August Surgery buddies

[Justarwaxx 75]

4 hours ago, ShoppGirl said:

Yea. The mind is pretty powerful and it is possible to swap disordered eating patterns. Going from emotional overeating or binging to under-eating. Talking to someone about your fears and guilt is a great idea. But from a non professional two chicken wings is definitely not a lot and your food choices sound great to me. The one thing you have to realize is you’re not going to eat your 2 ounce or half a cup portions forever. eventually you will land somewhere close to a normal serving size.

Everyone is a bit different, but you will get back to a new normal at some point it just looks like a lot of food after eating so little for a while. Will you get to follow up with anyone at 3 months? I actually asked to meet with my nurse practitioner more often than they require just because of my anxiety. I always have too many questions to email or call and ask, but they normally require it at three months because they do labs to check your Vitamins. If so, you could ask them what to expect in terms of portion size. What you should be aiming for over the next how many of months until you see them again.

Do you find that you do not crave your sweets as much after the surgery? Before I had my sleeve, I was actually a salty snacker, and after the sleeve I started craving sweets, which I think may partially have to do with why it wasn’t so successful for me. so far since my Sadie, I do not crave sweets, so I think it reverted back to where I am a salty snacker again. Well, I mean right now my Snacks are not something that I actually feel like I need because I’m not hungry but something that’s necessary to reach my Protein goal.

I totally get what you're saying! I realize that the portions are getting bigger, but I'm just so scared of messing it up. I definitely need to see someone about these thoughts because it's really overwhelming at times.

I actually have an appointment in mid-October with the obesity center and dietitian, and then again in December with the surgical team for my 3-month post-op checkup. I’m excited to talk to them about these fears and what expectations I should have around portion sizes and everything else.

To help stay on track, I've been taking daily pictures of my meals and sending them to my sister for her to review at the end of the day. She even rates them, which has been fun and keeps me mindful! Everyone around me keeps saying that I'm barely eating enough, but to me, it feels like I'm eating a lot. It’s such a mentally exhausting situation!

Also, I was never really into sweets before either. My thing was more about carby foods like rice and Pasta, so that's why I’m not struggling with sugar cravings now, which helps a lot.

[ShoppGirl 4,481]

1 hour ago, Justarwaxx said:

I totally get what you're saying! I realize that the portions are getting bigger, but I'm just so scared of messing it up. I definitely need to see someone about these thoughts because it's really overwhelming at times.

I actually have an appointment in mid-October with the obesity center and dietitian, and then again in December with the surgical team for my 3-month post-op checkup. I’m excited to talk to them about these fears and what expectations I should have around portion sizes and everything else.

To help stay on track, I've been taking daily pictures of my meals and sending them to my sister for her to review at the end of the day. She even rates them, which has been fun and keeps me mindful! Everyone around me keeps saying that I'm barely eating enough, but to me, it feels like I'm eating a lot. It’s such a mentally exhausting situation!

Also, I was never really into sweets before either. My thing was more about carby foods like rice and Pasta, so that's why I’m not struggling with sugar cravings now, which helps a lot.

That’s a great idea to get your meals rated. If you make anything that looks too good you may end up with company for dinner. lol. Well for future reference. If you are like me, carbs crave carbs. So if you do indulge one day just know that you will crave more for a short while. Kinda like we are addicted and need to quit again. I am able to have good carbs like veggies, fruits, brown rice, etc. But processed carbs make me hooked again. I think the most important thing to remember is that we didn’t get to be overweight by eating seconds on broccoli or watermelon. It was the Pasta and cake and the third helpings of them things. I’m sure if your team isn’t concerned then you are doing just fine.

Edited 2 hours ago by ShoppGirl

[Hiddenroses 90]

On 9/24/2024 at 8:52 PM, ShoppGirl said:

Did the nutritionist ask about your activity? According to my NP your carbs can increase if you’re doing more activity. I would call or email the NP and tell him or her that you’re getting conflicting information.

Have you started your bike yet? I was gonna say I started my walking at night but because of weather had to do it a couple of times in the morning and I noticed that it gave me energy for the day and at night it helps me sleep so now I do a bit in the morning and more at night (break it up)

Which recipe did you use for the unstuffed: cabbage rolls. I see multiple ones and they are all quite different In how they cook the cabbage.

She didn't ask much about my activity, but then again I'd mentioned that i was still working on getting active and that my energy had been hit and miss. Since then I've noticed I have some days where i have more energy than others, and I did start on my exercise bike! I started with just 5-10 minutes every day that I don't go for walks. I think it has helped with my digestion, and i feel like allowing myself up to 30 carbs on some days has helped my energy level. It's nice to eat a little bit of fruit here and there - I'd mainly been doing dairy and either meat or Beans (very small serving, if beans!) Rounding out my diet some has been helpful. I'm still not eating any garbage foods - the most I've indulged in was a couple pieces out of an order of honey chicken and maybe 1/8 cup of the rice that came with it. Everything else has been very low or zero sugar so far. I've also let myself have one cup of coffee per week - all things considered, I'm feeling a bit more human. The walking has been nice, especially when I can do it outside in cooler temperatures. I think we've got one more week of 80s, and then back into the 60s and 70s. I can't wait!

[ShoppGirl 4,481]

3 minutes ago, Hiddenroses said:

She didn't ask much about my activity, but then again I'd mentioned that i was still working on getting active and that my energy had been hit and miss. Since then I've noticed I have some days where i have more energy than others, and I did start on my exercise bike! I started with just 5-10 minutes every day that I don't go for walks. I think it has helped with my digestion, and i feel like allowing myself up to 30 carbs on some days has helped my energy level. It's nice to eat a little bit of fruit here and there - I'd mainly been doing dairy and either meat or Beans (very small serving, if beans!) Rounding out my diet some has been helpful. I'm still not eating any garbage foods - the most I've indulged in was a couple pieces out of an order of honey chicken and maybe 1/8 cup of the rice that came with it. Everything else has been very low or zero sugar so far. I've also let myself have one cup of coffee per week - all things considered, I'm feeling a bit more human. The walking has been nice, especially when I can do it outside in cooler temperatures. I think we've got one more week of 80s, and then back into the 60s and 70s. I can't wait!

So glad you’re feeling more like yourself!! Oh how I miss my walking outside. I’ve got a huge blister so I can’t wear sneakers so I’ve been just trying to walk here and there inside with my slides on. I can’t wait for the cooler weather either. My husband says he may even join me when the weather breaks.

Edited 2 hours ago by ShoppGirl