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| The Cornell University VSG Diet |
| Thank so much for sharing this! I've passed it on to 4 of my VSG friends. |
| How Big Was Your Bougie??? |
| My tight 32 bougie is perfect...it made losing easy and maintaining even easier! |
| Pain? |
| Most of my pain was due to my hiatal hernia repair and less due to the surgery itself. I did get a "fragile" feeling in my stomach when my pain meds wore off during the first week. After that it was mostly back pain from the hernia repair. |
| Goal BMI? |
| My current BMI is 20.8, way lower then I had dreamed. 5"7" and 133 pounds |
| Food ideas for the Full Liquids or Purees Phase |
Full liquid stage - I mostly ate tomato soup.. had potato soup once. I wasnt hungry so often, and the soup was so good and filled me up well.
Soft stage - I mostly ate refired beans with cheese sauce. It was so good. I was surprised I didnt get burnt out, but its like I got a taste for it and thats what I craved. |
| Pre-op shopping |
Pre-op.......not only did I have to prepare my own self, I had to prepare my family.
I bought alot of easy-to fix meals for them..to get me thru the first month.
For myself, I stocked up on mostly protein choices - bullets, unflavored protein powder, Nectar Protein powder, and a chocolate protein powder. I also got some soups. My plan was to fix the soup as directed, then strain out the noodles, etc.. I could give the bulk of the soup to my daughter and I would drink the broth. This worke ... |
| Weight Lost at Six Months |
 I had my VSG Dec. 4th.. It is now july 30th and I have lost 127lbs so far.. I have Slowed WAY the hell down.. But i know why.. I feel i could maintain this weight for the rest of my life with no problem.. I went from 397 pre surgery to 272 today.. I am just about 15 lbs from my goal.. If.. I put some effort into it.. I know for a fact.. I could do it.. Im just not into the excersise thing anymore.. I know i should.. BUT....
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| Hunger Issuses |
If.. Anyone has a Hunger issue.. There is nothing that says you cant eat.. Just be carefull in your selection ! Instead of cookies and candy.. Go for a few pieces of fresh fruit, or veggies.. even a small portion of nuts works !! This doesn't have to be torture !
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| What made you choose VSG? |
I chose it because my main issue is hunger and it is more likely to cure that than a lap band or RnY. Weight loss is similar to RnY but complications are similar to lap band.
Finally, as a self-pay, the lack of long term complications is appealing. |
| How many polls have you filled out? |
| Okay, I've filled out everything I can at 1 month post-op. |
