Dee_1111

sorry sweetie, never heard of it..wow this site is super informative. Be careful you don't get INFORMATION OVERLOAD..this bit of info at the time I was researching would have scared the hell out me.

I hate learning the hard way..Early on mine was oj..OMG!!!..apparently my pouch will not tolerate that much sugar, Ever!!! not even watered down, I to had the sweats, the palpations were the worst!!! I had so much pain, I couldn't even breath, no foamies thank goodness, I was on the commode with a pillow in my lap, apologizing to my body.. I didn't even KNOW oj had that much sugar. Well I do now, ten fold. After that, you can bet my sweet tookus I look at EVERY sugar content on a label, no matter what, it has to be 17g's per container or less, I toss it or put it back on the shelf!. Never tried it again, never will. Once bitten, forever shy..Lesson Well Learned!!!

See Queenie...lol..inevitable..its hell..watermelon. cream of wheat. All sounds good & healthy to me..BAM!!! DUMP!!..WHAT THE HELL???..So just depends what your pouch decides it doesn't want on a particular day, could be a small healthy salad..with ONE thing, say raisins..BAM!! pouch doesn't want raisins on that day..dang it!!!!

lolololol...RIGHT!!!! buzz on raggy woman!!!..lolol

oh your original question..dumping...lol. Don't worry pretty lady..dumping is inevitable..seems not ONE person has escaped it yet. Personally I think its a conspiracy..you've eaten all the right things, all day, BAM!!! DUMP..what the hell???..conspiracy..live it, love it, learn it. Nature of the damn beast!!

lolololol...RIGHT!!!!!..Dear god should anybody write these things down so the common person can remember them...lololololol....awwww.. this just tickled the hell outta me..give me a minute, Im still giggling!!!..I think its 20g's sugar per container...lolololol..see how they got us. Obsessing over a fricken gram of WHATEVER!!!!..still giggling..thank you for that!!

Are you on a diet for the rest of your life?.. Is what a male colleague asked me today in the break room. I work for a major oil corporation, so it's basically all men, me and one other woman, in the main office area of the building. When I started this job I thought it we important for them to know I was a Gastric Bypass Person. Well naturally when were all eating lunch together, they have questions. My lunch is significantly and visually different than theirs. Some bring their own, most got to fast food joints on their lunch hour and bring it back, others take a full lunch hour elsewhere. But today Jeff took his lunch in house, and ate with me. Pleasant guy, overweight, with very high cholesterol, so he tells me, and is looking for foods that will help him lower it, and did I have any suggestion? So were talking, ok I'm talking, I tell him to nix the fast foods, that otta help a bit. So were talking a bit more, and out of the blue he asks me his question. It kind of caught me off guard, but I smiled and told him, NO. He looked a bit perplexed. I think there's a stigma that come with this surgery, that people have pre-conceived notions that were all rabbit food eaters, fruit smoothie fanatics, and self-righteous heath nuts.etc.. well not in my case anyway. I think once they knew I was Gastric, they started watching what I was eating..lol..and it was far healthier than theirs.. I got it pretty quick, when someone is eating unhealthy, and they know it, good foods in the room make them nervous, like they know they should be eating better to, I think. They always want to know what I brought today, and what's in it..lol. I'm pretty sure I taught them the word 'Quinoa'..lol I told Jeff that my surgery was 4 years ago, and now I eat pretty much whatever I want, but my stomach is it's own portion control. Some things make me sick, some don't. With lunch almost over, and not much talk about his high cholesterol but a lot of talk the foods I eat, I hope I conveyed to him that I have changed my eating from Dead Food to Live food, and if good clean eating is a diet, well yes I'm on a diet. He got it. I love my job

I'm taking the first line of what you wrote with me to my next WLS group!! EXCELLENT!!

I couldn't have said it more eloquently.

I'm a RouNY, gastric bypass. I'm 4 years out, you'd think I'd know this question seeing I did my research on all possible surgeries that would be the right choice for me. BUT I can't for the life of me, remember why is called: VSG? what's the 'V' stand for?? I suppose I could Google it...lol

Thanx Jen..I think its worth mentioning..cuz it happens a lot, I watched 'Extemem Makeover" weighloss, and that seemed also to happen to them on that show. So Im assuming its prevalent. & thank you, I might have to update a pic of me, this one was about a year and half ago. still thanx..

As you can read my stats on the left over there. I'm Gastric, 4 years out. I wrote about me and my Husband today, which got me to thinking about my friends. I'll come right and tell you, I'm 54 years young. And you'd think that women my age would be soooo far past bad and catty-like behavior, not so much. My friends and I have been sitting around one table or another, or on vacation or at a Spa, for 15 years b*tching about how we should or gotta lose weight. Then!!!..I was obliterated, by my Doctor, who diagnosed me as' Morbidly Obese' and very unhealthy. The Nerve. I had a denial file (that's on another post). So long story short, I had the surgery. Didn't consult friends, no need. Just family. It was hard doing all that research over the 4 years of contemplating this surgery and not asking their advice, but this was something I wanted to be just MINE (and my husbands), and if I failed at it, I just didn't want to go threw everything it takes to make your gal pals know your ok and life goes on. I considered this a private matter. Much as I love my friends, together we are 'Drama Queens'. Its what we do..lol..drink wine, talk sh*t, check out the latest fashions, make plans for a vaca or GNO's (Girls Night Out) ..blah blah blah. Basically any social thing we can think of to be together. Wellllllll...Surgery complete, time to tell 'The Girls'. hmmmm? little bit of a shock at first..expected. Ya know??? there's always one in a crowd that rots the rest of us. I was waiting to see who it would be. And ya know what?? Its always the one you don't expect..hmmm! I really didn't expect ANY backlash from any of them, were friends for Christ sake. AND there it came, " I suppose now that your on your way to becoming a skinny b*tch, you cant hang with us"?..I was prepared, yay me. I was hoping I wouldn't have to use my arsenal of defensive scenerio's, So my come back was.."Girllll I don't remember our friendship being based on BBW (Big Beautiful Women) Club??? You betta' check yoursel!f"..and that put and end to it, thank goodness. We resume are b*tching about other stuff. So, I never had to get rid of friends, thank goodness, because if it came right down to it, I would have. My surgery means more to me that any MEAN friend. I'm hoping that all of you have supportive friends and fam. But a lot of us don't. So prepare yourself before hand, with as much dignity and tact as you can muster, just in case you have a MEAN family/friend moment ..thanx for listening.

thanx ...oh one more..and the g...gastric? so its vertical sleeve gastric???

Welcome, I'm new to the site also. I already love it here. we are eachothers cheerleaders!..I like the fact that everyone here is very positive, and no matter what your story or rant, is, someone here as gone threw it, or is about to. wonderful site. And they let me babble til my hearts content..lol..and never tell me to shut up...or ignor me..lol.(my friend Kari thinks I babble to much about WLS)..LOL

bad typing..I don't have an affliction for depression, and I hate meds..sheezz I gotta get spell check or sentence check!

damn girl..sheeeezz..when it rains it pours..the depression is a normal side effect. I had it. but first let me say this->Im not bio-polar or have a affection for depression to begin with. I had a bad bout of depression, call my psychiatrist, she told me it was normal, but if it hasn't pass in time, we would start discussing meds, I had meds, so I waited it out. Thank god it finally went away. Horrible experience, that was.

I use to have to lay on my back in the tube to do that..lol..now I stand and put my foot on the side of the tub, 2 minutes, operation shave it, is done..lolol..its little accomplishments like that that make this surgery worth it!!!..(snicker snicker snicker)

I do NOT want to pee on this parade..so no yelling at me..lol..is it wise to hunt down unhealthy foods from our past, even though someone has found a way to "MAKE IT HEALTHLY"??..don't hurt me..lol

She did say ALMOST..so who knows..but help is always just a hand length away was my point. I soooo hope support group help her.