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It doesn't matter if you were hydrated. Everyone gains water weight from the IV fluids you get before, during and after surgery. That was just them trying to bully you. I drink a ton of water every single day and I still gained about 14lbs in water weight. Never weigh yourself after any surgery. It will disappoint you.

You can buy protein powder with 30 grams in it. You can get body fortress right at Walmart for 17.99. Drink 2 and you have had your 60 grams. Why would you waste calories on only 5 grams of protein shakes that is just odd.

If you are disappointed with yourself then you need to ask yourself why. If you are not following the meal plans the dietician gave you or the exercise plan you were told then you won't lose 20lbs in the next four months. You have to get on board and do what you were told to do. I am only a week out of the gastric sleeve and have lost 20lbs as of today. Its not hard. Your are making it hard.

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You have lost 67lbs in a month. You are not going to lose weight every week, every month just because you had the bypass. Your body can not process the fast weight loss like you can. You don't need to do anything but stick to the diet your doctor gave you. What you were doing post op is not what your body requires now. That is the one thing people fail to realize its not gonna keep coming off without your body catching up. 3 weeks is not a stall. Not losing weight in a couple months is a stall. Be patient it will keep moving just give it time.

You are not going to lose weight every day and sometimes not every week. You have to stop getting on the scale. As far as eating your pouch can hold on an average 3 oz. You may still have swelling in there. Just eat what you can and the rest let it be for now.

Do you like beans? Beans are high in protein but you would have to take gas x or something after you eat them. Get some dried beans and cook them down with some chicken stock.

You don't want your pouch stretched and besides the doctor won't do that. It can in time stretch out but you want to be careful of the. Too much stretching will make it so you can eat more and that is not what we had the surgery for. By a years time you should be able to eat a cup of food.

So sorry for your loss but maybe a grief counselor could help.

You didn't gain all that weight over night and you won't lose it overnight. The best thing you can do for yourself is stay off the scale. Get weighed at your doctors office and let that be it. Weight loss surgery unless you have the bypass is not going to go fast. If you are losing 2lbs a week that is good. Two weeks is not a stall. Sometimes you may go 2 months without any weight loss. You just have to be patient, do what your doctor tells you and the weight will come off. Its still early and you still may have swelling. Think about healing in stead of losing weight.

I have to have one every two years and I am fine once I wake up. Everyone reacts to anesthesia differently.

Unless you are really not sure of what you can eat then I would not bother. She is probably going to say the same thing she has already told you and make you log your food which I hate logging.

I am saying this with love. Surgery doesn't fix us. It only limits what we can eat at one sitting and if you go back to your old ways then you will gain weight back. Your stomach will stretch right back out. You have to always weigh your food. I have had my band for 9 years. Tired of it. It never kept me from being hungry. Converting to the sleeve. Can't wait to get this nightmare out of me.

I have had mine for nine years. Going to the sleeve hopefully as soon as my insurance approves it. Same with me. last three years hell. Was living life and loving life then one day I just started vomiting. My insurance would not pay to have the band removed so my surgeon just unfilled it. I have lived on liquids for the most part once in a while I get a good meal in but even empty its still tight. He said most bands are an 80 percent failure rate by year ten. I have gained all my weight back but I can't eat healthy. Its the most ridiculous thing in the world. Good luck with your removal. I would not just have mine removed without converting. Life has been pretty miserable.

The only thing I can tell you is be happy they caught it instead of being a statistic. I don't know why your surgeon would even do the surgery without being cleared by cardiology and the fact that you are on blood pressure meds. Is he willing to do the surgery without being paid again. That would suck totally. But you are still here which is a plus to me.