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I was sleeved 5 weeks ago today. I lost 19 pounds total since surgery, but I've been the same weight for 3 weeks now... I've noticed I've lost 7 - 8 inches overall on my body, but no weight has been lost. I feel it's due to me transitioning from liquids to "foods" .... any clue how to jumpstart some weight loss again? I'm not cheating at all.

how soon post-op can I wear a girdle or shapewear of some sort? I have the dermabond glue keeping my incisions shut, I'm 8 days post op, is it to soon?

Sugar free Jello

So my friend and I went through with the surgery only weeks from each other. I was just sleeved on the 12th, so 6 days ago, and she was sleeved 3 weeks ago. She texted me a trick she did, she had said in the first weeks of the post op, when she was cooking for her family, she'd put the food item in her mouth and chew it (say a buffalo wing) and get the taste all inside her mouth, chew chew chew, and then spit it out, so it wasn't consumed at all or swallowed. What does everyone think of this? Safe? Harmful?

I ended up going today. TMI LOL

I tried coffee yesterday, and had a very small bm - like tiny with a lot of pushing. I might have to try the seeds.

It is allowed, will do thanks

My surgery was 9/12 a Wednesday - 5 days ago, I haven't pooped since 2 days BEFORE surgery, so a week today... Is this normal? I've been taking Fiber, all my Vitamins, and also have taken 2 Philips "help you go" pills...

Wear something lose and comfortable.

I was trying not to get on the scale for at least week, but curiosity got the best of me lol.

Came home today. The pain in my incisions is minimal, I'm walking fine. I can drink Water and shakes ok. When I woke up from surgery I had intense gas pains stuck in the middle of my chest, and that was basically the worst of it. I got on the scale though and it shows that I gained 9 pounds since the day of surgery. How long will these fluids and stuff from surgery be in me?

I started the journey in Feb.

Thanks everyone And I'm glad to hear a few others who got their dates the other day too

Sept 12th, 11am. Start the liquid diet on Aug 29th, also have the blood work and whatever else that day. actually, my liquid diet allows for a small and healthy dinner meal, and the 3 Protein shakes a day. I got in my unflavored Protein powder today, and so far so good. A happy me today.

Thank you, I'll check that article out