shawnee1973

Absolutely. I tried to add you but not sure how. Lol. My name is shawnee69 on my fitness. I definitely need to work in my water intake as well. I only get a couple of 16oz bottles in per day. I have never been a big water drinker but I'm trying...I just forget to drink!

Hi Pac-woman. My typical day starts with cream of wheat in morning (4oz), some type of soup for lunch (4-6 oz), usually a cream but I do pieces of soft chicken and potato, and maybe some tuna and mayo for dinner. In between I may have Greek yougurt, fudgesicle, or sugar free pudding. And I try to get in a shake and/or a shot of protein. The shots of protein are 200 calories but 50gm of protein. I track everything on my fitness pal and eat until I reach my goals. I don't always make it but I did notice that once I was able to eat more, I'm losing much better. Hope this helps!

I am 15 days out and couldn't be more pleased. For me, this was much easier than anticipated. The first couple days were rough and I did get a bit nauseous but after that, everything went down too smooth. I can eat about 4oz of anything at this point. I progressed my diet based on what I felt my body could handle. I am now on soft foods and eat around 800 calories per day. I was so afraid that I would never enjoy food again or be able to eat good food. I had way too many "last meals" prior to surgery and put on an extra 15lbs....dumb dumb!! I still eat great food, just much less. My hw was 254. Surgery weight 237 and 230 today. I was depressed about not losing too fast but in the past week, I have lost 3 inches off my bust and waist and 1 inch from that booty! I burn about 150 calories a day walking. I feel better than normal!!!

I was sleeved on the 12th. I lost 5 lbs right away but have been stuck at 232lbs for 7 days. I so badly want to see 220's. I am briskly walking 2 miles a day, drinking water, and getting in my protein and doing well with pureed foods. I think I'm ready to throw away the scales!!

Same boat...it's been 7 days since surgery for me with one small bm 4 days ago. Finally started taking dulcolax stool softener yesterday so hopefully something will happen soon.

I remember a few funny things. First off, when the staff was wheeling me into my surgery they kept saying things like" She's a tiny little thing. This is going to be a piece of cake" First time I had ever heard that at 237 lbs but I will take it..lol. Now on the day of my surgery I was on the last day of my period. I used an extra absorbent feminine product and told my husband to remind me to change it out of surgery. When they were waking me up while wheeling me into recovery, I heard a couple of the male interns nearly screaming asking what was wrong with me. I guess I never factored in the blood thinners because it looked like someone had been butchered under that gown. Thank god a female nurse kindly said, No worries, it happens". When I did wake up, it took them about 20 minutes to get me some pain medication. The pain was excruciating!!! So much so, that that I guess I held my breath for a while cause the staff ran up to me yelling she's not breathing. I just took a big breath and apologized. Haha..that hurried them up a bit! It's now day 4 post surgery. I'm drinking lots of water, taking no more pain meds, getting in my protein and on the treadmill 3 times a day! Life is good! Hw 254 Sw 237 Cw 232

Hi all..its my day 2 post op. I feel much better today except for a pain that I keep experiencing around my sternum...it lasts for about 8-10 seconds but stops me in my tracks. It feels like I have swallowed something way too big to go down. Then goes away for a minute then comes back again...it may just be gas but I hoped someone else may give me some insight.

So I was sleeved last night between 6-8...my pain has been pretty bad but perhaps I just have a low threshold or perhaps it was the gallbladder removal. Anyway, I'm home now. They used staples instead of glue on my incisions. Anyone know why they would do this? I never saw my surgeon after the surgery and nobody else could tell me why because he normally does not.

Loving all these positive thoughts and wishes. My surgery is at 11:30 and it really helps. Happy thoughts happy thoughts!!!!

Wow...lots of surgeries tomorrow... And I agree fitdrea30, whenever I feel the least bit of anxiety, I get on here and see all the success stories and it helps tremendously. Good luck to everyone!!!! Hope to hear from you on the other side!!!

Day before surgery and the anxiety is really kicking in....not to mention I feel like I'm starving. Clear liquid and full liquid make a difference. Hospital told me to call at 8am for a time to come in... I can't help but wonder why I do not have a scheduled time already. And I live an hour away. Strange!

Great thanks Veronica for your feedback!!!

Btw, day 7 of preop and down 14lbs....yay!!!

Well I had my pre-op yesterday. They told me that my gall bladder was only working at 8% so it will need to come out as well. Fortunately insurance did not require an additional authorization. My surgeon thought they would and was planning to reschedule me. I'm scheduled for Monday. Does anyone know how much longer the surgery will be when they have to remove the gb?

Mine is the 12the as well. My Dr advised me a pre-op diet was not necessary but I'm going to start one tomorrow just to be on the safe side. Like you, I am super excited and super nervous as well. Good luck to you. Message me if you need support!