Andell

I just wanted to say I love this kind, understanding and helpful post. This is what being a Bariatric PAL is about. Not mocking people or trying to make them feel horrible for an uninformed choice. If you read this posters profile she doesn't' have medical insurance and paid out of pocket. She isn't in a program and doesn't have the information we do. This was our chance to help her and instead she's been run off by people just being mean because they are stunned by what she posted. It makes me sad. Seeing posts like yours makes me feel a bit better about our fellow travelers of this weird, life changing journey. I think you are giving her too much credit calling this meal an uninformed choice. She was on this board for a long time before her surgery if you look at her join date. So she knew...but she also clearly has a totally different view on life based on what I saw on her profile here and on FB. Her niche is BBW adult entertainment, which means she never intended to get to a normal BMI or a healthy weight. She has to stay big for her fan base. She just needed to drop 50 lbs quickly without the constraints of the programs we have in the US. I just hope it's worth it when she's an old lady looking back at it. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

this was way easier

understatement of the decade

This is a response to a thread started about someone's first real meal 23 days after surgery containing fried shrimp, shrimp scampi, creamy shrimp pasta, rice and an alcoholic beverage. Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App That's what I call a "bait post". She knew exactly what kind of response she was going to get....

The sleeve doesn't slow down...if you want to loose less then you have to up your calories. It's simple math

This is everything my nutritionist preaches. She already wants me at 1050 calories and that was at 2 weeks out. I haven't gotten there yet but I make the effort every day,

Addicts tend to use self-pity to make excuses for their behavior, to justify it, to rationalize it... So that's why I refuse to give anybody more reasons to play the victim role. They'll use that victim role to justify their actions. Making excuses for them, not calling out their coping mechanisms = being an enabler. They will flourish in self-pity, and we already know self-pity is extremely toxic. I wouldn't add to it. Addicts need straight answers to know the consequences of their actions. For example, if you eat solid food on post-op day 3, you can hurt yourself. Should you eat that? No, you shouldn't. Can you? Of course you can, but you shouldn't. Not being argumentative here, just stating my opinion. Yep. It's really that simple.

miralax...take it.

I have 2 jobs, 1 easy desk job I work PT at night and and my day job. I had surgery on 12/21 went back to the night job on 12/27...I shouldn't have the 1st night was torture. I went back tot he day job on 1/2 and again I shouldn't have. I went ahead and used my doctors not to take 2 weeks from my day job, Id rather go back 100%. 2 weeks from both jobs would have been ok, 3-4 weeks from both to get my eating and drinking perfected would have been perfect.

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can youorder 2 dresses and return 1? I would order a 14 and a 12

Someone mentioned in a previous post that people only post complications and rarely when they are doing well. I know its not as interesting but I am doing much better than I thought I would at 12 days post surgery. I have pretty much stopped taking my meds minus the PPI which I was already on. I'm hitting my goals for the most part and while I do miss eating solid food I am fine with cream Soups and Protein powder since thats pretty much what I live on at this point. I tried some puree stuff and it was ok...not really all that excited by it so back to my cream of XYZ soups I go. I'm only weighing in at my Dr's office so no new weight update, I was down 10 lbs 8 days post surgery, I think I go back this Thursday or Friday. I just wanted to post something positive for the Pre-Operation folks I know are lurking.

Im switching gyms today. I will be apart of the influx of new faces. On the bright side my good friend is the manager of the new gym so I will be treated well.

that's pretty much what I'm doing. I too chalk it up to that, good health before, relative youth and good fortune.

congrats! I feel the same way so far.

I am wrapping my mind around the fact that I wont be eating bread for a very very long time if ever. I have no idea when I will be able to eat it and again and I'm not counting down. Frankly I know me and bread...its best we leave each other alone.

I hope this poster is ok, she hasnt posted since this thread. At any rate I wonder if she has considered that since they cant find anything wrong with her physically that this is more of a psychological thing? I know food aversions and such are usually a result of irrational fear and not a physical intolerance of food. Just a thought...

butter maybe? Some people cant handle fat like that. Now if you are hungry, choose something that has stayed down in the past. If you just want to eat something...thats something you will have to work through.

There is a ton of research that dispels this myth because its way more complicated than that. They type of protein and how long it takes you to digest the meal will affect how much protein your body absorbs. So 60g in a a shake is going to absorb differently than say 60 g of protein from an actual meal. Which is one of the reasons I mix my protein powder with food.What kind of food pureed, Jello, whole? Sent from my N9518 using the BariatricPal App right now puree so I mix it into my main meal which is usually a creamy Soup of some kind.

There is a ton of research that dispels this myth because its way more complicated than that. They type of protein and how long it takes you to digest the meal will affect how much protein your body absorbs. So 60g in a a shake is going to absorb differently than say 60 g of protein from an actual meal. Which is one of the reasons I mix my Protein powder with food.

I love mine already. Even when I eat 4 spoons of Soup and have to stop because I'm full. I'm not even 2 weeks out yet and I'm used to it. Even the chronic gas.

I dont know if you will be able to keep your supply up on the immediate post opp diet. Im lucky to get in 500 calories most days.

maybe 8-9 days out...it doesn't hurt anymore but its not the most comfortable either

I am and my nutritionist said it was ok but to watch for noodles and rice. So as long as the Soups don't have those I purée away. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App