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2Months Post Op And Gaining!

SusieB29

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SusieB29    10

SusieB29
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I couldn't eat at all first month and only lost 18 lbs. Got endoscope and can eat ...was losing 4 per week. Now my Graves disease kicked in so bad they uped my thyroid med. It made me gain weight pre op and they told me it was my over eating.....ok (I was logging food I knew it wasn't. I gained 20 lbs in 2 weeks) now back on same dose and its not even a full week and I'm up 4 lbs. I'm gaining a lb q day. I'm so lost.

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Cheryl Barfoot    69

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oh hunny, i'm so sorry! hope they get everything figured out for you very soon!

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LosingItForMe2011    320

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Was your eating stage changed to include solids and carbs? It's natural for the body to gain weight with that because prior to we were stuck on liquids that moved quickly through. If you're logging your intake and the cals, carbs and Protein is within the correct limits that's half the battle. Are you getting in all your Water? ARe you exercising?

All factors to help get the pounds off. I just hate it when after showing your log and that you're honestly not overeating that a doctors office says you're over eating. I've read that a few times on here and it makes me wonder what center would do that to their patient. We beat ourselves up enough.....if we're truthful and we're eating right then so be it. Sounds to me like there is another issue then and they need to figure it out for you.

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SusieB29    10

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100% honest; I am eating Carbs. Right or wrong I vomit so much toast became my go too for something. ( yesterday I vomited 4xs today already once just trying tunna with mayo to make it wet...1T and with in five min it hurts and there I go. I know...tuna for Breakfast yuck but I didn't want to cook) ill wait till dinner to try again. If I vomit, ill wait n eat toast this is my average day. I will try to put Protein on the toast if it feels ok. Can't say I need a new dilation as I'm gaining weight! Good lord that would be worse .

No, I'm not drinking enough. I'll check that one...that's easy task to handle.

Depressed and happy if I get dressed so no I am being lazy, laundry is a major hooraa right now.

I have a hyper thyroid. No, I did not make a mistake its hyper. My meds are to make it NOT hyper.....side effect weight gain. Now I think its likley water....so ill tackle that first. Tomorrow is my weigh in (my own ...Thursday is my day) we will see how it goes.

I lost my job after the op and complications. Sooo its just been a stressful month. Trying to pick a focus. Trying to get well quick. Fund for letting me vent

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berniec    166

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100% honest; I am eating Carbs. Right or wrong I vomit so much toast became my go too for something. ( yesterday I vomited 4xs today already once just trying tunna with mayo to make it wet...1T and with in five min it hurts and there I go. I know...tuna for breakfast yuck but I didn't want to cook) ill wait till dinner to try again. If I vomit' date=' ill wait n eat toast this is my average day. I will try to put Protein on the toast if it feels ok. Can't say I need a new dilation as I'm gaining weight! Good lord that would be worse .

No, I'm not drinking enough. I'll check that one...that's easy task to handle.

Depressed and happy if I get dressed so no I am being lazy, laundry is a major hooraa right now.

I have a hyper thyroid. No, I did not make a mistake its hyper. My meds are to make it NOT hyper.....side effect weight gain. Now I think its likley Water....so ill tackle that first. Tomorrow is my weigh in (my own ...Thursday is my day) we will see how it goes.

I lost my job after the op and complications. Sooo its just been a stressful month. Trying to pick a focus. Trying to get well quick. Fund for letting me vent[/quote']

Sounds like your going through a lot. Stress can make you gain. Just pick up the pieces and keep pushing forward. I hope everything works out for you.

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SusieB29    10

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Well I upped my Water. I stopped my meds for 2 days and I'm down 6.5.....(in total that's .2 down from my gain of two weekish) .

I feel better emotionaly seeing "progress". I am going to push forward to move my ass and try to pick my spirits up.

I'm so glad to have a place to talk about the struggles.

Now I just wanna break 320. Small goal, but I thinly small is best.

Thank each of you for support.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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