kkenney85

You were beautiful before and now you are gorgeous! Truly an inspiration for me. I am looking at surgery in the next month. You go girly!!

Am expecting to have surgery at the end of June. I am using MFP to track all my good, and my NUT suggested a low carb high Protein diet, but I am having trouble sticking to it. I am tracking everything, but I am unsure of what my pre-op nutritional goals should be and I put in for a 2 lb loss per week but seem to be going over in calories and sodium. My NUT said 15g of carbs at a time, spaced 3-4 hours apart, but MFP gets mad at me! I'm just so ready to go, and have strict guidelines to follow and actually see results. I think I have lost one pound in 3 weeks

Thanks Cupcake! Good luck with your procedure, and you are almost on the loser's bench! I am nervous about the liquid diet, but I know I can do it! Patience is not my virtue Can you tell?

Added you!

I went to the two and a half hour seminar last night with my mom. Luckily, my support group is awesome. I was 120% for the sleeve. I read about the bypass and the idea of moving stuff around just seemed too invasive to me. However, with that said. After being at the seminar, I am thinking much more about the bypass for the following reasons; -I have a major problem with sweets, this has always been my downfall -My center of excellence has done over 300,000 bypass operations, and have a much longer history on the bypass because it has been around longer. -Seeing the surgeries actually done last night, the sleeve seems just as invasive considering they completely remove the stomach and pull it out of a small incision. -the staples across the entire length of the stomach are concerning to me as far as the possibility of leaks. -I have acid reflux quite a bit now So, I guess I'm coming here for guidance. How likely is it that I will develop dumping from sweets? Would other people mind sharing their experiences? It would greatly help my decision process!

Thank you James for your response, that was very informative. I have pretty consistent heartburn now. Do you find your tastes have changed a lot since surgery?