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03-25-2010, 02:37 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Boston, MA
Posts: 3
Weight Statistics 3/10/2010 Start Date:
3/10/2010 Surgery Date:
5' 7"
Height:
243 lb Start Weight:
203 lb Current Weight:
145 lb Goal Weight:
40 lb Weight Loss:
58 lb Lb Left to Lose:
16.4609053498 % % Lost:
3/10/2011 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index38.0550233905 BMI Start:
31.7908220094 BMI Current:
22.7077300067 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Hello Everyone,
I am just a day over 2 weeks since my surgery and searching the web for answers to the emotional piece and feeling exhausted. You all are a God-send! What a great site. I too, am very weepy, tired, and know I need to exercise, but even the little I do gives me spagetti legs. I need to increase my protien, nausea and fullness has made that difficult to get all required grams in. I just ordered Unjury. Hopefully this will help, more protien per volume. Any helpful hints to get through this rollercoaster ride??? Being able to have soft solids has helped a little, but any advice would be greatly appreciated!!.
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03-25-2010, 03:06 PM
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| | WLS Mentor
Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 1,116
Weight Statistics December 1, 2008 Start Date:
January 30, 2009 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
312 lb Start Weight:
170 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
142 lb Weight Loss:
5 lb Lb Left to Lose:
45.5128205128 % % Lost:
July 2010 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index46.0693131695 BMI Start:
25.1018693552 BMI Current:
24.36357908 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Maureen
Exercise is important however it is not as important in the beginning as you think it is. It is important to be mobile, to rid yourself of gases, to not become complacent but your body and mind need to make adjustments.
If you didn't exercise regularly and much in the years leading up to your decision to have wls, then starting a regular program of exercise may not be right for you now. In other words, you could fail at starting something you were not comfortable with previously.
In time and as each week passes, you certainly need to increase your daily activities and you will find that you will naturally do more and with greater energy simply because you find more strength and have a greater ability to take on more physical things than you did in the years leading up to this.
I suggest that your hormones are playing with your mind right now. DOn't dwell on it, distract yourself.
Someone in another thread talked about going back to work and how long one should take off.
I found that by returning as soon as possible (sooner than the doctor might recommend) I was too distracted with responsibility to worry about any small aches or pains or to dwell on how I felt. Before I knew it, another day had gone by and I had little to complain about.
It is like a child getting a little "ouch" and distracting him (or her) with something else. In reality the pain or inconveniences you are feeling are not that great and with a little distraction they will be easily ignored.
Of course I have a fairly high tolerance for pain and prefer to ignore it than worry about it.
Best of luck, in short time this will be nothing more than a memory with no negative lasting effect.
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03-26-2010, 02:10 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Boston, MA
Posts: 3
Weight Statistics 3/10/2010 Start Date:
3/10/2010 Surgery Date:
5' 7"
Height:
243 lb Start Weight:
203 lb Current Weight:
145 lb Goal Weight:
40 lb Weight Loss:
58 lb Lb Left to Lose:
16.4609053498 % % Lost:
3/10/2011 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index38.0550233905 BMI Start:
31.7908220094 BMI Current:
22.7077300067 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Thanks Bluedelight!! That helps so much! Great advice. 
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03-26-2010, 08:42 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tokyo, Japan
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Welcome to the board, thank you for joining us.
Congratulations on joiniing the Losers' Bench.
(((((HUGS))))) May your journey go well.
Here's the link to the thread that will tell you the general layout of this forum. http://www.renewedreflections.com/fo...his-board.html
Happy Huntings!!
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03-26-2010, 08:46 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Whitehall, Pa
Posts: 89
Weight Statistics 3/05/10 Start Date:
5' 5"
Height:
227 lb Start Weight:
163 lb Current Weight:
125 lb Goal Weight:
64 lb Weight Loss:
38 lb Lb Left to Lose:
28.1938325991 % % Lost:
June 2011 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index37.7706508876 BMI Start:
27.1216568047 BMI Current:
20.798816568 BMI Goal:
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Great advice. I will have to remember that after I have my surgery.
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03-26-2010, 08:47 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, Okla USA
Posts: 2,549
Weight Statistics 05/17/02 Start Date:
05/17/02 Surgery Date:
5' 5"
Height:
355 lb Start Weight:
190 lb Current Weight:
175 lb Goal Weight:
165 lb Weight Loss:
15 lb Lb Left to Lose:
46.4788732394 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index59.0686390533 BMI Start:
31.6142011834 BMI Current:
29.1183431953 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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the best exercise you can do right now as you're so early out is just walking. Plus walking is something you need to do each day, it's great for stress relief and thinking time or just 'me time' you know?
Water water water...you'll get all shakey if you don't have enough water on board, the protein is a slow work up you can't just force it down all at once early on. Hydration is the most important thing.
Many find they just invest is a good water bottle to carry with all the time and a great thing to have (they have 'em cheap at wal mart) is a watch with a countdown timer so your can get a good hang of the not eating/drinking at same time.
When you're able to do more solid type of food you'll find you are more satisfied feeling..
Hang in there it's just the early out adjustment time and it DOES all get better!
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03-26-2010, 09:31 PM
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| | Big Loser
Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: MI
Posts: 140
Weight Statistics 2/14/10 Start Date:
2/18/10 Surgery Date:
5' "
Height:
259 lb Start Weight:
112 lb Current Weight:
125 lb Goal Weight:
147 lb Weight Loss:
-13 lb Lb Left to Lose:
56.7567567568 % % Lost:
6/1/2011 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index50.5769444444 BMI Start:
21.8711111111 BMI Current:
24.4097222222 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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 Breechick is so right, the water is the most important thing, then do a couple of minutes of walking 3-4 times a day and build up on your time.
I just went through what you are going through three weeks ago, my surgery was only 5 weeks ago. I had such dark times, I do not even want to tell you what I thought of. I also became some what hysterical for doing this to myself. I am great now and very happy with myself that I did do the surgery. The people on the site have helped emensley.
Also make sure you are getting in your vitamins they are really important to your mood and recovery.
Welcome and keep us up todate with how you are progressing. 
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