buttaflyladi

I'm guessing after surgery are taste buds change. Ive never liked fish until now (still can't stand the smell of it) but the taste is now appealing to me. Go figure anyway thanks for sharing your stories with us. It helps allot. I'm 11 days post op and struggle with food in my mind.

That is so awesome honey. You go girl keep up the good work.

I have lost 101 pounds in a little over 5 months without any exercise. I hate exercise and I have some medical issues that prevents me from doing it. Now that I have lost all of the weight, my blood pressure is now low, extremely low when standing or during any exertion. I flunked a stress test yesterday because my blood pressure dropped so much and I started having difficulty breathing and had severe leg cramps. So my cardiologist told me no exercise till he finds out what is wrong with me. But I lost all my weight through food intake and watching Days of our Lives lol

My 9 days post op so I'm new at this myself but if i can be of assistance let me know. I'm in Miami FL.

Hi I'm 9 days PO, and just wanted to know if there is any support out here. I'm doing it all alone and needed some encouragement. The lbs are falling off as I'd hope or at the rapid weight as must sleevers in the beginning. Any suggestions?

Thanks for the advise love.

Buttaflyladi if it feels good do it. If it hurts, stop. Best wishes! Good luck on your weight loss! Sincerely, me

Kittychick
I read your entire post, twice and not for nothing, but it sounds to me like your still explaining away your decision...and to be honest you are making this decision for YOU & YOU alone. You dont have to explain anything to anyone as long as your comfortable with your decision. I haven't told many people about my surgery because for the first time in a very long time I am making a decision for myself! And I feel like I am the only person that has to be ok with "my" decision. So I say all that to say this...do you! In the south we have a saying "if you like it, I love it!" Best wishes to you on your upcoming surgery!

So, first off, what exactly is your definition of a stall? Haven't lost weight in 2 hours? 1 day?
The first week cannot be used to assess any form of weight loss attributed to the sleeve. First off, you just came from surgery where you had IV fluids pumped into you. Second, you body is swollen from the trauma of having 85% of your stomach removed. Surely you can appreciate it is going to be in a bit of shock ... right? Lastly, are you looking to lose fat or weight? 1 pound of fat/muscle is equal to approximately 3,500 calories. So, if you consume as many calories as you burn, you will stay pretty much the same. Consume 3,500 calories more than your burn, you will gain a pound of fat. Burn 3,500 more than you consume, you lose a pound.
So, assuming your resting metabolic rate is just over 2,200 calories, have you been consuming 2,200 calories per day since being sleeved? If you were anything like me, you are nowhere even close to that number.
Bottom line, no, you are not in a stall. Your weight is going to fluctuate wildly here the next week or so as you begin to heal. My recommendation is to weigh yourself no more than once a week. I opted for once a month after I read a post from someone who was totally upset because they had gained 0.3 pounds from their morning weigh in. I realized that I, too, could become overly obsessive about the scale and ditched it. Weighing once a month allowed me to never see stalls, so I was always encouraged and felt motivated. I suggest you stay away from the evil scale. It only measures weight and most here are looking to lose fat.
Good luck and congrats on your surgery.