsp WF Asian Vinaigrette (or WF Sesame Ginger Vinaigrette) OR if you can 2-3oz dense protein + 1cup of mixed salad (mixed greens, peeled cucumber, rbp, red onion, radish, avocado, gr. tomatoes) + WF vinaigrette Snack 2: 1 string cheese + 1/2oz almonds +/- 1oz Granny Smith apple with or without the peel OR if you can 1 deli meat/cheese rollup with 1-2oz raw veg (baby carrots, peeled celery, cucumber, radish) + 2tbsp Lite Salad Dressing like Ranch or BC (I heart Boar's Head Reduced Sodium Lacy Swiss slices + BH blackened turkey + baby spinach or shredded cabbage and purple onions rolled up in a wrap. Then as I eat it I drizzle on WF Italian Dressing. I usually have 2-3 grape tomatoes, or 1 GT + 2-3 slices of cucs + 1-2 baby carrots.) Boom. You're done. I eat some variation of these things every day for lunch. I "might" have 1 small snack if needed in the afternoon.

I'm struggling with motivation at 6 months out. So I do get it. But I will remind you--cuz otherwise why post the mea culpa bs? LOL. Fuc* transparency. We are not your confessors. So either: A) You want confirmation that your actions are not seriously screwin you and permission to go forward on this path that can only end in disappointment --in it's present derivation. OR B ) You actually want motivation and a kick in the hiney to get your sh*t back in gear. So which is it? Otherwise, this post is just a ginormous waste of your time. I know why I'm posting here again. I want to be held accountable. I want to borrow motivation from others until I can generate my own motivation. So I read here about all the wonderful losers and how they succeed. And I plot and plan. What I'm doing to get the love back is making small changes: 1. Making sure to get my 100+ oz of fluid in each day (plain water + 3 cups decaff) 2. Kicking crap snacks or just snacks and bites to the curb. I can literally "taste" myself past the point of eating back all my exercise calories. A bite here. A bite there. A lick here...one little chip. It all adds up quickly. And kill any sugar in there... 3. Eating to my protein goal and trying not to eat beyond it of lean very dense protein 4. Eating to my low glycemic veggie and low glycemic berry goal: 1lb per day raw weight 5. Taking my supplements as prescribed/religiously. 6. Meeting my daily exercise goals: 1 hour minimum of walking daily--7 days per week unless sick or dying. 7. Sleeping 6+ hours per night. 8. Destressing. I still don't feel the first fire in my bellah that lets me be happy on 600cals per day. I CAN do it. It's just not easy now. It's hard. And I want to rationalize and talk myself out of it. And I'm stalled between 163 and 165. But I will do this. I WILL meet my minimum: 145lbs or less. You can do this. You just have to remind yourself EVERY DAM* DAY! How much you wanted this and why you did it. You can't forget, if you do, you will squander your golden shot to do this.

Thanks everyone! I’m over the protein shakes too but still try to drink 1/2 - 1 a day bc it’s the only way to hit my protein goals. I’ve been eating oatmeal with PB2 mixed in for protein. Chicken salad, eggs, avocado, sweet potato, lentil soup, PB with 1/2 banana. Tuna salad not agreeing with me. Have yet to venture on to fruits or many vegetables. Guess I will keep experimenting:-)

I chase the pleasure, not the full feeling. I realized after surgery that I may never in my life have felt true hunger. I didn't realize it at the time, but I think I've always had a ton of acid in my stomach, so when my stomach hurt, I fed it. My dad did the same thing. To go with that, I've never felt really "full", either. Not even holidays like Thanksgiving. I generally ate until I was too embarrassed to get any more and enjoyed the last bite as much as the first. But I never felt stuffed, ever. Now I get the post-surgery "stuffed" feeling occasionally, but that translates to "I want to throw up". I don't think it's what "full" feels like normally, but then I don't know.

So I went to my consult today bc my primary said I was a candidate for the surgery but the doctor said my BMI is 38 and I need to be at 40 so my insurance covers me. At the end of the appointment very discouraged I asked him what's my height and he said 5'4 I said no my height is 5.3 but he just didnt want to deal with me at the end. Should I get another doctor? What can I do

Congrats man. You literally look like a different person in all 3 of those pics. If it wasn't for the smile I'd try and call BS. Great job on your success man.

I have to agree with sleeved36. It's when I'm doing everything right and no more than an ounce loss to gaining a couple lbs back. I am very disciplined on my diet and exercise so I already know the do's and don'ts, I was asking for advice about a true stall, not "I'm not losing bc I'm not doing what I'm suppose to" stall. And yes it was suppose to have written out four months since my gastric bypass sorry about that. Jsan I'm thinking I may have to cut back on my solids and up my protein total for the day a lil more.

Good idea! I’m going to get some unflavored powder today and try that. I’m so tired of the shakes that’s pretty much all I ate during puréed bc I couldn’t stomach blenderized meats!

My only cheat the first two weeks postop were a few tiny teaspoons of feta cheese crumbles bc I was craving it a ton...

Okay, so I've been having this unexplained pain on my lower stomach for a few moths and it comes and goes but sometimes it gets so severe I end up at the ER. And usually they start out super nice, treat the pain then do CT scan but can never see anything. Then they just do a 180 with their attitude with me and act as if I'm faking the pain and just sent me home. A couple of times I've been admitted and they found a hiatal hernia but the doctor said "everyone has those, it wouldn't cause that pain" and again, sent me home feeling humiliated for being treated like a drug seeker. I'm convinced it says that on my chart now. So I go see my bariatric surgeon's NP yesterday to go over my regain and I tell her about the pain and she's like omg that's awful! Your surgeon is actually at the hospital you had your surgery at, go straight to the ER, I will page him and make sure when you get there you tell them you're there to see him. By now the pain has gotten so bad it's not just on my lower right abdomen, it loops to my lower and middle back. I tell them I haven't been able to have a bowel movement or pass gas. The ER doctor saw me first, very nice she said don't worry we're gonna get you comfortable while we page Dr. De La Cruz. They gave me 4 mg of morphine and guys, IT DID NOTHING. I was sobbing! The nurse was like, I got you, I'll ask for something stronger I'll be right be right back. While waiting, finally my surgeon sent his "chief attending" cuz I guess he was in surgery and she examined me, asked questions, poked me around a lot and saw how I howled in pain n the areas she touched that hurt the most. And she goes "Well, you had a CT scan like a week ago so I'm not doing that again, we'll just do an xray but I'm sure you're just constipated and you don't need pain medication, it'll just make it worse." So the nurse comes back and she's like, I can;t give you anything until after the x-ray." I hold out crying for the x-ray. The guy and lady who did it manhandled the heck out of me then I had to wait an hour for the results, still almost yelling I was sobbing so loudly and no one would come to even check on me. Finally the ER doc comes in and was like "well, we couldn't see any impacted stool or anything but the resident from your surgeon's team chose against scanning youand to follow up w your surgeon in a week so I'm gonna send you home. Just drink lots of water and you can take ibuprofen and I'm like 1) I'm allergic and 2) bariatric patients can't take NSAIDS. She's just like "I'm not giving you narcotics" and I'm like "I'm not asking for narcotics! I just need someone to find out what's wrong with me and fix it, please" I didn't even finish my sentence when she just turned around an walked out of the room. WHO DOES THAT! The nurse came by to take off my IV and help me get dressed and she was like "I'm sorry but they made a bad call. You call your surgeon tomorrow and complain because anyone can see you're not faking" She was the one person that was nice to me. I'm sorry for the wrong rant but I'm so discouraged. I thought my surgeon would at least see me himself or admit me so they can really take a look at what could be wrong. I've left 4 messages at his office today and no call backs yet. I know it sounds crazy but maybe it's because I'm one of his failure patients cuz I gained weight so he doesn't want to really deal with me. My pain is so bad, the only way I can deal at work is if I take one of my husband's muscle relaxants. It doesn't make the pain go away but it makes it bearable. I'm barely eating but I look 6 months pregnant and I feel awful. I hope I can get to see him again and make sure it's HIM soon. I don't know what else to do. I hate being treated like a junkie when I'm legitimately in pain.

Ive gotten nothing! Except a phone call today to schedule a preop appointment. She said it would be a blood draw and health history. She said depending on some things maybe also an EKG but I’m under 40 so I dunno... I start clear liquids tomorrow! I don’t know if they will give me a spirometer or anything else at this appointment. I’m glad they called though bc it’s at a different hospital than the scheduled told me! I’m getting nervous y’all. And now my husband is saying he’s gonna take a trip 5 days after surgery, leaving me with my toddler. Do I reschedule? It’s just causing me stress.

No I didn't grow up in the Great Depression but my parents did . And they,over- fed me like a foie de gras turkey , and 72 years late I'm having to,perl off the layers of fat, and it isn't coming off as fast as they put it on me. Remember in the 40s it was Chubby Babies are Healthy Babies and Cuddly is Cute! Dimples might look cute on a toddler, but on a full grown woman, it is pitifully ludicrous. Nobody,is looking for a 300 pound Teddy 🐻Bear to cuddle even if I tie a Big Pink Bow around my neck. Besides I perspire,so the bow is soon going to be soggy and unappealing! Not with a box 🎁 of goodies is anyone going to pick ME off my perch! Here I sit and SNIFF💦 I'm getting a tad dusty.🐻

Careful careful with IUDs (all BC) do your research and looking into pending lawsuits against them...