amberj

ive only lost 30 pounds and have the same problem so you arent alone. I have a feeling this is only the beginning and that i will look better with clothes on for a long while. maybe when we can start exercising more it will get better. best of luck!

I didnt have to do anything. No supervised diets or anything. It got submitted and I was approved within a week. I guess it just depends on your case and history.

it took me a week to get approved and the surgeons insurance coordinator called me the same day to let me know it was approved. i got a letter a few days later. so stay in touch with our surgeons office. they will know before you do.

my favorite is chike chocolate. no after taste and it doesn't smell horrible. the strawberry and vanilla are good too

they do get more supportive as the process goes on. My fiance' was 100% against me getting the surgery. The night before i had it he started a big fight on purpose. I sat on the bed next to him crying my eyes out and tried my best to explain why I needed this. I have never told him how much I weighed, he never imagined it was 341 pounds. I told him I needed this for my 2 small children, for our future because if something didn't change I wouldn't make it to the future. He was scared. the morning of surgery he apologized and started to cry and said please come back home. He was so afraid I would die in the hospital. His previous wife had died her sleep and he didn't want to lose me to. He is seeing how much it is helping me and slowly starting to support me. He still says things like "are you sure you can eat that" which gets on my nerves because he has no clue. I told him the answer to getting rid of the fears is to research and read. I tried to involve hiom in the research process but he never thought i'd actually go through with it and ignored me. He is a little worried of how things will be after the weight loss and says things like " ill have my bags packed when you get small". just insecurities. He knows i wouldnt go anywhere. we have beautiful children together and i love him so very much because he has always saw beyond my flaws and accepted me as i was. All we can do is reassure those that we love that this is safe and necessary. we are doing it because we dont want to have to miss a moment with them. Life is short enough as it is. This will prolong our lives so we can share one more smile and make one more memory. Give him time, give him the material, and tell him you need him to be on your side through all of this. If he truly loves you he will want nothing more than to see you happy and healthy. All in all, do it anyways and let time work its magic on him. he will change his mind!

Im almost 2 weeks post op too and have just lost 9 pounds so i am with you on feeling like you're not losing fast enough. I had to put my scale away it was making me depressed. I get about 650 cals a day and I do my best to get all 60 g of Protein. i also try and exercise everyday for 30 mins at the workout room in my apartment complex and I dance to the Wii game just dance for like 6 songs every other day. At this rate I know the weight has to come off at some point. My 4 year old eats more than me! Hopefully we will get out of the funk and get on the weightless train soon! Happy losing

it does get better. i think our minds have to play catch up with our tummy. im a little over a week out and it is just now getting to where i am not hungry as bad. I have started adding thicker liquids like pureed bean soup to my diet and that helps so much. i dont get hungry again for about 5 hours and i drink water the entire time in between so something is always in my stomach. the cravings however, are still here. but i do a chew it up spit it out routine when i really feel like i have to taste something. the craving goes away instantly. It will get easier. just hang in there!

im in school now and had my surgery last week. the first 3 days i didnt want to do anything but after that i was fine. Im taking 12 hours this semester. Im just lazy when it comes to assignments, Im about to start on a paper now that i shouldve done a week ago. I'd say it is up to you on how fast you get back into the work. If youre able, do things a head of time and submit them early. Take the time to heal, let your professors know what is going on in case you miss something. they are generally understanding.

i hadmy surgery one week ago. i started walking on the treadmill on monday. I dont over do it. I stay on for 25 minutes and walk at a pace of 2.5 to 3 mph. when i get tired i stop for a few minutes and rest then start again. listen to your body and take breaks accordingly. I figures the treadmill was the same as walking up and down the street which my dr suggested doing when i felt up to it. at first i was told to only walk around my house but that gets boring and when i felt good enough i started outside.

i fully understand. i hate the protein drinks with the exception of chike chocolate. i just tried it this morinng hot and it was really good. im supposed to be on another week of full liquids but ive tried introducing some thin pureed soups into my diet and im tolerating them pretty well. yesterday i ate about 10 baby spoons of pureed bean soup. i was full!beans are a real good source of protein as well. the liquid phase is really hard because you want to eat other things. my biggest thing is i want meat so bad! Id love to have some chicken salad or tuna fish! but i know i have to wait another week for that.

unjury has an unflavored one they you can just add to the soups you are already eating and they have a chicken flavored one too. i havent tried them, but ive heard they are okay. If you are on full liquids, greek yogurt is an awesome source of protein. i only drink one shake a day and eat the greek yogurt for the rest of my protein. its not really sweet and you can kind of dress it up any way you want.

this thread made me laugh. i felt like the only one doing this too. my grandma was making cookies and i just wanted to taste them so i chewed and spit. and i've done it with french fries and fish sticks. weird i know but when you smell something sometimes you just want it. maybe its not a step in the right direction as far as changing my lifestyle, but i could have swallowed and chose not to so i take that as a positive thing. I hope it gets easier as time goes on.