MamaDarlin

Hang in there girl, Im glad that I reached out and see others that are in the same boat as me. Makes me feel tons better. I guess we have to just keep plugging away, I mean no loss is still better than a gain. In the meantime Im just going to make some very short term goals, so Im going to try to lose 5 pounds before i head to Disney in 7 weeks. Hopefully I can manage that! And that will be a feat in itself not to gain during that week, hopefully all the walking will offset any tastes of dole whips and churros I may have, lol.

We have almost the same stats, you have done much better than me! I would be ecstatic to be at 175. My practice doesn't set goals, however my own personal goal is to get under 200 then Ill reset a new goal from there. That little 2 lb yoyo really messes with your mind. I know I shouldn't go on the scale as often as I do but it keeps me focused.

You all have done so great! I've only lost 64 lbs, and 20 of that was pre surgery. I've always been a slow loser but I expected much more. I wonder if my diabetes is a factor. Which is sadly one of the big reasons I did this, still struggling with my blood sugars even on an almost full low-carb diet.

How come our group has fizzled out?? Speaking of fizzling out.. so has my weight loss! Anyone else slow to a crawl?

my doc said to keep incision sites sunscreened, it will help them to fade

Congrats! thats amazing!

My Dr. also uses a 40 for all her patients. I had nausea for about 10 days after surgery, but none since then. I also had no issues with reflux or vomiting so I was happy with the results of the 40 bougie.

Lotte I feel the same as you somewhat. In my first few weeks I was chewing chewing and eating really slow like my Dr. told me to very little resistance but I didn't push it past 4 oz, but definitely could do more if i wanted to. I've recently realized because I was super hungry one day and ate a little on the fast side and didn't super chew that I felt much more restriction and fuller that way. So now I just eat at my normal pace pre surgery and that seems to help. I think all the slowness and chewing was allowing food to slip thru my sleeve easier, thus making overeating possible.

I had a cup of clam chowder it was also creamy and delicious. Had a few oyster crackers on top too.

Almost 1 month out for me, I gained 2 lbs a couple of weeks in.. I think its just our bodies readjusting. I felt good and was able to tolerate food very easy. I actually started my mush phase a couple of days early because I was feeling real hunger not head hunger. But I think by actually doing well and being able to take in decent (i think) calories my weight loss has been slower than I expected. Friday will be my 1 month and I'm at 12 lbs down post surgery.

Wow thats amazing, you're doing great!

Curious as to how much weight people have lost at the 1 month mark as we get into January? I'm 24 days since surgery so I have 6 more days to go but I've only lost 11 lbs with the bulk of it right at the beginning. Feeling like I'm losing slower. Where are you all at?

The first time I was able to eat a decent amount of cream of chicken soup it knocked me out like I ate a giant turkey dinner lol.

I am a diabetic, low blood sugars can definitely cause confusion and feeling out of it. They told me if my blood sugar was too low to drink a little apple juice. Hope she feels better soon!

Aimee that doesn't sound good at all. The back pain could be your kidneys, are you peeing enough?