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I was told to just see how it settled with my stomach and to not load it up with all kinds of fattening, sugary creamers syrups etc. for calories. Luckily I drink mine black or with a dash of milk.

Seems like a theme early on....body just trying to adjust and retraining it to believe that less calories isn't starvation mode and it can let go of this miserable fat! I've decided the scale is going away as well. Trying once a week. It's that stupid thing that triggered me in the past to just give up. Not going to let it do it to me this time 'round! Hang in there everyone!

PJ......I'm there with you! Not getting protein/water in like I should. I know this has to be a priority of mine as I'm sure I would be feeling a little more energetic than I am after 5 weeks. I also have to SLOW DOWN when I do eat! Tonight....not so good. Too fast and my tummy let me know by bringing it back up :-( Not something I want to happen on a regular basis!

I am having some issues as well :-( Even got a period (haven't gotten one in almost a year! Thought menopause had hit) I'm only 5 weeks out (down almost 30 pounds :-). Hoping everything settles in soon!!

Way to go!

Just asked my dietician about this today at my appointment. She said it's considered a carbohydrate so it shouldn't be eaten before Protein....the old Protein first then carbs in the form of veg. and fruits after. So, if after I'm finished having my protein I have room for it...eat it :-) I agree with the other poster, it could go down pretty easy and you could consume quite a bit if you eat it alone like a snack. The carb. content in it is pretty high I think. On that note.....I'm off to buy myself some watermelon!

I'm on Zantac prescribed twice a day for a month. I have found in the last week or so that the reflux rears its head in the evening. Reminds me to take the second pill lol! Milk coats and so I find myself drinking it in the evening. Hope it settles down or I can find something that works a little longer.

Yep! I have yet to get all my Water in AND the idea of gulping a full glass of water down when I'm thirsty is almost as frustrating as wanting to chew some food and not being able to! Gotta get used to this "new normal" :-) Good luck!

Doctor gave me oil pad things at last appointment. Took the residue right off.

I had the same thing that actually spread to my entire body :-( Hives of unknown origin is what they diagnosed me with lol! THe doctor said that if you are allergic to something that it doesnt always show up right away. He said it could be reaction to antibiotics they gave in hospital, adhesive from the steri strips, etc. I was told to take benedryl, take cold shower and pat dry (no hot showers...will make you itch worse!) and some cortisone cream. Did the trick and it was gone within 3-4 days.

I am also losing "slow"....or what I think is slow. I finally decided that this weight will come off when it comes off! I am NOT going to be a slave to that stupid scale to give me validation and I am NOT going to have such high expectations that I sabotage myself. It is what it is. THis is a journey in which I have no idea when I will get to the end of the first leg (goal weight). At this point any weight loss is fabulous right? We weren't able to do it before our little friend :-) Keep up the good work!!!

Honestly, right now I'm not really tracking anything except water. I know as I introduce food I need to track more. The biggest thing for me is to be mindful of when I eat to look at it as a meal....hard to do when it's so little food! I am supposed to have 3 "meals" a day and shakes in between. I haven't been able to have the shakes, thus my protein has been low. If anything I haven't been getting enough calories, protein OR water in. :-( I am glad that this is a learning journey and not a perfect journey. I have my one month appt. on Thursday and hope to get some more advice from the nutritionist.

I'm 4 weeks and have started feeling the same thing! Feels like it's twisting/pulling. I am hoping it's just the internal healing process continuing. Now that the stomach is settling in (swelling going down) maybe we are feeling more of the healing occur.

Perfectly normal! You are just getting used to ice chips, Water, juice and popsicles...and then only a few sips/bites and doing it just because you have to not because you're hungary! :-) COngratulations! Now the journey begins!

I had something similar. I broke out in hives and rash around the incision sites. The doctor said it could be a reaction after the fact from antibiotics in hospital, or something else. They considered it non-specified allergic reaction. Benadryl, cold cloths, hydracortisone cream helps. Took me about 3 days until they were gone. Not fun! Hang in there....this too will pass! :-)

I was feeling pretty down the past week or so. The scale isn't moving, Protein and Water not where they need to be, and still feeling pretty wiped out. I finally decided to go into my closet and try on a few pair of pants I bought but never fit into. And much to my surprise....they fit with no problem!! 2 sizes smaller too! :-) Then I decided to step on the scale and it finally moved! Only a pound but none the less....it moved! I think I am finally realizing that the weight will come off at its own pace and that I have to throw my expectations of how much I should be losing out the window! This is not a sprint!!! It is going to be a lifelong journey. It really doesn't matter how long it takes does it? Slow and steady will win my race. I am ready to embrace this thinking!

They are called lypomas...fatty deposits. I've had them all over for years - thin or heavier. I actually had some of them surgically removed because they got so tender. Am Considering having some removed again. Going to wait and see which ones look the biggest and hurt the most lol. I was told they can be somewhat hereditary - my mother has them as well. Harmless, but annoying!

I was sleeved on May 20th and have good days and bad. We knew it would be a life change but to actually go through it is a whole different story. I haven't been all that great with my significant other and I know that it is hard on him. I just told him to be patient with me and to let me know when I am being a "B". Sometimes I know I am and I just want to be called out on it! So I guess my advice would be to tell her you are doing your best to adjust with her in this journey. WHile you want to support her she needs to know that you will not allow her to verbally lash out at you without you calling her out on it. I know for me when my guy does it I get out of my "pity party" and realize that there are other people who matter besides me and food! Good luck! I'm hoping it gets better for us.....for your sake too :-)

Seems like I've been sleeved forever and yet it was just done May 20th!!! I feel like I should be shedding pounds....I'm down about 16 pounds since surgery plus 9 before so 25. When I write it I guess it isn't too bad. I just think I should see pounds gone everyday! I have to put that scale away! I'm having a really hard time getting the protein in. Seems like the 1 percent milk is all that really likes my tummy. And soup made with milk. I can't get those shakes down. Trying to just sip and get one down during the day. I know I need to start exercising more as well. My perfectionist is coming out for sure. I keep telling myself it's only been 3 weeks but feel like I should have it all down, be running marathons, lifting weights, eating perfectly etc. In reality......I'm kind of in a funk. Tomorrow starts the pureed stage.....trying to find some things to eat. Any suggestions? I can't remember if I can have some fruit or not....like peaches, strawberries? Chese melted?

I was sleeved on May 20th. Since that time I am having a VERY hard time getting enough Protein in. Nothing seems to settle into my stomach very well. Most of the things I'm drinking are the sugar free drinks, Water, and milk....that is where most of my protein and calories are coming from; milk or Soup made with milk. I am probably only at 25-30 grams of protein; need to be at 60. I know that the protein in the beginning is to help with the healing process. Lack of calories could be slowing my weightloss down as well. I'm supposed to start the pureed stage tomorrow. Any suggestions of how to get more protein in would be helpful and appreciated! Thanks!

I'm with you...feeling a little down. However, I looked at the calendar and realize it has only been 3 weeks since I had major surgery!! Our bodies need time to heal, readjust, along with our mind and expectations. Like you I think I should be losing handfuls daily! This is a journey. We need to trust the process and embrace every pound lost no matter how small. Like some of the posts I've decided to put the scale away. Step on it once a week for awhile. D the scale for me has dictated my success and failure in the past. Not this time! Hang in there we will succeed little by little, day by day!

We'll......I now know what it feels like to have either eaten too much or gone too fast...vomiting. Not something I want to have happen again! Now"I'm a little afraid to drink OR eat. I want to get to the place where I don't have to think so much about this whole process. Not even a month out so I have to be patient and mindful....like it or not!

Seems to be a theme going on.....stop weighing daily! I know for me I'm on the scale too much! Have decided to bring my scale to my moms and weigh once a week.

I'm with you.....feeling a bit defeated that the wright isn't coming off. I think when I heard the nurse say...oh it's going to start falling off quick....and it hasn't makes me feel like I'm the minority. Just have to hang in there I guess. Keep plugging away!

I too am glad to read this. One of the hardest things for me is not seeing the scale move for almost a week and surgery was May 20. I really have no idea if I'm doing things right or wrong. Just trying to drink , get in some protein at this point. Hope it all settles in so I feel like I'm actually eating separate meals, counting calories etc. right now feel like I'm just hanging on!