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Pre-op diet, hungry, not losing weight
lizonaplane replied to JessiPhoenix's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I only lost 1 lb on the pre-op diet. Like you, I was able to eat "real" food, just very low carb and low fat. I had already lost almost 50 lbs, so that is likely why I didn't lose much - I had already lost the weight that comes off quickly (AKA water weight). I see that your surgery is today; hope you're feeling okay. -
Pouch reset is not a real thing. It's a myth. To OP, I'm so sorry you're having such a hard time. It's very hard to deal with trauma and lose weight at the same time. You can lose the weight again, but make sure you're in a good place and don't push yourself too hard while you are still recovering. Hopefully you have a therapist who is experienced with food issues. Your physical therapist is the best person to help you figure out what exercises you are able to do, but no amount of exercise can undo a bad diet. I would recommend you start by TRACKING what you're eating. Weigh and measure your food and be honest and complete in your food log. Then, focus on the basics: lean protein, vegetables, and complex carbs and fruit last (try to limit sweets, but you don't have to be 100% perfect; just 80-90% of the time!) Good luck to you!
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If you are very heavy, you need a lot more calories to NOT be in a calorie deficit. 2800 calories would be if a thin person ran a marathon. If you are heavier, you burn more calories with exercise. Plus, I didn't say it was all fat. When people first start losing weight there is a lot of water loss.
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Now thinking if canceling surgery 🥺
Queen ApisM replied to Happy Stylist's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Only you can decide if the risks are worth the payoff. It is especially acute when you are self pay, which I understand because I also was self pay. I'm also afraid of GERD, but the risk for me is worth the payoff. But, I have many weight related issues and knew the surgery was key for me making a major change. I needed to in order to literally save my life and make it past 60. I also wasn't comfortable with bypass, so I am taking a calculated risk. I know that GERD is a serious risk, but will deal with that if it comes. I'll be honest - if I were your BMI I am not sure what my choice would have been but this choice is so individual it is hard to give good advice. I would definitely have a frank and honest conversation with your surgical team regarding potential risks vs. payoff. If you still are nervous, then I wouldn't do it. Maybe give yourself time to process things, and reassess in a few months. This surgery really requires that you are mentally ready for it, so if you aren't, don't do it. Good luck! -
Introduction, First appointment tomorrow
ShoppGirl replied to ThinIce's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
I am a year out and I don’t like all the attention about my weight either. The novelty wears off though and people stop commenting about it. When they say that they think you have lost enough and not to get too small, though, just say that you are working with a doctor and you will stick to their advise about what weight is healthy for you. Being a private person too I totally get it but it’s worth going through that to get all the benefits that weight loss brings. -
Weirdest None-Scale-Victory - I'll go first
Guest replied to chiquitatummy's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Pants began to fall down in the middle of the supermarket and I had to walk out holding them up. Did I lose weight in the detergent aisle? -
I had to wait 8 months to get my surgery, It seemed so long but I wasn't give a date until 6 weeks before the event. Its out of your control so you just have to do what you can to get by. I found this forum and in my free time , I picked a date in the last 20 years and started reading the posts from then on. I gained so much knowledge, it gave me confidence. I researched menus for all the stages and prepared my home for the things I would need, which wasnt much. It will soon pass..
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Connect with Low(er) bmi kids
Quesodip251 replied to Quesodip251's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I’m having the same procedure that my dad had 17 years ago only I’m a lot smaller than he was. I know it needs to be a lifestyle change or else I’ll gain it back like he did. 🙏 Praying for strength -
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Quesodip251 replied to Quesodip251's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Welcome! I’m with you on the weight loss/re-gain game. Hopefully the surgery can help with the appetite issue so that we can focus on the emotional eating aspect! -
Pain - Left Side Under Bottom of Ribs
VsgBklyngirl replied to Donna2022's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I have been having tenderness and discomfort around that main incision where they pulled the stomach out. It is still numb around my belly button where my umbilical hernia is doc says they cant fix it to i lose the weight i am 3 weeks out. Still have discomfort when i sit to long bend twist or turn. Still taking extra strength tylenol crushing them 2 a day if it doesn't subside by end of week i will be going to the ER. I hope your feeling better than me right now -
Goals met a bikini in Jamaica
Tink22-sleeve added images to a gallery album in Before and After AspireAssist Photos
Weight lifting was key to this 50 year old body -
Jamaica and a bikini age 50 and five years post sleeve
Tink22-sleeve added images to a gallery album in Before and After AspireAssist Photos
I started weight lifting at three years post sleeve and it made a huge difference in my confidence especially! -
I used to be on here back in 2012, I had the Lap Band done, but last year had to have it removed. Not sure if it was Covid or all the issues I had before and after surgery this past year but I have now ended with Gastroparesis. Or slow/ delayed emptying. My Gastro is sending me to weight loss surgery as I think he said the Bypass seems to help the problem. I fit the bill for weight loss surgery with out this issue, BMI, diabetes etc. . My question involves digestion. Does anyone know how it affects the bowels ? I don’t want to live in the bathroom . Did that almost a year Now try to eat soft foods that will digest quickly and hopefully not cause staying in the John. It seems if you only eat a cupful - it would move in a few minutes if you are missing part of your intestines. I’m not sure, I would appreciate any information on this. Thanks
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March 2022 Surgery Buddies
KeyzWLSjourney replied to LilaNicole20's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Congratulations I’m 8 days away. I’ve lost 6 pounds so far but gain two due to my period coming ugh. I need it to be over before my surgery. One less thing to worry about. -
Imagine if people didn't weight themselves in week 3.
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Thanks for the reply. I’m a little over a year out now and wear compression shirts pretty much everyday. Keeps my body from clapping for me as I run or do any kinds of active movement. While I enjoy the encouragement of people clapping for me. Not a huge fan of my own flabby skin doing the clapping. I ended up going with Under armor brand most of the time and now adidas. We have a outlet stores near us as well as shopping at TJMax for them. I started with 2x sizes and like you said they got to big pretty quick as I lost weight. In a year I lost 130lbs and went from needing 2x or bigger compression shirts to wearing L now. And at $20 a shirt that adds up quick. My issue at first was smell. But we soak them in vinegar before washing now and that helps a ton.
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My hair was pretty much a casualty of WLS. I lost most of my hair and it hasn't grown back. My surgeon speculates that my hair fell out due to the normal telogen effluvium that comes with drastic weight loss. Then it didn't grow back due to age-related hair loss I would have had anyway (I'm 57). So the surgey sped up the hair loss and I lost it all at once, rather than gradually over a couple of years. But my experience is unusual and I wouldn't take back the 130 pounds I've lost to get my hair back!
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Hey! I'm about one month post op (gastric bypass feb 14). I've only lost about 23 lbs post op. I was at 309 when I went in for surgery. I think my weight was like 314 right after surgery because of all the fluids though. Anyway I'm getting annoyed because I've been in between 287 and 286 for the last 2 weeks. I am eating more calories now but not nearly enough to gain or even stall. I have about 700-800 calories a day right now. Is this normal to stall out so early? I try incorporating exercise in my daily routine but I'm still dealing with a lot of fatigue and lightheadedness from anemia so I feel terrible whenever I really exert myself. Any advice or tips? Thanks! Sent from my SM-G975U using BariatricPal mobile app
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estimated weight loss
ShoppGirl replied to jantje's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Chances are the weight loss will slow and she will level out naturally as she gets closer to a healthy weight but if not she can always work with the nutritionist to add in healthy calories to get to a balance that we call maintenance when she gets to a weight that her and her doctor feel is best. Some people shoot for a weight that is ten to 15 pounds lower than they want because of regain that happens to most of us. -
Your foolish and childish statement was referring to your overall point and anyone who discounts them is foolish and childish. Not to sound condescending but it does not take an English Major to see that this is consistent with the statement I made about YOUR condescension. You are referring to texts when you probably should say "posts" or "replies" or "quotes". I get it. The "text" you refer to was not me being condescending at all, it was a simple question to the OP whether they were counting their calories and meeting their nutritional goals so some perspective on their situation can be gained. That is something I see hundreds of times to a poster who asks a question or reaches out for help. I can go back and forth with this all day. You are obviously internalizing this particular issue for a real reason and maybe you can get some help for it on here or elsewhere. I would be happy to help talk you through it and maybe give you some advice. Good luck
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Okay first of all, I never commented that anyone who does not agree with me is, "foolish and childish." My comment >>> And there's also other weight loss surgeries than the sleeve. Each surgery has it's own benefits and risks. It's best to get all of the information and read about personal outcomes to help decide which surgery is best for you or if surgery is even an option. But discounting real side effects/complications of wls is just foolish and chidlish. I commented that discounting real side effects/complications of wls is just foolish and childish. Secondly, "texts" as in typed comments on this site. Such as this the ead when you were being patronizing. Thirdly, I never once said anyone should NOT get VSG. Not once. Please show me where I typed that. I simply said... "Each surgery has its own benefits and risks. It's best to get all of the information and read about personal outcomes to help decide which surgery is best for you or if surgery is even an option." I posted ONE study. It's food for thought for those considering any weight loss surgery. I don't "keep quoting one study" I posted one once. You can't seem to make a viable rebuttal in this thread. You seem to be confusing me for saying things I didn't say and quoting studies that I didn't post. 🤦♀️
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estimated weight loss
I♡BypassedMyPhatAss♡ replied to jantje's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Those reactions are possibly just jealousy/envy rearing its ugly head. It happens, unfortunately. And yeah that does seem like a lot of weight loss per week that far out. Maybe she should reach out to her nutritionist and see what they say. -
On your name at the top right there is a arrow. Click on that, Click on Surgery information and there you can add all your surgery info, weight ect...
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🤦♀️ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31279562/#:~:text=Background%3A The development of gastroesophageal,LSG is up to 35%. 35% is more than 1/3 of sleeve patients. That seems significant to me. And yes, it's not typical GERD. Please stop being so condescending on these posts. I've noticed that even via text you are very condescending. The point of these threads is to be informative and supportive. It's not my surgery vs your surgery, etc. We're sharing information (often our personal experiences from years of living with weight loss surgery) to allow people to make informed decisions and to sit back and type, "GERD, yes, but to the point you mention, absolutely not. I would say it is extremely rare and the medical professionals I spoke to confirm that." It is not rare. When patients experience post weight loss surgery GERD it is not typical. The strongest PPI's on a double dose doesn't touch it.
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Kia kaha replied to Quesodip251's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hiya, I have a lowish BMI, around 32-33 at the moment. I am self paying for surgery here in NZ. I can, and have lost weight over the years by eating very little, but back it comes plus a bit every time I take my eye off the ball as it were! I broke my back last year, spinal compression fracture with no damage to the spinal cord thank goodness, but the orthopaedic specialist said ‘whatever you do don’t gain weight’. Well i have gained about 6 kg since the accident. I also suffer from weirdly high blood pressure on occasions, it goes up and down like a yo yo! So all in all….I just can’t be doing with carrying around this extra weight anymore. I need to get down to around the middle of my healthy weight range….I have also lost an inch in height since my accident which is kind of annoying!
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