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I do plan my meals but I can only eat so much at a time, she wants three meals and a protein shake would be meal replacement. I was having my shake at 6 and yogurt at 9...
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Eating too fast, not chewing enough, or???
CurvyMom replied to CurvyMom's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
No response to my email...so I called today and LM. Nothing yet-- dinner last night was a failure- 1 ounce of chicken thigh and about 2 ounces of soft cauliflower--- I couldn't keep even water down three hours later. UGH woke up today feeling parched! Water is fine today and I had really thinned out oatmeal w/ fairlife milk (which I hate eating due to the high carbs, but I really just wanted something warm). Now I am trying one hard boiled egg mashed up w/ a little light mayo and a laughing cow. sigh...what a PITA keep smiling though. -
I just had my lap band surgery on April 16th and, like you, have had no complications and am feeling great. Getting a little tired of the liquid diet. My surgeon keeps his patients on liquids for 4 weeks. How is the pureed phase going? I have lost 19 lbs. and looking forward to finally losing weight and keeping it off. Good Luck!!
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Don't do it! Don't, don't, don't.:scared0: . . it's all in your head, it's your fat devil telling you to do it. . beat it girl! I had head hunger so badly my first and 2nd week out, it's better now. . . i would have loved to eat everything! But i told myself i paid way too much for this surgery to mess up. . . i did it for a reason and that was to get away from the fat demon. . . hopefully you did it for the same reasons. . . don't do it, drink Water and when the cravings come back drink more water! Just don't sabatoge yourself girl! Don't do it. . .
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Decaf coffee seems to have broken my 10 day stall. I have had three cups and each time was practically running to the bathroom.
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Lap Band gone sleeve done today!
jhutch replied to potterjg@comcast.net's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
So far pretty good seems my scales have stalled and only eating about 500-600 calories a day mostly protein not getting the 60oz of fluid I should but getting 40-50 everyday. 7 weeks postop and down 33lbs. -
It's funny you say that because very few have noticed my loss. It's good to hear that it kicked in after a stall. 400 calories is tough for me. In doing 800 along with exercising 4 times a week. Did you find that you were hungry? At 800 calories I'm hungry alot. Your words are very comforting and encouraging. Thanks
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Had mine done last year and can't remember exactly...thinking around 6 weeks. I was self pay so it might be longer with insurance. At least you are on your way and that is the good news.
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Maybe I'm just not used to things going smoothly, but here goes: so I had my nutrition class, psych eval and surgical consult all this afternoon. The nutrition class a little haphazard and not too well put together for what I was expecting. The psych eval consisted of an addiction's therapist (they said it's cheaper that way) asking a couple of questions on a sheet and running off. I actually had to keep asking HIM questions because it all felt so rushed. The surgical consult was a LITTLE better, but the doctor still zoomed through his speech. (It WAS very informative, however). Long story short, everyone thinks I'm an excellent candidate and should have no problems getting insurance approval and wanted to schedule for surgery on 12/23. Meaning I'd have to start my 2 week diet TOMORROW, according to them. I told them it felt a little rushed and needed some more time to wrap my head around the fact this may be actually happening and went with 1/10. I start my diet 12/27. While this is going totally according to my idealized plan (I wanted to be banded no later than Valentine's Day), I guess I just didn't think it'd be THAT fast. Did anyone else feel rushed once the ball got rolling or am I being whiny? I apologize in advance to all of you guys who have to wait 2-6 months for everything...
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I'll be sleeved and on the losers bench!!!!
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Don't go overboard, maybe enough for a week or so. You'll be up and around before you know it. My pantry is still full of sf jello and protein powders that I couldn't choke down. Don't forget a heating pad for your belly.
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August All Stars Easter Challenge! End, wk 2 (1/1/09)
heartfire replied to heartfire's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Stayed the same this week. Start: 184.4 Goal: 174.4 Week: 184.6, same as last week. NOT going to get there at this rate! Being sick and having to have an un-fill, messed me up! :thumbup: Have a great week! -
Just need to vent...
karaserene1985 replied to MissyG's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I feel just like you! I had my last nutritionist appointment on February 8th., I had everything I needed to submit to Insurance at this appointment. I hadn't heard anything from my center of excellence a week later so I emailed the bariatric coordnator. I asked her what my status was as they had everything they needed to be reviewed for a week already. She told me that the nurse practioner looks at the files in order they are received on the desk and at that time mine was next to be reviewed. She said the nurse practioner would review it and then it would go to transciptioning and then needs the surgeons signature and then could be faxed to insurance. (I also have UHC). She stated that once it is sent to insurance I would receive a letter in the mail. It has been another week and still nothing. I took the extra step to call my case manager at UHC to get the 800 number and fax number needed to open a case for me and fax directly to my case manager. Speaking with my case manager she stated that once she has everything she can make an approval within 24 to 48 hours. My problem right now is that is has been 2 weeks that my center of excellence has had all my paperwork ready to send to insurance and they still have not sent it. I know it has to be in the order received on the nurse practioners desk, but really how long does it take to review my file, send it to transcriptioning, get a signature and fax it..... I am getting so annoyed... I'm going to wait until Monday and if I have not received my letter that it was sent to insurance I'm going to be very angry. All this waiting has really made me lose my motivation. I'm finding it harder to stay on my diet and work out.... I almost feel like whats the point.... If I at least had my letter that it was sent I would feel stronger and see a light at the end of the tunnel.... I find this no fault of UHC. They have been great throughout this whole process answering every question I had, and returning my calls. It is just my center of excellence that has had there own rules and requirements that I had to wait longer and who is holding up the process.... Anxiously waiting! Kara -
16 weeks post, I have lost 78 lbs so far and I feel great. Today I put together 4 pictures of me from the beginning till now and when I saw the final product of the four pics side by side, I burst into tears. Serious hurt and sadness for the sad person staring at me in the first two pictures. Ugh, a weight literally and figuratively. Really made my heart ache. I am so happy I made the positive change for my life!
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11 Days Is That Enough Time?
readyforachange replied to Goodgonebad's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
11 days will be plenty. I"m 65 yrs old and I went back to work on the 11th day. My drain was pulled a week after surgery. Once that was out, I really started feeling better. That drain made me feel lousy just mentally. For me, the fatigue I felt is what took the longest to get through. I think I felt tired for a month or two. You are going to be so happy you had this surgery! It's made me a new woman. My life is so much happier and healthy now!! -
Well I turned in all my documentation to the surgeon last Monday, it was faxed on the 15th. We waited, nothing from UHC. My bariatric coordinator calls the nurse case manager Friday, no call back....Monday, no call back...Tuesday, no call back. Today I call the original person I talked with at Bariatric Services to find out two of my documents are magically missing and that my case manager was out on Monday and is now training a new employee and that is why she has not bothered to call us back. I was so excited yesterday because we were so sure I would have my approval by then and I had my NUT, Counselor, and Exercise guru meeting yesterday. I could have had a March 9th surgery date, now it looks like I will have to wait till March 23rd because my surgeon is out of town on the 16th. I am SO disappointed. When I talked to my nurse case manager the first time she was so positive, said if I had my stuff together it would be a quick approval and now she can't even be bothered to return a phone call. I know it's only two weeks later, but that seems like an eternity. I just feel like crying, I have worked so hard to make sure all my stuff was ready and together so things would go smoothly and now this is happening. I have gone through losing the job I loved (5th grade teacher on her tenure year, proration is just GREAT, huh?) which prolonged my ability to get surgery due to having to change insurance, FINALLY getting a new (much lower paying) job to have to wait more because I had no sick time and a horrible schedule that would not allow me to do my 6 month diet. I finally see things coming together and this two week delay feels like a year. Sorry to be such a downer today, I am just so, so disappointed. With losing my teaching job and also continually dealing with the disappointment my infertility causes, this next disappointment is just hitting me hard today.
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How Soon After Sleeve Can Ya Resume High Impact Cardio?
Star1221 replied to healinghands50's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
Treadmill, elliptical and, bike I was cleared in the first week. Stuff like weights, jogging, zumba, or any kind of p90x type crap was after 6 weeks. But I am sure your dr is different than mine. I would call and ask Monday to see what he says. -
Hi All I should be setting my date this week for the end of May with Dr Joya in Puerto Vallarta. I have researched until I do not know where else to look! I am totally comfortable with my choice in the doctor etc. My anxiety (honest, REAL anxiety) has just come in to play this weekend reading (and thinking about) the post op diet. Being the control freak I am (not as bad as I used to be) I will have no choice but to follow the liquid diet. This in turn has shown me my addiction to food and compulsive eating habits. HELLO!!:party: I knew I loved food, am an emotional eater, and lazy. I just didnt realize my addiction until I became overwhelmed and anxious about the post op liquids. What advise do you have getting through the liquid stage? The preop will be just as bad (no solids) but Im not anxious about that, yet. Also the fact that Im taking out a loan to do this is a lil nerv racking. If I have complications I do nothave the money to go back to Mexico. I do have a fil doc line up but thats all she does is fills. Any suggections? By the way this forum is awesome. Yall are great! I am SO happy to have found YOU! Sherri West Monroe, La pre-bandster @260 BMI 41
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What's the best way to take meds!
Wheetsin replied to Betsyjane's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I don't have any prescription meds, so that makes my life a little easier. For pain I take liquid tylenol. For sinus pain I take liquid tylenol with a sidekick of liquid benadryll. I did get a preventative liquid anti-nausea from my PCP to keep on hand, just in case. Before I found the liquid tylenol I tried mashing them into appleasuce. Uh-uh. No way, no how. Nastyyy. I tried to get the liquid out of a stool softener capsule once, and mix it into apple juice. After about 4 hours when my mouth and throat quit burning, it was another 2 or 3 before feeling came back. So I learned that t'was not one of my better ideas. Oh yeah - the chewable Tylenol, assuming that's the "On the Go" or whatever it's called, that's supposed to be a mint flavored big huge mother of a pill. Tried those last week while on vacation. Probably the 4th or 5th grossest thing I've ever "eaten". The first few chews are ok because it's kind of a weird subtle mint. Every chew after that sucks money butts because it's this nasty bitter poo that someone tried to make taste like mint. From now on I'll just make the extra baggage room for my trusty bottle of liquid tylenol. Cherry is the better of the two flavors, IMO. The vanilla tastes more like -- not vanilla. -
only can eat 3 things that arent making me sick
Ernie D replied to Ernie D's topic in Post-op Diets and Questions
Thanks, Yes I have called the Nutritionist, was told to try different things. I see the surgeon in another week -
6:30am on Tuesday I will be at the hospital waiting for surgery.... getting very very nervous now.... But I made my grocery list today for the first 2 weeks. 1 week of clear liquids. 1 week of full liquids. The grocery list was very short!
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Surgery Wed, 3/4 and I'm so afraid
mjg12 replied to dbeers's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I was fine until I got into anesthesiology, then I started crying uncontrollably. I wasn't worried about the surgery, I was realizing that after this, I have NO EXCUSES anymore, that I won't be the lovable fat girl, I won't hide behind joking about my weight, etc, and that it what made me sad. The surgery is nothing, yes, it is painful, but after all the pre-op testing, counceling, etc, we are all ready...so don't worry!! I am one week out and I feel great! Melanie Date of Surgery 2/29/09 -
I am exactly 3 weeks out from surgery today and have not lost a pound since. I did lose 15 lbs on the 2 week pre-op diet of 2 protein shakes and a salad w/ tuna a day, but I was starving.Can someone who is losing a good amount of weight at this time give me an example of what you eat/exercise you do in a day???? I would really appreciate it!
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There are some great threads on here about what to eat.. I think one of them is titled 'what did you eat today?'. I'm a moderate pace loser: I had my surgery 7 weeks ago and have lost 21 lbs since then. I calculated by daily calorie burn based upon my weight and moderate activity level as 2400 calories per day, so my goal is to be negative by 1000 calories per day (intake thus 1400 cals). This should equate to a loss of 2 lbs per week and I'm just about on target (weight loss was greater in the very beginning when on liquids). Typical day: Breakfast is yogurt or oatmeal and a soy latte lunch is a Lean Cuisine Snack is either an Odwalla Protein drink, another yogurt, or a little Dole fruit cup dinner is meat and a vegetable Evening snack is a handful of nuts I've gotten some great ideas for meals on this site. One of my favorites was 'crustless pizza': I would take italian sausage and pepperoni and put it in a container with sauce and LF mozzarella cheese and heat. Delicious! Also do burritos without the tortilla by mixing Beans, some meat, salsa, a little cheese, and guacamole. Very satisfying. In this stage, before you have restriction, it's sort of like being on a diet in that you will be hungry and it does require will power. The good news is you can look forward to your first fill taking over some of the work. Best wishes and congrats on the 15lbs!
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New in NW Washington
georgia girl replied to kandiceb's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
Hi kandiceb, I have heard that some ppl can return to work a couple of days after surgery, but that was not the case for me. It was about a week after my surgery that i started feeling better. For me, i was nauseated for about 5-6 days. If you feel up to going to work on thursday that's great but i would let management know that it could be longer. You definitely don't need to over do it. Good luck and hope you have a quick recovery.
