ShoppGirl

Update for those who may be following with similar issues. The fiber seems to be helping quite a bit (3 servings/ day). Along with drinking coffee when I do skip a days movement. I am assuming I can lower the amount of fiber and possibly eliminate eventually as I am able to consume more fiber rich foods.

There are some recipes out there for fresh fish packets too. Although those do look convenient to have on hand.

That’s soooooo much better than what I got. What I got mostly lists what not to have but it’s too vague for me. I am a stickler. Thanks again!!

When I asked my dr what weight he expected me to get down to he asked what I weighed in high school and said a weight 20 pounds higher than that without exercise and same as high school with exercise. Based on that conversation I don’t think you will get smaller than high school. At least that’s not the norm for my doctors patients. If that makes sense.

Ooh no I meant on the soft food diet. The dietician said chicken, Turkey, fish and eventually lean ground beef were okay and after I hung up I thought wow I can’t make a whole Turkey for just me. Even a breast cause it won’t be moist enough left over. Thank you though.

Does anyone know when they say Turkey do they mean like real Turkey or is lunch meat okay.

Yea the men tend to lose weight faster too so don’t get discouraged.

Ooh. Never mind you mean your not sure if HE can drink it. Sorry that just clicked.

Yes milk of magnesia is a liquid medicine.

My BMI was 36 and I am three weeks post op and also think I am taller than they measured me (posture just bad with heavier breasts) so I may have been 35 BMI. I wish I had done it sooner and just paid for it cause the younger you have it the less lose skin you will have.

My pre-op diet was similar and I only went like every other day.

I have that one. I used it during the purée stage. It’s delicious. In fact I am making more tonight. I just made a pan of it and put it in the 2oz cups because I didn’t have any ramekins and that worked fine.

I would ask your prescribing doctor to write something saying you are on rx that causes weight gain and give that to insurance with other appeal paperwork.

It will get easier. I craved food when I was watching tv because I always ate them out of boredom and at first I had to do other things to distract myself but now I can watch tv without too many cravings and when I do have them I walk back and forth from one end of the house to the other for about five minutes and that seems to help for some reason. Whatever your habits are will change to newer, healthier habits and it will be well worth it.

Wow that seems like a long time on soft foods. Although idk how long I will be on soft foods it just says until dr clears you... I guess that could be 6 months. I hope not. I am getting board and I am just starting soft foods.

Thanks. I called the dietician and got some additional guidance. It wasn’t what I was hoping. Basically fish, chicken and Turkey in addition to what I can already have. I guess that’s something. 😉 Does anyone have any recipes?

At least it doesn’t sound like Scale has gone up for you yet. I weighed this morning and I was two pounds more than yesterday. 😫

My team told me probably two nights but they let me go home after one. I had little pain and was getting fluids down as expected for that point and urinating fine. I ended up having to go back as outpatient to get two bags of fluids though cause of signs of dehydration.

I was March 9th and I am down 10 pounds from surgery 25 total. I am doing great though. No pain and not a lot of hunger at all. Some when I’m board but I just ask myself why am I hungry and it’s usually just boredom. I am hoping that this summer in south Florida will not be as dreadful as I will be losing weight as it gets hotter and hotter. Ooh and mine stays the same for days too so I shouldn’t weigh everyday but when I wake up I always check anyhow. Lol

I had a special soap for use three days before. It’s just to help prevent post op infections.

Wow were their this many people in March. I am fairly new to the forum but I was too excited to notice if their were this many others in March I guess. Congrats on your fast approaching surgery date.

Congratulations on your surgery date and welcome to this wonderful group.

Congrats and welcome.

I’m so sorry that this is happening to you. Have you considered a bariatric therapist that is also marriage and family counselor for the both of you. I’m sure there is such a person with the statistics being what they are.