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I'm avoiding potatoes until the weight is gone. Gonna be a while......

Outstanding results !

Good stuff !!! LMAO I think I'd lose my man-card if I wore that shirt.

For the decade leading up to my VSG you'd likely find a Diet Dew or Diet Coke close at hand. I drank them in ridiculous excess. I'd given up the real versions and thought I was doing a good thing by drinking the diet versions. I drank them right up until my wls last October. Since then I've not tried them. I simply haven't missed them and have had no desire to fool with them even though my surgeon told me that I could give 'em a whirl if I could tolerate them (during my 6 month post-op appointment). So.....fast forward to yesterday. I'm at work and attending a two hour meeting where lunch is served. It is customary for the lunches to have both sweat and unsweetened tea. I use some Splenda and unsweetened tea and I'm good to go. The meals are always catered from local restaurants and have a variety of stuff that makes it easy for a low-carb eater to select from. Yesterday it was Pappa John's pizza and 2 liter bottles of Pepsi and Diet Pepsi. I'd cut it close so not time to go find other options. I at the toppings off two slices of pizza. Done. Thirsty from all the salt. Went ahead and poured a glass of Diet Pepsi. Started drinking a few minutes later. No issues...kept on and finished the glass. My turn to speak and present some info to the group came. So did the after effects of the carbonation. Stifling burps and having the "floating away" feeling during my mini-presentation was lots and lots of fun. As far as I'm concerned, it'll be another 10 months until I touch the sodas again. One of the basics that was drilled into my head during my pre-op classes was to always have a bottle of Water close at hand. Wish I'd that bottle with me yesterday...........

I sure as hell wouldn't be waiting around. What you are experiencing is abnormal and you should have been given instructions from your surgeon on what is normal and what is not. Not taking in any Protein and nutrients for two six day periods when you are only 26 days post op is not safe. Don't wait around.

I did not. I would think that would have to do with the individuals specific medical history and health vs it being a generic practice. Blood clots were a big discussion point with my surgeon. He had me walking two hours after surgery and every 3-4 hours afterwards for the first few days. The early walking was also a practice for two other surgeries that I had the past several years (neither was weight loss related).

Definitely true, but simply want to state im only human n everyone has ups n downs n i needed to kick myself in the butt n get bk on track Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App Yup.....everyone is human. If you are going to go with that line of logic.....what everyone else is doing.......then think about those that stick it out and stay stick to their pre-op & post-op diets. If they can do it so can you. You'll get it this time. You've learned a great deal through all of this. You can do it.

You have the surgery......stick with a diet that is easy to stick with.....lose the weight over the course of the first year.....then keep it off for life by eating normal portions of normal food. It's simple in theory......and thus far I've found it's very simple in practice. We just have to get out of our own way and it unfolds easily.

Depends on the type of hernia you are having repaired. I had VSG and an umbilical abdominal hernia repaired at the same time. The hernia repair was the source of pain when I was post op. I took 3 weeks off from work to let it heal. I should have taken an additional week.

I introduced coffee somewhere around the 8 week point with the permission from my surgeon. Drinking a cup right this moment, in fact. It's how I start almost every day and have some in the afternoon as well.

I hope you can find the discipline to stick it out and reap the rewards of big scale weight loss. Your safety is what this is all about. It doesn't matter what you perceive that other have done. This is your surgery and your safety. You can only be accountable to yourself. Don't let the cop out of what "other's must have cheated, too" be justification for anything. It's all about you. You can do this.

Opened the thread thinking it would be about something else entirely....... Glad I opened it, though, as @@Bufflehead was spot on with her reply. Good stuff right there.

Damnrite. It's how I roll. Rest assured there will be sausage a'plenty.

Damnrite, girl.......dis gonna happen on this day. Sun is shining.....I'm off work. I have charcoal and an urge to throw something on the coals. You wicked temptress. Gonna work out and hit the grocery store afterwards and fire up the coals.

I noticed that because I was eating much slower and chewing much more post-op than ever before......I'd really get all the flavor out of something. Spices would hit me harder. Artificial sweeteners would leave a funky aftertaste.....etc. I found that I actually enjoyed simple flavorings more than ever before. First time I had an apple a few months post op......I couldn't believe how succulent the flavor was. Amazed at it. I'm glad that the intake has slowed and the flavors are more true and real. It's actually improved my enjoyment of food.

I have found not hurling in public to be a worthy goal in any situation. Yup. It ranks up there just ahead of not getting inappropriate boners in public. That's a whole 'nutter story doe.

Have you tried mozzarella stuffed meatballs? To die for! Nope......but now I'm jonesing for them, lol. My best.......very best......are the meatballs I make and smoke on the grill with a foil packet of fresh herbs tossed directly on top of the coals. The fragrant smoke permeates the meatballs and the result is a unique and tasty flavor that is excellent. I'll usually make a large batch and use some in pasta and then some the next day in homemade pizza on the grill. You have my interest stirred up yet again......this time for meatballs. Hmmmnnnn. Gonna research some recipes for these.....

You have 3-4 months to lose 20 pounds. You have a BMI over 50. You have a job, which indicates you are capable of moderate activity. You could easily lose 2-3 times that amount of weight if you so chose to do so. It is all about how bad you want to lose weight. Cut calories, cut carbs, eat your Protein and exercise more. It's not hard to figure out how. Not rocket science. Most of us have been very successful in losing weight before in our lives. We just found a way to gain it back again. The difference now......RIGHT NOW......is that you have an endgame. You know you are going to have weight loss surgery in the near future. Push yourself hard now.....adopt the way of eating that you'll be living with the first year after surgery. Go ahead and start it now. You'll kick off the weight at a good pace and stroll into your surgery.

It's all about finding your stride. Doing what works for you. I find that I really enjoy the grilling and cooking for the family......yet I simply select among the stuff I make for weight loss friendly options for my own eats. For example....my tribe loves spaghetti and meatballs. I'll make it, but just eat the meatballs myself.....leaving the Pasta, bread and Desserts for them.

I was a bigtime lover of sushi before wls......and I still enjoy it on occasion now. I"m not a big fan of rice anymore, though.

When I was doing the pre-op monthly counseling.....I cut calories as per my NUT's suggested plan. I wound up switching bariatric centers after two months because the opportunity presented itself to have the surgery in 6 weeks vs waiting longer. I then cut carbs as well as calories. Kept carbs under 50 grams per day. I did notice tow things fairly soon after: 1) Overall energy began to improve. Not a turbo charged amount, lol, but a steady feel of being able to do what I wanted and not getting tired. 2) A much reduced desire to snack. The old me was a bigtime night snacker. I lost the urges to do this. As a result I'd find myself lying in bed at night and being somewhat restless. I came up with a workaround plan that was spot on. I simply made my last meal of the day a Protein shake.....specifically a casein Protein Shake. Optimum Nutrition makes a great casein powder. This stuff is a slow digesting type of protein. It keeps you feeling full for longer. I'd have one of these and go to bed feeling like I'd had a nice meal and would be able to sleep with ease.

I waited about three months. Gained the approval from my surgeon. I've still not had beer....and will continue not having beer. Carbonation isn't something I like...don't want the burps....and the calories from beer are not friendly to my weight loss efforts at this time. Quality vodka or tequila mixed with very low calorie mixer or fresh squeezed lime juice and such are what I drink when I want an adult drank. I'll equate the impact as being on par with how it was pre-op....just slightly stronger than before. I attribute this to drinking on an empty stomach....and whatever differences the smaller stomach contribute. I can still drink at a good clip....just not so fast or much. I'd certainly recommend you test drive that first drink in the comfort and safety of your own home before doing it in public. Know what you're getting yourself into beforehand.

This is just one example of the flavors offered..... http://www.bumblebee.com/products/tuna/bumble-bee-spicy-thai-chili-seasoned-tuna-pouch/ I keep a variety of these in my desk drawer at work.

It was a funny experience. No harm came from it. It just reinforced the fact that I should keep my Water bottle around at all times on the job. It'd been a while since I had pizza and the saltiness of the toppings was a cottonmouth experience for sure. Thirsty dude after. Curious about the "floating away" feeling, lol. I haven't heard that term before Burping while talking.....after not burping much at all for almost a year......interdasting....very interdasting. I can only imagine that I was giving those present the same WTF? look as they were giving me, lol. The "floating away" feel was sorta what it felt like with my insides.....like they were floating up higher in my chest. I know they weren't at all....just felt weird. There wasn't any pain or other issues......just this inordinate amount of burping that was occurring. It was not unlike the clown cars at the circus.....where 69 clowns come falling out of the car. All is well........at least I didn't hurl in public.