Any regrets?
I sure don't...
It is normal to be nervous.
But it is important to stay on your plan and not cheat on your pre surgical diet or you could miss your opportunity to have the surgery. The doc could open you up and see you have not done what was needed and not operate.
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
10 months since surgery and my life had changed so much, and all for the better. I'd do it again tomorrow if I had to.
Age: 44 | Height: 5' 3" | Starting January 2015: 291 | RNY 8/4/15 with Dr. Arthur Carlin| Goal: 150
Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise. ~Proverbs 19:20
Thank you all... i love this support group thats why i came to yall for help. And very true just got to be touch my childs father just ran to the store for me to find some sugar free Popsicles as well as sugar free hard candy.. also GOOD IDEA YALL.. made me some chicken broth added a dab of garlic powder and some hot sauce (sounds weird) but it is soooooo good and satisfying me beyond belief. Also, im very excited but of coarse all doubts go through my mind and i read a lady on here talking about being 16 years post op and what she is going through now and it scared me :/
I'm curious why sugar free hard candy is a no no... We can definitely have crystal light and other sugar free drink mixers, so how do the sugar free candies/mints differ?
I'm asking because I am sucking on a sugar free piece of candy right now, and I've found them to be lifesavers right now.
I'm very careful not to chew them up and swallow hard pieces...
Height 5'5" HW 260 SW 251 CW 141.6 (2/27/18)
RNY 5-16-16 Pre-Op 9lbs, M1-18.5lbs, M2-18.1lbs, M3-14.8lbs, M4-10.4lbs, M5-9.2lbs, M6-7lbs, M7-6.2lbs, M8-8.8lbs,M9-7.8lbs, M10-1 lb, M11-.6lbs, M12-4.4lbs
They can have a lot of sugar alcohols in them, and that can cause a LOT of gastric distress. Much worse than regular sugar.
They can also get cravings started. One piece is fine, but many find they start grazing on them all day long. The calories add up, even though they appear to be low calorie. With things that small, and the unfortunate way they are allowed to round calories down with small items like mints and hard candies. You can easily eat 200 calories in a day with those things -- 25% of your daily food goal.
They also can be a serious gateway back to eating real candy. It just isn't worth it.
6'3" tall, male.
Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.
M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.
