TamaraS

Thanks ItsAllNew! It probally is an adjustment thing, thanks for the encouragment!!

How many pounds are you losing a week?

I switched back to my regular pill form of multi since I couldnt bare the sweetness of the chew. It goes down just fine Myfitnesspal.com tracks your protien, fat, carbs and calories. My surgeon suggest to continue tracking calories until you get to goal.

I actually stopped losing as soon as I started soft foods The first week on liquids I lost 17lbs! I was so stoked. Even though I started eating soft foods I have not had ANY carbs except the few in broccoli and cheese. I was told this would cause faster weightloss by my surgeon. Scale hasnt moved in two weeks. It makes no sense. Im worried I will have to go back on all clear liquids to lose additional weight. I have been doing a ton of article searching for info on this but every one's experience is so different its hard to find out why Im not losing.

3-4 lbs a week is great! I think I will try to up my calories instead of lowering them and see how it goes!

Ya I do use myfitnesspal, I personally have been having around 550-650 calories and I am not losing ANYTHING. I dropped down to 350 and lossed 3lbs but went back up to 500"s and nothing again. 350 seems so low and I was not instructed as to how many calories I should intake, It is so frustrating. I have to get this figured out before I waste any more time. Thanks for the information!

Hey chancie, How many calories are you getting daily?

Could you share How many calories you averaged daily and you activity level? Im really trying to get the calories figured out!

Are you losing weight at 50 carbs? I am curious as to what calories people are at to lose weight regularly?

You could call because I shouldnt encourage you to go against him?her but If I was in your position and needed natural sugars to increase my carb intake I would get them through apple sauce. Your body really will be your guide. Take the smallest spoon full if you do try it and just see how it sets in your tummy. Hopefully the surgeons office can give you the ok over the phone!

I was going to say juice too, also apple sauce Good luck!

I am taking almost all my pills whole. I hated the chewables. I have been taking the prilosec and the b complex since a week out of surgery and then about five days ago I switched back over to my regular multi vitamin. I have no problems swallowing the pills. I never had an issue besides the first day with liquids either though.

Thanks for sharing!

I also have three meals and will have up to two Snacks if I feel particularly hungry that day!

How many calories are you eating? Specificly after you start soft foods in the first 3 - 6 months. I am having difficulty finding the right amount of calories to lose weight. btw I am aware of calorie counting and Water + protien intake, those are not issues. I also am not eating carbs - no veggies or fruit but might have minimal carbs coming from non fat sour cream, cottage cheese and other low fat cheeses. I dont get how I am not dropping weight like crazy... So again can you please help me out and give me an idea of where your calories are at, what phase you are in and if you are currently losing weight at that number. Thanks SO much!

Same here, took til day 10 til my hunger went way down! Hang in there it should get better soon!

I was sleeved 9/27 and today is exactly two weeks out. I have lost a total of 18 lbs since the day of surgery. Really bummed I gained 5 lbs during this time and had to re-lose it, I would have been 23 pounds down! Atleast it was a lesson learned and kept me much more aware of what I put into my mouth!

I was on liquids for 6 days but only because they didnt tell me I only needed liquids the day after surgery then I could go to mushies. After one week I was on soft foods and havent had any issues. 6 months seems incredibly long especially since I am eating and digesting protien with out a problem. I will give lettuce a try week 7 and see how it goes!

I miss hanburger and salads! I think I will wait a month or so before I try the hamburger. I progressed too fast on some other protiens and I am lucky I didnt cause damage to my stomach! I think I read that we can't have lettuce til six months out...EAK

I actually know what you mean because in my manual that I got from the nutritionist it says I can have oatmeal, potatoes, cream of wheat, grits and so on... I talked to my surgeon's PA though and she told me flat out I can eat that way but I will be looking at 1-2 pound weight loss a week and said that if I eat the high protien I will get my weight off in what she calls the critical first 6 months. I guess weight really slows down after this time. It IS confusing and what you are eating Isn't bad but it just wont produce the results your looking for, ya know? After you lose your excess weight the stuff you are eating now looks like it would be great for maitanence Its frustrating, Im only two weeks out to. Alot of this is trial and error. I had to go from eating 600 calories to 350 because I wasnt losing. Its all about experimenting and finding what works for you, Hang in there!

I just got my order a few hours ago! I just made the chocolate truffle and it really suprised me! I dont care much for chocolate but placed the order while I was having cravings ) It taste like a light chocolate milk, similiar to ovaltine with out the weired fake sugar taste. SO pleasantly suprised! I gave my six year old a taste and he didnt want to give it back. nectar is by far the best tasting protien I have tried. I aslo got the peach shake, I will report back as soon as I try it

I use my son's baby fork and it helps SO much! I eat too big of bites and get so much gas pain with a regular fork. it also slows me down from eating too fast which is somthing I struggle with.

I also had a few days where I started being loose with my calories and not watching carbs and I gained 5 lbs. I started back on No carbs and eating tuna fish, eggs and salmon and lost the 5 lbs in two days. If I do have carbs I keep them under 15 and track everything on myfitnesspal.com. I promise you if you cut the carbs out and up the water intake you will reach your goals with little to no problem

I am not sure how to upload photos but I am 13 days out and my incisions have been closed for a week and are already fading!! There wont be much to see, maybe similiar to a cat scratch on the surface of the skin. I am so happy they arnt gnarley!!

My NUT said 6 months, totally bummed. I love salads.