Lolo 2020

It is hard and I am just not going out to dinner for now - work lunches may be hrs but I’ll survive . I am doing this for my health and am just organizing social activity around non food activities

I just was sleeved by dr shillingsford in florida for $10,500. He set his practice up and worked out a discount price with a hospital just to keep people from going to Mexico where there have been complications . I looked into Mexico but heard horror stories . The price isn’t that different and much safer . The hospital and Dr were fabulous and my surgery was seamless . Recover has been great

Everyone is right about ur husband, just ignore him and do it ! I am 57 and had a BMI of 35 and had spent years trying to get to my goal weight through starvation and extreme exercise , it didn’t work after menopause . I was sleeved 10 days ago and am down 20lbs . I’m not hungry and have never vomited . A little nauseau occasionally right after surgery but now I don’t even take the zofran for it z. I am walking 4.6miles a day and feel great !

Wow ! Hoping for that ! So it seems like it isn’t a steady downward draft

Hey Steve , I am ur same height and entered the hospita at 231 for my Dec 20 surgery . Lost 2 lbs a day s steadily but also just hit 219 yesterday and the needle didn’t budge today . I am walking 10k steps a day (4.5mikes) and was an avid spinner but everything I’ve been told says intense exercise will increase hunger so moderate walking is best to Light the metabolic fire . My friend did this last year and said u lose quickly for a week or so , then a stall , then a quick loss again, she lost about 30 in a month . Then it really slowed down , to like 10-15 a month . So it’s pretty normal I think ..

Amazing ! Congrats !

I had surgery the 20 th, doc said also dont step on scale for the first week because they filled me with IV fluids and still really bloated . But I walked as much as I could religiously and by the time I got on the scale (6 days after surgery ) I was down 4 lbs . I am post op day 9 and down 12lbs . Pretty steady 2 lbs loss a day but I am being letter perfect . 3 protein drinks a day , and a little plain yogurt /cottage cheese mixture . Just added in a protein soup and sugar free popsicle . Walking 10k steps , or around 4.5 miles . Getting 64 oz of water . Will do this till next Thursday purée stage, but will keep calories under 800 and protein 60-100g. Seems to work

Omg I was told no crackers!

Can I ask what everyone has during the purée stage ? Can u do beans ? Or turkey chili ? I guess puréed soups r ok ?

But eventually they want u to transition out of the shakes over time

My dietician suggested nibbling on a low fat mozerella stick

Omg vic , thanks so much for ur note . This journey is new and frankly there isn’t much guidance really for the doctors or nutritionists . We’ve all taken this huge surgical step, know it’s a tool not a cure and expect no hunger at all - so to be ravenous literally one week after surgery is mind boggling ! Guess the route is to take deep breaths and stick with the program . A friend of mine who did it did say the weight loss was incredible in the first 30 days so to take advantage of it , as it slows down .. but she is modeling now so it took very well !

I am one week post op and had a call with the nutritionist yesterday , am scheduling a chat with her monthly. I am ok with eggs starting the purée phase which is 2 weeks post surgery

I had surgery the 20 th - the 27 th I get 2oz protein 3 x a day - plus 2 shakes . This chart helps

I travel too, i bought some Medi diet clear protein to put in soups. I also bought isoprene tropical fruit punch to put in a shaker bottle, can just buy water and mix once through security.

Nope - 600 for the first month and 6-800 months 2-3

I’m so busy with work and life , thebshakes are easy . It’s nice to have some sort of nice meal like thing . As long as I am not hungry I am good!

I am an athletes as well and spin and ride horse so am an athlete as well. I feel good at 70-80g of protein now and 600 ish of calories . I am losing almost 2 lbs a day so something is right !?

I am probably going to do shakes all day , then do a dinner at night . The whole no drink within 30 min of eating thing is confusing so figure I’ll just do it at night ! LOL thats basically what I was doing with my pre op diet and it seemed to work

I spoke to my nutritionist today and also laid it down for her and she was like, yes , of course you should be eating at least 600 calories and 60 g of protein! ! Duh! No one told me that !

Day 4 my body woke up and did the same thing ! Scared me to death ! But I was only drinking broth and water to that point and it was like, eat something real ! Once I started drinking the shakes and getting some protein in my body that extreme hunger went away .

I like ur plan better !?

Man, my doc says no solids for a month

I’m at about the same place . 6 days post op , but I thought we had to wait 2 weeks before purée ?