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Food Before and After Photos
ms.sss replied to GreenTealael's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
@sillykitty: did you portion out these meals yourself? or are Icelandic portions just naturally perfectly sized for bariatric folks?? (well, less all that bread from the first pic...) -
June Sleevers Lets Get Excited!!!
churchgirl replied to gully90's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Hey June 18 Sleevers, So happy for you both - excellent progress. You both must look & feel great. Unfortunately, I’m a sleeve failure story. Started out great & the surgery was a piece of cake - no complications at all. But alas, life had its way of catching up with you & all of the emotional & mental problems connected with my eating were not solved with this tool either. I said from day one that it wasn’t my stomach but my brain that needed this operation because I knew all along I wasn’t strong enough. I just really hoped & prayed that I would finally be able to conquer this lifelong battle. I have learned a lot & I am seeing a psychiatrist. Some medication changes for anxiety have been made - I learned what I had been taking for over 10 years was actually causing increased appetite so that wasn’t helping! I also learned, at 63 years old that I am classic Attention Deficit Disorder. Not ADHD but it explains so much. Of course, this “syndrome” was not “invented” when I was a kid so I have a lot of work to do on that front. People keep asking me why I just can’t accept myself for who I am? I guess I was just always hopeful that somehow I could conquer my demons. I guess it just wasn’t meant to be. And most likely, as I head to my primary care physician next month, I will be back on diabetes meds. That & the shear humiliation I feel from failing in front of so many so publicly is the worst thing of all. Sorry to be a such a bummer but I guess it’s important for people to know that there’s a lot more to all of this than just the surgery. And sometimes even some very useful tools and great intentions just aren’t enough. I am happy for you and for the hundreds of people that have been helped by Bariatric surgery. I wouldn’t change having it done. But I wonder often if the eventual loss and gain - still down 20 pounds from original highest weight was really worth it. continue to fight the good fight fellow June 2018 Sleevers. -
So who is buying the soda? Stop buying it. You are playing head games with yourself. This happens. Get back on the horse. One meal at a time, cut the carbs out. It's not that you fell off the wagon, it's that you get back on the wagon. Go get some sugar free popsicles or something to replace the binge sweets. You can do this one meal at a time. After 3 days the cravings will subside once you stop ingesting all those carbs. Add some good fats like avocado, coconut oil to help you feel sarisfied. Up your protein to 100grams. Get your bariatric materials out and reread them. Journal. Journal your food. Journal your gratitude.
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I thank you for the follow-up and encouragement, as these past few months have been physically exhausting. I'm still waiting to hear back from the Dr. with my biopsy results (which I'm in a positive state of mind about). The iron transfusions start this Saturday, which I'm excited about...because the energy vampires have conquered my life, lol. I don't think without this serious journey to wls that my health affairs would be getting in order. So for this, I'm very thankful. I'm exhausted from a health standpoint and emotionally tired, bit appreciative of the medical team helping me along the way. This journey is also revealing that not everyone is going to be happy to see you get your priorities together regarding your future and wellbeing. I've slowly tried to bring ppl into my process to gauge their reactions and not everyone is meant to be a part of our journey and I'm okay with this. There are others who have been a tremendous support as I'm dealing with various health issues and they are my sanity on rough days. Bariatric pal is also a place for me to safely Express my thoughts and feelings without being judged, which lessens my anxiety and stress about this process. This is a beautiful journey, but a shedding of many ugly habits, relationships, truths, reality checks about our health and coming into accountability for my role in my health. Whew.....I went on a rant...
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Yesterday...I ate a Kabob with beef. It was so good that I went to my old habits and 1 bite and swallow technique. Man, did I pay for that, the beef got stuck and drinking water only made it worst. I was at a party and walked away fast to a corner where no one could see me and barely made it before it all came up. I stayed there for a few mins while I could barely breathe and my eyes teared up. I kept vomiting for at least 10 mins. The pain kept coming back. I left the party with my wife and pulled over a few times on the way home to vomit again and relieve some of the pain and pressure in my stomach. I know I'm not suppose to eat fast and chew chew chew to small portions but sometimes I forget and repeat my bad habits that I've done for 44 years of my life. I finally made it home and hust laid on my stomach for about 1 hour before I finally felt better again. Started out with small sips of water before I continued tosoft foods later on that night. I am Post Op 6 months now Bariatric Sleeve surgery. Surgery Date was Jan3,2019 in Orange,Calif at St Josephs by Dr Pham. Heaviest was 340, surgery date was 332. As of today , I am 248, for a loss of 84 lbs 6 months out. I wore pants at a size 46-48 pre op but now I wear pants at 38 which I haven't been abke to squeeze in since high school...LOL. Shirts were a 5x but now at 2x. Dr. Pham is the same age as me and is one of the best bariatric surgeons out there. His team is phenomenal and really help you pre and post op, Especially Elena. She works in the office and is highly educated in the whole process and will help guide you from beginning to end and there after.
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how often did you feel buyers remorse having the surgery
Healthy_life2 replied to johnedwin's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
It seems to be common for some of us to have buyers remorse/regret. It may be surgery complications, struggling with first stages, having to give up old coping skills/behaviors and for others it’s a moment of what did I do, and I can’t go back. Knowing what you are getting into with surgery would have been helpful. I have no regret. I knew exactly why I was doing this. I knew there is pain with any type of surgery, I understood the risks and the work I had to do. Is bariatric surgery hard? Is losing weight on your own hard? Is struggling with obesity hard? Hell ya. Hang in there, these feeling usually pass with time. For me, one of the best gifts out of surgery was overcoming WHY, I was obese. It forced me to deal with past issues and stress/emotional eating. Changing behaviors was hard but worth it. I’m happier, healthier and having adventures in life. -
Stall? Eating schedule and habits?
Losing.It replied to Losing.It's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Yay! Surgery twins! And thanks! Congrats to you too!! So, I guess I need to pay attention and stop eating when I feel full, and then supplement as needed. While I have you, what multi vitamin do you take? I was taking the Bariatric Advantage chewables, but I just can't stomach them anymore and I have a hard time swallowing big tablets. -
WTG,WAY TO GO my friend, been there, done that. Behind you a little at an Xlarge and size 17-19 juniors, but Baby I started at 28-30Wmens at Wally World- super gratified and willing to rock it for all I can!🎸And bye and bye, I may just get smaller yet! This is where my Bariatric Clinic projected for me I WANT TO GO LOWER-175 is my Dream Goal. 🙎👗
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Mine is Cheetos White Cheddar Puffs, Chester Cheetos and Frito- Lay did a very very bad thing inventing those. Had a bag rolled up, secured with a big, think they are called File Bands, rubber band hidden next to my chair until Tomkitten found them , bawled me out, said maybe he would have to eat them himself to save ME. Yeah, eat a couple bags, you'll be 40 or above BMI and you'll get frog 🐸marched to my Bariatric Clinic in Columbus. Besides he was sniff sniff💦 coming between me and my Kryptonite!
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Yeah I can see where you would be, I've gotten the same way for endoscopies, had 13 lifetime, joke. if someone could spray the back of my throat, have either a fluroscope or a closed circuit TV monitor hooked up I could probably do my own, they accidently left me awake for obe, oh I was sedated but only very lightly, watched it all on the monitor, found out Dr Noria, my Bariatric surgeon's junior partner is every bit as gentlel with awake or asleep patients. They simply miscalculated my dosage, redheads like me require a little more, since then they put enough in my IV to drop a Steer! Maybe DeN didn't like me being awake to crtique her work. Me, I enjoyed it thoroughly, my throat was numb from the gargle when it was introduced, having it pulled out was no worse than pulling your foot out of mud, a popping sensation, and it beat those YouTube blogs and videos all hollow! Last one I had someone else did, my gastroenterologist, Dr Upchurch, thought he was being humorous asking if I wanted to go to sleep? Jaw Dropped when I said I would do it either way, just didn't want to be left sitting up in a dental chair like they do some areas of Europe. That's the way my daughter, at 15, had her tonsils removed and she DEFINITELY DID NOT RECOMMEND it! When she got her voice back she threatened to kick the surgeon where the sun don't shine, if he sang High Tenor from then on ,it was only what HE DESERVED! Oh-wee she was VERY ANGRY, went back expecting to lie down and go to sleep. Found out they only do that if you're below Age 12 or in a Children's Hospital. Told me I WAS ROBBED, nope your lousy old tonsils are gone! And that's why you were HERE.
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how often did you feel buyers remorse having the surgery
BlueAngelEyes replied to johnedwin's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Hi Biddy zz I am now 1month post op. Sad to say i still feel so much regret getting my surgery. Ive lost 27 pounds. I hit alot of stalls in the beginning not eatting enough protein and water so finally i have everything going ok im starting to adventure to new protein foods. These protein puffs from this bariatric store are actually pretty good with 21g of protein in 1 cup so when i go to the movies or i want to munch i put a cup in a bag and go to town. I need to excercise more i only walk to the park and back everyday and play soccer with my 5yr old. I guess i feel alittle not motivated right now which i need to get out of my head. Anyways i am doing 1 tbs of peanut butter in the morning on a spoon and that helps me drink lots of water then 2hours later i have a protein yogurt and for lunch i have a tuna albacore/ tuna packet. I need convenience so the packet that is just the albacore in water is nice and only 80 cal tons of protein and i can take it to go. I also have the 100cal tuna salad sometimes as well it just has alittle more fat and a few more cals in it. I have pudding in the evening and dinner some chicken cut tiny or canned or sometimes scrambled eggs. Ohb a d my favorite thing i have to limit is 2 sugar free caramel candies i will still lose if i only suck on 2 of them. -
July isn't starting very rip-roaring for me. Either my right hip joint is inflamed or I wrenched it in some manner, now I limp like Walter Brennan , the late character actor, was in a series on TV , predates the Beverly Hillbillies, same general premise except these characters were from West Virginia instead of Missouri. Called my orthopaedics, soonest they can promise me is this next Monday afternoon at 1:50pm, but I may call tomorrow or early Wednesday and see if they have any cancellations for Wednesday, he does surgeries Tuesday and occasional Thursday's. If it gets any worse I suppose i can go by squad to local ER or the Urgent Care, go through a 1/2 hour explaining and end up with a script for Norco(ER) or Tylenol(urgent care). What I really need is an Kenalog/steroid injection into the joint capsule so I can keep on keeping on. Now I am acting like a female dog, growling every time Tomkitten tries to thwart or jolly me up, told him 90% of the household cleaning is now on your shoulders! Told me I'll tell the doctor on YOU, won't do any good , Dr Carroll our PCP told him last Thursday when his BMI was creeping closer to 40,YOU NEED MUCH MORE EXERCISE, or I will ship your records and a recommendation to your Mama's Bariatric surgeon in Columbus! 1 more comorbidity and you'll qualify even if you lose down to 35+. And shame on me but it's nice to not be the recipient of his "Lower Your Weight" pep talk, if anything he is telling me that it was only expected I lose 70% of my excess weight, I am now at 68.3 so slow it down some. Probably naturally will, I have been still losing at a pretty fast rate for 10 months. Some doctors just aren't happy campers, danged if you listen, danged if you don't!
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“Geriatric pregnancy” after WLS
MrsGamgee replied to Pushycat's topic in Pregnancy with Weight Loss Surgery
While I can't speak to pregnancy post WLS, other than I've heard that many women do it successfully with the support of their OB and bariatric team, I was an AMA (advanced maternal age) mom for both of my successful pregnancies. I was 38 when my youngest was born. To be honest, I was the poster child for why fat 'old' ladies shouldn't get pregnant. Both pregnancies brought on complications that were largely weight related. High blood pressure, gestational diabetes (heavily insulin dependant), etc. In my last pregnancy, I underwent a lot of extra testing and scans just to be sure that all was well with the wee boy. But even with those issues, both pregnancies turned out very well. Both of the wee-lings ended up in the NICU for a bit because of their blood sugars, my eldest for only a few hours, my youngest for a few days, but there have been no lasting health issues for them. Both pregnancies ended with C-sections... the second one was scheduled because it was less than 1.5 years after my first. Talk to your doctors... your pcp, your ob, and your bariatric team. Let them know what your plans are so that you all can be on the same page about your goals. I commend you for taking control of your health before moving forward with another potentially high risk pregnancy. Good luck to you for your surgery and growing your family! -
And add me to the" My Spine Is Hurting Me" society. I wish I was young enough for fusions. Yes my Bariatric surgeon thought I was still young enough for his Tender Mercies but will a Spinal Surgeon concur? Doubt it, and I'm going told where I feel pain is not the point where my fusions would occur. The weight loss helped heal some places but put stress on some others and now THEY are the ones complaining.
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We all recover at different rates, maybe you were built a Speed Buggy instead of a sluggish jalopy like me. I would follow my surgeon's rules, he knows your case, your body strengths much better than I can out in Virtual-Land on Bariatric Pal. Congratulations on all you have achieved so far, excellent start, now keep it up to Goal!
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February 2019 weight loss buds
Sheribear68 replied to TheMarine79's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
I understand to an extent. I feel many days as if I’m “behind” because of how slowly I’m losing. Almost 5 months out and I’ve never had one of those weeks where I’ve had a “whoosh” and I’ve never been able to “cheat” and get away with it. If I eat off plan for even a meal I’m stalled for a few days and there are times when it’s bitterly disappointing, but at the same time I’m thankful for it because my body just plain isn’t going to allow “easy”, ya know?? I started right at 40% BMI..... and quite honestly if I hadn’t buckled my knees and slumped slightly at the beginning of this process (my bariatric clinic has my height as 5’5” when it is in actuality 5’7”) I would’ve been denied by my insurance because I would’ve been 6 pounds “too light” What a joke. Too light, my butt! I was almost 255 pounds and a frickin size 22!!!!! Because I was on the 40% borderline for 6 months I never could get into a healthy eating routine. So many times I read about how people lost 50+ pounds pre-surgery and that they were already in a keto or low carb mode and here I was strapping on 3 pound ankle weights before going into the clinic because I was scared to death I might have lost some water weight and I didnt want to be disqualified. When I went in for my pre-surgery class 17 days prior, I had lost a total of 3 pounds in the 6 plus months leading up to this and it was so liberating to FINALLY be able to eat how I knew I was going to need to for the rest of my life, but I felt so behind everyone else because I dared not lose an extra 5 pounds. So here I am almost 5 months post and thinking that this whole process started almost a year ago. Even though I’ve lost 62 pounds since surgery (and 75 from my all time high weight) I feel as if I still have so far to go. All of my family and friends (with the exception of my dear husband who will support me no matter what) are cautioning me to “not take this thing too far” My brother-in-law now refuses to say my name. He will say “hey, skinny!” while addressing me while ignoring the fact that my sister his wife is still probably a size or two smaller than me. I’ve been a 135 pound adult woman and to be almost 50 pounds heavier than that still is annoying. It might sound bratty, but I need to see a number somewhere south of 150 pounds before I will consider this surgery a success. -
I'm so scared!
Deedee12 replied to CashmereAndBones's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
It will get better!! Surgery is a serious trauma on the body! The entire process of it is like an assault/abuse (albeit necessary) to our system. You should feel better soon and celebrate every moment you feel an improvement incrementally and over time, normalcy will come. One day at a time or if possible, 1 8hr block at a time to feel something. Talk with both bariatric and surgical team to make sure you didn't miss anything or there's nothing you should worry about and if they say nothing, then believe it and continue your healing process. Have a great evening. 🤞🤞🤞 Tomorrow is another day! Sent from my SM-N960U using BariatricPal mobile app -
Bariatric surgery was a big mistake
KCgirl061 replied to Alvinchicago's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
Maybe this was a typo and you meant to say chocolate Bariatric Advantage CALCIUM chews - which are totally okay to take with milk. But if they are actually IRON chewables you need to stop taking them with milk as the calcium in the milk will interfere with their absorption. -
New date for my VGS! 7/22/19
fluffy diva replied to NancyLF's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Hi Kathaleen, I am scheduled for July 22, 2019 also I am going to Nevada a place called Blossom Bariatrics. Well actually my stress test is the 22nd and my surgery is 7/24/19. I hope to God I don't fail my stress test . I was told if I could walk on a treadmill for 20 minutes without chest pains I should be fine. But I start my liquid diet on July 8, they recommend 14 days prior. -
June 2019 Surgery Siblings!
JamesL73 replied to BulletWithButterflyWings's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I don't know if any of you have ever come across this site but OMG, I am so ready for real foods, I can't wait to try some of these. My mouth is watering and I am starving after looking through these dishes/recipes.... https://www.bariatriceating.com/bariatric-recipes.html -
June 2019 Surgery Siblings!
djgirl19 replied to BulletWithButterflyWings's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
https://www.shespeaks.com/Bariatric-friendly-Baked-Ricotta-Recipe here’s the recipe. I think it is in recipes here too. I just went ahead and made it to get rid of the giant tub of ricotta. I had to 4x it bc I bought a 32 oz. so I now have 16 servings. The kids will eat it. Maybe husband too with some breadsticks or something. It tasted good but is very heavy. Eat it slow😉 -
And Lucky Ducky you , Briswife, I feel I should have had a blood panel drawn, in June for my 9 month and especially for our co- condition. OSU never has called to aurthorize it, when I brought it up to PCP, he said you have 6 month check-in with me, I'll consider doing it in the office then, shoot I was already there with Tomkitten, why not now? Also been 3 months since Iron INFUSION, they told me test and receive every 3 months. Had blood drawn at the Band Aid station, our poor excuse for a community hospital in Mount Vernon. When I asked they batted. their eyes like a Southern Debutante, " Now you ought to kniw, we're not going to check a Silly Old Thing like that!" So do I try OSU, my Bariatric hospital of record? The last I called one of the N-P told me I was psychologically aberrant, a formal way of saying I was crazy as a look. Dumb me-- I thought repeated emesis might have been in their court! Or do I shut up, possibly become more anemic and until I topple over, nobody is concerned. Always heard squeaky wheels get lubricated, but either they don't have an oil can or I deserve not to have my worries addressed? WTF comes next?
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Nor will I and sad to say I am still farther out. Frustrating part, my Bariatric Clinic practices Benign Neglect at this point, at 10 months for them, the thrill is gone, out of sight, out of their minds. I'm 50 miles away, THEY CANT HEAR ME! Local hospital here regards me as a purple spotted giraffe, interesting but have no real advice. Like many others in the Animal Kingdom, interesting but no real clue to help me. If this is the restriction they talked about for RNY it can take a flying leap, I never have thirst satisfaction.
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Let's Get The Duodenal Switch People Together
deletedprofile123 replied to Elisabethsew's topic in Duodenal Switch Surgery Forum
Yup! I think that goes for all bariatric surgeries, especially those involving a malabsorption component (the DS being the most aggressive, for sure). My route is definitely the RNY. Not interested in the DS, as my highest weight ever was 214 — but it's good to learn... -
Bariatric surgery was a big mistake
Recidivist replied to Alvinchicago's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
Once I discovered chewables, I starting enjoying the vitamins as well. I completely agree that they feel a bit like dessert after eating, so I space them out the way you do. I'm particularly fond of the Bariatric Advantage caramel chewy bites.
