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It's normal. Some feel like they never even had surgery done, others need a few weeks to get back to normal. The first 3 weeks were rough for me. Pain wasn't that bad, but yeah, zero energy and doing anything zapped me pretty quick. It's frustrating being cooped up inside the house and not being able to do much.

As you transition to more foods and you heal up things will turn around quickly. Just stay on top of your Water, Protein, and Vitamins. Before you know it you'll be back to normal.

One week today. Virtually no pain at all. Very little pain from the beginning. I’m hungry the last few days. Still on liquids. I feel very weak though . Probably
Lack of calories ? I haven’t done much this week. My post op is 2/26! Dr is on holiday. I have a group dietician appt Friday. I pray I’ll be able to advance my diet after that and not have to wait for Dr!

Ugh, the f-ing struggle of weight lost. I'm close to 3 years out from getting the sleeve and my God have I went back to my old eating ways. Yes, this is a struggle, and if you are a food addict like me, then you might want to read this.
I weighed 276 the day of surgery. To some that might not seem like a lot but being only 5 feet tall I looked like a rolling bowling ball. I hated carrying all that weight around so I decided to go f oror wls. I was so proud of going through with the surgery, and in the first year I lost 80 pounds. Down to 190 my second year I was even more determined to lose more weight. I worked out at least twice a week faithfully and monitored what I ate. I really didn't count calories (which I should have been doing) because I didn't eat that much. I got down to my lowest at 158, but I started to faint regularly. Come to find out, I couldn't maintain that weight partly because I wasn't taking my daily Vitamins (Shocker!) I was sick as hell, and started over-eating trying to refuel my body, but all I needed was my vitamins. My weight started to increase and now I'm at 182. I love candy and chocolate, and Cookies and sweets, It's my biggest down fall. And when I get stressed, it's even worse. I started to substitute my Snacks for meals to cut calories because I wanted snacks more than healthy food. Empty calories are the worst (Don't do it). So now I'm doing damage control. I've gained a solid 20 pounds and this year is my year to lose what I've gained plus some. I refuse to get over 185 so I workout like crazy now. I've done wrong and I need to get back on track. It's so easy to lose sight of why you've had the surgery, and this is my reminder that the surgery is only a tool, I have to do the hard work.... Watching what I put in my mouth. My goal this year is to get down to 150 and maintain. Now I take my vitamins daily, vit D, calcium citrate and a daily Vitamin. They have really helped me because I started to have muscle and joint pain and couldn't work out as well. Pain got so bad I went to urgent Care for it and the Doc told me to go home and take my supplements (Haha!) So if you're a newbie learn from my mistakes, don't lose track and keep pushing. I know I can do this, I just gotta remind myself of how great I am.
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I pooped!!! I THINK??? 4 days of colace and finally milk of magnesia. I’m not exactly sure what came out of me, but I will assume it was poop.

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Go girl. I could have written this myself. I did 8 months of weekly therapy before my sleeve 2/6/18. That was also my biggest fear and still is. But I’m working through it. For me the biggest fear is
Failure again and everyone sees it. It’s humiliating and embarrassing and I don’t want to feel that way again. Esp around those who know I had surgery. I’m also good at losing, maintaining...not so much. I’m just sleeved a few days and doing well. Things are
Different this time. You’ve had surgery.
Changed hormones, restriction and wisdom for prior attempts. I quit smoking 8 years ago. After 20 years and tons of attempts to quit. But I did it. 8 years and not one cigarette. Try to recall something you had to do many times before you were successful. Check out my posts, you could have written yourself.

I think my fear is largely based on experiences where I have lost weight in the past (before the sleeve). In 2006, I lost 30kg (66 pounds), in 2010, I lost 55kg (121lbs), in 2016, I lost 35kg (77lbs).
And yes - you guessed it, I totally regained everything I lost and more every. single. time.
Don't laugh, but I actually think I'm pretty good at losing weight, but I'm also excellent at regaining weight.
I do weigh myself every single day. I've been in a three week stall, so at the moment, I'm very panicked about "failure". I have been diagnosed with anxiety disorder. I'm no expert, but I think a lot of super morbidly obese people suffer anxiety and self-medicate with food.
I take the point that we need to be vigilant but even after we reach goal, our lives won't be perfect (sorry guys!). Things happen in life, and that's when things slip. For example, the week I reached my goal weight in 2010, my father was diagnosed with cancer. In 2016, I was on a great weight loss run when I lost my job. I can't say that I regained weight just because things went wrong in my life, but it didn't make it easy. Weight loss/maintenance doesn't happen in a perfect environment where we can focus on it 100%, there's always going to be other stuff happening in our lives.
The key reason I got my sleeve was not to lose weight (if motivated, I'm confident I could have lost weight without it), but to make maintenance easier. I hope things are different *this time*.
Writing this post has made me reflect on a lot of things and analyze why I'm so afraid of failure. Lol, this forum is like free therapy!! I am going to try and be more positive. If I was brave enough to get the sleeve, then I'm brave enough to confront these fears and keep going! Feel the fear and do it anyway!

I don't think everyone becomes athletic after surgery.
Though, it's true that some people start to use exercise as a coping mechanism to replace food.
If you want to exercise more, do things you enjoy. The idea is a lifestyle change. Working out like a beast for a year and then quitting....will result in regain. Your metabolism will notice your decreased activity.
Make small changes you can live with that will last a lifetime. When they get comfortable, challenge yourself to try a little more.
Best place to start...is walking. You can do it anywhere, and the fitness trackers can make it a lot of fun.
But above all...do things you really like doing. Don't make exercise painful. It should be something you enjoy.
I have a buddy who gets miles in walking around the casino. Lets himself spin one game three times....for each lap around the casino he walks. He gets miles in and rarely spends $10.....which is what I spend on a day pass to the YMCA.
I like to swim and do Water aerobics. I also like to ride horses and walk my dog in the forest, and when the weather is nice, I like to kick-bike behind my dog at a the state park.
Do something you like. Will be easier to stick to. Getting a friend to join you helps, too.

The pre op diet, which varies from surgeon to surgeon, is to shrink your liver. Overweight people have overweight (fatty) livers. The liver partially covers the stomach. If you go super low carb for a few weeks your body will feed off the fat and shrink your liver. A smaller liver makes it easier and safer surgery.That’s what I was told why they require a preop diet

You’ll do great! Stay as relaxed as you can and when you get scared, Picture your slimmer self happy and healthy.

You’ll do great! Stay as relaxed as you can and when you get scared, Picture your slimmer self happy and healthy.

Jrk Hi and welcome. Hope you'll enjoy us on Bariatric Pal, I may or may not be having a RnY on February 15th, if you see any of my other postings the road to surgery turned tempetous recently. Ah I'll get through it somehow. I.m 5ft8in, high weight of 355, currently 323. 72 years old probably the oldest on here but like everyone else,i m in it to win it. I live in cenral Ohio, 14 miles from the geographic center which is Centerburg.

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I got my sleeve on Tuesday. Went home from hospital on Wednesday. And today is my first full day home. I remember how scared I was before and that seeing positive posts always help so here goes mine. I had an awesome experience. Very little nausea when I first woke up. That was the only nausea I had. No vomiting whatsoever. And very very little pain. I was pretty shocked that it didn’t hurt nearly as much as I thought it would. I think the biggest challenge now is being able to get in 30 ounces of liquid in 30 ounces of clear liquid because you get full so fast. But nothing more than slight discomfort lots of burps and goggles. But I feel amazing. I hope this helps all of you calm your nerves.

Lmao! Awesome

I got my sleeve on Tuesday. Went home from hospital on Wednesday. And today is my first full day home. I remember how scared I was before and that seeing positive posts always help so here goes mine. I had an awesome experience. Very little nausea when I first woke up. That was the only nausea I had. No vomiting whatsoever. And very very little pain. I was pretty shocked that it didn’t hurt nearly as much as I thought it would. I think the biggest challenge now is being able to get in 30 ounces of liquid in 30 ounces of clear liquid because you get full so fast. But nothing more than slight discomfort lots of burps and goggles. But I feel amazing. I hope this helps all of you calm your nerves.

I got my sleeve on Tuesday. Went home from hospital on Wednesday. And today is my first full day home. I remember how scared I was before and that seeing positive posts always help so here goes mine. I had an awesome experience. Very little nausea when I first woke up. That was the only nausea I had. No vomiting whatsoever. And very very little pain. I was pretty shocked that it didn’t hurt nearly as much as I thought it would. I think the biggest challenge now is being able to get in 30 ounces of liquid in 30 ounces of clear liquid because you get full so fast. But nothing more than slight discomfort lots of burps and goggles. But I feel amazing. I hope this helps all of you calm your nerves.

I got my sleeve on Tuesday. Went home from hospital on Wednesday. And today is my first full day home. I remember how scared I was before and that seeing positive posts always help so here goes mine. I had an awesome experience. Very little nausea when I first woke up. That was the only nausea I had. No vomiting whatsoever. And very very little pain. I was pretty shocked that it didn’t hurt nearly as much as I thought it would. I think the biggest challenge now is being able to get in 30 ounces of liquid in 30 ounces of clear liquid because you get full so fast. But nothing more than slight discomfort lots of burps and goggles. But I feel amazing. I hope this helps all of you calm your nerves.

Tomorrow for me!!!

Update
Got my sleeve surgery today. I’ve been out of surgery approx 5/6 hours. I feel surprising little pain. I’m shocked. Gallbladder surgery and c sect was
Must worse than this. I’m sore but not bad at al. Sipping liquids with no trouble . I still feel super hungry in my belly but i have not had any calories in 24 hours and full liquids yesterday . Or maybe this feeling isn’t hunger but from the sleeve .idk

Update
Got my sleeve surgery today. I’ve been out of surgery approx 5/6 hours. I feel surprising little pain. I’m shocked. Gallbladder surgery and c sect was
Must worse than this. I’m sore but not bad at al. Sipping liquids with no trouble . I still feel super hungry in my belly but i have not had any calories in 24 hours and full liquids yesterday . Or maybe this feeling isn’t hunger but from the sleeve .idk

Update
Got my sleeve surgery today. I’ve been out of surgery approx 5/6 hours. I feel surprising little pain. I’m shocked. Gallbladder surgery and c sect was
Must worse than this. I’m sore but not bad at al. Sipping liquids with no trouble . I still feel super hungry in my belly but i have not had any calories in 24 hours and full liquids yesterday . Or maybe this feeling isn’t hunger but from the sleeve .idk

Update
Got my sleeve surgery today. I’ve been out of surgery approx 5/6 hours. I feel surprising little pain. I’m shocked. Gallbladder surgery and c sect was
Must worse than this. I’m sore but not bad at al. Sipping liquids with no trouble . I still feel super hungry in my belly but i have not had any calories in 24 hours and full liquids yesterday . Or maybe this feeling isn’t hunger but from the sleeve .idk

WHAT A CHARMER!

[emoji38] Omg! The best post ever!

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Good luck to you. 4 days out a feeling good.