my husband is having surgery
Welcome! Just come to the forum everyday and read the posts. You'll find all kinds of useful information. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask!
Jane
Starting weight: 320 Goal weight: 145 Surgery Weight: 298 Current weight: 215 Check out my blog at www.thebariatricvegan.com
Weight loss month 1-22 2-13 3-12 4-16 5-4 6-0 7-7 8-6
1) Make him take it easy and follow his post op diet plan.
2) Forgive him for being moody. His body will be flooded with hormones during rapid weight loss.
3) Find the "good" thrift stores in your area. He's going to be going through clothes like he's back in puberty soon!
4) Get him on this site! There are too few male voices around here and we ALWAYS value their opinions!
5) Keep up this enthusiasm... There will be times in the future that he may want to jump off the wagon and eat something that isn't on plan. We all have them. Be his rock!
VSG 7/1/13 with Dr. Jack Rutledge 28 y/o female - 5'10" - HW: 298 - GW: 174 - SW: 290 (-8) - M1: 262 (-28) - M2: 247 (-15) - M3: 235 (-12) - M4: 228 (-7 ~First Stall: almost 2 wks~) - M5: 218 (-10) - M6: 209 (-9) - M7: 199 (-10) Onederland on 1/31 - M8: 196 (-3) 100 lb total loss on 2/2 - M9: 192.6 (-3.4) - M10: 188.6 (-4) - M11: 182 (-6.6) - M12: 175.6 (-6.4) - M13: 173.8 (-1.8) CW (7/8/15): 167 - GOAL reached in 1 Year and 25 Days! - TOTAL WL - 131 lbs
Lisa
Lots of sex before surgery?
(LOL - let him know he has me to thank)
HW: 255 (6/5/13), SW: 240 (6/19/13), CW: 169 (9/16/14)
M1: -26, M2: -17, M3: -5, M4: -13 M5: -12 M6: -11 M7: -8
M8-10: Skinny Maintenance (10k Training) M11-13: On Break
M14+: **CROSSTRAINING FOR ALL AROUND FITNESS**
Google NSNG and learn the right way to eat each day
Congratulations to your husband and you. I agree with the last poster you will learn sooooo much info here and everyone is so helpful just ask your questions and someone will get back to you. Also up top of the page on the magnifying glass there is a search bar and just type in anything you can't find posted... lots of archives. Also Dr. Alvarez from endobariatric has a lot of videos on YouTube about different aspects of VSG pre and post op as well as WLS in general. Hope this helps...Good Luck
Mac HW 234 SW 204.8 CW 190 M1
" The favors of the Lord are not exhausted,His merices are not spent; they are renewed every morning so great is His faithfulness"
Lamentations 3:22-23
Reading posts here every day, and then researching any questions I have that arise, is the best thing I've done to prepare myself for surgery I think :)
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)
Buy tiny containers to portion leftovers to freeze because otherwise you'll be throwing away food as it ages in the refrigerator. I had no idea how much I was consuming bu****ching leftovers sit (they were usually mine...the rest of my family doesn't love leftovers) is really eye-opening!
Research recipes that you can both enjoy so you, or he, are not having to fix something separate. It's really depressing to be the only one at the table eating something different. I did that a few times and then after that made my family eat what I eat! :-)
Be prepared for a roller coaster ride! There are some real ups and downs as we lose a coping mechanism (eating) and have to figure out new ways to handle happy, sad, bored, etc...
Good luck!
Tricia 
M1 -26, M2 -14, M3 -14, M4 -12, M5 -12, M6 -11, M7 -10, M8 -12, M9 -5, Goal Reached 9 months and 14 days
