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Hi everyone! Congrats to everyone on this thread for their continued weightloss! Quick update for me... I'm now 5 weeks post op and had to have my gall bladder removed last Friday The rapid weightloss and drastic change in diet set off a really bad gall attack last Monday. All good now, on the road to recovery... Again!!! My weight at the beginning of the pre op diet was 113.9kg, now 5 weeks post op I am 97.6kg, so very very happy and excited! Everyone that I've told about my surgery has been really supportive, especially old school friends who know how long I have struggled with my weight. I love not feeling hungry and I love not having chocolate cravings anymore! I love love love my sleeve!!

Just a quick update... I hit 99.9kg this morning!!! Yay, under 100!!! So have now lost 14kg since starting preop at the end of January!

Hi KelBel, I spoke to my dietician today and believes I'm not eating or drinking enough. Moved on to the mushy stage today and she has encouraged me to eat cruskits (even though they're crunchy they dissolve easily in your mouth) with high Protein toppings such as egg, cottage ricotta or Philly cheese, shaved deli meats etc. She has also suggested I snack on Greek yoghurt with soft fruit mixed through. I had one cruskit with cottage cheese and shaved ham on it this afternoon and it was AMAZING!!! Just to have something crunchy that also went down well was really exciting!

Hi everyone! I'm now 3 weeks post op and about to start my soft food diet tomorrow. I've been feeling really tired for the past 3 days. I felt really great and energetic in weeks 1 and 2, but now I'm just lethargic and tired. Any advice??

I know I shouldn't weigh myself everyday, but it's just too tempting when they're on my bathroom floor!!! May need my husband to hide them and only bring them out once a week for me??

Hi Kazza Wa! You're doing great! 9kg is an awesome loss! Since surgery I have lost 3.6kg. Actually got on the scales today and it looks like I've gained 500gms! It's probably nothing, but I was a bit disappointed when I saw it. Like you, I find liquids easy but purées seem a bit difficult. eggs really seem to give me a bit of pain, so trying to steer clear of them even though I love them!!

Hi everyone, I'm 2 weeks post op now & feeling really good! Was just wondering how much weight on average everyone lost each week in the first month or two?

Good luck Seth! I'm one week out today and feel really good!

Any tips on getting in calories while on the free fluid stage of post op? I'm not at all hungry but feel really weak due to lack of food. Is this just something you have to put up with until the purée diet commences (Wednesday 20th Feb)?

Hi everyone, sorry I haven't updated you guys sooner on my surgery! I had my sleeve done 12/2/13. Everything went well with the surgery and the surgeon was really happy with the sleeve. When I woke up I had pretty bad pain across my chest, so had lots of morphine and endone, so I was pretty wiped out that night. I haven't had any problems getting my liquids down, the only one I have problems with is straight water, so I just add a little hydrolite or diet cordial and it's fine. I have suffered really bad migraines for the past three days, so I'm hoping that passes soon! Apart from a little bit of tiredness I'm going well. The pain from the incisions is very minimal, so not a problem with that! Pre op I was 111.8kg, day of surgery I was 106kg and today (day 5) I am 105.9kg. Not a huge weight change yet, but now that I'm home, off the IV fluids and the swelling starts to go down hopefully the weightloss will happen!

Great to hear everything went well for you KelBel! I hope everything continues to run smoothly for you.

Good luck KelBel, wishing you all the best for today Well, I'm on the eve of my surgery!! I'm scheduled to be operated on at about 2pm tomorrow. The pre op diet has gone great and has me feel so much better than how I was when my diet consisted of a lot of junk food. It's really helped me get into a good head space and I now feel totally prepared and ready for the start of my weightloss journey. At my heaviest I was 113.8kg. The day that I started opti I was 111.8kg and today I'm 106.0kg! So that's a loss of 5.8 kg! Bring on tomorrow!!!