JennaMeri's Sleeve Journey

[adrienne]

Hi guys
I have gastric sleeve booked
This may sound like a daft question but will I be able up take my contraceptive pill ? (To not up) I'm guessing not for a while ??

I'm do nervous
I need as many of you as pos to tell me what life is like post op all I'm getting from friends And family is that I'll be miserable without my food and drinks !!!

 

[The Old Woman]

You will have to check about your pill. You will not be miserable without your usual quantity of food, you will just eat less, adjust your eating habits but enjoy the fact that less is all you will want. You just need to get your head around it but once you adjust its worth everything. I have no regrets. The liquid and purée stage are a bit boring but once passed, life is good.

 

[slimpip]

Adrienne I have absolutely no regrets whatsoever. It's probably not going to be plain sailing, you will of course have ups and downs but the pros far outweigh the cons. I absolutely love the fact that the other day I went for lunch with my in laws (to be) and I could manage less than half of a wrap...took the other half home and had it for my dinner. SCORE.

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity, enjoy it. I'm not sure about your pill to be honest hun, you'd have to ask your baritric team specialists. Good luck xx

 

[Crystalrainbow]

whop whop Jenna hun well done x i think the more you drink the more you shrink is a rule for us all, its just getting it all in the problem !!! im finding i can drink more now but still miles off 2lt (ooh on italics no idea how lol) how do you manage to get your fluid in while working? sometimes i feel ive constantly got a bottle stuck to my lips lol

 

[JennaMeri]

whop whop Jenna hun well done x i think the more you drink the more you shrink is a rule for us all, its just getting it all in the problem !!! im finding i can drink more now but still miles off 2lt (ooh on italics no idea how lol) how do you manage to get your fluid in while working? sometimes i feel ive constantly got a bottle stuck to my lips lol

lol... italics are nice sometimes.

I have a sippy bottle that I use at work... it holds 750ml in it so I know I need to drink 2.5 of them. I basically have it stuck to my lips all day long, except when I'm dishing out drugs, then it's sort of frowned on... but that's only two hours of the day, so I have the rest of my 12 hour work days to do it. I'm now trying to drink one of them before I eat breakfast... that way I'm starting on the right foot. Figure if I can get one in before breakfast, one before lunch and one before dinner, I'll have more than my 2L a day.

 

[Emma7799]

Hi guys I have gastric sleeve booked This may sound like a daft question but will I be able up take my contraceptive pill ? (To not up) I'm guessing not for a while ?? I'm do nervous I need as many of you as pos to tell me what life is like post op all I'm getting from friends And family is that I'll be miserable without my food and drinks !!!

Hi Adrienne
I'm 4 1/2 months out from having my sleeve. The liquid and purée stage is not fun but remember that this is when you have the biggest losses, seeing the weight drop off spurred me on.
As for now, I can eat most things but small amounts - if I eat too much it comes back up (sorry tmi)
My main change is that I don't live for meal times anymore - I couldn't care less what I eat it's not my everything anymore. But you still need to make healthy choices.
So far I've lost 5stone 5lbs and feel fab,
Good luck with your op x

 

[slimpip]

Hey Jenna, how are you today hun? It was my first day back today and in all the chaos I didn't manage to drink enough!!! Might have to get a 750ml sippy bottle. Good thinking X

 

[Crystalrainbow]

Blimey Jenna thats pretty good going hun im still struggling, found the sippy bottle was giving me wind, so now i've a huge mug of hot vimto on the go pretty much all the time. That holds 300mls. I feel like im always drinking and still don't get it all in lol. Pip can totally understand, first day back was always going to be hard to get it in. Im guessing it will get easier as time goes on.

 

[slimpip]

Thanks Crystal here's hoping eh? X

 

[Crystalrainbow]

Its just another new habit we've got to get used to it will click soon hun x x x

 

[JennaMeri]

Hey Jenna, how are you today hun? It was my first day back today and in all the chaos I didn't manage to drink enough!!! Might have to get a 750ml sippy bottle. Good thinking X

I found my bottle at ASDA... though that was about a year ago, so not sure if they have them still. I'm doing alright today. Took Pup on two walks (one an hour and the second 40 minutes), so she's dead tired and I got my exercise in. Win-Win! How'd your first day back go? Worn out now? I was after my first half day back, though I was only a week and a half out of hospital. Hope it wasn't too bad for you! You really do have to constantly have a bottle of water in your hand in order to get it all in for the day. Seems silly, but you get used to it and your co-workers get used to it as well after a bit.

Blimey Jenna thats pretty good going hun im still struggling, found the sippy bottle was giving me wind, so now i've a huge mug of hot vimto on the go pretty much all the time. That holds 300mls. I feel like im always drinking and still don't get it all in lol. Pip can totally understand, first day back was always going to be hard to get it in. Im guessing it will get easier as time goes on.

Yeah, I have to be careful with the sipping too quickly (or too much at a time) or I start hiccuping and burping constantly for about 5 minutes. Gets SO annoying. It does get easier to drink the amount, but I haven't found it easier (yet) to REMEMBER to drink. There are some days that I carry the bottle around and yet still forget to drink any of it. *shakes head* lol I've never had vimto (let alone hot vimto)... what does it taste like?

 

[Crystalrainbow]

oh Jenna vimto is a NAS squash mixed fruit yum this time i got strawberry one lush i don't drink tea or coffee and have been drinking hot squash for couple of years now, it certainly helps to get the fluids in being warm and if it goes cold a quick bing in the microwave I have joked with hubby about getting one of those hats with bottle and tubes attached LOL be sorted then. When we go puppy walking i make a bottle of warm vimto up put it in pocket, instant hand warmers too

 

[JennaMeri]

oh Jenna vimto is a NAS squash mixed fruit yum this time i got strawberry one lush i don't drink tea or coffee and have been drinking hot squash for couple of years now, it certainly helps to get the fluids in being warm and if it goes cold a quick bing in the microwave I have joked with hubby about getting one of those hats with bottle and tubes attached LOL be sorted then. When we go puppy walking i make a bottle of warm vimto up put it in pocket, instant hand warmers too

Nice! I agree with the beer hats! Totally be sorted then! I've just been getting ASDA brand NAS squash... though getting a little tired of the flavour I have.

 

[slimpip]

Yes tired hun!! Nackered to be more specific! Will sleep well tonight. Oh god the flipping hickups...all the timeeeeeee x

 

[Crystalrainbow]

doh yes beer hat lol knew there had to be a name for em LOL i;ve been thru every flavour of squash and vimto hitting the spot right now get some rest Pip x x x

 

[JennaMeri]

G'Afternoon every one! Another week has gone by and that means it's weigh-day! I've made an effort to increase my activity so I've taken the dog for hour long walks on the days I didn't work and then half hour walks on the days I did work. This combined with making sure I drank as much as possible resulted in a total loss of 4 LBS this week! Definitely happy with that! And today we've already been on a 45 minute walk and will be going back again later (when there are less people around) for another hour. Trying to decide whether or not to join a local gym... I currently have a membership (which runs out in April), but I think I only went regularly for the first three months and then stopped. :/ Based on that track record I don't know if I should be spending the money on it, when I may not use it. We have a Wii, so I could always just get back into using that. Even if I just did the step aerobics or something. What do you all do for exercise? Hope every one else is well.

 

[JennaMeri]

Got an early start today (technically I get early starts every day, but today happens to be a day off and usually I don't do much until about 10 on days off)... took Pup for a 3.2 mile walk this morning... finished in under an hour. That means that I WALKED today at the same pace that I 'RAN' the 10K I did two years ago! I find this to be a huge improvement and just wanted to share it. Pup is now fast asleep on the sofa and I'm floating around online for a bit before heading to the shops and then cleaning (again). Just curious... does anyone use Facebook? If so, does anyone feel weird about being 'friends'? I know that sort of brings a perhaps quite private matter into the mainstream (sort of), but I promise I rarely mention such things and I certainly wouldn't ask about them through any media but this one. *shrug* Just wanted to throw that out there and see if anyone was interested. Hope all is well!

 

[slimpip]

Ooooh yes Jenna add me! Philippa Mills...and well done you on the walk. That's amazing, not sure I'm quite there yet with the bags more energy to walk really fast, I'm still in the very tired phase. Just can't quite seem to snap out of it, I'm having to go bed quite early otherwise I fall asleep on the couch. Weigh in day today...come over to my diary x

 

[JennaMeri]

Ooooh yes Jenna add me! Philippa Mills...and well done you on the walk. That's amazing, not sure I'm quite there yet with the bags more energy to walk really fast, I'm still in the very tired phase. Just can't quite seem to snap out of it, I'm having to go bed quite early otherwise I fall asleep on the couch. Weigh in day today...come over to my diary x

Okie dokes, so there's loads of you on FB. lol Which one are you?

 

[Crystalrainbow]

Hi Jenna hun congrats on the loss whop whop going well still wd. Oh and very well done on the walking am trying to do 5 miles a day now, but its still slow walks, although alot quicker than it used to be LOL

I don't do FB thought i was pretty brave joining a forum !!!
Hugs x x x