What should I expect...
Numerous psychological studies have shown that when people expect to have a certain outcome, they are much likelier to, indeed, HAVE that outcome... that the expectation can affect the experience... so expect that you will be one of the majority who has not trouble at all!
Lora
14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained
You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.
Expect to THINK you're a "slow loser" but try to hold off on making that judgement until you are six months out. If you haven't lost 50% of your excess weight by then you ARE a slow loser
Don't expect the weight loss to make sense. I lost a truckload of weight one week out of every four, a little bit of weight one week out of four, flatlined for one week out of every four and GAINED FREAKING weight one week out of four.
Don't expect it to be EASY and don't expect it to be HARD. Some folks have it really tough and they aren't ready to be a post-op person and deal with recuperation. Some folks have it easy and think there is something wrong with them because it ISN'T hard
Protein Protein Protein
You might have to learn to tolerate protein shakes in the beginning (think of them as medicine). As long as you focus on protein frst, particularly when you eat solid foods, you should be good.
Don't EXPECT to dump on sugar. 7 out of ten don't. BUT .... EXPECT to dump..... plan your life as if you will dump when you have too much sugar ****ep mine to single digits). Never test it and you'll never know, but if you never know and always expect it, then you'll be living the rules more. Some folks test test test and get mad when they find they don't dump. Most don't.
HUNGER is a multifaceted thing. When you "feel" hungry as a larger person a LOT of that sensation is NOT real thin-person hunger. EVERY BIT of NOT-THIN-PERSON hunger you had prior to surgery is likely to be with you and screaming its bloody head off after surgery. Expect it and discount it. UNDERSTAND that the large-person hunger signals are often a variety of other ssignals that your body and mind have learned to interpret as "hunger"... boredom, habit, cravings, etc..... just live the plan
Don't expect to "feel full" for months and months. I started to feel restriction at six months and felt it consistently at 9 months on. Live by the rules and eat the appropriate sized meals. If you plan to eat until you feel full, that might not happen readily because the nerves are cut. Limit your serving size (I got dishes the size of my meals... 3 oz dixie cups and filled them 2 thirds full).... at six months to a year expect to feel the sensation of full.
Supplementation is essential. Take your vitamins. Some vitamin deficiencies result in PERMANENT damage.
~Lady Lithia~ 200 lbs lost!
March 9, 2011 - Coccygectomy!
I chased my dreams, and my dreams, they caught me!
Not drinking with meals or for a while after eating.
the large number of vitamin supplements most post ops end up needing.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
