dreamingsmall

Hi everyone thank you so much for your kindness i had no idea this post was still alive honestly your all so kind, i am unfortunately still in hospital its lonely in here now im in a side room on my own so i just look out the window. i am in alot of pain, so on slow release morphine, 10mls liquid morphine, IV pain killers 2 types, zopiclone to help me sleep through the pain. and some other stuff. I cant keep up with whats going through these drips, im quite dehydrated my veins keep tisuing ive had alot of fluid through iv but trying to drink but its making it hard for them to find my veins, still unable to have a cholonoscopy done yet as they sai it will make things worse for me right now as my bowels are still severely inflamed but they are trying to make me as comfertable as possible. I can say i have never been more forgetful, because i know i have seen a hell of alot of consultants and doctors, but i dont feel any closer to an answer because it seems until i get abit better they can not do much in ways of treatement. they dont want to give me steriods yet as it will make me quite unwell they said its all abit confusing. ive asked for alittle break between meds so i can hold onto my senses for a minute but i am quite sore at the moment, who would have thought id still be here?? I sit here staring at the clock between 9pm-11pm is sleeping tablet time lol depends were they start. Its almost funny that i my surgery to help my health but then this thing thats wrong with me now could not have been stopped by the surgery and neither could it have been found as it wasnt there then its one of those unfortunate things. without the meds im crying in pain i wish i didnt need it, my job is to try and drink as much as i can, the staff keep trying to ask me to eat and watching my food i said look at me guys im obese lol if i could eat i would i love food!! lol my friends who visit me are even checking on me to check ive eaten and drinking its like i have swapped worlds lol. i wish i could give you an actual update that makes any sense, but im so in limbo. thank you so much everyone for your kindness. to be honest ive had symptoms of being unwell for alittle while now but i just thought they were sleeve related , ive let myself down really, all my posts like " ive lost my apetite" "ive been having chills" tummy aches all symptoms to whats wrong but i had no idea. its so horrible being here its like my life has stopped. yet my life outside is still continuing so im stressed with everything i need to be doing. and when i am eventually allowed home that wont be the end of it. aswell as the treatment im having here il have to continue when i go home, but this probblem isnt caused by being over weight i didnt see this coming.:( thank you all

the chicken was not even chicken so chewy i coudnt lol

im on full food 3 months in but all of it is disgusting lol

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My plan was detailed enough for me. Mine never said how many ounces to have or exactly what food. Just said balanced really. Never mentioned any particular brand of anything as they are not endorsed.

Lol how's it incorrect? I've heard people say they were given no plan. Are they lying lol. Just because you have been doesn't mean all have. And I've also heard people say they to abroad and had communication barriers. No need to say what I'm saying is incorrect because its not the case for you. Its what I've heard people say here. And other places. But they must be lying seen as it wasn't the case for you lol. What you mean is ..that was not the case for you. Which is fair enough. Doesn't mean it doesn't happen how others have described.

How much research have you done, what exactly are you looking for from here like what kind of responces? no one can tell you if its right or not for you but most of us hae no regrets.

I hear people from Mexico dont get any plan but if it were me before they cut me open i would make sure i have an idea of what im supposed to be eating if there is a language barrier the surgeon can go onto an english website and print something off we have to be pro active.

You should not be in the next stage usualy . mine was 2 weeks liquid, 2 week puree 2 week soft, then normal food, i was cleared for normal food in my 2 week soft phase as it was making me sick soft puree food lol

You know when you are discussing with your surgeon about havin surgery why dont people ask for a plan there an then?

What are you eating now?

Non ones harsh. The ketone drink isn't causing the weight loss the low carb Is the drink does nothing you can't argue with fact that all the drink is make your pee positive. It doesn't make you go into ketosis after eating carbs lol it just says your pee is positive. But you are not in real fat burning ketosis. What is harsh about the facts? If you want to drink for nothing go ahead. But I did ask if your low carb why do you need the drink? The drink doesn't cause weight loss the low carb diet did. I didn't assume I said I'm wondering if you sell the product. What was the assumption there. Your lucky you gotba response stating the facts. Most people know its its rubbish but decided not to respond. We tried to help and got called harsh. I can see why others didn't bother. Who's lashing out lol ? Why would we lash out ? All ketone drinks do is make wee positive. Nothing else contributing to weight loss. If you drink it without changing your eating habits you wont lose weight. Just carry on doing low carb. Its a dangerous slidy slope trying all these drinks to get on track. You came here to refocuse and even though I'm in the hospital in trying to help you. So dont be rude just because we be rude because we are being honest that if you did two seconds of research you'd see what your drinking is rubbish. Protein first. And leafy non starchy veggies will have you losing weight faster. I know you had a band. But for a sleep. I eat 4 ounces at a time. People try to help you and you acuse them of lashint out because you lost weight lol ? Makes non sense at all we are all losing weight. This is my last response as I'm exhausted on a lot of meds and won't be insulted for trying to tell you that weight loss was done by you not that use less drink.

I will give this a read, I only knew about Ghrelin. Thanks for the info

I saw that thread, I left pretty quickly it was getting silly. I am wondering if OP is selling this product as she has just returned to this forum and her only 3 posts is mentioning drinking ketones, I get when someones excited about something new.. But not that excited lol.

How do people get sucked back into fad diets after going through such a big procedure? You do not even have to do even a 2 second research to come up with the fact drinking ketones is a load of crap. So what research is people doing honestly? I am not trying to be harsh to the OP but just curious.

Are you weighing out 8 ounces from the start or weighing 4 ounce then going back for seconds

If you already know what your supposed to be having why are you eating more? What are your meals like? sometimes carby stuff gives you more room so are you focusing on correct types of food edit you posted our proportion as i was sending, perhaps eat slower, how long are you giving yourself to eat

I think the important thing is , I do not think it really matters what someone else is eating, as we all have different plans , different size human beings lol, aslong as you are following the plan given to you , you should be fine.

What did your surgeon tell you to eat in terms of portion size?

You are for sure better at summarising than me I am exactly the same I had a mental blip that berry might remember lol because i spent so much time planning not wanting to fail i almost had a breakdown. but i have managed to re centre my self. and me too i am no longer focusing on the end goal you already know what works for you so soon so your ahead of the game! You are not screwed up i made the exact post not long ago i still can not imagine being normal weight lol but im just going to keep trying for jokes lol if i get there yipee if i dont i will never be as fat as i started out thats a positive

I have two kids myself, and I can be honest that I am rarely tempted to 'treat' myself. Now since having my surgery I do not 'treat' or reward with food, as I feel now its like treating a dog with a dog treat lol , I notice that I offer more healthier snacks with a mix of not as healthy snacks but not said as "heres a treat" like I used to , i make home made pizza instead of ordering is so I can eat it too and its healthier cheaper taste just as good. What sort of things do you like to treat them that may tempt you ? Can help with alternitives but really dont worry to much as after surgery you may not even fancy what your offering them Realy weldone for trying to be ontop of things but really what you will like or how you will feel about food cant be guessed

I was exactly the same as you, I am only 3 months in and did not expect to be a completely different human being than I was 3 months ago. I can only speak for myself in that I do not know about anyone elses journey, but for me . I have realised food is not everything. It was my everything. I was so greedy that I would eat past a stomach ache and keep going, I am short and got so fat I may aswell have rolled to get arond it felt like, but it did not stop me, I would read posts, people saying they do not even feel passionate about food anymore, they just eat it to nourish there body, and I was like, that sounds like rubbish I want to eat because it taste good, because I am bored, because I need something to do etc etc. I can not speak for when I am further down the line because of course things change. But in all honesty, I do not crave anything right now, after the initial being able to eat any normal food, I tried one kfc chicken that was my trigger, I ate the skin and said what a waste of my time. Yes it taste okay but what really was the point of this? The junk food I depended on has know logic for me now, why am I eating it? to have a bite then feel bloated and gross? It makes no sense. I cnt believe I am saying this because I thought all this surgery does is remove your hunger, but no, the way food feels in . your stomach you want to make sure what you are eating is worth it lol healthy for your body and not junk that will sit in your stomach like a sack of potatoes. Who knows what the future will hold, no doubt things will need changing as I go but right now how I was originally of saying there is no way I paid all this money to eat abc every again in my existence, which many people manage to abide by. I know I won't be one of those people , ( I may not eat those things again but I mean I have the choice if I wanted to and have not banned my self if this makes sense? Banning myself from food, and restricting caused me issues in the past, now I may just not have them, I don't think about them, if I am offered I may say no. But if I said I am not allowed I will defy myself because I am stubborn lol. Your fear is exactly my fear, so I check myself everyday. I dont know were I will be at 6 months, but when ever I feel like slipping i just remind myself were I want to be do not think to far ahead. You fear you will first to good then get sick of doing good then do bad, that is a huge time scale say a year your a completely different person from now to then. Focus on today and then tommorow trust yourself that today you will do the right thing, trust yourself that tommorow you will do the right thing, and continue like that. I cant say who I will be in 6 months so I can not say I trust I will be on the right track then but i am taking responsibility for today and tommorow which is less overwhelming I hope this long thing makes any sense.

Have you tried protein chips? Very filling good for the crunch but not overly tasty you want to much of it. If I have normal chips I measure out 1 ounce chips, half an ounce of cashew nuts. Then usually I eat some chips then some nuts, then I have half that portion left over because cashew nuts fill me up.

Please please ask anything, you can 100% think hmm when will I be able to eat this again but still be taking this 100% serious so please ask!!! anything else you would like to know?i had these questions too similer but the stuff i was wondering when i can eat it again i dont want now post surgery and im free to eat it lol support and guidance here! i like lean beaf an was eating beef about hmm 6 weeks in? i love love it, i am sure you could eat fatty beef but i hate the texture and chewyness. If I wanted to eat 4 ounces of beef, I would have to eat 2 ounces first, 6 min break then the other 2 ounces, and nothing with it , I do that sometimes as it keeps me full for hours

I think its all well and good to think you will never drink beer again and all the other things alot of people manage it, i had a simila opinion pre surgery but maybe 10 years down the line you may thnk heck one beer didnt make me fat either lol. its all about the balance i think for me i feel my mind frame is in a completely different space post surgery that what made me fat before if i had now, there is no temptation for me now to over indulge, taste buds change , feelings change etc. But i understand wanting to stay away from triggers, just for me i feel i have a. healthier relatioship with food , that a bite of something i used to have that made me fat does not drive me to have more than a bite as i am in a beter headspace. just my opinion but i understand your point of view.