Some tips
Here are some tips that I've learned since surgery.....
Do not take all your vitamins at the same time. Take a chewable multi-vitamin in the morning, then take your calcium citrate (not carbonate!!) in the afternoon on an empty stomch (it absorbs better) and dont' have more than 500mg at a time because our bodies can only absorb 500 mg at a time. So space it out. Then with your dinner have your 2nd multi-vitamin. Then at bedtime have a sublingual B12. You can also add other vitamins that you take at breakfast and dinnertime as well, just don't take them at the same time as your calcium.
Iron and calcium cancel each other out. So don't take those at the same time.
Also, if you are throwing up or having the runs newly post-op, I highly recommend Propel fitness water or SMAR****ER. Both replace the electrolytes you lose when you 
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, so stock up on those.
DO NOT ADVANCE FOOD STAGES!!!! You will only hurt yourself if you do. Get doctor's clearance before advancing to next food progression.
FOCUS ON PROTEIN!!! Protein is VERY important. Your body is unable to absorb all the protein you take in, so the more you take in the better. I find that I lose more on days I have more protein.
It's normal to gain weight in the hospital. I gained about 4 lbs in the hospital when I had my WLS. It's due to meds, IV, anesthesia, etc. So don't freak out. It's NORMAL . You'll lose that weight and a LOT more once you get home!
WALKING is VERY important!! In the hospital and upon return home, you should be walking OFTEN!!! If you have to drive a long distance home after you are discharged from hospital, pull over and WALK for about 5-10 mins (or whatever you can do) in a convenience store or public parking lot. This prevents blood clots. Even after you get back home, moving your legs and feet are SOOOO important. So make sure you walk a few times a day a few minutes at a time to build up. A blood clot can hit you like THAT and you are gone, so do all you can to prevent that. And a blood clot is common for ALL surgeries that morbidly obese people go thorugh, not just WLS. So keep that in mind!!
SUPPORT is very important. Your surgeon or hospital should have a monthly support group. GO TO IT!!! Even if you are down and thinking you aren't losing as "fast" as others, go!!!
And when you see others on here losing fast, don't compare yourself to them. It's hard not to, I know. When I posted last week that I had lost 50 lbs, there were 3-4 other posts under mine saying "good job, i"ve lost 60" or "isn't it great? I'm down 65". Focus on YOU, not others!!! Every pound you lose is IMPORTANT!!! CONGRATULATE yourself! Otherwise it'll be easy to get down.
Also, it's normal to stall a bit after you lose a lot of weight after the first week or two. I lost about 25 lbs the first two weeks and then I stalled for a week then GAINED 5 lbs. Body was in shock I guess from the rapid weight loss. But then body released the pounds. So it's normal!
Hope this helps someone out there!
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DO NOT ADVANCE FOOD STAGES!!!! You will only hurt yourself if you do. Get doctor's clearance before advancing to next food progression.
FOCUS ON PROTEIN!!! Protein is VERY important. Your body is unable to absorb all the protein you take in, so the more you take in the better. I find that I lose more on days I have more protein.
It's normal to gain weight in the hospital. I gained about 4 lbs in the hospital when I had my WLS. It's due to meds, IV, anesthesia, etc. So don't freak out. It's NORMAL . You'll lose that weight and a LOT more once you get home!
WALKING is VERY important!! In the hospital and upon return home, you should be walking OFTEN!!! If you have to drive a long distance home after you are discharged from hospital, pull over and WALK for about 5-10 mins (or whatever you can do) in a convenience store or public parking lot. This prevents blood clots. Even after you get back home, moving your legs and feet are SOOOO important. So make sure you walk a few times a day a few minutes at a time to build up. A blood clot can hit you like THAT and you are gone, so do all you can to prevent that. And a blood clot is common for ALL surgeries that morbidly obese people go thorugh, not just WLS. So keep that in mind!!
SUPPORT is very important. Your surgeon or hospital should have a monthly support group. GO TO IT!!! Even if you are down and thinking you aren't losing as "fast" as others, go!!!
And when you see others on here losing fast, don't compare yourself to them. It's hard not to, I know. When I posted last week that I had lost 50 lbs, there were 3-4 other posts under mine saying "good job, i"ve lost 60" or "isn't it great? I'm down 65". Focus on YOU, not others!!! Every pound you lose is IMPORTANT!!! CONGRATULATE yourself! Otherwise it'll be easy to get down.
Also, it's normal to stall a bit after you lose a lot of weight after the first week or two. I lost about 25 lbs the first two weeks and then I stalled for a week then GAINED 5 lbs. Body was in shock I guess from the rapid weight loss. But then body released the pounds. So it's normal!
Hope this helps someone out there! 
it has been 10 days since my surgery and I am still on liquids.
I am taking my vitimins as prescribed but have not added any as of yet. I have 4 days before foods are added. My incisions are not completly healed and I am still sore but I do walk often.
I am really going through a lot of emotional ups and downs . I understand this is normal. I was always burning up before this surgery and sweated all the time and now I freeze.
Thank you for the tips. I need help like that.
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