Had my bypass on January 4!!! So I am two wks post op and I graduated to stage 3! I am super excited!!!!!! What stage is everyone on?????



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Stage stalled... I mean four...

Stage stalled... I mean four...

When was your surgery?

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Just now, lyfechanging said:

When was your surgery?

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11/7/17

11/7/17

What was your most difficult hurdle to overcome once you had surgery?

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3 hours ago, lyfechanging said:

What was your most difficult hurdle to overcome once you had surgery?

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I don't think it was one major thing :

Time management of getting all the fluids and protein sources in. What I didn't realize is that it would become more possible over time. I still struggle sometimes but I track and use alarms.

Not to sound high and mighty (because I'm not) but Im so grateful I don't have food issues like cravings, I can't imagine how rough that would be.

If it's off plan (within reason ) I don't even come close. I even went as far as to sneak protein chips into the movie theater (shhhhh don't tell)

If I'm hungry while out and can't find anything plan approved I buy a protein shake, a juicebar smoothie that will have protein, unsweetened drink or coffee and work on hydration until I get home.

But I really need to work on eating dense proteins, I'm choosing easier ones (like egg and cheese ) because they are ... easy

but according to my NUT that doesn't help my system go back to normal

Realizing my journey will never be like the rapid weight loss stories I hear about. So far absolutely no complications. But I stall often and lose slowly. I started at 249 and now im at 209 at 2 months post op. Slow but I hope steady. I could live with that.

I hope that helps

I don't think it was one major thing :
Time management of getting all the fluids and Protein sources in. What I didn't realize is that it would become more possible over time. I still struggle sometimes but I track and use alarms.
Not to sound high and mighty (because I'm not) but Im so grateful I don't have food issues like cravings, I can't imagine how rough that would be.
If it's off plan (within reason ) I don't even come close. I even went as far as to sneak protein chips into the movie theater (shhhhh don't tell)
If I'm hungry while out and can't find anything plan approved I buy a Protein Shake, a juicebar smoothie that will have protein, unsweetened drink or coffee and work on hydration until I get home.
But I really need to work on eating dense Proteins, I'm choosing easier ones (like egg and cheese ) because they are ... easy
but according to my NUT that doesn't help my system go back to normal
Realizing my journey will never be like the rapid weight loss stories I hear about. So far absolutely no complications. But I stall often and lose slowly. I started at 249 and now im at 209 at 2 months post op. Slow but I hope steady. I could live with that.
I hope that helps

249 down to 209...... that is amazing.... sounds like you are doing a wonderful job. Keep it up. 40lbs in 2 months is great work. Congrats!

7 minutes ago, JazmaniaRNY said:

249 down to 209...... that is amazing.... sounds like you are doing a wonderful job. Keep it up. 40lbs in 2 months is great work. Congrats!

Thanks!!! But I meant to write my starting weight was 249 surgical weight was 238.

Also I had a sleeve not a RNY, so our situations will not be similar. You will loss faster and go into maintenance sooner. I have about 16 months more months of slow weight loss ahead of me...

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@tealael that is amazing! Keep up the good work. Now since I just had my surgery I am finding that the fluids are hard to intake and now I'm in so much pain all I do is sleep and walk around the house and I get upset because I want to do more! But I will slowly get there!

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I am 11 days out and starting phase 3 this weekend. On my 1st pre-op visit (8 days after surgery), the doc gave me the okay to start incorporating soft foods, but I decided to ease my way into that phase. Started out with eating a couple 1" noodles (chicken noodle soup - no chicken), then yesterday I added zucchini strips to my soup. So far so good. I am down 16 lbs since surgery day weight.

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I am 11 days out and starting phase 3 this weekend. On my 1st pre-op visit (8 days after surgery), the doc gave me the okay to start incorporating soft foods, but I decided to ease my way into that phase. Started out with eating a couple 1" noodles (chicken noodle Soup - no chicken), then yesterday I added zucchini strips to my soup. So far so good. I am down 16 lbs since surgery day weight.

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That is so good! Keep up the good work. I can't eat pasta or bread on stage 3 so hopefully this is gonna stick and I can stay off of the pasta and bread items. I really can't eat the veggies and fruits now. Fruits only if they have no seeds or skins and veggies if it's those steam bag veggies. I can't keep anything down. Well since I started stage 3 I only added eggs and I can't keep it down. So idk what is going on. This whole 30 min wait to eat or drink is driving me CRAZY! But it's just been 3 days. We can keep this up!

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@Tealael Great post girl--very helpful! Thanks so much! BTW, so happy you're doing great!!!

1 hour ago, FluffyChix said:

@Tealael Great post girl--very helpful! Thanks so much! BTW, so happy you're doing great!!!

@tealael that is amazing! Keep up the good work. Now since I just had my surgery I am finding that the fluids are hard to intake and now I'm in so much pain all I do is sleep and walk around the house and I get upset because I want to do more! But I will slowly get there!

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I have read alot about the fluids being hard to intake. Is it because you're still hungry? Is the pain that bad? It looks as though its laparoscopic surgery.

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Thanks!!! But I meant to write my starting weight was 249 surgical weight was 238.
Also I had a sleeve not a RNY, so our situations will not be similar. You will loss faster and go into maintenance sooner. I have about 16 months more months of slow weight loss ahead of me...

Hi what is RNY?

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Thanks!!! But I meant to write my starting weight was 249 surgical weight was 238.
Also I had a sleeve not a RNY, so our situations will not be similar. You will loss faster and go into maintenance sooner. I have about 16 months more months of slow weight loss ahead of me...

It catches up. We will be there soon enough. Either way keep it up.... day by day. I am 260 hope to be 250 on surgery date.