I feel normal and it scares me.

[Mersh 173]

So I'm on day 11 of my VSG post op and I feel like I can eat anything. But I know I shouldn't. I also feel like I can do almost anything I did pre-op. But I know I shouldn't.

About me. I'm 33, male. Muscular but crazy overweight. I'm stubborn as a mule and am a farm boy. Since my Max Capacity weight during pre-op I'm already down 45lbs. Which is awesome, but I have a long way to go before I'll start celebrating too much.

I am so bored of my liquid diet that today I've even had a scrambled egg and a piece of deli turkey. No issue. I've also started eating apple sauce. No issue. I'm crushing Protein Shakes no problem and hitting of my liquid goals daily most of the time.

I'm scared I'm being an idiot and not allowing my stomach to heal, but I can't stare at another mug of chicken broth and I'm jello'd out from crushing insane amounts of that stuff.

My fear is that I'm rushing back into things. I took my dog out for a hour long walk in the hills and felt great. And I haven't had any pain what so ever since I got home from the hospital... my stab wounds (incisions) are healing up nicely even though I scratched one pretty good the other day...

Help with any advice and encouragement.

Also, is there any guys on these forums?

Thanks.

Mersh

Edited July 20, 2017 by Mersh

[MBird 298]

So I'm on day 11 of my VSG post op and I feel like I can eat anything. But I know I shouldn't. I also feel like I can do almost anything I did pre-op. But I know I shouldn't.
About me. I'm 33, male. Muscular but crazy overweight. I'm stubborn as a mule and am a farm boy. Since my Max Capacity weight during pre-op I'm already down 45lbs. Which is awesome, but I have a long way to go before I'll start celebrating too much.
I am so bored of my liquid diet that today I've even had a scrambled egg and a piece of deli turkey. No issue. I've also started eating apple sauce. No issue. I'm crushing Protein Shakes no problem and hitting of my liquid goals daily most of the time.
I'm scared I'm being an idiot and not allowing my stomach to heal, but I can't stare at another mug of chicken broth and I'm jello'd out from crushing insane amounts of that stuff.
My fear is that I'm rushing back into things. I took my dog out for a hour long walk in the hills and felt great. And I haven't had any pain what so ever since I got home from the hospital... my stab wounds (incisions) are healing up nicely even though I scratched one pretty good the other day...
Help with any advice and encouragement.
Also, is there any guys on these forums?
Thanks.
Mersh

You're doing fantastic and from the sound of things, eating healthy. Keep up the fantastic work.

[JupiterSky 23]

Sorry, I'm not a dude....lol You literally just described me. Feel just fine and you can't make me drink any more broth. I moved up my soft food diet by about 3 or 4 days and now that I'm on soft food i started adding some more solid food. I am 17 days post op. I let my body tell me if i can tolerate something. I do get afraid that maybe i should not rush it because of the staples holding it together. I don't want it to open or leek. I really didn't think the hardest part of this whole thing would be the first 4 weeks of the diet. What the hell right! i just think that we are all so different and they have to have guidelines to follow but i know my body and do my own guinea pig test sessions.

[Emailkariann 33]

Lol...this is the best post ever!!! Totally describes exactly how I feel...confused as to why I don't feel worse? And yes, pre-op so much harder than post op.

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

@Mersh

If you are healing well, that is how you are supposed to feel. I didn't take pain meds once I got home. On day 3 I drove myself and got my nails done. I was able to meet my Protein goals the day after surgery. My Dr requires that you be able to down at least 1/2 a Protein Shake before you can be discharged.

The people that are miserable and can't eat or are too lazy to try and eat dominate the boards. Those are the people that post the most and stand out the most. No one cares about the person that is healing well, has a high pain tolerance not being tempted by McDonalds and pizza.

There are a few guys that post here but not many. There are fewer every day just because this forum and the WLS community in general is not geared towards long term sleevers.

[Mersh 173]

@OutsideMatchInside Thank you for ensuring I'm not a crazy person. Even though I feel for those having rough go's at it. The only issues I have is when I eat too fast these days and get that gross feeling after a meal. But thats totally on me not learning fast enough... It will come.

[Mersh 173]

@JupiterSky @Emailkariann I'm glad we can relate to each other. Good luck on your journey's.

[Joann454 1,329]

I felt totally normal so fast. I didn't take meds after three days and I only took them to sleep. I have been able to eat anything and do anything. Like it never happened. Now two months later I'm down 37lbs and happy as can be! It's weird though. I expected something so different! Best wishes!

[melissa39437 73]

I feel completely normal... until I over do it on that "one more bite" or that "last gulp of shake". I'm not nor have I ever been a Water drinker so I'm having a hard time with that. Other than that I am full force in the gym and doing everything normal. I'll be 9 weeks out Monday but been doing this for about 4 weeks now. Down 68 pounds since I started preop.

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[tryingtoloveme 6]

How much do you workout and what do you do when you work
Out!

[melissa39437 73]

I have missed a couple days this week but normally I go 5 days a week. Cardio I usually do the elliptical or treadmill inclined for at least a mile to 1.5 miles then I do some weights, sit ups, squats with overhead press with either a med ball or weighted poll, I do those fast in order to keep my heart rate up. And on weight machines or free weights I do arms one day legs the next. I try to mix things up a bit so I don't burn out. Plus my body doesn't get used to the same routine. Key is to make sure you get something in most days of the week. I'm doing my best to not have a lot of excess skin.

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