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Great feedback! Thanks! It makes me feel so much better. Good luck to all

Thanks all. I guess there are others stuck losing slow too? Sorry for u, but good for me to hear. I started at 240, and my dr said my bmi was 36, I have no idea how that calculates so I take his word;-) right now he says it's at 31.5, so it's gone down. I really thought since being told my healthy eight was 160 that I would make that number my goal, but now my dr says if I get to 180 I'm lucky and at 190 he'd be satisfied! I WON'T! Uhhhh didn't do all this for that number-haha So I will work at it and it may just be year two not one in which I'll meet my goals? I think it's possible!

Seems the more I workout- the hungrier I am? And the more I eat I've only lost -34# in 5.5 months. Not much to anyone's standards on this site;( I'm still having issues with acu reflux, which sucks as everything I eat causes pain and I'm tilt addicted to having gasx after every meal;( I don't sleep much as my hunger pains usually hit at and during the night. Now... With that said; I of course feel better having lost weight and I do believe I will eventually lose more. Will I lose my goal of -80#? I seriously doubt that. My dr says if I lose -50# total he'd be happy and surprised if I lost more than that? Uhhhh not at all what I expected going into this. But I guess after that point it'll be Jenny Craig or weight watchers again, not that they worked out for me before but this time I may stick with them since I Wont be so hungry all the time like I was before? Idk... I'm trying to stay positive and just try to keep telling myself if I stick with a meal program then maybe in a few years I'll be where I want to be? Just seems I went about it wrong, but in the end I feel I'd do it again as it gave me more power over eating and less capability to eat too much. I do miss my capt and diet tho;(

I am 19 weeks today and only at a loss of 32#. My dr was disappointed, saying I should be double that? Wow really? I'm just tired all the time and still have bad nausea with Vitamins to the point I usually puke them up. So aside of the monthly b12 shot I get, I'm guessing the vitamins issue is contributing to my lack of energy? I take two daily RX for the acid reflux and chew tums a lot, and still nothing I eat is satisfying due to the acid indigestion. I'm just not progressing as I'm told I should be and it's frustrating and discouraging. I know eventually I will keep losing because I'm not eating half what I used to but who knows when it'll be enough to see and feel a real Difference.

Wheetsin: great explanation! Thanks for the useful info:-)

To sleeved--- I didn't know anything about the connection of bmi to weight loss? Mine was 35 at time of surgery. Idk if it's changed but you've given me something to look up now! Thanks

Well today marks week 7! Total loss since surgery is 14lbs. yes it's a loss but not one that anyone says they've noticed. I've gotten a few comments that my face looks thinner but nobody has noticed and my clothes aren't lose just a little more comfy. I'm not sad or anything cause it'll be a slow process for me because I know it's still a process in the right direction. I really expected a lot more by now, with eating well and so little but I'm also not working out at the gym yet (just at home with walking dogs and treadmill and some wii fitness), so I hope that today now that my dr gave me the ok to workout, will start some real movement in my weight loss since I'm ready to really workout more!!! I'm so happy for those I know that have lost a ton of weight, it's encouraging! And I hope at some point I can encourage someone too! Good luck to all and stay positive and hopeful if you are also a slow loser.... It's just different for us all and eventually we and everyone else will notice the changes and before you know it we will be close to or at our goal weight! Hang in there and keep in touch!

My, I do agree thy in time it will slowly work in my favor. With such little calories it has to!!!:-) It's hard to not wonder if I made a mistake as this is less success than Jenny Craig But then it hits me I gained double that back by over indulging when I couldn't stand depriving myself. At least it hurts to do so which throws the stop switch that says "whoa slow down and don't eat or drink that cause it's not good for you and will actually hurt u" I mean that's a in time habit and will pass in time. Patience is my new friend.. We don't get along well but I'm learning to live with it;-)

Omg I'm so right there with you!!!! To me I feel like I'm on another weight loss diet that I'm gonna fail. I've worked so hard and see less results than I did before the surgery. Now I'm told these results will last longer but they still require lots of hard work. I'm 4.5 weeks PO and week 2.5 to week four I lost nothing but actually GAINED 2lbs. This week I lost three so am now at a one pouf loss for over three weeks time!!! How's that supposed to feel other than depressing!!! ????

Whoaaaa did I write this? I've experienced the EXACT same thing!!!!

My heartburn and acid reflux started after my 3rd week. It's with anything I eat or drink. I have a once a day Pepcid rx but obviously it doesn't work well enough. My dr said this will pass in about a month and it's been two and a half weeks so far & I hope he's right!!!! Bleeeehhhhh

What a great feeling to have so many sharing and caring stories! YES IT DOES HELP!!!! thank you all and I hope everyone has great success on their journeys too!!! Now let's all go out and celebrate with a cracker and some water!!!!:-))))

Thanks for the understanding and support Dooter! My NUT thinks if I get in 400 cal a day that's a lot and will be very hard to get more than that. Then My dr comes in and says 700 is more likely what i will end up at here soon but not to think this early I can reach that. I told him I've been reaching 600-700 for two weeks so obviously I'm eating too much. He says no i still hluld not be gaining!!! Then says he didnt believe I could get that much in so soon, until I showed him my fitness pal app, so then says even with that based in what I tracked down as my food choices I'm eating stuff he totally approves so although he doubts I am finishing everything I listed (which I am), I still should be losing weight. Lastly the NUT comes back in and says although the first 2 months is where I will lose fast, I obviously am an exception to the rule and she will not worry until 6 month mark. Oh is that supposed to make me feel better? Hahah Hey bottom line, I do know eventually if I keep my calories and exercise and Water where I'm being advised to then eventually I will lose. So patience (not my strength) is all I got now..... In due time..... (sigh)

Thanks for the thoughts. I'm sure at some point I'll see changes. I'm not saying I want them all right here right now like massive. Just any would be hopeful! Yes things take time but to just have no results in the beg is not the norm. Oh well, it is what it is now!

According to my dr I'm able to eat chicken soup, (not noodles yet) lentil soup (any soup with beans really) and soft scrambled eggs and lean meats plus tuna (which made me puke). The eggs are very hard to get down no matter how soft i scramble them and even egg whites. Even sf Jello goes down rough even after I keep it in my mouth to a liquid. Can't do cold water yet but I'm able to drink @least 8 cups of room temp water a day:-) The chicken in the soup is so soft and I chew it softer but it still feels stuck and I have to walk around and burp for about 15-20 minutes. Protein shakes are good. I can't drink milk based anything yet as it makes me ill but I'll either mix them with water or silk milk. It's quite a process trying to eat and eat slow and wait for pain to pass... I know it'll get easier but now it sucks;)

Hold on to something... Well sit down maybe better advice.... But it was $20k!!! Yep!!! Now that's all my preop and hospital an post op for 5 years. The only thing my ins is used for us prescriptions. Now I looked into the Mexico route, know some that have had success and some that had horro by going there. For me, it wasn't a safe option(for me and my needs & concerns). In large I needed to have peace of mind to, be close to my hospital and surgeon. Be able to have my husband sleep in the hospital with me. Be able to have care after convenient. I had to get to know my surgeon & anesthesiologist and all and know I could see him anytime ASAP. Now it was a personal choice for me and if that is something u can do then u should. No matter why u decide it's gotta be a personal choice your comfortable with because everything else is out of your control after that!!!! Good luck

That's very encouraging! Thanks for the share! Good for you!!

No don't wait. I take them after I've started thy specific meal, per my dr's instructions. I take them with those specific meals so thy can go down earlier. It takes a while for the vitamins to absorb so if you take them all at one youre not getting full benefits.

The people from my surgeons office i went to class with and I were all on clear liquids for 7days, then mushy food (yes they said we can puree soup) and have things like applesauce and yogurt and cottage cheese and scrambled eggs, for 7 and now chicken and other lean meats and then steamed and very soft veggies after week 3. No raw veggies & fruit for 6 weeks and even then lettuce must be diced and chopped and only a small amount. & no fruit with a peel. It's pretty simple after that.. Protein first, (always), then veggies and fruit. We also have our 6 daily vitamins too(some a few times a day). Otherwise then we are on our own to make high protein low web choices. Hope you can get another change to talk to a nut cause 22days seems veryyyy excessive and not at all healthy. Idk?

Yeah I was at the point that after I cried a minute I said... Too bad... I must do this! Least yours is 5k less then mine! but I live by the beach so it's a douchey hospital-lol... My surgeon was higher than two others I met with but I didn't feel the instant click with them I did with mine! So that was worth it when asking someone to cut into on onto me!!! Ya know??? serious good luck!!!

Andy what a great tip!!! Thank you!!!

Please don't be sort to vent... That's why I posted:-) vent away... It all helps us all!

Nic, thank you! Really appreciate u sharing. It does help. I hope it passes for us both sooner than later:-)

Thank you! It's not pretty or good but it's my journey and I still don't regret it! So going in open eyes of possibilities can't hurt! Everyone is dif and some may breeze thru (god love them), but for me I needed to know it all. So I'm gladly willing to give back. I know it's a long process and. Any wait to start enjoying my decision. It'll happen... Thanks for your kind words;-)

Bubbles? Well welcome to the POP ROCKS phase so I've been told-lol