Amy20

I'm a nurse and i only took a week off but had to call in an extra 3 days cause i had no energy but i could have done it. The main problem for me was not getting in Water intake so that made me dehydrated and caught a UTI!!! The walking will help with all the gas problems or indigestion issues! I had no pain thank the Lord!! Just nausea and not taking in water and gas that felt like chest pain!! but the dis-solvable gas x or chewable, chew good, helps and the walking helps so much! so best of luck to you!!! I think it all depends on the person after surgery! Strong mind and will u will do great!

I was sleeved March 6th, second week of surgery got dehydrated and caught a bad uti, could not take in Water hardly at all! Now i am doing much better on water intake, i feel like i started solids too early but i handled the food intake easily, of course i cant eat a lot in a setting but i feel hungry like every 2-3 hours. I have only lost 20 lbs since March and started walking 1-4 miles a day depends on the day. I know this is a longer process of weight loss so i have to stay positive. I pray i do get this weight off though. Keep up the great work sleevers!! we got this!

I just had my 5/6 wk weigh-in yesterday. I feel like I am at a plateau, which the NP says is normal in weeks 3/4 and 5/6. After a 24 lb weight loss thru week 2, I was so disappointed in my minimal loss moving forward. My total loss to date is 31 lbs. I am trying to stay positive and continue moving forward eating correctly-hopefully, I will set start losing faster again soon! My husband has to remind me, slow wt loss is better for the long term and keeping it off! 3 lbs in 2 weeks x 26 was would be 78 lbs in a year, which w/b amazing!!!

I feel the same way! I had mine March 6th and i have only lost 20lbs!! I just feel like if i did the right thing! i know its a long process not a quick result process so i have to stay postive......so with that keep your head up and keep working out and in 18 months i bet we will be so glad we got the surgery!!

I think you need more food, mostly Protein, and less fruit. For starters, eat breakfast! Have a Protein Shake, or a slice of cheese, or a 1/4 cup of cottage cheese, or SOMETHING with protein in it! For lunch, eat a 1/4 to 1/3 cup of protein first, THEN have the veggies. If you have to have fruit, stick to the blackberries and raspberries- strawberries if you must- but skip the grapes. Find what fruits are lowest on the glycemic index and stick to those (but honestly, for my metabolism, eating fruit is just like eating cake). Do the same thing for dinner- eat a good serving of protein FIRST. THEN fill yourself with cooked veg or salads. I really think you are filling yourself up with too many things other than protein, not getting enough calories, so you always feel hungry and unsatisfied- and your body won't lose weight because it thinks it's starving.
I'm not an expert, but I am doing pretty well with my sleeve. I just had my 6 month visit and my surgeon says I am where they like to see people at a year; I've lost about 80% of my extra weight. Here's what I eat every day; maybe it'll help you get some new ideas of what and how to eat. Breakfast: Either a slice of cheese, a protein shake, or 1/4 to 1/3 cup of cottage cheese, and coffee (with half-n-half). I take a cup of coffee in the car, too. For morning snack, I have a slice of cheese, or a low calorie greek yogurt (sometimes made into a smoothie with unsweetened almond milk- maybe 12 oz), or maybe 1T of Peanut Butter (not on anything, just the PB). Lunch is usually dinner leftovers, but I always make sure I have about 1/4 cup of protein, then the veggies. I usually cannot finish this, but I try to get the protein in first. If I don't have dinner leftovers, I'll make egg salad (I try to keep hard-boiled eggs in the fridge), or grab some of those pre-cooked chicken strips (try to keep on hand) or make tuna or chicken salad (I have cans of both proteins) and take about 1/4-1/3 cup of this. For a mid-afternoon snack, I'll make a mini-salad with some shredded cheese, or have about 20 peanuts, or maybe 3 green olives. Other Snacks might be about 4" of celery with either PB or cream cheese, or maybe a slice of deli meat. (We eat supper late, so I often need a snack around 4pm or I'll just graze and eat crap.) Supper is more of the same... protein first, then salad or veggies. I eat almost anything for protein... chicken, fish, pork, ground beef, meatballs (I can eat 2 or 3 one-ounce meatballs), shrimp, steak (I buy a very small "good" steak and cut it into pieces that are about 2"x3" and freeze them), lamb, eggs... just about anything. If I've made the protein in a casserole or sauce, I just scrape off as much of the sauce as possible. It tastes great, but I need to get that protein in first. SOMETIMES for supper, we go out for wings... I can eat about 3 pieces... or pizza, where I eat the toppings from one or 2 pieces. I don't usually snack at night, as dinner ends around 8 and I go to bed around 11, but if I do want an evening snack, I'll have sugar free popsicles, SF Jello, SF pudding (although not often), sometimes a cookie, about 2 tablespoons of ice cream, a little popcorn... something that is treat-like but I'm not eating enough of it, and not eating it regularly, so I don't really worry about it. I don't eat bread, rice, noodles, Pasta, potato, junk food (mostly... ), etc. Not too many grains, either, although Trader Joe's makes a terrific mixed grain hot Cereal that I like! I know I should eat more veggies, but I am usually just too full on the protein, and protein is most important.
Good luck- I think you can get yourself on track and feeling like you are really eating, not dieting (which is what your meal plans sound like to me!).

There are certainly things on your list I would definitely ditch. If nothing else the Gatorade should go. I think you are sabotaging yourself with the carbs and definitely with the dessert foods. Every time you eat those foods you are resetting yourself to bad eating habits, plus you are bound to feel crappy if you yo-yo between high carb days and low carb days. I would think about seeing a nutritionist and getting a meal plan together. On the bright side it looks like you have lost almost half the weight you wanted to already!
On a side note I am shocked you can physically eat steak without issue at 8 weeks out.

I eat every 2-3 hours and I always wait 30 min after a meal. I bring a large 32 oz cup to work and drink all day until right before a meal. I refill the cup at home and finish it after dinner.

It gets easier with time.

I was sleeved on 3/15 and was down 18 pounds as of Monday. I have been bouncing between 219 and 221 the past couple of weeks, which is frustrating. I was struggling getting all of my Water in every day up until this week so I'm hoping that will help kickstart the weight loss again. And I've started a more intense work out routine. Part of me wonders if because I'm only getting around 600-700 calories a day, my body is going into starvation mode and holding on to everything...

I had my sleeve done on 3/13 and I am just about the same as you.... While waiting for my surgery I actually lost 34 pounds. Since the surgery I have lost 25 pounds. I have been a bit disappointed with the lost post surgery but I attribute it to the fact that I lost those 34 pounds in the couple of months while waiting for my surgery date... My surgeon said I am right on target that I lost a good deal of weight in the past few months. We need to be thankful the weight is going down rather than up. And keep I'm mind we are all different and will lose differently
Keep up the good work

Hello all!
I was sleeved on March 11th im down only 22 lbs and been stalling for about 2 weeks now at195 lbs :$
My dr cleared me to exercice so ive been going to the gym 5 days a week for a half hour fast walk, some light weights and swimming 2-3 times a week...i feel im doing everything right but i see no results yet...
Hows everybody else doing?how much have u lost?r u exercising?how do u feel overall?

Actually I am lying down a lot I am exhausted. So I will sit up more and walk more I really wish this would go away. thank u for responding to me

Actually I am lying down a lot I am exhausted. So I will sit up more and walk more I really wish this would go away. thank u for responding to me