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I'm a tad under 600 today and if I must eat, it will be a very low cal snack
Lap Band: Mexico 2014 (280 lbs)
Sleeve: Mexico 2010 (240 lbs)
RNY and Hiatal Hernia Repair: USA 2018 (210 lbs)
Goal: 160 lbs
If going straight to measuring to track your progress instead of watching calories works for you, definitely do that.
My only caveat would be that at three weeks out a majority of post-ops check in with calorie counts way under 1000/day. I've seen a lot here over the years and those who are most successful in general are at 600/day and lower.
You might consider checking into the "What are you eating today" menu threads. If nothing else it's an opportunity to see what others are eating early out. There are some here in maintenance who must eat less than 1000/day just to prevent regain.
Good luck, I'm sure you'll get it all figured out. It's actually good that you're working through these things while you're in your honeymoon phase and not as a result of a regain.
Hi Thank you for responding back to me it means so much. I had my rny hernia repair repair July 3 so three weeks tomorrow and I am feeling a little better. All of a sudden saturday a fog kind of lifted probably the oxycodone I was on for the first few days. Jk I'm curious about your screen name me being from Boston, Ma I like it. Thank you for your suggestions keep them coming. ?? Andrea
Here a little update: I have been watching what I eat and logging everything in MyFitnessPal. I still hover around 1000 calories. I'm wondering if I may be measuring things incorrectly but that's what I keep coming up with. Either way, my weight is still around 203 - 201 BUT my waist has shrunk. It was a 47 inches and now it's 44-43 inches. That's pretty good. I think for now I will measure myself all over and keep track of that for a while. I so appreciate all of you!
Lap Band: Mexico 2014 (280 lbs)
Sleeve: Mexico 2010 (240 lbs)
RNY and Hiatal Hernia Repair: USA 2018 (210 lbs)
Goal: 160 lbs
You've gotten some good replies over in the other forum. Personally if I could have eaten everything at three weeks I never would have known it. Because I didn't even try. But my surgeon doesn't allow solid food until week nine so this may not apply to you.
At any rate, what does your surgeon's plan have you doing at three weeks and are you following that? Some surgeons have some strange ideas about post op eating and include things like oatmeal and cream of wheat and such. If you're surgeon is one of those, try nixing the carby stuff.
You're not too far into this to make changes now that will help you later. Good luck and please keep posting until you get it all figured out. Posting these struggles help so many people and when you consider the lurkers you've got quite an audience.
Take care; you absolutely can figure this all out and now is the time to do it. =)
How long were you on the purée stage. I'm 8 days out from the Rose procedure and can't seem to eat solids. If I do I can hold two or three small bits...chewed very very well!
thank you for the info... i appreciate your input. :)
I don't think they are giving you the right info. I just had to have a revision from sleeve to RNY because my esophagus was burned from even mild usage of pain medications for arthritis. Not only was it burned, my reflux was so bad that I had to stop eating at least 5 hours before going to bed.
2004 Lapband
2010 Sleeve
Less than 3 weeks ago Hiatal Hernia repair and gastric bypass
Tons of scar tissue!!!
Make sure you find a doctor who specializes not only in weightloss surgery but someone who is good with other aspects of surgery. I had to go to a specialist and I am happy I did. I have super small incisions that are virtually painless. My surgery, due to the mess inside of me took 5 hours. He said he may have to open me but because he was very killed did everything laparoscopically.
Good luck with everything :)
