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Stalled already?; Very irritable today; Eating mushy food

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BigDaddyJoe

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After dropping 20 lbs in total from the pre op diet and first few days after surgery, I've weighed exactly 254.7 for the past 3 days. A stall during the first week post op? A bit discouraging. I spent a couple hours last night reading these forums about people's stalls. I guess I need to not obsess about the scale, and let things happen in their own time. I believe it's physically impossible not to lose weight with the small amount of calories I've been taking in.

 

I am very moody and irritable today, even getting annoyed if my kids try to talk to me. I'm not sure what that's about, that's not my normal. I guess I'll attribute it to the diet.

 

I've progressed to the stage 2 of the the post op diet, mushy or puréed foods. I went to the grocery store to pick up some things that sounded good from the list - low fat cream soups, instant grits. I also went to GNC and picked up a case of the Isopure bottles. Expensive, but I like them better than the powdered shakes which seem too sickeningly sweet to me now. 40 g of Protein and 20 oz of liquid simultaneously? Win-win. I got the Alpine Punch flavor, really only because it was the only one there was a full case of, and it's not bad. There are some other flavors I'd like to try also. My first mushy food was the instant grits. I only was able to eat 4 spoonfuls, and I put the rest into a container for another time. I will probably try a soup at dinner time. I'm finding it very difficult to eat and drink enough, especially since I can't drink for 15 minutes before, or 45 minutes after eating something. That takes 3 hours out of the day where I can't drink anything. I was more thirsty than hungry at lunchtime, even after taking a couple hours to drink the 20 oz Isopure. So I drank instead of eating.

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Hi,

Dont be discouraged.... Just take one day at a time. All of us have moments when we feel down or disappointed but remember its a process and your body is healing. Kuddos on the liquid intake the food will get easier to get down as you continue to heal. Stay encouraged

TD41

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Please don't get discouraged...I felt the same about 4-5 days post-op I think it's coming off all the drugs they give you..major surgery is hard on the body and the brain you just had 80% of your stomach remove and depression and anxiety is part of it be good to your self it get's better day by day.I am 10 days post op and today was my best day a little cramps if I drink to fast but at 54 yrs old it's been slow going I not upset with my family the other day and I just went outside and enjoyed the sun and it helps...Good Luck!!

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Funny you say that. Lots of folks seem to have a mini meltdown anywhere from 4-7 days out. Mine came day 6. Thought I was going crazy but after lurking around in this forum, found others in the same boat. After that I decided to have a pity party for one, got in jammies early, got under the heated throw and watched some mindless girlie TV and cried and sipped my water and Isopure. (which I agree is da bomb)

It's amazing what we can do so soon after surgery and if a mini meltdown is the worst, I think we are doing ok. Give yourself a break and allow yourself to feel the emotions. Tomorrow will most likely be better. :-)

Hang in there fellow March sleever!

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Just a though as I drank a lot of protein drinks before surgery after lifting weights. Try mixing them with water instead of milk if you aren't already and add extra water if they are still too sweet. It helps a lot as they are sometimes too sweet for me as well. Also not sure what protein powder you have but I use Jay Robb, it is the cleanest and probably the most pure you can get in stores (there are a few others that you can only get online) and tastes good.

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Thanks crossfit. I have several different brands of protein powder. I don't want to replace the milk with water, as that will lessen the amount of protein. I have been 'watering' them down by adding extra milk, and that does help some.

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