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WHERE ARE MY AUGUST 2021 PEEPS?
OhGoOn replied to phenomenally_me's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Good luck to everyone who is awaiting Gastric Sleeve surgery hope it all goes well for you all. Is there anyone on here who is a few years down the line? Is your appetite still curbed ? Are you still eating small portions ? Are you still taking vitamins and protein shakes? Has the weight kept off? Any new medical problems developed? Sorry for all the questions but as you know this is life changing, major surgery and I have to be sure of what I'm committing to. All answers gratefully received. Thank you. -
Hi, hope someone can help…….. when I get to the weight I want to be how do you stop losing too much .? I’m really worried that I will loose too much and look old and ill has anyone got to their weight and just kept it stable ? please help and advise xxx
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Please Help, Advice Needed!
Bluebonnetgirl replied to Ready21's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I had surgery in the same day as you and. Just went through a similar experience. I was stalled with no weight loss and gaining and losing the same pound or two for a week and a half. I just kept following my regimen and suddenly yesterday ai was down three pounds. I figured my body was just adjusting to the until weight loss and just trusted the process. That was really hard for me because on previous diets a stall like that would totally derail me. I am pretty proud of myself for sticking it through. My doctor said everyone's experience is different except for that first stall 3-4 weeks out. She said universally everyone experiences some sort of stall. -
Weight loss somewhat easier once I made the decision
Creekimp13 replied to vikingbeast's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Honeymoon glow. Ride it all you can, lose as much weight as you can, work hard to change your eating habits. Eventually, your old habits will come a knocking...be it in a few months or a few years....but working on these healthy changes is absolute key to longterm success. Great work! Keep at it! -
Hi there, I’m scheduled for August 18th. Scared? Heck yes! 14 day liquid diet and I have fell off wagon! But also think I have lost too much weight. I’m down to 164. I started my journey in January. I was 178lbs at 5’0 with pre-existing conditions. High bp, high cholesterol, GERD, and a large hiatal hernia. Liquid diet is killing me. I miss my sushi, shrimp fried rice! UUUURRGGHH! All alone in Houston
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I drink black coffee and was never told anything about quitting. After my surgery I did start to drink coffee but just one cup. I did notice that I was feeling a lot of anxiety but think it was my body dealing with so many changes. I switched promptly to DeCaf and then Half Caf for about 3-4 weeks. After that I was full caffeine and I have two cups every morning without any issues. As far as getting over the fear of the surgery I really had to think through the realities of what I was dealing with because of being overweight (which was not a life long issue for me). Most of my adult life I maintained good weight with regular excercise and then BAM I stopped working out and used food as a way to deal with things in life and was terribly depressed. Thereafter I had diabetes, NASH and sleep apnea to name a few. Being overweight started for me in 2015 and it was the longest 5+ years of my life. Shows how truly damaging being over weight can be to the body in general. I have no regrets and am grateful for all the support I received during my decision process on this site from all the amazing people. We all share so openly here. I am down 68.2lb since my surgery. I still have about 26lbs to go before I hit my goal weight but I know I can do it! I feel so much better about myself, about life in general and enjoy doing things again. Wishing you the best of luck!
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Well, thank you for the vote of confidence! I just mean that I lost more weight ‘pre-surgery’ than I am now, after surgery. I know it takes time, but the pace has changed so dramatically!
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So...Very Happy with progress so far...went from 54 waist to 46 approaching 50 lbs of weight loss, sleep apnea is already gone. I find that I eat small portions 4-5x a day. The amount of food that is comfortable is approx 4 oz. Having to wait 1/2 hour to drink after eating is sometimes annoying but not overly so. Finding my way through the new way of living is challenging but acceptable. Dr Holover did a great job with my surgery and Mercy Hospital was a great place to get the sleeve. Only wish I did it 5 years earlier.
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Weight loss somewhat easier once I made the decision
Ashley_vsg_2021 replied to vikingbeast's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Maybe you’re being more mindful because you know what awaits on the other side .. I too was losing weight more than usual. Granted I made adjustments like less bread, healthier swaps etc but I was just excited and more on it because i knew what was to come -
Hi all! So nice to see so much activity on the thread! I was pleasantly surprised last week when I found out my program had changed their post-op guidelines and that I could officially move to all regular foods this week. It is so nice to eat food that has texture to it. My weight has been coming off at a nice pace. I'm officially 45 pounds down from my highest weight. I go out most nights for a 2-3 mile walk with my husband and dogs and find the walks are definitely getting easier. I still struggle to get my calories up to the 600 minimum they want me at, but, have been meeting my protein goals every day. My nutritionist seems most focused on my protein and as long as I'm meeting that she seems satisfied. I have a feeling the calories will figure themselves out as I get settled in my new normal eating. I did go out to dinner with my husband for the first time in months. It was a tiny bit stressful just figuring out what to eat. We went to our favorite Mexican restaurant and he was on "chip watch" and ensured they never made it to the table. We wound up ordering a single order of seafood fajitas. I put a couple shrimp, 2 pieces of crab, 2 scallops and a tiny bit of refried beans and guacamole. That was plenty for me and my husband had the rest. In the end it was nice to be able to go out and know that I could navigate a situation like that. Overall I am loving my success so far. I haven't had any issues and every food I eat seems to sit fine. I've even had foods I couldn't eat before that I find I can eat now, which, is a pleasant surprise. I have far fewer headaches, have fewer digestive issues, sleep better, have been getting rid of lots of clothes that are too big and just feel so much better all around. I'm excited about what the future holds and all the other things I will be able to do.
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Husband refuses to drop me off or pick me up from the hospital. Now what?
Tony B - NJ replied to DoodlesMom's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I think your husband is being extremely selfish and has other reasons why he doesn't want you to get the surgery. Maybe he is self conscious and is afraid if you lose a lot of weight that he will lose you. Maybe bring that conversation up. If that is the reason, he needs to grow up, pull on his big boy pants and get over it. In ANY case he needs to grow up and get over it. It is his responsibility as a husband to take care of you regardless of his feelings. he can disagree but he MUST take care of you during and after the surgery or to be honest, he is not worth being with. Sorry for the bluntness, but it is really true. -
Thanks! I had no symptoms..no snoring, no waking up short of breath etc. We just found out from pre-op testing. I'm hoping that when I lose some weight and retest that I can go off it. It was just NOT helping me as I was coming out of anesthesia, not being able to fill my lungs with air because of the gas/diaphragm and to throw that on just had me panicky. But when it was off and I realized it was just from the gas it was better.
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Weight loss somewhat easier once I made the decision
vikingbeast posted a topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
I don't know why, but suddenly, since I made the decision to pursue VSG, weight loss is becoming easier. I haven't changed my diet too much, I don't think—I still eat a variety of food—but yesterday I put on a smaller size jeans and they buttoned with no tugging, and today at the gym I had to cinch my weight belt in another notch before doing strict presses. Reduction in stress corresponding to a reduction in cortisol? Unconsciously starting to wind down my overconsumption? Psychosomatic? Sleeping better? My body anxious to "repair" itself? I don't know which of those it is, but I'm not going to complain about it! -
Husband refuses to drop me off or pick me up from the hospital. Now what?
wlh75 replied to DoodlesMom's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I guess my guy is a 1 in a Billion these days. He is so super supportive & his only concern with this whole process is how hot I will look after a yearish. He is worried I will want to be with someone else & I keep reassuring him that is NOT the case. We have been together 24 years & Married 23. I am 46 & he is 51. No way do I want to start all over with someone else. HW: 312 March 2020 Gallbladder surgery weight: 287 CW: 266.4 been staying on 1000-1300 calorie since I had my surgery date of 7/17/2021 which got cancelled because of my Insurance saying I had more to do to qualify.... [emoji34][emoji43] Still waiting for a Surgery date.... Sent from my LM-Q730 using BariatricPal mobile app -
My insurance has this requirement. In my paperwork from the Doctor, he stated in his write up that I had attempted these weight loss programs unsuccessfully and they accepted that as proof. You can also use the surgeon and the dietician for a period of time as a supervised weight loss program.
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The question I would tend to ask would be if you are just losing the weight to get the knee surgery and then let it come back on or if you think you can keep it off to help your knee surgery work long term. Seems like a simple question, but that to me is the key. If you do not think you can continue losing the weight then you are wasting your time with the knee surgery. I have relatives and friends that have had knee surgery and end up in the same condition because their weight stayed high. Just a thought.
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I get what you are saying albeit a little condescending. Unlike most people who are obese, I am quite healthy. I have normal glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol. I exercise very regularly and get around seamlessly. My sole focus is getting the weight off. I am sure that will bring me long term health improvements but right now, it is the weight that is of concern. I am sure there are others like me out there as well.
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I myself and plenty of people I know weigh once a week. I mean if your whole focus in life is just weight you might need to rethink things. I am more excited about being healthy , fitting in new clothes, weight is a number.
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The advice to not weight every day is MUCH easier said than done. The whole focus of our lives right now is weight loss, so not checking weight is worse than being hungry and sitting in front of a hot cheesy delicious pizza and not atleast smelling it and thinking about a slice.....not going to happen and you have to give in and weigh yourself.
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Removing Band and having MGB Nov 19th
Band07 replied to Jerald180's topic in Mini Gastric Bypass Surgery Forum
I was banded for over 6 years, I lost all the weight but I was miserable and always stuck and in pain. The reflux was terrible. I had it removed and was supposed to revise to sleeve but I feel like my surgeon went very conservative because I weighed around 165-170 when I had surgery. 2 years after that and an additional 20lbs later, I revised to MGB and that was in April of 2015. The MGB was a huge difference for me from the band. I do still occasionally have foods get stuck or come back up but not often. The biggest issue with MGB for me is everything I eat goes through pretty quickly and as I'm sure you've read the stories, BMs can be a horrid experience. I was afraid to leave the house the first year but now it's a lot more routine (though I still have emergencies from time to time). I use IF and I work out 6 days a week to keep the weight off and I've had no problem staying within 10lbs of my goal . -
I set an initial weight of 180 - as going into this I said I wanted to lose at least 60lbs. (The goal would be 65 from my starting weight) Ultimately though, I would love to get to 160-165. Down 36.6 thus far. I’m on week 10 post-op.
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Update On Me (Surgery: 5/19/21)
SummerTimeGirl replied to SummerTimeGirl's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Yes, if you're talking about the weight. I will be 3 months out on the 19th and have lost 70 lbs since March and 52 lbs since surgery day. I seem to be losing steadily. For a while there I was having stalls but I THINK it was due to NOT eating enough protein and possibly not enough calories either. So now I make it a point to get in enough of both and all seems to be going well so far. -
Update On Me (Surgery: 5/19/21)
Tony B - NJ replied to SummerTimeGirl's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Great point. I am scheduled for surgery in a few week and I am wondering the same thing. I guess my expectation was that the weight will be much more rapid although my brain tells me that is unrealistic. The weight went on pretty slowly over a long period of time so 10-15 pounds a month is pretty damned good. That mean over 100 pounds in a year. -
May Surgeries - check in!
Tony B - NJ replied to ChunkyCali's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
You say initial goal weight. I have been wondering if I should create a goal that was closer to achieve then reset the goal or just have the end goal in mind. Not sure what works best for most people. I would be interested to hear what people are saying on this. -
May Surgeries - check in!
Tony B - NJ replied to ChunkyCali's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
This post is very encouraging to me. You have very similar height and weight characteristics to me so I am motivated by your progress. I have not been down below 210 in over 20 years as well and am encouraged. My surgery is on 8/31. good luck and keep it up.
