Post Op September Sleevers, Roll Call

[MDM0927 29]

I don't regret my surgery yet but I am frustrated. Mashed potatoes and refried Beans still get stuck in my chest and I always feel hungry. I've been holding back the tears for days but today I couldn't help it and started crying at work in front of my boss! I'm telling myself I just have to wait 2 more weeks till I feel normal again but this process is really slow.

[ready4change77 88]

I don't regret my surgery yet but I am frustrated. Mashed potatoes and refried Beans still get stuck in my chest and I always feel hungry. I've been holding back the tears for days but today I couldn't help it and started crying at work in front of my boss! I'm telling myself I just have to wait 2 more weeks till I feel normal again but this process is really slow.

You & I are in the same boat except I have regretted it many days since I got sleeved, the stuck feeling I still have that to so ik how you feel - I'm feeling tired a lot & wanna just sleep - am drinking as much Water as I can - some days get my Protein but a few days I haven't & I feel bad - no Protein Shakes taste good to me & I wanna eat which is easier to get the protein but again if I could eat normal meaning no stuck feeling then I would feel a lot better... My side still hurts but definitely not like weeks prior, heating pad is helping & been continuing to walk... Hopefully one day soon we can be whatever normal is - lol... Hang in there girl - I'm right there w/ you, slow healing process...

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[newgrandmother 725]

hey guys. the oatmeal i ate was the light one brown sugar but it still had a lot of carbs. not eating oatmeal again. i spoke to the nut today and she said i need to eat more. i told her my tummy is not getting full with the food i measure out she said i need to add more cal and eat every 1hr which means eat half of my serving and than later eat the rest. tht dont make sense to me. im suppose to get 1200 cal

i got in over 1200 today. and over 100 carbs not good at all. this eating is a pain in the butt.

[ready4change77 88]

hey guys. the oatmeal i ate was the light one brown sugar but it still had a lot of carbs. not eating oatmeal again. i spoke to the nut today and she said i need to eat more. i told her my tummy is not getting full with the food i measure out she said i need to add more cal and eat every 1hr which means eat half of my serving and than later eat the rest. tht dont make sense to me. im suppose to get 1200 cal

i got in over 1200 today. and over 100 carbs not good at all. this eating is a pain in the butt.

I had that same oatmeal this evening & couldn't eat too much of it... It was good though... Guess you just have to plan your carbs out for the day... Wow she said 1200 a day & eating every hour I

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[whitsmom08 17]

New grandma are you on my fitness pal. A lot of us are and we log our food. The diary's are made public to friends and it may help you see what others are eating. Just a suggestion

[SweetC 4]

Yay! A fellow Houstonian! So nice to hear your positive experience. Dr. Turnquest was on my list of possible surgeons but I never actually went to a consultation. I ended up using Dr. Marvin in the Med Center. I am on Day 12 post-op and maybe a little better each day but wow, it has not been easy! If I could just get over the shakiness that I feel and weakness then I would feel much happier. I have not figured out how to get my Protein in without shakes to be honest. It seems very difficult to do so when you can only eat 2-3oz at a time. Give me some tips please! Oh, and do you attend any support groups? Dr Marvin has one once a month but it is quite a haul for me to get into the med ctr as I am in Magnolia. If you know of any in The Woodlands or somewhere closer can you fill me in? Thanks!

[SweetC 4]

I do attend a support group on 1960 and 45. As for my food, I do not count calories or keep track of Protein so I don't know how much of anything I am consuming. A typical Breakfast would be egg whites and a piece of turkey sausage, snack a greek yogurt with fruit, lunch slice of turkey deli meat rolled in a slice of cheese, snack may be a Protein Bar and dinner a smart one or a piece of meat and veggie. Everyday I have a SF NF vanilla latte from McDonalds, small. Some days I may have wo. I must be doing something right, still losing.

[MrsNellieC 23]

I discovered freeze dried fruit and Passion fruit Tazo (caffeine free) tea today!!!! HEAVEN!

[Momofthing1thing2thing3 116]

too much cottage cheese...i want to throw up. Or I ate it too fast. Still sometimes forget to eat slowly.

[Nick'sMom 54]

I'm 8 days out and 21 lbs down as of yesterday. No regrets so far but I am really ready for something more substantial than creamed Soups. I did have strained split pea Soup yesterday made with milk and it was awesome. Plus it has a ton of Protein. That really satisfied me so I'm going to have it for diner again tonight. Only other complaint is the taste of the Vitamins - ug - and if I don't have enough in my stomach when I take them, that makes me nauseas. Doc said I can wait until I finish the lovenox shots..so I will Today is my first day back at work too...so far so good. Was a little light headed this morning. Not sure if it was from lack of calories or anxiety but either way, I feel fine now so I'll try not to obsess about it.

[takroom 192]

I found a good article on stalls-

http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/carmelita/blog/tag/stalls+and+plateaus

[newgrandmother 725]

ready i said the same thing about 1200 cal but thats what she wants. i didnt have oatmeal today because of the carbs she said i could have an egg instead. the eating every hour the meaning of that is to take a meal and split it up so if i have an egg eat half and than eat theother half an hour later. im good with eating ever 2-3 hours.

sweet c really, boy am i jealous

whitsmom i do fitclick.com. i didnt like fitness pal

today has been ok i only got in 2 meals so far its time for my 3rd one which will be tuna and cantalope. i want to order chili cheese fries so bad just to see if i can tolorate half. but nooooooooooooooooo i wont do it i just wont.

[Justine13 264]

I think my stall broke- I'm able to eat more now too.

[Toyaboo22 51]

I asked to be weighed today and gained 10 lbs. Everything is going wrong :-(

[Justine13 264]

I asked to be weighed today and gained 10 lbs. Everything is going wrong :-(

Are you still in hospital from clots and dehydration? If so- then those fluids would make you gain and you will lose that quickly