tfowler

I don't feel like you're getting enough calories. Your body may be in starvation mode, especially for the amount that you exercise. Really consider upping your caloric intake by a couple hundred. I bet your body just needs more energy.
Don't give up, though. It's not always easy, but it sounds like you've done amazingly well the last six months. I would consider you an inspiration to people like me.

I don't feel like you're getting enough calories. Your body may be in starvation mode, especially for the amount that you exercise. Really consider upping your caloric intake by a couple hundred. I bet your body just needs more energy.
Don't give up, though. It's not always easy, but it sounds like you've done amazingly well the last six months. I would consider you an inspiration to people like me.

I don't feel like you're getting enough calories. Your body may be in starvation mode, especially for the amount that you exercise. Really consider upping your caloric intake by a couple hundred. I bet your body just needs more energy.
Don't give up, though. It's not always easy, but it sounds like you've done amazingly well the last six months. I would consider you an inspiration to people like me.

I don't feel like you're getting enough calories. Your body may be in starvation mode, especially for the amount that you exercise. Really consider upping your caloric intake by a couple hundred. I bet your body just needs more energy.
Don't give up, though. It's not always easy, but it sounds like you've done amazingly well the last six months. I would consider you an inspiration to people like me.

I don't feel like you're getting enough calories. Your body may be in starvation mode, especially for the amount that you exercise. Really consider upping your caloric intake by a couple hundred. I bet your body just needs more energy.
Don't give up, though. It's not always easy, but it sounds like you've done amazingly well the last six months. I would consider you an inspiration to people like me.

I don't feel like you're getting enough calories. Your body may be in starvation mode, especially for the amount that you exercise. Really consider upping your caloric intake by a couple hundred. I bet your body just needs more energy.
Don't give up, though. It's not always easy, but it sounds like you've done amazingly well the last six months. I would consider you an inspiration to people like me.

@@tfowler I'm stalled also. I've moved my scales to my moms house. I can only weigh once every two weeks. I know as long as I journal my food and watch the calories it will fail off eventually.

Hey guys,
Not sure if this is the right place to post this but I had my sleeve surgery Aug 22nd 2014 and i'm now doing the full liquid diet. I am SO HUNGRY. Can someone tell me what they do to starve off the hunger ? I know i need to get use to this feeling but I can barely keep down Water and Soup, why can't I stop craving the foods I used to have? I'm dying for some chipotle but I know I can't even eat solids right now.
Hope you guys can help, I really want to get through this part!

@tfowler- hi I'm a 7/22 as well. And I'm experiencing the same-

Hi, everyone. I've totally flaked the past week or so because I'm a little bummed about an apparent second stall. I feel like I'm stalling more than I'm losing. I stopped the purees and went back to liquids and Soups, and I'm doing my walking, but I even gained a pound over the last week. I know this is part of the process, or so I've read, and I know it hasn't even been a month, but it's just a little frustrating not to see better results. But there's only moving forward from here.
Sounds like many of you are doing really well with the diet. How is the exercising going?

@@tfowler I actually have a nude in my phone from my last diet attempt. I was trying to shame myself into not cheating. It didnt work out well. I will use that to compare at some point.

Good luck, vsg, I hope those purées work out better for you.

Tomorrow makes 2 weeks post op for me and protien is def an issue for me. Since the surg im def lactose intolerant so i had to skip the shakes and yogurt phase. Im able to move to potatoes and cream of wheat tom. Im so happy abot that. Overall im doing well now. Down 37#s from my highest.

Glad you are doing well! You might try scooping one scoop of unflavored Protein Powder and sprinkling just a little of it in your milk throughout the day.....

@@tfowler I can relate on the walking. Its so hot after work the last darn thing I want to do is go out and sweat.I have decided I am not going to weigh myself more than once a week. That will keep me from getting discouraged during stalls I am hoping.
I am having a weird pain just under my left breast area. It is starting to keep me up at night. If I lay on my left side it abates. I dont know what in the world is causing it if not gas......
I am over Protein Shakes as well. Unfortunately I will be extending my liquid phase a week due to travel. I figure that isnt an ideal time to start trying to add things in. I am looking forward to mashed potatoes though!

Hi everyone! Just wanted to check in and let y'all know how I was doing. So far, I feel really great! I am able to get in 80-90oz of Fluid a day. The only problem I am having is Protein, everything I try makes me so sick! I don't know if it is the smell or the taste, but my tiny tummy does not like it. I am getting about 20g of protein just by drinking some skim milk. Everyday gets a little better! Hope all of you are doing well!

I have stalled too and I am only 2 weeks out. Still on liquids...but have not seen the scale drop since Thursday. A little disappointing. I expected the liquids phase to be the time I drop the most.

Hello, all! My surgery date is 7/22/14 in Grand Prairie, Texas, with Dr. David Kim. I was hoping to buddy up with someone with the same or close-to surgery date to share experiences with.

@@GingerSlim I guess that's what I get when I drink warm Soups. Gurgling and the burps. But I'm with @@evanslaura79 in that I stick around 4 ounces and don't push it. I don't feel the same "full" as I used to, but after I stop, I realize I'm not hungry. I think I read somewhere that it takes the stomach and mind about 20 minutes to communicate that the stomach is full, so maybe it just takes time to learn the new signals. I think I also read somewhere on here that one person's signal was hiccups and another person's signal was a runny nose. Weird, but I've honestly been looking for those signs.
I had to go to lunch yesterday with a group from work. They don't know I had this type of surgery, so I ordered Soup while everyone else enjoyed chicken fried bacon, onion rings, fresh rolls with whipped honey butter, and other good looking foods. I will admit that it was hard to watch because I wanted to try a little bit of everything, but I kept reminding myself of my purpose, and it put things into perspective for me. Still hard, but doable. I'm going to lunch today with another group, so we'll see if it's as hard.
Yes, good wishes to @Dulce_jtrivera. She'll be on this side with us today!

What kind are you drinking? I like Premier chocolate and strawberry, Garden of Life vanilla and chocolate, Syntrax Matrix vanilla, Syntrax Nectar cherry, lemonade, apple and peach, and Muscle Milk banana, cake batter and red velvet cake. I also add coffee, PB2, fresh fruit, 100% juice, and Torani SF syrups for flavor variety. I dilute the RTD versions with milk to cut the sweetness and thickness and dilute the powders with at least 50% more liquid than what the directions say. There's so many options available, you might try different ones to find something that doesn't make you gag.

Hello ladies! Just a quick personal update. Ten days out, and as of today I am staple free! Huge relief as they were becoming really itchy. I hope everyone else is feeling good!

I spoke to the dr. office and was told to stay on the clear liquid diet. I hope this works out for me.

I am two year post op and putting on weight. I need to get back on this site and refresh my memory. I wish I never stopped checking in on this support system daily.
Little by little, I fell back into poor eating habits. I never got on track with an exercise routine either. BIG MISTAKE.
I had my surgery in April and by early August I had lost 30+lbs. I wasn't impressed. Later in August I went on a 2 week trip to Europe that was strenuous walking. By the time mid-September rolled around I had lost another 40!!!! That exercise on vacation really kick started my weight loss! (did I learn from that? no)
Stress eating got the best of me and little by little I began eating more and more. More fats. Loads of sugar. ( I'm a sugar addict)
I pray to God I can shrink my tummy and get back on track. I have put back on half the weight.
Newbies.....stay the course. Do the work. I'd hate for you to fail as I have.

Hey yall, had surg on the 22nd and was so excited to move to protien shkes after a week. However,i been so sick the past 2 days. Incorporating dannon light and fit greek and protien shakes have made my stomach so upset. To the point that i cant get my Water in bc my stomach is upset all day. Im just gonna wait til week 3 to incorporate protien.

Hello! This is my first post, I had my sleeve on July 25th and am really looking to connect with other ladies that had their procedure around the same time I did. Looks like I may have found the right thread