LeannePilot1

My doctor set my goal weight, which just happened to be the same weight where I tended to hover before I had a weight problem...

That could certainly be the case.

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Hi Everyone - How are you Sept. Sleevers doing? My surgery was Sept. 25. At first I was doing a GREAT job getting all of my Water in, but now that I am back to work I am finding it harder to remember to sip, even though my water bottle is right here with me. Also, as they say, the surgery is on your stomach, not your brain... Prior to surgery I was pretty good at keeping to a good workout schedule. Now I'm struggling with that. I did have multiple pulminary emboli in both lungs 1 week post-op (in spite of 6 short walks every day) and I was required to curtail exercise for awhile, but now I am having a hard time sticking to a schedule. My daughter and I are starting a new exercise plan together tonight! : ) I also have HEAD HUNGER like CRAZY. I called my Dr.s office and said "I AM STARVING!" and the nurse practitioner said "No, you're not". LOL! The GREAT news is that I am losing the weight! I have 6 sizes of clothes in my closet and I have shrunk out of the largest size and my second largest size are getting big! I am curious about other folks triumphs and what other people might be struggling with.

It sounds like you are doing a FANTASTIC job to prepare! You are doing way more than I did... the two things I REGRET not doing before surgery were to practice SIPPING water (I love water so I have no problem drinking it - I just needed to SIP it), and to practice taking SMALL BITES and chew chew chewing. Because I didn't practice that ahead of time, it was a BIG adjustment for me, and after surgery I continued to drink water from the 1oz cups they give you in the hospital, because I couldn't 'trust' myself to remember to take SMALL sips!

It took me SEVERAL days to have my first BM after surgery... I finally had to take milk of magnesia, which tasted terrible, even though I tried to 'sneak' it in a shake... That did the trick. Your first post-op visit should be 1 week after your surgery date.