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Thank you so much for your comments. I'm just tired of trying to fit in other people's boxes. I'm tired of letting my weight control me. I know what to do my problem is staying consistent & doing it.
I have to stay under 900 calories a day to drop one pound a week. I maintain on 1400.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
I had lap band surgery in 2009. Lost 50 pounds. Have gained some back. I've had some esophagus issues. I've tried different things- seeing a dietitian. She wants me on 1400 calorie diet. I've not been able to lose anything. My body is just not adjusting to this. I want to try using my band again to lose my weight. I've played with this for years. I don't want to go through another surgery. I'm tired of hauling this weight around, the knee pain, back pain & other medical issues. Could someone give me advice as to how to stay focus & do this? Thank you.
I also think you need to be checked for a stricture. There is no right or wrong way. Some surgeons start people on solid food the day after surgery. Everyone heels at a different rate so your plan might say you are ready for a certain food, but your pouch may not agree.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
Hello!
I had Gastric Bypass Surgery on September 22nd and I am absolutely miserable! I'm regretting this tremendously! Everything I eat gets stuck and I imagine it's from not chewing well enough and/or eating too fast. But it's not just when I eat solid foods, it also happened once when I drank water, then another time was when I was eating tuna solid.. I literally throw up like 2-3 times a day.
I'm dreading Thanksgiving because we're hosting this year and making all this yummy food and I'm barely going to be able to eat. And it's not the small portions that bothers me, it's the food getting stuck in my esophagus that really annoys me.
My mental health is not doing too good. I've suffered with depression before this and thought that this would help because who doesn't want to be thin and better looking? But now I'm starting to find that I was happier eating what I want, when I wanted. I'm just not the same. I don't want to do anything anymore, nor have the energy to do so. I cry almost every single day. Sad thing is, I could've did this without the surgery. I lost over 50 pounds on my own in 6 months before I got the surgery. I got the surgery to speed things along, I suppose. I'm just truly regretting this.
Please tell me this gets better? Please tell me my body will eventually be back to normal?
you could have a stricture, which is scar tissue growing across your surgery site and maki g good / liquids not go through.
check in with your surgeon to be sure.
I took Lexapro for 17 years and it just stopped working for me in the last couple of years. I have gone through 3 additional drugs to find a new one that works as well, but think I've finally found the right one but just need dosage adjustments. It's a process, and not every drug is the right fit right away. hang in there, you and your doctor will figure it out!
Agree ... Let them know
.If you have an actual emergency you'll be admitted immediately 24/7 which is crucial... in my case an IV for a few days took care of a bowel obstruction and I didn't need to get re-cut open ... but had we waited it would have been a very different and much more challenging outcome.
((()))) hugs
I hate to admit this and I feel like an absolute failure (which probably adds to my depression), but I've been trying out solid foods. I'm fully aware that I did this to myself (me feeling sick, that is) because I've been knowingly doing things wrong.
However, the only uncomfortable feeling I'm having a HUGE issue with is food getting stuck in my esophagus, which then will make me throw up. They say it's normal, but does it ever go away?
Eight weeks is the usual first time you start to feel good .
Your insides are healing... you essentially got hit by a Mack truck ... walk walk walk drink and eat whatever you can right now.
It?s normal to feel miserable ... you?re in excess food withdrawal and learning a new way of living. (((())) hugs
( btw even I didn't eat " chewable " things at your stage ... maybe that's why you're throwing up ( which really concerns me )
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