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02-13-2011, 05:53 PM
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#1 (permalink)
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Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: North Dakota
Posts: 6
Weight Statistics 1/12/11 Start Date:
1/12/11 Surgery Date:
5' 5"
Height:
232 lb Start Weight:
217 lb Current Weight:
135 lb Goal Weight:
15 lb Weight Loss:
82 lb Lb Left to Lose:
6.46551724138 % % Lost:
12/31/11 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index38.6026035503 BMI Start:
36.1067455621 BMI Current:
22.4627218935 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I'm SO confused!
I'm supposed to be eating 6 small meals a day and taking 30 minutes to eat each meal. That's three hours of my day.
Then, I'm not supposed to drink for an hour before and after I eat. That's another six hours.
Then, I'm supposed to drink 8 glasses of water.
When am I supposed to do all this?
I'm supposed to be spending the whole day eating and drinking?
I'm nauseated.
I'm depressed.
And I'm not getting any support from my surgeon's office.
HELP!
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02-13-2011, 06:13 PM
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#2 (permalink)
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Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Zealand
Posts: 1,292
Weight Statistics 10/27/07 Start Date:
11 March 08 Surgery Date:
5' 3"
Height:
239 lb Start Weight:
134 lb Current Weight:
144 lb Goal Weight:
105 lb Weight Loss:
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43.9330543933 % % Lost:
12/25/08 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index42.3323255228 BMI Start:
23.7344419249 BMI Current:
25.5056689342 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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whoa..... that seems a bit excessive..... The normal rate for fluids and meals is no fluids 30min, none whilst eating (30mins approx) and none a min 30mins after....1 1/2hrs all up per meal. Sip as much as you can but dont forget, you are only a month out, so eventually, you will be able to do this no worries. Each surgeon and nut has their own rules, so I certainly wont advise you to go against them, but if you are really struggling, and obviously you are, maybe you should talk to the nut? Maybe someone here can help you a bit more...but like I said, the general rule is 30/30/30.
And if I havent welcomed you yet, Welcome to RR!! 
Best wishes and hope you get sorted soon, as you do not want to get dehydrated (next to water, the next important thing is your protein and high protein diets req more water).
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02-13-2011, 06:15 PM
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#3 (permalink)
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Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Idaho
Posts: 3,952
Weight Statistics Jan 2009 Start Date:
Dec. 22, 2009 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
317 lb Start Weight:
194 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
123 lb Weight Loss:
29 lb Lb Left to Lose:
38.8012618297 % % Lost:
May 2011 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index51.1595500459 BMI Start:
31.3089990817 BMI Current:
26.6287878788 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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We all have to work our time around as we good as we can..your way early out, just do the best you can and mainly stay hydrated right now..push protien when u can..6 times may be to hard in beginning..it all makes scense as the journey goes on...dot get discourage just do your best..my dr says 30 before/after meals on liquid...I think an hour would be real tough...hang in there do the best you can, take vitamins and stay hydrated for sure in the begining..food takes time to get much in..30 minutes to eat I am not sure on that..I been told chew each bite 30 times...perhaps that would help you  annie~
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02-13-2011, 06:17 PM
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#4 (permalink)
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Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: North Dakota
Posts: 6
Weight Statistics 1/12/11 Start Date:
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5' 5"
Height:
232 lb Start Weight:
217 lb Current Weight:
135 lb Goal Weight:
15 lb Weight Loss:
82 lb Lb Left to Lose:
6.46551724138 % % Lost:
12/31/11 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index38.6026035503 BMI Start:
36.1067455621 BMI Current:
22.4627218935 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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OK, but even with the 30/30/30 rule, eating six meals a day, that's 9 hours of your day spent eating/not drinking. Then, you have to drink all this liquid.
What else do you get accomplished in a day? I just don't get it.
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02-13-2011, 06:21 PM
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#5 (permalink)
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Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Idaho
Posts: 3,952
Weight Statistics Jan 2009 Start Date:
Dec. 22, 2009 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
317 lb Start Weight:
194 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
123 lb Weight Loss:
29 lb Lb Left to Lose:
38.8012618297 % % Lost:
May 2011 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index51.1595500459 BMI Start:
31.3089990817 BMI Current:
26.6287878788 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Just keep a bottle of water or fluids in your hand at all times, I even have a bottle by my bed sowhen i wake up I drink also...trust me it does seem overwhelming in the beginning but it gets easier hun...and welcome toour family.. OH also fluids can be soem things you eat, such as yogurt, popsicles etc.. annie~
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02-13-2011, 06:33 PM
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#6 (permalink)
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Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Zealand
Posts: 1,292
Weight Statistics 10/27/07 Start Date:
11 March 08 Surgery Date:
5' 3"
Height:
239 lb Start Weight:
134 lb Current Weight:
144 lb Goal Weight:
105 lb Weight Loss:
-10 lb Lb Left to Lose:
43.9330543933 % % Lost:
12/25/08 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index42.3323255228 BMI Start:
23.7344419249 BMI Current:
25.5056689342 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Well, this is what my surgeons office (inc nut) tell us: 3 meals a day ONLY. If you must have a snack at some point, make it high protein, protin drinks are not a snack, they are a meal.
So for me, the hardest thing about getting the water in at 1 mth post op, was more to do with the fact that I hate water by itself. yuck. But then I didnt have to try and stuff myself with 6meals a day either, which also, to me, sounds far too excessive, but compare that to the info I was told, so yeah, i do think it is. If I were you, I would talk to the nut and see if I could cut it down to maybe 4 meals a day and IF there is time left over, a small protein something at night? ....*sigh* Maybe Doc can do better?? Doc will hopefully pop in sometime soon-ish and give you some clearer idea.  | |
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02-13-2011, 06:37 PM
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#7 (permalink)
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Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: North Dakota
Posts: 6
Weight Statistics 1/12/11 Start Date:
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5' 5"
Height:
232 lb Start Weight:
217 lb Current Weight:
135 lb Goal Weight:
15 lb Weight Loss:
82 lb Lb Left to Lose:
6.46551724138 % % Lost:
12/31/11 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index38.6026035503 BMI Start:
36.1067455621 BMI Current:
22.4627218935 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I hate water, too. What did you do? just make yourself drink it until you liked it?
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02-13-2011, 06:42 PM
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#8 (permalink)
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Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Zealand
Posts: 1,292
Weight Statistics 10/27/07 Start Date:
11 March 08 Surgery Date:
5' 3"
Height:
239 lb Start Weight:
134 lb Current Weight:
144 lb Goal Weight:
105 lb Weight Loss:
-10 lb Lb Left to Lose:
43.9330543933 % % Lost:
12/25/08 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index42.3323255228 BMI Start:
23.7344419249 BMI Current:
25.5056689342 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Originally Posted by NDMom  I hate water, too. What did you do? just make yourself drink it until you liked it? | Its gross aye... 
I put lemon juice or lime juice in it, not the fake cordial type, fresh if you can, but I also buy it in little bottles (I think its near the sauces area in the supermarkets) and add a squirt or 2 to about 1l of water. It gives it a nice, mild taste without the sickly sweet of cordial syrups, and it has the added benefit of helpng flush out toxins from the liver (Ive read that), but it is healthier than sugary stuff, or even the s/f stuff as juice doesnt have artificial stuff in it.
Some other ideas are: cucumber slices, or orange slices ditto with lemons and limes in a jug of nice cool water. Just a nice, fresh taste. | |
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02-13-2011, 06:45 PM
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#9 (permalink)
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Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Idaho
Posts: 3,952
Weight Statistics Jan 2009 Start Date:
Dec. 22, 2009 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
317 lb Start Weight:
194 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
123 lb Weight Loss:
29 lb Lb Left to Lose:
38.8012618297 % % Lost:
May 2011 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index51.1595500459 BMI Start:
31.3089990817 BMI Current:
26.6287878788 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Water to me tasted like fish swam in it after my surgery..I used crystal light, hot teas, latees, make sure they are decaf though , no caffine...
now I can drink bottle water just fine...but i still use all the above for variation...
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02-13-2011, 08:36 PM
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#10 (permalink)
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Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: far northern Maine
Posts: 752
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January 31, 2006 Surgery Date:
5' 1"
Height:
285 lb Start Weight:
195 lb Current Weight:
145 lb Goal Weight:
90 lb Weight Loss:
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Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I also hate plain water, and lemons saved me! Decaf coffee and tea are also good in my world, and my doctor recommended SF popsicles, which count as liquid and to which I am now addicted.
Do the best you can, journal what you do, and talk to your doctor about what you have been able to do and what you have not.
Oh! And welcome.
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