Hi Shrerri,
  I remember reading your posts on here when I was first researching the surgery.   I hope all is well with your life.   I actually haven't gotten on here in quite some time.  I have many demands on my time, and 2010 was a unbelieveable year (daughter's wedding; funerals, our business had big projects, etc) but I have promised myself that 2011 will be the year that I spend more time for myself.  That includes eating better; losing some more weight, and so on.   All too many times, I simply don't take the time to prepare the proper foods before I dash off to someplace.  Oddly enough, I have always been able to eat beef easier than chicken, since right after I ate solids after the surgery.  And I always used to rely on fish as a "diet food" before the surgery, and now it does not sit well with me, no matter how I prepare it.  I cannot eat raw veggies, either, and I used to eat a lot of broccoli, which I relied on as a diet food, and no longer seem to be able to digest.   I could go on, listing what I can and cannot eat, but I think that the main thing is to make a correct list of what I can eat, and try to stay on that list.   Also, I really do think that one of the main reasons I have had different results than many other people is that I was never a big overeater.   I always ate small portions, but my metabolism, or whatever, is just not right, and I gain easily, and it is very hard to lose.   The surgery helped me while I could eat very little,and before my body couldn't figure out how to absorb for a while,  but the change in portions wasn't as big of a deal as it was with some people.  That makes it a lot harder for me.   And I have no idea how to change that, except adding in the exercise.   If most overweight people had changed their habits to what I used to eat, it would have been a successful diet for them without the surgery.   For instance, take today:  It is after 4 pm, and so far, I have had a protein bar, a cup of homemade vegetable soup, and 2 cups of SF latte (my biggest addiction).   I am having cottage cheese and some fruit for supper.   Wouldn't most people lose weight on that much of a restricted diet? And I also drink water, and take my supplements.   Granted, I did eat some bad stuff during the holidays, but normally I do not.   My regular doctor mainly says that this is just my genetic makeup, and I will always struggle with it.   Some days, I eat more than others, but not all that much; I eat on salad plates, and from small bowls.  I don't drink soft drinks, (never did) and so on.   In short, I have always felt that I did not deserve to be fat, but as the years went by, the pounds went on, no matter how many diet plans I did, etc.   I did diets with others, and didn't cheat like they did, but they lost and I did not lost much at all.   Wrong genes, I guess.  I know there isn't much anyone can suggest, other than what has already been discussed.  I DO think that I don't get enough protein most days, so I am going to try and up that.  Well, again, thanks for your comments and suggestions.
Cathy

 

Thanks Kris! I am excited to have accomplished this much! 

Heather is scheduling all the required tests now and will get back to me as far as the date.  She's going to schedule it all on one day, so I won't have so many trips to make there..I thought that was pretty decent of her...and whatever date it is I will clear my work calendar for it!   Then once I know this date I will schedule the nutrition class, so there won't be a confusion of booking on the same day!

Hey Kris,
 
I got my call back from Heather today to schedule the surgery !  It will be February 28th!

I don't have her email address and actually asked her for it, but gave me a fax number only.

All I can say is 'Hang in there'  'cause I know where you are and waiting is no fun!

I did the shakes for a  long time, until I just couldn't stand them any more; something about the smell I think; but I am thinking about going back to them again; thanks for writing and good luck to you...

I haven't been on here in a long time, and I have had a lot of people take time to answer me before, so am hoping for the same.   I usually just get on here to whine, as I am now.  I had gastric bypass in Sept 2008, and have had moderate success, but not like I expected.   I still need to lose about 40 pounds, and gained back almost 10 pounds over the holidays, so I have to get on the right path.  Like before surgery, it doesn't take much for me to gain weight; I am not a big overeater; but unless I literally starve, weight does not come off.  My regular doctor says that since I was always overweight, even as a child, and I am older (66), it will be much harder for me.   I have recently joined Curves, which I hope will  help.  And also, I can't tolerate many of the things I should eat, but bad stuff (sugary stuff; bread, etc) goes down fine.   I tried eating, slowly, eggs with chicken chopped up in them, yesterday, and suffered for hours.  So, at this point, I don't know what to eat, nor what to do.  I have to find something that will work for life, so I don't end up gaining it all back.   This just does not seem to work for me like it has for so many others.  I used to try every diet that there is, but with little success; that is why I had the surgery.  I have lost about 50 pounds, but am still a lot heavier than I want to be, with at least 40 pounds to go.  Has anyone else had this experience?  I am feeling just like I used to, before the surgery, that everything, no matter what it is, makes me quickly gain back.  please help!