moma21

I had my sleeve on Oct 16th and 4 weeks of liquid. Right now I am on puree phase for 3 weeks . Don’t give up [emoji1303][emoji1303][emoji1303]

Anyone else have 4 weeks of liquids? I just finished week 2 and am dreading 2 more weeks of this. And THEN 2 weeks of puree. A month+ till I can chew food again

I had that last Sunday but I took loratadine 10 mg and after 2 hours I was ok. Honestly I don’t know why I got it

I had my sleeve done on 10/23. I'm 5 days out and I went from 299.5 to 301.2.. It's confusing. I don't know how I gained a pound... But I do know I'm not pooping like I use to - so maybe I'm full of ****? LOL My employees would love to hear that. I'm holding out, clothes are fitting better, and right before the surgery, I have had a stall.
Things that'll sped up a stall - increased Water, increased exercise, and I've read increased calories (gets you out of starvation mode).
Anyways, I've lost weight without surgery in the past, stalls happen and are natural.

It's swelling too I'm a year out don't worry you will get there

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I have also read from many many people about the two or three week stull. Many don’t lose their second or third week post op but then it starts right back up again. You’re in the healing process. It will take time.

It is no doubt your surgeon's fault if that is the case. What size boogie did he/she use? Also, are you having trouble eating now? How much can you eat per sitting at a year out? You aren't at goal yet. Maybe you should wait until you get to goal, and then be a bit more liberal with your maintenance phase instead of stretching out your sleeve. At least the restriction will still be there in case you decide that you need it.
You could possibly slow your weight loss simply by doing the following:
Eating more healthy carbs like vegetables, fruit and whole grains. If you eat every 3 hours, move to every 2 1/2 hours, and add a meal...A higher carb meal of possibly sweet potato and brown rice. This will increase your calorie load without affecting your sleeve size.
Exercising a bit less if you do exercise.
Maybe increasing your daily calorie count by adding a bit more healthy oils to your diet.
I am not going to advise you to add sugar, processed foods, or super fatty meats to your diet, because that can set you on a bad course leading back to where you started.
A surgeon advising you to stretch out your sleeve just doesn't sit right with me. Not only can overeating cause health issues, but that goes against everything that I have learned. Forget about Portion Control. Forget eating just until you are satiated, and not full. This surgeon is telling you to overeat so that you don't lose too much weight. That's one that I just haven't heard before.
Anyway, good luck in continuing your journey.

It can actually take a month or two to start seeing loss my surgeon told me. Since the swelling and healing time is different for everyone. He said just be patient before you know it the weight will be melting off. He also said steady not to slow and not to fast weight loss is best because really rapid loss can endure unnecessary complications. I had the Duodenal Switch on 10/23/17 and have lost about two pounds. I was 467 on surgery day and am now 465. It will come off just give your body time to adjust. Remember since theres no real food going in the body may be in starvation mode where it saves fats. My friend who did the ds reminded me of that. She said her first two months were discouraging but by month six she realized she was 40lbs to her goal weight and could fit her sons teenage sons shirts. She said because she feels big she never noticed. So now I know to wait six months and to start trying to view myself without my fat goggles. Good luck!👍🏽🍀 ❤️💯🙌🏽

I was sleeved on 10/11/17. From what I’ve seen, some people race out of the gate, some don’t. The three things that speed of weight loss is based on are: gender, age and height. If you are a tall young man, you’ll lose weight like it’s just melting. If you are a short older woman (the best kind!) you will lose weight slower. It’s a life change, so you’ll have some more time! Just get healed up, drink your liquids, get in some Protein, and trust (pray?). That sucks, but I bet you’ll be back on the boards in no time with a lot of success. Good Luck!