Truckerchic

Awesome! Good luck, im so excited!

Thats awesome, congrats! My 6 months turned into almost 11 lol I started my liquid yesterday my big day is oct 30....good luck to you!

Good luck but plan ahead you will do fine ...I drive truck so if you need any travel tips lol

Being mom is tough thru this process but you will be able to eat and taste again soon, make this part of your family lifestyle once you do, search for recipes and foods that you and your son will like so you dont feel deprived and he will learn healthy habits also and maybe avoid being overweight himself one day

Welcome and congrats on taking these first steps! I dont want to discourage just being real to my exp so far....I started my 6 month program Jan 8ish my surgery date is Oct 30 so 6 has turned into almost 11....why mainly scheduling just because they say once a month that could end up being 5 to 6 weeks between appts. Also depends what your program entails, I had to wait a extra month just to get appt with psych, than once I got all my green lights I had to wait another 3 weeks for appt with surgeon his first available surgery date was 5 weeks from that. I has not felt like it has flown by like everyone keeps telling me maybe when all is said and done and I look back I will feel different, but in the moment no ...when I went into it thinking wow 6 months ill be done by July and every delay made me am emotional rollercoaster. But I just kept my eye on the end result knowing whether 6 months or a year I will get there and worked everyday on my program they outlined, trying every Protein and many recipes lol Your 6 months could fly by with no delay because as you will see on here everyones program is a bit different but dont set yourself up to be disappointed either Good luck!

Im pre op til Oct 30 I have tried almost every flavor, heated or not they are gross but going to try again after to see if they taste better once my system has been cleaned out lol

My doctor gave me a list of what I could eat for 2 weeks after. If not on the list than its a no he said....my list protein shakes, yogurt but dont eat the fruit pieces, sf jello, sf pudding, sf freeze pop, cream soup but again dont eat any little pieces, and of course water...pretty simple. But all doctors have differ plans and your plan is what you should follow.

Sorry to hear your at a stall but wow you look great! Good luck

Yes she has a very good blog with great ideas...also Bariatric Foodie is a great follow!

Not sure where you had surgery at or if you had to do a program but maybe you should contact your Nut, along with a really good support group, which the surgeon you went to should offer or point you in the right direction

Sorry to hear that your partner is not supportive of you at all..do you have any bypass support groups in your area or maybe look for a TOPS group, those are usually full of wonderful people. Having to cook for your family is something a lot of people face, are you making healthy meals that you can eat too? Since your kids are young this is a great time to instill some healthy eating habits. There are so many yummy recipes online for bypass patients that your family will love and you wont feel like your missing out! Best of luck:)

Love and have used MFP, just double check your nutrition on the food you use from the data base as it has been built over the years from users, products change, things get entered wrong or its someones personal meal, even if you scan the product double check!

How far out are you? 23 grams is very low but also depends on how far out you are. How are you doing on water?

This is a good read!

My walmart has 5 sugar free ones including Kahlua mmmm when having friends over for a drink know one has to know its just a protein shake lol

Awesome to hear!

Chike makes a very yummy protein iced coffee ...that being said all doctors and NUTS seem have different ideas on this..I was told as long as I drink that much extra water as coffee....for 8oz coffee I drink I need to drink 8oz of water in addition to my 64 oz a day

Good luck on your journey and I hope you cont to post, I love hearing the good and bad. Is your doctor hopeful over time your numbers will come down?

I was all set for the sleeve right up til my consult. My doctor told me pros and cons most of which I knew and said its up to me ...why I changed to RNY ..first after watching sleeved friends on MFP still able to eat sweets and fried fattin foods up to 1200 cal of these made me have a heart to heart with myself...I need full restriction! Other factor I have a friend that has the sleeve and is now going for Rny next month, why go thru this more than once. Like they say why have hamburger gen you can have prime rib lol good luck on which ever you choose!