ObesityHelp

Post Date 10/29/11 9:43 am
Topic: RE: New here, recent sleeve surgery

When I first had my RNY done I felt like I was doing everything wrong! I would call my friend who had it done a year before me, crying like a baby asking her what I was doing. It was horrible. I had hit a plateau at just 2 weeks out of surgery and my dietician and nurse both told me as long as I was doing what I was to do, I was doing just fine. I kept pushing along and eventually at 4 weeks out the scale started moving again and just like overnight it seemed I lost 6 pounds. Eventually it will start coming off. Just keep doing what you're doing. As far as feeling hungry all of the time...I haven't had that but maybe drinking some v8 or tomato juice would help. It seems to be a bit heavier than something like water. Good luck, hope you get to where you want to be :)

Post Date 10/28/11 6:13 pm
Topic: RE: Surgery is scheduled now!!!

I am almost 5 weeks out of surgery. I can't stand the shakes either and the vitamins...ugh, disgusting. At least now I can swallow my pills rather than crush them. With my shakes, I mix half chocolate and half vanilla and get it super cold. Sometimes I even freeze them and drinking them slushy seems to make it a little easier. I live in Maquoketa, a small town and there is no where here to get the protien mix so I go to Dubuque to get it but don't want to buy too mu*****ase I don't like it. So mixing it works for me. As far as the chewable vitamins go, I found that if I hold them and nibble on them, it's not nearly as bad as popping the whole thing in my mouth and chewing it. Being down 50 pounds is awesome! I am down about 25, but from 2 weeks out to 4 weeks out I lost nothing as far as the scale goes. I did lose inches tho, so that made me happy. Good luck.