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Hope I'm doing the right thing
Longhorn replied to splrttn's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I suspect that your family and friends don't understand the operation. I found an ABC news story about Khaliah Ali's book about her weight loss due to lap-band surgery. The article includes an excerpt from her book in which she does an excellent job of explaining the surgery and benefits. I suggest you send out this link and/or print off some copies of the article to hand to your friends and loved ones to help them understand what you're doing. It might help you to read it, too. It helped me. ABC News: Excerpt: Khaliah Ali's 'Fighting Weight' Some people are uninformed, some are envious, and some are just mean or negative. And frankly, there are some people that would rather we remain fat for a variety of reasons. They may not even realize why they feel the way they do. It doesn't mean they don't love you or care about you but they're not necessarily showing it in the way that's best for you. If they take the time to read this and other articles and still have concerns, you can politely ask then to respect the fact that you have researched this, you know the risks, you are under the care of a doctor, and you would appreciate it if they would respect your decision, even if they can't support it. This is one reason why I'm not telling many people -- not because I can't handle it if they don't support me but because I'm not in the mood to educate others right now. Maybe later. Good luck! You're doing the right thing to come here for support. -
please someone tell me this is just some crazy Water weight that will come back off...... during my pre op liquid diet-i lost a total of 8 lbs by surgery day which was friday... so i just weighed myself and i am back up to what my original weight was?!?!? what on earth? is this normal?
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I've heard of the 3 week stall. But I stopped losing weight at 1 week. I lost 10lb during my 1 week pre op diet and 10 lb the week after my surgery. My surgery was 11/30. I haven't lost anything since 12/7. I use a Bariatric app to track all my food/water/vitamins. My calories have gone up over the past 2 weeks (as expected) from around 300 to 600 and my carbs are higher than I would like (around 35 avg), but I'm finding soft foods are limited. I am not meeting my water goals of 64 oz. I'm getting about 30 oz. If I do too much moving around, my incision sites get really sore so I have not started walking but I do a lot house work and go into my office a couple days a week (not just a couch potatoe, like week 1). Anyone else experience this? Sent from my SM-N975U using BariatricPal mobile app
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Remember, aside from "White Knuckle" dieting, your band is probably not helping you with hunger control. I did Ok for my first fill. It was 4 weeks after surgery. between my first and 2nd fill, 4 weeks after the first, I GAINED weight. Because at the 4 week mark I was allowed to start "regular" solid food.
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Difficulty With Protein
lellow replied to littlerlou's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Try softer Proteins, like fish and tofu or chicken thighs cooked for a long time. Eat slowly, chew well. Take your time. I never counted calories, avoided carbs or made a note of the amount of Protein I ate. I kinda let the band do all the work as far as portion control. And I lost weight. So eat well and maybe don't worry if you're not getting the whole 70g in. -
Did anyone lose weight with the 1st fill?
UniquelyMe replied to 2911plans's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
CONGRATS on your 1st fill. Restriction will come, as previously stated everyone is so different. I had my first and only fill January 09 (2.4cc) and lost 45 lbs. I just went today for my 2nd fill because I have not really been restricted over the past 2 months. I actually ate way more than what I usually eat over the past 2 months but I didn't gain any weight or lose any weight. So with this 2nd fill I anticipate losting the remaining 35 lbs. Good luck!! -
Hi. I have a 10cc band and will get my first fill on 6/30/09. Who lost weight with the first fill and how much did you lose before needing a 2nd fill? I lost 11 pounds the first 3 weeks post op. I was scheduled for a fill on 6/16/09, but had to reschedule because I was flying out on my vacation. I am now on vacation and can eat anything. I am not over doing it, but I no longer get full after a few bites. Last night I was able to eat most of my hamburger. Nothing is getting stuck at this point. I do not have a scale available, but I think I am gaining weight. I just hope that I can lose more after I get my first fill. Please tell me I can. I really need to be encouraged right now. I pray that this will be the last vacation where I am FAT. I look like I am 7 months pregnant.:blushing:
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So I am at my 5 week mark and the lbs have been coming off like clockwork, until last week that is. Started at 371, surgery at 330, down to 290 last week, now I have stalled and even gained a pound or two back. I'm starting to freak a little because of it. I just recently went back to actual food, but I eat protein first then veggies, rarely any fat (no fried food or anything). I exercise and walk, although stress over the past week from work is causing sleeping probs. I don't want to see that scale go the wrong way. Any advice?
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NEW PCP wants to try Adipex
myrori replied to kpbrighton's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I think it is time for you to sit down and make a clear and concise list of the reasons you want to have VSG and the reasons why you know other methods such as medicine will not help you. Mike it plain and clear so the doctor can look at it quickly. Then after she has read it look in her eyes and tell her there are just some components to weight loss that science has not figured out and that while you appreciate her abilities as a doctor there are just somethings in medicine that she has to rely on patient for and those are the deep down reasons and feelings you have about your weight and and weight loss and that you appreciate her helping you to achieve success in a way you know will work for you. -
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BoxerGirl08 replied to 2Flyguys's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
What do you guys do for exorcize? I'm going to be able to work out again may 1st. I want this weight to come off fast. I had my surgery on 3/17/09 and im down 23lbs so far, I want to kick that up once im allowed to work out again. -J -
Gastric Sleeve revision
lollipop replied to lollipop's topic in Revision Weight Loss Surgery Forums (NEW!)
Hi I was wondering if anyone on this site had a resleeve post the band to sleeve... I had the Lapband put in 2006....then lost some weight,I went up and down...then a pregnacy in 2007,again my weight went up and down...2012 Lapband to sleeve...lost approximately 60lbs ....210lbs to 150,then a pregnacy and gained 50lbs. Now I'm 5 months post pregnancy and have 0 restriction..I'm looking for a Resleeve ...can anybody help? Just wondering if this happened to anyone and if being Resleeved helped? -
Gastric Sleeve revision
cute1 replied to lollipop's topic in Revision Weight Loss Surgery Forums (NEW!)
I had my surgery 9 months ago. I haven't lost any weight but no gain. I lost 85 pounds with my band. I was about 20 pounds from goal. I thought my problem was my pouch. I have talked to my facilitator in Mexico to see how small my pouch is. I have never experienced no hunger. I have talked to someone about resleeve. I was told if my pouch was at the smallest, resleeve wouldn't help told that by original surgeon facilitator -
Gastric Sleeve revision
lollipop replied to lollipop's topic in Revision Weight Loss Surgery Forums (NEW!)
How long ago did you have the surgery?....how is your weight loss going @@cute1? -
One month and noticing a slow down
Airstream88 replied to kalel51's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
Are you making your protein and fluid goals? It's really important to get in the prescribed amounts of both. Many people experience a stall at the 3 week mark or so. Your body is just trying to adjust to everything that's happened to it. Keep plugging away and I'm sure it will pick back up. After a loss, my body fluctuates up and down for a few days and then I lose another couple of pounds. I definitely never lose any weight the day after a good workout. I've learned to go with the flow! -
The Stigma of Being 'Fat' - New York Times
Tiffykins replied to youknowit's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Very, very well said. I had a friend contact via FB once I came out about my VSG. His comments to me after explaining the dietary guidelines, and life post-op were astonishing. He said, and yes I quote " I seriously can not give up eating an entire chicken fried steak and mashed potatoes just to be skinny." My reply to him was " well in 5-10 years tell me how that chicken fried steak works for your cholesterol, and hypertension." Least to say, we haven't spoken about my surgery since that day. He's a mere 5'10" and pushing 400lbs at the ripe age of 28. He has 4 children that are all under the age of 10. My heart breaks for him because he can't see that the benefits of losing weight and gettingg closer to a normal weight outweigh the loss of strapping a feed bag around our necks. -
I was just thinking about this. My resolutions year after year have been to lose weight, get healthy, etc. This year I decided not to make a resolution and stick to what I'm doing! I had RNY on 9/22, down 53 pounds, exercising six days a week and feeling great. I have 47 pounds to goal, and am filled with hope and optimism! Do what works for you, and may all our healthful dreams come true! ❤️????
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wow, so here I go! I am scheduled to be sleeved at 7:30am on January 11th! I can't believe its here already! Started my liquid diet yesterday. Made it through day one lol...which I wasn't so sure I could do. I have my pre op clearance with my family doc today, so I am on the fast track to a new me. I am so excited, and majorly scared. I know that sounds kinda silly, but surgery just scares me to begin with. But a lifetime of being over weight scares me more. any helpful hints to surviving the liquid diet?
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I'm 21 also, and married to my high school sweetheart. Marriage isn't always easy. Its hard work, and sometimes not fun. We all change as we age, but you can grow and find yourselves together. If you love him at all, work it out. I'd hate to see a marriage ruined because you needed some space to find yourselves. Not many marriages can bounce back from that. All the trust is gone, and hard to gain back.
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I got sleeved on the 11th of Oct. However my journey for weight loss have been a long one. I've tried everything Nut diets after diet trainer pills shakes. I would lose but gain it right back smh it was a very depressing cycle I couldn't move the way I use to couldn't play with my kids we had to rearrange family activities so I could participate. I had to suck it up and admit I couldn't do this on my own that's why I got sleeved.
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From what I've read, after about 2 years post op, there isn't much difference in excess weight lost between rny vs sleevers. My bmi before surgery was 42, but I went with rny because I also had gerd, and now 6 months post op, no reflux. But, I was looking to lose (and needing to quite frankly) at least 80 to 100 lbs total, however, I was told I could probably only expect the tool that surgery gives me to be responsible for somewhere around 65 to 75 lbs of weight loss....if I wanted more, that would be all my doing. Take your time, and decide what's best for you. Sent from my SM-G928V using the BariatricPal App
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Does Medicare pay for lapbanding?
tomorrowsdream replied to flexible's topic in Insurance & Financing
I live in Idaho and as of yet they are not accepting Medicare. If worse comes to worse I will go to Portland I think. I'm going to wait as I am in the middle of getting my teeth fixed, and I have to think this out. I have absolutely no clue where I will leave my dog. Only one daughter 50 mi. from here who is a nurse and if she isn't working she is in McCall (a winter resort) skiing. She can't keep my dog, and my best friend died 2 years ago of brain cancer. I know no one else here. I have really kept to myself since my surgery, and since gaining this weight. Somehow I feel safer at home than anywhere....(maybe because it's close to the refrigerator). I can't believe that 5 years ago at the age of 58 I was 5'8" and weighed 140, and am now the same height and weight 265. It seems improssible all that weight just crept up on me. -
Really hard time adjusting to life with the band?
msnenequeenie14 replied to dietpeach's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
I was having a really hard time for a couple weeks after I got the band. I was losing like crazy immediately after the surgery but ywo weeks after my post op my weight loss started to trickle off. I am happy to say I have not gained anything, but a I haven't lost anything additional either. I'm having some troubles with my doctor, I really need a fill so I can get started and they never call back. I was banded 6/30/08 and my first fill wont be until probably 10/14/08. My main problem right now is that I can still eat the way I did b4 I got banded, I don't allow myself to, but its scary! Since I don't have any restriction yet, I have taken to just plain old starving myself and taking these organic appetite supressants so I won't let the food get the best of me! But it was quite a shock to my life -
Really hard time adjusting to life with the band?
kiz replied to dietpeach's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
"Does the lack of hunger help?" In a word, YES! It's amazing how beating that demon, hunger, wards off cravings and over-eating. This is going to be a healthy way of life for me, not a quick fix diet. I finally see a light at the end of the tunnel, and I'm not going to set myself up for failure, by trying to be a super dieter. I'm eating healthy foods, but I will allow myself treats now and then. There are foods that I'll never have in the same way again, for instance, a large diet Coke, but I know, in the future, I can have a sip now and then. Right now, I don't want it or miss it. I stopped drinking diet sodas a month prior to surgery, and I think that helped a lot. I would put in my time on my elliptical prior to surgery, but it was a chore. I knew the weight wasn't coming off. Now, I can't wait to get on it. I'm also walking 3 miles in the evening, and because I've already lost around 20lbs, it's a breeze. I'm walking it ten minutes faster than I was previous to surgery, and I'm just getting started after taking time off to recover. As far as bread, I already ate whole wheat bread. Since banding, I'll have a slice of LF whole wheat toast with my tuna occasionally. I know I'll miss having a nice hamburger with a big bun or an Italian sub, but I'm confident that I'll find replacements that I'll enjoy just as much. Heck, right now, having my clothes loose, rather than "pop the button" tight, I'm not craving any of those foods. My husband and I were out for dinner, and rolls were served. I ate a small section of a roll in small teeny pieces w/ butter, and it was very filling. I wouldn't do that on a nightly basis, or even weekly, but as long as I'm able to eat it w/o getting stuck, I'm fully satisfied with it. -
We had our "band baby" 4 months ago....I agree you need some fluid out ASAP, and as the pregnancy progresses you will need more out. But, the great news is afterwards with refills the weight comes right back off, good luck!
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Ok, I have a friend of a friend...lol ... both banded 6 yrs ago. One has been very successful & the other, not so much. During a conversation she mentioned wishing she could get back to eating the way she did after first being banded. I'm a newbie, but remembered reading about this and so I suggested she try the 5 day Pouch Test; neither had a clue what I was talking about! I finally found the link and looked it over, as well as posts on this site, so I guess my question is: DOES SHE NEED TO PURCHASE THE BOOK? (-or does this pretty much sum it up-) ------------------------------------------------ Day 1-2: liquids Day 3: soft Protein Day 4: firm protein Day 5: solid protein ----------------------------------------------- Minimum, 64 oz Water everyday No drinking 30 mins before or after meal Reduce caffeine, but not cold turkey Measure all portions: 1cup volume OR 4-6 ounces weight Eat only until you feel your pouch tighten, then STOP! Chew, Chew, Chew! ---------------------------------------------- -liquids: consume all the both or Protein shakes you need to keep you satisfied (day 1&2) -soft protein: canned tuna/salmon/turkey/chicken, eggs, baked/grilled fish (tilapia, sole, orange roughy, flounder, catfish, bass, white perch (add small amount mayo/miracle whip only enough to moisten can meat) -firm protein: ground meat (beef, turkey, lamb), shellfish, scallops, lobster, salmon, halibut -solid protein: white meat, poultry, beef steak (as tolerated) ------------------------------------------------
