May 11th Surgery Stories

[meem 0]

Bene-fiber is excellent. Just a scoop once a day, I add it to my coffee and do not realize it's there.

Edited May 21, 2009 by meem
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[xavier 153]

i'll try it...the benefiber. Thanks! Cali

[tinmanr55 0]

great, banded yesterday no pains, not hungry, walked down the street yesterday and fixing to do again. no horror stories here yet. :smile:

[SpideyMom 1]

Congrats, tinman! Glad to hear a great success story! :thumbup:

[Crazylady 0]

John~ you are doing so wonderfully! I am jealous of you getting to eat though. It is amazing that doctors are so different. I will be on pureed foods for 10 days, then graduate to "mushies". What the heck is "mushies"? Everything is mushy when I chew it! I am totally on the look out for food, I have been doing the liquid Protein thing since May 1st and I'm going to cave! Grilled veggies are my FAVORITE. I think I am almost down 20 pounds although I do not go see the doctor until next week.

Xavier~ Benefiber... I will be giving that a go. Perhaps it would be a good stock choice!

Tinman~ So glad that you are doing so well! Keep us updated!

Ann~ You made it through the work week... how did it go?

I am feeling good, but I sure wouldn't mind a meal soon. I won't eat until I am given the "all clear" though. Did any of you have to go in for a follow-up upper GI? I had to do that Monday. I guess all looked good because I haven't gotten a call. No news is good news!:thumbup:

[John337 2]

John~ you are doing so wonderfully! I am jealous of you getting to eat though. It is amazing that doctors are so different. I will be on pureed foods for 10 days, then graduate to "mushies". What the heck is "mushies"? Everything is mushy when I chew it! I am totally on the look out for food, I have been doing the liquid Protein thing since May 1st and I'm going to cave! Grilled veggies are my FAVORITE. I think I am almost down 20 pounds although I do not go see the doctor until next week.

Xavier~ Benefiber... I will be giving that a go. Perhaps it would be a good stock choice!

Tinman~ So glad that you are doing so well! Keep us updated!

Ann~ You made it through the work week... how did it go?

I am feeling good, but I sure wouldn't mind a meal soon. I won't eat until I am given the "all clear" though. Did any of you have to go in for a follow-up upper GI? I had to do that Monday. I guess all looked good because I haven't gotten a call. No news is good news!:thumbup:

Thanks Shelly,

food never tasted so good......I'm still having a hard time realizing that I must eat slow.......If I was adjsuted, I probably would have some pain. It's hard to break an old habit of eating fast.....However, I will change. Just need to stay aware of what I'm doing while eating. Must learn to put the fork down !! in between bites.

[SpideyMom 1]

Yes, CL, I made it through the work week, but it's been tough. I've been thoroughly exhausted. And, I have a tip for anyone who is going back to work -- wear loose pants if you have to sit a lot! Yesterday I was all excited because I could get back into a pair of pants that I hadn't worn in 6 months. Well, by midday I was squirming in my seat and by quitting time, I was in pain! It just put too much pressure on my abdomen near the incisions. :thumbup: I'm so glad it's a three-day weekend!!

[John337 2]

I start traveling to work on Tuesday.( 2 hr 20 min commute -one way). I am not looking forward to the commute. The god news is I'm in the office Tuesday/Thursday and working from home Wednesday/Friday. I need to break in slowly to my crazy commute. :w00t:

I CLEANED OUT MY CLOSET. Brought over two doz pants, shirts, 4 suits, shorts etc to Good Will. Had to go shopping. Went down 3-4 sizes. My pants were a 46-48. Now I'm a 42 with room to spare. My shitrs were XXL now XL. Went to a normal store in the mall for clothes. FEELS GOOD :wink2:

Eating mushies and trying to eat slow.....very difficult.

[SpideyMom 1]

WOW, John, congratulations! Your previous measurements are where my dh is now, and your current measurements are where my dh was when I met him. LOL I'm really hoping that when I lose weight it will be a good influence on him. I love him regardless, but I worry about his health. He has a lot of problems that he ignores.

Good luck with the travel! Keep up the good work! :wink2:

[John337 2]

Hi All....

Back to work. By the time I get home, I'm exhausted. Still trying to eat only 4-5 oz of Protein 3x per day. Eating alot less but not seeing any additional weight loss. Starting to get fustrated.

Trying to walk whenever I can. Finding I need to take benefiber alot to offset all the Protein and no Fiber.

Will press on.......:thumbup:

[xavier 153]

Dear john, You're doing great...back away from the scale!!! I have to give myself the same advice though...as long as we are doing what we are supposed to , it will come off!

[Crazylady 0]

John~ You have to give your body a break... it's trying to survive! I am sure you have hit a plateu and once it adjusts a bit you will lose again quickly. I was just starting to think something was wrong with me too. I eat less than 1000 calories per day and NOTHING... finally dropped another two pounds a couple of days ago. I guess if it were easy, we would have been skinny a long time ago. Hang in there, you're an inspiration!

Ann~ I did the same thing with some shorts. I decided to take a trip to Tahoe and by the time I got there I had then completly unbuttoned! I don't suppose that was much of an option for you while you are at work though!:thumbup:

I think I am down 20 pounds. I have my post-op appointment tomorrow. I guess the Doc will just make sure I am healing right... right? It's at 4:30 pm, I HATE weighing in the afternoon. At least it will be better than before.

[John337 2]

Xavier and Shelly - Thanks for the advise. You're both right. Stick to the plan and the weight will come off. I'm only going to weigh myself on Friday mornings........

I have to remember to - Stick to the plan.......

I am trying to get in my Proteins, drink lots of Water but am still running out of gas @ 3pm or so. Will try and add a Protein drink @ 2:30 or so to see if that's the problem. While we're on a limited caloric intake we still need fuel.....

My first fill is scheduled for 6/11/09.:crying:

[hallelujah.girl 1]

Hi All....

Back to work. By the time I get home, I'm exhausted. Still trying to eat only 4-5 oz of Protein 3x per day. Eating alot less but not seeing any additional weight loss. Starting to get fustrated.

Trying to walk whenever I can. Finding I need to take benefiber alot to offset all the Protein and no Fiber.< /p>

Will press on.......:thumbup:

John, You are doing so AWESOME! I was having trouble losing weight as well and was only eating about 1000 calories a day. I was reading some other threads and they recommend uping the calories to about 1200 other wise your body goes into starvation mode and stores everything. I've tried that and it seems to be working for me. I am down 2 lbs in the last 2 days.

I think it's time for me to clean out my closet as well!

Ann- I am also wearing clothes that I was not able to get into for awhile as well. Feels Great!

I am having a difficult time wanting to spend money on new stuff though because I don't think I'll wear them long enough to get my money's worth. (I'm a tight wad)

[John337 2]

John, You are doing so AWESOME! I was having trouble losing weight as well and was only eating about 1000 calories a day. I was reading some other threads and they recommend uping the calories to about 1200 other wise your body goes into starvation mode and stores everything. I've tried that and it seems to be working for me. I am down 2 lbs in the last 2 days.

I think it's time for me to clean out my closet as well!

Ann- I am also wearing clothes that I was not able to get into for awhile as well. Feels Great!

I am having a difficult time wanting to spend money on new stuff though because I don't think I'll wear them long enough to get my money's worth. (I'm a tight wad)

Thanks - I'm trying to up the calories a little because around 3pm I really run out of gas.........

By the way - TREAT YOURSELF - Spend some money on yourself and get a few outfits. You and everyone else deserve it.........