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Thank you!! How is your pre-op diet going? What all are you eating and drinking? Mine is either 3-4 protein drinks Or 2-3 protein drinks with a small meal
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Stalling 1.5 Weeks after getting sleeved
naynay77 replied to ReddWolfe's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I tried to pay attention to the non scale victories during the my stall. While I knew that the scale wasn't moving, my clothes were getting loser, my rings were fitting better, and my slippers/shoes weren't nearly as tight. I got sleeved on 12/2 and I stalled at week 3 so I stopped stepping on the scale until I went to my monthly follow up (which was actually 5 weeks after my surgery last week) and I had lost another 2 lbs. -
I’m a week in and 8lbs down! You got this!
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Absolutely what NovaLuna said. But, since I am a chronic comparer, if it helps, I lost 17lbs in the first SIX WEEKS post op (I do calendar month losses so I bunched the fist 6 weeks together). Probably about 12 or 13lbs in the first 4 weeks? I had a stall in my second week (first of many!) that lasted about 10 days. Hope that helps and good luck on your journey.
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Classical/opera singing straight after surgery
Teresa Eschenbaum replied to Allycaterpillar's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
I have been wondering the same thing. I also sing (not near to your ability) and wondering how long before I can deep enough breath to hit the notes I am used to. My surgeon told me initially that it would be about 3 weeks before I can go back to singing comfortably. -
Yeah stalls are a bummer, but I just keep looking at how my clothes are falling off. That I'm not gaining. I try to increase my movement, but I've been sick with Covid and it has totally sucked the lifeforce outta me. But I'm getter better! I didn't eat the best I could have over the holidays. The sugar made my joints get inflamed and it was painful to move. After eliminating the sugar and the crackers, breads, cinnamon rolls, and crap from my diet again, it finally dropped. I'm at the halfway point! it's all downhill from here
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And this is why I love this forum. Thanks love. I think we all start feeling down about stalls and its always helpful knowing other people are going through or feeling the same.
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3 Month medically supervised diet
NovaLuna replied to BypassTheBS's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Most insurance now days requires a medically supervised diet. Generally it ranges anywhere from 3 months to a full year. My own was 6 months, but it also took an extra 2 month to schedule my surgery due to the fact that they were overbooked, so for me it was 8 months. Maybe your surgeon is just used to patients having a longer requirement and is just concerned that maybe you'll struggle with the dietary requirements and getting used to eating in a new way? But, honestly? Although I DID diet before my surgery I don't eat the same way as I did now during that time. I took my weight loss phase of my surgery to learn how to eat healthier and how to do it in a sustainable way since this is not a 'diet' but rather a life change. You have to learn to eat in a healthier way for the rest of your life, but you want to do it sustainably. I had to learn how to work in foods that I loved, but do it in moderation. Because I do not want to be a statistic in weight loss surgery failure. I do NOT want to gain my weight back! Hell, I cry if I'm up 1 pounds over what I consider my 'comfort range' (the top of my comfort range is 191. My secondary maintenance weight range is 186-191. I say secondary because my original maintenance range for an entire year was 179-183, but in your second year leading up to your third year post op you gain some weight back. It's normal. It sucks and I had massive issues with it which is probably part of what is causing my chronic anxiety, but I'm allowing myself to not freak out as long as my weight doesn't go over 191 at the heaviest. I'm 189 today. And sorry if that's TMI. I'm an aspie so sometimes I overshare what others see as pointless info.). Anyway, you are the one who knows yourself best and if you feel that you can be successful in three months then go for it! Also, welcome to the forums and I wish you the best on your weight loss journey! It's a difficult one, but incredibly fulfilling! 😊 -
preop 3 Month medically supervised diet
BypassTheBS posted a topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I’m very new here and I’m so ready get sleeved! My insurance (AETNA) requires 12 visits to my surgeon on a medically supervised diet program. The 12 visits can be scheduled however I see fit so I’m choosing weekly. My surgeon is pushing for me to spread out the appointments so I can instill new eating habits and see some weight loss before surgery. I want this so bad, I’m sticking to weekly appointments while really trying to put what I learn in this program into practice such as reading labels, journaling, following the surgeons’ calculated macros. I think I can make weekly progress if I really turn on the tunnel vision. -
So has anyone but me been through this? I have been completely gung ho about this surgery and how it may be my best chance at having help in getting my weight off. It's been months of dietary classes, psych evaluations, and 3 hour drives for doctor appointments all leading up to surgery 2/14/23 and now I am completely freaking out trying to figure out if I am doing the right thing. This is all for my 5 year so he can have a mom that is more active with him but I am honestly scared. I am scared I will screw it up somehow. Not entirely sure how to explain it but I guess I am worried about it working/ me not allowing it to work with my willpower. Just scared... Anybody else go through this so close to surgery? Sent from my SM-N960U using BariatricPal mobile app
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Post Op Skin Care - How do I minimize skin issues?
Nadae posted a topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hello everyone! I’ve just had my sleeve surgery on January 8th of this year and if it helps, I’m 32 years old. I’m less than one week post op and I can already see my skin changing and getting flaky from dehydration. My fluid intake is improving so all is well. What I would really love to know is how can I take care of my skin to minimize dry patches, loss skin, stretch marks,…etc. I think the early I tackle this, the better 😂 Your advice and experience will help me so much - please share any products, habits, vitamins, supplements, exercises…etc. that help you keep your skin healthy -
How much you lose during your first month depends on numerous factors including age, starting weight, comorbidities, how strictly you follow dieting guidelines, exercise, etc. I was well over 300 pounds starting out and lost 23 pounds my first month. Everyone's results differ and comparing your own progress to someone else can drive you nuts (from personal experience). Every pound you lose adds up over time and focusing on yourself and your own weight loss is far better for your mental health (trust me, I drove myself crazy comparing my weight loss to others. I was a chronic staller and my weight loss slowed significantly after the first 3 months. Which is normal, but the fact that I started losing in single digits when I still had so much weight to lose drove me nuts). A common problem is that people (myself included) seem to think the weight will just fall off because of series like 'My 600 pound Life' in which those people have MUCH more weight to lose and thus their numbers are much higher. My advice is to try and stay realistic with your weight loss goals and try not to stress if it takes longer to lose what you want to. Like I said, every pound adds up over time and I met my goal in 18 months so I'm sure if you follow your plan that you'll be able to reach your goal too.
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VSG to DS coming soon!!
JohnGraySmiley replied to Scorpio_Qveen_21's topic in Duodenal Switch Surgery Forum
Our stories are very similar. I was sleeved in 2016 and similar weight. Lost 90 lbs, my surgeon wanted me to lose 100. Had 2 additional babies 2 & 3years later, then covid. I’ve been offered Topomax & Lomaira after starting a weight loss program, but not very effective. I lost 15 lbs at the most. I have a date 6 weeks out for DS revision with my same surgeon. How has healing been the last 2 months, and have you seen progress? How long was your hospital stay? -
3.75yrs out & I still gurgle & rumble & whine. My doctor said it’s just my digestive system doing what it’s supposed to: digest food. It’s just noisier now. Can happen when I’m eating & drinking or up to an hour after. (It’s doing it right now 😁.) A lot of nerves were cut during the surgery so you won’t have your old signals of full or hungry for a while. It’s why being careful with portion sizes & eating & drinking slowly is very important especially in the first weeks. In fact when they do come back you may find the signals are very different. Some say they sneeze or get a runny nose when they’ve eaten enough.
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Scheduled Jan 23rd sleeve to bypass conversion with hiatal hernia repair. On 2 week liquid diet and I am PUMPED. So ready to stop waking up choking on stomach acid and get back to a healthy weight!
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I’m 3 full days post op on a sleeve to bypass surgery. I’m finding it a little painful to breath. Not like I can’t breath but deep breath hurt a bit in my lungs. Kinda feels like when I have a chest cold or bronchitis. Is this normal? Just after effects of the anesthesia?
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My stalls have been weird. Like I lose 2 lbs one week, then nothing the next. then 1 lb one week then nothing, then 2 lbs then nothing. So, they are like mini-stalls or something. And every week I don't lose I get sad and then I remember that I did lose 55 lbs so I can't be totally disappointed.
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Congrats!! I’m a week into mine…. It’s HAPPENING!!
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Will keep on following the plan and take each day as it comes. Right now 4 weeks seems a long way off!
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Hey Peeps. I haven't been on in a while. Life gets in the way I suppose. I hope everyone was good during the holidays. I have to say, as careful as I was, I ate too much on Thanksgiving and got home with some pretty painful cramps. I hope that lesson is learned, LOL. My weight loss progress was going great until about the end of October, when I plateaued a bit. Weight is still coming off, but not at the same rate it was in the first three months. In the past 10 weeks, I've lost 7-8 lbs. I guess the honeymoon is over. In the middle of this, I had an accident. In early November, two of my dogs got into a fight. While trying to break it up, my knee buckled and I went down. The result of this was a torn ACL, torn cartilage and an impact fracture to the tibial plateau. Surgery was Dec 12. I'm off the crutches now and rehabbing. My goal right now is to get back to 6,000 daily steps again without my knee filling up with fluid. I'll get brave one day and post pictures. Maybe once I get to 216, when I have lost 100. Yeah, that's it. As a goal, I think I'll shoot for 216 by the end of March which would be one year after I had my Oh-Hell-no moment and decided to start this journey. 😄
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I had my surgery on the 30th and I’m currently almost done with the full liquid diet. January 14th is when I can finally go to puréed food. So I bought some baby food and some instant mashed potatoes. They said sweet potatoes, but I cannot stand sweet potatoes, they’re just too sweet. I’m only having 2-4 tablespoons of food per meal and I’m forcing myself to eat. I don’t feel hungry. I have to say I’m really sick of soup. Puréed diet is only a week long as is soft foods. I can finally go back to regular food the day after my birthday on the 28th (my birthday is the 27th). We usually go out to eat for my birthday, so finding a place that I can get something that can be reheated is going to be tough. The packet said to avoid red meat because it may not be digested well, but I ate beef chili liquified and was able to handle it so that shouldn’t be a problem. If I can’t handle it I’ll just save it and give it to my brother-in-law. I would get ramen, but I don’t think I’d be able to handle it. The portions in Idaho are huge, so it’s not really possible to find only 2-4 tablespoons of food. I could just ask my sister to get me some things off my Amazon list instead I guess.
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Binge Eating Before Surgery
Hollyserene replied to Hollyserene's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I’m already over it. Eating whatever I wanted was not as fun as I thought it might be. My surgery is in 2 weeks. I’m a low bmi patient so I ably have to do the pre op diet for the one day before. I’m so ready for it and just sick and exhausted with my obsessive relationship with food. Ready to put the brakes on. -
Cannot stand smell of majority of meat
Alex Brecher replied to Chopper1's topic in Mini Gastric Bypass Surgery Forum
It is not uncommon for people to experience changes in their sense of taste and smell after bariatric surgery, particularly in the first few weeks and months following the procedure. Some people may find that certain foods, including meats, have a different smell or taste that they find unappealing. This can make it difficult to stick to a healthy diet and get enough protein, which is important for recovery and maintaining muscle mass. It's important to talk to your bariatric surgeon or dietitian about this issue, they may have some suggestions to help you overcome this problem. Some people find it helpful to try different cooking methods or seasonings to make meat more palatable, while others may need to experiment with different types of protein sources, such as eggs, fish, or plant-based options. Also, it's important to note that it can take time for your sense of taste to adjust and it's not uncommon for it to take a few months for your taste buds to adjust to the new diet. Some people may find that it helps to eat smaller, more frequent meals and to chew food thoroughly to help with digestion. Keep in mind that it's important to be patient and persistent with your diet, as it can take time for your body to adjust to the changes after surgery. And also, don't hesitate to reach out to your surgeon or dietitian for guidance and support. -
It's understandable that you may be feeling frustrated and disappointed about your weight loss stall after your recent revision surgery. It's important to remember that weight loss can vary from person to person, and the rate of weight loss can also depend on factors such as the type of surgery, the individual's starting weight, and their adherence to post-surgery dietary and exercise guidelines. It's also important to keep in mind that weight loss is not always linear and it can be normal to experience plateaus or stalls along the way. Additionally, it is important to focus on the progress you have made so far, such as losing 26lbs, and not just the stall in your weight loss. It may be helpful to consult with your surgeon or a dietitian to review your dietary intake and ensure that you are getting enough protein, staying hydrated, and not consuming too many calories. They may also be able to provide you with strategies to help break through the stall, such as increasing your physical activity level or adjusting your dietary intake. Keep in mind that weight loss journey is not a linear one, and it may take time to see progress again. But it is important to stay consistent with your healthy habits, and not to get discouraged. Remember the reason why you decided to undergo the surgery and focus on the long-term benefits for your health.
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Spicy food after month and a half of gastric bypass
Alex Brecher replied to WallyAlvarez's topic in Post-op Diets and Questions
It's great to hear that you're feeling good after your gastric bypass surgery! In general, it's important to follow the guidelines provided by your surgeon and dietitian for when to introduce different types of foods, including spicy foods, into your diet. Spicy foods can be difficult for some people to tolerate after surgery because the smaller stomach size and changes to the digestive system can make it harder to handle certain types of foods. Some people may be able to tolerate spicy foods sooner than others, but it's best to check with your surgeon and dietitian to see what they recommend for you specifically. It's also important to remember that when introducing new foods, you should start with small portions and pay attention to how your body reacts to them, and if you have any issues like stomach discomfort, nausea or vomiting, it's best to avoid these foods for a while. It's worth to mention that some people do have more stomach sensitivity after surgery so you may need to be more careful with certain types of foods even after 3 month, if you have any concerns it is best to speak with your surgeon and dietitian.
