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Even my weight loss is slow...and it has stopped...but I lost in inches...some success... our bodies are used to less calories and more Protein so its all the more difficult. but we will work at it and get the weight loss.

hello, I too am a revision from band to sleeve. i have come to the conclusion that since our bodies have got used to the Protein diet and less calories we have to try harder. before the sleeve I was eating 1000 cals and no weight loss...the body said..fine this is what you give me..I will not loose weight!!! ofcourse I wasnt exercising...I had sort of given up on the band. Now I lost some weight in the first month and now a stall....I also have put on 2 pounds today and am depressed....I ate less yesterday...its not fair...its real hard work....we have to work at it every day!!! all the best !!! we will succeed!! its wonderful to read all your posts. We are all going through the same problems. I am expecting hair loss so I have got a wig. The hair will grow back later I know that.

i think our body is already used to the Protein diet when we had the band and also used to less calories... so loosing weight is all the more difficult. I have not lost any weight in the 2 nd month...infact I am gaining... I agree my life is erratic..some days I eat less...and exercise is a problem...but with hardly 600 calories...but my body is stubborn... I was not successful with the band...now I must try very hard with the sleeve.

drain has nothing to do with the swelling i feel. The sleeve takes time to heal.it has been stapled and so naturally there s swelling . do not worry.You will be fine. we all have some issues..for 1 month.

she may feel weak for 8 to 10 days....she must walk a lot...every few hrs...to get rid of the gas...since we are on a liquid diet for long...energy level might be low. all the best. its wonderful she has a caring friend like you.

are you straining your self in any way? My stomach used to swell if I overdid any activity..or travelled..or sat for long hours. its natural. as its healing the swelling will go down. Do take rest and care. all the best.

you have lost more than 50 lbs...thats good... whats ur diet like..do you have lots of Water....water Proteins and exercise are all equally important. my weight has stalled. I am drinking more water. and exercising more. Hope it helps. all the best to you and me!!

you have got wonderful weight loss so far...start your efforts again and you will be successful. all the best.

you should be careful.Its a major operation and the stomach needs time to heal.Thats why we have to follow the diet strictly.and also take adequate rest. maybe the food you ate didnt agree with you.Since you were unwell earlier its all the more important to be careful. the sleeve needs time to heal. all the best.

dont take stress ..each one's story is different. You body is healing.at 2 weeks. maybe try walking 2,3 times in a day. are you taking lot of water.also follow the diet given to you. you will loose .all the best.

hello...I had my band in feb 2011 and removed it on 24th jan 2014. Band didnt give me much weight loss...maybe My fault...i was not exercising much or drinking Water...but in dec 2013 I started putting on weight. my band had slipped and it stopped working. They also found a thin thread hanging in my stomach!! Now the sleeve is also a tool and since the body had adjusted to less food and so on...i will have to make more efforts....But i will...Its a life time change.

My weight loss is very slow...I think my body was used to the Protein diet and also less calories... so its not responding .... i have increased my Water and exercise....i hope my stall goes away.

i am 2 months out.can I start with weights? I cant walk much due to arthritis....upper body exercises suit me.

you can convince your family that you want this surgery to be healthy.

hello Amy..you lost 106 lbs...amazing....you must be looking good...cheer up and start your exercises... here I am stuck and also gaining....cant walk much...other exercise not allowed at 2 months...feeling low..

I cant eat much at one sitting and I feel hungry in an hour or so....many times I am in office and so skip the timing...so end up eating far too less...hardly 35, gms Proteins. and then my weight goes up....any suggestions.

I live in India and we dont get tinned food or many options of high Protein. I am also a vegetarian most of the times...so its all the more difficult. But we have to go for protein shakes for the rest of our lives I think. Its a life long effort and i will do it.without going off the track!

Thanks Don...I do have Protein shakes....mostly two in a day....or three...totaling to 35gms...but some times..things go wrong..and there ..I am up by almost 1 kg... and I was neglecting my exercise also....I have arthritis...so when i read some forums where they say they dont exercise....I was thinking the same..but soon after my operation I was walking a lot using a stick. I know I must not loose focus...thanks..

ok...thats a good idea...but how often do you eat.

it did happen recently...I had some food rather late...and forgot my medicines also.i got up coughing. I have to take a tablet and a liquid also. start your medicines.

are you taking the anacid medicines? stomach continues to secrete acids and they are not used...as stomach is now very small..so we have this acidity. Take your medicines regularly .all the best.

our stomach is on the left...yet sometimes i feel a pain in my right side...did we have surgery there also? I am confused.

sometimes a get pain in my nipples...strange...is it due to hormonal changes??

earlier I had swelling also on the right side...Someone should explain to us.

I agree with Kindle...our bodies are used to eating less..eating more Protein,drinking more Water...so loosing weight is more tough for us.. but we will succeed...and use this tool well.