Lorrie#9

I've learned a lot from this thread too. I was taken in for my surgery a lot earlier. It was supposed to be at 1 pm and it ended up being at 11 am. It's a great feeling getting it over earlier than you expect.

Great before and after pics! Also, for upcoming sleevers, I found a great 35g protein shake at trader joes that's only about 150 calories and it's really good, too. I love using the protein powder in coffee-- I had used the premade shakes but adding the protein powder adds even more protein in. I love the ideas I get from this online group!

Hi! I also have been totally exhausted since my surgery on Feb 3. I agree it's because so few calories are going in. And it must really wear on your system to consistently shed this much weight. I'm so happy with the 35 I've lost, with a few stalls included in that. I think all we can do is keep up with the vitamins and supplements, get your water in, get your protein in, and rest extra if you need to. I feel less tired more recently, so I do think we adjust to this eventually. Happy losing!!!!

Just keep keeping' on. It may go many days like this, but then, it'll turn around. I stopped weighing myself everyday in the middle of my stall. It was just so upsetting and discouraging. But, I'm losing again now and I changed ABSOLUTELY nothing between then and now. It was just a temporary little plateau. You can do this and it WILL happen

Hi everyone. These stalls are pretty common. I lost 20 pounds in 21 days then nothing for nine days. It made me crazy. Then, recently the loss picked up again , at a pound every two days, and I've pretty much stayed at that. Just keep doing what you're doing w fluids and protein guidelines and it'll get in gear again.i think bodies need to re calibrate after such quick losses. It was annoying, but the day I woke up and lost 3 pounds in one day was a little weird too. Keep at it and it'll all work out just fine!

Hi! The only thing I discovered that made the preop and post op (sleeve done February 3) a little more tolerable was to use the Atkins advantage shakes as creamer in my decaf coffee. It tasted pretty good, actually, with a Splenda. Whoever said that in first month depression is common makes me feel much better. It's been tough....

Just hang in there a bit longer. Call yr dr about the runny-ness, just to be safe. But, The pre-op part is so difficult. It's different after the surgery because cheating after surgery is really not an option, or, you pay for it physically. Now though, before surgery, it seems like something you could find a little gray area on. But don't. Please just stick to what the dr. Told you and you'll be fine. Best of luck! I love my new sleeve but as others have said, it's totally not "the easy way out". At ALL!