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The ones who have had surgery, how is everything? Time flies and it's almost a month I had the surgery. I am doing well and started to lose again. Had a 2 week stall. Just joined the gym and this will get the ball rolling! Survived the storm yesterday, 34.5" of snow!! I hope everyone is all well.

Omg..thats a crazy amount of snow lol i would think just shoveling would be a workout!! I go for my surgery feb 4th

Make sure you are not anemic. I am having trouble with it and get dizzy. They put me on the max Iron dose.

Well, I went to the doctors today. My blood pressure was 82/56, which is kinda low. She gave me and EKG and took my blood pressure laying down, sitting and standing and it was doing the opposite of what it was suppose to do. When it came down to it she said I need to drink the 64 oz of Water and eat a little more salt. I was slacking on my Water in take. She's sending me for an EEG just to make sure I didnt have a seizure because when I passed out, both times I urinated on myself. Super embarrassing. But for the most part I have to drink more water. Thanks for all the replies!!!

I had a long long stall. Holidays were a reality check. Stall is over and just going to look at my post op life as living stall to stall and focusing on the long term goal!!

It will be 5 months on Feb 4th since surgery and 80lbs since Feb 2014. So grateful!!!

Oh, and you could be right. I was just pointing out that mine's not too much lower.

I was curious. I've just never heard of 100 or higher being set as a goal for a female unless they were doing very strenuous workouts.

That may just be her normal goal. Mine is 80 to 100 grams of Protein and I'm not a weightlifter.

@@Rach8610 Why are you eating 105gms of Protein? Do you weight lift?

What do you eat to get 105 g of protein ? I still struggle to get 60-80

Well after nearly 6 weeks of stalling I can proudly say I have lost 500grams..
It was really starting to get me down, fingers crossed it keeps moving!!
I hope you are all going well!

Yes. Stalling has been pretty much the norm for me. Almost 4 mo. out and 47 down but seen to have 1/2 weeks stalls each month. Double down and make sure you're getting all your Water and Protein. Soon your body will catch on and start loosing again. Good luck.

The beauty of NSV. Love that. At 4 mo. and stuck at 47 pounds lost. My husband keeps telling me legs are really slimming down. Will have to get the measuring tape out and count that loss until the scale starts moving again. Thanks. ????

@@kimmeesue - That is the beauty of NSV (Non Scale Victories) . It allows you to be happy with things other than the numbers on the scale. Taking measurements and watching them change. Taking pictures along the way to have a visual of your progression. Noticing that you can walk easier. If you were on meds, the fact that you no longer need them or now use less. The thrill of buying clothes in a size you never imagined seeing again. NSV's are even more important than the scale.

@@kimmeesue One of the poster above said something that helped me start losing again. Aim for 600-800 calories, in addition to 65 grams of Protein, <50 carbs and fats. Weighing and measuring drives me nuts, but I use sparkpeople.com to keep up with what I eat, and weight daily to find what works and what doesn't. After two days of losing a pound and a half at 600 calories, I had a lot of sodium and a bit over 800 calories with no weight loss today. I suspect I would have gained due to Fluid retention had I eaten more calories.
I gained weight week 3 when we started adding more food - it is hard to keep up the loss of a liquid diet. I have not started exercising yet, but will do so today - I am sure that will help, too. I am not getting enough fluids - that I hope to remedy today, also. Keep trying things until you find what works, I suppose. I have 125 pounds to lose, so it is going to take a while;-)

Tomorrow will be 3 weeks post surgery. As of this morning I have lost 22 pounds. I know that is a lot. My problem is that with such rapid initial weight loss, including a week of no loss, I am setting myself up for future disappointment when the weight loss tapers off. Everyone I see says I already look amazing ( okay, they are family members, what else are they going to say?) and my clothes are fitting differently so I know this is working. But I am the type to become easily frustrated as I did with the three week slump. Is there any way to really prepare yourself for when that happens?

I think at 25 pound loss in 3 months has to be judged in terms of: your starting weight, your comorbidities, what you're eating, how much you're exercising, any metabolic diseases you have, and probably some other things.
Because everyone wants to compare themselves to others, here's my "first three months post-op record":
I was 68 y.o. when I had VSG surgery. I weighed 235 pounds a few months before surgery and lost 20 pounds before surgery. My first three months post-op I lost another 31 pounds. Post-op (after the first week or so) I was eating 700-800 calories most days, eating 60-80 grams of Protein daily, drinking 64 ounces of liquids (or close), taking my multivitamin/minerals, and walking about 5,000 - 7,000 steps a day. In other words, I was compliant with my doc's instrucs, but was not a gym rat during that time.

I don't know... 25 pounds in 3 months sounds pretty great to me... I for one had never been able to have that kind of success before surgery. Maybe reframe your thinking a little and see those 25 pounds gone as the blessing that it is. I think half of our journey is between our ears

@@lapier Talk to your doctor. You should be at least walking for a minimum of 30 minutes a day from day 1. More strenuous exercise is at your doctor's discretion. I resumed Water aerobics at week 3 once my incisions scabbed. I currently work out 4 -5 days a week. Most of that is Water aerobics, but I also walk, use the treadmill, and use light hand weights.
At 2 months my calorie goal was 600 - 800. Anything over 1,000 calories is maintenance level and far too many calories for those of us still losing. Not meeting your Protein and Fluid goals will impede your weight loss as well. Some people are told to keep their carbs at around 40/50 if they are eating 800 calories. I track my food at myfitnesspal. I also watch to make sure my sodium is not too high and that most of my sugar is from natural sources.

Today marks four months for me....crossed 100# of loss and still continuing to move toward my goal. Certainly, dietary changes were imposed somewhat with the surgery, but my pick-up in fitness activity has been dramatic. I rode my bicycle for first time in about 25 years on Saturday and I've committed to ride in MS150.
PM me if you want to support the MS150 charity and my attempt to ride 170 miles over two days in April!
Fred

Great job. I'm having reflux too. Switched from whey to rice Protein and seems to be helping. Good luck. ????

Hi! I went for a two week checkup and have another after one month. They told me to just let the steristrips fall off....3 of the four are off, slowly working on getting the left over adhesive off my skin. Under the steristrips I had liquid skin. Might have a few stitches but if I do I can't see them.
I have one more week of the full liquid diet..... Then I move on to puréed foods. I miss chewing.... I have chewed food then spit it out. Surprisingly I don't miss sweets..... I miss food!
I stopped drinking the skim milk and started drinking two Protein drinks a day. AM and PM. I like the vanilla premier from costco.
I am now fighting a Sinus Infection... Fun,fun,fun! The coughing hurts.
Each day is better than the last and I'm looking forward to coming off the BP meds soon!
Good luck with your surgery! I am excited for you!

wow thanks for the info....note to srlf...dont take too much into hospital..youre right..i probably be too nosey or just sleeping! My surgery is January 28th..like you food will not bother me once im on a liquid diet..but saying that..my emotions could change! How have you been since coming home...do you have staples..stitches? When do you go for a check up? Yes im nosey..i just want to be prepared.

Its going great for me but I still hate not being take a sip while I eat.