Martha Parker-mcneal

it is normal to have stalls along the way. just be sure you are getting in the Protein ( 60=80 grams per day) your carbs are under 30 and drink your Water. you can up your exercise by now if dr approved. you will start up again in a bit.

im 13 years out and even now I can get sick if I gulp my Water. too much to quickly can just sit there just like food at time. it is truly better to take your glass with you and sip sip sip all day long.

my ear pieces are now the childs size go figure.

if I don't have the sauce on every bite I taste the zucc but I smear the sauce on each one and then all I taste is the sauce and meat ==of course with lots of garlic and onions. no dates after that lol

I know it is hard but hang in there. it is totally worth it. use chicken broth and jello to give you flavor

be grateful for the blessings best of luck to you

two thoughts on the matter that have helped me. alternatives. I find I can eat just about anything I use to love if I make some adjustments. I eat pizza all the time but use flattened chicken for the crust ( I have never learned to like cauliflower as it has a wang taste ugh) for Pasta I use speg squash or zucc. anything breaded is now with crushed pork rines. etc. it is slightly different at first but like anything ( when I switched to diet cokes many years ago) you will get use to it pretty soon. the second is that on occasion ( I am 13 years out so know my pouch and what it can take) if I have something I use to love it does not taste the way I remember it tasting and I know I can take it or leave it. hope this helps it is all in the mind the surgery changes the was we eat and think and deal with food but it does not change the mind we have to work on that part.

I don't have rumbling even when I need to eat so I cant help I can see how it would be a mixed signal tho.

im 13 years out and it is a forever thing. I do sometimes drink right up to the meal depending on if I am doing good with my water that day but never during or after. if it washes the food thro I will get hungry before the next meal.

you don't have to go to a gym although it is good to do so. get up 15 min earlier and do it before work as you will have more energy then. use your breaks at work to walk ( I walked the floors instead of outside.) I had 330 mi8n so I ate for 20 and then walked for 10 it all adds up. do chair exercises do some kind on indoor sport. even bowling is a start. exercise tapes are great and they modify them so you should be able to do one. dance to the music there are bands and balls to give you more options. yes I was sooooo tired but after a few weeks found my energy coming back when I started moving. we got this way because we over ate and under moved. it has to be a total lifestyle change if you are to lose the weight and more importantly keep it off.

great job. it is our old lifestyle of eating and sitting that got us here. it is not easy to make the changes we need to have a new lifestyle but it is totally worth it in the long run. hang in there you are super

feel blessed when I cant eat I do sip on shakes to get my protein in but just enjoy that day of no hunger.

it is normal to stall at about5 3 weeks. it takes time for your body to catch up. TRY to relax and just follow the water and protein rules. good luck to you

how wonderful for you. keep on plugging along

you are still on a liquid diet so your stools will be watery until you start eating food. then you will have a different problem such fun but totally worth it.

keep sipping all day long. your energy will come back. it was about 4 weeks before I felt like myself

I sure wish you the best

so proud of you. way to go

GREAT I hope they can fix them there for you keep us posted

we all panic when we hit a stall which is what I think you have done. it is depressing but just keep up what you are doing because it all sounds like you are right on target with the food and exercise. try to read some of the old posts and look for non scale victories. those little hurdles will help when the scale does not move. good luck to you

yes I lost several "friends" some were my eating buddies and they were not comfortable eating with me since I was eating healthy. some I lost because they no longer knew how to relate to the new me. I am more confident and have boundaries now that I never would have had the courage to have before my true friends who are happy for me and really love me whether I am big or small are still around and now I have several new friends from the support groups. when we eat out we really enjoy the food and the conversations and have no guilt or shame. just love. this may also happen with male relationships. I lost one guy because I was healthy now and no fun. I also had to come to grips with several guys who I had known for years who are now asking me out. I don't go because they never asked me before and the only thing that has changed is the outside. find new friends who love you just the way you are.

these are the small rewards for sticking to your program. all newbies read this and look for these milestones when you get upset that the scale is not moving fast enough. I know now that I can wear any post style earring and my post will not pinch my ear so much it hurts and I can see my toes without bending over etc. love my rny

I had to have my ear pieces redone several times but it did not affect the aid itself. little cost they could also adjust the length of my tube that ran from my aid to my ear. hope this helps

I sure wish you the best. it can be really hard at first but I trust that everything will come together and the healing will begin soon

dumping is when you eat too fast or too much. sometimes it can be eating something that you simply can not tolerate 'anymore my biggest problem is eating something sweet.( two or three bites and I begin to feel it and stop immediately so it is not too bad) can last for several min ( mine is usually about 20 min now that I know the signs to watch for when I first start to experience it and stop immediately) even several hours. great pain--sweating--nausea--shaky. some folks vomit but most don't. it is something you just have to ride out. I don't know of anything that will help it. it is one of the tools the pouch has of showing you what it needs or does not need and once you have dumped you will never want to again. prevention is the key. eat slowly chew chew chew follow the rules of eating monitor what you have just eaten and don't eat it again for a while.