erinrutledge
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surgery was good & my recovery is going great! i'm so happy to be finally feeling better. and i had my 2 week follow up today, i lost 5 more pounds!! (10 over the 3 days i was on the clear liquid diet & 5 more since surgery!!) how are you??
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so tomorrow i will be 2 weeks post op, and i am feeling great! i started the soft & moist stage of my diet, which is wonderful because i can eat so many more things. i had no idea how good tuna or eggs could be! haha. anyway, my pain is all gone, i can finally sleep on my stomach again & i have my energy back. the good news is, i guess because i'm still a newbie, i still feel like i have restriction. i mean i can eat very little still, but enough to keep my full. & apparently i'm eating the right stuff because i stay full for a long time. now wednesday is my 2 week follow up, so we'll see if i've lost any weight. i haven't weighed myself since day of surgery!
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2 weeks post op tomorrow
erinrutledge replied to erinrutledge's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
haha it actually grossed me out a little the first time i felt it lol -
How do you make Refried Beans?
erinrutledge replied to Mickey527's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
i buy fat free refried beans (rosarita) & heat them up. add some shredded cheese, some 505 salsa, & a little light sour cream. yum! for 1/2 cup its only 173 cal total. & keeps ya full -
2 weeks post op tomorrow
erinrutledge replied to erinrutledge's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
at 1 week out, i felt horrible. my incisions hurt, i couldn't sleep on my left side or stomach, as a matter of fact, i had just started being able to sleep laying down at that point. give it a couple of weeks, you'll start to feel better, don't worry -
2 weeks post op tomorrow
erinrutledge replied to erinrutledge's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
oh...& i started using My Fitness Pal to log everything i'm eating & it seems to be helping a lot too. -
Full Bars anyone?
erinrutledge replied to MrsShannonDennis's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
lol sorry bout that :rolleyes2: -
Need a high protien, low calorie snack??
erinrutledge replied to mandyfsc's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
that sounds really good! i will have to give this a try -
2 weeks post op and no restriction
erinrutledge replied to vikeetingsgirl's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
i know that on the full liquid diet, i haven't been getting enough calories & even trying my hardest, i'm not getting enough protein. i have been getting probably between 500 & 600 cals a day, and i'm supposed to be getting about 1100 to be losing the way i want to -
Where does your goal put you
erinrutledge replied to mominkansas's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
my goal would put me approximately at a 28..i started at 256, i want to get anywhere from 145-155. I'm 5'4" -
Can someone who is steadily losing wt share their daily diet?
erinrutledge replied to rlynn's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
uh that sounds amazing! thank you for that! -
yay denver! lol i got banded feb 1, at psl by dr brown. i'm feeling pretty good. soreness is mostly gone.
so how is your progress going? have you started losing yet? do you feel like you have any restriction without your fills? i ask because i feel good restriction already but i think it could be because i'm swollen still? idk..i have a friend that never had a fill, and she's lost so much weight with her band.
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when will i feel "normal" again?
erinrutledge posted a topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Now, I am less than a week post op (banded on 2/1) & i still feel..blah. like i'm bloated & still really gasy. My stomach hurts but not the incisions, its sore from the gasy and bloating. And i'm still having a hard time figuring out if i'm actually hungry or not. Just wondering how long all this lasts...like when will I feel "normal" again & not like i have a piece of plastic inside of me lol -
2 weeks post op and no restriction
erinrutledge replied to vikeetingsgirl's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I haven't gotten my first fill yet, but my guess is that once you get one, you'll start to feel restriction. from what i've read on this site though, it could take a couple fills. i am lucky i guess, because i have felt restriction since day one (i am only a week post op) but i have restriction when i'm eating. good luck -
when will i feel "normal" again?
erinrutledge replied to erinrutledge's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
well thanks for your input & welcome to the site! i went back to work today, felt a lot better to get back into my normal routine. i'm very exhausted now, so i'm just bumming around on the couch, which i'm completely comfortable with. i think it will get better every day -
hey! my first day back actually wasn't too bad. i'm pretty tired now that I am home, but it wasn't bad. I had a lot of down time because i told them i'd need to take it easy this week. I actually slept last night and slept good, i was so happy! how was your first day back
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I feel like my progress is good, but to be completely honest, I haven't weighed myself since surgery day. I have a follow up next wednesday so I'll find out then. Hopefully so far so good! hah I got banded at Presbytarian St Lukes by Dr Brown. I was very happy with my experience
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that awesome! 2 of my aunts went to Washburn & one of them taught there also. Thats very cool
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when will i feel "normal" again?
erinrutledge replied to erinrutledge's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
i cried last night when i was trying to get comfortable in bed, and i cried the other day because i felt awful & i didn't know why, so i just cried. so i can feel your pain there. -
when will i feel "normal" again?
erinrutledge replied to erinrutledge's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
i can't wait to sleep on my belly again!! oh man. lol i'm sorry you had a lot of pain. but i see you've had good weight loss, that's awesome! -
Whats happening ?
erinrutledge replied to mizofatso's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
this is good to know! thank you very much! -
when will i feel "normal" again?
erinrutledge replied to erinrutledge's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I'm on my feet for the most part, because I'm a hairstylist so I do a little running around & a mostly standing. The only thing i'm worried about is leaning over the shampoo bowls, but i'll figure out a way to work that out, perhaps someone else will be able to shampoo for me. we'll see. but tomorrow is the day so i'm feeling pretty good. -
you replied correctly!
lol. well i'm actually feeling pretty good, the incisions aren't too sore but the gas pain is kind of horrible sometimes. & yeah, sleeping isn't great. i'm not used to having to stay in one posistion..plus i'm a side/stomach sleeper, so i have a hard time sleeping on my back. and i usually move around a lot in my sleep hahahow about you? how areyou feeling
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Full Bars anyone?
erinrutledge replied to MrsShannonDennis's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
i was wondering about these myself..interested in any responses