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Ladies, I volunteer! I don't know how good I'll be, but my surgery date was May 13, 2013 and I'm an email junkie
I have lost 55 lbs since surgery. I have my weigh in numbers from the 2, 4, and 6 week check-ins at the doctor. But I want to tell you, like you'll hear until you want to scream, everyone is different.
We had major surgery! They yanked out part of our body! You're healing! Follow your doctor's advice about your diet phases (they sound slightly different than mine), and put the scale away! Only weigh once a week. Remember that as you heal you're only getting in a minimum number of calories just because of swelling and stuff. So you lose a lot, and then your body starts hoarding everything, and then you adjust and start losing again. So it's a bit wonky at first. The weight will come off. It has to!
Our surgeon's office had a In-Body body composition scale, and it could spit out what your resting metabolic rate is, which is how many calories it takes for your body to function. So, at my pre-op weight of 268 and 5'10" tall, my resting rate was 2100 calories. At my 3 month appointment (around 220 lbs, I think), It was still around 1800-2000 calories. (my numbers are at home) So since I'm only getting around 1000-1200 calories a day, I'm losing weight. It's not fast, but it's still losing.
And I say it's not fast, but I'm apparantly still on "bypass rate" in terms of my average weight loss. I did lose a lot pre-op, which put me in good shape for post-op recovery and getting back to the gym. But don't rush going back to the gym. Walking and sipping are the initial things to do, until you're back at full calories (the new "full", about 1000 / day) so that you don't pass out (which I came close to doing until I remembered about the major surgery!).
Keep hydrated. Keep getting your Protein. Because you want to lose fat and not muscle. Things will happen, but we didn't get overweight overnight, so we won't get thin overnight either.
As I said, I volunteer to help. I'm on the board generally at lunch, but send me a private message if you want my email address for outside of here...
Good luck!

I know they all have said it but I have been able to drink Water from very early on in unlimited supply.

I'm glad , after debating to post it, That I did. You've really helped and this is a fantastic forum! I'm glad for your response and honesty!

That's what makes forums like this great. We can come on here and ask honest questions and get honest answers from others who have experienced the same thing. According to my doctor, one of the most common things he hears while people are on the liquid diet is, "you forgot to do the surgery!" He says his concern at that point is the people will start eating solid food before their stomach is ready.
I wasn't concerned after hearing that, and sure enough, once I was allowed to eat solid food, I realized that he most certainly did the surgery, and I can see the results when I tighten my belt buckle.

Omg thanks to the two of you. I seriously felt like that... but I didn't want to say it out loud. I truly felt like I had my regular stomach and I thought it was just me. Thanks so much for the support!

Please don't worry! I had the exact same experience a few days after my surgery. Fluids will go right past the valve at the bottom of your stomach, so they just go right into your intestines. Therefore, you won't feel particularly full just drinking fluids. Sure, it's extremely important and necessary as your sleeve is healing. But it's only been a few days, and your new stomach is still healing...I can assure you 100% that no "stretching" is happening at this point.
As soon as you start with more solid food, you'll find that the feeling of "full" comes right back, and you won't be able to eat all you want, even if you can drink more Fluid than you might expect. It's largely a matter of the valve at the bottom of the stomach.

Surgery date: 8/29
Highest weight: 396
Surgery day weight: 375
Current weight: 361

You look great, great job!

Good luck today! Sending you good energy

Tomorrow morning I will be having the sleeve procedure in Burbank, CA. I was wondering if anyone else is having theirs done tomorrow? I'm nervous, excited, anxious, and happy...what a mess of emotions!

I work in a hospital and I am gifted woth total honesty...which meant that everyone who asked why I was going on medical leave, got the truth. My coworkers, friends, and family all know about this. Surprisingly I got a lot of positive feedback and some advice from many who have done it and some who have known someone close to them who did it. So I am glad that I was able to tell them!

I work in a hospital and I am gifted woth total honesty...which meant that everyone who asked why I was going on medical leave, got the truth. My coworkers, friends, and family all know about this. Surprisingly I got a lot of positive feedback and some advice from many who have done it and some who have known someone close to them who did it. So I am glad that I was able to tell them!

Congratulations! Keep us posted on your journey! !

My birthday! Awesome! Mines is today at 1pm..ahhh lol

Hello everyone! I am new to this support group and just briefly tell you my story.
I am having surgery on September 20 in Burbank California. I began looking into the surgery this year and to my surprise was approved by my insurance. My heaviest wt was 311lbs and currently am 276lbs. I began my preop liquid diet and mentally preparing myself for the changes. My fam and friends are supportive, thankfully. I also am lucky to have a close friend who had her surgery last year ( she honestly convinced me because she is doing amazing! !)
I am excited to know that I am not alone in this journey. I look forward to reading the posts of this community!