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Somebody, anybody please explain to me why some of us sneeze when we're full. The most ridiculous thing I have ever heard of. I have sneezed eight, even ten times in a row. Makes absolutely no sense! Sorry Jenn - didn't mean to hijack your thread. I have times (like today), sometimes several days in a row, where I'm just not hungry. I literally have to force myself to eat. Not so much full all of the time like you, just no appetite. Then some days, maybe two or three times a month, I could eat anything that doesn't move. In both cases there is no pattern or cause that I've been able to identify, Just...happens. We should call this thread "Stupid Stuff That Makes No Sense"!

You're certainly welcome and there really are a LOT of folks here anxious to offer support any time it's needed. If you haven't already, you might consider inviting hubby to a support group and even one or more doctor's appointments. There are a surprising number of stories of spouses "turning around" when they start to understand how life-changing this journey can be and how overwhelmingly the odds are in your favor of a successful outcome.

The easiest way to change ANY of your goals is from their website. So go to www.myfitnesspal.com and login. You will have to register (very easy) if you haven't done so already. Once you're logged in click on Goals > Change Goals > Custom > Continue. From that page you can change every goal in the app including calories, carbs/protein/fat percentage goals, and anything else right down to individual Vitamin goals. When you're done click Change Goals. Your new goals will synch with your phone the next time you open the app. Let me know if you have any problem!

You may not have had any support in the past but - you do now. We're a very supporting group of folks!! You're gonna love the new you!!

I'm somewhat familiar with Livestrong (their website) but not with their logging app. I would love to read your thoughts on it. Ease of use, size and user friendliness of their food database, information the app provides on your daily/weekly carbs/fats/proteins, or anything else that you would care to share! There are lots of apps out there and I think many of us would love to hear about the features, strengths and weaknesses of various options. Thanks so much!!

Doctors are all over the place when it comes to recommended daily protein so as others have said, call your doctor to find out what you goal should be. It is always best to get your protein (and all of your nutrients) from real food. But what I believe is even more important is getting ALL of your doctor's recommended protein, every day. Protein is important for a whole list of reasons including being used heavily by your body for healing and protecting you from bacterial and viral infections just to name a couple. Since protein requirements for us RNY folks can be pretty high (up to 100g a day), getting ALL of your protein from real food can be challenging. That's where supplements come in. My doctor recommends 100g of protein a day. I found that to be almost impossible without a protein supplement. There are any number of options and your choice will likely be based as much on your taste buds as anything else. I hit my 100g daily protein goal about 95% of the time but - I drink a 35g Protein shake for Breakfast just about every day of the world. I always have three flavors on hand. Two flavors I order all of the time and I rotate the third flavor among various options. Call your doctor and find out what he/she recommends for your daily protein goal. If you can get all of the recommended protein from food, that's ideal. If you can't, supplements are good - well, supplements! Consistently falling short of your protein goal is not a healthy option. You're gonna love the new you!!

The method that music describes is probably the one most often used. But there is another alternative that may help in some cases. I'll use green Beans as an example. Open MFP, go to your diary and then enter "green beans" in the search field. The first option that comes us is "Beans - Green (8oz.)(226g)". Tap on that entry. The first field on that screen is "Serving Size" and is showing 226g. But if you look immediately to the right of 226g you will see an arrow. Tap the arrow or really anywhere in the "Serving Size" field and it will open to show you serving size options. In this case, you have two options - 226g which is the default (as noted by the check mark in that field) or 1g. Those are your options. But the options you have will depend on the food you search for. For example, if you search for "Yogurt", choose the first entry, and then tap anywhere in the "Serving Size" field, you will see options for 6oz or 1oz. Many of us are more comfortable with those measurements as opposed to metric. If you play around with searches for different foods, you'll find that still other options are available for different foods. One I'm looking at right now has options for "0.5 cups", "1 cup", or "1 container (1.8 cups ea.)". Finally, if you do a search for a food and there are any number of options for essentially the same food (usually the case), different ones may have different serving size options. It's a little tedious to check several options to hopefully find one that has the serving size you want. But in many cases you only have to do it once - especially if it's something you eat frequently. Hope that helps!

Wow. You're story is indeed inspiring. And it's about much more than just food logging. The surgery we've all either chosen or are considering. The countless, often untold stories that motivate us to overcome our fears for the promise of a second, life-changing opportunity. The commitment required to set an ambitious goal. And the satisfaction and impossible to describe "high" of making that goal a reality. Thank you for sharing your story. The police will be fortunate to add you to their ranks. And I still think you're a perfectionist! LOL

Music, I really think that you're being too hard on yourself. Most folks consider my 100g of protein a day a lot. You're goaling even more than that which is fine but missing it by 4% is pretty dang close. 425 over on calories - that's 65 calories a day. A little room for improvement but hardly serious. And 100g UNDER on fat - I'd kill for that number!! Two questions for you. One - are you a perfectionist. Because I am. And reading your post screams perfectionist at me. People often think being a perfectionist is a good thing. And not one of them is one! I am and I know how frustrating it can be. Logging increases your control exponentially but very narrow tolerances are not realistic. And not necessary. Two - how's your weight doing? I'm not foolish enough to ask a lady her weight. What I'm asking is where you're at relative to your maintenance goal weight. When all is said and done, the bottom line is how your weight is responding to your diet. For what it's worth, I think you're doing great!!

Smoking and the use of NSAIDS are among the most common causes strongly linked with post-op ulcers. As you can see from the replies above, your surgeon is likely in the minority of surgeons who do not require their patients to stop smoking. I've seen posts on the forum where surgeons have cancelled surgeries because a patient tested positive for nicotine. I like your idea - take advantage of this as a GREAT opportunity and motivation to quit smoking. I smoked for many years so I appreciate how difficult it is. But you're never going to have a better opportunity to make the change. You're gonna love the new you!!

Do you maintain a food log? If not, now is the time to start. You will be amazed at the results. Join us on the thread "Food Logs Discussion". Just enter that title in the Search box near the top of this page on the right and select "Forums" to search. Next to your pouch, logging is the single most powerful tool you can have in your arsenal. Study after study has shown that loggers lose more weight, lose it faster, and most importantly of all, are much more successful at maintaining your goal weight long term. Join us! You're gonna love the new you!!

Lol! Well put SoccerMomma! I'm just the opposite but regardless of the challenge, logging puts an end to guessing!

Lol. I wish I could say that there's some interesting story behind it but the truth is it just feels right to me. I really am lovin the new me and there are an awful lot of folks on the forum that are feeling the same way about their success! Just seems to say it all. You're gonna love the new you!!

If I didn't log, I'd ALWAYS underestimate EVERYTHING!

The vast majority of folks never experience complications following bypass surgery. Estimates vary depending on which study you read but roughly 10% of bypass patients experience "minor" complications. Things like nausea, vomiting, dumping, marginal ulcers, wound infections and minor bleeding. Minor complications are not likely to land you back in the hospital. The incidence of "major" complications is somewhere between 1% and 5%. That would include things like blood clots, heart attack, serious infections or bleeding. There are always exceptions but the incidence of major complications drops dramatically after 30 days post-op. There are always risks with any surgery but the odds are very much in your favor and you're gonna love the new you!!

In a follow-up with my surgeon (after the ulcer was healed) she said to continue the two a day Prevacid. It was presumably instrumental in healing the ulcer so I got no problem with taking it! I can't comment on possible Prevacid side effects. It would be easy enough to Google it but I've never noticed anything (at all) that would lead me to believe I was experiencing some kind of side effect so I never checked. Mine is Rx - 30mg. If yours is Rx as well, then your doctor must have written the script with "x" number of refills. If it's not Rx, then there is obviously a lower dosage available over the counter. I have tremendous confidence in my surgeon - if she says "do it", I do it. Heck, I trusted her enough to rearrange my plumbing so I gotta trust her enough to keep it in good working order. Lol!

Good morning guys! Here's the story from last week which I'm calling "Terrible Tuesday": Carbs/Fat/Protein percentages: 38/35/27 Weight last Monday: 151.8 Weight this morning: 151.6 Calories: 1283 OVER weekly goal. I set a goal of 1700 cals a day for this week trying to get back to my minimum weight of 153. My average was 1783 and still didn't make my minimum. Protein: 689g for the week. Almost my 100g a day goal. Carbs: About 10% BELOW goal. That took a little effort this week. Fiber: 17g BELOW goal. Fell short of making my Fiber goal two weeks in a row but I was close and that's an improvement over past weeks and months. Sodium: 3248mg OVER goal. Not exactly a surprise as you'll see below. The good, the bad and the ugly sort of sums up this week! My son, a good friend and I went to see "Jobs" on Tuesday night. My son suggested we eat at Johnny Rockets since it is next door to the theater and we were short on time. In case you've been wondering - no, there isn't anything on the Johnny Rockets menu that one would call healthy. Best I could do was a grilled chicken Philly cheese Steak sandwich. How "good" was that - 720 calories. But I ate half so 360 calories. Decided to go for the fries on the side - 266 cals for about half a cup. So 626 cals for dinner. But as everyone knows, it is against the laws of the universe to go to a movie without getting some popcorn. So not wanting to get busted by the universal popcorn police - three cups of "Movie Theater Style Popcorn, With Butter" - 6 5 1 calories. In o n e meal (and a movie), I had 1277 cals. And the total for the day? 2869 cals. Did I mention it was a good movie? We really did have a great time and you have to allow yourself those special days. But... Needless to say, I had to do some adjusting to my calorie goal for the rest of the week to even come close to my 1700 cal average. Came fairly close to the cal goal but my weight just wouldn't cooperate. Still, I think it's a good example of using your log to manage your eating. There will be "Terrible Tuesdays" in everyone's life. And that's a good thing! Plan for this week - still need to gain that pound and a half so calorie goal for this week is again 1700 a day or 153 lbs, whichever comes first! You guys have a great week!!

Ulcers are a possible complication directly related to the surgery. I developed one at the anastomosis about six months post-op. No prior history of ulcers. No pain or symptoms of any kind other than I was a little anemic. Testing picked up a little blood in the stool and an endoscopy confirmed the ulcer. Treatment: my surgeon increased my prevacid from one capsule a day to two. That was it - take two pills instead of one. Four months later, second endoscopy confirmed the ulcer was completely healed.

Welcome Jenn and thank you for joining our little group of loggers!

Interesting to read how many folks at some point get away from logging for a period of time (including myself) and then "see the light" for a variety of reasons and resume their logging. Even more interesting that those of us who fit that description seem to be even more committed to logging than ever before. Makes a statement about the importance of the role that logging plays.

My Fitness Pal is excellent - highly recommended mostly because it probably has the largest food database of any of the apps on the market. The big database makes logging considerably easier and faster. That said, there are any number of apps on the market and most do pretty much the same things. Food logs have a long list of very important advantages - research studies have consistently shown that folks who maintain a log lose more weight, lose it faster and perhaps most importantly, are more successful at maintaining their goal weight long term. You're gonna love the new you!!

Good for you!! Stop by the "food Logs Discussion" thread and join in! Unfortunately loggers are a small minority of the overall RNY population but we're trying to get the word out. Great place to share your logging experience and learn from the experiences of others as well.

The difficulty in answering your question is that doctors are all over the place when it comes to post-op care and in many cases, pre-op care and diets. If it helps, my surgeon did not give me a calorie goal at two weeks out. It was all about drinking as much Water as possible and getting as much Protein as possible with the goal of 100g a day. It is not uncommon for doctors to put much more emphasis on volume as opposed to calories this soon after surgery. Your pouch is doing some serious healing and it's ability to signal the brain that it's full is likely still ineffective. That makes it easier to stretch the pouch without realizing it. So volume is a more important consideration than calories. That said, I would agree with the suggestion noted above, call your doctor. He/she knows your medical history, the details of your surgery and his/her preferences for post-op diet and how quickly he/she wants patients to progress through the process of introducing your pouch to food. You're gonna love the new you!

Good for you and there are no "little" victories in weight loss!! I celebrated every pound lost like I had hit the lotto! Lol. It's great to have a real MFP veteran on board. Compared to you I'm a beginner. Please don't hesitate to share with us any ideas on how to make it even more powerful. Love your policy on weighing once a week!! Kristy loves it too but she's too shy to say so!!

What log or app are you using and where are you at in your journey?