MojoCAMI

Thank you!!!

Ohhh I hit the big stall about 4-6weeks ago.. I posted a few weeks back that i thought I was over it, but noooooo.....I was stuck between 327-329 for weeks.. it was not until this last friday i hit 324 then this morning 323...so fingers crossed I hope this stall is over...but I have enjoyed dropping another half pants size so stall are not that bad, other things are happening within our bodies during this stall period.. I had to go by new undies for me during this stall and I did not have to go to big and tall (WHOOT) I was able to walk into the jockey store and get stuff off the rack in XL.. before I had to go to casual male big and tall... no more spending $$$ for 2 pair of undies, now i get them for cheap at the outlet.. We need to put together a pamphlet for folks starting this journey so they will know, not only will your health improve (re-gained my KING status with the wife in the bedroom tap-out! WHOOOT), but also I am saving money on groceries and in clothing cost. ~MOJOCAMI

yes stalls are bitch, but congrats to all for sticking with it and for those that past there stalls happy dance!!!!

Hi!! For the first 2-3 days I think so..after the 3rd day I was able to move around pretty easy, but the first 24hrs post discharge I was sleeping and my wife reminded me to sip Protein shakes.. for me i was not hungry so it was not having someone push me to get Fluid in the first 2 days post discharge. 3rd day I was flying well on my own, taking meds well drinking so-so .. So my suggestion would be, if someone wants to come help post discharge please accept it, providing your can tolerate there presence. ~MojoCAMI

No gulping slow slips until you get a hang of how your sleeve wants liquids sent down.. I still sometimes sound like a bath tub (love that reference).. but usually when that happens its because I have drunk something to fast.. also super cold liquids do it to me as well... usually after a few blop blops gurgles I then burp and all is well.

You are so very welcome, friend. I wrote it as I felt it.--still feel it. You (and myself)- need to remember- are not alone with this "rain storm" of feelings during our WLS journey. Together maybe we can avoid being swept away by a "tsunami" of negativity. I know "we" can. Let's not give up on ourselves or each other----OK? Never ending prayers going up. Well said, OP, dont stop.. keep going, stalls suck I just go through one, lasted 3-4weeks...you just have to realize it did not take 10days for you to gain all the weight, its not going to take 10days to lose it.. if you remember that and enjoy each day that you have increased flexibility, increased cardiovascular and energy, you realize it was worth it..

Glad I could help your day... sometimes you have to laugh through the pain.. and this sleeve journey has provide a lot of pain but plenty of laughs.. keep smiling ~MojoCAMI

Fire in the hole!!!! whoooo I should have waited until month 4th or 5th butt nooooo my "blankity-blank-blank" just had to have thai food after I was cleared for all food types.. I tell you, there are sometimes in your life when you wish you had listened, I thought I was going to to have to go to the ER because my tummy would not stop burning.. for you Anime fans...nine-tails was in my stomach having a party with Orichimaru... all I could do was lay in the bed and turn from left to right, eventually I fell asleep and 3hrs later it was much better or so I thought... remember I started off this post with "Fire in the hole"... well after the party in my tummy (dj lance) I had to go drop the kids off at the pool... Ohh sweet goat gods...that was the worst bathroom exit experience I have had with spicy food ever... I don't know what my sleeve added to the digestive process but my rear was not happy with me... I can say now, I can handle thai and spicy salsa without issue, but I think I tried my luck a little early at 10weeks post-op.. The end.. ~MojoCAMI

Sorry I promise I will do better... give me another chance ~MojoCAMI

Usually my stalls only lasted a few days (i know I know, for some that is not a stall), but fear not.. i have recently completed a almost nearly 4 week stall (I think).. I went in for a primary care visit about 4 weeks ago and weight 326.. then (because I weigh myself daily) I saw the number go up to 327, then a few days later 328... then week 2 329.. then 330.. then it topped out a 331.. whew...boy I am happy to report that after dealing with this stall, not drastically changing any food habits, drinking a touch more crystal lite, a few less sun chips and touch more weight lifting I am now back to 327 as of this morning. so while it seems odd to read "embrace the stall", during this stall I went down -1 pants size just found out this morning, i purchased some pants from goodwill i knew were too small.. they fit now. ohh I read in another post that during the stall your go to bathroom to tinkle more, I have to say that is the case, but I was not paying attention since my bathroom routine is all off anyway. but to close out, don't fret I weighed myself everyday and saw half pound movements up and down I just told myself, my body is restructuring and when its done it will let go of more pounds when its ready, the best thing i can do is stay active and up beat, continue to be happy about the pounds and sizes I have lost and wait patiently for the next leg of the journey. ~MojoCAMI

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I was in a tough spot post procedure. since I had mine done last November, December work team luncheons and dinners popped up. Although there were at restaurants, I ordered a full bowl of soup whatever they had that I thought would be easy to keep down and sipped that. Also hopefully you still have some anti nausea pills, if so pop one 30min before leaving for dinner.. it will help.

Not even going to lie, I confess and my sister calls me crazy.. but ever since I have gotten home from surgery I have weighed myself in the morning.. There are only a handful of days I can recall I missed weighing myself. While I knew it was more than likely not the greats thing for me to do, I could not help it.. i was so fixated on seeing that number drop I had to check daily.. now, i do not check multiple times a day.. I am a once a day checker.. in the morning only.. now that i have lost a few pounds, the scale is not moving as fast..and I take it in stride.. but I realize I am not going to stop until I hit the magic number that feels right to me..

Oh, my whole first few weeks was like an endless pity party. I probably cried every single day. Some days probably every waking hour! Hang in there. It really does get easier. I promise! The pre-procedure diet, helped at bit since it was liquid, but I understand when i went back to work post procedure I had to avoid the lunch room and declined most of the happy our invites until I was comfortable drinking Water and not being ashamed to say it.. .. I assure you this will pass by your soft food stage you will be so happy that you have new world of options at your figure tips.. for me when i was cleared for all foods types, I was craving salad.. of all things friken salad..go figure. keep up the good work and welcome to the otherside. ~MojoCAMI

Bingo! @fullyalive.. 1st day post procedure they told me I had to drink what looked like a 3-4oz cup of liquid and I should be able to finish it in 2hrs..bull I barely touched it.. I sucked on ICE most of my time in hospital.. I may have gotten 1oz in a 4hr period in. Selection in Protein Powder is crucial, we all have different pallets I started out with EAS which was great pre-procedure but was horrible post procedure to me.. I then moved to syntrax-nectar flavors after reading so many positive post here and now I am a isopure fan.. but again, I was only getting down 2-3 oz post procedure.. what I was able to drink was crystal light just like you.. so I made sure I got as many oz of crystal light in as I could and sipped the Protein Drink where tolerable... eventually I want to say, 10-14days out, I was finally able to finish one 8oz cup of protein drink.. but then the opposite happens. I was no longer staying up on non-protein liquids..arrrrgghhhh... so you will have to find a balance and each person is different.. When it comes to hunger, I was not hungry post procedure for days, but I had stuck a post it note to my fridge that had the protein and liquid goals I need to meet and why.. the why is simple and some have already mentioned in here..Dehydration you want to desperately avoid it.. so if you can't get protein down right now fine... keep sucking down the crystal light.. the protein side of things will pick up I promise.. MojoCAMI

okay people my 2 and half cents here..... its like this.. (forgive the generalizations that may occur).. Many us wanted to loose weight, have tried over the years many different diets and things, but at the core we wanted to first improve our outward appearance and 2nd (for those who have these) improve our health aliments whatever they be. For me I have congestive heart failure, High blood pressure, borderline diabetic ...blah blah blah.. Post procedure I am 5months post now, and while I can notice some things in the mirror and yes I still detest that I have a stomach that flaps over my belt, by more inches than I care to admit, I know that my pants size has shrunk, my shirts fits looser and it will be time for new underwear soon.. What I have come to enjoy more than the physical weight lost is the following and forgive me if i am sharing too much ... but I enjoy being able to walk without feeling like i am going to die.. I no longer dred stairs ... and I am wearing out the wife in bed.. she honestly said to me one day, did they mention anything to you about increased endurance / stamina.. I said nope.. There are so many other positives outside of the slow to take shape outward appearance that I know each of us who has taken this journey can point to. limiting your scope of benefits or lack there of to solely visual interpretations of body image is something we should not do.. not only can it break your soul/mental state, but to me it plays right into the body image stereotypes that i am sure many of us notice and detest.. In saying that, yes we all have a desire as humans to fit in, and like anything else, we did not reach our max weights in 2-3months or 5-8months time. So we should be understanding of our bodies that we subjected it to state of excess longer than reasonable and be patient during the re-calibration process. MojoCAMI

The consensus is that there is no consensus, its all over the board.. i had another sleever at the same bariatric clinic i went to, told the exact opposite of me. i was told "no Protein drinks do not count towards your liquid goal", and the other sleever was told yes by a different NUT.. now you would think 2 NUTS (no pun intended but funny) would at least talk with each other and speak on the same page.. So here is my 2cents.. I don't count protein shakes, but I do count coffee, I drink mine straight with a little creamer.. now there is some scientific evidence that coffee dehydrates you, but the initial consumption in liquid, I can't be held responsible for how my body breaks it down (thats the 13 year old in me).. I do try and get 24oz of crystal lite in, i don't count my vodka drinks I have sparingly throughout the week .

The past 3 weeks I have seen my weight on the scale go up despite maintaining low cal intake.. I am not a big Water drinker, but since I don't eat very much in vegies, I can see why we get backed-up so to speak.. now getting back to the past 3 weeks, I saw the number go up as much as +7lbs which I knew was not fat, but feces (waste, poop, Mr. Hanky)... so I altered my food intake a bit.. switched to Beans, got some fruit in, drunk some fairlife, added back a Protein shake.. and I would release maybe one or 2 times every 2-3 days, small fries so to speak.. but I knew there was a big boy up there I wanted to get out... At my job I take stairs, walk around and while I do sit a lot, when I am up i am moving.. I bowl also and play tennis..nothing made this giant brownie move down low enough I could expel it from my black hole.. then one day I has a fruit smooth at work...rumble rumble, blurp blurp, usually i get nervous when that happen because it means something not so solid is about to pass, but this time I was elated, I was almost skipping to the bathroom.. and when I got there.. ohhh my sweet Columbus,, it was magical.. i heard music.. and had to flush twice.. I left something massive in my employers bathroom and if anyone saw it, they would have called in a psychologist, pathologist and dinosaur hunter. it took the better most of 3 weeks to get that out.. and I did not lose the 7+ pounds, i got 4 back.. but since then pooping more regular.. ~MojoCAMI

Proud2BeMe speaks the truth, Reflux is real, I did not think I would get it, but I did.. I learned the hard way... sometimes you can predict it, other times you can't but you will get better at knowing your body and what combinations or times of day cause it.. My wake up call came, one night when I had a yogurt cup before bed, I ate the yogurt then stayed up for 10-15min, then went to bed.. about 30min later, "hack hack, cough, hack hack, cough belch burp.. hack vomit".. since then when i know I am going to eat something late, I take my reflux pills.. Early on post surgery, I took them because that was what I was told.. I backed off after the frist 40days... and it was about 2months post surgery when the yogurt happened... So now reflux pills are just part of my routine when I know i am going to be eating late, or something spicy for dinner.

not going to lie, I do happy hours now w/alcohol, I waited until 3 months post op to include it.. prior it was Water, tea or coffee .. zero beer's but a mascoto or zinfandel works just fine and sip on it for 2hrs. friends have commented how I drink my alcohol slower, but I tell them it helps with weight loss

ohh wow I thought I was the only one, I plan on talking to my doctor at my next visit in a few weeks. My issue is that I go to sleep normal usual time and have zero issues falling to sleep, but like clock work I wake up before my alarm which is nice but 1-2hrs earlier so 4:30am or 5:30am and I can't get back to sleep. I have stopped laying in bed awake, I now get up and read or walk on treadmill or get some cleaning done.. the good thing I guess is that I am no longer rushing to get out the door for work, Now i will admit this is not a 7day a week occurance but it does happen more than 4 out of 7 days in a given week.

ohh heck yes I have had this happen and it sucks.. I was good with scrambled eggs on week 5 and then week 6 or 7 my sleeve said no thank you and sent it back up. the only thing that has never come back up is baked chicken, yogurt and cheese, everything else is suspect. I just figured its part of the process, I don't use my nausea pills as much which is good, and i have learned to taste things and wait 5min now before taking another bite.

Hang in there.. 2nd day was rough..plenty of pain, could only get like a few oz of Fluid down...but i promise it will get better.. day 4 and 5 were drasticly different day 6 to 8 i was back to work on light pain meds..but the biggest thing is to walk walk walk.. get up and get moving every few hours.. I did it at work and when I got home.. I know my dog thought I was stupid as days 3 through 5 I walked around the house every few hours and my dog followed me all around the house each time.. but I felt so much better than just sitting the entire time.

congrats on having a positive outlook in addition to taking advantage of those positives by recognizing the things you would have not considered prior to the procedure vs how things our now. At my 2month visit with my NUT, before leaving she asked me "Do you think this was worth it" I said hell yes.. despite: not being able to each as much First time having acid re flux issues tossing up my meal when I eat to fast or to much watching everyone else eat more than me cooking dinner that I can only nibble from I now: only take 3 medications instead of 7 can walk on the treadmill for 55min or more (never did that before 20min was my best prior and I had to work hard to do that) can wear clothes in my closet I thought was a forgone conclusion can out walk my kids and dog can fit through the shower door without touching the sides can look down and see my willy and his friends more and more as weeks go by am longer completely out of breath going up a flight of stairs and I expect to add more to the "I now" section as the months go by.

2 days of no change on the scale is not a "stall". I know, right. I read that post and I was like WTF?!?!? it is in the mind of simpleton who was seeing number rapidly reduce themselves.. then suddenly stop... hence one could see it as a stall.. the numbers stopped moving as they once where.. the duration my not realistically meet the traditional sense of what one might call a stall, but to me it was