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Vickielynn--You're doing great! Think about it--That is WAY more than 1-2 lbs a week. But I do kind of understand. Do you feel more in shape and stronger though? Think about what you could do when you first started with your trainer and what you can do now. Maybe that will help you thru till you start losing again. The scale is stuck for me too and I started working out (couch to 5k program) last week to kick things up a notch. When I went in for my third fill I was telling them about it and the nurse/advisor (who is AWESOME) let me know that I may experience a plateau while my body re-adjusts to the working out but then all of the sudden start losing. She also told me to incorporate some good carbs in my diet on the days that I work out (like a piece of whole grain toast with an egg for breakfast vs just eggs) because it metabolizes faster than protein and will help me have energy etc. Do you maybe need a few more calories--like 1200 on the days you work out? As far as getting stuck--I haven't had any issues yet but I know that I have to consistantly weigh everything into a 4oz portion and then take a full 30 minutes to eat it so I have to cut REALLY small pieces to FORCE myself to eat really slow and chew alot. Otherwise I feel like I am going to puke. Especially since my 3rd fill.
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So just few days ago I decided I want to have the sleeve.. No changing minds here! My seminar is only 2 days away and I'm ready to go to surgery today, right now as a matter of fact lol... I WISH I'll be set by end of October. I will do everything I can to make my process faster than ever!!!! I convinced my sister in law to do it with me and now I feel better that I will have someone who will be going through the same thing .. My sister did it in February and she lost over 70lbs... I hate the fact that insurances make you wait few weeks or months grrrrrr... I also need an extra step since I had heart surgery, my cardiologist will have to clear me, but I am thinking positive and in will make sure I will have surgery as soon as it's available .. I really envy those of you that are scheduled for surgery tomorrow am of course I wish you lots of luck!!
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Newbie Whos Not Very Good On The Computer!
swizzly replied to stuckinafatsuit's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
I don't do any lifting on my job and my doctor still kept me out of work for five weeks for a full recovery, though I had zero complications of any kind. It's local norms somewhat, but I do think when possible, people should really take as much time as they need to be REALLY ready to get back to work. Good luck!! -
Tonight left me hours from my last day of liquids WHEWW! I had three teaspoons of pudding and about 2oz of creamy mushroom soup they were both very delicious almost like a delicacy at this point! HAHAH My stomach was growling and carrying on pretty hard I'm sure its like what is that foreign stuff? maybe I'll have a bit more just sip slow. I think in about two days I'll be able to handle Vitamins and back to Protein add'n again. Things seem to be moving along pretty good.
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i was really sensative post sleeve. first 2 weeks were a breeze, then bam! heart burn, nausea, sour stomach, dehydration. I couldnt keep anything down not even my water i had to switch to a sippy cup, but it really did help. Now 12 weeks out i am doing sooooooooo much better.
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I just had my surgery 3 days ago. My bypass took three hours do to existing hernias which made it a more complicated procedure.
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I have started my soft foods phase and I seem to be gaining not losing. I have gained back 3 pounds since my 2 week post -op weigh in with the doctor. I am wondering if I need to go back to just drinking shakes,soups and water. I have gone back to work so I am not able to walk as often as when I was off from work.:omg: I also seem to be getting hungry where I never really felt that during my 1st 2 weeks. I admit I have been eating more veggies than protein(creamed spinach, and steamed spinach):cry just seemed like I was really craving veggies. I have had some sliced turkey breast from the deli and canned tuna.Mostly get my protein from the shakes or isopure drink.
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2 Days Post Op - did I make a mistake?
AngieBear replied to Rosanna8430's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
The first couple of weeks, and in particular the first couple of days, can be ROUGH. It will pass. GreenTealael is right, pain management is helpful. You’ll be able to better get rest, etc. Do take little walks. It really can help with the pain. -
I'm down 24 pounds tears of joy and more to follow!!!!! Good luck to us all on this journey.
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to this website!!!! OMG, since definatly deciding to go through with the lapband surgery i cant stay away ! seriously! the site was down for a while yesterday and i had withdrawels lol I am finding so so so many success stories on here it realy has inspired me and makes me hopeful that my journey will be as great. i also greatly appreciated everyone being so very honest with the bad side of it as well ( stuck etc ) . i go to my psych eval & dietician eval next week.. ok , just had to share that
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Hi there- I have them too. They are getting milder though as each day passes. The nurse told me it could be the pain meds. I am three days post op today.
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4 weeks out and haven't lost in two weeks!
Deactivatedfatgal replied to Jnette1979's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I guess I hit the stall also! I was 235 before surgery and lost 19 pds in two weeks! I'm now down to 210.5 but I'm being patient and focusing on strength training and cardio. I personally want a slow and steady weight loss but I'm happy either way. This is part of the process. My teacher told me you may not see the scale move for a month sometimes but you are losing inches! -
I was off completely for one week. Limited duty 6 weeks. Post op follow up 10 days. Have a physically demanding job so limited duty necessary. If I had more vacation time I would have taken whole time off because I had to take heating pad with me to office.
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I think the one thing that really slows my weight loss is my friends. Not that they are forcing food in my mouth, but they are all overwieght and eat what they want when they want. It is really hard for me to go out to eat with them and order the chicken breast and veggies when they are all ordering something so good. We all eat together about 1-2 times a week and I have no will power when I am with them. It has nothing to do with them and I am not blaming them by any means. I myself have to get out of the habit of rewarding myself with food and be strong enough to order the low cal entree on the menu. I live in a suburb of Dallas and we have over over 40 sit down restaraunts. This does not include fast food. They are too many too count. We have 4 restaraunt rows in my city and at least 4 McDonalds in my city alone, so you can imagine how easy it is to get something to eat. I rarely have time to cook with my schedule so I eat out a lot. For some reason when I am with my friends my band doesn't work! I'm sure it is all mental and mostly just out of habit, but thank god I am working on it. I have a friend coming to visit tonight who likes to eat so I have been preparing myself all day that I will order low fat off of whatever menu we get! It's all a mind game and we have to find out what it is that can trigger our good eating on a meal to meal basis.
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Fills 8 days apart?
Nean4488 replied to TXSassyGal's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Im allowed to get fills whenever I need them. I had my 2nd fill just under 2 weeks apart from each other. -
I'm a planner...I feel better when I can plan meals for the week so I'm not sitting at work wondering 'What am I going to have for lunch today?'...since I didn't have time to throw something together this morning and couldn't figure out what to have this morning. So....I thought this might be a good idea if we all post a favorite meal or 2 that has 20 grams of Protein or more. I figure 3 meals X 20 grams protein = 60 and that way we have made our protein goal for the day. I'll start.... Breakfast: Muscle Milk Light - 20 grams protein, 160 calories Lunch: Wendy's Small Chili w/ 2 pkgs crackers - 20 grams protein, 270 calories Dinner: ummm yea, no ideas....hence this thread Now it's your turn :biggrin:
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Gastric band surgery 25th june 2014 post op help needed
kayleena_journey2014 replied to linsuk's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
I'm Am still on liquids and restrictive still and 9 days post op I am following my diet to a tee. No Snacks no sugar and no no this and that. I wanna put myself through hell to get to heaven on the other side. I am being so strict on myself and always afraid if getting stuck if I don't chew well on 5 th week. Good luck -
I am 4 weeks postop as well!! I'm going to the doctors today and will be placed back on solids!! I'm so excited!! This is the best thing I could have ever done!! Congrats on the new you and the new Job!!
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Good Evening Everyone, Well today is my one month post op and I weigh my self today and I have lost 45 pounds. I thought I was dreaming. I had to have a friend to make sure I was awake lol.....The breakdown is 31 pounds preop diet and 15 pounds since the surgery. OMG it has been whirlwind month. My surgery was 5/4 and I was interview for a promotion at work on 5/3. Well I got the job. I think it is a good omen. I am starting a new life in more ways than one. I feel so much better. I have never felt better in such a long time. Now I do have my days, I say to myself what did I do, especially when I see something I really want to eat. Then I say to myself this is the new lifestyle I have choosen am I am going to stick with it. I never finished anything in my life I have always quite half way through. I am not going to quit this for sure. I am still on a full liquid diet. I will visit my dr on Friday I hope the diet changes. If I every see another can of chicken noodle Soup I will scream . Well enough of rumbling on. I could have not made this far without the support of this forum. Thank you to everyone who has answered questions when I needed. I am sure I will have more in the future. Have a great week... Connie
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You go girl! Wow, your doc is even more conservative than mine- I got mushies at three weeks (Monday) but FOUR weeks of full liquids- wow! Do you get yogurt, cottage cheese, etc.? Do you add Protein powder to your soup, etc. Keep it up!
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2 Days Post Op - did I make a mistake?
Losebig replied to Rosanna8430's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Nope - you didn't make a mistake. You will feel like you did for the next few weeks though. What you did do was embark on an incredible difficult journey, which is going to be both terrible and absolutely amazing. When you come out the other side in 6, 12, 18 months or whenever you'll look back on it and it'll be one of the best decisions you ever made in your life. Focus on the day to day right now. Follow the plan as closely as you can, keep on top of the pain, call the DR if something isn't right. It took me weeks to get to the liquid goal and my calories were like ~300 per day for the first month, it got much easier after that. Once you start seeing weight loss (a few weeks) it'll be more motivating. For now keep busy, sip constantly (try watering your shakes down) and try to walk a lot gently as that helps with the pain. -
I dont find prechristmas so rough anymore now I dont work, it used to be a diet minefield with all the work lunches, christmas parties and after work drinks. Now for me Christmas is concentrated in two or three days - I've got Christmas dinner at the MIL's, Christmas dinner with my family and Christmas dinner (with the in lawas again) on Christmas day here at my house. But being on mushies, I find it pretty OK to just say I have rules I have to stick to and that's it. My big indulgence will just be a glass of wine here and there, lol. But when you can eat and you're out in the workforce, it must be a nightmare.
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Hi, I had my surgery on 5/22. I had to do clear liquids for the first week. I am now on the second week and I can have full liquids. Next week I can have soft foods for 1 week and then the next week I can eat whatever I want. I am eating a lot of the same foods as you and I feel fine as long as I don't eat too fast. I think you should be ok. Congrats on the 19 pounds!!
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10 cc band. My third fill got me to 5 cc's and I finally felt restriction (was pretty tight and I liked it !). That was about 5 weeks ago - when I went last week for my monthly check-in, they did not give me a fill because I had lost almost 10 lbs since last fill, and still had some restriction. It definitely "loosens up" over time and now I definitely have less restriction, but it is ok. I go for a barium swallow at the end of the month - normally, my fills are just done in my doctors office. They said they routinely do a barium swallow at around 6 months just to see how everything is doing...
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Hey all, 9.5 days post op and fealing prety good. 19 lbs lost already! Here is my question for all of you; I started to introduce mushy foods today i.e. mashed potatos, pureed scrambled eggs, thinned out oatmeal ect. I am supposed to be on a liquid diet for three weeks but i sure am enjoying the mushies. What diets did your doctors have you guys on? when did you start eating pureed and mushy foods? When did you start eating solid foods? Looking forward to hearing from you.
