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I started tracking what I ate and how i felt so that I could try to correlate what drives me feeling bad. I think it is Whey protein concentrate (not isolate). But I still have more testing to do. I would suggest keeping a little journal like that so that you can look bad and see if a certain food/ingredient is the issue.

By the way, I just googled working out on the keto diet (essentially what we are doing) and found this: https://www.everydayhealth.com/fitness/what-keto-diet-will-your-workout/ Talks about how high intensity stuff is very much affected, as burning fat for energy isn't as quick as burning carbs.

For the most part, just scaled down a bit, but not as much as what you are having to do. For example, we did a workout last week with thrusters and shoulder to overhead with an RX of 95. Those two movements were something I was pretty good at before, so I would have been at 95#, but last week I was at 65#. Today we did a 1 rep ****** EMOM @ 75% of max. I did 105 and that was just right. I probably could have done 135/145 before. Where I have noticed a huge drop off is dumbell weight, I struggle with some pretty light dumbells nowadays. Hopefully we will both be more back to normal soon. And finally, FANTASTIC work dropping the 160 so far, how much of that was pre-surgery?

A little late to the party. Got to start back up 3 weeks post surgery. Doc just said to take it easy and listen to my body. I have already noticed an improvement in my running, and I am able to get a couple of pull-ups with the heaviest band help (which I wasn't able to do before). The one negative thing so far is that I feel worn out from the starting bell. I told a buddy that it constantly feels like round 5 of a hard 5 round workout all the time. My endurance isn't bad, I just suck wind the entire time (for example, today was a 14m AMRAP, I got 2 rounds in the first 7 minutes, and 2 rounds + 45 reps in the 2nd 7 minutes). So I can still work out for longer periods, but I get winded almost immediately. Hoping that part sorts it self out soon. However, I am just so excited to get back into the gym and see my peeps again.

Welcome Elle and Sleeved! Hope yall's recovery is going well.

So, I need to share a win: Going on a 2 week trip to Italy in 3 weeks. Need to buy some new clothes to wear on the trip and my wife had a $30 cash thing from Old Navy. We go last night and I am trying to find some shorts that are "tight" on me with some elastic, so that they will still fit well in 3 weeks when I am ~15 pounds lighter. I put on a pair of XL shorts that I think fit well. I know Old Navy stuff runs pretty big, but I was VERY happy that I could shop in a regular store (not a big and tall). That happiness doubled when my wife saw the shorts and said "Those look too baggy, let me go grab a large and see how those look". They looked awesome! So I am now the PROUD owner of 2 large pairs of old navy shorts

La.nena, I just started soft foods today and don't think I could do it with just 1 protein drink either. Saw my doctor today and he said to try and replace the drinks, but make sure to keep supplementing with them to hit my goals. For reference, today I had 1/2 egg 1/3 of a greek yogurt mixed with vanilla protein powder 1 cheese stick 75% of a turkey stick 25% of a ricotta bake (which was yummy) I honestly could have done without the cheese stick as I am not sure that I was really that hungry, and it was decently close to dinner time (like 90m before). I ended up hitting the same protein level I had yesterday, but got 10g more of fat and 2g more of carbs. Overall, very happy with the day.

Are you hungry hungry, or do you just have desires from seeing/smelling/being around food? I found that I wasn't really hungry, but when I would see something that I liked (pizza, tortilla chips, etc), I would "get hungry". That would pass quickly once the food was removed. If it is actual hunger, then I can't help you there as I didn't experience that. Sorry

25 years old? Think about how much longer you will get to enjoy being normal sized if you go through with the surgery. As Catwoman said, it might suck for a while until you figure out what works for you and what doesn't, but that takes at most a couple of months, then you have the rest of your life to look forward to. As for dumping, my nutritionist said it only happens to 2 types of people: those who go overboard and eat too much/too quickly, and those who have heard about it and do it on purpose to feel how bad it is. She said in both groups it typically only happens 1 time. I think all of the bad side effects are pretty short term (nausea and such) are usually surgery related, so they pass pretty quickly (a week or two). While you are in that two week window, it feels like forever, but it will pass. That isn't to say there isn't real risk. I had a friend who had a ton of trouble keeping any food down, her esophagus was too small from scar tissue. She had multiple surgeries to fix and nothing worked, but eventually went to a different doctor to revert to a bypass and has been doing great since then. So even some of the worst side effects can be eventually mitigated. Positives? I am only 3 weeks out from my surgery and I have already had 4 non-scale victories (down 35 pounds): Walking down the stairs no longer hurts my knees No longer snoring Dropped 1 clothes size My wife's care no longer squeaks when I ride in it (from the side of the chair rubbing against the center console) And finally, I have been having over 100oz of water since my 2nd week. I can drink pretty freely now without noticing anything. I don't think I could chug a glass of water, but I rarely did that anyways.

I just had a similar conversation with my wife today She is worried about long term results and wants me to stick to the plan 100%. I politely told her that I am the one who has been to all of the information sessions, watched dozens of hours of youtube videos, and read a whole bunch on the surgery. Then I explained to her how her comments made me feel (guilty and ashamed). I think it was a very productive talk. We just have to remember they are coming from a place of love. Glad you and your hubby were able to talk through it.

Mine was roughly 18 months, but that was because of some other factors (I had a stroke) When I first went in, then quoted 60-90 days if I was going to use insurance to jump through all of the hoops (i say hoops, but I honestly believe they are important education pieces so that you know exactly what you are getting into). One of the things that may lengthen it (if you are using insurance) is that they may require 3 months on a diet if you haven't done that in the past 2 years.

Gabbie, you should say something to him. Let him know (in a nice way) that it bothered you, and potentially made you feel guilty (if it did). And that guilt leads to bad outcomes, not good ones. Speaking as a man, we are sometimes oblivious to what we say and how it affects people.

My advice would be to not focus on the food part right now. Focus on you and how you view yourself. From your post, it sounds like you don't value yourself very much at all. I don't know anything about you, but having felt similar to what you describe and knowing how that leads me to spiral, you need to realize that you do matter, you are valuable, and that you are not a failure. Whether that means seeing a counselor, reading some good self help books, or some other method, I think that would have the biggest impact. It is my belief that a lot of overeating comes from shame spirals, food addiction, and general low self worth. It is an evil evil self fulfilling prophecy if you let it go untreated. As far as books go, I recommend "Weight Loss Surgery Does NOT Treat Food Addiction" and "Alan Carrs Easy Way to Quit Emotional Eating" Best of luck, i'll say some prayers for you

The only thing that I will add is that Bypass can lead to a slightly higher chance of developing Gallstones. I had my Gallbladder removed a few years ago, so that wasn't an issue for me (and why I chose Bypass)

Took me a bit to figure out as well. Click on the triangle up top-right by your profile name, one of the options is "My Surgery" You can update your info there.

Congrats Gabbie! I didn't have to have drains, so I have no idea how annoying they are, but I can imagine. What was your 1st soft food, and how did it go?

I got my insurance approval on a Thursday, and scheduled my bypass for 9 days later, so my diet was supposed to start immediately. I was traveling home that Thursday, so I got Chipotle (with chips and salsa), which is one of my favorite meals (but not too bad so I could tell myself I was kinda starting the diet )

Hang in there Allison. To steal a line from Crossfit, you have to embrace the suck. It will be worth it in the end.

I am able to put down liquids pretty easily as well. 32oz in an hour is definitely possible. I have averaged a little over 100 oz per day for the past 5 days. I don't think it is an issue at all because liquids (especially water) will just go right through your stomach if you don't have any food in their (can't remember if I am just making this up, or if I saw it on a youtube). As long as their isn't anything in your stomach to absorb the liquids, they pass through pretty quickly.

Hang in there! This is a great video describing what is going on: The TLDR Version: In the first three weeks, you are losing more weight than is possible given your calorie deficiency, that is extra water around your body. You actually become dehydrated in those first few weeks until your body regulates itself and starts to store some more water to get you out of that dehydrated state. That usually happens around week 3, so you stall. You are STILL losing fat, you are just retaining more (needed) water than the fat you are losing that week.

Where in Texas? I live in a Dallas suburb, but thankfully we haven't hit anywhere near Texas hot yet this year.

I second the cauliflower idea. I have had some at restaurants and while they aren't hot wings, they are a decent replacement.

Went to a renaissance festival today with my kiddos, 5 hours of walking around in the hot sun. I was wasted by the time we left, slept the entire 50m drive back to our house. Might have been a bit too much 2 weeks out of surgery. Other than that, did great. I did want a bite of my kid's sausage on a stick (one of my favorite things), but it wasn't too hard to resist Hope you are all doing great.

Congrats Cindy! Hope your recovery goes smoothly, it gets better every day...

Hopefully for you (and the others experiencing similar stuff), this is just your body getting used to the whole host of changes being thrown at it. I know it sucks, but just remember that it is temporary (and that I will say a couple of prayers for all of y'all).