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Your 1st month weight loss story!

WendyRae

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WendyRae    0

WendyRae
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Hi...

I would like to hear the ups and downs of your weight loss the first month post-op. Please be very detailed......

Thanks tons.......

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well my surgery was on 12-12-07 was in surgery at 930 and out at 1030 . i felt great other than being sore i was great. left the hosp the next day and went shopping to finish christmas. the following 2 days i just rested and sipped on Water. then i started with the broths and popsicles sf and ff. and i just alternated that stuff back and forth for about a week. then the second week i started with the full liquids and started my protien drinks. and the broths for rest of that week. i went and got my staples out on the 26th of december. and i weighed in and lost 24 pounds. then i started the pureed stage for a week and i was not to keen on this one other than the applesauce and sf ff pudding and some mash potatos. then i started a week of soft foods. which was a little better more texture and able to chew again. went to first post op appt on january 7th. got my first fill weighed the same. so i was like well maybe this fill will help and it did i lave lost 10 pounds and its the 13th now. so im down 34 pounds in a month and 1 day so its excited yet frustrating. cause i want more weight off. but it will come in time. so now im on regular foods which is nice. but i need more restriction. so i go on the 4th of february to get another fill. but all and all i feel great.

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brez1015    0

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wendyrae,

this is a great question i will be interested to hear the answers myself i was banded on the 11th. how are you doing?

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globally yours    0

globally yours
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Thanks for this thread. I've been lurking in the background on and off for months. We went to a seminar Thursday, and felt very positive afterwards. Spent Friday evening filling out the paperwork, wrote a letter to my PCP, which is the only thing I'm waiting on to be able to turn in my package.

I'm excited and nervous at the same time, but feel like it's time to take control of my weight problem, which has been haunting my entire life.

Thanks again for the post, and will be watching with you.

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Great question. I'll be a month out from surgery tomorrow. I did not stick with the liquid diet for two weeks. I modified it because I was starving. So I added Soups, puddings, yogurts, and cream of wheat from day 5 on...I started real food (minus breads and red meats) on day 13. I did not want to starve myself. I did not want to shock my body. I lost 9 pounds in the first two weeks and have lost four more for a total of 13 pounds in the first month. I am VERY happy with this. I do not feel deprived nor have I changed the way I eat drastically. I have never had a Protein Shake nor do I intend to ever let one touch my lips. I eat my Protein first, I don't drink with meals and I have a little restriction even though I don't have anything in my band yet (not until Feb. 19!!!). I look forward to many more months of the same kind of weight loss. I can do this...no problem! All the best to you!

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well my surgery was on 12-12-07 was in surgery at 930 and out at 1030 . i felt great other than being sore i was great. left the hosp the next day and went shopping to finish christmas. the following 2 days i just rested and sipped on Water. then i started with the broths and popsicles sf and ff. and i just alternated that stuff back and forth for about a week. then the second week i started with the full liquids and started my protien drinks. and the broths for rest of that week. i went and got my staples out on the 26th of december. and i weighed in and lost 24 pounds. then i started the pureed stage for a week and i was not to keen on this one other than the applesauce and sf ff pudding and some mash potatos. then i started a week of soft foods. which was a little better more texture and able to chew again. went to first post op appt on january 7th. got my first fill weighed the same. so i was like well maybe this fill will help and it did i lave lost 10 pounds and its the 13th now. so im down 34 pounds in a month and 1 day so its excited yet frustrating. cause i want more weight off. but it will come in time. so now im on regular foods which is nice. but i need more restriction. so i go on the 4th of february to get another fill. but all and all i feel great.

34 lbs in the first month and you are disappointed? Crikey I'll be dancing on the ceiling if I get those results. :)

You sound like you are doing great!

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Thanks for this post, it is inspiring and instills some hope.

I'm on day2 of my post-op liquid diet and I'm really struggling to get enough Fluid in. I still have bad gas pains under my ribs so don't really feel like drinking too much. I'm allowed to have shakes, so my Optifast is my staple, along with Water. Never thought I would be so keen to drink optifast!

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      1. Selina333

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    • Alisa_S

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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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      1. LeighaTR

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        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      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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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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