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I guess I hit the stall also! I was 235 before surgery and lost 19 pds in two weeks! I'm now down to 210.5 but I'm being patient and focusing on strength training and cardio. I personally want a slow and steady weight loss but I'm happy either way. This is part of the process. My teacher told me you may not see the scale move for a month sometimes but you are losing inches!

I know my doctor was very adamant about taking 5-10 minutes between each pill. I know it sounds crazy, but I am about a week out, same as you, and I personally haven't thrown any pills up yet. Maybe you can try to space out your pills a bit. It is so hard for me to remember not to just take them as I would before surgery, but it is definitely a rule of thumb I have been following for sure.

Wishing you so much luck in your journey!

Hi everyone!
I am not sure if this has been answered anywhere already, but I thought I would ask if anyone has any pointers about the urination frequency. I have been going about every hour for the past several Hours. Is that normal? I feel like I always have to pee!
Also, did anyone have crazy, what feels like pressure, on their bladder the day of surgery and into the next morning?
I'm thinking it's gas, and am trying to walk around as much as I can.
Thank you

Thank you everyone for the replies and hope you are all recovering well, and killin' it at the weight loss!! Have a great day

Thank you everyone for the replies and hope you are all recovering well, and killin' it at the weight loss!! Have a great day

Had my surgery yesterday as well! I did get up a few times throughout the night to pee. Currently just have a lot of pressure on my upper stomach I think just from gas. Got to start my Clear Liquids today! Hope you're recovery goes smoothly!!

My nurses were very pleased with the frequency for me. I didn't have any issues. As doingit4me2017 said, it's because you're fluids through your IV. Do you get to go home today? I had my surgery last Wednesday, when I went home, it slowed some but if you're drinking the 64 fl oz of Water, not much until you get used to it.

It could just be all the excess IVF coming off from surgery. If you had a urinary catheter during surgery, you could have some irritation from that as well. A long as there is no pain with urination you should be ok. When in double check with your physician.
Best Wishes on your journey! Walk and stay hydrated.
edited to say IVF= Intravenous Fluid

Good luck! I'm getting sleeved Wednesday of this week@

Good luck! I'm getting sleeved Wednesday of this week@

Getting excited but super nervous I only been heavy for about a year and a half after having my 2nd baby so im looking forward to getting my body back

I am down 28 lbs since starting my pre-op diet. 17 of that 28 has been post-op. I lost in the 1st week post-op, and then didn't lose anything for 2 weeks straight. Then I lost 3 lbs this week! Funny how this all works. I have advanced from soft food to cooked veggies, to eggs and Beans, and now chicken and shrimp. I have tolerated each food really well. I am at the point that I am getting more than 1/2 of my daily Protein goals from real food. Still have some minor discomfort at my incision sites, but for the most part, back to normal. Can't wait to get approval to get back to working out. As promised in my last post, I am attaching a photo of my incisions.Barely noticeable already!

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March 15th for me!! Good luck to everyone:)
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Four years out and I can barely see my scars. There is only one that I can see easily. The incisions are small to begin with and then shrink and lighten with time. The one I can see is the "big" incision which was about 2" when it was fresh. Now it is less than 1" as a mature scar. Frankly the stretch marks on my stomach are way worse than my scars.

I thought my starting weight shows on my ticker but if not starting weight was 311lbs.
As far as tips I strictly stick to eating Protein first with any meal and then if I can eat veggies I will. I've stayed away from bread, Pasta, and rice. I do allow myself carbs but I've switched from white potatoes to sweet potatoes. Cooking in advance helps as well. I can't do that whole meal prep for the week because I'm so fussy with food because I have to be in a mood to eat it haha. I cook portions for a couple of days. Water is sooooo important.
At the moment I've only been walking 3-5miles but just joined a gym today as I am having problems with loose legs and arm 'skin'. I've bought compression garments to help with that. I want to tone up and still loose. I have another 4.5st or 66lbs to go. I want to be 100lbs lost by my birthday in May so will step it up a notch ????.
Good luck to you all on your journey. I'm only just feeling like this surgery was the right thing for me.

That's wonderful congratulations! May I ask what your starting weight was? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using the BariatricPal App