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As an obese person I did not know the meaning of in moderation. As a WLS patient I have been taught over and over by my nutritionist the meaning of in moderation. There are some things I have been taught to stay away from, that includes carbonated beverages and liquor. And I absolutely do. Others like pizza or even ice cream, there are rules to follow: once in a while in very small amounts. Eat your Protein first so there is little room for the other stuff. Then of course there is what your tummy will not allow. I listen to mine because I don't like feeling like garbage.

I was using lemons and limes in my Water since the first week post op. I now use them several times a week in my food like shrimp or fish and even Soups. I have never had a single problem with them.

I am in the losing phase and stalled. I believe the stall is due to a restriction on working out. Spine surgery so even walking more than 1 or 2 miles a day is tough. Breakfast: premier Protein - chocolate Lunch: 1/4 Cup cottage cheese - 1 percent, 1 half whole wheat English muffin with Peanut Butter ( I could only finish half of the English muffin Snack: chocolate pudding Dinner: 1/2 chicken breast with a side salad of tomatoes & cukecumbers (no dressing, just salt and pepper) Evening snack: Syntrax fuzzy naval protein shake

I am going to have to try something as well. I have been stuck for over 3 weeks at 199. I go up to 200 and back down to 199. Right now I am on physical restriction due to spine surgery and will be for at least another 8 weeks maybe more. I am happy I have not gained but feel frustrated that I have not lost anything in that period. I have resorted to staying off the scale to remain positive but it does not make sense to me given what I am eating and how much. The combination of recovering from spine surgery which has set me back and the non movement of the scale gets me down a little. I am a very positive person so when I do get down it is a real bummer. I am tempted to try a reset as you suggested and see if that helps but I have been pretty hungry lately so I am dreading it. If I don't see movement this next week, I am going to give it a try.

@@leag78 Please don't take this the wrong way but were you aware that carbonated beverages is something you need to stay away from forever before you chose to have this surgery? It is the worst beverage you can put into your new stomach. Liquor is also not a good thing in the first 12 months and then only non carbonated drinks. I know it is difficult but there is so much data that tells us how to have the most success post WLS. When these rules are not followed long term, we fail. Then people assume the surgery doesn't work. When in fact it is us. There is a reason insurance companies require such long pre op visits with nutritionists. It's because they believe you are changing behaviors to help you become more successful. Sorry if this is harsh but I am guessing your surgical team told you what the parameters of your diet need to be following surgery. If you are looking for us to tell you it's ok to drink your soda, you won't get that from this group. Many have responded with great alternatives that don't include carbonation or liquor. I would suggest staying on the plan or calling your nut or physcologist for some help dealing with your cravings. You can do this! You did not go through all this pain to mess it up by going that far off pla. Good luck!

I had RNY and was very weak until I got my protein levels up.

Any type of fish, chicken breast with fat free gravy, cream of mushroom soup or low sugar BBQ sauce, cottage cheese, yogurt, cooked carrots, ground beef with fat free beef gravy & mushrooms.

It happens to me when I overeat. I am 9 months post op.

Hi Tucker! Welcome to your new family! I had RNY sept. 26th of 2014. I have done very well with no complications. I know it's a long process but so worth it in the end. I have 34lbs left to lose until I hit my personal goal. I have had so many goals already met, the most important is that I have my overall health back. No more diabetes, sleep apnea, high cholesterol, high blood pressure or stage 3 kidney disease. I wish you the best of luck! If you need anything or want to chat via personal message, I am always up for that. We just need to become friends.

@@drmeow I hear you, it is frustrating that you would go through all of this pain and work to lose the weight to get healthy only to stop doing what you are supposed to further down the road. My bariatric team shared with me a lot of information about RNY. I was really scared about going the RNY route because of all of the negativity surrounding malabsorption. That's when I began to learn that the majority of folks that have issues forget to use the rules. After they lose their weight, they think they don't have to continue to take supplements or follow up with the doctor. They also start doing terrible things like drinking soda, drinking while they eat. I started researching like crazy and realized it is completely up to me on how well I do or don't do. Yes there are times when I crave a certain food and yes sometimes I will have a small portion of that food. As my nut says, there is no reason we can't live a normal life and have some ice cream or a bit or two of cheesecake. You just don't do it everyday. Save it for when you are really craving something. I am with you, I just don't get it and I don't have a lot of sympathy for those that choose not to follow their doctors instructions.

I would suggest telling a little white lie. Tell them you are going in for a hernia repair. They do not need to know anything else. It will then help while you are recuperating and still a bit sore in the tummy. If folks ask how you are losing weight, tell them the truth. You have changed to a high Protein low carb diet. You have become more physically active. It is none of anyone's business and completely up to you to decide what you do or do not tell people. Use tactics like changing the subject when asked about the details of your weight loss. I chose to tell anyone who asks but it is a personal decision. Good luck!

Gas will definately cause that left side some pain. It is completely normal.

That fear is absolutely normal. For me, once I started researching and meeting people who were having great success and meeting with doctors and nutritionists, I found myself actually getting excited about it. The more I learned the more I realized being thin and healthy again could be my reality. You are very young but the longer you remain obese the more wear on your physical body. I wish I could go back in time and do something when I was in my twenties. I would not have done so much damage. I am now 52 years old, I have degenerative disc disease and arthritis in my spine so bad that I have had to have 5 surgeries. Do yourself a favor and learn everything you possibly can, follow the plan and you will literally have a whole new life. I know I certainly do, RNY gastric bypass gave me my life back. I was not living my life before I was watching everyone else live theirs. I was actually excited the morning of surgery and not nervous at all. Not anymore! Good luck and if you need anything feel free to reach out.

I use it, full fat as well but I use it sparingly.

I had bypass and it was 6 weeks for me. I could walk as much as I wanted but was not cleared for other exercise until 6 weeks. Not sure if bypass vs. sleeve is different.

@@Oregondaisy I have had a lot of experience in this area. I had spondylothesis in my lower lumbar. My disc was almost completely worn away and my L5 had actually fallen creating an unstable lumbar. The nerve was actually trapped caused severe nerve pain. In 2001 I had a lumbar fusion of my l5/S1. Lumbar is a huge surgery and takes a very long time to recover. I was left with nerve damage that ran down my right leg. It almost ended my career because we could not get the pain under control. Many many epidural injections, physical therapy and narcotics and I was still in severe pain but my spine was stable. I wanted a non narcotic solution and finally learned about an internal neuro stimulator. We tested it externally and immediately when we turned it on the pain down my leg improved so significantly I began to cry. Two weeks later I had it installed surgically. That Neurostimulatoe gave me my life back! That was in 2005. I went so many years in severe pain before I found a solution. I have recently had a 3 level spinal fusion in my cervical spine. This too was a huge surgery. Because of the years of recovery needed for lumbar fusion I was terrified to have another fusion and waited until the problem became required due to cord compression. Cervical fusion although painful is definately not as bad as lumbar fusion. Before I had my lumbar fusion a neurosurgeon told me that if I was his wife, mother or daughter he would recommend that I wait until it was absolutely required to survive before having lumbar fusion. One fusion can change everything about how your spine operates causing more damage down the road. He warned me that this is such a long recovery and if you think you know pain now, you definately will after. I really wish I would have listened to him because he was right. I would try every single alternative more than once before moving forward. I wish I had know about the neurostimulator first, it would have made my pain so much more comfortable that I would have been able to live with it without lumbar fusion. I ended up having that lumbar fusion and then a revision before I found a tolerable solution. I have done a ton of research on this subject. I truly believe that my whole spine has been effected by my decision to move forward with lumbar fusion. I now have severe arthritis in my T vertebraes as well as the deterioration of my cervical spine. I still have lower lumbar pain every day but that neurostimulator finally broke through that nerve pain in my leg. Lastly I would say, epidural injections are definately worth it as long as you get results. I used them for 12 years to control my cervical spine pain and when the wear got too bad they stopped working, that is when I knew it was time to think about fusion in my neck. Good luck in whatever you decide to do. Just make sure you manage your expectations. Just because they are doing surgery, does not mean that nerve pain will go away. You may have to find other solutions. I choose not to live on narcotics and have learned there are many more options out there to deal with my pain. I was living on narcotics for over 10 years and honestly they didn't even really help. I know I will live with back pain for the rest of my life, I also know that the more I exercise the better I feel. I no longer let it rule me. I definately did at one point in my life. I will say a prayer that everything works out great for you in whatever you decide. My post is not meant to scare you, but More to make sure you research like crazy before deciding, Best of luck and feel free to reach out directly with questions.

@@MacksMom2009 Congratulations! You are well on your way to recovery now and yes it does get easier every single day! I promise! The only advice I can give you is to take one day at a time and walk as much as you possibly can I between drinking as much liquid as you possibly can. Hydration is the most important thing for your body. It will help push all that gas which is causing the majority of your pain out of your body faster. Sip & walk, sip & walk! Good luck and I really hope your recovery is speedy and your pain lessens!

@@Karlnjax, I am so very sorry that your family is not supporting your decision to get healthy. It sounds like you are moving in the right direction regardless. I am not sure what their reasons are but many times it is simply fear generated by all the bad stories they have heard. Sometimes it can be jealousy if they themselves are overweight or obese. Usually it will work itself out over time. Let's hope they are just scared and that will pass as you get through your surgery. I do have only one family member, my sister n law who was obese as a child and teenager. She has used drugs and alcohol her whole life to lose weight and has developed anorexia and is scary thin. The drugs and alcohol have actually killed her pancreas and she has a lot of emotional problems. She has been in treatment so many times and still she is addicted to painkillers and booze. Anyway, she completely did not support my decision to have this surgery and now that I have lost 111lbs, her big thing is to pretend she is worried about how thin I am getting. To the point we have actually argued about it. I did not figure it out until this argument that she is actually worried that I might lose so much weight that in her head I would be thinner than her. Well that is not possible, she maybe weighs 95lbs soaking wet. It is all so crazy! Everyone else in my family and friends is very supportive and I am thankful for that but no one understands as much as my bariatric pal family. I leverage this group every chance I get and appreciate that I have this group to lean on! Don't let it get to you. You need to do what is right for you and your long term health. Please know that you have a whole team here that will support you!

@@kell778, It could very well be a combination of dehydration and constipation. not sure if you are having that problem but it has caused the exact same symptoms with me. That gas build up can really cause a lot of pain in your back and lower intestines. The best thing to do is hydrate like crazy and call your doctor to get a solution for constipation if in fact you are having that problem. Gas x strips or chewable so might help as well. Good luck and feel better soon!

I am also in the process of menopause and it sucks. Every pound lost is a battle at this point in my journey. The tool makes it easier but there are many weeks where I fight back and forth with the same 2lbs. The good news is, I don't really seem to gain, I just struggle to lose for a few weeks and then something will kick in and I start to lose again. It definately makes for a slower weight loss. And, I believe my hair loss might be sinificantly worse because of going through menopause. Let's not even talk about the 15 to 30 hot flashes I get every day. Ugh! Looking forward to when I get through menopause and see the other side. Oh well, I am still thankful everyday for being a women and now a brand new healthier woman at that! I would not give up my experiences for anything!

@@leag78, Congratulations! You have made terrific progress! You do have to work so hard for every single pound. And some people call this the easy way out! Hah, a lot they know! Good luck and I do hope it is easier to lose your next 50!

@@innwtitdtity, Congratulations! You are doing fantastic. I remember hitting that goal of weighing less than my husband who is overweight as well. Now I weigh less than my son who is a healthy weight. Every time I hit one of those goals I get excited all over again!

Oh my goodness! I am so sorry this has happened to you, complications are never easy to deal with. Hopefully you start to feel better soon. If you are not getting answers you should seek a second opinion right away so that you get answers as to what this is and why it happened. Also, what you need to do about it. Don't settle for no answers. You owe it to yourself. This recovery is hard enough without having complications to deal with. Keep us posted and please take very good care of yourself.

Ugh! I am so sorry that happened. Hopefully time will go by fast for you.