Thinkbruce

Get the most from your Bariatric procedure.

Sleeve was the way to go for me - 100 lbs and was essentially hassle free, whether you think you can or you think you can't - you're RIGHT!! These surgeries are not the magic bullet and are doomed to fail - UNLESS you make the lifestyle changes necessary. If you are willing to change your eating and incorporate walking as little as a 1 mile each day you have more success than you can imagine. So IMAGINE, imagine a life without the looks and snickers from those pre-judging you Imagine a life where you fit in for once and don't need to be the first one to crack a fat joke because you know everyone is already thinking it - imagine the new you. But, It cannot, will not happen unless you are willing to eat right, move your body a little bit and listen to the signs of fullness your body is giving you. Good luck to all who begin this journey and remember, you have to work for it, this surgery will enable you to do so. Don't waste it !!

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I am a male - bald, so I can't help with the hair but I am approaching 6 months and my stall is beginning to start. I have lost a lot of weight though, 85 lbs but I have been at the same weight for two weeks now. I am beginning to eat a little more now too - 1200/1400 cal per day. I catalog everything I eat and I exercise walking/jogging/cycling, almost every day. I am sorry to hear about your frustration, but it will get better I'm sure. Think about where you were and where you're now able to go. Your health alone will be worth the effort. Keep your chin up - !! Good luck!

I am 5 months post Sleeve and lost 85 lbs to date. I was walking a lot after surgery and then began cycling too. That's when I really began to feel the effects of feeling wiped out during the day. I wasn't taking my sublingual B12 though and it helped after I began taking it. I also wasn't getting enough water in. I was eating only about 800 cal a day and taking in as much protein as I could. But something you said caught my eye - lack of interest and motivation - I feel this too. Less now but definitely not as motivated, maybe it's our bodies dealing with the surgery or something, I don't know but hang in there it does get better.

all good advice above - I kept a 32z bottle with me at all times and just sipped it all day - filled it twice per day - My shake of choice is Optimal health WHEY protein shake - its thin and goes down easy, 20 grams of protein & i would drink 2-3 per day too.

You're both very welcome, best of luck to you & when you reach your goal, pay it forward & be sure you help inspire others ! thats the way I try and be and always that of others -

agreed - my doc says 20 lbs avg per month is standard - but evry body is different - keep doinbg the right things and by the way, more importantly is how are your clothes fitting??