Rainbow_Warrior

Chugging is VERY MUCH possible ... but we shouldn't! Prior to surgery, we have to prepare ourselves for afterward ... i.e. we have to train ourselves to sip with mindful spacing between sips. [It's hard until you work at it.] My dietitian suggested using a teaspoon, NOT a soup-spoon, NOT a dessertspoon, to enforce drinking the water in small sips. I am getting better BUT I do tend to wolf 200mL to 250mL after my first two hours swimming. I just have to try harder to do it more often. - - - Yes to your second question ... at certain times process slips the mind.

The Sunday before my Thursday, October 12, 2017 op: PICTURES from 8th October. This pic from Sunday night, December 17th ... 67 days post-op. Firstly in the same clothing ... And, also last night, in a two sizes smaller t-shirt and a 15cm (six inches) smaller waist pair of slacks ... I'm not sure that they are flatteringly good but my wife says that there are clear differences. Feel free to offer your 2 cents worth!

Poor doctors! Damned if they do; damned if they don't. I understand your mental discomfort at being weighed. Goodness knows, I have spent more than half my adult life as morbidly obese. My thoughts are that AT LEAST a doctor is weighing you in the privacy of their office/surgery. Better that than some of the more public humiliation obese people cop elsewhere! I'm not excited by being weighed by the doctor but she/he is entrusted to monitor my health. Tracking my weight and other facets of my body are essential to records and working knowledge. The people out in public who fat-shame or verbally abuse the obese do not have our physical or emotional welfare at the heart of what they're doing. In fact, it might have been nicer for me if one or two of the doctors I had in my thirties and forties had weighed me more often and told me a few home truths about the growing health risks I'd confront.

Just think LONG TERM ... the ultimate good you're out to achieve and these few days are but tiny, tiny hurdles.

Expensive? We are referring to a small kitchen scale which either (a) measures to one kilogram in grams (or half-grams) or (b) able to measure to two or three pounds to the nearest quarter of an ounce ... right? They range from a generic brand at House & Garden or K-Mart for under $10 up to a Salter model at $17 to $19 or a German Soehnle for $25. I must be okay financially as I could easily afford the Soehnle but decided on the Salter. My Salter cost me about $11 in 2005 and still does a great job. My mother-in-law likes her Soehnle and it has a huge clear digital readout. Mine has auto-switch off and needs two AA batteries every 2-3 years (and it is in use nearly 20 times per week. The mother-in-law's takes one of those "coin"-like batteries every 6-7 months. Hers also has auto shut-off. - - - I'm sorry if you think that these are expensive. Considering the accuracy and the job they do, I think that they are quite fairly-priced.

Precisely ... A few months to tune eating and lifestyle for the long-term. Definitely ALL about adjusting habits for the better.

You are, thank goodness, lucid enough or well enough, to send messages. Talk to the ward staff about your worries.

Probably the ongoing effects of traces of anaesthetic in your system.

Okay for the time being but you will probably need one four to six weeks post-op ... when you need to measure amounts of meat and other ingredients. It'll help you account for the calories you're allowed. Good luck.

Thanks, @The New Kel ... I resumed swimming after EIGHT months off just 27 days ago. Here are the distances swum since 18th November. Only one day off thus far. Mondays are purple on my grid.

Food okay. Water okay. My surgical pain was only an issue for less than two days.

Yes ... but use it even when you think you're a good judge of foods. You'd be surprised how many people underestimate rounding off. Soon a few half-ounces or 25g of food don't get counted and you start to lose your points of reference. I tend to use a standard sized water bottle or liquids container and record it straight away in my food diary. But, a measuring cup is perfect for some people. Your decision. MY FITNESS PAL (website AND also a phone/tablet APP). http://www.myfitnesspal.com You can also set your iPhone or Android Reminder Dairy or Clock Alarm with a rota of reminders of drinking and eating times.

You can "re-educate" yourself. My nutritionist/dietitian advises to have drinks soup-style: i.e. in a bowl. But, eat them in small sips with a teaspoon ... NOT a soup-spoon AND NOT a dessert-spoon. It works!

Have you considered online support like MYFITNESSPAL or its smartphone/tablet APP? It's been a big help to me. http://www.myfitnesspal.com

You will very likely have a good experience and a welcome change of life. Surgery under anaesthetic is a big step for almost everyone. Best of luck to you. It's nine weeks today since my surgery ... Thursday 12th October to Thursday 14th December. I remember that I, too, had a few moments of trepidation back in October. It's all HAPPY ancient history now!

You are not the first to say this but you are part of a minority. You should take your concerns and worries straight to the Weight Loss Surgeon and/or his/her Clinic and/or his/her nutritionist/dietitian. Someone should help you ASAP at your clinic or surgical centre.

I think a bit of that might be down to the initial ELEVATED PROTEIN RATIO in your post op diet.

Nudging 62 years. Had my surgery NINE weeks ago today. From eastern Australia. Some mobility issues which are fading away day by day. (Knee and ankle joints in a bad way.) WLS and exercise have meant my blood pressure (HYPERTENSION) medicines have been cut over time: from 20mg of Felodopine and 20mg of Ramipril daily to 10mg of each then 5mg of each and, as of last Monday 2.5mg per day of each. Not long now and I'll have a normal blood pressure range. Retired from 42 years in the workforce in mid-2016.

No. This is one of the versions of "normal" pre-op. Usually two to five weeks post-op ... depends on your clinic/surgeon and/or over-all progress! Try to stay the course. The results, nine times out of ten (or higher) are worth it.

While not exactly the same as your experiences, Jim, I sense several identical moments. Planes, restaurant seating, work prejudices in particular. The assumption by some colleagues that big/fat/obese EQUALS stupid. So many assumed I was ... much to their amazement in the days/months afterwards. My obesity rarely affected anything to do with my work competence despite others' initial expectations.

My goal weight, in the world of metric measurement is EXACTLY 100kg below the weight I was when I first visited my bariatric surgeon in July 2017. 174.6 kg July 2017 = 384.93 pounds = 27.49 stones = BMI of 56.37 Goal weight 74.6 kg = 164.46 pounds = 11.75 stones = BMI of 24.08 It is conveniently under 25BMI. If I lose 15kg, I know I am 15% towards my target. If I drop 28kg, I have lost 28% of my target weight. It's MATHEMATICALLY CONVENIENT and very apt for me.

I took up swimming (after 25 years without it) in 2015. I was nine months shy of retiring work and 22 months away from my (then unplanned) weight loss surgery. I swam two hours before work most weekdays (and often, 2-3 times per week, went back for a relaxing slower 90 minute swim after work). Three hours Saturday and another 2-4 hours on a Sunday. Post retirement, I swam 13 days per fortnight for 3-4 hours each morning. Now, post-WLS, I am back doing 3.5 to 4.5 hours almost daily. Have only missed two days in two calendar months. Gotta say, it's improved lung capacity, general endurance ... and it's had a positive effect on adult fun with my wife. I could not be any more positive about swimming as an improver of life. (Best part is the suspension of almost all joint pain while in the water!) RECOMMENDED!