LET'S CHAT/SUPPORT and be merry haha

I'll start - Hello, I'm Nikki, 37, live in downtown. Surgery date was July 9, 2012.

Excited to meet fellow Coloradians!

xoxo

Congrats on your surgery! Hope recovery went well! I will be sleeved aug 14. Coming up quick. What part of Colorado are you in?

I live in downtown, LoDo. You?

Nikki

I live in central Colorado springs. How has post op been for you?

Went good, I definitely rushed thru it though. Somewhat wish I had more will power. I had a few complications all of which I'm sure are my own fault. (if you want to know ill tell you)

One thing that was hard is I was really hungry after surgery and am still dealing with the mental hunger issues. The biggest problem I've had is I didn't do a PRE-opp diet or learn how to be healthier. I also have a bigger sleeve, doctor told me mine is the size of a medium banana vs. small one, not sure why, going to ask next doctors appointment. Anyway I've kind of taken the diet into my own hands in regards to liquid to puréed to soft foods to regular. I did what felt right and have been fine with it so far except my nutritionist isnt thrilled cause I am not sticking to the portion size of 1/4 cup, I actually got bumped to 1/8 cause of my sleeve size and lack of energy. I take small portions and usually rarely finish the whole thing. But I have noticed lately I can do 2 soft tacos, but I do wrip off all the access tortilla. It's all very weird cause I don't really feel the "full" pains. I stop myself when I feel anything pressure wise but I was really excepting and hoping for like a major pain or red alert or dumping cause I honestly think that would be easier. It's all very new. I'm calorie counting and even that is new for me and the hard part is making the Protein the biggest portion of my meals. One other thing I also do is constantly question my nutritionist, the reason I say this is because my sister is a natural path and very organic. While she supports what I am doing she also firmly believes my diet needs to be more of a lifestyle food change, which I agree with. But I travel a lot and am a creature of habit. So just trying to figure it all out myself. I'm not a fan of chemicals so other than some of the sugar free stuff like Jello and the Popsicles I'm avoiding the fat free and fake sugars. Stevia is good tho. What's funny is a friend of mine who had the bypass just stopped with all the sweeteners and fat free, his metabolism kicked into high gear, he had been stalled for 8 months and no weight loss. Now he is eating organic and has started losing weight again. Crazy.

I'm rambling and I want you to know the thing I've walked away from this you know your body best.

I really appreciate the reply! I'm on a 10 day preop diet and it has really put it in perspective for me. I know EXACTLY what you mean about the mental hunger. I'm always hungry... Mentally. That's how I got to the weight I am at! That is interesting about the size of your sleeve. It's something to ask before he takes me in the OR. I will take your advice on the artificial sweets. I will start out organic so I don't stay attached to the artificial stuff. Traveling is very difficult when it comes to dining. That is one struggle I'm not looking forward to facing come vacation time!

If that is what you want for your life in long term it is definitely recommended. Who's your doctor?

Eating out hasn't been that hard, most places have nutritional menus now if you ask and obviously logic is best. Like last night I went to Denny's and got their grilled chicken sandwich with avocado, no cheese and light mayo and took off buns it was yum! And altho it registered as 500 calories, I know it's not cause I took the bun off and no cheese. I use my fit pal app to log food and I just write notes like "didn't eat bun", still log the calories but if it goes over my daily calories I know it didn't and my notes dictate that.