Jeanne14

Is that your weight loss since surgery or does it include pre-op weight loss? I had my surgery one week before you (March 24) and I have lost about 25 lbs. since surgery (plus 12 lbs. on the pre-op diet before surgery.) It feels like it's coming off slow, but an important thing to do beyond weighing yourself is to take your measurements. I can see the results more there. For example I have lost 5 inches on my hips and 4 inches on my waist, that is far more exciting than what the scale says. My clothes are very baggy and I can see the changes in my body. You have to be patient, it's only been 2 months for god sake! Beyond that I think the most important thing to do is to make sure that you are meeting your protein and water goals. Your doing great!

I'm one month out and my nutritionist does not want me to count carbs or calories, just focus on getting the proper amount of protein and water. But when I asked her about carbs she did say women need a minimum of 130 grams of carbs a day.

I also wanted to avoid artificial sweeteners. I just completed 6 weeks of liquid diet and used Protein powder by Vega. They are Vegan, plant based Proteins. I used chocolate and vanilla Performance Protein. I taste tested a bunch of different brands and these to me were the best tasting and not super sweet. There Vega One product is good too and has more flavors. I found the Stevia taste to be minimal in the Vega products. A couple of other brands that I thought were pretty good are About Time and Plant fusion. http://myvega.com/ http://tryabouttime.com/ http://www.plantfusion.net/products/plantfusion

I'm so sick of sweet everything! I'm 2 weeks post-op and just started week 3 (of 4) of the full liquids stage. I saw my nutritionist today for the first time post-op and I was almost in tears telling her how I could barely look at these sweet things anymore, I need savory! She's letting me puree things like black bean or lentil soup and make some green smoothies (smoothies with vegetables and fruit. They just have to be blended really fine and I'll be adding unflavored protein powder to these new options. Thank goodness, I don't know if I could have made it 2 more weeks as is.!

Could sleep on my belly at about a week or so.

I slept the first two nights I was home, in my bed, on my back. Then the third night I started sleeping on my side with a pillow against my tummy for a little support and I was fine. I slept much better that way because I hate sleeping on my back.

I am almost 2 weeks out from surgery. I was doing the little sips at first until a few days post-op I gulped by accident and noticed that it didn't bother me in any way. I can drink anything totally normally now. Water, protein shakes, soup. I got lucky I guess.

I woke up one week after surgery nauseous from the constipation. This is what they told me to take and it has been working perfectly. I have had a bowel movement EVERY DAY since then. I take Metamucil (psyllium fiber) and a stool softener (such as Colace) every day. They also said, if you do that and nothing happens within a few days then you can try a laxitive. But I haven't had to resort to that. It's also going to help if you can get you 64 ounces of water in.

I just spoke with the Nurse Practitioner and she confirmed that the nausea could definitely be because of constipation. She recommended taking Metamucil and a stool softener daily and if there is no bowel movement within a few days, then take a laxative like Ducolax. Thank you everyone for your help!! I really appreciate the quick responses.

I think it may have been constipation. Anyone ever get nauseous from constipation?

I have been getting my 64 ounces of water in. I'm wondering if it's because I took my Prevacid too late last night. Anyway I did put a call into my doctors office and I'm waiting for response. Thanks for the advice.

I'm 1 week post-op and have had no nausea until last night. Everything has been going great for me, no problems until now. Nausea interrupted my sleep and I am still nauseous this morning. I want to try to avoid vomiting, but I'm not sure what to do. I am afraid to eat right now. is there something "over the counter" I can safely take? Does anyone know what this might be/why this happened? Thanks

I know, it's so gross! Of all the research I did before surgery, no one ever warned me about this. It started for me when I was doing the pre-op liquid diet. I'm afraid we may be stuck with it through the high protein/weigh loss phase of our diet. I think when you get to maintenance you can go to a more normal ratio of protein, carbs and fat, so it should go away. At least that's what I'm hoping. I'd love to hear from some veterans on this.

I've had Plantar Faciitis for almost 10 years. I can't wait to see if it goes away!

That's great to hear!! I also have Plantar Fasciitis and I've been wondering if it'll go away after I lose enough weight. You give me hope