Obesity Surgery WP Blog

Hi,
I have talked to the nutritionist and she told me to keep trying
the food even if I don’t eat that much. As for the foods I have been
eating mainly pudding, yogurt, soup, protein shakes and small amounts
of protein bars. My guidelines say i should be eating pureed meats
but I have tried chicken, fish, canned chicken, tuna, lean ground
beef, and even lean steak but everything is too heavy and seems to
get stuck in my chest and causes severe pain. I cant seem to get in
food and all my liquids in one day should I focus on liquid first
then food or vice versa?
here is what I had yesterday:
breakfast
2 oz straw/banana yogurt
about 2 hrs later
aprox 1-2 oz oatmeal
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I found this online and want those of you with more protein experiance to let me
know what you think of it. I am asking cause protein drinks gag me. I am to
have surgery 2/13/04 and want to try what is out there. I am going to order
from Vitalady some samples but if the soup looks like a good product I am going
to order that too and see how it taste. Here is the product info I copied and
pasted it. Thanks everyone. This one is Chicken broth. The site is
www.i-shophere.biz/
Serving Size
1 Packet
Servings Per Container
7
Amount Per Serving:
Calories
70
Calories From Fat
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Hi,
I am kinda new to this group and not sure if anyone on here can
answer my questions. I am supposed to be on pureed foods and move to
soft foods on monday. I have been having a lot of trouble since I
moved off full liquids. I seem to throw up anything heavy. But now
its gotten to the point that I take two to three bites of food and I
am sick and I feel like I am gonna throw up so I stop. After this I
just cant eat anymore. Thats how it started and now its getting the
same way with liquids. I have this thing against throwing up I
always have I just can’t handle it. My mom seems to think that my
problems are mental and I need to force myself to eat…has anyone
gone through this? If so any suggestions to overcome this? I am
getting to the point where I just don’t want to eat anything anymore
and would rather live on protein shakes.
thanks any response would be appreciated
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Dear Peeps (everyone, not just Lesley!) -
Please try to stop thinking of these as “plateaus”, they’re not. They’re steps.
Get used to it, they will continue.
Bodies take breaks sometimes. Othertimes, we’re building muscle at a rate where
the scale seems to stand still. As long as your body is changing, you are not
stopped. Muscle weighs more than fat, so while your bod is getting sleeker,
more svelte, more toned and buff, the scale looks like nothing is happening.
What’s the answer? THROW AWAY THE SCALE! Weighing yourself everyday, or even
every week, is not helpful. Try once a month! Instead, start to notice the new
shape of your body. Look in the mirror and find things to appreciate, things
you may never have seen before . . . watch your collarbones appear, your rolls
subside, and your ruffles develop! Check out how much pointier your elbows are,
your wristbones, find your hipbones. Look at your ribs! See how much more of
“the toys” are visible. Turn sideways, and notice how much thinner you are
front-to-back. Look over you shoulder and notice that the second set of boobs
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The past two days have been quite a terrible ordeal for me. I
started throwing up on Tuesday. At first I thought I had over-
eaten, which hasn’t made me throw up in many months, but that is
what it felt like. Then I noticed that even a sip of tea or water
would make me throw up. So, I thought maybe I had something stuck,
since it had been going on for several hours. Wednesday, my co-
workers nearly pushed me out of the office thinking I probably had
the flu and would probably give it to all of them! I was exhausted
from being awake and throwing up all night anyway, so I slept on and
off the rest of the day. I did call my PCP’s office, though, and
they suggested I take some of my ulcer medication to see if that
calmed my guts down a bit. It didn’t. So this morning, I went to
see the doc and he arranged for me to have an endoscopy to see if I
had a stricture or blockage. The results are in. I do not have a
blockage or stricture, the doctor who performed the scope said I
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After much research, ambivalence and fear I made the decision and I will be
having lap RNY on December 29 at Northwestern Memorial in Chicago. I’m feeling
so many emotions all at once. On the one hand I so look forward to being
healthier, more comfortable and having self-esteem once again. On the other
hand, I fear vomiting and complications. I’m pretty healthy going into this and
I have been trying to limit carbs and get more exercise in the last few weeeks.
I have my list of what I will need to have on hand when I come home.
As I have my own business, limousines, I will be working up to the 28th.
Probably a good thing!! I made my will and power of attorney. I have an
answering service lined up to take my phone calls for a few days. I know I
won’t be working for sometime because I am lifting often and I know that will be
a no - no for a while.
My family is concerned but supportive. I am as ready now as I will ever be and
I just want it to be over so I can get on with the rest of my life with my new
pouch.
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even at almost 2 yrs out i still run into people who do not believe it is me.
people i haven’t seen in a yr or 6 months freak out when they see me.
having said that, is it any wonder that it takes us a long time to get our heads
around the new us? after all we knew who we were for all those years and
suddenly we are physically not that person any longer.
now our “normal” friends get really sick of us talking about it, and i guess it
does come off as being self centered. the beauty of this support group online
and in person support groups is that we can go on and on and no one thinks we
are weird. aside from the good advice this is one of the best benefits of being
in a wls support group.
at 2 yrs out it still works for me……
love and happy holidays
ida

Is there a group similar to this one which is focused on men who are
researching, planning, currently scheduled for, or investigating surgery ?
I would benefit greatly from such a group

I have lurked here for months. I have been reading all the postings
with great interest.
My (hopefully lap) RNY is 1/12/04. I have heard contradictory things
from many different people about the recovery time. I realize everyone
is different. But, with the number of these surgeries being done, there
has to be a “typical”, again assumping lap approach.
Some people say, “Back to work in 15 days!”.
Others say, “No, you better take off a month!”.
I have a professional practice and need to estimate when I will be back
in the office.
What should I plan?
-jay

i was thinking back about 2 yrs and remember that artificial sweeteners made me
sick. i still stay away from them and use raw sugar in small amounts with no
effect. i also had some tummy troubles with nonfat and lowfat dairy products. i
was told to be on a lowfat diet initially after my surgery but it never worked
for me. i ate small amounts of full fat cheese and other dairy products and 1/2
and 1/2 in my coffee and ended up losing all my overweight and stopped having
gas and bellyaches. i maintain my goal weight eating all that stuff so it might
be worth a try to eat a little regular cheese and see if it works better than
the low fat versions. it seems there is a higher percentage of milk sugars in
skim products than in the full fat varieties.
ymho it may or may not work for you.
ida