Kabooboo

I just finished my 3 week stall finally. I had the same feelings as you- I'm not going to be successful at this. On the 14th day of the stall I lost a pound, and then another pound the next day. I'm not sure there is anything you can do but stick to your plan. It's discouraging, but we have to keep in mind that there are people who have lost more than 100 pounds in a year who had a 3 week stall just like us.

I got sleeved on June 28th, so I had most of the summer to recover. I did sub for summer school for one week 3 weeks after my surgery, and did fine but summer school was only half a day. Now I am back at work full time at 2 months out, and doing fine with lots of energy. I originally was thinking of having surgery over spring break and I'm glad I didn't. There is no way I could have gone to work after only a week or 10 days, but maybe some people could. It took me 2 months to regain my energy. Lots of fatigue the first 4 weeks after surgery. I took lots of naps.

Are you tracking carbs/calories, what you eat on MyFitnessPal or something like it? I see a lot of carbs in that menu. It is not a low carb menu, not even close. I know that if I eat a high carb food I immediately gain 3-4 pounds- and I mean like I at 2 tablespoons of mashed potatoes and I gained 3 pounds. Bananas are one of the highest carb fruits you can eat, if not the highest if I recall. Peas are also a higher carb vegetable. There are better choices for fruits and vegetables. I would suggest cutting carbs back to less than 40 a day, maybe closer to 20-25. Many people who are really successful with the VSG follow that plan. 600-800 calories is a good range for weight loss. Just my opinion...You can do it! This is a journey not a race....

The first day was kind of hard, but not due to pain really. I found it hard because I was so knocked out by the drugs that I just wanted to sleep, but the nurses wanted me to drink some and walk some. I finally "woke up" and felt alert late on the 2nd day and then I felt much better. I didn't really have any gas pain, but many people do. I had a really dry mouth and was a little afraid to drink. It takes some getting used to! Ice chips helped. The first week was hard due to the fatigue and feeling so tentative and unfamiliar with drinking, plus getting in so few calories. I felt much better the 2nd week and it's been getting better every week. I am exactly one month out now. Best wishes to you for a quick recovery and lots of success with your VSG!