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Sleevers around 27th of March what do you eat today?
CarbonFiberA350 replied to mia150's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
@@mia150 today Had a 1/2 tuna can for Breakfast - multi Vitamins from biaritric doctor later had Water then more vitaming for the gym - cheese string - lunch was 1/2 chicken breast then around 3 1/2 yogurt - dinner after lunch Protein shake sometimes i eat 1 scramble egg instead of the tuna or a shake for lunch - eating more since im working out again no rice, no bread, no viveres, no starch, no sugar, sadly no alcohol lol -
Oh, the lying!
Cape Crooner replied to Cape Crooner's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Depends on who they are and how much time I have, but essentially it's usually something like: 1. I was very close to diabetes and decided it was time for a serious and prolonged diet. 2. I entered a medically supervised weight loss program. 3. The key was to reset my body's set point to think I was a skinny person. 4. I stopped drinking alcohol, soda, and coffee. I started out at 1700 calories/day and then cut down from there until I got to 600 calories/day. 5. Once I got to my goal, I started adding back calories, focusing on Protein first and avoiding sugars and breads. 6. Now I'm pretty much eating 1500-2000 calories a day and focusing on maintenance. My body now "believes" this is my proper weight. Not really lying, but it feels like it when I push my plate away after eating 7-8 ounces of food... -
I had mine yesterday. If you didn't already complete a patient history and questionnaire then that's the first step. You will need to answer some questions regarding your eating habits (mostly related to emotional eating), alcohol and substance use, and a depression/anxiety screening. The Psychiatrist will review all of your paperwork and then ask questions regarding eating habits, emotional state, any history of abuse or trauma, diet attempts in the past, history of weight problems, support you have, what knowledge you have of the surgery (before, during and after), etc. I googled Psych Eval for Bariatric Surgery and found some helpful info. Just be honest - they're there to help and make sure you are ready for such a drastic change in your life. Good luck! After mine, there were no concerns but I asked about help with emotional eating and she recommended I see the Psychologist in the WLS Practice for behavior modification counseling. I want to have as many tools to help me after surgery. Good luck!
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My Delightful first VSG turned Nightmare @ "resleeve" by Almanza
Cape Crooner replied to Popsicle530's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
I'd be very interested in learning more about how "you fell off the wagon". What did you start eating, how much, how often, was alcohol involved? There are a lot of people on this forum who are concerned about long term maintenance. We all take notice to someone who fails after 7 years of success (there but by the Grace of God go I). -
Atkins bars are 220 calories and 10 gms fat. Also contains sugar alcohols which effect blood sugars.
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100 pounds is such a huge number. Heck it's an entire teenager! I began my journey on May 26, 2015 when I skyped with a nutritionist from BariatricPal. She set me on a path and plan for my pre-op diet and with much determination I never looked back. I still have 30 pounds to my goal weight and my plan is to make that by the end of the year. I used Dr Jesus Martin Lopez in Tijuana. My experience with them was sooo amazing. Dr Lopez is a talented surgeon and he is kind and cares about his patients. I have since recommended him multiple times and even traveled with a friend to have her surgery in February. I remember thinking when I had the surgery that I would be happy losing 75 pounds and making it below the 200 mark. Honestly any thoughts of losing 100 pounds or even making it to goal seemed impossible to me at that time. Goal weight seems possible now! Having gastric sleeve was the best tool I could have chosen for my weight loss journey. And please always remember that it is merely a tool. I am 10 months out and now consume between 1200 and 1300 calories a day. My weight loss has slowed to about 5 pounds per month. I have used the last 10 months and the new tool to develop new eating habits.....To change my mind and my attitude about food. If I were consuming the same 1300 calories in cheesecake and hamburgers I would NOT be losing weight. All calories are not created equal! I have not had a coke or Diet Coke in 11 months. Diet cokes were my weakness and much like an alcoholic I had to give them up completely. Probably three times I have had a bite or two of desert. But I have not touched candy bars. Not in the entire time!! My stats: start of pre-op diet 5-26-15; surgery date 6-15-15; high weight 268; age 52; height 5'0"; goal weight 130 pounds.
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Ashland, Ky
Tssiemer1 replied to Natalie Alley Perkins's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Ugh. I ate like half a medium pizza and some cheesy bread tonight. With alcohol. I feel awful. -
Before & After pics
pr_pitbullgrl replied to kristennichole's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
not at goal yet. first 20lbs pretty much flew off but after that i had to work my butt off lol. work out 3 to 5 days a week. always do cardio and then some weights. try not to eat sugar, carbs, caffeine or alcohol. i cheat a little here and there but mostly i stay on track. can't over eat cuz....well cuz i can't so that's good lol. original goal weight was 160 but now i'm thinking of going to 150 or even 140. i'm in a loose 12 right now. would like to see what it's like to be in single digit size! good luck everyone. SW: 232 CW: 165 Goal: Not sure!- 48 replies
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Feeling Down Post-Op?
cdsjjotn replied to miss_smiles's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Perfectly normal.. I'm 4 months post op and just like you and many others , had a what the hell did I do time during the first month even 2. Just like you I took care of everyone else and quit food , alcohol and cigarettes all at the same time..yikes!! It will get better!!! Believe me , it's the best thing that I could've done!! After you are off the soft foods and start working out, you are going to feel fantastic! I'm heading towards 60 pounds lost and shopping for new clothes! You did this for you so put yourself first, I know it's hard but it's what I had to do. I had to stay away from the smokers and drinkers for this to work for me, and I've been having a hard time with some friends, some others are supportive thou and those are the ones that you will want to be around. You are not alone -
Hey guys, I'm only 2 weeks post op - had surgery on 3/28 like a lot of you. This past weekend was the 1st weekend I was out and about - walking, doing laundry, food shopping - since surgery. And even so, I have been feeling really sad/depressed/frustrated. Yes, I have been taking my Vitamins (i know that can effect mood). I'm the person who everyone else comes to for help/support, and when people ask me how I'm doing i say fine, even if its not true. I used to have multiple crutches when I was feeling down - whether it be food, alcohol, cigarettes, and other things to cope, and I stopped all of that for this. I am by no means complaining because I know this was the right decision, I just am wondering if anyone felt this way post op, is it normal & will it go away? I'm down some weight, look and feel better, but still cant get out of this mental downward spiral. I plan on going to a post-op support group in my area, but any other words of encouragement would be great.
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...just got real!
prettyCali916 replied to prettyCali916's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Gosh it's been a while! I've been so busy with my new promotion and moving, plus celebrating my 7th wedding anniversary and my husbands birthday this last week. I have an update! Currently I am down to 240.2 which is 50.8 down per my surgeon's chart but 43.4 on my scale the morning of surgery. I use both for checks and balances; I like knowing the difference between the two scales. His goal for me was 50 lbs by our 3 month check up which is the first week of May. At this rate, I will have annihilated that goal!!!!!!! The past week seems to be where I've hit my stride. I didn't work out once but I dropped 5lbs!!! It's crazy! I'm hitting 600 calories everyday and I'm eating Protein first always. I am accustomed to only being able to take two bites of my food before I'm full, and I'm fine with that. This whole process has been amazing and I am super excited about where I'm headed. My husband and I had a marriage blessing at church on our anniversary and I wore a size 14 Alfani dress!!!!! It fit perfectly!! Other NSV's: I am back to my weight from before I got pregnant with my daughter in early 2014, I can wear all my size 16's and 14's comfortably and the 16's are borderline too big, I went out to a bar/lounge to Celebrate my husband's birthday and had not a single drop of alcohol - that's how focused I am, and I feel amazing!!!!! Hopefully I can remember to keep the updates coming! Hoping everyone is doing well! -
Surgery woes: Grandpa begged me not to have the surgery
VSG AJH replied to crazygoose's topic in Rants & Raves
My condolences. Did your friends death help you to choose the VSG vs the Bypass? Thank you, and yes. Even though I can rationalize the ultimate end to their lives was not directly caused by the bypass, I know there are enough links that for them, the bypass was related to their deaths. Their situations certainly contributed to my choice for VSG because I knew I wouldn't have the same absorption changes that they had, and that probably contributed to the alcoholism that led to their deaths. They both had some initial complications with their bypasses, and instead of getting the issues corrected, they chose to "cope" and self-medicate with alcohol, and their lives completely spiraled out of control. They didn't realize things would get so bad so fast, but Denise in particular couldn't keep food down (vomiting + dumping constantly), so a drink or two would hit her brain hard and fast. Wes began having seizures after his bypass, so he lost his job, went on disability, etc. His situation felt very hopeless, so he chose alcohol where Denise just kind of stumbled into it. Anyway, all of that to say that they bypass by itself did not kill them, but there is a long link back to it, and their situations contributed to my having the VSG done not once, but twice. (My initial surgeon left behind fundus in my original sleeve surgery, and when I sought help to have that complication corrected by a new surgeon, he suggested retorting my intestines and turning the pouch that had formed into a bypass. After thinking hard again about Denise and Wes and the slippery slope they ended up on, I said, "No thanks. Please just fix my sleeve," which he did one month ago.) The bypass is great and it works for so many people, but the devastation it caused for my friend was enough to make me say no to it. Since in the end, the weight loss results are pretty similar for VSG and bypass (bypass loss starts faster, but they seem to even out over time), the choice was easy for me. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App -
168! Spent last week on a cruise with its never ending food and alcohol. Still managed to lose 2 lbs! I love my sleeve!! Sent from my SM-G920V using the BariatricPal App
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Anyone ever thought:"I can do this on my own, I don't need the sugery"
BelgianGuy replied to Killian's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I am only 23, but ever since I was 17, I have struggled with obesity. Before I was rather thin and healthy, but due to some anti-depression meds, I started eating a lot and also drinking a lot. I used to navigate between 125kilograms and 95 kilograms, and sometimes I would gain 10kilos in only a month when I could not bare not eating or drinking. It was starting to screw with my personality and I was becoming more and more depressed, even nihilistic at times . Some sort of downroad spiral. So that's why I chose this surgery, it's radical, it puts you clear limits and rules, and unless you are crazy and/or are unable to feel pain, it's impossible to eat as much as you used to, and it completely changes the way you think about food, etc. I know it's not a "miraculous" surgery, and that I can screw it all if I am stupid enough to do so, but it's only thing I have found that has stopped my obsession about food and alcohol. Whenever I see how much I eat now, I just feel plain disgusted by my old habits, and I sure never want to be like that again. -
It sounds like you are doing great. I am in the US and I did gasp when I read your NUT recommended you drink carbonation and alcohol, especially so early post-op. My insurance didn't cover my surgery, but my surgeon is excellent and has performed thousands of successful surgeries. You didn't mention Protein at all. My primary focus was and is getting AT LEAST 100 grams protein and 64 oz of (non carbonated, no caffeinated, and nonalcoholic) liquid a day. on my next appt we are discussing counting protein ☺Great! According to my surgeon getting enough protein is critical: for healing and for weight loss. I have found that getting in my protein is a major success factor. My dietician has said its important, but I've also made sure I've aimed for high protein because of what I've read on this forum ☺ I find that it satiates my hunger and helps me to not overeat.
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Post of diets around the world
Inner Surfer Girl replied to sallo's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
It sounds like you are doing great. I am in the US and I did gasp when I read your NUT recommended you drink carbonation and alcohol, especially so early post-op. My insurance didn't cover my surgery, but my surgeon is excellent and has performed thousands of successful surgeries. You didn't mention Protein at all. My primary focus was and is getting AT LEAST 100 grams protein and 64 oz of (non carbonated, no caffeinated, and nonalcoholic) liquid a day. on my next appt we are discussing counting protein ☺ Great! According to my surgeon getting enough protein is critical: for healing and for weight loss. I have found that getting in my protein is a major success factor. -
It sounds like you are doing great. I am in the US and I did gasp when I read your NUT recommended you drink carbonation and alcohol, especially so early post-op. My insurance didn't cover my surgery, but my surgeon is excellent and has performed thousands of successful surgeries. You didn't mention Protein at all. My primary focus was and is getting AT LEAST 100 grams protein and 64 oz of (non carbonated, no caffeinated, and nonalcoholic) liquid a day. on my next appt we are discussing counting protein ☺
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Post of diets around the world
Inner Surfer Girl replied to sallo's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
It sounds like you are doing great. I am in the US and I did gasp when I read your NUT recommended you drink carbonation and alcohol, especially so early post-op. My insurance didn't cover my surgery, but my surgeon is excellent and has performed thousands of successful surgeries. You didn't mention Protein at all. My primary focus was and is getting AT LEAST 100 grams protein and 64 oz of (non carbonated, no caffeinated, and nonalcoholic) liquid a day. -
I am 27 months out and the biggest side effect is that I lost over 100% of my excess weight. And my blood pressure is normal. And I no longer take tramadol and ibuprofen every day for my foot, ankle, back and knee pain. Seriously, the only "negatives" are I can't do carbonation and I get a tummy ache if I drink too much coffee or alcohol or sugar. I do eat all these things, but if I consume large quantities for several days in a row (when I'm on vacation or over holidays) I will get a bit of gastritis. Nothing a few days of abstinence and Rolaids can't fix. I'm living a totally normal life like a regular thin person. Never one regret for one minute. I feel great and my PCP is thrilled with how healthy I am now, including all my bloodwork.
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I am one month out. I can tolerate one beer just fine. Grain alcohols are a no. I love red wine but haven't tried yet. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App
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caffeine and alcohol
FocusOnMeNow replied to diamondrme's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
My doctor said no caffeine for 8 weeks and no alcohol for at least a year. Believe me it was at least 12 weeks before I could even consider coffee. And even then only diluted with quite a bit of vanilla protein shake. Alcohol was also tough. I wouldn't even try it till about 3 months out as well. And even then like 1/2 a glass. 2 glasses of wine and I get pretty lit. Just be careful because it hits you a lot harder than it used to. Lots of bariatric patients develop a cross over addiction to alcohol. It's easy to overdo it because we have lost the main crutch that we used to stuff our feelings with (food). So it's important to try try try to learn "healthier" ways to deal with stress. My ex just moved in with my one of my best "friends" two doors down. And I really tied one on over at a girlfriends. It was a one time incident but I cannot let it become a habit. I'm going to move but in the meantime I have to learn to deal. Also I never ever ever drink alone. -
caffeine and alcohol
2goldengirl replied to diamondrme's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I'm guessing the answer above is relative to alcohol. What did your surgeon and/or NUT say about this? I do know from posts on these boards that some folks have been enjoying their coffee since shortly after their surgery, though most of them have been told to limit caffeine to 8 oz/day or less. Some surgeons say "never" to alcohol for a number of reasons. Some say otherwise. It appears (again, from posts on these boards), that six months or more seems to be the average for those who have had alcohol postop. I used to absolutely love my coffee. I'd gradually decaffeinated in the past couple years, but I still loved my coffee. I haven't had any in the month since my surgery and I have to say, it just doesn't sound good to me right now. Will I go back to it? I don't know. I loved my wine (a glass with dinner most evenings, sometimes two on weekends). Obviously, I haven't had any in the month since my surgery. I don't miss it right now, but then I'm not eating anything close to "normally" these days yet, so that doesn't surprise me. Will I go back to it? Probably, but I haven't really thought about it. I don't know whether you're preop or postop, but just from what I've read on these boards these past few months, questions like these are most often from individuals who haven't had surgery yet. It's a part of trying to learn what post-op life is like, and thinking of the things we think we'll miss most. All I can offer to that is that postop life differs for everyone - but for me, I'm not missing anything just yet, I'm still getting used to my new me. -
How soon can I have caffeine or alcohol?
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Three Weight Loss Surgery Maintenance Models - Abstinence, No Dieting, or Mindful Moderation
Kindle replied to VSGAnn2014's topic in WLS Veteran's Forum
#3 on a day to day basis...no tracking, mindful of my protein and water intake, abstain from nothing but indulge in moderation. However, I tend to leap with both feet firm in the #2 camp over holidays and when on vacation. But afterwards my tummy usually hurts so bad from all the sugar and alcohol, I'm more than happy to return to the #3 camp. -
What Have Been Your Greatest Long-Term Challenges?
BONNIEG289 replied to Vagrant Violet's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I am 5 1/2 years out and the only down side for me was that i have to take omeprazole every day to prevent ulcers. I was hoping that my sleep apnea would go away after loosing all the weight, but I still have it. Also, I was pre diabeticc and had to use a CPAP nightly. My surgeon did a little something that most surgeons don't do. He put in a pig valve in between the new stomach and the intestines to help prevent the opening from stretching over time. that is why a lot of people regain their weight. i have not and have no problem maintaining. food is no longer a big concern for me. you do have to stop drinking alcohol and drinking carbonated beverages. i can't eat real spicy hot foods but I never cared for them anyway. I have lots of energy and look and feel better than I ever have. Also, my bloodwork is perfect. Before I had had high cholesterol and was pre diabetic. I was taking all kinds of meds and supliments to no avail. Not anymore . It was the best thing that I could have done for myself and I am sure that I added at least 10 years to my life. I struggled all my life with weight issues and wish I had been able to have this done about 40 years ago.
