Hi All,
  I haven't been on here much lately but was checking in today and thought I would add my thoughts on this.  Just to be clear...I have never been a strong supporter of the 1 cup rule from the Red Deer office.  It is safe to say that 600-800 calories per day will never be enough to sustain you in the long term, especially if you are exercising.  Your resting metabolism will consume that alone.  I believe the intent behind the 1 cup rule is for you to demonstrate committment to losing weight and lifestyle change.  If you are not consuming enough protein in those meals you will begin to lose muscle, not fat!  I am now almost 5 months post op for the VSG and I still have issues some days consuming enough.  Is there a dietitian attached to that program at all?  I can't imagine this would be medically indicated as best practice.  You are also right that your body will try to adjust to consuming so few calories and will store everything, you will begin to feel tired, and eventually you will be hungry...we have all tried diets like that and know that in the long term they have not worked. 
Just my opinion but if you consume planned, healthy meals that are within a range that are medically suggested you can still lose weight and you are more likely to succeed.  Track what you eat and consult a dietitian if you can.

Just my thoughts...

Hey Girl...Yay you!

I have a wack of ensure if you want it.

So happy you are finally able to make it happen!

Deanne

Beneprotein is fine to add to foods because its mostly tasteless, my issue was that it didnt seem like that much protein. If you can find a shake/smoothie that you like you will get more bang for your buck. Just my opinion!

Hey Deb,
I went to the shoe company on 137 ave by Michaels and all that stuff. It was the one and onlynpairnthey had, i suspect last years stock given the condition of the box. They will have more though in coming weeks. If i see them i will let you know.

D.

Doing my happy dance for you...and shaking your hand as requested!!! 

Try to stop worrying.  I am 1.5 weeks out and still getting the fluid or food is a struggle.  Cooper's Mom is righ****ch your urine.  If there are little or no signs of dehydration keep trying to get the fluids in.  The liquids have gotten better for me but it was well over a week before I noticed a real difference.  I did use a straw just because it was easier for me not to gulp and I found I was able to get more in that way.  Remember that all your 'other' food at this stage counts as liquids (well most of it anyways).  Have you had a BM yet?  There could be some build up there that needs to get out (pardon the gross factor).  I sent my NUT an email last week and he was way more focused on just getting fluids than anything else, I certainly am not hungry in any way shape or form but am looking forward to being able to chew something in a few days...lol

Oh P.S. I also found that sitting straight up helps a lot.

Keep up the good work!

 

You Rock!

That is so awesome!  Take advantage of the limited time that you have before you go in and just keep thinking positive.  You will do great!

Yup Sarah the stapler!  Dumb thing.  Got to meet all the surgeons though and they have been great about it since.  Still have the drain but hope to have that out early this week.  How you doing these days?

D.

Well, that was a bit more than i bargained for!  Surgery was Tuesday morning at 10 am.  Apparently the stapler had a malfunction and didn't close on the second set.  Things were "tricky" I was told and there was some mention of weird anatomy (I need to get more info on the when I see Dr. K).  Long story short, had a rough go for a few days and was in hospital until this morning.  Things are slowly improving but still having lots of pain and still no miraculous BM (I know TMI).  Can't say that I regret it but sure did make me ask why...lol.  Here's hoping recovery is less than eventful, I still have my drain in and will have that removed Monday or Tuesday I believe.  Thanks for all the well wishes and sorry I wasn't able to get to all of you to return messages.

Deanne

Hi There,
  There are many people that have had surgery with Dr. Karmali that participate in this website, others like me who are scheduled to have surgery with him, and still others who are waiting for dates.  My date for surgery is September 13th.  You can see a bit of my timeline on the signature part of my post.  It's been a long haul but worth every minute of it and in reality I needed the time until I was approved for surgery to prepare myself, I would have liked the surgery to occur faster but in hindsight it has given me the ability to say wow...I keep losing and have been able to not sabotage my success as many of us have done with past weight loss efforts.  My surgery is just the next tool to add to my toolbox of weight loss success that will assist me more with keeping the desired amount of weight off and get me to where I want to be in terms of total loss.

Are you seeing Dr. K?

Deanne

I don't know Sarah, week two isn't that great for me yet.  I still have gurgling stomach at periods of the day so hunger is most definitely an issue.  I will get through it though and really other than embarassement in meetings because of the growl I am doing ok with it.  Can't wait for next tuesday!  Time will fly for you too JoJo

Deanne