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Not sure how you define “too much too fast”, but in the first month or so you will likely drop weight without even trying: your stomach will physically prevent from eating alot (at least in volume). That’s not to say that you have ZERO control of this as you still have a choice of the TYPES of food you eat, i.e., low vs high calorie. I mean you could choose a clear bone broth or you could reach for a creamy higher fat soup. Though I personally wouldn’t recommend purposefully slowing weight down by increasing calories so early on...but if that is what you really want, you talk to your team and they can advise you. As for drinking lots if water, I think most find that this ability returns within the first month of surgery (barring any complications, of course). I was back to drinking a ton of water by the end of week 2...BUT I couldn’t (and still can’t) drink while I’m eating nor for about 30-40 minutes after eating. Good Luck! Edited to add: as for toning your body, nothing will prevent you from doing this (unless you have physical limitations). Now whether or not you can SEE the toning is another story. If you have alot of weight to lose, the excess skin may cover all your gorgeous muscles up. Unfortunately the only way to get rid of a lot of excess skin is with plastic surgery. I didn’t have too too much excess skin on my stomach (looked like wrinkled fabric), but after my tummy tuck, my abs became clear as day.
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Surgery is in 3 days getting nervous
Lynnlovesthebeach replied to xFatBoy007's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
Good luck with your surgery. Just remember the goals they give you are just that- goals! Don't expect to drink the full requirement of fluids your first day post op. You can slowly work up to the desired goal and you will be fine. Don't worry you aren't losing weight fast enough...it will happen if you follow the process! Walk as much as you can after surgery and take your pain meds if you need them. This is a life changing decision you have made. Do the work and enjoy the reward! Most of all...never go back to what got you here in the first place! Best of luck with your new life! -
ESG Procedure 8/19 - Liquid Phase Tips
nolo56788 replied to nolo56788's topic in Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty Forum
Thank you! How fast did you drink your protein shakes? it takes me a long time considering I'm not that hungry -
Hello everyone. I was recently diagnosed with hypothyriodism in 8/2019. After realizing this, I started the process to get approved for VSG and was approved for a 8/2020 surgery date. I then pushed my surgery date back to 12/2020 because I am so afraid of the unknown. I am 5 ft 9 inches tall and I weigh 269 lbs currently. I have always been super athletic and my calves and thighs are huge and are very muscular. I have a three year old daughter and lost 22 lbs during my pregnancy just so that I could deliver with my OB vs being considered high risk and having to transfer to the hospital where I worked in high risk OB. My highest weight has been 275 lbs. Please someone with hypothyriodism please share some insight with me. Here are my biggest fears. Loosing too much weight too fast. Not being able to tone my body and my biggest is not being able to ever drink 2-3 gallons of water day every again. I currently take Synthoriod 75 mg and I have found a new endo Dr. Please someone share some info with me.
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Yes, those are all some of my favorite foods and I'm happy to be at this stage now! You'll be here before you know it! It has gone by fast! I haven't been seeing a lot of people thanks to Covid, but the reactions have been positive with my best friend, and my mom and husband are completely supportive. My mom is thrilled for me because she knows how much I've struggled to lose weight most of my life, and my husband has been with me at 240 pounds when he met me to 393 at my highest. He's been very helpful since surgery and I'm lucky to have him. And my 9 year old son has been too! How are you feeling? And how are your friends and family reacting? Sent from my moto g(6) using BariatricPal mobile app
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It's different for the bypass people. When I first tried coke zero with whiskey it hit hard and fast. Luckily I tried it at home as advised, lol. I rarely drink alcohol, it was never my drug of choice, and that makes me extra sensitive on top. Interestingly enough I didn't notice a lot of change with weight. I used to get bombed on a relatively small amount of alcohol at my highest weight, too.
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It could be a lot of different things causing it from eating too fast to not tolerating certain foods. For example, I cannot tolerate wheat. At all. I get very, very, VERY sick. But I had no issues with wheat prior to my surgery. I'm 7 months out from Loop DS btw (it involves a sleeved stomach). If they can't figure it out try either an elimination thing or do an allergy panel (should be a last resort though because it'll make you itch like hell).
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Any use intermittent fasting?
Eurocrat replied to AuthorLizzy's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
I used to do a lot of intermittent fasting, partly because breakfast just doesn't sit right with me - never has. So waiting until noon to eat always been my groove. I used to be a major, major night time snacker in stead. The last couple of years I have cycled through gaining a bit and correcting with IF. I helped me a lot through three brutal weeks of pre-op liquid diet. Now however, I struggle to get in the calories suggested by the dietician. A lot. I get nauseous and vomit very easily, so postponing ( or skipping) meals is hugely tempting since I don't feel real hunger (only head hunger). IF with long fasting intervals is not an option for me at the moment - simply not enough time in the day. With that said: I don't eat after 8.30 pm (to control the food addiction I have around night time snacking) and I don't start until earliest 8.30 am the next day - with me working from home I more often start eating around 10 am. I guess some would call that IF - to me however, IF is more of an 18:6 or 20:4 hour eating pattern. -
The pain was way more unpleasant than the puking. Puking is way different now than before and I consider it an improved puking experience. 😂😂 I did call my surgeon’s office and they weren’t concerned, so I wasn’t either. I have puked four times since surgery and the fish early on was the worst. I also puked up soft, white watermelon seeds early on, and my morning pills more recently. I think I took the pills too fast and they pretty much came right back up. I took them again at a slower pace and they stayed. It is bizarre how casual it feels now to puke. I HATED puking before surgery.
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weight loss from revisions is usually not nearly as fast as it is with virgin surgeries. Also, if your BMI is comparatively low, that would mean a slower weight loss rate, too. also, if you haven't lost in a week, you may be in a stall. Most people have their first stall during the first 4-6 weeks after surgery. all that said, as long as your weight is gradually going down (even if you stall now and then, which you will...), you're good.
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alcohol has a lot of calories, plus cross addiction is unfortunately not uncommona among WLS patients - some people who've never had addiction issues pre-surgery can develop alcohol issues or alcoholism. early after surgery I'm guessing it could be damaging if you're not fully healed. After that, that's probably not a huge risk -- but I'm guessing they think alcohol addiction may be more likely to happen within the first few months or something - or it may be the calorie issue - I'm not sure. I do have a glass of wine or two maybe two or three times a year, but I didn't have any alcohol at all until I was about three years out. Be forewarned that it hits you FAST.
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Day 13-14 moving on to Purée diet. Encountered some difficulties with purée. I mixed up some canned crab with light mayo and yogurt and I apparently did not soften it enough. It got stuck in my esophagus and I got a bad series of spasms in the area between the breast and at the top of the stomach. I’m still feeling tender hours later but my vital signs are normal. I don’t think I did any permanent damage but I plan to step back to full liquids or maybe even clear Liquids tomorrow. So that is a very important lesson learned. Purée must be very wet and loose at first. I’m also eating too fast. I got overconfident with the way full liquids went down. Other than that I’m walking twice a day for about twenty minutes each session. I feel a little depressed today but hopefully tomorrow will be better.
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Day 2 Post-op and I’m UP Almost 9#!?!?!?
Pandemonium replied to LAJ23's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Echoing what everyone else has said. It is very common. Same thing happened to me when I weighed myself the day after surgery just to see. Fast forward another day and several trips to the bathroom where I peed out the four IV bags of fluids they pumped into me in the course of 24 hours and all of that weight was gone. Weigh yourself when you're 1 week post-op and see how things are proceeding. -
Pre-Op Diet Weight Loss Liquid Diet & second guessing
Officially Not Fatty Matty replied to MariaC6's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I went through the same thing right before surgery. My whole process was pretty fast... went from never even thinking about it to surgery in three weeks. By the time i was in the hospital after my 7 day preop diet i was asking myself “hell, just keep doing the preop diet, look at how well this is working and it isn’t permanent...” I meant “isn’t permanent” in regards to having most of my stomach removed, but I also realized that my weight loss (yet again) would also not be permanent. People can and do lose weight permanently without surgery, it’s just rare and i have had enough evidence to know i wouldn’t be one of those people. I’m 70 days post op and so happy i went through with it, wish I did it years ago. It’s a fair question to ask yourself though, because there is no going back from surgery. -
Any foods that still ( or recently ) make you sick ?
ms.sss replied to BriarRose's topic in WLS Veteran's Forum
Depends on the type of fast food...i’m assuming you mean fried, greasy stuff? For me, I loooove the smell, lol! (And even just looking at it!) But when it comes down to actually eating it, more often than not, its more, um, no thanks. I think my fascination with food moved across my senses: from taste/eating to smelling/looking. Weird. I also love to cook, which I don’t even eat. Weird, again. -
Yeah, purees really gross me out. I had trouble with that week. I'm much better now that that is over. I'm not a picky eater, except when it comes to how food looks. I can't eat it if it looks gross, and purees look gross! I'm doing pretty good today. Tomorrow I get to advance my diet. I can have shrimp and tofu which I'm super excited about! Don't worry too much about the drain, it comes out pretty fast and then it's a relief! Sent from my moto g(6) using BariatricPal mobile app
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It could be! This is the hardest thing for me because I've always been a gulper, and I know when I take a sip that's too big or too fast I get that pressure. I hope that's what it is and you feel better! Sent from my moto g(6) using BariatricPal mobile app
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I had GERD before surgery, but it has been well controlled on ppi's for several years now. I had silent reflux and symptoms, especially severe heartburn that was pretty much every day, every time I ate. I'm 4 weeks post op, and I have not had any GERD symptoms, but I do get that sensation you describe if I drink too fast, and early on I had it with really cold liquids. Do you use a lot of ice in your water and Crystal Light? If so, I wonder the cold is causing that. Sent from my moto g(6) using BariatricPal mobile app
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20 month mark but not losing weight.
Sammi_Katt replied to Itsjackie's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I'm only 7 months out, but I've stalled a few times. My dietitian actually gave me a plan for what to do if I stall out for two weeks or longer, and that's change things up. Intermittent fasting, changing up your exercise routine, adjusting your calories throughout the week (doing 500, then 1000, then 1200, and then back to 1000, 500 and repeat). Stalls are there because your body got used to what it was doing (most of the time, there are other medical reasons for stalls as well, like constipation and gas and such). If you are only doing the elliptical, maybe try lifting weights or doing a rowing machine? Change it up. Your protein goals sound fabulous, but maybe add a few carbs in there here and there. It's a lot of trial and error trying to figure out what works, which you obviously know. I think your weight is great, and you have done amazingly. Just hang in there, okay? ❤️ -
I got my health back. My heart rate is good (I have a resting heart rate of 65 now!), which means my heart health is so much better. I have a crazy amount of energy all of a sudden, and actually can enjoy doing more physical things because it doesn't HURT anymore. My arthritis in my knees is getting better (not completely gone away, but I can definitely do way more before it starts getting all achy). I don't like the smell of greasy food anymore (which used to be my go to comfort food), and I'm craving (mostly) healthier things, or I've learned how to make versions of junk food that taste good but are on the healthy side. The bad things are more that, I am never hungry or I am ALWAYS hungry. It depends on when I wake up. I have to set alarms to know when to eat so I don't over or under eat. The dizziness because I'm still eating below 1000 calories most days is annoying. I stand up and get faint or go to another dimension for a moment while my head settles. There are foods that my stomach ABSOLUTELY SAYS NO TO and will let me know when I eat them, but the only way to find out is to try them (so it ends up feeling very stomach crampy, gassy, and occasionally throwing it back up). There are days when I have no energy at all and can barely get out of bed occasionally. I had depression going into this, and it's gotten very bad (I've been going to a therapist, and it's been helping, but I had a really sharp decline in my mental health for a long time after my surgery). I'm only just now starting to feel better about my body (loose skin and all), but now my armpit skin has gotten so loose that it gets caught when I move my arms too fast sometimes and it hurts lol. When I had my surgery, my gallbladder failed after a month, so I was miserable. I was vomiting, I wasn't keeping anything down, and I didn't eat more than a single saltine cracker a day for almost 2 months. I didn't lose an ounce of weight during that, but my muscles went phbbbt on me because I was so weak. However, I would do it all over again. This has given me my life back. I finally feel good and am getting healthy. Yea, I'm on a bunch of vitamins, but I'm off all my blood pressure meds and my cholesterol meds. It's been a difficult road, but it was certainly the way to go for me.
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Let me first say that the insurance company doesn’t really tell you very much. I know this because I am a provider who gets paid through insurance and I am a little too familiar with all of it ! For 500 people who have a policy from that insurance company X, 500 different policies will likely exist. That is the case for any insurance company. The insurance company isn’t the one deciding the policy provisions, it is instead the employer who contracts them for certain policies and they makes decisions about what they will offer. That said, they are more than the typical number of policies written by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois by large corporations like AT$T that seem to have the fast track option (3 mo vs 6 mo). You still have to meet all the requirements of the surgeon and the other requirements of the insurance company, but fast track means that you do three months of nutritional visits instead of six. Good luck!
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I totally understand. I can go up to 155 and be within normal weight range, but I FEEL much better at 144. My clothes fit better, I have more energy, and I just feel better in general. I could go below 130 and still be in "normal" range, but I know that is way too thin for ME. 144 is like my perfect spot. My goal was 149, but I truly feel better 5 pounds lighter. The ideal weight will be different for everyone. Use the tools like IF to go a little lower if you want. Monitor all your intake, get all your water, get enough sleep, and be sure to keep exercising. Don't cheat on junk, fast, or processed food. This is the time to truly maximize your new lifestyle changes and pound them into habits. Make the most of every day of this first year! The pounds will come off a lot slower the closer you get to goal, but if you are consistent, you can get there. I could never understand thin people when they would complain that they gained 5 pounds and felt bad. Now I get it. I can physically feel those 5 pounds now, and I know I feel better without them.
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July 2020 Surgery anyone?
Solo4ever replied to IWantTheDream's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
no, you will know when you dump! its dizzy, nauseous, hot flashes, diarrhea, and all you'll want to do is desperately down and close your eyes. at 40 days you may not be able to do soft foods yet...everyone is a little differnt. all.uou can do is try things and if it won't go down...throw it up and thats a NO. That pressure is normal but it shouldn't be intense. if its bad than what you ate was to big or too firm or too dry. and sometimes you ate too fast. when doing foods really stick to about a full 1.5 minutes to chew, swallow, let it pass, then take another bite. if you swallow and then take another bite and swallow right after you will get that instant pressure -
Food Before and After Photos
MarvelGirl25 replied to GreenTealael's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Applebee’s with the bf. I ended up eating my salad too fast and couldn’t eat much of the salmon. Finished it once I got home -
Fast Food/Junk Food addict here are well. Not when it comes to fast food restaurants or delivery foods - but in my own home. See some meals in the food pictures thread, lol. I use meat substitutes way too often.
