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2 hours ago, LylaLovesCoffee said:Sleeved 11/8/17... Everything was working out well the first month.. I was tired all the time which is to be expected. Then my StepFather passed away on 12/8/17. It's been rough. I didn't mess up my eating, but the stress and my weight loss messed up my balance. At first I thought it was I wasn't getting enough Water and Protein so I adjusted that accordingly and waited for my 3 month checkup to see if I needed to change anything. Dr. Le said to see an ear nose and throat doctor which I did yesterday. I have been scheduled for a VNG test next week to see what's going on with my Vestibular Integrity. Cross your fingers... Prayers.. Good Vibes... Good Juju's I'll take it all that the test reveal it's a quick and easy fix.
I'm sorry about your stepdad. Fingers crossed for your checkup. You look great by the way!
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5 hours ago, LilaJane20 said:My weight loss has slowed - it was a couple pounds a week and now although I get there some weeks, others are just a half a pound or so. Are others experiencing the same thing? I'm glad it's still coming off, though.
Yeah, mine has slowed a lot too. Still coming off, but very slowly and I have so far to go still that its kind of a bummer.
Still, looking at the bright side, even at my current weight I feel a hell of a lot better than I did before surgery.
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On 2/27/2018 at 9:45 AM, bogglesauce said:We don't really talk about calories much but are you supposed to be consuming a certain number of calories? I had my 3 Month post-op meeting with my surgeon last week and he reminded me that I'm supposed to be consuming 1200 calories or less everyday.
Also happy to report that I'm officially down 63 pounds as of today!
Congrats on 63 down!
At my 3-month group appointment, my nutritionist told us to keep it below 1000 calories, but then told me separately I could go "a little over that" because I'm tall, but then refused to tell me what "a little over" means in terms of, you know, calories. I'm sometimes not sure even nutritionists know what's up sometimes. From what I've gathered on the internet, most doctors recommend somewhere between 900 and 1200 for the stage we're at right now.
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23 hours ago, Lynn1/3 said:I am 11 days post op and my incision sites look red. Is this normal??
Mine got super red and itchy. In my case it was an allergic reaction to the incision glue and Benadryl cream helped immensely. Ask your surgeon if you have any doubts though
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17 hours ago, bogglesauce said:Has anyone tried these Protiwise wafers? A friend recommended them to me but I'm wary of ordering things I've never tasted before.
My bariatric surgeon has a little shop in their office, and they sell these (albeit rebranded). I tried the chocolate ones. I found them very delicious, but not at all filling. Given that I can only eat 900 calories a day at the stage I'm at, it didn't make much sense for me to regularly eat a fifth of my daily calories on something that wasn't filling at all. I wound up giving them to my diabetic mom,who also absolutely loves them! If you have the willpower to make them a "sometimes" food, id recommend giving them a try.
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My NUT definitely said 15 before and 15 after. It's crazy to me how much each doctor/NUT can differ even on the small stuff.
I usually do 30/30 anyway, seems to be the prevailing wisdom.
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Congratulations Blue! As a fellow former 400-pounder I can only imagine how much better your joints and everything must be feeling in the 200s -- happy for you man. Keep killing it.
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I lost a bunch of weight quickly for the first three weeks, then hit the three week stall everyone talks about on this forum. Stayed stalled for a week or two, then the weight loss started again. Now the weight loss is less dramatic if you look at it day by day (0.2 lbs here, 0.6 here, etc) but it helps to look at it week by week. For example I thought last week was pretty slow weight loss wise, but then I looked at my weekly view on MFP and realized I'd actually lost four and a half pounds in a week. I would have killed for that a few months ago!
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On 12/20/2017 at 7:16 PM, wiscogal said:I had my sleeve on 11/29. I’m down 24 lbs and onto a purée diet. I’m so glad to be off Full Fluids. I just went back to work today and feel great. I also hit the gym this morning at work. I haven’t been there since my pre op. I’ve been walking at home. The gals there stopped in their tracks and told me I looked amazing! They have no idea I had surgery. I didn’t share with a lot of people.
Congrats! That's awesome.
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Hi Cac! I took a 2.5 hour road trip for work almost exactly 2 weeks after surgery. I thought it would be no big deal because I love driving and my recovery has been insanely smooth and easy. It turned out to be pretty grueling and unpleasant actually -- just too much sitting up and having to concentrate that soon after surgery.
Maybe you're tougher than I am though. I would suggest taking lots of Water, planning lots of breaks if you can, and leaving yourself the flexibility to be able to reschedule your trip if your body's not up to it yet.
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On 11/12/2017 at 5:29 PM, CamillaCallie said:Did anyone gain weight? I weighed myself about 5 hours after surgery and gained 5. Then today (3 days post op) I weighed myself again and still 2 lbs heavier than when I walked into surgery. What's with that?
IV fluids, probably. They told me not to weigh myself for a week after surgery.
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2 hours ago, aquamar61 said:
I too had mine Nov. 7
Awesome. How are you feeling about everything?
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hey all,
hope you're doing well. had my sleeve on Nov 7th, resting at home now. really looking forward to the rest of this journey!
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You all look great!