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I had my Gastric Bypass in 2000,Weighed 310 and I was 5ft 2 lost down to 110 really fast but not without complications,3 mini strokes,Gallbladder surgery,pneumonia ,hernia,And then dropped down to 93 lbs.With feeding tube.Now I gained 60lb in a month and I am not hungry ,I eat maybe a half a sandwich a day.So why am I gaining so much weight and so fast and no one knows?I am a mystery,So yes I am glad I had the surgery,But sad I am going thru hell for it !!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I had surgery on Tuesday and had the same type pain, it gets better everyday. I think some of mine might have been because I was drinking too fast.

I am having trouble figuring out when I am full. I am just about three weeks out and I just started soft foods. I am eating about 3 onces a meal but I feel like I am overeating. I eat the 3 ounces but I keep feeling overly full like I ate to much and I get a weird feeling overly full and I have this indigestion feeling in my throat. Am I eating to fast? how do you know when you are full?

I have been in my diet for 6 days i have been doing so good until last night. I had fast food. I have had about 8 saltines today. I just left the doc and I have lost 7 lbs. it's hard to stay on this diet! I am afraid i won't be able to get it done march 7th!

Oh, yeah, it's doable. Some days it was a struggle to get it down! My days of scarfing down vast quantities of food in minutes ended with my surgery. Restriction will keep you from eating too fast or too much--or it will hurt or come back up.

The day is fast approaching! I am excited! I have never in my life felt so sure about something. I have total peace with the procedure. When I first got my date I had some doubts, then I reminded myself the very reasons I need to do this and the fear of health problems in the future far out weigh any fears I have of the surgery.

Thanks so much newlife2012. I took my daughter to volunteer today and I had 3 people that said I look a lot different than I did a week ago, so apparently it is working...the scales are not showing it is though. Just to let you know at 3 weeks all I was doing was walking 30-45mins too, that is how fast things change. I can even do 40-50 sit ups now. I am actually 6.5weeks out now. You can do it. It's almost as if my energy just switched overnight.

I would suggest that right now you look into getting some sort of therapy whether its one on one or a group setting, but any help you can get to help you get through the emotional connection and addictions to food. Trust me on this, if I didn't have the mental help in my life, my depression post surgery would have probably done me in. Food addiction is just as bad as drug and alcoholic addition. And learning how to cope with that is absolute key to being successful post surgery. In other words, you won't be able to eat yourself to mental state of happiness. Before I was even approved for surgery I had to have a mental evaluation done to make sure I could mentally handle the changes post surgery. And even though I did good on the evaluation and they initially felt like I didn't need it, after the surgery I needed it and boy oh boy did I need it badly. I too was a huge bread/starch lover before the surgery. And granted I wasn't the best when it came to eating vegetables, your taste buds will indeed change. Things that you may love now, you might not like anymore post surgery. I can think of a least three or four former favorite fast foods that I can't do anymore just on the sheer fact that they taste disgusting to me now. But what you may not notice is that you may develop a like or craving for new foods, even food that you hate now, you may learn to love and appreciate post surgery. For me that was mashed potatoes. I couldn't stand mashed potatoes before I had the surgery. And now I can tolerate them for the most part. Hell even some days I look forward to eating them. Would I would suggest for you is this. If your surgeon has a meal plan for you, to start incorporating as many of those changes into your life now, before your surgery. That way its not a 100% shock to your system once surgery happens. Start cutting out the bad foods now, which unfortunately for now is the starchy, bread, sugary filled foods. Also kinda switch your diet around to a more Atkins-is Protein first sort of diet. That will be a huge key change for you post surgery is to focus on getting in as many grams of protein per meal to meet your daily goal, especially early on after surgery. As for what I do now, I can eat bread, but I treat it more as a cheat meal/treat than a part of my daily diet. I try to restrict myself to no more than twice a week, usually in the middle of the week and on the weekends. Pasta, I don't eat hardly ever, and fried foods are even more scarce. Also on days where I know I'm gonna eat "bad" I try to prepare for it and the extra calories they will add into my diet by working out more to burn more calories.

HI, I was reading some of the links with information on this way of eating. The guy who wrote the book "the Fast Diet" was on Rachel Ray. Where did the 12 hours come from? Cause what I was reading said you have an 8 hour window in which you can eat. So is it 12, or is it 8?

In a physiological context, fasting may refer to (1) the metabolic status of a person who has not eaten overnight, and (2) to the metabolic state achieved after complete digestion and absorption of a meal. Several metabolic adjustments occur during fasting, and some diagnostic tests are used to determine a fasting state. For example, a person is assumed to be fasting after 8–12 hours. Metabolic changes toward the fasting state begin after absorption of a meal (typically 3–5 hours after a meal); "post-absorptive state" is synonymous with this usage, in contrast to the "post-prandial" state of ongoing digestion Dont think it really matters as long as it's at LEAST 8 hours!

Now I'm confused! I'm fasting tomorrow I just finished eating at 7:00pm. Thursday I will wake up and drink black coffee then fluids until 11:00 am or so then I will eat my first meal after that midday I will have a snack and finally dinner to be done by 7:00pm Then nothing until the next day.., At least 12 hours before first meal on fast day eat your 500 calories within 7 to 8 hours of starting, then having at least 12 hour of resting before eating the next day.

Hello! I am performing in a charity variety show 3 weeks after surgery. I have to do a couple of numbers that essentially would be the equivalent of 3-minute line dances. Not super- complicated choreography, but pretty fast. So, 3-weekers, do you think I'll be ok as far as incision healing and stamina? Thanks in advance!

That is some stress, for sure! I understand what you mean about shifting your focus from diet/exercise to house. I find that I am that way. It has taken every ounce of energy I have to stay focused on my diet, and often think that a major stressful event in my life is going to take it's toll. I think it's one of the major things we all have to face, since I think many of us are that way. So, I applaud you for realizing what is going on and getting yourself in the right frame of mind. Others have given great suggestions. You might find that many of them work great. I would also be trying to get out of their way. Since you said you are sitting in your room all day, you might try taking some really long walks. That would get you out and get some more exercise. If you have to eat out, think about going fast food - you can get a side salad with a grilled chicken breast on it at McDonalds, for example. Just because you eat out, you don't have to go off the rails on your diet. Good luck - know this is short term - you'll be in that house in no time!

That's awesome !! The liquid diet goes so fast !! It is so well worth it ????

Wow Girls! I need to check this thing more often. We have another girl! Woot! We are growing really fast. This is Awesome! I am there on the 5th, count me in!! Someone private message me and remind me. I am so forgetfull. hehe I will put it in my calendar too!! Angie

Well, my life as a Bandster has just begun! I arrived at the hospital at 6 a.m. yesterday with my amazing folks (who flew in from KY to be with me - what a blessing!) By 6:45 a.m. I was being prepped for surgery. After doing lots of paperwork, the nurse gave me a shot in the belly to prevent blood clots and then started the I.V. Shortly after, the anesthesiologist and Dr. Simpson stopped by to say hell. Next thing I knew, the oxygen mask was on and I was out. This was around 7:35 a.m. Things were really moving fast, and that pace continued! I woke up about 8:15 a.m. in Recovery. I remember saying, "Is it over?" and being asked how I felt. I responded, "Pretty good I think." I was given a cup of hot tea and a few minutes later, the nurse asked if I could get up and walk. I pushed a wheelchair around the room for a minute or so, and started to feel a little nauseous, so he quickly gave me some medication in the IV. I was fine in no time and up walking again. About 9 a.m. the nurse asked if I needed any help getting dressed, that I was doing exceptionally well and was free to go home whenever I felt able! I dressed myself and then he wheeled me out to the waiting room where I greeted my folks with a huge smile. We were on our way home at 9:15 a.m.! I felt sore, but nothing unbearable. I was awake all day and walked around the house every hour on the hour (almost) with minimal discomfort. I drank a couple of cups of chicken broth, served up by my very loving mother, with an extra dose of TLC. I also feasted on some 7-Up and water. I had no desire for anthing else and was deliriously happy all day long, and sang praises in my head all day to the Good Lord above! I am incredibly blessed and grateful for how smooth things went and how great I feel. The "First Day After" has been similarly blessed. I woke up many times throughout the night, but always went back to sleep. Took a little while to get use to laying on my back, but I did get a great night's sleep! While I woke up feeling much more sore that I was yesterday, that passed as soon as I got up and moving. I had a protein shake and two cups of tomato soup today, and that was PLENTY! I had no desire for anything else. :thumbup: So far, this experience has exceeded my wildest imagination, and I have no doubt that will continue. PTL! The pain has been VERY minimal. I took a few pain pills yesterday, but only had to take 2 Advil today. Tomorrow I will work on increasing my activity level. I'm soooo ready to begin this amazing journey of a healthy lifestyle. :tongue2:

Well, my life as a Bandster has just begun! I arrived at the hospital at 6 a.m. yesterday with my amazing folks (who flew in from KY to be with me - what a blessing!) By 6:45 a.m. I was being prepped for surgery. After doing lots of paperwork, the nurse gave me a shot in the belly to prevent blood clots and then started the I.V. Shortly after, the anesthesiologist and Dr. Simpson stopped by to say hell. Next thing I knew, the oxygen mask was on and I was out. This was around 7:35 a.m. Things were really moving fast, and that pace continued! I woke up about 8:15 a.m. in Recovery. I remember saying, "Is it over?" and being asked how I felt. I responded, "Pretty good I think." I was given a cup of hot tea and a few minutes later, the nurse asked if I could get up and walk. I pushed a wheelchair around the room for a minute or so, and started to feel a little nauseous, so he quickly gave me some medication in the IV. I was fine in no time and up walking again. About 9 a.m. the nurse asked if I needed any help getting dressed, that I was doing exceptionally well and was free to go home whenever I felt able! I dressed myself and then he wheeled me out to the waiting room where I greeted my folks with a huge smile. We were on our way home at 9:15 a.m.! I felt sore, but nothing unbearable. I was awake all day and walked around the house every hour on the hour (almost) with minimal discomfort. I drank a couple of cups of chicken broth, served up by my very loving mother, with an extra dose of TLC. I also feasted on some 7-Up and water. I had no desire for anthing else and was deliriously happy all day long, and sang praises in my head all day to the Good Lord above! I am incredibly blessed and grateful for how smooth things went and how great I feel. The "First Day After" has been similarly blessed. I woke up many times throughout the night, but always went back to sleep. Took a little while to get use to laying on my back, but I did get a great night's sleep! While I woke up feeling much more sore that I was yesterday, that passed as soon as I got up and moving. I had a protein shake and two cups of tomato soup today, and that was PLENTY! I had no desire for anything else. :w00t: So far, this experience has exceeded my wildest imagination, and I have no doubt that will continue. PTL! The pain has been VERY minimal. I took a few pain pills yesterday, but only had to take 2 Advil today. Tomorrow I will work on increasing my activity level. I'm soooo ready to begin this amazing journey of a healthy lifestyle. :party:

Yeah I would imagine that they would want to help out in any way they can to get what they can covered by insurance because that ultimately makes it easier on a self pay patient which means we will have enough money to go through with the surgery! Cost is a big reason why I posed this question. During the seminar the surgeon said pre-op testing runs around $2500. And I was like woah! I've got my financing in place for the surgery but I wasn't counting on an additional $2500 for pre op testing. But I'm sure that each patient is different as far as what will be required based on health history and payment status etc. I am hoping that I don't have to do all of the pre op stuff that insurance patients have to do. Because without insurance covering it, it will add up fast!

Hey to all the AA's! Day 3 was good to me until I jumped up and went running errands. I went to drop some shoes off to my sister and to get to her apmt its a steep set of stairs. I walked up pretty fast, passed her the shoes and came back down. Then I went to kroger, instead of me just getting what i needed and leaving I thought this will be my walk for the day. When I got in the car I felt some discomfort, figured I just needed to rest. I took a nap and woke up the same if not worse off. I took some pain meds waiting for it to kick in. The abdominal area pain/tenderness I expect. however this pain when I swallow is odd, not so much a pain but odd discomfort. it feels tight under my breasts and when i swallow it either gets more painful or i get hiccups. Is anyone else feeling this odd discomfort?

Is there such a thing as too much too fast? I Started my pre op diet on Oct 12, 2012, my begin wieght was 337, yesterday was my 4 week post op mark, and I wieghed myself this morning and I am down to 278, if i am not mistaken thats 59lbs. Granted I was down to 309 the day of the surgery on Oct 22, 2012. but altogether it seems like its a lot of lbs to loose in a short amount of time. I beleave I will slow down as soon as I can start to eat better, but as it is now I am not holding down much, I can do a protien shake, it takes about an hour to get down, I can eat some soft foods like yogurt and apple sauce but only about three very small bites at a time, then i am done for hours. I had my surgery done out of the US, for a couple reasons, first of all the bariatric surgen would not even talk to me because I take narcartics for pain, plus the local surgen wants 25K to 30K so I went out of the country (Mexico), The doctors and nurses were exeplery they were so nice and accomidating to our every need it seemed like, but the only problem is there is no follow up care which i would have thought that if you follow the diet like it says there should not be any problems, but to my surprise there are unforseen things that one just does not think about, like I think the doctor might have made my stomach pouch too small be cause it is really hard to keep anything down, but maybe this is the way its suppose to be, time will tell.

Ive had wine, margaritas & even a few beers although they do give a little heart burn. I get buzzed pretty fast. Also, it tends to make me very sleepy.

I know this is like a no go on Fast food but I wanted to ask anyways when it comes to pizzas are the gluten free ones okay to eat. My stomach is like hell no to breads and other doughy things but I know like thin crust the gluten free is also thin. Has anyone tired it and how has it felt on your stomach?

Hi all, I, too, had all the same fears prior to surgery starting about a week or two before and up until they came to wheel me back to the OR. I had my band on June 30th and I don't regret it one minute. I even started crying before I went back because of all the fears I had built up during those two weeks pre-op. When I woke up, I didn't remember a thing. I didn't experience any real pain until the second day, but not until the evening. It was mostly due to gas pain and only lasted a few days. The only discomfort I get is an occassional tugging feeling if I try to sit up too fast due to use of those abdominal muscles or if the seat belt in the car rubs against my incisions. For that, I have been using a small pillow to place under the belt for padding. All the things you are feeling are normal, but they will pass. Good luck to all of you. Sincerely, Stephanie

Hi I am not sure when you were banded. I have had 4 fills so far, not sure how much is in their. My Dr does not like you to eat much the day of the fill, just liquids if possible. I have noticed that sometimes I feel more restriction a day or so later. With my first few fill after a few days things went down easer. At this point I may be just about at the right spot. I was banded in May, my last fill was in Sept. when ever I think about getting another fill, I eat someting too fast and it just does not go down. I end up with it comming back up. A few weeks ago it was almost once a day. but today was the first time in a week or so. I must eat really slowly. I eat alot of tosted sandwiches as I can take smaller bites. Just take it slow and see what happens

I am new to the site, so hello to all. I went to see the program coordinator this past Wednesday. It went well and lasted about an hour. The nurse told me I had to do all these tests and blood work before I could have the surgery. Amazingly, I got all blood work and tests done the very same day. Luckily I hadn't eaten that morning b/c one of the test had to be fasting. The dietitian was also free for that same day, so that was great. I go see my primary care doctor this coming Monday to get checked out and get her to sign something saying I can have surgery. I go see the weight loss doctor Jan. 25. so I think I will be able to have the surgery early Feb. (I hope). How soon after you first see your doctor does he/she schedule surgery? A week or two?