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Hello everyone. So today was my first Post Op appointment. My surgery was Jan 30th 18. I am proud to say I am down 15 pounds!!!!!! HW 235 SW 230 CW 220 I was feeling a little discouraged and down this past week because giving up food was hard for me but this definitely gave me that confidence I needed! I’m happy to say I don’t regret this surgery! Looking forward for the future! Would also love to hear anyone else’s stats

There are two phase to weight loss surgery: the Weight Loss Phase and the Maintenance phase. The weight loss phase tends to be short. I had RNY gastric bypass and I transitioned into the Maintenance phase at around 7 months. Sleeve patients lose weight at a much slower pace and sometimes enter Maintenance at 2 years. So during the Weight Loss phase I advise that you adhere to the meal guidelines given by the surgeon and nutritionist. In the Maintenance phase, you have more freedom and go with what works for you.

Hey everyone! I hate to bring up this little situation but I had my sleeve successfully done January 30th. Yay! I’m 34lbs down from my highest weight of 298. Yay! Here’s my question. How long before I have a BM?? I haven’t had one since the day before surgery. I feel super constipated and I was going to call my doctors office Monday morning but I figured asking y’all wouldn’t hurt either.

Yay you!!! These are not easy sacrifices... but they pay off. It's important to stay focused on the big picture...

Again...no judgement what so ever. Throwing my two cents out there, and appreciate everyone else's two cents. (Wish you hadn't deleted yours, Fluffy!) Ideas on nutrition have changed many times over...and I expect they'll continue to. Bottom line...do what works for you. What you feel safest doing. What you feel healthiest doing. As down as I personally am on keto...there are some really interesting studies involving kids with seizures and autism being helped by keto diet. They know it improves some neurological disorders, they don't know exactly why. I think we're going to learn a great deal about a lot of illnesses with further research into the gut microbiome....which is in it's infancy. Also....older adults do better on higher protein diets....as contradictory as this seems. So, there's a lot of wiggle room for new information and new ideas that might take us in different directions. I respect everyone's choices.

No magical reset, but your progress is not bad. It slows down quite a bit after the first month of two. What worked for me as I get the cravings is talking about it and sticking to a habit with what I eat. Ohh and always eat your protein first. HW 309 SW. 274 CW. 217 GW 190 Surgery 09/25/17

We are staying home tonight too ! To much temptation [emoji20] I too have a bad habit of drinking during my meals . HW 313 SW. 309 CW. 274 GW 200 Surgery 01/04/2018

I am in salad heaven. I missed them so much. Like you, sleeved2win, I craved them terribly...and I wasn't disappointed when we reunited:) Best wishes on continued success.

Wow, you lost fast! We started at similar weights, I was 205 last June before the pro op diet for 2 weeks, surgery in July. And I am still at 156. You look amazing. How do you still have hair? I’ve only lost 49 lbs and I have only 1/4 of my hair left. Admitting to envy! But you are inspirational. Congrats!

i lost 100lbs in the first 6 months. but i’ve been stalled for a month straight now since. talked to my surgeon yesterday, he said i will start to lose again for sure. he said i have been a fast loser the first 6 months, and a lot of times that means the 6-month stall will be longer than usual bc your body has a lot to adjust to. he said slower losers have a much shorter 6-month stall, or none at all.