Cielle92

The reason I chose the Sleeve is because there is supposed to be a reduction in hunger. I am hungry just about all the time. I have been researching it for a couple weeks and some people have said their Dr said its excess acid production. Or Dyspepsia. My doctor's office only help was for me to snack between meals. I asked about acid over production and they had no idea. So I am back to the web looking for answers. I have seen that some patient's doctors have them take antacids like gaviscon through the day. I will post when I find out more...

I AM HUNGRY ALL THE TIME!

They say it's reaction to quick weight loss and lack of nutrition. I take biotin to try to help. I haven't had much but I am just shy of two months out. Doc says 3 months is when it hits. I cut off my long hair so hopefully it won't be noticeable.

I do have issues with feeling hungry. I am usually hungry 2 to 3 hrs after I have eaten. Someone on a previous post said its just acid. I am on Prilosec too. It sure feels like hunger to me.

Don't worry about a scale because it is volume you need to worry about. I have a cheap single serve Hamilton beech blender that is good for protein shakes. Isopure vanilla or chocolate was the only powder I could stand. I changed up flavors by adding MIO to already blended shakes. Fair life milk has been my go to for shakes. In the beginning I bought small Rubbermaid containers to bring my lunch to work. They help you portion. Hope this helps!

I am 8 weeks out. Lost 40 lbs on my own, and 30 lbs since surgery. That is a total of 70 lbs. I have only went down one size.

No drain here. Just 6 incisions and a very bruised abdominal muscle.

I was sleeved on 3rd and I sleep in my recliner. I still can't bend over and pick something up off the floor bc of the muscle in my abdomen

It's funny how each dr is different. I was sleeved on the 3rd and have been on liquids. I am allowed to start soft solids on Sat (which cannot come fast enough bc hunger pangs are killing me).

The big thing is to find a protein powder you like. The only one I can stand is Isopure. As much as I liked it before- I am already sick of protein shakes and I have only been on them 3 days. Make sure all the liquids and broth and jello are purchased before surgery. I bought 1 oz Tupperware containers on Amazon in order to take my lunch to work. Your Dr should give you all your prescriptions at your pre-op appt so they can be filled and ready. One thing I didn't think of was sleeping. One of my muscles was so bruised that laying down in bed was painful. So here I am in the recliner!

Remember, fluids are the most important thing for us right now (I was sleeved 6/2), but there are good ways to get protein in without the shakes. Do you have any of the protein powders? I have two different powders: Isopure Zero Carb Vanilla - 25g protein per scoop, and GENEPRO tasteless powder, 30g protein per scoop. The Genepro is really spendy, so I use it sparingly - mostly using the Isopure. You can get them both through Amazon. Here are three of the things I've been eating: Super Milk Pudding: SF pudding (I like cheesecake flavor) make up with 2c skim milk and 2/3 c powdered skim milk. Makes 8 servings 1/4 c each. You can add a scoop of vanilla protein powder if you want to amp up the protein. Without the powder it's 3g of protein per 1/4 cup (which is a great amount, I've found). If I add the protein powder, it doubles the protein to 6g. Cream of Wheat or Cream of Rice: Cook cereal according to package directions. Dissolve 1 scoop protein powder in 1/4c milk. Stir into hot cereal. Mix in 1/8 t cinnamon and one MINI squeeze of Stevia (if that - I found it too sweet so next time I'm leaving out the Stevia altogether). This makes 2 servings 1/2 cup each. It slides right down and has 15g of protein in each of the 2 servings. Broth: Heat 1 c broth (homemade or canned low sodium) and mix in 1 scoop Genepro tasteless protein powder. 30g protein in the one cup. Anybody else have any good ideas / recipes for "full liquid" recipes???? I have 3 flavors of isopure. I also have muscle milk. I am on liquids only so no pudding or cream of wheat (thanks tho, they will come in handy next week). I have gotten in all my required protein and all my fluids by 6 PM. I was hoping that Protein Shakes would fill me up for an hour or so but my stomach seems to pass them on as if they are Water. May have to call dietician on Monday.

After the trauma to the muscle in my belly, I having a hard time bending over bc gravity pulls on it. Is anyone else having trouble? I can't lay down in bed, it's too much for that one muscle.

I just bought a Fitbit charge HR. I walk a lot at my job when college is in session, but during the summer I work at a desk. So my main use is to add activity to my regular day and to try and match my activity during the summer. It does motivate me to hit goals.

Surgery was June 3rd. I am already sick of protein shakes. And my stomach growls soon after them. The only thing that helped my hunger today was V8. It's going to be a long week.