catwoman7

I agree with everyone else. It's a stall. Most of us experience several of them along our journey. Just stick to your plan and stay off the scale for a few days if you need to, and know that it WILL break and you'll be on your way again. They typically last 1-3 weeks.

I agree with this. I was super strict that first year post-op, and although I would have appreciated the thought, I would NOT have wanted a food gift and wouldn't have eaten it (unless, of course, it was something on my plan..)

if it's a stricture, they'll just stretch it out during the endoscopy - takes maybe an extra five minutes. Let us know what they find out!

a lot of people seem to have problems with chicken the first few months after surgery, so it could be that. on the other hand, if it starts happening regardless of what you eat, that could be a sign of a stricture. If it gets to that point, contact your surgeon as they'll need to get in and fix that (I have two - at four weeks out and again at eight weeks out)

if they're that serious about sticking to their plan (and I was as well), fruit or pudding isn't going to seem too basic. They will probably appreciate your willingness to make something that aligns with their food plan. I never touched anything like cake during my first year post-surgery.

contact your doctor. This sounds like it could be a stricture. They usually appear 1-3 months after surgery, so you're in the right time frame for it. They are easy to fix - I had two of them. But you need to get that fixed as soon as possible. If it's not a stricture, then something is not right - you shouldn't be vomiting all the time. See a doctor as soon as you can.

LOL!!

there are some excellent surgeons in Mexico. You just have to research them carefully, and as creekimp said, make sure that your doctor is willing to do the follow-up once you get back home.

there will come a time when you can eat all those things again (as long as your stomach tolerates them), but in much smaller amounts than you could pre-surgery. I had no hunger or interest in eating food for the first five months after surgery. After that, my hunger came back. Honestly, in some ways I wish my hunger HADN'T come back. Although eating was somewhat of a chore those first five months, it was super easy to lose weight because I had no interest in food. Easier than it ever had been in my life... for most people, hunger and interest in food DOES come back. Just give it time. Unfortunately, the return of hunger does make it more challenging to stick to your program, so you'll need to be diligent when it returns.

you're lucky - I was only allowed no- (or ultra-low) calorie fluids, sugar free Jello, sugar free popsicles, a limited amount (I think a cup) of clear broth or tomato juice, and 4-5 protein shakes a day. No food at all.

that would be a question for your doctor

you may have to come down a bit on a calories or bump up your exercise to get the scale moving again. Six weeks is starting to get a bit long for a stall. As for weight loss, your body may not be done. I kept losing until I was 20 months out.

I'm not sure which part of this is making you feel you it won't work. I may be reading this incorrectly, but it sounds like you think that because you've had no issues with this surgery. I never did either - no pain, no sickness, no issues. At first I was worried the surgeon didn't actually do the surgery! But he did it - and it definitely worked! I also agree with creekimp that if you might consider seeing a therapist if your disordered eating issues continue, as that could sabotage your results. Nothing wrong with working with a therapist - lots of WLS patients do.

yes - I know of several people who did with with little to no exercise. Like NovaLuna said above weight loss is 80% diet, so you'll be able to lose quite a bit of weight even if you can't exercise.

as someone else said, heartburn/reflux tends to get worse in about 30% of VSG patients. Which means it doesn't in 70% of patients. So it comes down to whether or not you're willing to take that risk. I wasn't willing to take the risk, so I went with bypass. But you may be different.

low vitamin D levels are really common, even among non-WLS people - I think I've read about 40% of adults have them. Are you on vitamin D supplements? I had to be on a prescription supplement for a few weeks, then I switched to an over the counter one to maintain my new, higher levels. Check with your doctor or surgeon to see if they think you should start taking vitamin D - or if you're already on it, if you should increase your dosage.

10 lbs in one week is a lot - I suspect six or seven pounds of that was water. With any diet, after that big initial drop due to water, you settle in to true weight loss, which is usually 1-2 lbs a week. So what you're seeing is pretty normal.

almost no one loses 6-8 lbs a week. I think a lot of people's expectations are skewed by TV shows like "My 600 lb Life", but you have to remember that those people started out MUCH heavier than the average WLS patient. If you lost 25 lbs in five weeks, you are perfectly normal. I lost 16 lbs the first MONTH, and I started at 373 lbs. If you haven't lost anything in the past week, then you are in a stall. If you continue to follow your program, the stall will eventually break and you'll be on your way again. You will likely experience more stalls along your journey - most of us do. When you hit them, just stick to your program and stay off the scale for a few days if you need to - and know that it will eventually break. They usually last 1-3 weeks. it's really pointless to compare yourself to others because rate of weight loss depends on so many factors - age, gender, activity level, metabolic rate, starting BMI, whether or not you lost weight before surgery, genetics, etc etc etc. If you're committed to your program, you WILL lose weight, whether fast or slow. I was a slow loser from day 1, and I ended up losing 100% of my excess weight.

Kristieshannon is absolutely right - there are a lot more people who never make it to their goal than there are who lose too much. A LOT. Besides, although there are rare exceptions to this, you can always start eating more if you feel you're losing too much weight. So suffice it to say, it's rarely a problem.

yep. That's pretty much what it comes down to. I'm in my 60s. I battled with my weight for decades. I can't even tell you how many times I lost weight - and sometimes a lot of it - and then kind of slacked off on paying close attention - and then it would gradually drift back up. I'd regain every pound I'd worked so hard to lose. Not happening this time...but to make sure it doesn't, you really have to keep on top of it and spring into action when your weight goes about your "oh crap" level...

yes - maintenance is/was new to me as well. Prior to surgery, all I ever did was gain and lose weight. I give myself an acceptable range, knowing that fluctuation is normal (because of water levels, how full your intestines are at any given point, hormones, etc). So having maybe a six lb or so acceptable range is good. The high end of that is my drop dead level - the point at which if I go over it, it's all hands on deck until I back comfortably within the range again.

if you already have kidney issues, then yes - you need to be careful. Otherwise, unless you're really overloading on it, you're probably fine. I have about 100 grams a day and have never had issues.

^^^ I agree - it largely depends on what your insurance company requires.

six years out. Originally lost 235 lbs, gained 10 lbs in year 3 (which was expected since I knew going into this that a 10-20 lb bounceback after hitting bottom is super common). Gained 10 more lbs during COVID, which I'm currently working on losing (only want to lose the 10 I gained over the past year, though - I have no desire to go back to my lowest weight - it was too low for me)

if you follow the rules, you won't gain all the weight back. That happens when people let their old habits back in.