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How did you feel after gastric sleeve surgery? Any
Jobber replied to Asull1188's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I absolutely love my wedge since I started my aPap machine. Even when I get thin enough to get rid of that thing, I'm keeping my wedge. Love it!!! -
Honestly, the biggest fear that I have is long term success and my ability to stick to a healthy lifestyle. I truly believe that even with a smaller stomach, if you're not filling it with vegetables, lean protein and nuts, etc, nobody will be successful. My fear is never being able to have pizza, subs, chips, etc ever again because even a small amount will sabotage me. Not sure where you biggest fears are, be it the surgery itself or being able to lose the weight during the "honeymoon" phase, but mine is completely wrapped up in what I will be able to do after that. I plan to adopt an exercise routine and healthy diet for the rest of my life, so when I do get to the phase when hunger and cravings come back, I'm prepared. It's so easy to say that now, but I'm sure much harder to actually do it when people get to that phase. Good luck to you in your decision and path forward.
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My surgery is next Tuesday, so that's perfect . My goal is to not cheat on this preop diet before next Tuesday's procedure.
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I've tried many different and I hate premier protein because of the metallic artificial sweetener taste it has. My favorite all around has been Body Fortress Isolate with unsweetened almond milk. They only have chocolate and vanilla in the isolate, but it's only 1 gr sugar. Their regular super advanced whey protein has 3 gr and have many flavors, all of which I like, except cookies and cream. I also mix the flavors for new combinations.
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Anyone else find it difficult with liver shrinking diet with their surgeries?
Jobber replied to cristobal's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I am on day 7 of mine and I'm ready to stab someone (not literally). I think my family is keeping their distance due to my grumpiness and realize why I'm a bit flustered. To your point, though, I am of the same mindset. I keep thinking about never having beer or pizza or other things I used to love again because I will never be successful long term if I don't change my habits while the honeymoon stage is in effect. I'm drinking so many fluids I can never be far away from a washroom, it's kinda irritating, however, the big picture is always on my mind when I feel weak. Just don't let yourself be alone during this time and you won't be tempted to cheat, hopefully. -
One year Sleeveaversary. Onederland!!
Jobber replied to nenes78's topic in Weight Loss Surgery Success Stories
This post is truly inspirational. I am starting near the same weight and I'm having the same procedure. My surgery is in 11 days, I hope so much that I have results similar to yours. You don't even look like the same person. AMAZING JOB! -
This question is close to my heart since I went through a lot to get my wife on board with the surgery. Long story short, she couldn't be more on-board now, but just like most people who are not educated to the process of WLS, they are initially skeptical. I never wanted to push this on her because I would not end up where I wanted to be in the end. I should elaborate; when I got to the point where I could check the boxes for all the "co-morbidities" associated with weight-loss surgery approval in the eyes of most insurance companies, I decided to talk to my doctor about it. I was very desperate to get off my medications and have not had much success with traditional dieting and exercise routines; nothing new for any of you, but this was the first time my doctor had ever suggested WLS for me. I started pursuing this idea by telling my wife what the Doctor said. Her verbal response did not convey a feeling either way, but her body language was quite negative. I was excited at the prospect, but didn't want to convey it to her, since after 15 years of marriage, I knew she didn't like it, nor was she even remotely on-board. I basically told her that it's a 6 month process and that I wasn't really decided myself, (secretly I was decided) but I would still go through the whole process and decide near the end. After many nutrition appointments and meeting the different medical team members, she warmed to the idea by the last month. I'm having my surgery very soon and we're both in a really good place. Good Luck to you in your journey!
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My diet is Breakfast: Protein Shake, Morning Snack: Fruit, not to exceed 1/2 cup, Lunch: Protein Shake, Afternoon Snack: Protein Shake or 6oz FF Yogurt, Dinner 3-6oz Lean Protein and steamed veggie or garden salad with light vinaigrette, Evening Snack (optional): Protein Shake. It starts tomorrow for me, I am a bit nervous about it, but will be fine. I'm happy i'm not fully limited to liquid until the night before where it's all clear liquids. Good Luck everyone!
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I use all the Body Fortress super advanced whey protein powders and the protein isolate with unsweetened almond milk. It's not super sweet. I despise premier protein, they taste like aluminum foil to me. I've also tried syntrax nectars, but they are not very good either.
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I certainly understand about being a lurker here, I barely post and when I do its either because I've hit a new milestone in my journey or I feel very strongly about something. I feel like I know the regular posters here, but just can't bring myself to comment nearly as much as most do. I'm having my surgery in less than 3 weeks and I'm both nervous as heck and excited about the new lifestyle changes coming my way. I do not plan to waste this opportunity. Thank you for sharing your story, its inspirational.
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I bought the nutri ninja 1000 watt. That thing would grind masonry, I think. I bought it because my whole family drinks smoothies, but going into this I didn't like the $20 Oster smoothie maker we had because things like pineapple and other fibrous fruits had an awful texture. Enter the Nutri Ninja and it will turn anything into smooth liquid. Only issue is the price point, it's like $75 on Amazon and $100 at Kohls before coupons.
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Espresso? I was told absolutely no caffeine for the rest of my life since it's a major irritant to the new seam in the stomach. EDIT: I never realized there was such a thing as decaf espresso until I googled it. Who knew? Nice!!!!
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I just received my surgery date today, it's March 26th. So relieved to be at this stage, it's been a long 6 friggin months. Good luck to everyone who's reached this point.
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I received my surgery date today. I could not be more happy about it, the stars are seeming to align with all the obstacles I've had over the last 6 months to get to this point. It's a much greater feeling than i expected. Now comes nerves, doubt, and all the other things in advance of any kind of surgery, but I know I have this.
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I was told the reason that any apnea needed to be under control was for the purposes of anesthesia and making sure you're not going to stop breathing when you're under for surgery due to extra relaxed airway. They have to adjust your air pressure based on your ability to keep your airway open. If you're undiagnosed and have apnea, this could be dangerous to not know before surgery.
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New Job Offer, planned surgery
Jobber replied to Bootscraper's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I am pondering this as well. I'm getting sick of my current job and want to change badly, but I'm not because I'm already most of the way through the pre-surgery process. In your situation, I'd be honest with the hiring manager. You may be surprised how they respond. Letting someone take a week off, early in their tenure, may not be an issue. They will be looking at your qualities in bringing you on. An extra week off in the grand scheme of things is a drop in the bucket. -
Finished my 6th and final NUT appointment yesterday. Everything is done except the psych eval and submittal to insurance. I did everything required of me including the 100 pages plus of food tracking, I lost 5% of my total weight, and I went to every NUT appointment.
Hoping for the best, things seem to be lining up well for me and in the end, I think I will be able to fully have my wife on board with this whole thing. She says she is, but I know she doesn't think I should do it. Just like I replied to another post earlier, i'm doing this either way, it's my decision at this point and I know I can get her to come around at some point and maybe even convince her to look into it as well.
Also, I just started with an APAP machine a couple weeks ago and "holy sh*t" has my quality of life improved greatly so far. I wish I had looked into this years ago. I didn't think I had apnea until I had the study done and i stopped breathing an average of 12 times an hour. That's nuts...
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I also have a spouse who is supportive in one breath then in the next she says I just need to be accountable in my diet and exercise instead of needing surgery. In the end, I'm just going to do it and hope for the best since there's nothing I haven't already said in discussion that's going to sway her coming from my mouth. I'm done with 6 months of NUT and have my psych next week. She was invited to the psych eval, so I'm hoping she will have these kinds of questions for them and gets some more satisfaction that I'm doing the right thing. It's hard if you're not the person going through it, I think. Best of luck to you.
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Also found out that the corporate office is closed on Monday but we're going to be open in the shipping office for some reason. I know this is a test of wills. I am very fortunate to have a job and to be on the path to getting healthy, I just need to remember that or I'll go bonkers.
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My kids gave their teachers thank you cards that were taped to boxes of the Thank-yous girl scout cookies. They all loved it.
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I just found out I have to work on xmas Eve after already making plans with family. What did the company give me for xmas? NOTHING....I need a new job. I found out that the exec management team had their own secret xmas party and didn't do anythign for us peons...
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I went to my 4th NUT appointment this week and I was absolutely surprised that I had actually lost 9 pounds from my last appointment. I can get a bit obsessive when it comes to scale use so I've decided to only do pre-op weigh-ins at my monthly appointments. It saves me a lot of anxiety, I think.
I actually was prepared to go to the appointment with excuses on why i gained, so this was a big win. I didn't actually add much activity to my routine, the only thing I changed was having protein shakes every morning instead of just weekdays. I really thought my extracuricular snacking activities were going to cause an issue, but I'm not going to let that make feel like it's ok to snack late or keep eating cheese non-stop. Also probably helps that I had the stomach bug a couple days last week. I think my organs liquified and came out....yuck...
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I'm just over 3 months into my 6 month pre-op diet plan and I feel like giving up. Not because of the food, but because life is hard right now.
Work has become intolerable due to the amount of stress that I cannot control, but inevitably know will cause major issues for me down the road. Long story short it's one of those "I tried to tell you this was going to happen things" that nobody reacted to because of budget constraints, but in the end there's going to be a "fall man" for what happens and it will be me, despite my preventative warnings.
My boss is on my side, in theory, but when it comes down to protecting his own hide, I feel like he would sacrifice me to save himself.
Also, I just had to cancel my holiday vacation due to staffing issues in my department, so now my personal life is going to be affected by my work issues.
At this point, I'm just venting. I realize that there are people out there much less fortunate than myself, but it sucks all the same. I feel like everytime I get close to being happy with life, it comes and gives me a boot in the ass for a reality check.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Going to my 3rd of 6 NUT appointments tomorrow. Between appt 1 and appt 2, I lost about 14 pounds, but I'm pretty sure that tomorrow I'm going to weigh in at either no change or will have gained weight. I haven't worked hard at all this last month and in some regards feel like I'm regressing.
My INS requires a 5% weight loss in 6 months, so it's not impossible to get back on track, just need to focus more. The only difference between last month and this month is that I've not been getting as much sleep at night and I think it's been contributing to my extra issues with snacking at night and general misbehavior.
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Looks, Health, Mobility, Longevity.....Rank these motivations for surgery
Jobber replied to Creekimp13's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
This is one of the best forum queries I've seen in a while, great post! Looks: to everyone that knows me, my motivation is and always will be Health, not looks. That said, I've been judged my entire life on my looks, I went bald at 20 and got fat around 30 and I've been passed over for so many promotions its not even funny. I don't care about my health if I can't get anywhere because of my looks and all the prejudging that goes on to my face. Health: Tired of being tired, plain and simple. Family: I want to see my kids grow and live life with them. Romance: Getting this big has come with a lot of drawbacks in my intimate relationship with my wife, nuff said. Mobility: I have heard about this thing that happens when you're able to do things like run and stay active in regards to keeping depression at bay. Longevity: Last but not least, I'd like to live longer but if I'm not having a better quality life by putting all the other things first, then forget longevity, which is why I've put this last.
