Story time! Are you willing to share??

I_love_my_soldier
on 8/4/09 3:42 am - killeen, TX
RNY on 04/30/09 with
Thank you for sharing! That is an amazing journey! Your weightloss was really quick in the first few monhts but then leveled off. I am just afraid of not doing something right or getting past the 6month mark and not losing anymore, etc. I have fears. I am really paranoid and scared to "FAIL" at this. I know I am trying my best to stay on track and it has been easy for me, except for not having enough calories, but I am still scared. I guess it is that normal feeling we go through in the begining. I am always second guessing myself. I do not test the waters and I do not eat junk food or soda, I get all my vitamins in , along wtih my protein and water. But thank you for sharing and giving me hope!! I really appreciate it. You have come a long way and I hope to be right behind you! 
Hope your feeling better too! 
       

Mommy to Ethan Lane 12/3/03 weighing 4lbs 11oz 17 3/4"

& Zachary Logan 5/12/07 weighing 3lbs 4oz 16"

& Gavin Liam Due 3/18/11 born 2/3/11 weighing 3lbs 15oz 17" 

 I LOVE MY PREEMIES!

Butterfly Reborn
on 8/4/09 4:03 am

You're welcome.

For some, it's a *hard* lesson to learn but you will SLOW DOWN your weight loss if you do NOT EAT ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!

If you're having problems getting the calories in, your weight loss will likely increase as soon as you increase your caloric intake.

The only way I could do this was by drinking a high calorie liquid.  Before I lived in TX and HEB's Mootopia, I drank CarbCountdown.  I drank 1/2 gallon every day so I could get calories in.  I STILL drink 1/2 gallon per day only I drink Mootopia (which is so much better on so many levels -- especially the lactose free portion).  So, just in liquids, I get 800+ calories and 96 grams of protein.    I suspect I would die if I didn't do this!   LOL

I'm serious!  If you're not getting in the caloric intake needed, once you get it up, you'll lose faster.

I have two sides to my brain - a right side and a left side.  The trouble is sometimes there is nothing left in the right side and nothing right in the left side.
Post-Op RNY 6.5 years
HW 252  GW 140 CW 140

I_love_my_soldier
on 8/4/09 12:00 pm - killeen, TX
RNY on 04/30/09 with
Great! Thanks! I will look for Mootopia! I don't know why I never thought of upping my calories through liquid. Great idea. It seems too easy! LOL
       

Mommy to Ethan Lane 12/3/03 weighing 4lbs 11oz 17 3/4"

& Zachary Logan 5/12/07 weighing 3lbs 4oz 16"

& Gavin Liam Due 3/18/11 born 2/3/11 weighing 3lbs 15oz 17" 

 I LOVE MY PREEMIES!

Vicki V.
on 8/4/09 4:33 am - Corpus Christi, TX
I'll be happy to share my story.

I'm almost 3 years post op.  I weighed 300 pounds when I had my consult.  I lost 25 pounds on the pre-op diet.  I lost an additional 100 pounds post-op and I have re-gained 15 pounds. 

I had my surgery at Innova Hospital, at that time it only had 4 beds.  I had complications from surgery and ended up staying in the hospital for 5 days.  I was the only patient in the hospital on Saturday and Sunday.  That was weird.  The first time they got me out of bed I passed out.  Thank God the nurse was a big guy and he caught me when I went down.  I'm allergic to most pain medications and woke up with dry heaves.  Then they had trouble getting my blood pressure to stabilize.  I had to have 3 transfusions while I was in the hospital.  I won't lie to you, it was tough.  That was the only time I have had any regrets.  My husband says I kept telling him that I should not have had the surgery.  I was so out of it that I don't remember.

Since then, it truly has not been that hard.  The worst thing that has happened to me since surgery was on Halloween, which was about a month after surgery.  I ate a serving of something my husband calls "meat-loaf pizza" and became violently ill.  I barfed so hard and so long that it ruptured blood vessels in my face and blacked both of my eyes.  Seriously, I looked like someone had punched me.  (It was kind of fun when the Jehovah's Witness ladies rang my doorbell that week and saw my black eyes.)  I still don't eat very much ground beef.  It's just hard for me to keep down. 

Now I can eat almost anything I want.  I follow the two-bite rule.  I can have two-bites of anything and be satisfied with that.  I have actually learned to cook.  That way I can control what is in my food.  I follow a plan that is very similar to the South Beach Diet Plan.  I eat every 2-3 hours and stick to high protein, low carb diet.  I eat fresh as much as possible.  I don't buy canned vegetables at all, except for corn and beans, which I eat sparingly, only if they're part of a recipe.

Most of my weight came off the first year.  I don't really know how it came off, because I didn't own a scale.  I only weighed at the doctor's office.  I did measure once a month or so.  I found that more motivational. 

You should know that there is definitely a honeymoon period.  You need to work hard the first year to get all the weight off.  It gets harder after that.  I'm to the point now where I have to work hard to keep my weight under control.  But, I have the tool to do it.  The difference for me is that, before surgery, I never believed I could lose the weight and keep it off.  After surgery, I know I can.  

As for me, no regrets.  It's the best thing I ever did for me.  I still have to work at it every day.  But I think that's a good thing.  It cause me to focus on me.  Something I never did before. 
Vicki

I will never quit. I persevere and thrive on adversity... If knocked down, I will get back up, every time.  – U.S. Navy SEALs


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I_love_my_soldier
on 8/4/09 11:55 am - killeen, TX
RNY on 04/30/09 with
Thank you for sharing your story Vicki! That is quite a long road you had. I am so glad things worked out for you. I can't imagine. Luckily things went smooth as far as my surgery is concerened. I am trying to take advantage of my honeymoon as much as possible. Tonight was the first time I "cheated" and had some trail mix. Usually I stick to the healthier things. Oh, and I went to dinner with my hubby and had grilled chicken salad but also a 1/2 of a biscuit. (shame, shame, shame).
       

Mommy to Ethan Lane 12/3/03 weighing 4lbs 11oz 17 3/4"

& Zachary Logan 5/12/07 weighing 3lbs 4oz 16"

& Gavin Liam Due 3/18/11 born 2/3/11 weighing 3lbs 15oz 17" 

 I LOVE MY PREEMIES!

LRPRICE
on 8/4/09 7:15 am - ROBINSON, TX

new on the texas board(been hanging out on the rny board) would like to share my experience-we are close to the same time out. please forgive my no typing skills and run on sentences! thank you!

i am 33 years old and have been fat as long as i can recall- had boobs in my kindergarten school photo for cryin out loud!!  have dieted and dieted and dieted my way on up to 272 lbs!!  i have 2 kids 5y.o. boy and 2 y.o.girl -loves of my life!  started looking into this surgery last year and discovered it was excluded from my insurance plan which thoroughly pissed me off! but then this year my administrator calls me and says guess what i found? it is covered this year!  had my lap RNY on may 5th this year and my administrator had hers on june 6 th i believe(kinda nice someone who knows what im going thru kinda not cuz everyones comparing us to each other all the time now!)  was in the hospital 3 days i think coulda gone home a day earlier but stayed cuz i asked to cuz i have two little ones and i thought i would try to do too much too soon so the dr let me stay another night.  got an infection in my main incision site had to go to er and have it opened up and packed and it stayed open til it healed that sucked big time!!  i was soooooooo glad when it was healed!
 
eating has been a little tricky for me i am still trying to SLOW down when i eat. its not easy for me for some reason i am a very slow learner on this learning curve! sometimes i do just eat mushy food cuz i dont want to think when i eat and dont want to feel sick after i eat either - workin on it! i know this is not the way to go!
 have trouble getting in all fluids too its a big cycle eat something that makes me feel bad then cant eat/ drink for the rest of the day  cuz i feel like im gonna hurl if i do so then i dont get in my fluids  so back to my refried beans i go-

ive lost 57 pound which i am very happy about but i too see that big fat girl im my mirror- even the full length one!  i didnt have this when i lost before so its making me wonder why i feel like this this time!- dont like it tho! 

recently started taking probiotic read it can help with stalls and weight loss in rny'ers so i thought it couldnt hurt to try it out!  lisap

I_love_my_soldier
on 8/4/09 11:56 am - killeen, TX
RNY on 04/30/09 with
Thank you for sharing lisa. We are just a few days apart! 
       

Mommy to Ethan Lane 12/3/03 weighing 4lbs 11oz 17 3/4"

& Zachary Logan 5/12/07 weighing 3lbs 4oz 16"

& Gavin Liam Due 3/18/11 born 2/3/11 weighing 3lbs 15oz 17" 

 I LOVE MY PREEMIES!

MyGirlFriday
on 8/4/09 12:06 pm - Abilene, TX
Thanks to everyone who has shared their story.
It is nice to read about those who have had wls and how it has changed their lives.
I pray that one day I am able to have a story about my own wls and life changing story.
mgf~
            
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