VENTING!!

- I feel like I should be losing weight faster. I'm almost 9 weeks out. I was at 350 on my surgery day, I got down to 318, then I got admitted to the hospital again for IV fluids & now I'm back up to 325. I mean, what the hell? I really tried to come into this with no expectations so that ANY weight loss would be a success. But that's so hard when you see so many people being sucessful with it. I know everyone loses weight at a different pace, but I feel like I should have lost more.

-Protein. I HATE PROTEIN. I haven't been able to drink one entire protein shake since my surgery & I'm not even lying. I get a few sips in, then the sweetness gives me this God awful headache & then I get sick to my stomach. I know I'm not lactose intolerant because I do fine with just milk. I try my best to get in protein with foods, but its not working. I barely get protein every day. This could quite possibly be the reason I'm not losing weight as quickly as I'd hoped. I tried putting unflavored Unjury in my Crystal Light one day & it was DISGUSTING. If I wanted creamy Crystal light, I'd add milk to it. UGH. Has anyone had the chicken soup flavored Unjury? How close is it to the OptiFast chicken soup? I absolutely LOVED the OptiFast. My surgeon said I could do it after surgery, but its so damn expensive I'd go broke trying to supplement my protein. Any suggestions? Anyone know of anything that tastes very similar to OptiFast?

-This is totally not surgery related, but my family wants me to fly my grandmother down to Texas (to my uncle's house) & STAY THERE! I mean, i understand staying a week-week and a half to visit..but my Mom is saying a month or two. Like seriously, woman? I have a life I'm trying to get together. I'm trying to get back into school & I just applied to like 100 jobs. I can't just up & leave & let all that go to waste. They're all crazy. Like I said, I'm willing to take my grandma down there- but I'm not moving down there. JEEZ!

Anyway, just venting. I honestly feel a lot better now. Anyone else need to vent? Or have anything to say about my vents. =]

It's ok!!  :-)   Everyone need to let it all out sometimes. 

About your weight loss, have no fear, the weight will come off.  IV fluids are really horrible about putting on water weight so don't even worry about that, you'll be peeing that out soon enough.   I know it's hard to see other people's sucess but just remember everyone is different and there isn't a right or wrong way to go about doing things....which, about your protein, it's fine if you can't "get it all in" ....just do what you can and that's the best you can do.  Talk to your nutritionists and ask if they can give you some ideas on what to do.  At 9 weeks, it still probably soft-ish foods...what about eggs, tuna/chicken/shrimp salad or some protein spiked sugar free pudding?   Just some ideas! 

Family is crazy...mine is!   ;-) 

Good luck..everything will be fine!  :-) 

~Emily~ 

 they are only 5 g of protein each, but special k makes a crystal light type protein. same kind of packets that you just pour into your water. i got the pink lemonade one but haven't tried it yet

hi crazy beautiful...I am right there with you! I had my RNY on 7/22 so I am 10 weeks post op today and just barely hit the 40lbs mark. To me this seems not good enough..considering that fact that I work out 6 days a week, I feel like I should be dropping so much weight & faster then I have been. I try to keep in mind that I lost 35lbs pre-op, but then I think "well I lost 35lbs on my own and now I've had my insides cut up so I could loose another 35-40lbs?" I know people view our thoughts/concerns/venting as ungrateful, but I can't help but feel a bit frustrated & discouraged by the #'s on the scale. I have tried to have my hubby hide the scale but I find some way to weigh and it makes or breaks my day. Sad but true. I guess I had higher expectations for this early out...I thought during this "honeymoon phase" I'd drop weight like crazy, but sadly my body is holding onto every F*&*ING pound! ughhhhh!