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I am 57, 5’9, 231 on day of surgery with a BMI if 34 or so . High weight of 243. Very similar story , years of managing weight in my 20’s and 30’s and 40’s through starvation and extreme exercise. Post menopause the wheels came off and I just couldn’t lose and kept gaining . This was only and best option - was sleeved Thursday the 20th and feel great . Have lost 12lbs since the start of my Pre op 2 week diet . Walking a lot and hope to spin next week - go for it !

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

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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 decided not to risk it at Xmas dinner
am sticking to chicken broth 😬

12/20 was my date too ! Just starting to feel normal !

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’ll have to Try those ! How many grams of Protein in the clear drinks ?

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.

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 just had surgery on the 20th, am on 5 days post op today and walked 2.5 miles and feel great ! The day of surgery sucks, no way around it, but morphine helps . Day 2 is tuff as well but get up and walk every few hours and stop morphine midday . liquid Tylenol will help u sleep that night so ask for some . Will be hard swallowing day 3-4 when u r home , warm chicken broth works and micro sips . Just make sure u walk 5-15 minutes once u r out of hospital , try to work up to 2 x a day . Really helps with gas pain and bloating from IV. Make sure u use gas x, Pepcid and zofran anti nauseau post surgery - u will do great
ps, I wasn’t perfect on the 2 week liquid diet prep and all was still good !

Omg thank you so much !! I don’t have this in any of my materials ! I am big into following guidelines and this will be super helpful - I want to lose the weight healthfully but quickly . What I have learned is the goal is to max ur Protein in the most calorie efficient way and for sure that is Protein Shakes . Thanks for sharing this ! Great roadmap !

Yup hurt to swallow until day 5 post op . Then I woke up and all good . Just gotta wait for the inflammation to recede from the surgery and repair

My nutritionist said just be sensible - ur can eat 600-800 calories a day and try to get at least 60g Protein - I am 5 days post op and eating about 550 a day with 70g-80 g protein . I’m also pushing the walking though ...

They say that there are lots of stalls as the body accumulates Water , then releases the fat with the water , sometimes even gains before losses . Don’t get discouraged !

Wow 60lbs! 💃💃💪. You rock !

I am 57, 5’9, 231 on day of surgery with a BMI if 34 or so . High weight of 243. Very similar story , years of managing weight in my 20’s and 30’s and 40’s through starvation and extreme exercise. Post menopause the wheels came off and I just couldn’t lose and kept gaining . This was only and best option - was sleeved Thursday the 20th and feel great . Have lost 12lbs since the start of my Pre op 2 week diet . Walking a lot and hope to spin next week - go for it !

Had mine on the 20 th - also had hernia repair - first day or 2 is tough but gets better quick . I am 5 days post op and feel totally normal today

Tomorrow is the big day for me! I am having a Hiatal Hernia repair along with Gastric sleeve! Spent Christmas prepping & cleansing for surgery. I am excited but nervous at the same time.

I had my sleeve done last Wednesday at Blossom, and they are as advertised. That practice is a well-oiled machine, and less than a week out I am feeling surprisingly good. I did not even have much in the way of gas pains. The worst of it was the side effects of the anesthesia and anti-nausea meds, which was gone within 2 days of surgery. I seriously debated flying out on day 5 or staying an extra day, but really wanted to get home to recover rather than stay in a motel room. I was able to fly as scheduled on Friday without any problems.
I am post-menopausal and had reached a point where after years of yo-yo dieting, I simply could not lose and keep off weight. Last summer I tried a diet clinic and ended up even worse off, gaining back 15 pounds I had lost earlier in the year. YouTube's Dr. Weiner says that weight loss surgery is basically a one-time offer--only redeem if you cannot lose and keep weight off any other way. I feel I had certainly reached that point, and I had the surgery with a BMI around 35. I am down 16 pounds since I started my pre-op diet December 1 (a few days early). In comparison, earlier in the year it took me about twice as long to lose the same amount, and I plateaued after losing 25. This was on a low fat, low carb, low calorie diet that was torture the entire time. I am glad that I did this after entering menopause, because I rapidly gained a lot of weight at that time and hope that the hormonal aspect of weight gain is behind me now, so that my redeeming this offer will result in a lifelong improvement in my health.

Walk and sip... repeat :)
Gas pains are temporary and walking a lot helps

You’ll do great 👍🏻

It was a little difficult to be around all the Xmas food but happily mom didn’t make the Cookies I love and I’ve never been that crazy about turkey..I just told myself it was one night , one year , next yr I can have little tastes if I want .

I just had surgery on the 20th, am on 5 days post op today and walked 2.5 miles and feel great ! The day of surgery sucks, no way around it, but morphine helps . Day 2 is tuff as well but get up and walk every few hours and stop morphine midday . liquid Tylenol will help u sleep that night so ask for some . Will be hard swallowing day 3-4 when u r home , warm chicken broth works and micro sips . Just make sure u walk 5-15 minutes once u r out of hospital , try to work up to 2 x a day . Really helps with gas pain and bloating from IV. Make sure u use gas x, Pepcid and zofran anti nauseau post surgery - u will do great
ps, I wasn’t perfect on the 2 week liquid diet prep and all was still good !

I just had a sleeve done by dr Shillingford near boca on Thursday the 20th. Self pay for $10,500 and included 2 nights in hospital . I can’t say enough about how great the doctor and hospital were -I strongly suggest you consult with him. I flew down from NJ to do it and am totally happy with the outcome , walked 2.5 miles today and feel great , am 12 lbs down from last week . I hear nightmare stories about Mexico . Dr Shillingford created a special discount price just to keep self pay people from going to Mexico . Hospital is in margate. I did a consult over the phone

I am also in the same boat . I am currently in Orlando, Florida . Have two doctors I'm looking at here and cheapest on I have found as self pay is $10,000+ as an out patient procedure . I was also considering going to Mexico but my whole family is totally against it.