notsofluffy
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Anyone in the Eugene OR area?
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Oregon-Portland Metro Area
notsofluffy replied to 30SOMETHING's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I am actually a Regional Corporate Nurse for an Assisted Living Company out of WA. So I travel up and down the I-5 Cooridor frequently. Between my traveling, the mini meals and the fact that I am Gluten Intolerent, food is rather challenging for me. I sometimes find myself eatting snack foods instead of real meals. My step mom is on here somewhere too. We where sleeved at the same time with Dr. Aceves, she went down for emotional support then decided to get sleeved. So she took my bed on day 3. She looks great! Tracy -
Oregon-Portland Metro Area
notsofluffy replied to 30SOMETHING's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Suzanne; I have been trying to find sleevers for a while now. Weird that their are 2 others in my backyard! I had an outstanding experience in Mexicalli with the staff at the Hospital. I have given several people that wanted to have their's done in the US the advice to see Dr. Aceves instead. As a nurse I probually hear too many negative things about weightloss surg in this country. Where abouts are you in Eugene? I'm off Bailey Hill Rd. -
Oregon-Portland Metro Area
notsofluffy replied to 30SOMETHING's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I was also sleeved by Dr. Aceves in Mexicalli and live in Eugene! Such a small world! -
Loosing the 30 lbs before surgery shrinks the liver and removes some of the fat around your internal organs. It will make the surgery MUCH safer for you. It is very difficult as I remember but, worth it. Good luck!
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First Thread of the 200+ lb group
notsofluffy replied to donali's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I know this is a late respnce to the last posting on the thread, but I wanted to share in case someone else worries about being 400+ and how the VGS works. I was sleeved in April 2010 and had to date lost 137 lbs, a mere 7 lbs from my 1/2 way point. I did gain 4 lbs over Christmas, but lost it + another 8 since then. The one thing that ALWAYS kept me from being successful in dieting prior to VGS was binging after a bad day. With the sleeve I can't do that, so it's easy to bounce back to the diet. I have been a nurse for 10 years now and have seen many people with the R&Y who have not had a good time with it, including one co-worker nurse that ended up on IV feeding tubes because Kaiser made her stomach too small and her bypass too short. I have not had any complications from my surgery and it continues to do great things for me. Even if I plateau at 300lbs, I am still so much better then I was at 450. I have a life again. My 2 cents. -
Hey Grace! I hope you are still doing well! I am about 7 lbs away from my halfway point, down to 308 lbs! I am now wearing my step-mom Linda's old clothes from before she started loosing weight. I hope you are doing as well!
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Did anyone get their hair back?
notsofluffy replied to mythreechildren2001's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I totally know the feeling! I started loosing my hair when I hit 28 and was diagnosed with PCOS at 30. Other weighty women in my family also lost their hair starting at around 30, more pronounced for us as we have very thick hair when we are young. I have noticed that after the initial increase in hair loss after surgery, it did slow ... alot. It seems thicker now then it did before, but I'm not sure if this is true or not. I'm hoping some will grow back soon. -
Losing with sleeve more difficult with PCOS?
notsofluffy replied to jollyj1977's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Hey! I'm a PCOS-er myself and started my journey with VGS at near 450lbs. I found that I plateau much more then my step-mom who had VGS at the same time without PCOS. I also have to fight cravings much more then she did, though those are GREATLY reduced then pre-surgery. I have found that drinking is the most important thing I can do to increase the weight loss; also sticking to my Metformin and Spironolactone, I tried to take myself off and found myself looking at a 2 week plateau that only stopped after restarting the medications. Also eating a specific intervals helped me, especially in the last week as I have lost over a pound a day. Has anyone found that the emotional swings related to the hormones are much less since surgery? -
Need help with a MILK-FREE and Gluten-free diet...
notsofluffy replied to peatie's topic in Food and Nutrition
I did a lot of research prior to my sleeve since I thought I was both Soy and milk intolerant. The best alternative I found was from Jay Robb (www.Jayrobb.com), he has a very simple protein powder with less then 5 ingredients. His normal Whey Protein Isolate protein proved to me that I was in fact NOT intolerant to milk, just the highly processed regular whey powders. He also has an Egg-White protein powder as well that has no milk, gluten, or soy. He sweetens with Stevia, so no fake sugar either. Can be mixed with water, juice, milk, soy/rice/hemp milk. I enjoy either regular milk or unsweetened Tempt Milk, I found that the pre-sweetened rice/soy/hemp milks make it too sweet for me. I really like the vanilla with a little OJ, tastes like an Orange Julius. -
Hey April Sleevers! I am doing OUTSTANDING! A bit more hair loss now, was hard to notice at first since I was already loosing due to PCOS, but it's been speeding up of late. Handfulls of hair down the drain, I think that was my last couple of pounds of weight loss..... I am down a total of 115 lbs since the pre-op diet! I am wearing clothing I haven't worn since college, pants are all falling off! I have been out staining the deck of my new house, gardening, and landscaping. No offical exercise, but I speed walked to the store for dinner tonight, up a steep incline, down the block and then back up stairs back to my hotel room. No SOB, no pain...... in May that would have taken me 20 minutes, oxygen, and 4 ibuprophen! :001_tt2: Blood pressure is down from 180/95 to 130/60 and blood sugars are down from 120's to 80's!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Has anyone noticed being able to fit a lot more in your pouch now? Compaired to last month?
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Reflections from a Skinny Chick
notsofluffy replied to roseyandmusic's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
ME TOO! I love the staff at Almater, well except for a couple of nurses on the weekend, but I don't think anyone else would have noticed the minor issues I saw unless they where also a nurse (Like I am). I am down 100+ lbs! I have a quite a way to to still, but a great start. Tracy -
Isn't it GREAT!
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How much rabbit food are most people eatting? I tend to do 60-75% protein and high fiber carbs with the occassional peice of fruit (love cherries). I am wondering if I need to increase the veggie portions.
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I was sleeved in april of this year and am already down 105 lbs. I also have PCOS and was unable to loose weight with many tries. THIS WILL WORK FOR YOU! Dr. Aceves is the BEST!
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I was sleeved in april in Mexicalli, I feel wonderful! Just got my labs back and another is out of range, blood sugars are 20 points lower then before. I still get overheated when I'm working outside, but just walking or hanging out dosn't cause pain like it used to. I have lost about 90 lbs (my scale is in a box, so I'm not 100% sure where I am). I was compairing my lost weight to objects and I realized I've lost two 5 year old girls or one skinny old lady .
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Hey Grace!
Things are wonderful. Down 85 lbs, eatting anything I want in the appropriate amount. Only thing to watch in myself is snacking and drinking with meals. I walked for 1.5 miles with NO backpain (my knees hurt the next day, I don't think my ligaments are used to the new looseness of my joints). No depression, which was a big worry as that is something I have fought my entire life. I feel great! I even had a fairly bad night where I flew back from a job in Cali and lost my ONLY set of car keys. Took 3 hours and $300 to replace the keys so I could drive home at 11 pm. I had a breif moment of hating the surgury since I couldn't "treat" myself because of a bad day. Instead I went tot he store and got some high fiber crackers, brie and apples and had a couple of crackers. something like that before would have kicked me off whatever diet i had tried for months and sent me into a cheating depression.
Did I mention I love the itty bitty tummy?
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Can we get a group for the 400+ group? We have some very unique needs / concerns both pre and post-op!
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Good luck on your goals Boredoncemore! I am going to see my doc to see if my B-12 is ok, I don't feel quite as spry as I did just after surgury.
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Is anyone taking any Omega supplements?
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I'm in Freaking hell
notsofluffy replied to Phatcurves's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
Phatcurves, I believe I went the opposite of you in my relationship choices. I have been obese my entire life which defiantly effected my relationship choices. I have lived alone for 12 years and have never lived with a boyfriend. My longest relationship was 3 months, 2 of those months trying to figure out how to leave him. These things have made me rather militantly anti-jerk. Believe me that living alone is not a negative thing to experience, but a revaluation into how strong a woman can be. Many woman in our situation tend to gravitate towards the men we think we deserve. The unique reality of our situation of drastically changing our physical appearance and our self perception can increase that unique strength that we had suppressed by of all things a layer of adipose tissue. I must agree with the other ladies that your boyfriend needs to be sent on his way to mentally abuse someone else. I hope that you don't have to deal with this type of situation further. Good luck. -
April 10th in Mexicalli for me! Down 70lbs now, on the full food stage and enjoying it.
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I have lost 70 lbs since starting the pre-op diet and surgery on April 10th. I was so ecstatic to drop below 400lbs. I have found myself taking the stairs, just because I can :thumbup:. I relalized last week that I had lost a 10 year old boy (Brother's girlfriend's son weighs 65lbs :scared0:). I am hoping to also loose at least 100 lbs this year, hopefully more, but I'm trying to keep my goals obtainable. Good luck everyone on your WLgoals.
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new here and thinking of getting sleeved..
notsofluffy replied to latoya79's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
I too was going to be banded at first. Then I found out that 25% of patients banded have it removed within 2 years! The VGS is a relatively new surgery but also an old one as it is based on the Gastric Bypass. Patients who could not tolerate the surgery for the stomach decrease and the intestine bypass would go through the first part to loss some weight before the full Bypass. Dr.s found that the weight loss was similar to the full GB. Laytoya79, keep reviewing this site, it is what helped me make my decision and I am at a weight I haven't been in 5 years in only 1 month!
