OCTOBER 2014

[Beni 1,484]

@@DoraP

Me too. I feel like I am going to be on the books for the only person who doesn't lose weight after surgery. It is so distracting I can hardly focus on anything else. Having gone through all that we went through and now this. Everyone says , oh weight stalls are normal, this will pass. But hello this is a long stall and so early. I have not heard of anyone with a stall on week 2. It's devastating.

[walkin'onsunshine 225]

@"Beni"

thank you for the support. I bet you look great! And you will get there where people notice. We all will. That healthy, happy place. My co-workers do know... So we will see. Sounds like aside from the stall almost 30 pounds is awesome!

Also.. I lost a little in week 1. Then nothing until week 4. Now it has been coming off pretty steady.

Edited November 18, 2014 by walkin'onsunshine

[DoraP 28]

@@Beni maybe we should just give up weighins for like two weeks...

[Beni 1,484]

@@walkin'onsunshine. Really you too had a stall early on? What do you think changed? The start of your stall seems so similar to mine. If I have hope that by week 4 things will happen I can live with that. Did you do anything different around week 4 to cause a loss?

[Beni 1,484]

@@DoraP

I had decided to weigh myself every Friday but because of my bowel issues, I was trying to figure out if my lack of weight loss was due to that and was trying to figure it out. I agree, I need to pack my scale. I wish I could take it somewhere I couldn't get it. Safe deposit box for scale needed! Because I have not told anyone about my surgery, I can't really go and ask, can you keep my scale for me?

[DoraP 28]

@Beni

take out the batteries

[LisaCO 169]

Anyone foaming?

I've had three cases of "foamies" after eating chicken or turkey. Sometimes it's okay, sometimes it goes terribly wrong. Most recently tonight. It's a weird sensation where my mouth is filling with saliva and my stomachs feels something stuck uncomfortably. Then it starts this whole burping swallowing burping cycle until I either vomit or get through it. I feel like a cat with a hairball!

Yes this happened to me last night after I ate salmon for dinner. I kept spitting & equaled up vomiting. I only had an ounce. I figured I ate to fast or didnt chew it enough. I have had salmon before & did fine. It is a very unpleasant feeling.

[kimodell69 138]

@@Beni It seams that I am in a stall as well. I have only lost 14 pounds since surgery and today is the 4th day I have not lost anything. It is so frustrating!

[amylynns 802]

Thanks amylynns. I am on soft foods. I eat a lot of cottage cheese, tilapia. I did get this chicken which is weight watchers brand.. 31 grams of Protein. I cannot eat all in one sitting, but very good. I ate some steamed broccoli today. I eat eggs. I can eat Pasta, but try not to eat too much. I love Soups and chili. I found these frozen Greek yogurt bars. The chocolate is so yummy. 7 grams of protein. String cheese. lunch meets with cheese. Cooked carrots. Ground hamburger or turkey. The chicken bothered me a little. Not sure if I ate it slow enough. Veggie burgers settle well. I have been eating veggie burger with cottage cheese for lunch. I have been craving chocolate milk but have not had it due to the sugar. I had a Special K bar the other day for a treat, It settled very well. I have only had Water, no other drinks. I like red potatoes to.

Thanks! I can't wait for a little more variety. I'm on pureed until at least my 6 week check up on Dec. 1st.

[layknee 357]

Hey Honeys!! I am home! My son is acting distant, it was a very long time. After all my complications, today I can say I feel great. I tried on some jeans that haven't fit me since before I gained all the weight after the baby and they were sagging and falling off. I went food shopping and it went pretty good, I also walked 3 miles not including my 2 hours walking in the store. I missed my freedom. I am going to have extra doctors visits weekly but I am so glad to be home, I get to sleep with my baby and nomore annoying roommates lol. I am also getting 16oz of Water down in less than an hour without pain. I figured if I keep stopping myself I will never get my water in. I drink until I feel slightly full and my nut said its okay and won't stretch my pouch because its going through me. So I drink like 5oz every 15-20 mins and 4 to 5 bottles of liquid a day so 64 to 80oz. I am also having 2oz of tuna, chicken, beef, or pork 14G and then I use GENEPRO with this juice (healthy balance made with splenda or diet oceanspray) water mixure for an additional 60G of Protein, I drink that one slower so that it can absorb. I'm sorry I wrote so much I am just happy to be home and to be pain free and alive. Since getting my protein and water plus Vitamin in I barely feel weak, I am going to be cleared for solids in 2 weeks and exercise. I had to wait longer because of the complications. I still feel some regrets, but hopefully it fades completely. Okay ladies and gents, I hope everyone is great I love you all.

so happy for you Bronxy!!!????

[layknee 357]

I am starting to get really annoyed... It has been 3 weeks and my incisions are itching like hell

and they are red...

also, since 5 october I have only lost 3 kgs... which is the normal weight loss amount for anyone

but so soon after surgery shouldn't be more???? or am i paranoid? I am afraid that I am doing something wrong...

scaraway pads help with itching and reducing scars.

[freelyme 149]

So I have been silent around a week I guess, being depressed with this stupid stall. Why I thought that being silent or sequestering myself would help I don't know. I guess I am the opposite of those that feel misery loves company. I officially HATE my scale! I knew the stall was coming and was okay for the 1st 4 days but COME ON!!!! Me being desperate enough to have my intestines rearranged should equal more pounds lost on the scale. I feel like a failure, it's depressing and then I decided it is what it is. I tell myself to stay away from the scale, that I'll only weigh myself once weekly. Yeah...right. I think I need to take the scale to my parents house they love 30 minutes away and if I'm desperate enough I can weigh myself at work. Sorry for the forever post, while I'm usually cheery I guess it was time for me to be blah. Hope everyone else fairs better!!! Welcome home Beonxmerci !

[brown eyed gal 59]

freelyme, I am in the same boat as you. My surgery was Oct. 22nd. I sometimes wonder if they did anything in there at all! I'm following all the rules and as of this morning I'm only down 9 pounds. I weigh everyday and I know I shouldn't. My pants are baggy and my ring is loose, that's the only way I can tell any difference! It's very depressing! I definitely have buyers remorse. Let's hope that we both have a happier story to tell in the next 6 months!

[walkin'onsunshine 225]

freelyme, I am in the same boat as you. My surgery was Oct. 22nd. I sometimes wonder if they did anything in there at all! I'm following all the rules and as of this morning I'm only down 9 pounds. I weigh everyday and I know I shouldn't. My pants are baggy and my ring is loose, that's the only way I can tell any difference! It's very depressing! I definitely have buyers remorse. Let's hope that we both have a happier story to tell in the next 6 months!

That is exactly how I felt. As your stomach heals you start feeling more of your food as it enters and if you take in too much. And your body is still adjusting so it's not sure what to do. At about 5 weeks everything started to really work.

[walkin'onsunshine 225]

@"amylynns".

When I was on puréed I was so over it by 5 weeks. So I ate a lot of Soup and chili and chewed it in my mouth until it was puréed. Lol. ????