Darin'Sharon

My nutritionist strongly suggested getting as close to your Protein requirement as you can to prevent or decrease Hair loss. I have not lost any hair at all. I know everyone is different, just trying to help.

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NSV is non-scale victory. Like maybe your numbers haven't dropped this week, but your clothes feel better, you can sit comfortably in a seat that you couldn't before, someone compliments you,etc...

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I think it would be helpful to seek professional help at this point. It just seems as if you needed the bypass you weren't loosing weight by yourself &couldnt. You must see what you GAINED and not what's lost which seems to be alot of grief about food(which clearly was your issue to begin with)

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I also had vsg april 23rd, at a weight of 286. At the end of week 3, i stalled for 16 days! I was sure the surgery had failed me since i knew i was being militant about following the rules. Calories at 600, Protein at 65, and fluids at 64. My doctor said ita fine just follow the plan. Nutritionist said the same. I worried and weighed and stressed, and it made no difference. Then one day the scale dropped 5lbs and i was on the move again. I still think I'm losing slower than some, but I'm going in the right direction so I'm happy. I am 65 days out and down 37lbs. Thats 1.75lbs daily average. Never done that in my life, so the stalls and the scales and all the worrying was for naught.
I will also agree that you should measure yourself. I wish i had done it before surgery hut it didnt occur to me. I did it about one month out and just did it again and am down about 14 inches overall! Dont sweat this, it will work!

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I also had vsg april 23rd, at a weight of 286. At the end of week 3, i stalled for 16 days! I was sure the surgery had failed me since i knew i was being militant about following the rules. Calories at 600, Protein at 65, and fluids at 64. My doctor said ita fine just follow the plan. Nutritionist said the same. I worried and weighed and stressed, and it made no difference. Then one day the scale dropped 5lbs and i was on the move again. I still think I'm losing slower than some, but I'm going in the right direction so I'm happy. I am 65 days out and down 37lbs. Thats 1.75lbs daily average. Never done that in my life, so the stalls and the scales and all the worrying was for naught.
I will also agree that you should measure yourself. I wish i had done it before surgery hut it didnt occur to me. I did it about one month out and just did it again and am down about 14 inches overall! Dont sweat this, it will work!

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Makes sense. Thanks for the input.

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I had a urine test at my pre op appt one week before surgery and again the morning of. They told me it takes 14 days for your kidneys to clear nicotine and its byproducts. I quit in January and wasnt tested until April so I was fine. Struggle every day since surgery against starting back up as I smoked for over 30yrs....but so far am winning the war.

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I had a urine test at my pre op appt one week before surgery and again the morning of. They told me it takes 14 days for your kidneys to clear nicotine and its byproducts. I quit in January and wasnt tested until April so I was fine. Struggle every day since surgery against starting back up as I smoked for over 30yrs....but so far am winning the war.

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Thank you! I'm going to try increasing calories, that's just a scary concept for me as I'm sure it is for all of us who have struggled with weight. Seems counterintuitive to the goal, but I understand the rationale so imma give it a go. Thank you all for the advice and support!

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Yeah, how often have they screamed Cut those calories! Ever notice its the same people that say If you would only concentrate you'd lose weight! Listen, I come from a long line of worriers and stewers, if thinking would make it so we would verge on anorexia instead of being obese. And their brother-in-laws "If you want it enough the weight will leave"
Bull Feathers!😞

I know there were several people having surgery this week. I just wanted to say I had mine on Weds and did great. My liver was bigger than he thought so took a little longer and I stayed in the hospital about 48 hours for my blood tests to come back up. Anyway other than that everything was smooth and I was up walking a few hours after surgery. Been drinking good just pacing myself and walking a few min every hour. Slightly sore but I'm ready for the losing part too. Hope this helps anyone feeling scared cause I was terrified. Also I am a bigger patient....just under 500 so I did well and I'm sure you all will too. Good luck everyone and we can all share our weightloss successes soon! :-)

And a week stall is nothing. I wouldn’t worry for three weeks or so. Then talk to your doctor or nutritionist.

I had a urine test at my pre op appt one week before surgery and again the morning of. They told me it takes 14 days for your kidneys to clear nicotine and its byproducts. I quit in January and wasnt tested until April so I was fine. Struggle every day since surgery against starting back up as I smoked for over 30yrs....but so far am winning the war.

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Thank you! I'm going to try increasing calories, that's just a scary concept for me as I'm sure it is for all of us who have struggled with weight. Seems counterintuitive to the goal, but I understand the rationale so imma give it a go. Thank you all for the advice and support!

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Everyone’s goals are different, different surgeons have different plans! So it sounds like you are meeting YOUR goals.

So... you either stay the course or shake things up. You can try increasing your calories as was suggested. You can try tweaking your macros since you have that info. You can stay the course.

You will most likely start losing again no matter which of these things you do. Stalls and plateaus happen. Even small gains especially around that time of the month when you may retain Water. Did you have some high sodium days? You mention the chips. Salt will make you retain water.

Suggestions... Stop worrying! Stalls happen when your body needs to re-calibrate itself. If you know you are on your mark for calorie and Water, and you are getting your exercise, then everything else doesn't really matter. You could be losing body fat and not see it on the scale (happened to me a few times so far, gained a pound or 2, but dropped body fat. Just keep on doing what you are and don't focus only one 1 measurement!

You got this!

I agree with Creek. Increase your calories to see if it makes a difference. I also eat around 1000-1200 per day and I have been steadily loosing, even my longest stall is 2 weeks. It's helpful for your typical diet to be at that range, because you can always lower it if you slow down or stall. I'd much rather be eating 1200 calories a day with great energy and stamina, then eating 700 and feeling like a slug.

Eat more. 400-600 calories per day is probably signaling your body to take hormonal measures to prevent starvation.
http://www.coachcalorie.com/not-eating-enough-calories-to-lose-weight/
My program encourages us to eat 1000-1200 calories per day as soon as possible after surgery to avoid these setbacks. Also, because when we get the metabolic reset from surgery...we want to reset to a livable calorie level...not a starvation level. (I've eaten 1000-1200 calories per day since week three and will stay at this calorie level until maintenance)
I understand your fears of failure, but it's a good idea to think of the whole marathon...supporting and building your long term forever diet and your long term metabolism.....not just trying to sprint to your goal at any cost. Patience and consistency are your friends!
Best wishes and good luck!

I like Baritastic because it tracks all of this. You can input reminders for your meds and Vitamins and it gives you a ping when you need to take them. You just go in, set your goals (like 64oz of Water a day) and log as you go. It will also keep track of your weight, inches lost, ect and it’s free. It syncs with your Fitbit if you have one too. And you can just scan a bar code to add a food or drink, which is so easy for me. There are others out there, but this one ended up being my favorite.

I opted for WLS because I have RA and the meds just weren't as effective anymore. My rheumatologist recommended the surgery to help. I have a 4 yr old grandson that I want to be around for and he able to take him to Disney and all the things I cant do now. I am 44 and reached my highest weight this year due to changing to a more sedentary job and steroid use, both due to RA. I have been heavy since the day I was born, but was always ok with it. At least I told myself I was. I feel like now is the time to take control and finally get rid of all this weight that's keeping me down, in more ways than one. I had a sleeve on 4/23 and I've been averaging about a pound per day loss, and my goal is to lose a total of 116 lbs for a goal weight of 170. I am 5' 6" tall, highest weight was 286, last weight when I had my checkup on the 16th was 261. I dont weigh between dr appts because the fluctuations were driving me insane! I will pray for your success for you and your little one!

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You are not alone. I am 26days post op and having incisional pain as well. It is getting better day by day, but if I move or twist the wrong way it sure makes itself known! My surgeon also said it would go away by 6 weeks post op. As far as the gas, I still have that problem too. I figured I was drinking too fast or something, surgeon didnt have any insight into this. I use the dissolvable gas-x strips because the chewable make me nauseated. I hope yours gets better soon, and at least now I know I am not alone either!

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You are not alone. I am 26days post op and having incisional pain as well. It is getting better day by day, but if I move or twist the wrong way it sure makes itself known! My surgeon also said it would go away by 6 weeks post op. As far as the gas, I still have that problem too. I figured I was drinking too fast or something, surgeon didnt have any insight into this. I use the dissolvable gas-x strips because the chewable make me nauseated. I hope yours gets better soon, and at least now I know I am not alone either!

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I have the same issue with the one nagging incision. I am 26days post op and just had my follow up at the surgeons office. I asked about the burning/pain and was told that the incision they use to pull the excised portion of the stomach out (I had the sleeve) is larger than the others and requires an internal suture in the actual muscle, which is what causes the burning/pulling/pain and that it should be completely gone by 6 weeks.

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I have had acid reflux for years. My surgeon didnt tell me until after the procedure that the sleeve can make it worse. Immediately post-op, the first night, I had reflux so bad I could not lie down and had to be medicated several times. I was so scared that something was wrong. The surgeon came in the next day and said that the sleeve can make it worse, but a lot of times the weight loss alone makes it better. I went back to my regular dose of nexium and haven't had anymore issues. In fact, some days I forget to take it and that never happened before surgery. I am now 18 days post op and feeling pretty darn good. If he had told me before that it might get worse, I might have chickened out. So, on the one hand I felt like that was information I needed, and on the other I'm glad it worked out this way. Good luck to you!

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I have had acid reflux for years. My surgeon didnt tell me until after the procedure that the sleeve can make it worse. Immediately post-op, the first night, I had reflux so bad I could not lie down and had to be medicated several times. I was so scared that something was wrong. The surgeon came in the next day and said that the sleeve can make it worse, but a lot of times the weight loss alone makes it better. I went back to my regular dose of nexium and haven't had anymore issues. In fact, some days I forget to take it and that never happened before surgery. I am now 18 days post op and feeling pretty darn good. If he had told me before that it might get worse, I might have chickened out. So, on the one hand I felt like that was information I needed, and on the other I'm glad it worked out this way. Good luck to you!

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