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Seattle1880

LAP-BAND Patients
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About Seattle1880

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    Female
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    Seattle
  • State
    WA
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    98107
  1. I am losing an average of 1-2 lbs per week. It's very frustrating to lose so slowly, but now I am at 30 lbs lost (in 4 months) and starting to see how those 1 lb losses can start to add up. I thought I would be much closer to my goal weight by now but I am hoping that I can keep losing a pound a week for the next 60 weeks. Is that possible?
  2. I am right there with you. I lost 10 pounds the first week and was thrilled but that was the one and only week of significant weight loss I have had. I am now almost 15 weeks post sleeve and I have lost a grand total of 24 pounds.
  3. I am right there with you. I lost 10 pounds the first week and was thrilled but that was the one and only week of significant weight loss I have had. I am now almost 15 weeks post sleeve and I have lost a grand total of 24 pounds.
  4. I had the sleeve 5 weeks ago and everything is going better than I expected as far as healing and energy levels. However, I am very disappointed that I am not losing faster. Weight loss has been very erratic. I started at 221 and I lost 10 lbs the first week. I was thrilled but then did not lose anything for 2 weeks. The third week I lost 4 lbs and thought I had cleared the plateau but now the 5th week just ended and I didn't lose anything this week either. After 5 weeks I have lost 14 lbs, but in the last 3 weeks total it is only 4 lbs. Good, but certainly not the results I expected with a sleeve. What am I doing wrong? I am basically on a regular meal plan but eat significantly smaller amounts. Today for example I had a protein drink for breakfast , 4 oz. jambalaya soup for lunch, a few veggies and a couple cubes of cheese for snack and about 4 oz mixed stir-fry chicken and vegies for dinner. I will have a protein drink or 1/2 c. cottage cheese before bed. Are these normal amounts of food for post sleeve? Yes, I am trying to get my water in. No, I have not been exercising. I know this would help but it would have helped pre-sleeve and I didn't do it then either. Any ideas?
  5. Seattle1880

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    I am 48 yo and was 221 before 2/24/11 sleeve. I had the sleeve done with a laproscopic procedure (not sure if they are all done laproscopically now but that is definitely the way to go). I decided I was bored and didn't have anything to do so I returned to work the following Monday afternoon, 2/28/11, 4 days post surgery. My tummy was a little sore but it would have been sore regardless of whether I was sitting on my couch or sitting on my office chair. I spent most of 2 days post surgery napping and then I was ready to go. I didn't have to do any heavy lifting but after 2 weeks of limiting my lifting to 20 lbs I felt fine carrying a heavy bag of dog food or a load of laundry. I'm not suggesting that you should do it, but I am a single and didn't really have anyone around to carry my dog food. I think if you have the emotional strength to have the surgery you have the strength to figure how to do whatever else you need to do to support it.
  6. Welcome to VST forums Seattle1880 :)

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