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Topic: RE: ALways feel like I am going to throw up
Hello, sorry to hear you aren't feeling well. I had RNY 12/16 and have been doing pretty well, with the exception of severe gas and mild nausea. I discovered decaf chai tea (TAZO) helps sooth my GI tract. Hope you are able to find something that helps :)
Topic: RE: Disappointed in weight loss
amberosia02 is correct. I had my proximal RNY on 12/23/2010 and have only lost 20 lbs. I've been concetrating on nutrition and exercising rather than pounds lost. That is one of many dieters downfall is the scale. I only weigh once a week. I too have difficulty in consuming the required 48 oz of liquids. I don't have any suggestions since this is one of my struggles too.
Topic: RE: Disappointed in weight loss
I am trying to eat every few hours. I am getting in anywhere between 50-70g of protein. I am working on more and more.
Topic: ALways feel like I am going to throw up
Hi, I am a 12/14 surgery date and eating stage 4. I have some good days but mostly bad - since surgery I feel like anything I eat or drink will make me vomit. I almost wish I could to feel better but i have neve actually thrown up. Needless to say I have been rehospitalized for dehydration.
My surgeon has done a UGI swallow and there are no leaks or issues, he just scheduled a endoscopy for next week. Has this hapened to you? I simply want to feel good - very frustrated !
My surgeon has done a UGI swallow and there are no leaks or issues, he just scheduled a endoscopy for next week. Has this hapened to you? I simply want to feel good - very frustrated !
Topic: RE: Post Op Frustrations...Pls Help
Hi,
I am thinking about getting the lapband or the super sleeve, not sure yet.... but I am so scare to exactly what you are describing!!!! my best friend had the lapband 8 years ago and is not really encouraging me to do it.... I need help to decide... I need you guys to tell me if its really worthit!!! I'm desperate, I cannot lose this weight...... also, have anyone knows about Beliteweight?
I am thinking about getting the lapband or the super sleeve, not sure yet.... but I am so scare to exactly what you are describing!!!! my best friend had the lapband 8 years ago and is not really encouraging me to do it.... I need help to decide... I need you guys to tell me if its really worthit!!! I'm desperate, I cannot lose this weight...... also, have anyone knows about Beliteweight?
Topic: RE: Post Op Frustrations...Pls Help
You are speaking my language! I had surgery on 12/15/2010 and I have to say that at first I couldn't be around the food my family ate. Then one day the only thing I could smell or taste was protein and it made me sick. I started cooking that morning and didn't finish until afternoon. Just having the smell of food instead of protein helped me out. News Year day was very rough and I was not a happy camper. Sugar free Popsicles really did the trick for me. It felt like a treat.
Oh, I also went and had a mani and pedi one day to help my emotional state. That was wonderful too. I got lots of creams and lotions so I have been "treating" myself and making sure my skin is looking good.
It's only for so long -- hang in there!
Oh, I also went and had a mani and pedi one day to help my emotional state. That was wonderful too. I got lots of creams and lotions so I have been "treating" myself and making sure my skin is looking good.
It's only for so long -- hang in there!
Topic: RE: Home from the hospital - surgery 12-20-10
Hi Everyone,
I'm Lauren and I also had surgery on 12/20. I wonder if we could start our own group. I just became a member so I don't know how this site works yet, but I have been reading your posts and I am in the same boat as many of you. Here are a few things that I have learned over the past three weeks.
Viactiv -chocolate flavored- taste like tootsie rolls so forget the calcium citrate...yuck!
I put all of my supplements and vitamins in a small baggie and take them to work with me with a note of what to take when. It sits on my desk next to my water bottle and I take them as I work. I find that to be the best way to remember. There are also delicious flavors of teas and crystal light to make your water taste better. So that makes getting your H20 easier.
I have a notebook that I fill out at night before bed of all the food I packed to take to work, noting the protien grams, approximately what time I am going to eat it (my job is crazy sometimes), and what kind of exercise I am going to do. I have been walking since the day I got out of the hospital, working from .08 of mile to 2.5 miles. I have been feeling great until yesterday when I realized I must have done too much at work on Monday. I haven't walked since Sunday and I feel sore and miserable today.
My doctor and nutritionist said it is more important to focus on the water than the protien. I was having a lot of trouble trying to consume both in the first two and a half weeks. They said drink your 8 glasses of water and make one or two of them a protien shake with water. Don't worry about the food. That has made things easier for me. I am really sick of the protien shakes, so I found that freezing those bananas that are about to expire, and then adding them to the blender make the chocolate shakes taste smooth and delicious.
I am down 14 lbs since surgery, 14 prior to surgery, so I can already see differences. Like all of you I want to see them faster. My scale hasn't moved in almost a week. I want to throw it out the window, but I am keeping my eye on the prize....my pink bikini that I haven't worn in 5 years!
If someone figures out how to make our own group, please invite me! If any of you have any tips on how to make this journey any easier, more fun, or can inspire me on a dark day, please write me back.
Have a great day!
Lauren
I'm Lauren and I also had surgery on 12/20. I wonder if we could start our own group. I just became a member so I don't know how this site works yet, but I have been reading your posts and I am in the same boat as many of you. Here are a few things that I have learned over the past three weeks.
Viactiv -chocolate flavored- taste like tootsie rolls so forget the calcium citrate...yuck!
I put all of my supplements and vitamins in a small baggie and take them to work with me with a note of what to take when. It sits on my desk next to my water bottle and I take them as I work. I find that to be the best way to remember. There are also delicious flavors of teas and crystal light to make your water taste better. So that makes getting your H20 easier.
I have a notebook that I fill out at night before bed of all the food I packed to take to work, noting the protien grams, approximately what time I am going to eat it (my job is crazy sometimes), and what kind of exercise I am going to do. I have been walking since the day I got out of the hospital, working from .08 of mile to 2.5 miles. I have been feeling great until yesterday when I realized I must have done too much at work on Monday. I haven't walked since Sunday and I feel sore and miserable today.
My doctor and nutritionist said it is more important to focus on the water than the protien. I was having a lot of trouble trying to consume both in the first two and a half weeks. They said drink your 8 glasses of water and make one or two of them a protien shake with water. Don't worry about the food. That has made things easier for me. I am really sick of the protien shakes, so I found that freezing those bananas that are about to expire, and then adding them to the blender make the chocolate shakes taste smooth and delicious.
I am down 14 lbs since surgery, 14 prior to surgery, so I can already see differences. Like all of you I want to see them faster. My scale hasn't moved in almost a week. I want to throw it out the window, but I am keeping my eye on the prize....my pink bikini that I haven't worn in 5 years!
If someone figures out how to make our own group, please invite me! If any of you have any tips on how to make this journey any easier, more fun, or can inspire me on a dark day, please write me back.
Have a great day!
Lauren
Topic: RE: Post Op Frustrations...Pls Help
I too am a newbie! I had my surgery on 12/20 and the holidays were hard. But I didn't feel well, so I didn't really want the foods everyone was eating, I was just jealous they were eating them. I understand the emotions you are having. It is hard to go from being able to eat whatever you want, to only protien shakes and pureed foods. I sucked on a potatoe chip the other day just to get the salty taste on my tongue before I spit it out. Hahaha!
Just try to picture what your life is going to be when you are thinner. You are in a bathing suit, no longer embarassed, walking to the pool, playing with the kids, whatever makes you smile. That is what I do when this situation gets me down. I picture what I will look like and what my life will look like with me thinner.
Good luck!
Just try to picture what your life is going to be when you are thinner. You are in a bathing suit, no longer embarassed, walking to the pool, playing with the kids, whatever makes you smile. That is what I do when this situation gets me down. I picture what I will look like and what my life will look like with me thinner.
Good luck!
Topic: RE: returning to work
I had surgery on 12/20, and had planned to go back to work at 2 weeks, but needed another week. I went back on Monday feeling great! However, I did too much and felt awful yesterday. Thankfully, I have a snow day today, but I wouldn't have been able to make it in if we didn't get snow.
Take it SLOWLY. My mistake was going back on a high that I looked better and everyone was happy to see me. I did too much physically and now I am paying. Take care of yourself first!
Take it SLOWLY. My mistake was going back on a high that I looked better and everyone was happy to see me. I did too much physically and now I am paying. Take care of yourself first!
Topic: RE: Disappointed in weight loss
I had surgery on 12/20 and have lost 14 lbs. I too am not as satisfied as I should be. My doctor assures me that I am on the right track, but as I weigh myself each morning and it doesn't move, I get frustrated.
Let's hang in there and do all the right things, and trust the experts that the weight will fall off in time. All we have is time, right?
Let's hang in there and do all the right things, and trust the experts that the weight will fall off in time. All we have is time, right?
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