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Topic: RE: I can't seem to eat anything
Have you tried eliminating milk. Some people become lactose intolerant once they have surgery.
Topic: RE: Stuck for 13 days!!!!
Thank you all for those words of encouragement. Waiting all this time is very frustrating. But the wait may be over!!! I lost two lbs since yesterday!!! Luckily, not being able to eat sugar kept me away from all that candy my kids got for Halloween yesterday!
If I cycle like some of the rest of you every month, that's okay with me. I'm now down a total of 26 lbs! Only 102 left to go
Topic: RE: Stuck for 13 days!!!!
I was stuck for 12 days. I lost 25lbs in 2 weeks, then nothing. I finally lost 2.5 lbs, then steadily lost over .5 lb a day for the last 8 days. I'm now down to 234.5 which is 34 lbs lost since 9/27.
Stick with the plan. This too shall pass!
Topic: Soda & straws....:help:
How long do you have to wait before you can drink soda again and how long before you can drink through a straw. How has everyone else handled this situation? I am having trouble tolerating a lot of water and crystal light isnt always great. They make me feel like I am drinking lead. I tolerate milk better than anything else but I can't drink milk all day. Any suggestions? I dont like flavored water or the protein drinks. I think I am a picky drinker..... I was told not to drink out of a straw, I dont know for how long or why. I think I could get in more fluid if I could use a straw. What do you all think?
Topic: RE: DUMPING ON CALTRATE??
I have had that problem not dumping , but I get this sick feeling that I cant stand mabey you need to change to a different one until you find one you can tolerate, because I still havent.
Topic: RE: September one month check in and a question!
I had my open rny sept 6th. I am down 51 lbs. My biggest surprise would be how nothing taste good at all. I am a happy with my progress dont get me wrong. My pouch is grouchy one so when i finnally make it happy I'm sure things will get better.
Topic: RE: Stuck for 13 days!!!!
Hang in there September folks. It does get better. It is a combination of things. Your bodies have gone into starvation mode and have slowed down. Normally this passes as you up your water, protien and sometimes even calories a little. Kinda like shocking it with something new.
This also happens with monthly water gain. I luck out on this one since I had my plumbing removed last year.
Believe it or not, your body is still working on your side. While the scale isn't moving, you are losing inches. As you cruise the forums you will hear many people saying they lost most of their inches during the slow scale days.
I also encourage you to do maybe Monday & Friday weigh ins if you have that urge to check each day. Daily will mess with your mind. Many will tell you to do once a week. I've settled with Mondays to begin the week and I check Fridays as that is my surgery anniversary day. I'm odd, I tend to lose on the weekend, then stay flat on the weekdays. I find that wierd.
Hang in there. Don't lose faith. When you do lose, it will probably be a good one (3-5lbs) and it will surprise ya.
Don't go crazy It does get better.
Topic: RE: Stuck for 13 days!!!!
I have crazy patterns to my weight as well.... unlike the other person who posted, I never noticed this prior to surgery...
I had a lap RNY on 09/18/07 and lost weight for the first couple of weeks... the second two - i was up and down a few pounds with a net loss of nada.... then i dropped about 15 in two weeks - now, i'm up 3 lbs - but expecting to stay the same for another week or so.
Maybe our bodies lose too fast and then try to hang on to everything out of a fear of starvation or need to readjust? Also - when I'm not losing, my back hurts and my skin looks awful too - pasty and sickly...
I'm trying to remind myself that the weight loss will start up again in another week or so - easier said than done.
Overall, I'm down anywhere from 30 -35 lbs which is good, but these stalls are messing with my mind.
Topic: RE: Carbs - How Many Per Day?
Let me know what you find out, my scale hasn't moved in 2 weeks, and i'm only 8 weeks post op, i am so worried my rny isnt working, or i messed up somehow!
Topic: RE: Stuck for 13 days!!!!
I also had my surgery on 9/25. I have lost 13-14 pounds post-op. But if my post-op loss is anything like my Pre-op loosing. I tended to only loose 10days to 2-weeks out of the month. Those days started with my period, then after that I would maintain and usually gain maybe a pound or two before my period. I had done this for years with any weight loss regime I was on. I really don't think it will be that different this time. Except, with my tool my goal is not to regain and continue to loose each month. I wonder if this is what is happening to so many, who think they are having "stahls". I refuse to weight daily for this reason. I hope I can continue to stay of the scale except weekly in the future.
My focus now is daily exercise as I am doing well on my 3 meals daily