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I know is hard being patient, but have faith and trust your sleeve!!!! They are saying that it can take up to 18 months to get to your goal weight. Ela

30 pounds is GREAT!!! Before surgery it would have been so much more difficult! Are you measuring your food? Are you talking with your nutritionist, are you making the right choices, are you exercising? Answer these questions to yourself and look at the positive side of WOW, I lost 30 pounds!!! If you are doing everything the right way, you will get to your goal...be patient! Good luck, Ela

just be patient and follow your diet and you will consistently lose weight...I have been loosing the same amount of weight as in the first month, so trust your sleeve!! You should give yourself 2 pounds per week to be "safe" if you want to calculate how long it will take you to get to your ideal weight...track your progress and print it for you to see it every week. If you get to a point where you are not loosing any weight...look back and see what you are doing wrong (eat the same Breakfast, lunch or dinner or not drininking enough Water or proteins). Good luck! Ela

wow!!! I can only have black beans, no potatoes, rice, sweet potatoes...no carbs )) she wants me to eat chicken salad, fish salad with veggies or fruits...I have a list of foods I am allowed to eat...soups (not creamed) and not canned because of the sodium content...so it's more work to get my food planned for the day ))

Is your dr. ok with your eating mashed potatoes? My nutritionist wants me to STAY AWAY from carbs ))

try the EAS; they are not thick at all and they are the only ones I like now...

yes...start walking and the fluids will wash out...are you able to drinking enough Water?

My dr. pt me on protein shakes and clear liquids as soon as I was able to eat them...I was not hungry at all, but tried to drink them for protein intake...I am 4 weeks after surgery nou and I still have zero hunger and I like have protein shakes twice a day to make sure I am taking in my Proteins...biggest problem I have is eating slow...I am not the most patient person )

hello ladies, I've been MIA because between work and my grad school I'm exhausted...I've been sleeping A LOT...is anyone very tired afte WLS? I got a B12 shot prescription and going to get a shot once a month...I am almost one month after surgery and lost 30 pounds...no issues except of being tired and sleeping a lot ))) Today is my birthday and I am going to CHEAT and have a small margarita )) Glad everyone is doing well!!!

they are saying that is the worst pain...are you taking any meds for gas...walking is the best way to move that air out

I am sorry to hear that...do you have any antinausea pills...my doctor gave me a prescription before the surgery to have it just in case...Feel better soon Ela

Is Tylenol not helping with your headaches? Try to sip water through a straw...even so you will probably not be able to get all your fluids in and that is ok...just had my 2 weeks post up and I can barely get 45oz per day...try as much as you can... Good luck, ela

YEAH!!! Good luck...I stayed away as much as possible from Gatorade due to the sodium in it...I liked better the crystal lemonade right after the surgery. Ela

I had my 2 weeks post op today!!! Woo-Hoo...my wounds look great, they stopped itching, and they are very pleased with my progress...I am now un mushy stuff, can eat some fruits and veggies as well, so I am really excited!!! Still struggling with my Water intake, but they said it is normal! Got new set of blood work to do, B12 shots once a month on top of my Multivitamin and Calcium. Ela

Congrats!!! Try to walk as much as possible, do your breathing exercises and ask for more meds...I was on morphine the first day, auto pump It will get better, I promise!!! You will be tired and that is normal...I slept almost non stop while I was in the hospital probably from the drugs ) Ela

that's great...keep your good attitude, do the breathing exercises and try to walk as much as possible...bed hospitals are uncomfortable, that's why you are probably sore.

Congratulations!!! Looking good!

I would call the doctor's office just in case...I also had an achy back, but is gone now...mine was from gas and laying down too much...I was very tired the second week and slept a lot. Ela

be careful with the sodium intake...you might retain water...are you using the low sodium broth? My dr. also said that egg drop soup is allowed and I had some when I felt I needed something more "solid" good luck, Ela

Good luck...I am almoste 2 weeks after surgery and doing great...been working all last week, and been doing light cleaning, laundry and all that...the only thing I can say is that I am exhausted in the afternoon and have been sleeping A LOT...no pain medicine, not even Tylenol...good luck and start walking as soon as you can after the surgery and as much as you can! Ela

my diet was max 80 gr. of protein per day...don't drink more than 4 shakes/day, supplement with sugar free gello and sugar free popsicles and water. I really like the EAS shakes.

Office work...desk job...one week you will be good to go. I was on morphine for the first day, pain killers second day and then only tylenol twice a day. Do your liquid diet, be strict with that, walk as soon as you can after surgery and as much as possible second day and you will be good to go by the 4th day...a little bit tired, but managable. Good luck! Ela

Hello Everyone, I just had my surgery on January 3rd. Excellent experience in the hospital, don't remember too much the first day since I was drugged ) they checked vitals EVERY hour, so I felt very tired, second day was great no pain killers, took all the IV's off (except one) and third day I went home. I feel excellent, already back at work, a little bit tired, but cannot complain. Eating after surgery was a bit weird and I am still working on learning to eat very slow )) Between my pre op 2 weeks liquid diet and since home I already lost almost 20 pounds (19.4)...it looks like a pound per day. I am not hungry at all and it seems like a get full with nothing...this morning I felt full by the time I took my vitamins, calcium, pepcid and my meds with a little bit of mils and 2 little spoons of sugar free pudding. My dr. still wants me on a liquid diet for 2 weeks post op. Good luck everyone! Ela

Not sure how much I will be able to rest in the hospital...read lots of blogs and it seems like someone is always in your room to check on you I am sure I will feel much better when I get home, but I will have my laptop and kindle and phone ...so I will try to keep myself busy

Danielle, how long it took you to recover from the surgery...I am trying to see how long I will have to be out of work