Mermaid
Treading Water
I am 3 months out today from Lap-DS and thought I'd drop in and say hello.
I feel good. Finally. No complications, just felt awful: tired, nauseous and generallly blah for the first 10 weeks. I went back to work at 6 weeks, I was in slow motion for a while.
My only real issue was at 3 weeks out, I ended up needing IV hydration because the nausea/dehydration cycle was a losing battle.
About 2 weeks ago my energy picked up and I finally feel like myself. Don't get me wrong, I'm still tired when I get home from work but...it's a million times better than I was.
Weight loss:
2/15 Start at pre-op 239 lbs BMI 41
3/9 Surgery day: 228.2 BMI 39.1 (-11 on 2 week liquid diet)
4/9 213 BMI 36.6 (-15 lbs)
5/9 199.9!!! BMI 34.3 (-13.1 lbs)
6/9 188.2 BMI 32.2 (-11.7 lbs)
OVERALL LOSS TO DATE: 50.8 lbs
Since surgery: I am down 40 lbs.
I am able to eat 70-90 grams of protein a day. But...Sometimes it's hard to find protein I want to eat/buy/cook. I may be developing food ADHD. I get bored with the same foods. I'm tired of chicken and pork chops. I want easy to grab snacks.
Lessons learned:
1- I have no business eating cake or frosting. The painful bloat is not worth the sugar. The bathroom Day that follows is not worth the sugar. Nothing is worth the sugar.
2- Beer and anything, do NOT make a meal. Bubbles and solids are a bad mix in a tiny belly. Plus, I don't need beer this soon out from surgery.
3- Lobster tastes better than beer anyway. Lobster with butter is the perfect DS food. Very high protein and delicious fat. Living in Maine is good for something.
I would do this again in a heart beat. I feel more normal at 3 months out than I ever felt with the Lap-Band.
Cheers,
Mermaid
I feel good. Finally. No complications, just felt awful: tired, nauseous and generallly blah for the first 10 weeks. I went back to work at 6 weeks, I was in slow motion for a while.
My only real issue was at 3 weeks out, I ended up needing IV hydration because the nausea/dehydration cycle was a losing battle.
About 2 weeks ago my energy picked up and I finally feel like myself. Don't get me wrong, I'm still tired when I get home from work but...it's a million times better than I was.
Weight loss:
2/15 Start at pre-op 239 lbs BMI 41
3/9 Surgery day: 228.2 BMI 39.1 (-11 on 2 week liquid diet)
4/9 213 BMI 36.6 (-15 lbs)
5/9 199.9!!! BMI 34.3 (-13.1 lbs)
6/9 188.2 BMI 32.2 (-11.7 lbs)
OVERALL LOSS TO DATE: 50.8 lbs
Since surgery: I am down 40 lbs.
I am able to eat 70-90 grams of protein a day. But...Sometimes it's hard to find protein I want to eat/buy/cook. I may be developing food ADHD. I get bored with the same foods. I'm tired of chicken and pork chops. I want easy to grab snacks.
Lessons learned:
1- I have no business eating cake or frosting. The painful bloat is not worth the sugar. The bathroom Day that follows is not worth the sugar. Nothing is worth the sugar.
2- Beer and anything, do NOT make a meal. Bubbles and solids are a bad mix in a tiny belly. Plus, I don't need beer this soon out from surgery.
3- Lobster tastes better than beer anyway. Lobster with butter is the perfect DS food. Very high protein and delicious fat. Living in Maine is good for something.
I would do this again in a heart beat. I feel more normal at 3 months out than I ever felt with the Lap-Band.
Cheers,
Mermaid
