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08-07-2008, 03:14 PM
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| Big Loser Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Southern California
Posts: 160
Weight Statistics 05/30/2008 Start Date:
06/30/2008 Surgery Date:
5' 1"
Height:
219 lb Start Weight:
161 lb Current Weight:
125 lb Goal Weight:
58 lb Weight Loss:
36 lb Lb Left to Lose:
26.4840182648 % % Lost:
05/09 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 41.3751679656 BMI Start:
30.4173609245 BMI Current:
23.6159634507 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass |  Advice please!!
As you know, I have had difficulty with food since my surgery on 6/30. I had my stricutre dilated 2 days ago and was given the go-ahead to eat again. I feel like I am forcing myself to eat and drink all day. I start the day with a protein shake. An hour later I force myself to eat a piece of string cheese. An hour after that, I try to drink a 16 oz. bottle of protein water. Then another protein shake for lunch. Mid afternoon I try to get a few teaspoons of pureed tuna salad, followed by a 16 oz glass of water, and then a protein shake for dinner. I am so fixated on food and drink right now trying to get in all of my protein and fluids. I start back to work Monday, and am fearful that on the days that I work, there is no way I will be able to get it all in. I am a nurse working 3 12 hour shifts a week. Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks to all of you for your continued support and encouragement.
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08-07-2008, 03:18 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Alabama
Posts: 3,158
Weight Statistics 9/28/07 Start Date:
9/28/07 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
279 lb Start Weight:
190 lb Current Weight:
175 lb Goal Weight:
89 lb Weight Loss:
15 lb Lb Left to Lose:
31.8996415771 % % Lost:
18 months Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 45.0268595041 BMI Start:
30.6634527089 BMI Current:
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Just follow your surgeons' instructions, find a way to be able to sip on your water and protein shakes while at work, and it will probably be easier than you think. Good luck on getting better and good luck on going back to work.
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08-07-2008, 04:27 PM
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| Big Loser  Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Orange County, California
Posts: 197
Weight Statistics June 15, 2008 Start Date:
June 30, 2008 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
284 lb Start Weight:
210 lb Current Weight:
135 lb Goal Weight:
74 lb Weight Loss:
75 lb Lb Left to Lose:
26.0563380282 % % Lost:
May 2009 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 45.8337924702 BMI Start:
33.891184573 BMI Current:
21.7871900826 BMI Goal:
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As a nurse I can only imagine how hard this must be for you. However, as a nurse I am sure you are super organized. Think about a typical workday (if there is such a thing!) and think about how to plan what you need through your shift. I admire you for going back to such a demanding job. I wish you had more time to relax and get settled before going back, but I understand the need to get back too. Good luck, I hope you find it easier to do than you thought.
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08-07-2008, 10:09 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: May 2007 Location: minnesota
Posts: 5,210
Weight Statistics july 21, 2007 Start Date:
august 17, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
339 lb Start Weight:
177 lb Current Weight:
160 lb Goal Weight:
162 lb Weight Loss:
17 lb Lb Left to Lose:
47.7876106195 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 54.7100550964 BMI Start:
28.5654269972 BMI Current:
25.8218549128 BMI Goal:
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it is difficult sometimes and may seem like a cjore right now but everything will fall into place, we were so use to eating bad, it became a habit, this new lifestyle will too, it does get easier!!
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08-07-2008, 11:58 PM
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| WLS Guru Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Northern California
Posts: 375
Weight Statistics 5/30/08 Start Date:
07/08/08 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
235 lb Start Weight:
183 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
52 lb Weight Loss:
33 lb Lb Left to Lose:
22.1276595745 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 40.3332519531 BMI Start:
31.4084472656 BMI Current:
25.7446289062 BMI Goal:
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I suspect it's normal to focus (almost to the post of obsession for me!) on food this soon after our surgeries. Before my surgery, I spent mornings before work thinking about what I was going to wear, what meetings I had, who I'd have lunch with, etc. Now my waking thoughts are, "Remember to make your protein shake, grab an Isopure and a yogurt, take those meds . . . " I find myself constantly aware of how much liquid I drink, how many grams of protein I'm getting, and wondering how the heck I'm supposed to eat the 800-1000 calories a day my doctor told me to yesterday. It's not necessarily a bad thing--I'm definitely eating consciously and not making bad food choices like before--but it can become mentally exhausting! I wish I had helpful advice, but I'm just muddling through, doing the best I can day by day. Good luck!
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08-08-2008, 02:34 AM
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| Whipper Snapper  Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 36
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Height:
304 lb Start Weight:
194 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
110 lb Weight Loss:
44 lb Lb Left to Lose:
36.1842105263 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 49.0615243343 BMI Start:
31.3089990817 BMI Current:
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Hi! I'm a nurse working 12 hour nights and i know how difficult it is to make sure you get everything in! I use the premixed Atkins shakes a lot just to make sure I'm getting my protein in when I'm working. If you work days it's doubly hard to make sure you get it all in. Tuna in the packets and the individual cottage cheese containers are really good sources of protein too. Those are things you can eat on the run along with your shakes. How many times are you supposed to eat during the day? I also do small packs of peanuts but I'm farther out than you so it probably wouldn't be good for you to do that now. Deli meats and string cheese are also good sources of protein. Keep a container of water close at hand if you can. Sip on it through out the day. Try to get most of your water in the best way you can although that means that you have to go to the bathroom. As we know, nurses have bladders the size of army tanks because we don't get to go like we should!  Whatever you do just make sure you don't put anything past your lips that doesn't count toward your fluid intake or protein intake. Of course I do a couple of cups of coffee which doesn't count but I gotta have my caffiene! Good luck to you! Keep up the good work! Janie
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08-08-2008, 11:54 AM
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| WLS Guru Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sarasota, FL
Posts: 366
Weight Statistics October, 2007 Start Date:
11/26/07 Surgery Date:
5' 7"
Height:
272 lb Start Weight:
165 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
107 lb Weight Loss:
25 lb Lb Left to Lose:
39.3382352941 % % Lost:
November, 08 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 42.5965693918 BMI Start:
25.8398306973 BMI Current:
21.924704834 BMI Goal:
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I was gonna say that too. Get it in front of you laid out. Your water anyhow, on a desk somewhere so it will smack you in the face when you walk by. As far as protein goes, same, keep it chilled until its time and set it out where you will see it. Whatever room you document in or where you sit to do paperwork, right out in the open. I lay my vitamins and water right in front of me, Im looking at them now.
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