Disco

I am 3 weeks PO and I , too, find it frustrating to only be able to eat a minicsule amount (end up wasting ALOT becuase you can't "cook" a meal small enough for just 3-4 bites!) And then 4 days later when you have 1/2 the meal still left..... you don't really (at least i don't) want it. ARRRGH!
Of course I did this for the REASON of not being able to eat that much to increase weight loss.... but I guess I just didn;t know it would be this difficult (at least for me....)
And to top it off.... my weight loss has stalled and I've only lost 12 lbs (not including the 12 lbs of Water I gained in the hospital....) grrrrrrr.....
Feeling frustrated.......

You are right! I am VERY happy that I have lost the 12 pounds, I think I got the "idea" from a friend sleeved on 4/29 who has lost like 50lbs, that in the first month (she lost like 30 + lbs that first month) I would "lose sooooooo much" as she did, so when that expectation fell short..... I have been in this "funky place" of feeling like "am I EVVVVVVER going to lose any more than THIS???
It makes me feel better to know that I will eventually feel a bit more "normal"..... lol... or my "new normal",that is
So, I am truly happy that I have lost 12, and just want to get the "loss train" going again!!! :-)

Disco I'm with you. I'm apparently a slowwwwwww loser. At six weeks I'm only 11 lbs down. My clothes feel no looser either. So yeah I feel your frustration.
One thing I did that has helped me is to buy the mini muffin tins. I now make a crust less mini quiche (finally something I don't throw up). I've found 3 of these keeps me full and I'm finally getting close to my Protein goal.
I also bought the mini bread loaves so I hope once I can keep more things down I'll make mini veggie/meat lasagna. Using the mini tins makes my life easier and I'm not so frustrated because the servings are perfect.

I am 3 weeks PO and I , too, find it frustrating to only be able to eat a minicsule amount (end up wasting ALOT becuase you can't "cook" a meal small enough for just 3-4 bites!) And then 4 days later when you have 1/2 the meal still left..... you don't really (at least i don't) want it. ARRRGH!
Of course I did this for the REASON of not being able to eat that much to increase weight loss.... but I guess I just didn;t know it would be this difficult (at least for me....)
And to top it off.... my weight loss has stalled and I've only lost 12 lbs (not including the 12 lbs of Water I gained in the hospital....) grrrrrrr.....
Feeling frustrated.......

I am 3 weeks PO and I , too, find it frustrating to only be able to eat a minicsule amount (end up wasting ALOT becuase you can't "cook" a meal small enough for just 3-4 bites!) And then 4 days later when you have 1/2 the meal still left..... you don't really (at least i don't) want it. ARRRGH!
Of course I did this for the REASON of not being able to eat that much to increase weight loss.... but I guess I just didn;t know it would be this difficult (at least for me....)
And to top it off.... my weight loss has stalled and I've only lost 12 lbs (not including the 12 lbs of Water I gained in the hospital....) grrrrrrr.....
Feeling frustrated.......

I would say that is A LOT!! You go girl!!! You look great!!!!!

Hate is not a strong enough word to describe how I feel about protien shakes at this point in my life. My stomach can't tolerate them a at all. They make me nasuea and when I drank on an empty stomach they never stay down.
When I was drinking them I enjoyed the premier chocolate flavor I got from costco.

I can't WAIT to be able to cross my legs and have them crossed ..... Without "forcing" them to stay together!!!! Lol

Just wondering at what point can salad be tolerated?

Absolutely beautifully said..... Best of luck and I second EVERY. SINGLE . THING you said! Thank you......

Absolutely beautifully said..... Best of luck and I second EVERY. SINGLE . THING you said! Thank you......

My surgery is Thursday. Tomorrow I go to all liquids. Up to now, it's been Protein Shakes for 2 meals and a sensible meal for either lunch or dinner.< /p>
I've done a lot of physical, mental, and spiritual preparation. I am grateful to the plus-size stores that allowed me to express my sense of style. I won't miss shopping there but they were there when I needed them. For that, I am grateful.
I don't regret anything to this point. Truthfully, I enjoyed every fast food meal, cookie, and loaf of fresh bread. But it's time to move to a better model for good health. I welcome it with no regrets. I had a wonderful time getting to this point.
I am at peace with the decision to get sleeved and make room for changes that will hopefully allow me to enjoy this wonderful life a little longer with the man I love. He was sleeved last month and is doing amazingly well.
Onto the next chapters......always exciting to find out what we'll write on the next page.
I wish all if us making this step a good experience. May God hold all of us in the palm of his hand.

I understand, I will be ten weeks out tmrw, and i have had two 8 day stalls already, each one coinciding with Aunt Flo...... seriously.... hoping that this month it will not happen.... but alas, I did start losing as soon as Aunt Flo left, hang in there, stick tot he plan.... I admit to weighing everyday.... I know ti would be best to wait as suggested by many.... but at this point can't help myself.

If you don't weigh yourself, you won't experience a "stall" - you are probably still shrinking, you're just not losing muscle, so you don't see the scale moving as fast as you'd like to. Better to lose fat really slow, than muscle really fast!
Stay off the scale a week or two, stick to the basics and I'm sure you'll be thrilled to find out you are not "stalling".
Take care!

Nope.... 10 lbs pre op......, GAINED 12 lbs of Fluid, so,I came home weighing 272 ( wth?????) , then lost from 260 to current weight of 248.....
I know everyone is "different", its just sooooo frustrating to hit a "stall" during the month where I've heard it said " you'll loose like craaaaazy that first month".....
I'm really afraid is not going to keep losing!!!
#mindisgoingbonkers

So..... I am on day 18 and have been stalled for the past 4-5 days..... Frustrated is not the word for me..... I'm on purée ( but have mostly have resorted to Soup and the full liquid diet, because the purée grosses me the hell out!!)
I am strugggling to get my Protein in because I hate ( I repeat HATE SHAKES) the shakes!! And the nectar.... The Isopure.... The Boost... You name it..... I'm tired of "drinking" stuff !!!! So, it gags me. I was planning on getting my last protein drinkminmlast night.... And then fell asleep by mistake. ( arrrgh!!!)
I have no idea how long this stall lasts or how to break it. But I have seen people say:
1. Get your protein in ( check. Working on it)
2. Get your fluids in ( doing that)
Don't know how long to expect this to last, but I feel like I'm never going to start losing again and am really frustrated and down over this:(
Anyone else experience this? Hellllp!!!!
#pureedandfrustrated

I know where you're coming from. Being fat is easy. It's something I'm used to. Change is scary! I actually got scared and caught myself thinking - "What if I can't eat as much after surgery?"
Then I had to roundhouse b*tch slap myself and say, "Dummy, this is WHY you're having the surgery."
Then I thought about how people would start noticing my weight loss and complimenting me. - I'm used to being invisible.
And then I thought about how I wouldn't have an excuse to stay out of social situations if I were thin.
And God Forbid! Girls might notice me! And on and on ...
I just said to myself "F it!" I'll take it as it comes and learn to deal with it.

Oh,and I have NEVER liked refried Beans..... Always deleted them from my taco order previously.....
Tried them post sleeve........ And after TWO BITES felt like I ate a turkey.(o_O)
They are waaaaaay too heavy in my stomach......

Me too! Bought something that said 52 grams of Protein One ready to drink shake. It was the most barfilicious crap I have ever tasted.

Ok! So it's NOT just me! I feel the EXACT same way (like I have eaten a COW with just a couple bites of beans.... wondering WHYYYYYY they said we can have this at this stage if it makes our new little stomach's feel not so good(??)
Not sure about the smoothie, but someone did post that a frozen 1/2 a banana and the Premier chocolate shake blended up is pretty good! Think I'll try that today
Guess like in "Finding Nemo".... like Dory said we just have to "Just keep swimming, swimmiing, swimming..." lol

I got the Isopure "unflavored" and because the scoops are SOOOOO huge, I tried to put ONE scoop in some SF Sobe (oh God.... the thought of how nasty it was makes me want to throw up)..... so I have not gotten the Isopure in any other flavor (scared much....). I have spent soooo much $$ on the Proteins to "try them" that I am reticent to plunk down another $35-$40+ for one.....
I am praying that my "capacity" will open up a teensy bit more so that I can get ALL of my Protein from food eventually.... I dont see how I can do "shakes" everyday (even as a supplement) for the rest of my life becuase I abhor them so strongly!

So..... I am on day 18 post op, in the throes of the PUREE stage and feel like I am:
1. always tired. Can't seem to get quite to 60-80g of Protein..... HAAAAAAATE ALL shakes and powders. They gag me.
2. When I eat (let's say 1 egg with a sprinkle of cheese on them), it first of all..... takes me like 15-20 mins if I do not want to feel pain in my stomach (i can eat refried Beans, but ANY thing like that is sooooooooooooooooooooo heavy on my stomach and makes me feel terrible!!!
3. Wondering if my ability to eat just a WEE bit more will ever come! ( i know I did this for a reason, but I am OVER only being able to eat Soup, broth, SF popsicles, shakes and diet liquids without feeling it feel like a BOULDER in my stomach after one or two bites!!!
4.And to top alllll this off.... i seemed to have stalled ..... grrrrr.....
Just looking for your experiences with this stage, does it get better and am I really crazy??? :***- {

Ditto! I tried steak around 7 weeks, I think... whenever I was cleared. It was amazing and is a regular part of my diet. It sits so much easier than chicken. I've almost completely eliminated chicken; it just doesn't sit well. Ground beef sits a little better than chicken, but steak is even better. Pork seems to be fine, seafood is my primary source of Protein, with red meat (steak mostly) making a frequent rotation in my meals.
~Kat