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Congrats on your 1st Goal!
I'm 2.4lbs away from making my first goal which is being under 200, I was stalled at 204.8 for a week and finally on Monday I seen the scale move so thats super exciting!!
I was sleeved on 10/19 and have lost 18.2 pounds so far post op.
HW: 246
SW:220.6
CW:202.4
GW: Undecided, just want to be Healthy

Congrats on your 1st Goal!
I'm 2.4lbs away from making my first goal which is being under 200, I was stalled at 204.8 for a week and finally on Monday I seen the scale move so thats super exciting!!
I was sleeved on 10/19 and have lost 18.2 pounds so far post op.
HW: 246
SW:220.6
CW:202.4
GW: Undecided, just want to be Healthy

I hit my very first goal, this morning I hot 234 lbs. Ive been losing a pound a day for a week or so. I cant really see it, but I feel it. Next goal is another 20 lbs. here we go. How is everyone doing? Any celebrations? problems? Complaints? Etc...
5' 5"
HW: 259
CW: 235
GOAL: Healthy and hard 140-ish?

My first goal was to lose enough wait to make myself feel good and it has happened I got my surgery on 10/6 and I was 456.8 pounds and today I weighed myself and I am officially out of the 400's I have not seen a 3 in front of my weight since I was 13 or 14
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It can actually take a month or two to start seeing loss my surgeon told me. Since the swelling and healing time is different for everyone. He said just be patient before you know it the weight will be melting off. He also said steady not to slow and not to fast weight loss is best because really rapid loss can endure unnecessary complications. I had the Duodenal Switch on 10/23/17 and have lost about two pounds. I was 467 on surgery day and am now 465. It will come off just give your body time to adjust. Remember since theres no real food going in the body may be in starvation mode where it saves fats. My friend who did the ds reminded me of that. She said her first two months were discouraging but by month six she realized she was 40lbs to her goal weight and could fit her sons teenage sons shirts. She said because she feels big she never noticed. So now I know to wait six months and to start trying to view myself without my fat goggles. Good luck!👍🏽🍀 ❤️💯🙌🏽

I'm scheduled for the 19th as well, good luck to you!

If you can get it in from other sources or don't mind drinking the shakes it isn't. I just drank the shakes.

I have the same issue, since day 1 I've been hungry. I'm only post op 5 days but the hunger won't go away

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Congrats! Sleeved 9/6/16. HW 267/ CW 149.

There are great soft food options and recipes on Pinterest. Search Bariatric soft food options Retired beans/ plain yogurt are great.

8 weeks post op. Haven't cheated a day. Too scared to mess things up again. I failed on so many diets before through my own fault. I am very good at self sabotaging. This time I am sticking to the book.

I'm a few weeks out and not quite there. My intake has been quite slow. That being said, I have issues with nausea and vomiting which isn't so common at this point.
But your intake seems pretty reasonable to me. Up to 4oz is what my office said for meals and that got you full. And it looks like you didnt have more Protein until a few hours later, which seems to be good timing.
This VSG thing really affects each one of us so diffrently. You may just be one of the lucky people who heal quickly and handle typical intake right away.
I wouldnt be concerned but, if you are, you can always check in with your office and see what they say.

I had a lot of stomach acid immediately after surgery and found that once I regulated that, "huger" subsided. Stomach acid has leveled out in the weeks/months following surgery so was only a short-term occurance.
Now that I'm > 4 months out, I find that I'm getting more snacky then before. I'll feel guilty about having an extra handful of almonds or a piece of cheese... and then suddenly remember how I USED to eat, and feel much better about it!

Hello everybody, I just had my surgery yesterday around 2:30pm. I could not stop throwing up all day and still throwing up when I have to take meds by mouth. Pain isn't too bad unless I throw up obviously. Did anyone experience the same thing? If so, how long did it last for you until you felt better and was able to drink stuff without it coming back up?,
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October 19 here!

I'm scheduled for the 19th as well, good luck to you!

My husband and I have a cruise booked for my 31st bday/5 year wedding anniversary and I would love to be able to wear pretty summer clothes/bathing suit and feel good. There is also lots of photos that are taken on the cruise ship and I want to be comfortable with having my photo taken.

This is me word for word. I was about to respond and write exactly what you wrote.

I have a huge list of things I want to do: Buy a new (cute) wardrobe, get matching sexy panties and bras, go on vacation, have cosmetic surgery. But mostly I want to take lots of pictures doing things with friends and family. For so long, I hated to see myself in pictures, because I never realized how awful and big I looked until I would see myself in a picture, and then I would be horrified and embarrassed. As a result, I have hardly any pictures of myself with the people I love. I want to make great memories that I'm not embarrassed to look back on.

Ours is simply a clear liquid diet the day before surgery and a bowel prep in the evening, similar to what's done before a colonoscopy (the last part being a bit of overkill for a sleeve, but consistent with the bulk of their practice being DS's.)

Mine is two weeks of clear fluids. And then a bowel prep the night before. I don’t know my calorie wise yet, I have my 3 hour pre op appointment October 19.

I bought an incentive dress, I hope to wear it by February on the cruise. (If not it will fit at some point along the way and it was only $20!!!)
I'm going to 'pet it' when my reserves get low.

I was just sleeved last Monday. Definitely stock up on Protein Shakes- I like premier brand 30+ grams of protein in an 11oz container. They have 5 flavors. The problem is though is I NEVER would have imagined how hard it is to drink after surgery. At 1 Week, I STILL can't manage 64 oz of liquid day- I barely get 50

they tell you to sip sip sip, and I understand why. They say you can only drink an ounce or 2 at a time, they are NOT joking! I can drink about 75% the size of a bathroom Dixie cup- beyond hat, I feel pain- like a heartburn. That's when I know I have to wait. I was on clear diet for 2 days- I got Isopure drinks from GNC - they are 40g protein in a 20 oz. bottle. I could only finish 1-1.5 in a day. They are very sweet ( do not get coconut)- they leave your tongue feeling gritty - strange I know..... but high protein.

my doc called and asked how I was doing- I said I have problems meeting the Water quota- they said for first few weeks that is Normal, just try for as much as possible.
Today is 8 days post op- the 11 oz Premier Protein container takes me about 5 hours to finish!!!! Granted I do sip water in between.

my biggest suggestion- get all chewable pills. I have a combination of both. The problem is some of the pills are large- so I drink some water to swallow. The pill and the water pretty much take up 1/2 of my pouch!!!! So when I need refills going to get all chewables. On the full liquid, I am allowed blended soups.... if we go out, I dip my spoon and lick it to prolong/slow my eating somewhat. After about 10-15 dips, I am full! 1 bowl of Soup = 4 meals for me. Take it home and put the remaining in an ice cube tray. WHen ready to drink, pop 1-2 cubes in a small cup and in 1 minute my soup is done!

the pre-op diet was the hardest part.

good luck to you

On my way to get my diet plan from my surgeon... 15 days til surgery it's getting so real I'm so ready
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October 19th- Everette Washington

October 19 here!