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March 2013 Post Op "A New Life 2013"



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Kraney' date=' I feel your pain! I was in the hospital for 4 days last week use to severe Dehydration and severe potassium deficiency. I had been throwing up and had diareah for weeks. Spent 3 different days in the ER prior to being hospitalized. I dropped more than 60 pounds since March 5th and felt like I was dying with every pound I lost. I am still in the regretful stage because I have not felt good one day since the surgery. To make matters worse I can not find a Protein Shake I can tolerate without vomiting. I am at a point watching TV commercials with food make me gag.

I wish you well on your tests. I went thru the same thing last week and the contrast is just so hard to drink and keep down. Keep us posted on your tests and health.

Sent from my iPad using RNYTalk / surgery date March 5, 2013[/quote']

Sorry to hear that you were in the hospital. I hope they got you back n track. I've been out for a few weeks now. It's still been a struggle to get Protein in. Especially Protein Drinks they all make me wanna vomit. I am just trying to get more protein through foods now and it as been a struggle. I haven't lost anything since I was released from the hospital. :/ just trying to give it time. Have my first follow up with surgeon tomorrow. Hopefully it will all go well. :) I hope you are able to keep dehydration away!

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I am getting so tired of this Plateau!! I gym, try make sure I am not deviating from the diet. I just cannot break past 38lbs lost so far. I am getting frustrated.

I know it will come, but got follow up with Dietician and Surgeon tomorrow and was really hoping for a lower weight to show on the scale.< /p>

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I am getting so tired of this Plateau!! I gym, try make sure I am not deviating from the diet. I just cannot break past 38lbs lost so far. I am getting frustrated.

I know it will come, but got follow up with Dietician and Surgeon tomorrow and was really hoping for a lower weight to show on the scale.< /p>

I hear ya I'm in the same boat! Stay in the fight the scale will start moving for us! I like for my doc to say well done, your doing great it's an adjustment for us. I just want to get back to feeling normal. Hang in there and look at the bright side 38 lbs IS great!

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I am getting so tired of this Plateau!! I gym' date=' try make sure I am not deviating from the diet. I just cannot break past 38lbs lost so far. I am getting frustrated.

I know it will come, but got follow up with Dietician and Surgeon tomorrow and was really hoping for a lower weight to show on the scale.[/quote']

I just broke past mine after three weeks of no loss! Had to up my Protein and liquids and it finally happened. Good luck to you. You will be past it soon.

HW 229, SW 214, CW 188. RNY 3/14/13

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I feel ya! I had a stall for two weeks... Finally down to 180 !!! Can't wait to hit 160 !

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Hi everyone, I had my WLS on 03/22 and Find all the post so helpful! I'm still trying to figure out how to navigate thru the RNY talk. Hopefully I get it soon, so I can comment and ask questions. The best to all of us on this lifetime journey :)

WLS 03/22/13 HW 276 PSW 237 CW 213.4

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Hi everyone' date=' I had my WLS on 03/22 and Find all the post so helpful! I'm still trying to figure out how to navigate thru the RNY talk. Hopefully I get it soon, so I can comment and ask questions. The best to all of us on this lifetime journey :)

WLS 03/22/13 HW 276 PSW 237 CW 213.4[/quote']

Welcome!! Great having a fellow loser on the forums. Feel free to ask any questions and we wi help where we can.

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My surgery was 3/21 and I just broke through my 10 day stall. I upped the Protein and kept at it and am finally seeing results again.

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Hello marchers! I have been a bad RNYer this past week. I had to go to Punta Cana for work and I fell of the wagon somewhat. Not meeting Protein goals, exercise was minimal, I had high fat and high sugar foods. I did not dump on anything which makes me scared that I will go back to bad habits. I drank with some meals and before and after too, sometimes I had a few sips of wine. I also had a high sugar piña colada and other fruity drinks. Before surgery it would take a lot of alcohol to get me buzzed. It seems the same is true after surgery. I didn't have enough alcohol to get me buzzed even once. I also did not get in my Vitamins at all and drank soda!

I am determined to get back to my good habits starting right now. But again it scares me that I was able to do all that last week with no repercussions. I even lost 5 lbs.

I hope everyone else is doing better than me!

HW 283. SW265. SD 3/22/13! CW 235

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Woo hoo!! 42lbs down.

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Woo hoo!! 42lbs down.

What are you eating/doing??? I'm stuck again :(

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What are you eating/doing??? I'm stuck again :(

I won't lie, i was on a plateau for almost 2 weeks, my surgery buddy said that you need to make sure you getting enough Protein and getting enough Water in. and no kidding the next day i lost almost 2lbs, and it is continuing.

give it a try, always eat your protein first, and make sure you getting enough water. drinking anything else but water, will most likely keep you on your Plateau. had constant losses for the past 3days.

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I won't lie, i was on a plateau for almost 2 weeks, my surgery buddy said that you need to make sure you getting enough Protein and getting enough Water in. and no kidding the next day i lost almost 2lbs, and it is continuing.

give it a try, always eat your protein first, and make sure you getting enough water. drinking anything else but water, will most likely keep you on your Plateau. had constant losses for the past 3days.

Thanks! Water is the issue. I was drinking all water and started with crystal light now I drink all crystal light. Thanks for the info I will start today!!!

Congrats to u :)

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Thanks! Water is the issue. I was drinking all water and started with crystal light now I drink all crystal light. Thanks for the info I will start today!!!

Congrats to u :)

It's a good thing. I thought all the other things I was drinking was good enough, clearly not. Let me/us know if it helps in the next day or two. I am almost 100% sure it will.

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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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