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Going through employment changes and a bit stressed. Went to sleep without eating last night at around 8pm and didn't get enough protein in. YAH!!!

hungry...whats a good on the go meal i could have besides a protein shake?

I am so frustrated. I follow my plan to the T! I am getting in all of my protein, eating only what I am supposed to, working out regularly etc. The only thing I could do better on is fluid consumption. But I am 9 weeks post op and have only lost 38 lbs. I want more!!! :/

how much unflavored protein powder do you put in a small cup of applesauce

I was sleeved on October 31, 2013. The only complication was a hiatal hernia that had to be repaired. No big deal! I was up walking very shortly, no nausea or any discomfort. However, by day 3 I began to feel sick. I found I had been drinking too much of my shakes and they were too thick. This caused me to get really sick at my stomach and not able to tolerate even water. I began to go down hill from there forward. I wasn't getting enough fluids and/or protein. All the different prote...

Had a bad food day yesterday. Now, I'm moving on….had a protein shake for breakfast, and just got off the treadmill. Onward!!

Protein! Protein! Protein! is today's goal.

I have been on the Atkins diet which is protein heavy and never put the real need for protein together now since I'm on my pre-op. I GET IT! I can utterly feel the difference protein makes on the mind and body. Sharper...stronger...energetic...love it!

3 full days post-op.... a little cramping as things are going down. feels weird. Haven't really been hungry but I eat or drink rather to avoid dehydration. These 40 grams of protein seem impossible. Will try again tomorrow.

18 more days till i'm sleeved... 17 more days of this protein liquid diet.. uggg..

Hello WOnderful new friends- today I am one month and 1 day post op and feeling really good. I am enjoyong reading everybody's status reports and want to thank you all for keeping me engaged in understanfing this new life change. I am taking my vitamins daily, consuming at least 60 gms of protein and trying to intake at least 64oz's of water. I feel that is the hardest part so far. I do have 2 questions if I may. Can I exercise more at this point? When can I have a glass of wine? :-)

So I am 6 days post op. I feel great besides the lingering gas pains. Man do they kick my butt. My surgery went great. My support person couldn't come at the last minute so I went by myself. The moments leading up to the surgery were intense since i was alone. I was the last of the day so I didn't go into surgery until after 9pm and wasn't back in my room until almost midnight. The only other downfall is there is some sort of damce club next door and they were pretty loud until the early morning hours. I plugged my head phones in and listened to white noise so I could try and sleep. Being there alone was quite boring. No one to talk to, no one to shop with afterward. The positive is I was able to sit quietly and read my Bible and have some self reflection. It really was a test of strength. Now I am home and adjusting to my new normal. Found the right mix of vitamins, mostly sub lingual thank God because if I had to drink all this fluid and take 6 pills I think I would die. I have a few bouts a day with head hunger but I am not hungry and I don't feel weak from the lack of solid food. I usually save my jellos and chicken broth for those moments. I found a tracker that I use to track my fluid intake that is very helpful. I have one to track my protein as well. I know there are apps that track everything for you and maybe when I start to go to more solid foods I will look more. A lot of them make you pay for the specific features I want so I may just start a journal I can keep in my purse and update it weekly or daily on my computer. As far as pain from the incisions I am actually quite good. They are starting to itch a little which is a sign they are healing. I am a side sleeper and with the use of a pillow I have not found a really issue with laying on my right side since the 2nd day. They left, especially where the drain was, is a bit more tender but not too bad. My biggest issue is getting enough fluids. Not easy. But I push through and try to stay diligent. I got to about 95% of my 64 fl oz goal yesterday. Today I am about 8 oz behind of my hourly goal. Looking forward to my new beginning and new life.

I love Fairlife milk. Tastes normal, more protein!

Surgery is TOMORROW! !!!!... My nerves are running wild. I've went grocery shopping..stocked up on all my protein, water, meds etc...I guess I'm READY..PLEASE PRAY FOR ME YALL!!!

Going pretty good over here. Because I can drink more water a little faster now, I upped my into to 72 ounces per day. I use my pitcher from the hospital and drink like 4 of those per day. I am running to the bathroom like crazy and I noticed that my tummy and other parts of my body are changing, YAY for aqua! Trying to keep up with my proteins, and vitamins. I found our that Aurora(sleeve) does not like bananas. It was not a good experience at all and I am not willing to try again until like neveruary, lol. I haven't exercised in like a week, smh, and I am hating that. I miss it and need to get back on track with that. I can fit some XL shirts as long shirts and I am too scared to go try on new clothes. I am afraid of the disappointment of not fitting into something. I definitely don't want to embarrass myself. Okay, just my thoughts for the day. Later Losers!

I put my vivofit back on, logged in my fitness pal, drank a protein shake & bottle of water , walked twice today....I'M BACK!!!

That was almost as bad as a strawberry fusion protein drink. Horrible!

Quest Bar- Apple Pie is the bomb! 20mg protein

First post-op nutritionist meeting. She wants me closer to 80 grams of protein. This is the point where I stomp my feet like a kid and pout, "But it's HARD!", lol

Going back to work tomorrow...got to make sure I put me first: work must slot around the meds/protein/fluid regime...

Can anybody tell me how to change my status on my page from pre op to post op? There is no option. Its weird! Thx!

The vacation was great and lovely and I stayed very active while still getting to sample foods I hadn't yet tried since surgery.  After getting back, I decided to stay off of social media for a little while, which also included these forums.  I had a lot of work in the office to catch up on and needed to focus on that.  Of course, the past week or so I have been struggling a lot mentally and emotionally.  I've desperately wanted comfort food and have done well not giving into that temptation.  This week doesn't feel like it'll go much better, but October always seems to be the worst month for me. 

Had an anxiety dream last night involving a substantial weight gain in the past week.  Absolutely no basis in reality since I've stayed on plan.  I think it stems from Saturday when I ate some extra calories due to a 2 hour hike earlier in the day that burned 900 calories.  The extra calories brought my total intake up for 1025, as opposed to 700-800.  And my extra calories were from curry egg salad, so it was a protein packed choice.  And yet, my brain some how decided that would lead me to gain 10 pounds in one week and threw that are me while I slept.  Brains can be jerks.

Hi!  I am just at the end of my 6-month supervised diet requirement and waiting for the last couple of consultation reports to get filed so my surgeon's office can submit everything for insurance approval.  And I'm terrified that I'm making the biggest mistake of my life... one that can't be undone.  Am I just crazy?

For starters, I do NOT like or trust the nutritionist this surgical group requires their patients to work with.  I don't feel like I get a straight answer to my questions, only to do exactly what she says because she's "smarter than anyone else in the whole world on bariatric nutrition and has more experience than other nutritionists because all the hospitals want to do is cut costs and hire someone right out of college who doesn't have a clue what they're talking about."  Paraphrased into my words, somewhat, but that's the attitude.  They have a Facebook group for support with other patients and you can't ask anything there about why something is not approved or they all turn into butthurt primadonnas at the idea you might stray from what she's stamped as "approved."  I can't even tell you what her eating plan is because she's made it proprietary and wrapped it in a non-disclosure agreement.  I've tried following it and all that's happened is I feel sick, bloated, and constipated.  And I actually gained weight on it.  There are so many rules and demands to drink at this moment and eat at this moment and take vitamins at other specific times in the day, that I can't figure out how I'll do my job or live the life I'm trying to capture.  I also find it exceptionally disagreeable that she requires you to buy only vitamins that she receives a commission on.  If you object to their price, which is substantial, she gives you a saccharine smirk and says "You'll be spending so much less on food that you can afford it."

Sorry for the dump.  I am so frustrated with this piece.

And I'm frustrated that he's bullying me into taking my gallbladder out at the same time.  I'm freaked out about the hair loss because I don't have a heck of a lot to begin with.  And that having VSG causes GERD which then makes you take even more pills... I hate pills.  And being cold all the time and constipated all the time and having your tastebuds change.  While there's no real guarantee that the pain and deprivation will yield results.  I've also learned to utterly despise protein shakes in this 6 months.

So again, am I being crazy?  Anyone willing to talk me off the ledge?

My last appointment in 2019 the dietitian basically told me if she had been the one to talk to me and give a yes or no as a candidate she would of said no to me. Why? Because I am fussy and I don't like fish. My blood work was good. I was around 170 pounds to which I was told I am losing too much and I should of tapered off by then and been in maintenance. When I left there I felt very frustrated as I was a slow loser and maybe that was the goal they had set for me, but mine was lower. Anyway, she put me on an emergency list to go back in January to talk to her again so they could check on me. It's an hour drive and $20 to park. When I left there I tried more suggestions of what else to add to my diet and found that I was eating when I wasn't hungry, I was pushing myself to eat more than I wanted and more often than not I suffered for hours after eating. I did this for about 2 weeks and then went back to how I was doing it before.

Now they've been calling since January trying to book an appointment and I keep giving excuses as to why I can't go. They called each month and now because of covid-19 they are willing to do phone appointments so I agreed. I told the dietitian about my previous experience and how it wasn't helpful. When I told her I was down to 145 on my scale she told me that once again I would be put on the emergency list as it more than a year later and I shouldn't be losing anymore weight and if I continued to do so I would likely be a failure and gain it all back. Hopefully the next one is over the phone also and I will just tell them what they want to hear. I will tell them I gained 10 pounds and I eat fish every other day and all the other stuff they say I need to eat.

And like the last time for a couple weeks I tried to incorporate more food and more calories, and once again I suffer, I am so full I feel sick. I need to spend sometimes hours after laying down. Sometimes I pace in the bathroom because I am so close to throwing up. I haven't had to take gravol much over the course of my journey but after those two appointments they were becoming vital in my survival. Plus I was gaining weight, quickly. So here I am again, back to the way I was doing that feels right for me.

I just don't understand why they are pushing for me to eat when I am not hungry... that's what got me to the weight I was once was, that's a bad habit. If I feel hungry I eat. I eat 3 meals a day and 2 to 3 snacks. I hit my protein goals. I drink more than enough water. I take my vitamins and supplements. My weight goes up and and down within 5 pounds. I don't understand their concern to keep me as an emergency patient that needs to be so closely monitored. I am not underweight, I am not malnourished, in fact I am still overweight. 

Am wondering if anyone else has had this issue with the dietitians afterward? It's very frustrating and I am close to saying good bye to them because they make me doubt myself and I think I am doing well. I want to go as low as I can go, not unhealthy low, but low enough that when I hit the stage where I ultimately gain some back, the lower I am the lower I will after that happens. If I end up at 140-150 I would be content with that. I will not be content with with 180.

I had my gastric sleeve done September 10, 2020... I started out 330# before surgery.... I'm down to 260# now... I've been stalled out for over two months now.... I exercise when I can (Bad back/knees)... I follow my diet , get my protein and drink my water... But still not losing any weight... I've done everything I can think of to break the stall.... Even went back to liquid diet....  Sometimes I think this was a mistake having the surgery...