SleeveinIL

I was just thinking about this exact topic this morning. I am taking less prescriptions, but a heck of a lot more vitamins. I will make that trade off any day, but I would like to have a day when I don't worry about pills and swamping myself with water. lol

Are you eating other items with the fish? I am sure I could eat 4oz of fish as my whole meal. My nutritionist is telling me I should be eating about 3/4 cup of all food in one sitting. I seriously feel like I have never had the surgery. I can eat anything, all raw veggies, raw spinach, etc. and I measure, weigh my foods. I am frustrated because I am doing everything according to the rules. So I am eating 4-6oz at every meal.

I had a stall around 3 weeks. I am six weeks post sleeve and only down 21lbs. I see others are losing much faster, but I guess this is right for me. I have been stalled for weeks now.

I am a bleu cheese girl. I love bleu cheese, can't get enough blue cheese! That being said, we can still have cheese but I have changed to reduced fat or fat free. I still feel like I am getting cheese, but I am not going to eat something that is 95% fat anymore. Do I still want it? Heck yeah, but I am doing really well curbing my head craving.

I waited 8 days until that first glorious trip to the bathroom. I think I spent 30 min in there trying to lay that goose egg. Drink and Drink and Drink! I was dehydrated and had received fluids the day before at the hospital and it helped.

I ate La Preferida fat free refried beans and fat free cottage cheese as some of my go to meals/snacks.

I am so sorry you have to deal with this. I had a hiatal hernia fixed at the same time as my sleeve, but I don't think that is what you are describing. Hang in there. I hope you are feeling better soon!

You can do it! I didn't think I would survive and was sick of it, but all in all it is doable. Eating food this close to surgery could cause food to interfere with the staples and cause icky things to happen. Celebrate the success you have had so far, you've got this!

Remember this one? I ended up tripping over this thing sooooo many times. LOL

My husband has been supportive when I let him. What that means is I was trying to do this myself, I got myself into this situation, I will get myself out of it, right? Well that wasn't working for me and caused me a lot of stress. I had to let him in to see/learn the good, bad and ugly about how I feel about my weight and what my weight actually was. I was really worried that once he learned my weight and my everyday struggles that he would reject me. It has been the exact opposite. This has been super good for me and a learning process along the way.

I recommend if you are having these questions that it wouldn't hurt to speak with someone.

AWESOME!!!!

My work pants are dragging on the floor as my behind isn't keeping them up so high!

Small celebration for me this past weekend...It seems I have broken through my first stall and I am officially under 250lbs! It is the first time I have been under 250lbs in over 5 years. My go to work pants are dragging on the floor now because my hind end isn't quite as big anymore. Small victories but something positive as I have been really down lately. Thanks for listening.

Hang in there. I think I finally broke through my first stall - it only took 2.5 weeks and I am down to 249. First time I have been under 250 in over 5 years! I think I was so dehydrated my body was holding onto everything. Like every one says, follow the program and it will come off.

I’m 5 weeks post sleeve and my nutritionist has me doing 75-100/day.

I did unsweetened applesauce but stirred in some Splenda. Helped me swallow my crushed pills when I couldn’t tolerate them in water.

When I am feeling the need I have a decaf skinny vanilla latte. They use fat free milk and sugar free flavoring. The only drawback is the number of carbs. At home I use a decaf flavored ground coffee and add Fat Free coffeemate.

Keep in mind each doctor will give different advice, so my first comment is ask your doctor or nutritionist that you are working with. As for me, I am limited to 79 - 100g of carbs or less per day. That being said, a cup of cooked white rice is 45g and would wipe out the at least half of my carbs for the day. Does it mean I can't have rice, no, but I won't have it often as it is hard to get my protein goals in if I do. My docs want me to eat protein first, then veggies, then if any room left carbs and fruits. I am going to check out the website. Do you have any favorite recipes you can recommend?

My stomach still gurgles, and it does it loudly! People can hear it across the room. I am getting used to it but I have read from others on this site that gurgling has lingered for many.

Since Surgery: a sperm whale's brain Since I started weight loss journey: Almost a small bale of hay or 200 sticks of butter

I walked on the treadmill for 40 min last night up from my normal of 30 and I was able to increase the speed. It actually felt pretty good which is a win for me. I was told by doc yesterday no running yet (not that I am a runner anyway lol). I have a bad knee that I injured (torn meniscus and osteo arthritis) about 6 years ago and that flared up a bit with the walking I have been doing. I know we can't take Advil (I was taking 5 before a workout to dull the knee pain during workouts prior to surgery) and Tylenol doesn't even touch the pain. So my question to the group is what cardio are you doing that is low impact that actually burns enough calories? I previously have done water aerobics 2x a week and never dropped a darn pound but that was prior to my weight loss journey. Thanks in advance.

I had a follow up with my surgeon today. I am doing everything "correctly". Said I should be eating 600 - 800 calories, 40-60 oz water, 40 - 60 protein a day and I am released for full exercise! I am surely happy with the report. He explained my current stall after surgery in this way which made some sense to me...After surgery you lose a lot of water, your body is learning to balance itself with the reduced calories and regain the water that is no longer being delivered via all the food I used to eat. Therefore, the body starts to hold on to the water and although the inches are coming off (my clothes clearly fit better), the scale likely won't show a loss as it stabilizes to the new normal. He said as long as you stay with the program I will start to lose again. I might just put my scale away for a while.

I am on the low residue option and I have to agree eating real food again is wonderful! I find myself eating a lot of fish these days. I have had some chicken but not chicken salad yet. Enjoy your rediscovered treats. Sleeved 3/16/2018

WOW! What an exciting milestone. Congrats you look so healthy. Amazing journey.