roboniko
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1 years have passed since you registered at VerticalSleeveTalk! Happy 1st Anniversary roboniko!
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Yes it was!! Hard to look at a shake again. Lived a lot on the Isopure drinks. Ordered at Amazon and 40gr of protein, different flavors. It really helped me.
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At what point, or time after surgery is it safe to have some nuts? I am over 2 months out and would like to incorporate some nuts back into my diet. How is the protein content?
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It is different with the sleeve for sure. I had a drink the other night and since I couldn't have coke I opted for a Amaretto DiSarono on the rocks. It is sweet but low alcohol content and went down smooth, didn't even get a buzz. Haven't tried bear yet.
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I am just over 4 weeks out and have lost 50 lbs. so far. SUppose to have 100-110 gr of protein a day. Switched over to the long term vitamins/calcium the about a week and a half ago which is about the time my syptoms started. I have been very tired or rather weak feeling and a loss of balance. I was thinking it could be stress as a lot is going on right now but just not sure. Mostly getting my protein in but not the full amount everyday. Probably average about 80-100 a day. I will probably contact my Dr. today but I am not scheduled to see him again until the 8th. Just wanted to know if this was normal at this stage of the process before I "blow the whistle"..
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Things that the Dr.'s didn't tell us!!!
roboniko replied to Ambryant's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Same here. Sizes dropping and having problems with my watch spinning around. I am ecstatic about these problems, except for the constipation of course.!! Got to work on that problem..... -
FAT ???'s and PROTEIN???'s
roboniko replied to determined1's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
This concerns me a little as I am told to take in 100-110 g of protein per day! Granted I am 6'3 but it did concern me a little. Since I have switched to the calcium citrate, centrum vitamins and B-12 supplement I have notice less energy as well. And of course constipation! This is not fun.... ANy suggestions? -
Painful Full Stomach!!
roboniko replied to roboniko's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
The problem is that it is all of a sudden. I don't think I'm fast as usually the food is getting a little cold by the time I hit that point. But I can have a bite of food and all is fine, then the next bite, BOOM, pain! Had this since the liquid stage. Difference being that back then once I could belch it was like the trapped gases were relieved and the pain went away. But now I can't belch so the pain stays. Will pace my bites in between but maybe I just did push a little too hard. I have also notice that I am hitting a wall these last 2 days. Course I haven't gotten all my Protein in either. Nutritionist says I have to have 100+ grams of protein a day. That is hard. Only way I can be sure of that is 2 or 3 Isopures and/or a Gladiator from smoothie King. But I know I will get over this hump, especially with everyones help and experience here. -
I am 3 weeks out from my surgery and am in the soft foods stage. Everything is going well and dropping weight like crazy. So far since surgery date I have lost 29lbs. My question or problem is as I am eating my tiny bit of food when I get to the point of being full that next bite becomes very painful. It is a sharp pain and I try to belch but really can't. They are more like baby belches and usually takes a minute or so for the pain to subside. Then every bite after that is the same pain. Of course when I hit that point I stop eating but was just wondering is this normal? I mean this is a sharp pain, not just a feel full pain. Went to doctor last week and everything checks out great. He mentioned that it may be a while for the new "esophagus" part to stretch a little and that was probably causing the pain. Just wanted to know if I was alone on this one.
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How do we do a private message? You can use my email too if you like. roboniko@cox.net It is funny how the doctors do things differently. I didn't have a pre op diet, just basically a modified atkins diet with limited amounts and that was only 9 days out. There seems to be no consistency.
It will take me about an hour to drink one. Usually in the morning and the evening and I just keep sipping on it, especially while watching TV or a movie I just keep it in my hand. I notice if I set it down I will stop drinking. Tomorrow is my first days back to work in full time so I am going to have to plan and REMEMBER to bring stuff with me. Usually I forget to bring it and then it is a pain.
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I had the cheddar & broccoli soup from McAllister's on my pre-op full liquid diet, but haven't had it since the surgery. I think I bought a couple of their soups at one time and had several meals from them. Hub City diner actually blended a cup of soup for me and it was awesome soup, cream of broccoli and shrimp. Very flavorful.
I think your bariatric team would NOT condemn you for what you had. Sounds like you did a good job. My doc did chide me for some smoked shrimp I had. She said it was too rubbery at this stage. My boss had the surgery 2 months before I did, and she is a complete rule follower. She is shocked that I am interpreting the rules a little differently than she did. Oh well, we do what we have to do.
I had to divide this into two posts. I got an error message saying it was too long. Maybe private messages would not be limited in length?
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Yes, I'm in Lafayette. Dr. Chu did my sleeve.
I am VERY impressed that you can drink 2 bottles of the Isopur. I'm not sure why drinking is so difficult for me. I have always been a person who always has a drink at hand (Dr. Pepper or diet Dr. Pepper or some kind of soft drink. Yeah, I know, that's one of the many reasons I needed the surgery.) Drinking water or Crystal Lite or Isopur just seems like such a chore. I'm getting my protein supplements from Smoothie King. I buy a 20 oz Gladiator which has 45 g protein, and freeze it in 4 oz servings (I bought some of their sample cups). It's the only thing I've been able to do.
Tonight for dinner I had 3 oz of salmon and an ounce of cheesy cauliflower. I'm amazed that I can be full on this amount.
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Feeling OK for th emost part. In the liquids stage till Wed, then pureed of whatever after that. Although I did cheat a little on the soups part. Went to Randols tonight and had a bowl of crawfish bisque, well half a bowl anyways. No rice and chewedthe heck out of the crawfish. It was good and most importantly I was satisfied both physically and mentally. I had time to think about if I was full or not and when to stop. So my bariatric team would probably condemn me for this I was actually happy and felt accomplished because for the first time I feel like I really had control over my eating a not the other way around. It felt good to be in control for a change. I have also had the cheddar and broccoli soup fro McAllister's. I blend the broccoli and I get 2 meals out of a bowl. VERY TASTY!
Averaging about a pound a day right now. I been drinking the Isopure w/40g of protein, 2 a day.
Who did your sleeve? Are you in Lafayette?
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Wow, Tim, it sounds like you've got a lot on your plate right now (except for food)! I'm sorry things are so stressful.
I'm not on regular foods yet. I have one more week of mushies and then move on to soft foods. I'm pretty sure I'm confusing the two. I started doing much better this past week because I added fish to my diet. I did it a little earlier than scheduled, but I had to do something to get in enough protein. I told the doc about it and she is (mostly) okay with it. My weight loss is frustratingly slow. I don't know why. I'm walking on the treadmill (only fifteen minutes a day) and I'm getting my protein in and I'm not overdoing carbs or calories. I'm still not drinking enough liquids, but I'm doing the best that I can. I feel great for parts of the day and then sink into a no energy zone for a while. I sure hope this evens out.
How are you feeling? What are you eating?
