MrsB5604

Well, it does indeed get better! I had some serious buyers remorse after surgery for several days. Now I'm 9 days out, 24 lbs lighter, and woke up feeling pretty good. Still a little sore, but nothing I can't handle. I am trying to remind myself I need to still take it easy, but I'm excited to be feeling this good finally.

Sorry to hear you are feeling so yucky
You just had a major abdominal surgery, it's gonna take a bit to start feeling normal again. Get some rest, you'll be feeling great in no time!! ((((Hugs))))

My doc sells "unjury" Protein. It's 23 grams per shake and complete whey Protein. It's not bad- the have vanilla, chocolate, chicken Soup, unflavored. I don't particularly like the strawberry. vanilla with vanilla light soy has been my favorite so far. You can prob find online.
Also a new brand called "nectar" it's the same but in flavors like Cappuccino, fuzzy navel, and tea.

so let's be realistic here, could you have kept up, for the rest of your life, the diet you were on the week before surgery (I certainly could not have spent any longer living on Clear Liquids and Protein shakes). Also keep in mind that when you first start a strict diet you lose a bunch of Water weight, it's still weight, but it comes off much differently and won't continue to come off like that. Seventeen pounds in 3 weeks is amazing. It's over 5 pounds a week! What exactly were you expecting? You've got a LONG road ahead of you, plus a lifetime of bad eating habits to overcome. I encourage you to set some realistic goals for yourself and not expect miracles and to embrace your success!!!! You are doing great. When's the last time you lost this much weight without starving yourself??? Enjoy the journey, stop focusing so much on the goal and enjoy the trip, it's a wild one!!!!