I'm broken, aren't I?
I also don't think you are broken, Those people probably lashed out due to the mashed potato and other carbs you were eating and didn't want you going down a bad path with it.
Early out I had a lot of cream of chicken strained with added protein, isopure, shakes until I was able to get on purees.
HW 305 SW 278 Surgery weight 225 GW 160 LW: 118.8
RNY 12/15/2015,
GB removal 09/2016,
Twisted bowel/hernia repair 08/2017
M1 Dec 2015-13.0, M2-7.0, M3-14.5, M4-9.4, M5-7.1, M6 9.8, M7-7.6 ,M8- 7.6, M-9 5.5, M10-6.4, M11- 2.2, M12 Dec 2016- 5.8
I am 7.5 years out and have been hungry since day 1. Hunger is not an emergency. Follow your plan or you will set yourself up for trouble down the line.
Laura in Texas
53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)
RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis
brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco
"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."
The reason your plan progresses so slowly is because you've just had MAJOR SURGERY and your insides have been completely rearranged. You have large incisions that need to heal, and if you eat anything with chunks-- or even too heavy of a consistency-- there's a very real risk of blowing a leak and ending up with life-threatening complications. Even oatmeal could pose a very real risk right now.
Sparklekitty / Julie / Nerdy Little Secret (#42)
Roller derby - cycling - triathlon
VSG 2013, RNY conversion 2019 due to GERD. Trendweight here!
RNY was March 23rd, making today my 1 week surgiversary. I am down 11lbs, 24lbs total since starting pre-op diet.
I got home from the hospital at 11am on Thursday (the next day) where I opened my first protein shake. I didn't fini**** until Friday morning. I started a second one and finished it Saturday. Finally on Saturday I managed an entire shake over an hour. I was so lightheaded, dizzy, and just exhausted. I opened a shake Sunday and couldn't even take a sip without gagging so bad that I got sick. I didn't eat anything the rest of the day and couldn't stand up without almost falling over. Still not able to stomach my shakes, I decided I was going to move on to week 2 of the post-op diet plan. I tried a few bites of unsweetened applesauce ans cottage cheese (using a baby spoon), and thinned out the mashed potatoes I made my family for dinner that night. Since then I slowly introduced greek yogurt (added to the mashed potatoes), high-protein low-sugar oatmeal, SF Pudding, and pea soup. It has gone great, I even added some ice and peanut butter to a shake this morning and was able to fini**** after blending it up! I have 105g of protein logged for today. I finally feel human for the first time in a week.
Today I posted in a "support" group on FB, wondering if anyone had fast tracked their post-op diet, mentioning that my dietician encourages moving on to the next step quickly if you can, and was basically torn to shreds. I wasn't asking for validation, I wasn't asking for pitty, or even advice, I simply wanted to know if anyone else had because I had a follow up question. Instead I was told to call my Dr but not to expect anyrhing good to come of it, that I was risking my life by not following the plan, etc. When I pointed out that my post clearly stated that my dietician encourages it, I was told I was angry that they weren't validating me, that I was an addict who was failing, essentially. The post was deleted because it was getting heated but I can't stop thinking of the things people were saying. I am thankful for the opportunity of this tool and I plan to use it the best way I can, for people to say things that make it seem like I'm not deserving and I'm failing myself really, really sucks.
I have read a LOT of threads, articles, forums and I can't help but think that I'm broken because I *am* hungry, I do think it would be great to eat a piece of pizza right now, and I am looking forward to week 3's plan because scrambled eggs sound so good, I feel well enough physically that I wanted to have a bite of the chicken I made my husband and kids but I didn't, because I know that the pain and potentially harming my new stomach just isn't worth it.
This isn't the first time I've posted in a group and felt shamed by the responses, it's really unsettling. People do get hungry again, people do eat pizza again, people do fall off the wagon. Why am I broken if this is so normal in life after WLS?
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You should never progress your diet WITHOUT YOUR SURGEON'S APPROVAL even if your dietician encourages it.
Adding carby foods back into your diet even if they are on your plan makes people crave carbs even more. You said it yourself that "I do think it would be great to eat a piece of pizza right now."
I would bet anything that you are not "hungry", but more like dehydrated which that in its self can cause dizziness, exhaustion, hunger, and feeling nauseous.
Also, acid will mimic hunger and if you are not on a PPI I would strongly suggest you get on one.
I remember you posting that you had cheated on your pre-op diet. Please for your opportunity to succeed 100% find a very knowledgeable therapist that deals with food issues.
The surgeons only do surgery on our stomach, but our heads need help also.
Dr. Sanchez Lapband 9/12/2003
hw305/revision w280/cw197/gw150
Revision from Lap Band to Bypass on 2/4/2015 by Dr. Pohl
I already explained that we don't deal with the surgeon after surgery. I also explained that the majority of the food I've eaten was consumed by my kid and I had a couple of bites using his baby spoon.
I did cheat on my pre-op diet, I called my dietician who said if wanted to call the surgeon I could, so I did and they wouldn't even let me speak to her directly. They filtered my info thru their reception and surgical coordinator. It hurt me more mentally than it did physically, my surgery couldn't have gone better and my liver was perfect. The surgeon told me she wouldn't have known had I not said anything.
I can appreciate that what I'm feeling is head hunger, but being talked down to and called a failure really helps no one which is what my post is about; how I was made to feel for being human. Surgery is a tool that we need to learn how to use, it's not a cure and if we were good at dieting then something tells me we wouldn't need surgery in the first place. It's a process and people are bound to make mistakes along the way, not a single person is perfect.
