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Did my Wednesday weigh in last week and had a disappointing stall with no loss to report, not even an ounce. Did my Wednesday weigh in this morning (10 weeks post op) and the scale went down 4.5 lbs. However while in my stall week I wracked my brain as to how nor fret over my stall. In true fashion of being a David Letterman fan I decided to go old school and come up with a top ten list of things I've achieved since surgery pertaining to Non scale Victorys and not the number on the scale. Hoping everyone will post a few of their own. Here goes :
1. Actually realizing what full feels like for the first time in 57 years
2. Being able to buckle the airplane seatbelt without sliding the buckle to the very end
3. Being able to leave the bathroom after showering with only 1 bath towel wrapped around me instead of 2
4. Being able to tie my sneakers without being out of breath
5. Being able to easily zip last years winter coat and not having to buy a new one like the last few winters
6. Eagerly remembering to take the Fitbit off the charger to track steps and not leave it there for 3 or 4 days before remembering I haven't looked at it
7. Ordering the work team t-shirt and not having to pay the extra price for the sizes past XL
8. Being "that person" at lunch that actually orders the salad with grilled chicken instead of the cheeseburger and fries or tortellini alfredo after eating half the bread basket
9. Realizing you actually bought a piece of clothing because you liked it and not just because it was your size
10. Being able to sleep without waking yourself up with your own LOUD snoring
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Today I had a Dr. appointment for knee injection an decided to try on a pair of my old size 14's and they fit!!! I am also now completely off my BP meds!

I had my sleeve surgery nine weeks ago. I am averaging 1.5 to 2 pounds a week weight loss. I think that we lose so quickly while on the liquid diet that when we start eating food and the weight loss slows down we over react fearing that we will start gaining again.
But think back to our pre-surgery days. Four pounds in three weeks, we would have been ecstatic.
it took me two years to lose 35 pounds before my surgery on 8/21/19. I’ve lost 47 pounds since then. The bad part for me is that because I carry most of my weight in my belly, I don’t see the weight loss when I look in the mirror. However, as more and more of my clothes are too big for me to even consider wearing, I remain positive about my chances of finally succeeding at what I had considered my biggest failure in life, my weight.
This site is so inspirational that it keeps me positive and determined to succeed.

Looking at a pair of jeans and being able to get them over my once huge rear end!

Great NSVs. Glad you are having fun with all this.
A very fit high school physical education teacher was on the treadmill next to me. After we finnished, He said “thank you for motivating me to jog walk”

Did my Wednesday weigh in last week and had a disappointing stall with no loss to report, not even an ounce. Did my Wednesday weigh in this morning (10 weeks post op) and the scale went down 4.5 lbs. However while in my stall week I wracked my brain as to how nor fret over my stall. In true fashion of being a David Letterman fan I decided to go old school and come up with a top ten list of things I've achieved since surgery pertaining to Non scale Victorys and not the number on the scale. Hoping everyone will post a few of their own. Here goes :
1. Actually realizing what full feels like for the first time in 57 years
2. Being able to buckle the airplane seatbelt without sliding the buckle to the very end
3. Being able to leave the bathroom after showering with only 1 bath towel wrapped around me instead of 2
4. Being able to tie my sneakers without being out of breath
5. Being able to easily zip last years winter coat and not having to buy a new one like the last few winters
6. Eagerly remembering to take the Fitbit off the charger to track steps and not leave it there for 3 or 4 days before remembering I haven't looked at it
7. Ordering the work team t-shirt and not having to pay the extra price for the sizes past XL
8. Being "that person" at lunch that actually orders the salad with grilled chicken instead of the cheeseburger and fries or tortellini alfredo after eating half the bread basket
9. Realizing you actually bought a piece of clothing because you liked it and not just because it was your size
10. Being able to sleep without waking yourself up with your own LOUD snoring
Sent from my SM-G930P using BariatricPal mobile app

Did my Wednesday weigh in last week and had a disappointing stall with no loss to report, not even an ounce. Did my Wednesday weigh in this morning (10 weeks post op) and the scale went down 4.5 lbs. However while in my stall week I wracked my brain as to how nor fret over my stall. In true fashion of being a David Letterman fan I decided to go old school and come up with a top ten list of things I've achieved since surgery pertaining to Non scale Victorys and not the number on the scale. Hoping everyone will post a few of their own. Here goes :
1. Actually realizing what full feels like for the first time in 57 years
2. Being able to buckle the airplane seatbelt without sliding the buckle to the very end
3. Being able to leave the bathroom after showering with only 1 bath towel wrapped around me instead of 2
4. Being able to tie my sneakers without being out of breath
5. Being able to easily zip last years winter coat and not having to buy a new one like the last few winters
6. Eagerly remembering to take the Fitbit off the charger to track steps and not leave it there for 3 or 4 days before remembering I haven't looked at it
7. Ordering the work team t-shirt and not having to pay the extra price for the sizes past XL
8. Being "that person" at lunch that actually orders the salad with grilled chicken instead of the cheeseburger and fries or tortellini alfredo after eating half the bread basket
9. Realizing you actually bought a piece of clothing because you liked it and not just because it was your size
10. Being able to sleep without waking yourself up with your own LOUD snoring
Sent from my SM-G930P using BariatricPal mobile app

Did my Wednesday weigh in last week and had a disappointing stall with no loss to report, not even an ounce. Did my Wednesday weigh in this morning (10 weeks post op) and the scale went down 4.5 lbs. However while in my stall week I wracked my brain as to how nor fret over my stall. In true fashion of being a David Letterman fan I decided to go old school and come up with a top ten list of things I've achieved since surgery pertaining to Non scale Victorys and not the number on the scale. Hoping everyone will post a few of their own. Here goes :
1. Actually realizing what full feels like for the first time in 57 years
2. Being able to buckle the airplane seatbelt without sliding the buckle to the very end
3. Being able to leave the bathroom after showering with only 1 bath towel wrapped around me instead of 2
4. Being able to tie my sneakers without being out of breath
5. Being able to easily zip last years winter coat and not having to buy a new one like the last few winters
6. Eagerly remembering to take the Fitbit off the charger to track steps and not leave it there for 3 or 4 days before remembering I haven't looked at it
7. Ordering the work team t-shirt and not having to pay the extra price for the sizes past XL
8. Being "that person" at lunch that actually orders the salad with grilled chicken instead of the cheeseburger and fries or tortellini alfredo after eating half the bread basket
9. Realizing you actually bought a piece of clothing because you liked it and not just because it was your size
10. Being able to sleep without waking yourself up with your own LOUD snoring
Sent from my SM-G930P using BariatricPal mobile app

There is practically no chance you will never eat or drink anything bad again. Doing something once or twice is not going to derail you unless you let it snowball into habits. Don't beat yourself up. If you think I'm never going to eat a piece of pizza again post op you are crazy. I'm just going to do it very rarely and in extreme moderation.

Hey everyone!

I'm 6 weeks out and feeling out food situations. I've definitely found somethings that do not agree with me and I've found some things that I can eat that I'd never thought I'd be able to eat again so I'm happy about that. Last week I was up 1.2 lbs but it was a really rough week transitioning to soft foods and figuring out what I can eat in addition to a wedding that I poorly prepared for food wise. This week though I'm down 5.2 lbs so things are back on track. I still cannot choke down anymore Protein Shakes so I'm conscious to get in a lot of Protein with food.

I also ordered a treadmill for my house because living in northern Illinois our winters suck and it'll be nice when I don't want to go to the gym just to walk because I didn't do cold before surgery and now after surgery I'm always cold so I'm definitely not going outside unless I absolutely have to.

@Marvelgirl well said !

I was the same way after my surgery in July. I was hungry it was not head hunger at all its the burning sensation of your stomach telling you its time to eat and its empty. I can tell you that it never went away and I'm hungry all the time. But there is an upside to being hungry you won't feel like you're force feeding yourself like most people here do because they're not hungry. My bestfriend is like that she had the surgery a month after me and she's never hungry and tells me she hates eating because she feels like she has to force herself to eat and it makes her nauseous.
We are suppose to eat 5-6 meals a day and with hunger its an easier task then having to force it. So I'm kinda glad I feel hungry. Before my surgery I was the opposite and was never hungry and would probably eat like 2 meals a day. So when i seen i would have to eat 5-6meals a day I was like oh gosh how am I going to do that i barely want to eat now. But after the surgery being hungry made it so much easier to accomplish that and get in my Protein.

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Surgery was 8/15 did my weekly Wednesday weigh in yesterday and I am down 33lbs since surgery. I have been walking and started exercising as well as dancing and zumba. I just wish the scale showed a bit more of a loss. I also set aside a big rubbermaid bucket to put the "too big" clothes in for donation and somehow it is still empty. I was busting out of everything before surgery and now everything is very comfortable. I will just keep plugging along and hope to fill the bucket and see the scale go down.

I take one 20mg before bed, so they gave me two 10mg pills in the hospital

I do not have severe anxiety however I have a medical condition that is not user friendly to general anesthesia, I asked at my pre-surgical visit if I could take a xanax the morning of my surgery before coming to the hospital and I was told yes. I also discussed with my surgeon to have xanax put down as one of my meds so that if I needed it while in the hospital I could have it. I also take Lexapro and had no problem getting either since it was on my chart. Discuss it with both your surgeon and your nurse at pre-surgical. Good luck, breathe deep, try meditation as well.

I do not have severe anxiety however I have a medical condition that is not user friendly to general anesthesia, I asked at my pre-surgical visit if I could take a xanax the morning of my surgery before coming to the hospital and I was told yes. I also discussed with my surgeon to have xanax put down as one of my meds so that if I needed it while in the hospital I could have it. I also take Lexapro and had no problem getting either since it was on my chart. Discuss it with both your surgeon and your nurse at pre-surgical. Good luck, breathe deep, try meditation as well.

I didnt plan accordingly for my lunch at work yesterday. I generally weigh and measure everything and plan ahead from the day before. I had been craving meatballs and since I didn't pack anything I had a "side order" of meatballs in a dish, not big not small so I figured I would eat 1 to 1 1/2 and save the rest for today n tommorow. I made the mistake of being on the phone while eating and apparently ate too much. This is the first time I have felt "FULL" since surgery and I can tell you I did not like it. I felt grossly sick for about an hour afterwards. I felt as if I was going to vomit, although I didn't it was a close call and I think I may have felt better if I had but I let nature take its course and didn't force it. I had a small piece of fish and some squash for dinner which I weighed and measured and felt fine thankfully. Lesson learned for sure, I never want that feeling again

Yes it was a horrible feeling, actually feel queasy just thinking about it, but thanks I am good now. I start "real food" next week 10/11 and I am actually getting nervous. I am thinking about staying with my soft foods somewhat longer, I guess we just have to take baby steps. Let's compare notes after next week

Surgery was 8/15 did my weekly Wednesday weigh in yesterday and I am down 33lbs since surgery. I have been walking and started exercising as well as dancing and zumba. I just wish the scale showed a bit more of a loss. I also set aside a big rubbermaid bucket to put the "too big" clothes in for donation and somehow it is still empty. I was busting out of everything before surgery and now everything is very comfortable. I will just keep plugging along and hope to fill the bucket and see the scale go down.

Let's hope I'm a fast learner lol

Yep, there's a learning curve hon!! Now you know where the envelope lives.

I didnt plan accordingly for my lunch at work yesterday. I generally weigh and measure everything and plan ahead from the day before. I had been craving meatballs and since I didn't pack anything I had a "side order" of meatballs in a dish, not big not small so I figured I would eat 1 to 1 1/2 and save the rest for today n tommorow. I made the mistake of being on the phone while eating and apparently ate too much. This is the first time I have felt "FULL" since surgery and I can tell you I did not like it. I felt grossly sick for about an hour afterwards. I felt as if I was going to vomit, although I didn't it was a close call and I think I may have felt better if I had but I let nature take its course and didn't force it. I had a small piece of fish and some squash for dinner which I weighed and measured and felt fine thankfully. Lesson learned for sure, I never want that feeling again

Absolutely check with your doc. I asked mine about travelling 4 hours by car for a 2 night stay that was 10 days post op. At first he hesitated but when I told him it was to Celebrate my daughters engagement he said ok just stop every hour or so and walk around. We made one stop going and one on the way back as I was sure to walk plenty before and after the ride as well as the stop. I packed my cooler for the weekend with my shakes, yogurt and Water, I thankfully had no problems. Be well, good luck to you and thank your husband for his service.

You probably didn't do a lot of damage to your weight loss, but the reason for no alcohol is to prevent tissue damage to the surgical sites. Alcohol can cause erosions and ulcerations - even years later. I know everyone makes their own decisions, but personally, I think it is best to avoid alcohol forever after WLS. I am a GI nurse and the worst ulcers I have ever seen are in WLS patients who started drinking again. It is pretty horrible. These tissues seem to remain fragile forever, and we need to do all we can to take care of them.
I gave up sugar because I don't want dumping. I gave up coffee and alcohol because I don't want ulcers. Gave up soda, as I already had fatty liver disease, and soda contributes to it (diet as well as regular.) Gave up simple carbs because I don't want to be fat! BUT...... got a whole new life that is so precious and worth taking care of.