Out With the Old--In With the New!

[Miss Topaz 300]

Yogurt Soup sounds good! I'm going to have to look for Walden Farms products here. I remember seeing them back in MD.

Good for you on the poopin keep up with the benefiber you've started. I had no problems at all, but started soft foods this week and now - wham - issues. Doing benefiber today but may have to pick up something else tomorrow (or tonight!) to get things moving.

[FluffyChix 17,409]

Day 5 Post Op - 224.4lbs

Ok, so upfront let me just admit that the scale drives me bonkers and that it's a short trip. I know intellectually that I should not be weighing right now. I get it. LOL. But, as Hal said in 2001 Space Odyssey, "I'm sorry Dave, I can't do that." *snort*

I also want to say that I fully recognize I am the scale's little bi*ch.

I was so good yesterday. I did add in the Celebrate Vitamin Drink Stix and Calcium chewy bites. But fu*k me! There's a ton of carbs in them! I'm not real good with sugar alcohols like sorbitol and maltitol (they spike my blood sugar) and they are choc-full of them. So I'm going to go in search of new Vitamins this morning. And I'm clueless.

In my mind, I should be down to pre-surgery weight at the very minimum at 5days post surgery. I'm walking, getting plenty of Water in, and taking my vitamins. I'm also getting in around 72g of Protein daily, and between 20-25g of carbs daily. So why am I up 0.2lbs this morning? Oh, and I had a poopy too...so I don't think it's that I'm full of poop any longer! I'm eating about 400cals per day! How can ANYONE not lose weight on that amount?

Now, I know weight loss isn't linear. I know I have a lot of inflammation left from the surgery and that I'm still doing a lot of healing. Blah blah blah...but it still boils down to the irrational fear that I mutilated my digestive track for nada. No bueno por nada!

LOL, please forgive this little rant. I feel like I had one due to me, because I feel like I've been a pretty model citizen through the pre-op liquid stage to the post op liquid stage.

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Fu*k you scale!!!!

In other news, the pain is level is very, very low. I didn't even take my pain pills this morning. Will go take my gabapentin now though cuz I committed to taking it for a month. So at least that's good.

I ran a 100 degree fever last night, but it's back to being normal. As I understand it's pretty common post surgery to run low grade fevers for a while.

Ok, feel free to jump in and talk me off the ledge and cheerlead!

[MrsGamgee 756]

You know this, but maybe you need reminding... your body has gone through a massive trauma. It's in survival mode for the moment as you begin to heal. When the body is in survival mode it will hang on to fat stores like my 5 year old with his favourite stuffy. Be patient, stay the hell away from the scale, and love your new anatomy... [emoji178][emoji4] hugs to you!

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[Glamgirl 63]

I will probably react the same way and be on my scale the second I get home from surgery lol. I am sure the scale will start moving for you ! Best of luck!!!

[Angel2018 37]

I can relate! 20 days post op and finding the scales a real struggle, even though I know the theory.

Perhaps we should introduce a new stage,

Pre op liquid diet

Surgery

Clear fluids

PARANOID NEVER GOING TO LOSE WEIGHT STAGE

Puréed food

[FluffyChix 17,409]

@Angel2018 Hilarious! Love this. Make it so! I'm def in the paranoia stage!

[Angel2018 37]

[mention=334873]Angel2018[/mention] Hilarious! Love this. Make it so! I'm def in the paranoia stage! [emoji3]

I’m there with you even though I am on regular food. Feel like I am loosing my mind! Hopefully we will be laughing about these posts soon enough.

[kakatlady612 1,053]

Notice it's loose weight not lose weight? I'm ducking cause I don't want that loose blubber landing on me, I have enough of my own already![emoji307]the[emoji197]

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[Healthy_life2 8,319]

11 minutes ago, kakatlady612 said:

Notice it's loose weight not lose weight? I'm ducking cause I don't want that loose blubber landing on me, I have enough of my own already!the

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I'm loosing my patience with people correcting others in a forum...Ugggh!

[kakatlady612 1,053]

Oh jenn I'm sorry, I was just trying to make a punny joke, didn't mean to cause any grief.

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[Healthy_life2 8,319]

3 hours ago, FluffyChix said:

Day 5 Post Op - 224.4lbs

Ok, so upfront let me just admit that the scale drives me bonkers and that it's a short trip. I know intellectually that I should not be weighing right now. I get it. LOL. But, as Hal said in 2001 Space Odyssey, "I'm sorry Dave, I can't do that." *snort*

I also want to say that I fully recognize I am the scale's little bi*ch.

I was so good yesterday. I did add in the Celebrate Vitamin Drink Stix and Calcium chewy bites. But fu*k me! There's a ton of carbs in them! I'm not real good with sugar alcohols like sorbitol and maltitol (they spike my blood sugar) and they are choc-full of them. So I'm going to go in search of new Vitamins this morning. And I'm clueless.

In my mind, I should be down to pre-surgery weight at the very minimum at 5days post surgery. I'm walking, getting plenty of Water in, and taking my Vitamins. I'm also getting in around 72g of Protein daily, and between 20-25g of carbs daily. So why am I up 0.2lbs this morning? Oh, and I had a poopy too...so I don't think it's that I'm full of poop any longer! I'm eating about 400cals per day! How can ANYONE not lose weight on that amount?

Now, I know weight loss isn't linear. I know I have a lot of inflammation left from the surgery and that I'm still doing a lot of healing. Blah blah blah...but it still boils down to the irrational fear that I mutilated my digestive track for nada. No bueno por nada!

LOL, please forgive this little rant. I feel like I had one due to me, because I feel like I've been a pretty model citizen through the pre-op liquid stage to the post op liquid stage.

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Fu*k you scale!!!!

In other news, the pain is level is very, very low. I didn't even take my pain pills this morning. Will go take my gabapentin now though cuz I committed to taking it for a month. So at least that's good.

I ran a 100 degree fever last night, but it's back to being normal. As I understand it's pretty common post surgery to run low grade fevers for a while.

Ok, feel free to jump in and talk me off the ledge and cheerlead!

5 days! whoop whoop! Bring out the pom pom's!

As positive as you usually are we give you a pass on the rant Soon you will beat the dang scale and be flufflesschix

[newself 98]

I weighed like you did...and was just as freaked out, but I went back and read in other forums that folks who have lost a good amount of weight prior to surgery often do not lose in the beginning.... like an early 3 week stall? I don't know but I'm holding onto that theory for dear life! and told my husband to hide the scale from me! You are doing great! You've got this!

[Biddy zz 🏳️🌈 1,003]

I have additions to the “paranoid I am never going to lose weight” stage (which, incidentally, is a recurring stage - at a minimum you get this stage at 3 weeks, 6 weeks, and I dare say there will be more.

There is the “OMG I can eat anything, did he really DO the surgery” stage.

This is quickly followed by the “omg I am losing weight so fast because I can’t eat much and how do I eventually stop this weight loss” stage.

I have gone through the “pretty miserable that all I can eat forever is Haloumi and yoghurt” stage, as well as the “hell I am so lucky at my food because my favourites are Haloumi and yoghurt” stage.

And of course the “why is no-one commenting on my weight loss” stage, and it’s cousin the “it is embarrassing how everyone is commenting on my weightloss” stage.

[FluffyChix 17,409]

2 minutes ago, Biddynz said:

I have additions to the “paranoid I am never going to lose weight” stage (which, incidentally, is a recurring stage - at a minimum you get this stage at 3 weeks, 6 weeks, and I dare say there will be more.

There is the “OMG I can eat anything, did he really DO the surgery” stage.

This is quickly followed by the “omg I am losing weight so fast because I can’t eat much and how do I eventually stop this weight loss” stage.

I have gone through the “pretty miserable that all I can eat forever is Haloumi and yoghurt” stage, as well as the “hell I am so lucky at my food because my favourites are Haloumi and yoghurt” stage.

And of course the “why is no-one commenting on my weight loss” stage, and it’s cousin the “it is embarrassing how everyone is commenting on my weightloss” stage.

Oh dear Lord, these are priceless!!!!! ROFLMAO!!!! I you. I truly do. You complete me!!!!

[LaLaDee 519]

At 6 months post surgery, I can confirm that my scale paranoia is still strong. I don’t lose any weight one week and I convince myself that I will never lose weight again!

These stages can repeat themselves!