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Lots of questions!! That's good, a wise person will ask a lot of questions before making such a major and irreversible decision. I can't answer them all, but I'll give some of them a go. Being active before surgery can only help, can't hurt. Lots of folks who were never active become active after surgery, so you'll have no trouble returning to activity, it'll just put you on the sidelines for a very short while. Don't worry about the size of your stomach. Every surgeon has his or her preferences, but in the end we're talking about millimeters of difference. The standard is to remove about 85%. That sounds awful, but it really isn't. Some folks have longer stomachs than others, so those folks can eat more than those with shorter stomachs, because the surgery only affects the circumference, not the length. You'll be able to eat enough to sustain yourself. Lots of folks experience regain, so that proves that the stomach won't be TOO small. It's fairly unpredictable what you will/will not like/tolerate post-surgery. I loved Water before, drank it constantly, can't stand it now. But I compensate with Crystal Lite and tea. I do drink coffee every day, but it was a few months out before I could resume. I am able to eat all the sugar I want, unfortunately. But I've read it makes some folks sick. Same with Protein drinks. Some couldn't stand them before or after. I loved them before and after. I had to MAKE myself stop drinking them at about 10 months out because I was then able to eat all the protein I need, and was taking in too much, believe it or else. I eat two servings of nuts every day. Post surgery, they are a healthy source of protein and Fiber. Fiber becomes hard to get in, so don't discount nuts. Fruits, well, you will not eat much of that for a while. Too high in sugar and carbs when you need to focus on protein. I personally haven't had wine or any other alcohol in my year post-surgery, but lots of folks do have it and fare well. They just drink much less and nurse it over a longer period of time. I have not experienced any reflux before or after surgery. Maybe someone else can chime in on the points I've missed, or share their experiences. Good luck with your decision!!
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New here, with a few questions!
BigGirlPanties replied to MorganO87's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Ok...let's see what I can do here...first and formost you have to do this for YOU. The benefits are 10 fold! I still take a sip, occasionally, when I eat...but for the most part, I'm okay with waiting... you should find (like most of us did) that it's not that bad, once you get used to it. Eliminating carbonated beverages from my life is probably one of the healthiest things I did as well. My husband has lost weight as well, and basically he just stopped drinking that junk. I never was big into alcohol, so that was no biggie for me...a bunch of wasted calories and carbs... and I'm past the age were I want to be "wasted" in any way! LOL YES you feel full and satisfied! Truly you do... Head hunger is when you think you are hunger but really aren't, and with any change in your "diet", you have to work thru it... I found a hot beverage helps at times like that, since you have to take slow sips to get thru it...but it's not a horrible thing... I still have days where that happens...but I know what NOT to eat and I follow the program Loose skin depends on a lot of things, your age, your body, etc... mine isn't all that "loose", but I would like it tighter...exercise of ANY kind helps...water is best for your body as it is very very low impact and very easy on your joints...who cares what others think...go to a Water aerobics class...and they can watch the "incredible shrinking woman"! The pills depend on the kind you take as well....I had to grind mine down for a short time...a small price to pay for the long term results. And stairs...well...it's surgery...so in the beginning they will not be your friend, and you may end up camping out on the couch or recliner for a few days... but the stairs will, eventually, be a very good thing... you can walk up and down them every day for a few minutes to get your cardio in... All in all...I am not one iota sorry I am taking this journey...it's the best thing I ever did for ME! -
I was told absolutely not for several reasons. Beer is not good because of the carbonation. Wine and hard liquor can easily irritate the staple line. Also it is very common to replace eating with alcohol consumption post op. It's a dangerous slippery slope.
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The nutrition facts of the Quest differ with the flavors. Some use sugar alcohols while flavors don't. They range in calories, etc also.
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you can put your tuna, hummus, dip-stuff on sliced cucumbers if you are looking for that crunch, you can bake salami slices till they get crispy, make parmesan crackers. If you want wraps, certain lettuce leaves work really well, and these thin spring roll wrappers that come in dry flat sheets that you soak. I am 6 months in and I do not eat rice, grains, potatoes of every kind, bread, oatmeal, bread coating or bread crumbs. I do not eat these things because they take up too much space, both in my tummy and in my calorie/carb count. However, when I was home on vacation I ate fresh baguette from the bakery, tiny little high tea sandwiches made with bread, sugar cookies, and alcoholic drinks and I lost a ton of weight so, go figure!
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Eating around the sleeve?
OKCPirate replied to highfunctioningfatman's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
eating around the sleeve seems to refer to high calorie foods which don't give the bang for the buck you need. You can probably cram in mashed potatoes all day, but you are not going to lose weight. @@Dub figured out that nuts can be a problem (good food, too many calories). Alcohol and nuts seem to be the worse. All that said, I use jerky's as "rescue food" which I think of is things I keep in my travel bag when I am not sure I can get enough Protein. It can be addictive, and I have to watch it, but I do dig it. It makes a stupid layover a good event, becaue I get to break out the gourmet jerky . -
What's the Worst Diet Advice You've Received?
vsginkc replied to Greeknugget's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Telling a food addict to "just not eat" is about as dumb as telling an alcoholic "just don't drink." The dumbest advice I ever got was to moderate myself when it comes to sugar/sweets. I realize that many of you on this board can do that; I just can't. Once I start eating sweets/sugar, the cravings begin and I'm on a bender. So...for me "moderate" was the worst advice. I spent YEARS trying to moderate while I slowly put on 70 lbs! -
So how long did you guys wait until you had a drink with alcohol in it? 4th of July weekend and I am REALLY wanting one.
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Sleepyjean, you hit this nail on MY head! "Is drinking a lot of alcohol like overeating? Is it a compulsive thing that you have to fight to control? Is telling someone not to drink as useless as telling a binge eater not to eat?" Yes, yes, and yes. I don't crave alcohol (unless it's been a really bad week like after taxes.) I can go weeks, even months, without drinking. But I can't have just one once I start. One drink sets off a trigger and I need more. Sometimes it's just like our cravings for sweets that makes us need salty that makes us want more sweets. First it's the candy, then the chips, then the ice cream. Well, I'll start with a glass of wine, which leads to a 2nd, which makes me crave something else, which makes me crave something else. Soon I'm bombed doing shots. For me, it's definitely part of the obsession of just cramming something down my throat.
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Getting back on track
Healthy_life replied to johnsons13's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
We know when we are self sabotaging. We know what we should be doing. What will it take to get your mind back in the game? IDK seems to be different for each of us. I struggle with my behaviors around food. I have had a gain. I beat myself up and was not where I wanted to be. Getting back on track was work. It's a mental battle. Glad that you are working through things in therapy. What works for me may not work for you.I justified and made excuses for my food choices. I needed a reality check, More like a smack upside the head to force myself to get back to basics. I gave myself perspective : A person with cancer and days to live would gladly trade places for my weight loss struggles. Yes, getting back on track is hard. But, dying from cancer is harder. This can be done. You already overcame addiction/alcohol. Obesity is the next challenge. I wish you the best in finding what works for you. -
Dude, it was a Mardi Gras parade---I am sure you weren't the only one that didn't stop when they should. :-) Seriously though, unlike food, consuming alcohol is a choice. You don't need it to live. Have you tried setting a firm limit for yourself. For example, you can allow yourself to have two drinks over a 2 hour period and that's it for the night. You're there to be social, not to get a buzz or f---ked up. If you can't do that and you don't know when enough is enough, alcohol is not working out for you and you have to cut it out completely. The reality is if you feel this way now and you don't put the breaks on drinking, it's going to become a serious problem for you. You didn't get to 400 without abusing food---so, you have to be really careful with anything that is potentially addictive. You're picking up on this early before it becomes serious, so that's a great thing!!
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Hi April.. My name's April, too. Here's the deal with VSG: you won't care about food after this surgery, so there is NO slipping back into old habits. You will lose the HABIT after the surgery. However, it's always a good thing to be evaluated by a food shrink, aka nutritionist, so you won't cross-adict to something else, like for instance, alcohol or drugs. Because after this surgery, you really won't care about food anymore, so if food is your crutch now, you'll have to wean yourself off the crutch or find a more healthy crutch - like exercise - so you're doing something good for yourself, because food will become something you simply don't care about any longer. It won't taste the same and you'll lose the Ghrelin so you won't feel hungry basically at all. I know it sounds too good to be true, but it is. If you're not sure what Ghrelin is, click on the word to know more.
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Before I was banded, my surgeon gave me a book to read called The Lap-Band Solution, a Partnership for Weight Loss, authored by Dr Paul O'Brien. He was one of the pioneers of lap band surgery. In this book he tells how originally lap-banders were advised to have no alcohol, due to empty calories. However, many continued to drink and still lost weight. Because of this, they did a study, expecting to prove that people who didn't drink alcohol lost more weight. Surprisingly, they found that people who had one glass of wine a day, lost more weight than those who didn't. Their new recommendation is that up to seven standard drinks a week is OK. Like all studies, I bet there is another one from somewhere else saying the exact opposite. I was only banded 2 weeks ago, have just started mushies, and haven't yet had any alcohol. But when I start real food, am going to start having a glass of wine at night if I feel like it.
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My doctor never addressed the issue. I was banded 2 days before Thanksgiving and of course Christmas was just a month later. The nurse told me it was not a problem to have a glass of wine or 2 as long as I did not over do it. She even asked me when I came in for my first fill the week after Christmas if I enjoyed myself and had a little alcohol and I told her I did and she said she was glad I enjoyed myself. I have a couple of glasses of wine on the weekends and it I haven't had a problem. The key is not to drink to much so you don't get sick. It hasn't affected my weight loss. I actually tend to eat less after I've had wine. food actually goes down a little better too. Keep in my mind it doesn't take much to get a buzz when you're eating so little. I always drink a big glass of Water between glasses too so I have time to evaluate how I feel and make sure I don't drink too much. It is a personal choice and I decided that since I enjoy it on the weekends I am not going to give it up. The only change is that I can't drink beer. :thumbup: Beer was always my drink of choice but now I have wine which I also enjoy. :crying:
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denise, sorry to hear about your itchy problem. Don't go over to the other side. Your right it, it would be like giving alcohol to a drinker. I would be scared to start eating and can't believe anyone told to do that. Stay strong, and we will be here for you. Good luck.
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Psychological evaluation and mental disorders
snowbird replied to Fae's topic in Insurance & Financing
What my psychologist said was he looked for personality disorders that would preclude someone from following lap band post op instructions, especially if they were to the point that they would endanger the health of the patient. He cited an example of a girl who was a drug addict and alcoholic who could not be relied upon to stop drinking or using drugs and might very well kill herself with a band. -
Alcohol 2 days preop
trekker954 replied to Sandy GlueStick's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Drinking even moderate amounts prior to surgery could slow down recovery and weaken the immune system. Abstinence starting 3–4 weeks before surgery will significantly reduce the incidence of several serious postoperative complication. 3 - 4 weeks may seem extreme, but I would personally stop at least 2 weeks before and I have a glass of wine or two at least three days a week. While you doctor doesn't recommend a pre-op diet, which I really question, I would do it anyway. You are on this forum, you know what the norm is. You must have to know by now that you should shrink your liver . Ask yourself, do you want an easier operation/recovery or do you want to risk it? Forty eight hours just isn't enough time and you know when you drink alcohol, you tend to overeat. Most of us are on clear liquids one week pre op. -
I had a classy but inexpensive reception. Actually I had 2! LOL We got married in a very fancy mansion turned into a restuarant. They had a good size Ballroom, that we got married in and had a reception. The wedding was on a Friday night and we had only a few intimate people there. (30) b/c it was $30 a head. So the next day we had a big bash for everyone where we rented a hall, DJ and buffet style. We just really looked around and went to wedding shows alot. It saved us alot of money to investigate things. I got my wedding cake from a grocery store bakery, it was beautiful, very fancy and tasted better than any of the other cake makers that we sampled. It fed 200 plus the topper cake to freeze for only like 125.00. I also made my own flowers and centerpieces and the groomsmans corsages. I got a dress at a going out a business sale. I found an expensive caterer that included all the tableware too. If you really want to save, I say ask a family member to caterer it, and keep it simple. Meat and cheese plates, veggies, mini sandwiches etc. Cake for dessert. And dont serve alcohol. (too many calories and too expensive, plus if you have alcohol most places make you hire a security guard) you have a lot of great ideas on here and congrats to you!
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Lets Talk Coffee
Catracks replied to PerfectlyImperfect's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I started putting coffee in my protein shakes after I was off of clear liquids (2 weeks). I just don't live on it. I have a cup every other day. When I do, WOW! Alcohol isn't the only thing that affects us quicker. I catch a buzz off one cup! -
Well, I guess I deserved it!
TracyBar replied to nursegettingheathy's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I have a pretty bad intolerance for sugar alcohols (sorbitol, xylitol, mannitol, etc.). Can't handle aspartame either. Also lactose intolerant. It's possible you reacted to all those things as some people (from what i've read in here) can't after the surgery if not before (I haven't had surgery yet). You know the surgeon well - maybe he knows? :-) Is there a dietician on your team you can speak with? -
Attending a wedding @ 6 weeks out
GEARJAMMER replied to bostonmama's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Well I guess everybody heals differently. I wish I healed as fast as you did. And every doctor is different too. My doc said 1 yr before any alcohol. I've been having a hard time with everything. Today was my 6th day and tried broth and almost threw up. So all I can handle is Water and Protein drinks. Glad it's working out this well for you. Also keep in mind it might feel ok now but ulcers are not formed overnight. But it sounds like it was only at a special occasion for the alcohol. Sorry if I'm babbling. Good luck!!!!! Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App -
Well, I guess I deserved it!
Bufflehead replied to nursegettingheathy's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Sugar alcohols are very common in "sugar free" sweets and they are extremely hard on the digestive system for anyone, let alone someone with a tiny, traumatized stomach. You learned a good lesson -- sweet food, even fake sweet food, should not be what you are trying to justify to yourself right now! Just put it off the menu of possibilities entirely for right now. To make yourself maybe feel a little better, read the critical reviews on Amazon for sugar free gummy bears (which contain sugar alcohols, like most sugar free yogurt). You are not alone in your suffering! https://www.amazon.com/Haribo-Sugar-Free-Gummy-Bears/product-reviews/B008JELLCA/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_viewpnt_rgt?filterByStar=critical&pageNumber=1 -
Honest replys please
CrissyRing77 replied to sweet4422's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I haven't yet but my surgeon said 6 months I'm only 3. I wish I could even think of it, but alcohol killed my tummy preop I am so scared it will be worse post op! -
Honest replys please
dreamscometrue replied to sweet4422's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I had my first glass of wine at 6 weeks out and was completely fine! I've read a lot of people that talk about one glass making them drunk, but that hasn't been the case for me at all! I'm almost 3 months out now and have probably had 6 glasses of wine total and have not been even close to being drunk after 2 glasses! I haven't drank any hard liquor or beer though, so that might be a different story. I'm not sure if I'm just at a stall or if there is a correlation with me having a glass of wine every now and again, but the scale has not been moving much these past few weeks so I'm going back to ZERO alcohol for the next few months! -
Honest replys please
Sassy Pants1 replied to sweet4422's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I had a sip of red wine at about six weeks out and it did not sit well. I waited another month before trying again. It went okay, but I consume alcohol very cautiously now simply because of the empty calories. They really add up!
