Booandfrida

Hi. Thanks for responding. I did ask my doctor and he prescribed one for me. Picking it up today. Hoping and praying that will help with the weird, gnawing feeling in my stomach I get every few hours. Thanks!


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HW 237 SW 226 CW 204 GW tbd

I'll echo what the other said, and add that you probably had the typical "three week stall" during this period of time. You probably didn't lose anything for a couple of weeks. Most of us went through that. Stalls suck, but they are more prevalent than periods of loss post-op (at least in my experience).
The key is to keep to your plan, especially during these frustrating periods. The weight will come off, and you will get where you want to be.
Good luck!

The bigger picture is that she's lost 22 pounds in 6 weeks, which is pretty damned good for a lightweight who didn't start out with an extremely high BMI to begin with.
Her surgery day weight was 226 pounds. 6 weeks later she weighs 204 pounds.

You've lost 22 pounds in 6 weeks. I really don't see what the problem is. When is the last time you lost 22 pounds in 6 weeks? I conjecture the answer is, "Never."
My surgery day weight was 218 pounds, so you and I started at nearly the same starting point. Most of my monthly losses were single digit (1 to 7 pounds a month).
It took me 17 months to reach my goal weight. Although I was a slow loser, I'm dancing on a cloud because this is the first time I've been able to keep the weight off.
It's not about how rapidly you lose. Rather, it's about keeping it off for life.
Most of us could lose weight without surgery. Personally, I lost 200+ pounds in the 2 decades prior to surgery (lose 30, gain 50, lose 60, gain 90, rinse/repeat) but could never keep it off.
You're doing well when the bigger picture is examined. Stay off the scale so often and don't ruin a wonderful weight loss tool with a binge episode.
Good luck to you. You can do this.

If your stomach hurts every 2 hours, that is probably acid and you need to be on a PPI for at least the first 6 months until your body learns that your stomach is smaller.

You said you are eating 1000 calories a day and 60-80 grams of protein. Protein is 4 calories a gram, that is 320 calories for 80 grams of protein. What else are you eating? What are your other macros? Fat? Carbs?

Are you taking a ppi? If not, try it and see if it helps your hunger.
Also, 6 pounds in a month is fine for lower bmi. The weight is going to come off slowly but steadily. It adds up!
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Bless your heart! Hang in there. I've heard of some people losing slow, but as long as it is coming off. Actually the slower it comes off the longer you will be able to keep it off. Just don't give up. Stay positive. Hugs!

That usually means u r eating too much or, not chewing it up enough, or it's not entering your stomach pouch correctly.

Do you have the option of seeing a therapist? Talking to a professional really helped me start to get over my food addiction. Then I read a book called Never Binge Again, and that made all sorts of light bulbs go off for me.
I think we all worry that we are going to fail, so now is the time for us to fix our mindsets, so our sleeves can help us more!

I am so afraid I'm going to fail. I am down 12 pounds since surgery day, 35 overall. But I constantly craving the bad foods. pizza, cheese, sweets, you name it. I move to stage 2 foods today and I'm hoping that just having something more substantial to eat will help. But I'm terrified that once I can eat other foods I won't be able to stop myself.

On puréed, they say you should eat every 4 hours. So you’re doing good! I was really hungry on liquids too but then I started adding sugar free popsicles and the bariatric brand Protein Soup. I don’t understand people who say they are full on just shakes either!

I found I was very hungry by the 5th day. Not just hungry but also sick and tired of peeing. I don't understand people saying they stay full in liquids, mine go right on through and I was peeing 2x's an hour and never "full". So we began sugar free Jello, and pureed Soup a couple days early and that helped immensely! Now, I'm on soft/pureed foods and find that none of them make me sick, and I can easily eat 4-6 ounces and then I'm stuffed..lasts generally 2-3hrs and then I'm hungry again (tummy growls kind of hungry, even with liquids)
Is that just me?!is that about normal?

I am 3 years 3 months out and Reached goal by one year and maintained. I was at 123 and became vegan and I have dropped to 110. But I still have my bloodwork drawn and everything is fantastic. My Protein levels are perfect and I really enjoy the lifestyle.

I changed my Protein Bars and shakes to vegan but I don't use them much because I cook all the time now.

I totally feel you. I am a daily weight checker type of person and I was down and then up and down again - it is nerve wracking, we are going to drive ourselves nuts. I am obsessively looking up pureed food. I think when I go back to work it will help me get my mind off my food crush. Breaking up is hard to do, right?

You need to hide your scale. Watching the scale does not change the weight loss while you're following your plan to a T. I would make 1 time a week where you can step on it. Otherwise those Fluid shifts are going to get you down.

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Don't get down on yourself. Your body is adjusting to the surgery. Don't fret about the weight. Just keep to your post op schedule. For myself, this has been a very big change in my life. It has taken a toll on my emotions also. I feel the same about certain foods when I see commercials too. I know, in the future, I will be able to eat my favorite dishes, just not as much.

You should try Quorn products. Soy free and gluten free vegetarian sources of protein. They are mushroom based protein - but they don't taste like mushrooms I swear! The Turk'y roast is my favorite - beats a tofurkey any day. I even got my meat eating father to eat it more than once. The Turk'y roast has 100 calories, 13 gr protein and 0.5 gr sugar per serving. And the serving is larger than you would think.

Isn't it amazing how much we value these minimal amounts of food when we've gone without! Enjoy!

My weight was down 4 pounds yesterday, but back up 3 pounds this morning. I cried. I saw a Red Lobster commercial for endless shrimp last night. I cried. WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?!

9 days out...

I had my surgery on 9/18. I have been lax about posting cause I just have not felt great. The hunger has been minimal except for the first night in the hospital - I felt really hungry that night but much too sick to have been honestly thinking about food. At first I thought I had totally made the wrong decision. I faced my biggest fear of violently vomiting after having abdominal surgery. But honestly, every day has been better than the next. Today was the best I have felt. I don't have to go back to work until Friday technically but I worked about three hours today from the office. I cannot take one more moment sitting in front of the tv. Tomorrow I think I will go to a meeting but I have the option to opt out since they are not expecting me. Tonight, I just feel sore. It does not help that I tripped and caught myself on the edge of the back of the couch right where the drain incision is...OUCH! Ugh, of all places.
I have been on liquids and I find myself going back and forth wanting sweet or salty food. I can see how I would get sick of Meal Replacements of sweet nature very quickly. It takes about an hour to get a cup down. I have been getting my Water intake. One in awhile I see a food commercial that makes me crave tacos or pizza.
My follow up was today and my weight was flittering between 180/179 down from the 189 I was on 9/13 when I had pre-registered. When I went into the hospital I had been on the liquid diet for a day or so and was down to 184. When I got home from the hospital on 9/20 I was 177. I should have never weighed myself because my weight went UP. Sad BUT Understandable since to be at my normal BMI I just have to get down to 120 (my goal) and I do not have a ton of weight to lose and because I have kept myself better hydrated since I have been home from the hospital.
Is anyone in our September group from Oklahoma?
Whoever tells us this is the easy way out is a liar. No way has this surgery been easy.

9 days out here and cleared this afternoon to begin eating. I Just Ate The Best Egg I Ever Enjoyed in My Life for lunch!! dinner 2 tbs of Jiff Smooth Peanut Butter. Heaven!

Sept, 19th here, so I'm a week post-op. I'm down 8 lbs. since surgery day, 31 pounds overall since starting the process. Soreness is easing up tremendously, I went back to work yesterday at my desk job. I'm getting all my fluids and Proteins, but that's like a full-time job! I do want food though. I'm not hungry, I just keep having short cravings for something, especially carbs like pizza and Pasta. That's funny to me, because I really didn't eat those much pre-op.

@NZFinallyFree, glad to hear everything is going well for you and I pray it continues to do so. You're right, I think every doctor has their own set of rules...well it looks like it anyway. I go for my one week post op tomorrow and boy oh boy do I pray he tell me I can try something other than the liquids, but from what he has told me already, I highly doubt it will change tomorrow, but a girl can hope, right?

UGH ... I know how you feel! Happened to me too! Was the 2nd postponement for me as my first date got cancelled because my mom, who lives 4 hours away, fell and was thought to have a broken hip! When I tried to reschedule, I was "too anemic" so, had to have IV Iron for 6 weeks and then, here came Hurricane Harvey! I was flooded into my house and could not get to the hospital! Sigh ... I did that 7 day liquid only thing twice before actually having the surgery this past Thursday!! I swear I by now I should be a mere wisp and yet, I'm NOT!

Hope you are doing well and made it through the hurricane and after!

It seems that the different surgeons have such different approaches and I guess we need to follow them. Mine thinks the sooner that real food is introduced the better and I was sure happy with that. In fact he was very against liquid diets. From Day 15 I am to be on pretty much a regular diet just small amounts and to trial foods slowly. So far this has worked fine with me and I can tolerate small amounts. Still feeling great. But as I said each one is different and probably each of our surgeries as well :-)