catwoman7

you're probably just in a stall. They typically last 1-3 weeks. I had several on my journey, especially as I got closer to my goal. Frustrating - but as long as you stick to your plan, they eventually break. the above poster is correct - exercise doesn't really help that much with weight loss (it's helpful for weight maintenance, though), but it's great for your general health. I wouldn't give it up, even if it seems it's not doing anything. Because it most likely is. you're where a lot of people are calorie-wise at the six-month mark - although some are a little higher. Depends on your program.

Like Arabesque said, slow release versions are known for not absorbing well after WLS. I really haven't heard about absorption issues with other meds - but if you feel you're not getting the full dose, I'd definitely bring it up with the prescribing physician.

depends on the person. I had RNY, and I could handle that... P.S. I just googled "Bang Keto" - it's just a brand name

it's really common. Sometimes it goes away, sometimes it doesn't. I was like that the first few months, but not anymore - but it seems to be permanent with some people.

I pretty much didn't give a flip about food for the first five months. I was never hungry and rarely craved anything. I had to actually remind myself to eat most of the time! BUT...that all usually comes back sometime during the first year, and things get a lot harder after that. Mine all came back at five months out. I wish it never did - it was SO much easier to lose weight when I was never hungry and could give a rat's behind about food! So I know this sounds weird to say, but enjoy it while it lasts! It'll never be easier to lose weight than it is right now. I had regrets maybe the first month. But I'm so glad I had the surgery and I'd do it again in a heartbeat! as far as not feeling normal and not being able to eat normally - that's really only the early months. I felt like myself at maybe two months out. As far as eating normally, once you're a ways out there are no more food restrictions. There may be some foods you'll have difficulty tolerating, but your surgeon isn't going to limit anything as you get further out. I was able to add more and more foods as time went on - and it six months out, they said I could eat whatever my system could tolerate (which for me is pretty much everything except for really fat-laden meals). I eat normally now - the only difference is I probably only eat half the amount I did before surgery. When I go out to eat, I'll usually order either an appetizer, or I'll order an entree, eat 1/3 - 1/2 of it, and take the rest home. To be honest, that's how a lot of my never-been-obese women friends eat all the time. No one would be able to tell anymore than I've had bariatric surgery - they'd just think I was a "light eater", if they even noticed at all.

actually, only about 30% of bypassers dump. I, unfortunately, do not ("unfortunately" because it'd keep me from eating a bunch of sugar!). But you're right, most people who dump can have SOME sugar - just not a lot (or at least not a lot at one sitting) or they'll set off the dumping "feature".

thanks. If you'd had bypass I would have suspected a possibly stricture, but those are pretty rare with sleeves. I agree with the others - I'd contact your clinic. Something isn't right here...

I would get a handle on that ASAP or you're going to undo all the work you've done so far. I agree with the commenters who suggested seeing a therapist. This is your once-in-a-lifetime chance to lose a TON of weight - don't blow it.

which surgery did you have?

yep...

when I had my surgery (in 2015), my only choices were sleeve and bypass - so lap band wasn't an option. I'm grateful for that now!! (I think it was around the time when I had mine that sleeve started to replace lap band as the non-bypass alternative...)

you're in what we call the "three week stall" (it doesn't always happen the third week - it can really happy any time within the first six weeks or so after surgery, but most of us have it the third week, hence the name). Probably 90% of us experience that early stall. Just keep following your plan and stay off the scale if you need to. It typically lasts 1-3 weeks, but I've heard of some cases where it's gone longer. Just know that as long as you follow your plan to a "T", the stall will break and you'll be on your way again. if you want to read more about it, do a search on this site of the "three week stall" Last time I checked, there were over 17,000 posts on it. And no, I am NOT kidding...

that's the reason I went with bypass. I had GERD before surgery, and there's no way I wanted to risk it getting worse (I know it doesn't get worse for all sleevers, but it's common enough with sleeve that I wasn't willing to take the risk)

yes - you will. There are no food restrictions once you get a ways out, and you'll be able to eat much larger portions than you do now (although not as much as you did pre-surgery, unless you want to risk gaining the weight back again). I have no problem going out to eat - it was really only an issue for me the first couple months after surgery. I tend to order meals that include a non-fried protein and some vegetables. I'll sometimes eat a little starch (pasta, potatoes. or bread) - but not much because it sits like a brick in my stomach. Usually whatever I order is an appetizer - or if I do order an entree, I'll eat 1/3 - 1/2 of it and take the rest home. Honestly, that's really not any different than many of my never-been-obese women friends eat. And no one would ever be able to tell I had bariatric surgery at this point - they just assume I'm a "light eater" - if they even notice at all.

sorry to hear you're still having issues with that - bypass usually improves if not outright cures that (both reflux AND heartburn). I'm sorry it didn't work for you

as far as choosing a surgery, if you have GERD, you should strongly consider doing the RNY. If you don't, it really comes down to personal preference. They're both good surgeries, and you'll find people on here who've had success with both. you will have to take vitamins forever with either surgery, so I wouldn't use that as a factor for choosing. There are more consequences if you slack off on vitamins if you have bypass, but still, you have to take them either way. My clinic had both sets of patients on the same vitamin regimen - but some clinics have their sleeve patients on fewer vitamins. yes the first few weeks of recovery can be rough, but once you get through that, it's not that hard. Also, once you get out a ways, there are no restricted foods. You'll just be eating less of them than you do now. good luck with your decision. I don't think there's a wrong choice here. I'm very happy I had surgery and just wish I would have done it earlier.

major complications like that are extremely rare. I had make myself stop reading the "horror stories" because they were scaring the daylights out of me - and I knew in my head that those rarely happen. The vast majority of us have no complications or only minor ones that are easily "fixed" (like strictures. They're the most common complication of bypass surgery, yet they only happen to about 5% of patients. I would hardly call something that only happens to 5% of patients "common", but there ya go... Plus they're an easy fix. I had one - it was easily fixed and I was on my way again...). Things like constant nausea and vomiting are also very rare. you'll be fine. Having cold feet before a surgery is normal - and I think most of us have read those "horror stories". But there are "horror stories" with every surgery - even tonsillectomies and wisdom tooth extraction. But how often do those things happen? Almost never. Same with this. I hope you can calm down. I was nervous before mine as well, but everything went extremely well and I don't know what I was afraid of. I'd do it again in a heartbeat -- one of the best decisions I've ever made!

follow your surgeon's plan.

I didn't eat them the first few months after surgery, but I do now. As GradyCat said, there aren't any food limitations. There will be for awhile, but beyond the first few months, no. At that point it's a nutritional/portion size issue.

20 months. But I started out at over 300 lbs. I can tell you, though - those last 20 lbs or so before you hit a normal BMI are a BEAR to get off! I thought they'd NEVER come off!

I wasn't allowed to have it for the first six months after surgery, either. I started drinking it again (coffee) at that point (I couldn't drink diet soda at that point. It'd been so long since I'd been "off" it that it tasted like chemicals to me - I ended up never going back to it...)

P.S. If you stick to your clinic's plan and your overall weight trend is down, you're good. Some of us lose faster than others for a variety of reasons, that someone above listed. I was a slow loser from the get-go but followed my program to a "T", and I lost 100 % of my excess weight, over 200 lbs. As I wrote above, I was about at the same place as you are when I was 11 weeks out. So don't worry - you are doing just fine!

it's caused by eating too much sugar in one sitting (or for some people, fat). Your small intestine goes into overdrive trying to deal with it. The most common symptoms are sweating, chills, heart palpitations, dizziness, and diarrhea. Throwing up after eating something that doesn't agree with you - or after overeating - is NOT dumping (contrary to popular belief...) that said, only about 30% of RNY patients dump - and it can be controlled by limiting the amount of sugar you eat at one sitting (or again, fat for those who dump on fat). I have never dumped, but I still feel kind of crappy if I eat too much sugar or fat. I can eat it, just not gobs of it at one sitting. I can eat all of that stuff you mentioned except for the fat laden meal. My husband and I used to go out for Friday night fish fries before I had surgery. Those typically included two or three pieces of fried cod (with tartar sauce), French fries, cole slaw made with mayo, and a roll with butter. Eating that now would have me in the bathroom throwing up. But I could definitely handle maybe one fried fish filet (provided the things I ate with it weren't fatty), or a few fries. I can also handle a normal portion of ice cream (we're talking maybe 1/2 C) - although some people can't handle ice cream at all. It seems to be a common culprit for setting off G/I distress in some patients. people are so different that all you can really do is try it and see (although wait at least a couple of months - you don't want to eat that stuff while you're still healing!!). Some people can handle it just fine - others can't.

I just checked my monthly weight records. I just did it by the month, not the week (at least in my Excel spreadsheet), so this isn't exactly 11 weeks, but at the three-month mark, I'd lost 39 lbs. You're not quite at three months, but you will be in another week or two. So we're roughly the same. And I started out well over 300 lbs.

I'd have no problem at all eating 15 of those - if not more! They'd be better for an occasional treat. If I had them around all the time, I'd be eating them... on the other hand, the calories aren't too bad for 15 little cookies.