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I got told of the surgeon I would only lose about 3 stone the morning I went in for my op was a bit discouraged but lost 110 lbs in my first year

14 lbs in two weeks is excellent. I lost 16 lbs the whole first month! (not a revision - I have a virgin bypass).
people tend to lose slower after revisions than they do a virgin surgery - but again, 14 lbs is quite a lot. I wouldn't throw in the towel yet...

I haven’t really paid much attention to my clothing since I literally wear the same thing everyday since I am a uniformed employee. I really hope the Dr is wrong because I really was hoping for additional weight loss that I couldn’t achieve with the sleeve. I have been doing everything I’m supposed to do minus cheating once and having a few sips of coffee. Thank you for your words of encouragement.

I had sleeve to bypass revision on Aug 29. I have only lost 14 lbs. I had the revision due to severe reflux.. my dr told me he doubted I would lose anymore than I already have at my follow up Monday. It was really discouraging. I have about 80 lbs to lose and hearing I probably wouldn’t lose more with this surgery was a blow. I have been getting my fluids and Proteins in with no issues. I don’t feel like I have restriction either. The scale hasn’t budged since I was 1 week post op. My concerns were shrugged off at my drs office and I didn’t know where else to turn. Can someone give me some insight or point me in another direction? I need this additional weight off too :( help.

I haven’t really paid much attention to my clothing since I literally wear the same thing everyday since I am a uniformed employee. I really hope the Dr is wrong because I really was hoping for additional weight loss that I couldn’t achieve with the sleeve. I have been doing everything I’m supposed to do minus cheating once and having a few sips of coffee. Thank you for your words of encouragement.

My hairdresser steered me far away from nioxin and told me to get ultrax labs hair surge.. I will try anything tho at this point.. I just want my long thick hair back

I started taking Biotin around 3 months prior to having surgery.. I’m looking into Nioxin but unsure of which system to use since I have color and chemically treated hair.. :-/

I had VSG in November 2017. I lost 121 lbs in 12 months following my surgery. I got pregnant in December of 2018 and it resulted in a miscarriage. However, I fell pregnant again not even 2 months after I miscarried and did not follow any specific nutrition while I was pregnant. I gained 40 lbs during my pregnancy and I lost 23 of them and want to lose the remaining and get back to my pre-pregnancy weight plus lose more to get back on track. What is the best and easiest way to get back to this and nix my bad eating/drinking habits??? I am suffering from postpartum depression too so I food has been a crutch for me 😩 please no rude comments as I’m trying to overcome the PPD and my weight gain.

Anyone have blue cross blue shield (federal) that has had revision or going thru the process? I am trying to get options/opinions.. I have about 6 months before I will be able to do this (pregnancy) but my gerd has been a monster for the last year and even worse with this pregnancy.. I have only gained 7 lbs so not worried about weight loss issue, although it will be helpful after my pregnancy to lose the additional baby weight.. called my insurance today and I think they were confused on what I was asking.. I just want to know what I have to do to be covered by my insurance to have revision done??

I need help... I fell off the wagon... not too terrible but I have gained about 12 lbs. I got pregnant in October and just miscarried about 5 weeks ago and I have been severely depressed and eating things that are not good for me... I haven’t been to the gym or done anything except go to work. I lay in bed all day and sleep. I have recently seeked help for the depression and I finally got out of bed today and went shopping and felt good until I got home.. what can I do to get back to lose the 12 lbs I gained plus more? I’m about 20 months out from surgery... I’m just terrified I will never lose again and keep gaining. Please no negative comments about my poor eating habits. Kicking those to the curb starting now.. thank you.

I need help... I fell off the wagon... not too terrible but I have gained about 12 lbs. I got pregnant in October and just miscarried about 5 weeks ago and I have been severely depressed and eating things that are not good for me... I haven’t been to the gym or done anything except go to work. I lay in bed all day and sleep. I have recently seeked help for the depression and I finally got out of bed today and went shopping and felt good until I got home.. what can I do to get back to lose the 12 lbs I gained plus more? I’m about 20 months out from surgery... I’m just terrified I will never lose again and keep gaining. Please no negative comments about my poor eating habits. Kicking those to the curb starting now.. thank you.

I need help... I fell off the wagon... not too terrible but I have gained about 12 lbs. I got pregnant in October and just miscarried about 5 weeks ago and I have been severely depressed and eating things that are not good for me... I haven’t been to the gym or done anything except go to work. I lay in bed all day and sleep. I have recently seeked help for the depression and I finally got out of bed today and went shopping and felt good until I got home.. what can I do to get back to lose the 12 lbs I gained plus more? I’m about 20 months out from surgery... I’m just terrified I will never lose again and keep gaining. Please no negative comments about my poor eating habits. Kicking those to the curb starting now.. thank you.

GO BACK TO THE BASICS OF YOUR DIET AND START MOVING EVEN WALKING AROUND THE BLOCK AND STAY TRUE TO YOURSELF BY KEEPING TRACK OF EVERTHING THAT GOES IN YOUR MOUTH AND EXERCISE Protein AND VEGGIES GOOD CARBS ONLY TALKING TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROCEDURE HELPS AS WELL CHEERS FOR NOTICING ITS TIME TO GET BACK ON THE RIGHT TRACK (IF YOU WILL) HAVE A GREAT DAY IF YOU NEED TO CHAT HIT ME BACK

I am 13 months post-op and got a positive pregnancy test today. I am really worried that I am going to gain so much weight back and never be able to lose it after working so hard these last 13 months. I have yet to tell the guy I am seeing about it too, because I am not sure how to approach it and tell him. I am mainly worried about gaining all my weight back and really don’t want to :( anyone out there that has been thru this and can help me feel better about this? :(

I seemed to fall off the wagon after my ex boyfriend assaulted me and I can’t seem to get out of the funk.. I haven’t gained, but I haven’t lost. I started at 324 and am sitting at 228. I really need to start getting more Protein again.. only getting about 20g a day now and that is extremely low. I am going to try intermittent fasting and see if that helps.. thinking about doing a pouch reset as well to get rid of the cravings for sweets and carbs that I have been finding comfort in... thanks!

I seemed to fall off the wagon after my ex boyfriend assaulted me and I can’t seem to get out of the funk.. I haven’t gained, but I haven’t lost. I started at 324 and am sitting at 228. I really need to start getting more Protein again.. only getting about 20g a day now and that is extremely low. I am going to try intermittent fasting and see if that helps.. thinking about doing a pouch reset as well to get rid of the cravings for sweets and carbs that I have been finding comfort in... thanks!

This is very common in many Protein shakes.. it is where the protein settles.. it is not bad.. just is unpleasant from the texture. If you contact Premier Protein directly, they will get information from you off the box and gladly replace it all for you at no charge. I know this because it happened to me and the chunks creeped me out. They’re nothing but easy and great to deal with!

I am having a ton of Hair loss right now.. just started 2 weeks ago.. I was hoping and praying it wouldn’t happen to me.. my hair is to my butt and used to be so thick.. now it is so thin and looks terrible.. I have been taking Biotin and upped my Protein to nothing under 100g a day and haven’t missed my vitamins.. I am going tomorrow to cut my hair from my butt to my shoulders and I’m so upset about it.. cried every day thinking about tomorrow.. I pray it gets better for everyone going thru his!!

I have had 3 stalls now and I’m just over 4 months post-op.. I do know that the Hair loss is real and it’s a monster I’m only down 55 lbs too.. just feel like my progress is slower than others..

I got my scale off of amazon.. the brand is RENPHO. The best and most accurate I have found.. plus it has an app for your phone and syncs to most fitness trackers. It was like $30 on Amazon.

I got my scale off of amazon.. the brand is RENPHO. The best and most accurate I have found.. plus it has an app for your phone and syncs to most fitness trackers. It was like $30 on Amazon.

I regretted my sleeve the first few days after surgery as well, but have grown to love my sleeve.. it was the absolute best decision I could have ever made for myself.. it is hard in the beginning because you are relearning how and what to eat. It is not the end of the world.. I am much more satisfied now with food than I ever was when I was bigger. My relationship with food has changed. once you are able to have regular food again it will get better. The worst part of the entire thing to me was the liquid and purée part of the diet. Don’t do anything to sabatoge your surgery, right now you are at risk of having a leak. If you ever feel like talking please reach out. I am here as well as many others in this group..

I will be 7 mos post-op on Friday and will be having my gallbladder out on Thursday.. I am so much more nervous for this.. what can I expect? Is the pain as much as it is after being sleeved? Dreading it! Just want to feel better and eat without feeling like I’m being stabbed to death :-/

I regretted my sleeve the first few days after surgery as well, but have grown to love my sleeve.. it was the absolute best decision I could have ever made for myself.. it is hard in the beginning because you are relearning how and what to eat. It is not the end of the world.. I am much more satisfied now with food than I ever was when I was bigger. My relationship with food has changed. once you are able to have regular food again it will get better. The worst part of the entire thing to me was the liquid and purée part of the diet. Don’t do anything to sabatoge your surgery, right now you are at risk of having a leak. If you ever feel like talking please reach out. I am here as well as many others in this group..

I regretted my sleeve the first few days after surgery as well, but have grown to love my sleeve.. it was the absolute best decision I could have ever made for myself.. it is hard in the beginning because you are relearning how and what to eat. It is not the end of the world.. I am much more satisfied now with food than I ever was when I was bigger. My relationship with food has changed. once you are able to have regular food again it will get better. The worst part of the entire thing to me was the liquid and purée part of the diet. Don’t do anything to sabatoge your surgery, right now you are at risk of having a leak. If you ever feel like talking please reach out. I am here as well as many others in this group..