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Did you try the new food at all? My wife and I have tickets to the Apr 21st game against the Angels and wondered what was good. I'm interested in trying a new microbrew. Any suggestions?

I had the RNY and I was only given two weeks for recovery time. I was only on prescription pain meds for the first 5 days or so after surgery, and even then I stopped them early as I didn't need them. I too was on clear liquids the first two weeks. I work in IT, so I sit a desk for 95% of my time. I'll tell you, I was…

Just be patient. You have had a lot done to your body. Inflammation can cause your body to retain fluid, and combine that with all the fluid in the IV they gave you in the hospital and you'll have lots of extra water weight. Honestly, I didn't even bother weighing myself for the first two weeks or so. Was too busy trying…

Yeah, the gas is no fun! Have somebody pick up some kinds gas drops for you! That's what both my wife and I used. Personally, I think the worst is the blood thinner injections. Had those dang things for something like a week post surgery.

You can add me as well! I don't have much left to lose, but I'll help you along your journey. I started at 340 and I'm down to 194 now.

What a bunch of junk! If the ball was lodged under the padding then how did he get it out easily on the first try?!

Not everybody dumps, however it does effect most of us RNYers. Both my wife and I had the RNY done. We have both dumped on occasion. I also know a friend and co-worker who have both dumped as well. So yes, many of us do dump. Be very thankful that you will never have to experience it with a sleeve. It is absolutely the…

I wish I could go! I'm streaming it online at work though!

I went with the RNY. My medical team would have given me the band, sleeve or the bypass. They generally told me the sleeve would cause you to lose up to about a 100, so I primarily went with the RNY due to the amount that I wanted to lose. There are a few advantages/disadvantages to each one. These are the reasons that I…

I have been weighing in weekly on a scale, for a long, long time. Years in fact. I've found a few things to be true. 1. Weighting in daily doesn't really show you a true loss/gain. Your body weight will fluctuate a few pounds during the day. I typically weigh in on Friday mornings, right after my shower. That's typically…

I'm 19 months post RNY surgery. While it's a different surgery, the effort and effect is the same. I still track (except for the few weeks I just took off from tracking) and I still weigh about 90 or 95% of my food. Maintenance will be an ongoing effort for the rest of your life. I don't think I will ever call my weight…

I agree completely! I haven't had anybody take that type of attitude with my face to face. Many people here on MFP think of it as cheating as well, but I really don't care. For anybody that has done the surgery, they know that it's simply a tool to help us change our lifestyle. We still have to put in the work. I now go to…

If you lose everything you need to lose, you will have extra skin. The body reabsorbs the fat, but won't reabsorb the skin. I have extra skin under my chin, on my arms, chest, abdomen, and thighs. I don't worry about it to much when I have clothes on as you can't really tell them. As for helping out with it, the only thing…

Five guys regular cheeseburger and little fries. And yes, it will fit my goals today!

Did you weigh each one? Or at least the entire package of chicken? One breast of chicken is rarely the same as another breast of chicken.

I was told one cup servings as well, starting at about 1 year post-op. I vastly exceed 1 cup (8 oz) of food in a sitting. I've been known to eat 12 or 13 oz of food at a time. What I've done is go to more calorie counting than anything else. If you go that route, then make sure you invest in a good digital food scale. I…

I used to make these ALL THE TIME you know, when I drank protein shakes. For all my protein I use Max Protein from SEI Pharmaceuticals. It seems to only be able to be ordered online. I can never find it in any store. I have not found a better tasting chocolate or vanilla protein shake with good stats after 19 months of…

You're asking a very personal question that others may not be able to answer adequately. Your calories goals will depend on how much you weight, how tall you are, your metabolism, and have active you are. For me personally, I have MFP manually set to 2000 calories. By default it wants me to be getting about 1800. I…

My surgical team had this rule for me: No liquids 30 minutes before a meal - I only had this for the first 4 months or so. Take about 30 minute to eat your meal - It takes 20 minutes for the full signal to reach your brain No liquids 30 minutes after meal - With RNY surgery, you don't have a valve on your pouch (stomach)…

Having your dietitian follow you on MFP is a great idea. I wonder if my surgical group would be open to doing that with their post-op patients. They only have one dietitian on staff, and I'm sure she's extremely busy with all the patients they have. But while I'm here, I'll mine in. I went to Bluepoint Surgical Group in…

First thing I noticed as well. Need WAY more protein! Even gastric bypass patients get a minimum of 80 gm a day, regardless of weight or height or body type.

Hearing some of these things is not surprising to me, however this surgery is vastly different for each person. I changed nothing pre-surgery. I had my "last meal" the night before I started the pre-op liquids. I didn't wean off caffeine at all. I didn't practice the 30/30 rule, nor chewing my food more adequately. So,…

Edit: Sorry, forgot to mention, I'm 19 months post RNY. Honestly, I didn't change anything pre-op. Some people will tell you to work on chewing food more thoroughly, or following the 30/30 rule, or even find the protein that you like, but I really don't think it's needed. Again, this is what worked for me. You basically…

Protein shakes don't have to be bad. I still have protein powder in my diet on almost a daily basis and I'm 19 months post-op. The plan my medical team had me do didn't have me completely off of them until about 12 months post surgery. Now, I eat protein supplements to help keep my protein counts up at about 150 gm a day…

Just to let you know, that's not just a pre-op thing. Yes, it is worse because you still have an intact GI tract and a large stomach used to lots of food. Post surgery you will have more willpower. Trust me. Sometimes it amazes me how different my reaction to food is now. However, just as a warning, the surgery over the…

If you want a bar, then you need to go for Quest bars. Almost all of them are very yummy. My favorite is the White Chocolate Raspberry. Over the last 19 months (I'm 19 months post op) I've tried more brands of protein powder than I can count. I have never done pre-mixed shakes. They just aren't worth the extra price for…

What I don't understand is why the hesitation to actually make the supplements a meal or a snack? I've been seeing this a lot of mixing unflavored protein into things. It's a great idea, but you can do so much more. I don't understand why nobody seems to embellish their shakes. Why drink them straight when you play with…

Most patients seem to focus on the few weeks, or even few months after surgery. I won't lie, yes surgery sucks. Yes you'll feel hurt and weak for a few weeks. Yes, you'll eat stuff that doesn't agree with you. Yes you'll probably dump because you pushed the limit too far. I've had all these things happen to me. We all get…

I'm 19 months post RNY now. And yeah, two months out I was still mostly pureed foods. Ate lots of refried beans and yogurt. Liquid and protein are your biggest concerns at this stage. I was on three protein shakes a day (for about 70 gm of protein). I'd eat my three very small meals (1.5 or 2 oz) then drink protein shakes…

My doctor has never given me a calorie/carb goal. I'm 19 month post-op from my RNY. The only thing they gave me was that I should aim for about 8 oz per meal. However I exceed that as I'm going based on calories. I average about 150 gm of carbs a day, of which about 50 of that is sugar - typically from fruit and a bit of…