jdmama911

I had LOTS of nausea the first couple months after surgery. I started wondering if I would ever feel normal again. Now at almost 120 days out, most days I feel good. I still have days here and there where I don't feel like eating, but for the most part the nausea is all gone. One thing my PA told me...If you have some drainage (from your sinuses) overnight it will be sitting in your little sleevey in the morning. My PA suggested I start those mornings off with something hot to drink (tea, coffee). It will help melt/push through any drainage. It had helped me tremendously. I used to love drinking ice cold Water first thing in the morning...Now I have a nice hot cup of tea Best of luck!

Im almost 120 days out, and down 66lbs. Since surgery. Im not the fastest loser, and haven't been able to exercise much due to some injury issues. However, I have plateaued a few times. It is VERY frustrating, but I start losing again every time. I still weigh myself daily, but I know that Im on the right track. Trust me, the scale will start marching down again for you, just give it time. Your body has to catch up to that loss

It's a pretty personal decision to decide to tell others or not about or WLS. I however am a shout it from the rooftop type of person lol Im proud of my decision to take control of my life, so I share. Only once did I not feel the need to disclose my surgery, and I said I was just watching what I ate. (Super catty woman whom I will probably never see again...hopefully lol) It certainly isn't a cop out though! It is a tool. This surgery definitely isn't 100% success, which means those that succeed...work for it. How can that be a cop out? Congrats on your diving into this! I hope you feel differently as time passes (about being a cop out).

I had my surgery on 9/11 Im almost 120 days out. I too have turned to old habits on a very couple weak moments. The difference? I noticed the behavior and didn't spiral out of control. Instead, I brushed myself off. I actually FORGAVE myself (new experience lol) and that was the end of it. This is a learning experience, and we cannot let ourselves get caught up in a mistake. And, CONGRATS on your successes this far

Yes I dealt with the sleeplessness post op for a couple of months. I really didn't get back to normal until I started eating more normal, and working again. Even now (sleeved 9/11) I still have nights of not sleeping. Give it time and try to burn off more energy (if possible) during the afternoon.

You could go that route if you wanted. I have a card that is supposed to sit in my wallet that has a diagram and name of the surgery on it. I feel that is sufficient for me though.

Well I cooked Thanksgiving for 15 people. I learned that I way over bake for this holiday. I was shocked at the amount of leftover sweets after my meal. Warning...graphic food porn to follow...Candied pecans, yam cake, magic bars, homemade whipped cream, smores Cookies, and of course pumpkin and apple pies. I talked to hubs and I am going to attempt to host Christmas next year instead of Thanksgiving (we don't do a traditional Christmas dinner). I was not as happy with my Thanksgiving eating though. Yes, I ate way less than I wanted, but I didn't like eating junk food all day (I ate deviled eggs during the course of the day and a taste of my enchilada dip, and a couple crackers with a cheese spread). I also wasn't happy with the dessert eating. I ate mainly Ham and green bean casserole for dinner. I took one bite of mash potatoes (no gravy) and one bite of stuffing (mainly just to check out my new recipe). I also had a couple small glasses of wine (to tone out my annoying in laws). I then had a very small slice of apple pie with cream, and later on had 2 small chocolate chip cookies. And then later nibbled a piece of the yam cake. So, dessert is where I was really unhappy about my eating :/ On the plus side, the next night we went to my Dads for Thanksgiving dinner and I took all the leftover Desserts (my husband brought home) and left them at his house. I didn't have any dessert there at all either. I was too busy eating turkey and sautéed garlic string Beans lol Long winded---oops

I've never even seen the computer version. My iPhone app is only showing sleevey stuff though

I feel you on that though :/ I ate the most calorie dense foods I could after more than 2 days in a row. Just for a day to get things moving again. I still had a hard time getting anywhere close to a good amount of calories...but since I could only handle that little amount of food if seemed alright. Maybe that explains the cravings Im fighting now though...Scratch that...DON'T do that :/

At 11 weeks out, Im now losing hair. I have had to flat iron my hair a few times for social functions recently and both the front and back of my short was covered in hair I hated seeing it. I notice hair in my hand every time I stick my hand near my hair (shampooing is really bad). I knew this was going to probably be bad for me because of my struggle with getting proteins in and not doing well with lactose or protein shakes at all. I just hope me having super thick hair will play into my favor...

The only thing I could manage to do at 1 week post op was go to the fridge, get my fluids and go back to the couch lol Ok, and managed a few small walks a day. I didn't even feel like attending my nieces birthday party.

You should give her a copy of your Pre surgery book they gave us. I imagine it would be hard not to police my sister though if she had it done somewhere that didn't educate them enough.

I have been out to eat a bit as that is how it goes in my family. I've enjoyed eating out. It's so much cheaper and satisfying. I too never felt satisfied Pre sleeve. Now, my husband orders an appetizer and eats the rest of my plate most of the time. If I get a nice cut of chicken though I save it for myself and enjoy it for my next few meals lol

I went to Bariatric Center at St. Vincent Charity in Ohio and I had to go through the same.exact.hoops. I was thankful for all of it. It really helped me open my eyes as to what I was getting involved with.

Lucky biatch

I tried Jack Daniels with about an ounce of Cherry coke...I stirred the holy hell out of it before I drank it, and it went down fine. Now last weekend, I tried a Mikes Hard Cranberry Lemonade and got down a couple sips. I completely forgot it was carbonated. It was the first thing I drank with fizz, and it didn't agree with me well. Im glad that I quit Diet Coke way before surgery, because I surely could not handle that anytime soon.

All I can think of is why did it have to be the week of Thanksgiving? Why couldn't I be forgetting to eat on the week Im cooking crazy amounts of food for days! Oh well..I think next year Im letting someone else cook for 15 people. It's dangerous for my mind to think about and then prepare that amount of food :/

We <3 Firefly, Serenity and Hunger Games at our house as well!! I think I will be checking out Allegiant soon

I had that happen last week. I was literally forgetting to eat until late afternoon. I would try eating and I would only be able to get a few bites in at a time. I think I had 3 days where I fought to get 300 calories for the day. I just plain wasn't hungry at all. This week though, Im hungrier than I ever have been, and yesterday noticed I can definitely eat more than before...I know Im still going to be able to eat more, but it still scares the crap outta me. Maybe because I hit a stall as well at the same time? (This will be my 3rd. stall so Im hoping it won't be as frustrating this time ::rolls eyes:

Ok, I opened up a little this morning...and it got me to thinking I need to fully tell my story. It will be good for retrospect later on. I was adopted at only a few days old to my adoptive parents. At the age if 3 my dad left my mom and I became the product of divorced parents. We split our time with parents 50/50 until the age of 6 when my mom picked up and moved 2 hours away from my dad. At that point we only saw our dad every other weekend/holidays. That was rough as a child. Any club or sport I was in was disrupted because I had to go to my dads for the weekend. I stayed active as a child. I was involved in ballet, soccer, swim team, and lots of active activities during recess or when I played. But, I had an eating disorder. From the way my mom talks, it may have started as early as 2. (She would catch me in the middle of the night eating straight sugar, would find boxes of Cereal, jars of honey hidden in my room etc.) food was the only thing I ever looked forward to though. I remember going to the YMCA and spending every dime I had at the vending machine, hiding the food, stuffing my face on the walk home, and throwing the wrappers in any trash can I could find on the way. I would eat as much as anyone would let me. At home though...I was ridiculed by most in my family for the volume and quality of food I ate (even when that was the food everyone else are). My sister and 1/2 brothers were all thin, I was the only fat person in my family which just added to my issues. Between that and the group of boys that relentlessly teased me every damned day of elementary school, I felt I had no where I belonged. I did however have a solid group of friends until middle school. I started receiving anonymous letters in my locker from a boy (or so I thought.) It went on for a couple months. Finally he said he wanted to meet at the dance. Well, as you can guess it wasn't a boy, but a newer girl in our circle of friends. She thought it was hilarious that I was strung along. I remember my entire group of friends laughing at me and the new girl actually saying "You really thought a boy would like you?" I was devastated. That pretty much sent me into the next part of my life which involved drinking, smoking, drugs, and a lot of promiscuous activities. I eventually dropped out of school and started taking a pill called adderall. It was actually for people with ADHD, but it made balanced people hyper and...not hungry. I lost 90lbs. in 3 months. I then started taking Meth, until I shopper lot after found out I was pregnant. I immediately stopped all drugs. I gained 100 lbs. during my pregnancy. I had no idea if the father would stick around, if the baby would be ok due to my actions before I knew I was Preggers. I was scared to death. Well, the dad stuck around and my son was as healthy (and still is) as could be. But, the dad and I stuck together for the sake of our son. Im simply not going to lie about that because that was the cause of me gaining another 80lbs. I was so unhappy. He hurt me by not commiting and I ate and ate and ate in secrecy to keep myself feeling ok. He wouldn't even act like my boyfriend (in public). Then things changed one night (about 6 years ago) when I went to visit a friend. A drunk guy showed up when I was at my friends house and the guy randomly kissed me...and I kissed him back. I think it was just nice getting the attention. Anyway, I told Ken (my boyfriend). I think it woke him up. After that we started working on a real relationship. We got married a year later, and are happily still together today. I have lost a lot of weight (70 lbs. and 90lbs.)twice through diet and exercise in the last 7 years, but both times gained it back immediately. I had a ravenous stomach and was almost starving constantly. I also had 2 years of constant health problems and 5 surgeries. I finally decided in January that I was too young (31) to start having hip and knee problems. I had surgery on 9/11 and have learned so much this year. Im down 44lbs. since surgery, and doing well with my emotional eating. I also stopped the secret eating. I eat everything out in the open now lol Well, there is my story.

Im home. We had a great unplugged weekend. The hike didn't exactly happen. It turned out to be youth hunting weekend at the park. The trails were unsafe to walk. We did end up walking up to the lodge which was just over a mile each way. And it was uphill the entire way there so that was a little challenging for me. The hubs and I are going to a state park near our house next weekend and hiking to make up for not getting to this weekend. I was quite disappointed, however I feel much more ready to host Thanksgiving next week after a nice relaxing weekend.

SOO My brother in law's family, mother in law's family, and my family rented a cabin at a state park this weekend. We are getting ready to head out soon and Im excited. The husband and I are going to go on a hike together. It will be the first time I've been hiking since a kid! We have a cooker full of veggies and crock pots full of beef stew. I also decided to do some reflecting this weekend and I think to do this I need to unplug from my smartphone. SOO..I'll be unplugging from everything this weekend. I have my swim suit to play in the pool with the kids, hiking gear for a nice long trek, a brand new intriguing book, and board games out the wazoo to play with the family. Have a great weekend everyone!!

I took that stuff about a year and a half ago. I was under close supervision and only allowed on it for 3 months. I hated it. I still actually have 1/2 of a month supply somewhere, because I couldn't stand the side affects anymore. I did lose a quick 40lbs. (I needed to so I could fit in the darn airplane) which was necessary for work. I gained it back within a few months as I expected. I've been on other weight loss drugs with the same results every time. I was so bitchy while on it as well. I couldn't stand how I was acting. I also was a smoker and I smoked like a chimney and drank lots of coffee (never usually drink the stuff) as well. Awful, awful pill. Just hope your friends doctor has the sense to only allow her on it for a short amount of time.

LOL I have a huge problem with being told no myself. Authority and I don't mix well chips (except baked tostitos)...and Oreos are the only things banned as well...Why oh why do those salty little slices have to be mind consuming?!! I generally choose not to have much junk in the house for myself though...When I do cheat, I usually cheat at a restaurant or party.

Im 10 weeks post op. this week I forgot to eat twice until 3 in the afternoon. That is how little food is in my head a lot of times. I have hungry days (900-1000) and very unhungry days (struggle to get 200 calories)...A normal day would be 600-800 calories and I feel full all day lol