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aprilsdiamond

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    On 5/19/2017 at 8:38 AM, Dashofpixiedust8 said:

    My weigh in this week is 277.6!!! I BEAT my adjusted challenge goal of 280, my original goal was 285!! I will make my new goal for the challenge 270!!

    At 270 I will be exactly HALF of who I was 10/29/15

    What an amazing week you had! Awesome job :)

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    2 hours ago, blizair09 said:

    You're just experiencing the "three week stall" that almost everyone experiences. This will be the first of many stalls you will go through in your journey. During my six month pre-op diet program, my weight loss was linear (3 pounds a week like clockwork for six months). During my seven months post-op, it has been more like a step function. I lose 10 pounds in 10 days or so, and then I stall for a week to 10 days. Then the cycle repeats.

    My advice is to stay off of the scale for the first month, and then to only get on the scale with a frequency that won't cause you mental anguish. Some people can weigh every day and contextualize what it is saying without causing distress. Others can't do that. You'll do yourself a big favor to figure out which camp you are in and weigh accordingly.

    Good luck!

    "My advice is to stay off of the scale for the first month, and then to only get on the scale with a frequency that won't cause you mental anguish."

    I couldn't agree with this more! My first 2 weeks post-op, I only lost 8 pounds and I was disappointed. This was coupled with daily weigh-ins that would only make more anxious about my slow start. Then I stalled for almost 2 weeks. Now I have started losing again pretty consistently for me.

    Congratulations wcherry5901 on your early and impressive start! The weight will come off. Keep doing what you're doing :)

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    On 4/4/2017 at 9:13 PM, Jnette1979 said:

    I am starting to freak out, sleeved on 8 March and haven't lost in two weeks going on three. Any advice?

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    I also was also sleeved on March 8th and lost only 8 lbs the first 2 weeks and for the past 2 weeks, my weight has been at a standstill. I decided to stop weighing myself daily..it was driving me crazy. I apologize that I have no advice, but only words of encouragement. We have to trust the process. It's worked for so many people! Hopefully, both of our stalls will be over soon!

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    1 hour ago, OutsideMatchInside said:

    It is basically impossible for you to feel physically hungry because the nerves have been cut. So you either have acid issues or you have head hunger.

    Either way consult your team.

    Actually, no nerves are intentionally cut with the purpose of removing hunger. The lack of hunger that some (not all) patients experience is due to less ghrelin (a hormone) typically produced in the part of the stomach that is removed. I am only 1.5 weeks out from surgery, but I have definitely experienced real, physical hunger.

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  17. Posted

    I had my surgery last Wednesday and the first few days were horribly painful as well and I am still struggling with pretty bad heartburn whether I drink or not. I agree with others about trying to walk as much as you can tolerate since that will help speed up the healing process in general. Also, I recently bought the Isopure Protein Water which has made it much easier to get in decent amounts of both water and protein at the same time. Each day you'll be able to get in a little more liquid, be patient but persistent :)


  25. Posted

    I was given a surgery date (March 8th!) during my initial consultation with the surgeon. In the case of my surgeon's office, I believe they have good relationships with several insurance companies and are pretty confident that you will be approved. My surgeon's support staff was very helpful and outlined exactly what I needed to do and the deadlines to give them all the required paperwork. After that they submitted everything to insurance and notified me when I was approved (which was on Tuesday!). Of course this is not an absolute because I have read on this forum that some people's surgery dates have been cancelled when insurance was not approved. I would ask your doctors office if they anticipate any issues/obstacles with approval.

    On the other hand, the surgeon that I visited before I chose my current surgeon did not give surgery dates prior to insurance approval. They explicitly said it was because they had dealt with several insurance denials in the past and wanted to be absolutely sure before scheduling dates.



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