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What a positive mindset! It is good for others to read that regain happens but recovery is possible and it is life long habits that determine our health and success. I see so many people freshly post op who think they will NEVER regain but I have also read from the many experienced posters who share otherwise. Life happens. Our tools are still there but we have to put in the effort or we will find ourselves back where we started. I don't know anyone of us who wants to go back to our before once we have tasted the benefits of better health. Good to see you back and I look forward to seeing more of your posts. Congratulations on getting your head straight because that will be a huge factor in your success
I would be calling my Dr. depending how how much water you are retaining. It could signal other health issues or be a side effect of a medication, (which is often more annoying than anything but something I would still want to make sure my Dr. knew about). I take a medication that I always retain a solid 10 or more pounds on past a certain dose range. I have tested it out and it was a solid yes for me but I did mention it to my Dr. because some health conditions can cause sudden water retention.
I drink about 200 oz. Of water daily and all the sudden my ankles basically my body is retaining water need advice..
How exciting! A few last-minute bits of advice...
- If you weigh yourself after surgery, you will find you have gained weight! This is because they pump you full of fluids. This excess weight will go away in 5-10 days, and then you'll get to watch the pounds melt away.
- Many people go through a period of regretting their decision. This is absolutely normal, and doesn't mean you've made a mistake in having surgery. The feeling will pass.
- Constipation can become a very annoying problem very quickly. Drink lots of fluid (aim for 2 litres) and take any stool softeners they give you.
- After surgery, get up and walk as soon as you can. This will reduce the risk of blood clots, and help with gas pain.
Wow!! I haven't posted in years buuuut I'm back. It's been a roller coaster ride since my journey. I was at one point 10 lbs from my ultimate goal. ????? Then divorce, nursing, and grad school hit. All of the sudden before I knew it I was 15 lbs from being at my weight before surgery. 65 lbs of stress, health problems, and depression. It was awful! Needless to say I'm back on my journey. And been working my sleeve since April. And now I am 25 lbs away from my ultimate goal, on track, and will hit my goal by the beginning of 2020. I have to truly say it has been sooooo much easier this time. I'm stressing, rushing my weight loss or obsessing about the numbers on the scale. I measure my success on behavior and approach to food choices and being active. Instead of focusing on weight I'm focused on behavior. I remind myself and my patients "Good health is a byproduct of good behavioral choices". Being back in this good space is an added accountability for me. Can't wait to read and share everyone's success stories.
So I did end up going to the ER (again) and was given Sucralfate 4 times a day. I was eating too little. With the acid and the fear of getting that big again. I was developing food aversion, especially towards carbs which are sometimes needed to absorb the acid in my tummy. Currently still on 40 mg of Omeprazole, but now I'm eating every 2-3 hours on the clock (with alarms) so I'm eating 3 meals with 2-3 snacks in between them. The doctors told me to increase my carbs a bit because I had a lot of ketones in my urine usually only food in starvation. So I try to get in at least a slice of 100 percent light whole wheat toast and bought Gerber arrowroot baby biscuits, that only have 3g of carbs (one being sugar) per biscuit, I eat half one if I feel acid coming on right before bed. My acid is all but controlled now as long as I stick to that eating plan, it acts up at night a bit, and I broke my not-really stall. I was losing really slowly during my reflux issue period, and now I'm dropping .5 - 1lb a day.
hallelujah!
Are you logging your weight? (Click the plus sign in the top-right corner of the nav bar, then "log weight.") Without that, there's no data to populate the ticker.
Sparklekitty / Julie / Nerdy Little Secret (#42)
Roller derby - cycling - triathlon
VSG 2013, RNY conversion 2019 due to GERD. Trendweight here!
on 10/2/19 4:48 pm
I've also not been able to get the ticker to work! No matter what I do the lil guy is always at zero. How do I get him at my starting weight?
