Berry78

Ok, I think you are asking when you'll start feeling better? It is different for everyone, but it can take several weeks to 2 months to start feeling almost normal. It can take 3-4 months to feel completely normal (or maybe even longer). If you are feeling very badly, please talk to your doctor so they can make sure everything is ok.

7 days post op. Glad I waited that long since it let the swelling go down some, and I could see a difference on the scale.

It likely is acid, but another place to look is your vitamins. I vomited for the first time post op yesterday (over 5 months out!). Vitamins didn't sit well at all (I had just changed type a few days ago).

Sounds like you aren't getting 1000 calories a day. When calories are really low, you're burning fat but retaining fluid. If you eat 1800 for a couple days you will let the fluid go and the scale will move. So you can keep the diet and not worry about the scale or take a break. Your choice. Good luck!

Open can of soup or beans, measure out portion, nuke for 1 minute.

What sort of diet are you on, since your surgery isn't until December? Maybe we can help make suggestions that will kick start the losses...

Aunt Flo's visitation schedule gets messed up for pretty much everyone postop. She can come early, late, heavy, light, and sometimes non-existent. No worries! She'll get back on schedule by 6 months or a year postop when the weight loss slows.

Sounds like you are doing great!! It should all be downhill from here! Woo Hoo! Welcome to the loser's bench!

I, too, was so paranoid about catching things right before surgery Chances are good everything is gonna work out great! Exciting times!

3 weeks is plenty of time for it to clear up. Good luck!

I agree, contact your doctor.

Ohhh... don't those look good! Congrats getting almost a whole one down!

Yes, vomiting regularly CAN hurt your sleeve. It can actually cause the sleeve to migrate up through the diaphram and partially into the chest cavity. (I.E. cause a hiatal hernia). The stomach acid can hurt your esophagus too. Please get help for this as soon as possible.

During maintenance, nutrient requirements boil down to the lean body mass of the individual. Since guys typically are taller and have more muscle mass, they will require more calories than a typical female. But, if you have a tiny dude that doesn't work out, and compare him to a taller female that lifts weights, then that female will require more food. During the weight loss phase, guys usually consume more protein, but their calories don't have to be higher. But then, this probably explains why they lose twice as fast as females too (in general).

You know, Dr. Matthew Weiner talks about "super responders" to the surgery. Perhaps we are seeing one now! http://drmatthewweiner.com/how-much-weight-will-i-lose-after-bariatric-surgery/

You'll likely go below goal, but at your height that shouldn't be a problem. If you need to stick to your goal, talk to your doctor/team. Once you get much below 200, the weight loss will slow on its own, and as you get to your new set point, the losses become very slow. A 5'4 person can usually drop to 150 or 140 (or even less) without being too small.

The powdered ones are usually more expensive. For the first 5 months I used powdered ones from GNC. They come in chocolate or vanilla, presweetened, and contain some protein and fiber. I got them discounted, and took half-servings, so it was about $15 a month (full price is $40 for a month's supply). Once they ran out, I've replaced them with regular pills.. but I'm finding I have to take more pills than expected! Came sooo close to vomiting them yesterday. Have to spread them out more.....

Ok, I'm sorry I used the term "nasty". I really try to avoid these conflicts that always seem to arise out of misunderstanding the written tone anyway. So I apologize. It is understandable that the OP's feelings would be hurt if someone didn't believe them, and I didn't mean to pile on. I'm sitting here watching the weather channel call Hurricane Harvey an "unprecedented", "epic" storm in the making.. the same can be said about this post, and the OP's initial losses. 40lbs in two weeks is definitely "unprecedented" and "epic" compared to our average losses. Congrats again, and I hope everything continues just as great!

I think the exercise/eating dilemma is at play here. Exercise makes you hungry, you don't have the same restriction you once had, so you tend to eat more than you need. Even just a couple hundred extra calories a day is enough to put that kind of weight on in no time. The oft-quoted sentiment applies here: "You can't outrun your fork". Time to make a plan. Count your calories, weigh/measure, etc. It's not fun. It's not simple. But ultimately, we all have to do it, one way or another.. and not just for a year or two. It's forever.

Sure, they would be easy. But the problem is our skin is designed to keep "stuff" out. Sure, small amounts of medications can make it through the skin when infused in a carrier lotion, but vitamins are different. Think about how large a vitamin pill is, and compare that to a patch. Even if you could absorb vitamins through the skin, think about how big a patch would have to be! Lol. They probably have done studies on this stuff, but ultimately, it's just better to take chewables, powdered, etc. etc.

"Carbs" doesn't only mean solid foods.. it also means the carbohydrate present in milk, juice, pureed beans, etc. Your plan may want you to keep your carbohydrate consumption low, and that's fine. I'm just making it clear that carbs don't have to be solid.

I don't think it goes away until you stop being in ketosis. This can happen whenever you want, just by increasing your carbs. You'll probably be out of ketosis when consuming more than 50g of carbs a day. You might fall out of ketosis between 30 and 50.

I have a list of foods in my kitchen that I check off as I eat them: 4oz cottage cheese fruit or sweet potato (15g carbs) 1 egg 3.5oz starchy beans 1oz nuts 4oz meat or fish 4oz veggies 1 cup milk 1-2 cups coconut water I eat just one thing at a time, since it's easier than getting a spoonful of this or that. I can fit the one egg and beans in at the same time, but everything else fills me up by its self (even the ounce of nuts). I mix up when I eat the different things, just depends on what I feel like at the time. Yesterday I made up a list of fruits with quantities for 15g carbs. It's actually very interesting. I can have 10oz of blackberries (hint, that is an enormous pile!), or .5 oz raisins. Most fruits are around 3-4oz.

I'll join this one! 8-25-17 Current weight: 223 Goal weight: 205