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What do I need to do/buy to prepare?
ShoppGirl replied to *Paula*'s topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
I was told by the nutritionist that we should measure our food by volume post op instead of by weight. I’m not sure just how much of a difference it makes but for what it’s worth that’s what I was told to do. -
What do I need to do/buy to prepare?
Dave In Houston replied to *Paula*'s topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
For me, a food scale is very important. I weight everything I eat, not for monitoring purposes, but to be sure I don't eat too much. At about 10 weeks from surgery, I can now eat about 8 ounces at a sitting. I would caution you not to buy too much food before your surgery date. My tastes changed quite a bit after the surgery, and I still have 60 cartons of Carbmaster yogurt and 40 boxes of Wonderslim shakes that don't appeal to me at all. During the puree phase, as Candace said, you'll want something to grind your food up. I found the my bullet blender worked well. -
What do I need to do/buy to prepare?
Candace76 replied to *Paula*'s topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Hi *Paula*! Good luck with Wegovy, I hope it is successful in helping you lose weight. Some thing that I purchased before or since surgery that I found helpful are: 1. Food Scale 2. Mini travel food processor 3. 2 oz disposable containers 4. 4 oz containers 5. Food thermos for soups, purées, soft foods or bringing food 6. Warm travel cup (with strainer) for broths 7. Blender cups for protein shakes 8. Food: based on pre op & post op diets (i.e. protein shakes, sugar-free jello, sugar-free ice pops, broths) 9. Vitamins: based on what I was told I would need post surgery (i.e. Calcium citrate, Multivitamin) 10. Measuring tape 11. Scale 12. Journal /logging/tracking supplies Good luck to you! -
What do I need to do/buy to prepare?
*Paula* posted a topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Hi Everyone. I haven't actually decided whether or not to go the surgery route, but I am leaning that way. During my initial consultation with the weight loss center doctor, I decided I'd probably try a medication (Wegovy). I haven't taken that medication and I still need to discuss the possibility of surgery with my doctor. In the meantime I've been doing a lot of research (Googling) to get an idea of what life would be like after surgery. While researching, it occurred to me that I probably should buy a good blender or stick blender for food preparation, especially during the stages when you must eat soft, mushy, liquified foods (ugh). That got me to thinking, what other things should I know about before-hand, in order to be prepared. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. -
I am in the midst of a cross-country move so missed posting about my two year anniversary a couple days ago. I had a VSG in Seattle on 8/12/2019. My starting weight was 286, today I’m 140. Although I lost my excess weight, I gained so much in the process. I am happy, healthy, and active. My only regret is not doing this sooner. I’m off all medication and no longer have sleep apnea. My blood pressure and resting heart rate are that of an athlete. I’ve never felt better in my adult life. I had plastic surgery in January to remove the excess skin and I’m so glad that I did that as part of this process. I still weigh myself daily and track all of my intake. I have a little more wiggle room now for a treat now & then, but in general eat a pretty healthy diet making sure to get in my protein and fluids every day.
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What are you looking forward to ?
STLoser replied to lizonaplane's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Ha ha. That reminds me. We had these plastic lawn chairs.. They were designed for bigger people, but I was still over the weight limit, and we had the a while so they were kind of brittle. I was sitting on our deck one day and the chair just totally collapsed under me. It must have looked like a building imploding! [emoji23] Sent from my Nokia 7.2 using BariatricPal mobile app -
I’m 50. I had my plastics done a little over 1.5 years ago Don’t regret it one bit. If anything I kinda wish I did more, lol. I did find that the more weight I lost, I looked less lumpy, but i did look more “crepe-y” But then the plastics got rid of most of the droopiness (my inner thighs and a$$ are still floppy looking as I did not “plastizise” those areas, but I can live with that, so its all good) in the link of the pic below, the last pic on the second row was me about a month before my procedures. The 3 pics on the last row are different times AFTER plastics. Bur even if I didn’t have the plastics, all the floppiness was easily hidden under clothes (see the clothed pics of me in the earlier shots) whatever you decide, do what makes YOU happy and comfortable. Age is just a number. Good luck! ❤️
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How do they pick your goal weight?
LilaNicole20 replied to vikingbeast's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I think you more or less establish your goal weight. Not your providers... it's what you would like your weight to be when it's leveled out at the end. You should think of your goal as a sliding scale - subject to change based on your personal growth and progression. -
We have all likely experienced some sort of discrimination while being obese. However research is proving that there are positive and negative financial effects to being perceived as normal weight vs overweight. https://www.psypost.org/2021/08/deep-machine-learning-study-finds-that-body-shape-is-associated-with-income-61683 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0254785 Did obesity affected your income? Did it improved after WLS?
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Weight loss somewhat easier once I made the decision
MistySkye replied to vikingbeast's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
I had that happen where I dropped some weight once I made the call…and then my surgery got delayed a month due to Covid surge cancelling surgeries and I ended up 4lbs over the weight I was when I originally called 🤪 -
Thought of you this morning because my weight went up one pound and I realized what I do to calm my fears when this happens. I have a log of my weight In the notepad on my phone. I log it daily and at the end of the month I delete it all except for the 18th which was my first entry at pre op appt. I look back at that and see the overall trend downwards and I feel better. Perhaps you could do something like that.
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What are you looking forward to ?
Lynnlovesthebeach replied to lizonaplane's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
While in the weight loss stage I never realized something that would eventually become something I look forward to. And that is comments and conversations with people that don't know my weight history! Yesterday I went to "Preadmission testing" for my second round of plastic surgery scheduled for Monday. As the nurse directed me to the scale she made the comment "let me make sure this is at zero, but you are so tiny you probably don't care what it says." My response was, "oh yes I do care, that's why I'm wearing my lightest weight dress and flip flops!" I then told her my story about when my doctors offices changed their scales from pounds to KG and the first time I weighed it read 110 KG! I was devastated and all I could think about was darn-that's how much I should weigh in pounds! That mean't I weighed 2.2 times as much as I should! Her comment was, "Well, if you hadn't told me that, I would never guess that you ever weighed a pound more than you do now! And just so you know, you look really sexy in that dress!" I have to admit...times like that make me feel so proud of the hard work I put into this journey! -
What are you looking forward to ?
STLoser replied to lizonaplane's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
I definitely had that happen at my highest weight. I've taken more than 1 chair with me! [emoji23] I'm 172 pounds down, and it's still weird that I fit into chairs now. I still find myself checking out chairs at places wondering if they'll fit, and then I realize "Oh wait! I don't have to worry about that anymore!" I've been bruised from chairs like the ones you described in the conference room. I don't miss that! Sent from my Nokia 7.2 using BariatricPal mobile app -
Revision to normal anatomy..
SleevedK replied to Regret2190's topic in Revision Weight Loss Surgery Forums (NEW!)
I am sorry that you are in this situation. It definitely sounds like you are really suffering, so I hope that the reversal helps you feel better. My situation is different than yours (I have a sleeve, which can't be reversed) but I definitely understand the feeling of regret for getting the surgery and wanting to go back to the way things were. The point of the surgery is to get healthier, not just to lose weight. I would just want to make sure that the doctor has tried everything possible to help your symptoms with non-surgical treatments before getting the reversal, since it would be really lousy to go through all that and then find out the problems are still there. -
Here’s a good rule of thumb and you’re right on or maybe even at high end of expected weight loss.
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What is your biggest obstacle
blackcatsandbaddecisions replied to ShoppGirl's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
I’m just gonna say that diarrhea has never been a problem for me- quite the opposite. 😒 No problems with fruit or vegetable intake here- I probably eat more than I did pre surgery. My biggest obstacles are eating too much at night (for whatever reason I come home and that’s just the non stop eat fest in my head), keeping all snack food out of the house (keep that temptation at the grocery store!) and being patient as weight loss slows down. It goes at such a breakneck pace for the first few months that you start feeling like something is wrong when you start “only” losing 2 or so pounds a week. I’m 17 lbs from goal and in the first few months I was losing that every few weeks- now I’m hoping to get there by November at this rate. -
Today is my 9-year Anniversary
DoodlesMom replied to CelticTexan's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Wow! You look amazing and it sounds like you really did turn your life around. 9 Years keepng the weight off is an incredible accomplishment!! Congrats!! -
Like @ms.sss I too lost more than my original goal because it took a while for me to work out the calories I needed to maintain. That is the number of calories my body needs to function. Eat fewer calories, you lose weight. Eat more than your body needs, you’ll gain. I slowly increased the calories I was eating as I was physically able until I reached the number of calories I needed to maintain. I lost another 11odd kilos over a year after goal. Been happily sitting at about that weight (+/- 1kg) for about 9months. But I’m really still a newbie. Time will tell. I do have wriggle room if I do succumb to the 5 odd kilo rebound gain in years 2 or 3. Even though my BMI is on the lower end at around 18.7, I’m certainly not bony nor look undernourished. Honestly, you can look a little drawn when you get near your goal but it all seems to settle after a couple of months. Eating a little more: a few more carbs, vegetables, fruit, etc. all helps. A year ago, my uncle very kindly (not!) told my mother I looked like death. Now he tells me how great I look. As for looking older. I don’t think I do. Most importantly, I can actually see my real face now: cheekbones, jawline, eyes, etc. because there’s no fat distorting it shape. You may meet your goal, you may not or you may exceed it. Age, genetics, weight loss history, metabolic rate, etc. influence how much weight we can lose after surgery. But let’s be honest (some straight talking coming), in the end we control what we put in our mouths & that is the biggest influence on our weight. I think your weight is individual. Not just a number on a scale or a number you’re ‘supposed’ to be but how you feel in your own skin. Happy, healthy & enjoying life.
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That’s a great drop in weight! I think I’m constipated also which could be affecting my true weight. I’m anticipating a nice drop soon!
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Weight loss somewhat easier once I made the decision
lizonaplane replied to vikingbeast's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
As soon as I called the surgery center I became totally determined and I started counting calories again, and reduced carbs and increased protein. It's been the easiest time ever to lose weight, I'm way less hungry with more protein and less sugar/carbs. I've lost more than 45 lbs, to the point where if I lost much more I wouldn't qualify for surgery. But the surgery center says they have put a weight in for my insurance so now I can keep losing weight. -
Food Before and After Photos
ShoppGirl replied to GreenTealael's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
So that looked so delicious but I am in weight loss now so I searched the web for a healthier version. I found one that used almond flour went and got all the ingredients and started making it only to find it has more calories than your does (it listed it the whole time I just didn’t scroll down that far). I think it’s cause it bad Turkey bacon in it and quite a bit. Anyways I tasted a bit of the crust and it was delicious. I just hope it comes out okay because while I’ve never made quiche before i don’t think the egg mixture is supposed to be above the rim of the crust. I’m am really not a big cook. Hopefully it’s still edible cause after seeing yours I want it so bad. -
Wow what a difference! I still have a few pounds to go to my goal (although I am thinking of lowering another 10 lbs) and I know I want plastic surgery because of all the excess skin. May I ask, how much weight did you lose from the plastic surgery itself? And how did you know you got to the point where you couldn’t get any further without PS?
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I wonder why your doctor put you on such a strict pre-op diet especially due to your weight being on the low end. My starting weight was slightly higher than yours and my doctor put me on a 10 day, and those with a higher BMI got 2, 3, 4 weeks, for example. Maybe call him and tell him your weight and see what he/she says.
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Kaiser So Cal BMI 39.8
Tony B - NJ replied to Kelpo's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
I think I would make another appointment and eat like crazy leading up to it then drink a quart of water just before. Make sure you have your keys, wallet, spare rolls of quarters, heavy shoes etc on when you weight in. Silly missing out over 3 pounds. -
Today is my 9-year Anniversary
Tony B - NJ replied to CelticTexan's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Thanks for sharing. I am at the point you were 12 years ago as far as weight. I hope I end up where you are now.
