dreamingsmall

My program is acid blocker 2 times a day for 6 months 1 a day for 18 months, standard protocol for everyone at the hospital.

Are you going to tell us your daily eating or are we ment to guess out of thin air what might be making you hungry with no idea what your eating or if you are eating enough lol

I think you will have to see how your body tolerates it. Have an open mind. I have a friend who had RNY full fat items give her runny stools. , not sure why.

I eat full fat dairy. Lean meats, but no low fat high sugar items , but my fat is very low because I do not just 'add fat' to things for the sake of adding fat,but I am doing just fine and feel satiated , I do not like low fat items because of the higher sugar. I was told to do low fat but I explained why this is not for me and they said that it was fine. My diet consists of lean meat and low starch veg just because thats what I like right now. I do not like the texture of fat on meat , never have.

I have not rea comments but in regards to your depression its a good point, even people with no history of depression can find them self quite severly depressed at first after surgery, not being able to sink into food at a bad moment makes you face up to alot of things you have been avoiding.. I would make sure you have that under control because it really is a rolacoaster.

Thank you for explaining im sorry you went through that if i only had 5 years to live my boobs would be the last on my mind , i can understand when your not sure and in a vulnerable situation its easier to be convinced. Hugs

Yes it is. Annoying but normal.

Normal food 5 weeks post. Usually 6 weeks on my plan but during a face to face with my surgeon he said go ahead and move to normal food.

Im 26 and couldnt care less if i get invited out lol not just an age thing lol luckily people still do invite me out its me that cant be bothered lol

I am sorry I can not answer your question, because I could not care less if a friend does not want to speak to me for losing weight lol it happens I just move right a long, aint life to short haha. Your ride or die friends will stay with you in different journeys, but let me tell you what I have learnt you lose friends through many changes in life, like when I acquired a disability which did not fit in with some of my friends shallowness they disappeared but hey I went on and made some really good friends. And so will you! Some people cant cope with your new confidence, hey your looking super good and you did before I am sure. But I know people who only make friends with people bigger than them as in the friendship the slimmer party feel they have the upper hand say on nights out with guys etc. silly silly. You have alot to offer people who deserve it

How did someone pressure you to do this? Sorry I am just curious. I mean like.. Who? I can't grasps being forced into surgery. Scary.

Well at the end of the day there is a risk in everything and MOST OF US have the " oh shall i try it on my own" when for alot of us the underlyning issue is fear of change , it all depends on the person, i have two children,i could not afford to get to 340+ lbs and just hope i will figure it out , while others can and if they can that is wonderful. I gave my honest opinion based on myself. I dont know the op. But I agree no journey what ever is easy. It is obviously a big deal no one is denying that, but if someones already saying they have failed and failed what is different now? the only difference is they know a pre op diet is x amount of weeks. thats why most of us could stick with it. Everyone is different but for me id take the surgery risk over being 340+lbs any day because id not be able to move with all my other health issues. I also dont agree with " if someone does not feel 100% ready they should not do it" tell me who did not have last minutes doubt on their way into theatre lol i thought i was going to die, but gues what? no regrets!! there is sometimes for some of us the " is this a good idea i am scared of the unknown" Does not mean the change should not be made. I had those last minute doubts yet have no regrets now

I would agree with you if the op was lighter .. 394lbs is quite high. And even for light weights the risks increase to health. I would say the risk in surgery gets higher the bigger someone is too. So if this diet doesn't work and op puts on that weight plus more.. It really can be dangerous.. But I'm not expert my surgeon makes people around this weight loss a good amount before he will go in because of the risk going higher so it may make the process longer. If someone was lighter I'd probably say sure give it a go even though youve said you've failed loads of times. I know for me at 244lbs I was so worried for my health I think I'd be dead at 300+ lbs because I was getting so sick with blood pressure etc. But I know people 300+ who are really healthy I know so sure it depends on the person. But Its scary for.me to think of waiting at that weight if I had failed before if that makes sense?

Your 394lbs ... That is pretty high to get to just now decide you can do it on your own. Your really at a high risk of so many conditions. If I ever reached your weight I'd feel like a ticking time bomb and run into that surgery room. I'm just being honest. But the reality is.. To get to the size you did before doing something there must be something deeper and are you sure you can keep it off ? Its up to you. I would not comment on anyone else's weight but you asked. I can only say what I'd do if it was me.. I made my choice at 244lbs best thing I ever did. Only you know.. Please don't be offended I'm just saying how I'd feel at that weight ..

I'm sorry to hear that. But also glad you've been. Hope your OK.

Can. I ask what you daily meals are like and how much post wls?

Oh yes, I used to read all this people saying its like its their mind that has been changed not just their stomach and many other things, and I said this will not be me the way I love my food... I can't say were I will be in the future, but right now.. only 3 months on I am a NEW person, to drive to macdonalds everyones ordering, I could have ordered a burger and ate just the pattie, but I did not want to.. I sat while everyone was ordering, it smelt good. But I just did not want it.. I am the same person who many times ended up in a macdonalds drive through ordering like 3 meals just for me. I do not know who I am right now lol but I am going with the flow

Have you been to your dr sorry missed that bit, but i made the same post thinking it was my gall bladder. Mine was not. so best to get checked. I was also 'running' to the bathroom....

I don't think I like nuts anymore. Olive oil does not taste like anything to me. I love cheese! So thats easy! I eat whole eggs sometimes BUT then it has to be eaten alone, I mostly do Egg whites so I can add spinach and cheese ( 2 ounce egg white) I have not even tried Hummus yet so good idea! My mind set right now is .. Olive oil is not adding any flavour for me so I feel like I will just be drinkng fat for no taste? Which only does not make sense to me right now, but may do in the future, like fat in mayo makes sense to me because it tastes good lol. Olive oil just smells nice lol I tried ranch post WLS , used to love it.. The smell makes me want to gag now. I used to love Avacado.. Waste to me now as I dont think its worth it, does not taste like much .. I don't like the texture anymore. To summaries... CHEESE IT IS more cheese hehe Thank you for the options , who knows further down the line I may add some of these! I can not remember the last time I had butter, I used to have lumps of the stuff.

and sorry my LOL was not AT YOU i was LOL at myself if I applied this rule as pre surgery i could not go any amount of time without eating now i have to force myself, i can barely believe it

I understand what your saying, sorry I thought you meant like no food or protein( eg drinks) if not feeling it because I know some people who dont have hunger at all. But I am with you in that I dont well i cant anyway lol eat and stuff myself to get xx amount to reach all calculations as that doesnt work for me. At the moment I just have 30grams Protein shake for breakfast 2 ounce protein 2 ounce veg for lunch and then 2 ounce protein and 2 ounce veg for evening meal, but after one bite of my evening meal i just could not do it, so I left it. It is not much food but I cant force myself or I will feel ill and I feel my body has enough fat on it for the moment, and I am taking my vitamins, so I am hoping I am doing okay. But I do know alot of people do force themselves to eat to reach macros but that part of me has died lol I cant force myself to eat anymore were as that was my fav past time lol eating when I know my body did not want me to? Its a difficult one, to know if im doing the right thing or not lol (my dietician does not give me a number to focus on for macros so im not reaching for anything right now lol

No judgment, you are still risking a leak by having what your not supposed to have before your supposed to have it, you may have tolerated it, but you will not know a leak has occured till it has happened so best to prevent it by not rushing ahead. No need to try early because you will get there eventually Goodluck.

I also would wonder if there are some underlying worries hidden in the " will I ever be able to eat a sandwich" Whats a piece of bread? Why such a huge importants over the sandwich that seems to be causing you so much worry? For me my worry about foods were more about being scared of the unknown and the change to come. Now at only 3 months post I could not care less about those foods I was thinking I might miss , now I am like.. a sandwhich? who cares, Ive lost 50lbs lol were as before I was literaly thinking how will I cope not eating abc*Insert my old favs i dont even think about now.

It depends on the plan given to you by your doctor. I can't tell you about your plan , Ask your actual surgeon if your allowed bread potatoes or pasta on your plan. But I am allowed to eat what I want in a balanced way all those things, but it makes me feel like crap ( Tried bread and potatoe not pasta) . I do not physically want most of the things I used to love. (3 months post sleeve) Again wine, is it allowed on YOUR plan|?. It is on mine after 3 months, others are told to never drink again, some are told afte 1 year etc. Many variations. But I am happy with my plan and I am fine with how I eat, I only hated the puree stage.

I really am not the sort of person that can just pour oil onto vegetable lol other than mayo.. I cant imagine what fat I would add to them, but then I would have to reduce the food it self as when I measure my food its 4 ounce total INCLUDING any added sauce/mayo LOL