April Operation Buddies

[S!NNER 3]

How did you all go with your Protein target after surgery? Im trying to get as much as possible, 100g but ideally 145g.

I gotta say. It's hard!

[Heatherhagge 1]

My surgery day is April 30th. Bypass. Anyone share that date?

[Yorkshire1 2]

Had my sleeve surgery yesterday

The recovery is rough… a lot of pain, really painful bloated feeling, just slept on and off for 24 hours

morning after I feel much better, can walk around but really struggling to take any liquid, it’s very painful / uncomfortable to drink - was everyone else similar?

[S!NNER 3]

So I was 6 days out from VSG surgery when I tested positive for COVID-19.

I mostly feel fine, apart from my throat. It's really prickly and sore. To the point that I am really struggling to get anything down. It has gotten worse over the past 12 hours, to the point that I'm wondering whether the remedies I have used (Saltwater gargle, sugarfree difflam) have done more harm than good.

My weight loss clinic doesn't open till Monday. I am really struggling here! 😫

[CarlaGay 4]

I had surgery April 16th. Excited to bite something Wednesday but so far I think I have been doing well. 210 start 187.8 this morning I’m only 5’.

[CarlaGay 4]

I was sick the week before my surgery but thank goodness I was good about 2 days before

[JunisNana 0]

4/15! RNY

Im exactly 15 days post op and feeling amazing.

[SantaFeJennifer 7]

Good to hear. I am 11 days post op and feeling pretty darn good as well. It was rougher than I thought it would be…I also had a hiatal hernia repaired at the same time. It’s amazing how our bodies heal!

Off and running 🏃‍♀️

[Yorkshire1 2]

Wow well done guys, sounds amazing progress

I had my surgery 6 days ago… I’m sipping around a litre of Protein Water and tried to have a bit of really thin Soup with some added Protein Powder but I’m really struggling with the pain as the food / water makes its way down - really hindering me reaching the intakes I should be.

Still, I just keep telling myself it is what it is, I keep trying and I’m sure my body will heal enough to get what I need soon.

[SaraSara4 16]

Had my surgery on 4/24 so far so good 😊

Edited May 5, 2024 by SaraSara4

[S!NNER 3]

Its May 6th. So I'm 17 days out.

I'm on the pureed foods. It's ok. Srammbled eggs is a nice treat. I never thought I'd say this, but I'm over chocolate flavoured shakes!

I'm halfway to my goal weight already. Sounds scary! I'm not actually that worried about the scale: I want to see abs!

COVIC is just a distant memory. It's hard to hit the Protein target but I'm getting close. I hate pureed food. Thick lentil Soup is a go-to food.

[Yorkshire1 2]

6 hours ago, S!NNER said:

Its May 6th. So I'm 17 days out.

I'm on the pureed foods. It's ok. Srammbled eggs is a nice treat. I never thought I'd say this, but I'm over chocolate flavoured shakes!

I'm halfway to my goal weight already. Sounds scary! I'm not actually that worried about the scale: I want to see abs!

COVIC is just a distant memory. It's hard to hit the Protein target but I'm getting close. I hate pureed food. Thick lentil Soup is a go-to food.

Hi S1n,

I start pureed on Wednesday, since the beginning I’ve not been looking forward to that stage… now after nearly a month of only liquid I can’t wait to puree something! 😂

halfway through your target already is huge, wow - well done… I don’t really have a target which is probably a bit strange, I guess I have a rough amount that I’d be happy to weigh and I’m probably around half way there too… amazing the difference a month can make!

have you done much exercise yet? I’ve only really done some pretty easy walking, bending / stretching I do get shooting pains if now careful so am reluctant to do anything more strenuous yet.

back to work tomorrow and I commute to work in a different country to where I live so not really looking forward to that!

[S!NNER 3]

3 hours ago, Yorkshire1 said:

Hi S1n,

I start pureed on Wednesday, since the beginning I’ve not been looking forward to that stage… now after nearly a month of only liquid I can’t wait to puree something! 😂

halfway through your target already is huge, wow - well done… I don’t really have a target which is probably a bit strange, I guess I have a rough amount that I’d be happy to weigh and I’m probably around half way there too… amazing the difference a month can make!

have you done much exercise yet? I’ve only really done some pretty easy walking, bending / stretching I do get shooting pains if now careful so am reluctant to do anything more strenuous yet.

back to work tomorrow and I commute to work in a different country to where I live so not really looking forward to that!

I am hesitant to say that I have a weight target, because I really want more than that. I want to be able to run and move and wear the clothes I want to wear. I want to have a low resting heart rate. I want to be able to play sports with my son. There's so much more than a number on a scale.

I have probably spent 15,000 hours at the gym. I have a lot of skeletal muscle, but it's not really visible. I always felt too humble to want big muscles, but why? I've done the work. Why shouldn't I enjoy and take pride in it?

I have been walking. Not a lot, between 6 and 10 thousand steps a day. I have some chronic shoulder injuries, but I can't wait to get back to lifting. I love lifting weights. I am thinking another two weeks off. In the meantime, I want to get back to stationary bike and a lot of stretching!