Missy161

I am 6 days out and I had a very similar experience to Man vs food. But I was so nauseated for 12 hours I refused pain meds because they cause more nausea. After 12 hours I did not need any pain meds and the nausea was gone. Going back to work next Monday, I feel great

Hi I'm new to the site and new to VSG. I am 55 mom of 4 kids 13-20. I started my wls experience 11 years ago when my husband had RNY. His experience was horrific. They cut the main artery to his stomach and then sent him home still bleeding internally to return a week later. They dehydrated him because they forgot to give him an in and wouldn't let him have anything to eat or drink. This nearly killed him but also caused chronic kidney stones to form which he still gets to this day. The good news is that he has maintained a 100 pound weight loss for 11 years. So, when I found myself at 223 pounds and looked at myself in family photos I decided to look into what was happening in the field today. I started looking at the end of February 2017. I had my first doctor appointment march 6 and by the end of May had surgery scheduled for June 22. My insurance company approved the same day the doctor sent in the forms! On top of that I had no copay. So here I am.
I had surgery on June 22. I have had a great recovery process so far. I'm excited to see where this journey takes me.
Hw 223, SW 217 CW 200 GW 135

I will be 2 weeks post op and started my journey at 217. My goal weight is 120 as well. Last night I was 189. But I am still on Clear Liquids due to nausea. Go to my pre-op today.

I lost 54lbs during the first 3 months postop, including the 2 week preop diet.

My first 3 months I lost 37lbs, I had couple stalls during that time as well. I was 271 day of surgery. I'm currently 6.5 months out and have lost 71 pounds since surgery, 101 since I started my program a year ago tomorrow.

My starting weight was almost identical to yours...I was 218 pounds on surgery day.
I lost 33.5 pounds in the first 3 months.

Had my surgery 5/25/17 started at 299 I'm at 243 been at 243 for about 4 days.

I'm at week eight and have lost 49 pounds total. My plateau was three weeks long with no budging down to the ounce. Last three days I lost five pounds, plateau is broken,

I had surgery May 22, I weighed 352 and today I weigh 318.

here is my weird story...lose 2 lbs...following week fluxuate up 3 lbs. End of said week, down the 3 lbs of flux and then down another 2 lbs.
To illustrate: Sunday: 100. Monday: 101. Wednesday: 103. Friday: 101. Sunday: 98. (I'm not really 100 lbs, just an example of how I cannot keep track of the bouncing ball of my weight.) I look at it like, well at least I am losing still.

Thanks rubia- that sounds yummy!


Mich W
Hw 223, SW 217 CW 200 GW 135

I have to avoid tree nuts because I am highly allergic- that's ruled out so many Protein products :-(


Hw 223, SW 217 CW 200 GW 135

I got some Premier Protein bars at Walmart today. I cut One Bar into 4 pieces and ate it throughout the day. It dissolves very well with chewing. I got 61 g of Protein today! The most ever!
I am 3 weeks post op but have been released to try any new foods except raw veggies and nuts.

I also have over 200 pounds to lose. Are you confident you will do that with the sleeve. My surgeon says I can do it. I am just scared i guess.

Great idea and sounds good! My hospital has one meeting a month I can go to but it's not for a few weeks. I will plan to go. Hopefully by then something will happen! Ha

I totally understand. I'm the same with my bmi- I was 40 when I started. Is there a local support group you can attend? My hospital has one that I'm going to try next week. I think some face to face support helps.
Let's keep in touch and support each other!


Mich W
Hw 223, SW 217 CW 200 GW 135

Hi
I read, color, go on Facebook, walkand if I need to escape from my kitchen I will go for a walk. If I still think I need something I will eat a pickle or something that isn't to bad.

I learned to paint my nails really well and do nail art. I'm still pre-op but I wanted something that wasn't "go shopping" or "go get a pedicure" because my life is too stressful to be able to afford that stuff all the time LOL. So painting nails is something cheap... and you can't eat during obviously, and you also can't eat after because either your nails are still wet or they reek of nail polish/acetone. Very effective lol. I am a "peeler" so I now do my nails 2-3x a week to prevent myself from peeling them.

I try and do other things. I don't want to go back to the weight I was before so when I really get stressed I go for a walk. I put my headphones in and walk. Gives me something else to concentrate on. Oh I want the junk food and especially when I'm really stressed but I don't want to step back. If I have to get something then I try and eat fruit.

Dear fellow stress eaters .... So, what do you do now?

My surgery was June 19. Good recovery--I was back at work in 2.5 weeks. I'm eating gentle real foods now and supplementing with at least 1 Protein shake/day. Around 400-500 calories/day. I have been on a weight plateau for about a week now after losing 25 since surgery.
One thing I have noticed is that while I have more energy throughout the day, once I get tired I hit the wall. It's good to be aware of this and take care of myself by getting enough rest.
And of course, when I hit the stall my inner tape recorder started up with "You are eating too much!" Hah! 500 calories of 95% protein? I think not! (That is my reply to the tape recorder).
I am so glad I did this. I'm 62 and I'll be retiring in a few years. It's so great to know that I will not retire as an invalid but as a healthy active person looking forward to the next thing.

Ditto on the Eek!! I'm a few months shy of 58...[emoji1]. Waiting for my surgery date and a little nervous. Wish I had done this a few years ago but so glad I made the decision to have the surgery now...

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Hope all continues to go well for you. I'm a patient of Dr. Teixeira. Received insurance approval last week and now waiting for my surgery date.

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Yes, I went thru this as well and mine lasted a full month. My nut said it was very normal and as long as I did not gain all was well. She said you won't be loosing weight but you will be loosing inches during the stall.

I hope so. I'm still stalled. I've only lost 2 lbs in the past 2 weeks and I'm not even 4 weeks out. I feel great fortunately. Lots of energy. I just can't believe I stalled 1.5 weeks after surgery. Down 17 in all including pre op one week diet. It just messes with my mind because I'm eating carefully and less than 4 ounce meals and nothing is happening it seems! I'm just going to keep doing the right thing and hope something good is going on with this craziness. My starting BMI was 41 I think so it's not like I'm a "low BMIer" I'm trying to focus on my gratitude to keep from being depressed. So grateful I've had a breeze of a recovery.