Weight Loss Surgery - Daily Conversation 2014
IsMollyReallyHungry
Posts: 15,385 Member
So sorry just now posting this...A new member just reminded me. This group is not very active. Usually when WLS patients lose weight they are happy and usually never come here unless they have problems or issues. Hopefully this year will be more activity.
Hello all and welcome to all new members!
Please feel free to use this thread for daily conversations and to get to know one another. Share success, struggles, etc
Have a good day and remember success is never giving up! :flowerforyou:
Hello all and welcome to all new members!
Please feel free to use this thread for daily conversations and to get to know one another. Share success, struggles, etc
Have a good day and remember success is never giving up! :flowerforyou:
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My doctor set a 120 lbs goal for me. Right now I weigh 123 lbs. on my home dial scale. I am struggling to lose 13 lbs. and need some insight on what I can try. I recently got so desperate that I tried Nutrisystem Fast 5. Needless to say, I did not lose anything. I need to lose these last 13 pounds so I can go into maintainence. I am 5'4. The doctor's scale is digital and weighs me 10 pounds more. So if I lose 13 lbs. I will be at the goal my doctor set for me. What can I do? I am eating only 800 calories a day as directed by my doctor and have already lost 25 lbs. since November 2013. I do not want to go up on my calories yet because it will be harder to lose if I go up too soon.0
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Thinking about increasing calories by 100 for two weeks and then 100 more so I can maybe jumpstart my metabolism. What do you guys think? I have been at 800 calories and lost 25 lbs. since Nov. 2013. But I am stuck at 123 lbs. and not losing anymore. I want to lose 13 more lbs.0
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Increasing your calories a little at a time is the best way to go to jumpstart your metabolism. Be sure to monitor your weight closely, so you don't start to gain weight.0
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I am a new member. I had surgery a week and a half ago. I went with the sleeve. I have lost 13 pounds since last Sunday ( my doctor still has me on a liquid diet). This is my first week back at work and I am a bit nervous about my energy level until I can move on to the puréed portion of my diet on Thursday.0
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Welcome. Nice to chat with both of you. Maybe we can get this site going.0
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Thanks for your responses.0
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I sent you both friendship requests and hope we can awaken this site.0
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I had my gastric bypass 4 years ago. Experienced numerous problems as it kept closing and they'd do an endoscopy to push it open again. Then they punctured it and I ended up with a feeding tube in my side. Surgery was redone successfully about 5 months later. I ended up losing my job as I spent a total of 9 weeks in the hospital in one year plus out of work for almost 6 months.
I got all the way done to 144 lbs and swore I would never put the weight back on. Met a man. Fell in love. Gained back 72 pounds. Ish! So now I'm back on MFP and back on low carb and the weight is coming off.
For me carbs are the enemy and it's the only thing that works. And exercise. Lots and lots of exercise!1 -
Wow. What a story. I am glad everything is going well now. I am glad to "meet" a few people that know what I am going through.0
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karenperkins7, sent you a friend request.
fancysara, thank you for the friend request.
rachemn, sent you a friend request. I am sorry you had to go through so much, but very happy to hear that things are going well now.0 -
I had my gastric bypass 4 years ago. Experienced numerous problems as it kept closing and they'd do an endoscopy to push it open again. Then they punctured it and I ended up with a feeding tube in my side. Surgery was redone successfully about 5 months later. I ended up losing my job as I spent a total of 9 weeks in the hospital in one year plus out of work for almost 6 months.
I got all the way done to 144 lbs and swore I would never put the weight back on. Met a man. Fell in love. Gained back 72 pounds. Ish! So now I'm back on MFP and back on low carb and the weight is coming off.
For me carbs are the enemy and it's the only thing that works. And exercise. Lots and lots of exercise!
Easy to regain! Good job catching yourself at just 72 pounds. Go back to basics, high protein, low calories/fat/carbs and always consume the protein first. I have the sleeve, so my needs are different from yours as to amounts, but you do know what to do, even if it is hard to start again. Good luck girl! Just know there are a lot of us out here who know you can do it!1 -
Good afternoon all. If you aren't familiar with me:
I am 30, I have 2 children and am currently pregnant with #3. I had the sleeve March 19, 2012 and I was 20 lbs from my goal when I found out I was preg. My mind is having a VERY hard time gaining weight and my body is finding it quite easy to do so. I fear that every gain is going to stay with me. I have tried to stay as close to my new normal diet as possible and I found that I was very sluggish and even faint with low carbs. I continued to work out as much as possible when i wasn't ill or deathly tired. I am having a c-section on June 13th and I plan on getting my walk on ASAP when I walk out of the hospital. It will be summer and I am not going to miss an opportunity to enjoy it!!0 -
Congratulations on your baby!0
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I had my gastric bypass 4 years ago. Experienced numerous problems as it kept closing and they'd do an endoscopy to push it open again. Then they punctured it and I ended up with a feeding tube in my side. Surgery was redone successfully about 5 months later. I ended up losing my job as I spent a total of 9 weeks in the hospital in one year plus out of work for almost 6 months.
I got all the way done to 144 lbs and swore I would never put the weight back on. Met a man. Fell in love. Gained back 72 pounds. Ish! So now I'm back on MFP and back on low carb and the weight is coming off.
For me carbs are the enemy and it's the only thing that works. And exercise. Lots and lots of exercise!
Easy to regain! Good job catching yourself at just 72 pounds. Go back to basics, high protein, low calories/fat/carbs and always consume the protein first. I have the sleeve, so my needs are different from yours as to amounts, but you do know what to do, even if it is hard to start again. Good luck girl! Just know there are a lot of us out here who know you can do it!
Thank you. I was very disappointed in myself for regaining, but at least I'm still 100+ down from where I was before the surgery and I know I can get there again. Lot's of solid protiens and low carbs and I'm exercising 30-90 minutes a day with no more excuses! Even though we got a foot of snow yesterday, summer is right around the corner and I have lots of cute clothes that I want to look good in!0 -
Good afternoon all. If you aren't familiar with me:
I am 30, I have 2 children and am currently pregnant with #3. I had the sleeve March 19, 2012 and I was 20 lbs from my goal when I found out I was preg. My mind is having a VERY hard time gaining weight and my body is finding it quite easy to do so. I fear that every gain is going to stay with me. I have tried to stay as close to my new normal diet as possible and I found that I was very sluggish and even faint with low carbs. I continued to work out as much as possible when i wasn't ill or deathly tired. I am having a c-section on June 13th and I plan on getting my walk on ASAP when I walk out of the hospital. It will be summer and I am not going to miss an opportunity to enjoy it!!
Congratulations! June will be here before you know it. Not everyone can or should do low carb. Everyone's body is different and you have to find what works for you.
Even before my surgery on my two week fast that consisted of one scoop protein powder and 6 packets sugar free carnation instant breakfast with whole milk, I only managed to lose 10 pounds. My surgeon believed I cheated, which I didn't, but now I know it was all the carbs!0 -
Hi everyone! I am new to this group and just wanted tocheck in and say.... HI!0
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LOL. Hello, Sara.
I am on my kindle and I hate typing on it so I was too lazy last night to post my story. I'll be more detailed later. I did post in the introduction board if anyone wants to read my story and why I am on this site.
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Hi ! I'm new here on MFP. I had WLS 21 yrs ago, mine was a vertical banded gastroplasty. Presurgery I was 320, lost about 100, had no pre-op counseling, no guidance other than take a multi-vitamin daily and over the next 5 yrs regained 40 + lbs? my eating habits worsened post surgery because I had such difficulty digesting meats! fruits and vegetables. I haven't been meeting my protein needs. I've lost about 10 lbs in the past month doing Atkins induction to get more protein and now I want to continue to eat at least 60 grams of protein a day while backing off the fats and slowly raising good complex carb intake. Has anyone tried doing this before?0
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Hi everyone. I am 11 years post op RNY. I have had nothing but complications from surgery. I've had a total of 13 surgeries, all as a result of RNY. I maybe unhealthier now than at my heaviest weight, but I am alive and I can't say for sure I would be the way I was headed! Feel free to ask me about any of my complications. I still suffer with them to this day. I reached my goal weight and then was put on heavy duty steroids and gained half of the weight back. I have been able to lose some of the regain, but not all. I am trying to get the last 40 pounds off. I am a full time nursing student. My classes start back up next week and then I plan on graduating in May 2015. I have a commute every day to school of three hours, so this limits my exercise time to the weekends.
My problem is that I hate to eat. I would rather drink all day long. When I do eat, I eat three or four ounces and I am done. It doesn't matter what the food is. I am going to go back to protein shakes. Even though I am a vet, I could use ideas for lunch. Last semester I took tuna salad kits and a fruit cup every day for lunch, I'm tired of these! I don't have access to a fridge at school, so that makes things a little harder.
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Hi everyone,
I just joined this group today but I have been on mfp for awhile now. I am just finishing week 1 of my liquid diet on Optifast Shakes to prepare for RnY surgery in 2 weeks. I am very nervous and boy does MFP not like me logging only Optifast shakes. It keeps telling me I have too few calories per day (no kidding LOL)
How is everyone here using this site to help them in their journey? Do you all faithfully log or do you skip days and foods sometimes? Is this a useful site for logging food with RNYers? I know most people measure their food for a long time after RNY but I wonder if anyone does calorie counting as well? How many calories per day does an average 1 month, 2 month, 3 month person consume?
Have a great week everyone!
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I've weighed and logged all my food since surgery, almost two years now. I would be eating a lot more every day if I didn't, so I need it to keep me on track.
What does your program say about how much you should be eating? Programs are really different from one another. I find that successful people follow their program closely, while many that struggle go off plan.0 -
Hello All,
I had bypass surgery appox 2 1/2 yrs ago. I lost 115lbs and kept off for 2 yrs. I stopped logging 6 mths ago and have since put back on 15lbs. So I am back to logging. Feel free to add me as a friend, I have been through this and happy to answer any questions to the best of my knowledge and experience.0 -
Hi everyone. I am 11 years post op RNY. I have had nothing but complications from surgery. I've had a total of 13 surgeries, all as a result of RNY. I maybe unhealthier now than at my heaviest weight, but I am alive and I can't say for sure I would be the way I was headed! Feel free to ask me about any of my complications. I still suffer with them to this day. I reached my goal weight and then was put on heavy duty steroids and gained half of the weight back. I have been able to lose some of the regain, but not all. I am trying to get the last 40 pounds off. I am a full time nursing student. My classes start back up next week and then I plan on graduating in May 2015. I have a commute every day to school of three hours, so this limits my exercise time to the weekends.
My problem is that I hate to eat. I would rather drink all day long. When I do eat, I eat three or four ounces and I am done. It doesn't matter what the food is. I am going to go back to protein shakes. Even though I am a vet, I could use ideas for lunch. Last semester I took tuna salad kits and a fruit cup every day for lunch, I'm tired of these! I don't have access to a fridge at school, so that makes things a little harder.
Stephanie
Stephanie, with all the complications you mention, I can understand you not wanting to eat. That being said, you also know that too few calories can harm your weight loss almost as much as too many. I had the same issue temporarily after my sleeve surgery. I couldn't do the too sweet, too thick shakes and wasn't free to eat regular food yet, so I drank a lot of Isopure Zero flavored protein water. But if your surgeon wants you to eat real food rather than shakes, try going back to pureed for awhile. Depending on what it it, you can dilute it with chicken or beef broth to thin it even more. I still really love soups and stews and make my own so I can control how much protein, sodium, and calories I get in each serving.
Good luck! Hope it gets better for you.
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Hi everyone,
I just joined this group today but I have been on mfp for awhile now. I am just finishing week 1 of my liquid diet on Optifast Shakes to prepare for RnY surgery in 2 weeks. I am very nervous and boy does MFP not like me logging only Optifast shakes. It keeps telling me I have too few calories per day (no kidding LOL)
How is everyone here using this site to help them in their journey? Do you all faithfully log or do you skip days and foods sometimes? Is this a useful site for logging food with RNYers? I know most people measure their food for a long time after RNY but I wonder if anyone does calorie counting as well? How many calories per day does an average 1 month, 2 month, 3 month person consume?
Have a great week everyone!
Cathy
Cathy, I use this site to log all my food. If I didn't do that along with weighing and measuring everything, I would be way over calories every day. I also use this site to network with others walking this journey and share ideas and recipies with them. Of course, there's also the bonus of having friends here who have also had WLS and can support me and I them in ways people who haven't had WLS just can't do. Good site for many reasons.
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Hi. Had a gastric sleeve in 2011 Almost died. Was in the hospital 12 weeks. Still have some stuff left like a nerupathy from a chest tube. However, I lost a hundred poiunds and stopped dead 20 ponds short of my doctor's goal for me and 40 from my personal goal. I moved to California away from the dietician, the doctor and the support group. did not find the support I needed here. I have gained 10 ounds in the last 6 months and I am freaking out. I Swore that weight would never come back. I'm not sure how it has, but I do notice I am hungry more often. I got a little cocky thinking I did not nee MFP but I guess I do. I need support and suggestions to get back on track. I am determined this time to get to my goal. I just need to figure out how.0
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Vmudgett, do you weigh and track all your food every day? Weigh, not measure or eyeball? Track every last morsel? That's the only way you can be sure of how much you are eating.
If you are gaining weight, you are eating more calories than you are burning. The only way you will lose is to cut back. And the only way to consistently cut back is to know exactly how much you are eating.
This is what MFP does, but it takes a little work and a little time. But you can do it.0 -
Hello,Hi. Had a gastric sleeve in 2011 Almost died. Was in the hospital 12 weeks. Still have some stuff left like a nerupathy from a chest tube. However, I lost a hundred poiunds and stopped dead 20 ponds short of my doctor's goal for me and 40 from my personal goal. I moved to California away from the dietician, the doctor and the support group. did not find the support I needed here. I have gained 10 ounds in the last 6 months and I am freaking out. I Swore that weight would never come back. I'm not sure how it has, but I do notice I am hungry more often. I got a little cocky thinking I did not nee MFP but I guess I do. I need support and suggestions to get back on track. I am determined this time to get to my goal. I just need to figure out how.
Regain is normal but it can be stopped with effort and perseverance. Stopping regain as soon as possible.
check out below link for help with regain, they have a telephonic support group 3 times a month:
http://www.bsciresourcecenter.com/proddetail.php?prod=TELESUP
I usually sit in on the Thursday meetings and find them very helpful. They also have very good back on track programs.
See below schedule from website:
Just call 712-432-9998712-432-9998
Enter BSCI Participant Code # 602024
(toll charges may apply)
Join members of the BSCI staff and DreamTeam for our exceptional brand of support via telephone! Our telephonic support groups provide a secure, welcoming setting for patients who have had or are considering having weight-loss surgery or who just want to lose weight. Groups last about one hour, but you may come and go as you please. All weight-loss surgery patients, supporters, and investigators are welcome to participate, learn, share, or just listen in. Each time our telesupport groups are different, we discuss the latest in bariatric surgery, supplements, and the topics that are important to you. No need to register - just call in. Our TeleSupport Groups are held three times each month:
1st Monday (Evening)
8:00 PM (EST), 7:00 PM (CST),
6:00 PM (MST), 5:00 PM (PST)
January 6th
February 3rd
March 3rd
April 7th
May 5th
June 2nd
July 7th
August 4th
No Sept. Group
October 6th
November 3rd
December 1st
2nd Tuesday (Evening)
7:30 PM (EST), 6:30 PM (CST)
5:30 PM (MST), 4:30 PM (PST)
January 14th
February 11th
March 11th
April 8th
May 13th
June 10th
July 8th
August 12th
September 9th
October 14th
November 11th
December 9th
3rd Thursday (Afternoon)
2:00 PM (EST), 1:00 PM (CST),
12:00 PM (MST), 11:00 AM (PST)
January 16th
February 20th
March 20th
April 17th
May 15th
June 19th
July 17th
August 21st
September 18th
October 16th
November 20th
December 17th
5th Wednesday (Early evening)
6:00 PM (Eastern) 5:00 PM (Central)
4:00 PM Mountain) 3:00 PM (Pacific)
April 30th
July 30th
October 29th
December 31st
Support Group Facilitators include:
Janean Hall,
Director of Patient Education, BSCI
Bariatric Life Coach
Colleen Cook
President, BSCI, Speaker, Author
Anisa Grantham, LPC
Licensee, BSCI
Lisa Burk Foster, Bariatric Life Coach
BSCI Licensee
Click below for additional
Telephonic Support Groups
provided by BSCI Licensees:
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Really nice of you to post that information! :flowerforyou:0
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Hi everyone. Sleeved 2/14/14. Down 60 pounds even. I have got to step up my game. I need to up the exercise, water and every other thing I SHOULD be doing. Loss has totally stalled but that is my own fault in not exercising regularly, eating too much junk and not hitting my protein target. I had a good day yesterday and have a plan to do the same today. Have a great day all. :glasses:0
