summerseeker

Yes thats extra tough if you are cooking for the family. Thats going the extra mile for them. Cooking smell made me barf early on. My husband cooked in a closed kitchen with the windows open for me. Lots of us had weird taste buds and finding something palatable was expensive as I would reject foods after a taste. I still can't bide my once fav food, salmon. Its the keytones. I had the most disgusting taste in my mouth for a few months. Keep posting on here, We know you are suffering and we will be with you.

Yes this part is tough, try your best to stick with it, you have done so well. People who havent had this surgery think we have taken the easy option ! Are you allowed to try strained soups. I could have strained chicken noodle soup, consomme, beef tea, milk and pho which was like a taste explosion after all that water. Good luck

Could you please give us some more details Age, weight, weight lost in three months, activity levels and lastly foods eaten, the portion sizes or daily calories. Thanks

I too want to say, I am sorry you have gone through so much. There are a few people active on here who have had the extra bypass surgery. If you can bear to wait, you will get the answers you need. Everyone works and we don't always come on here every day

In my view for what its worth, Your arms are brilliant. The surgeons have given you good advice and saved you some money. Your torso is not bad. Do you really need a 360 ? There are smaller surgeries these days. If you put your surgery into the search engine you will get pictures of the scarring. Everyone heals differently so scarring is never the same on two people. There is also a small risk of infections and abcesses that will make a mess of any surgeons handy work. Any work on your stomach area would hurt for at least the first 5 days. Three months ago, I was opened from my pubic bone up to my navel for unrelated surgery and I was walking around like a woman broken in half. Just sitting up from lying in bed is a feat that will leave you sweating. Which is why people advocate recliners, because they stand you up with out using your sore midsection. With a 360, you will struggle to find a comfy spot to lay on. BUT all this passes, good meds help, having someone with you helps. In the end its a very personal thing. If I were younger and unmarried I may think differently but I am old, I have a mass of extra skin but I live in a fairly cold country. I am only ever showing my arms and legs when I go abroad on holiday. I don't give much thought to what people say as long as I don't hear it. I park myself on the beach, doff off and enjoy the sun on all my saggy baggy bits. Then I come home and hey presto, I back in leggings and long sleeves that hide everything. Good luck with whatever you decide to do. Be happy in what ever amount of skin you can live with.

I am so happy for you. Going home is always emotional, I really understand why you were so very worried. Congratulations on the huge weight drop. NOW lets get through Christmas !

Phwoar, you will have heads spinning in that. Red would be hot

Being overweight all my life, I bristle at any comment about my size. Then or now. Its my business, end of. If you saw me before so disabled and ill and see me now able to do anything I want. That is something I will talk about. Want to talk about how happy I am or being able to stop the anti depressants, yep I am your woman. I am not comfortable with anything else.

Have you cut back on your exercise regime ? Yours did seem to be full on. Especially when we are on such reduced calories. I find a 30 minute brisk walk in the fresh air energises me and is great for a relaxing sleep later

Today is 3 years since my surgery. I wept a little this morning, I am still the skinny woman I always wanted to be. Every morning when I wake, I feel my tummy and Greyhound ribs to make sure it wasnt a dream. I will always be grateful to my team who took on a disabled, fat old woman and gave me this chance. I may have paid for it and put the work in but they gave me this tool.

I am so glad you are doing so well. Early on I hated the cooking smells they made me heave. You will be eating the spicy bowls soon. Rest and drink your water for now

I went with my weight the day I went to the see the surgeon for my initial consultation. This was the highest I was ever going to be.

Stalls are inevitable. If this is your first one then you have been lucky. Just follow your plan and you will get your weight drop eventually. You can't force it.

I walk, any excuse and I am off out. Today we have snow so I decided to bake bread, lemon drizzle cake and a quiche. My excersize will be cleaning the mess I make in the kitchen.

Yo You need to speak with your team or Doctor for this one. You may need pain medications that are not compatible with feeding as well

I wondered why they were marketing something that was a Flamingo's eye ?

Oh my goodness, how shocking. That could have gone so much worse. So very glad you are home and on the mend. Keep us updated on your progress

Super huge congratulations. How does it feel to be classed as ' normal ? I never managed to get that low. I figured that if I had my excess skin chopped off then I might get close but ......

I got a Mary Berry cook book as a wedding present 49 years a go. I [and my family ] am eternally greatful to the lady for the simple recipes and good pictures in it. I enjoy cooking because of that thoughtful present. I don't mind Pru Leith on the show, she plays second fiddle to Paul Hollywood but I admit she needs to loosen up a bit. I do look forward to seeing what bad clothes and plastic 'jewels' she has on. Noel and Alison are a good team but she is everywhere on English TV and its a bit same old, same old zany stuff. I don't want to see her anymore for a few years. I have never seen the NZ GBBO but oh boy the Aussies have murdered Masterchef. My badge of hate goes to the one time footballer and now advert for face lifts, Gordon Ramsey. He is a proper tit. Why would you want to watch an ego that big. I would smash his unperfect face with a big cast iron frying pan for ever daring to speak to me like he does. The people on the show just need help. They should not need embarrassing along the way

All those inches, super congratulations. AND I just noticed you got to Onederland. That felt such a moment for me, I hope it boosted you too

The first few days are a b***h, just keep doing your best, sip, move and sleep. You will be over this so soon x

My surgeon did not agree with protein shakes so I never had them. I drank full skim milk instead. There is a lot more protein in it than you would imagine. Make your own shakes with fruit, esp banana, peanut butter, greek yogurt. I could manage PB2 powder. Good luck.

Never be afraid to go back a stage for a few days. Make sure your food has enough sauce/gravy with it. Dry foods are the devil to eat early. Especially chicken breast. It is so difficult early on when your internal stomach stitches are swollen for food to pass through. I really struggled and ate lots of nutrient rich homemade soups and stews. I was advised to eat 6-8 times a day, very small meals. At about 3 months your real restriction will kick in and it will be easier to judge when to stop eating before the over full feeling

Oh I havent tried that one but Langley farm is the best brand for me

Hello Kris and welcome to the forum. Like the above poster, I have no knowledge of sadi surgery. But I send my love and wish you well on Monday, new you day x