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10 minutes ago, olinda73 said:

I have had the same issue. I lost 20 pounds in the first week after surgery, then after that I was just gaining and losing the same 5 pounds...then 3 pounds and now I'm just stalled. 24 pounds down for month 1. I am just now entering my second month and I log everything I eat and drink. I usually net about 400-600 cals a day. I started just walking a mile or 2 after dinner and it seemed to help, also I was not drinking enough Water, so I've been making it a point to just keep a 40 oz bottle on hand and sip all day, and refill once more and sip all evening.

I've been in this gain/loss/stall since Oct. 5th actually. But the inches are definitely coming off! Log everything, and eventually it will break the stall I think! I'm telling myself that everyday at least. 

It's nice to know that it's not only me. I am tracking my calories and eating around the same amount as you and walking daily. My surgeon said I am able to start doing strength training tomorrow, so I plan to start doing that too. The thing I have the biggest issue with is my Water intake. I was bad with getting in enough water before surgery as well, so it's a work in progress. I hope we both start losing lots again soon! 💗

Smooth Move tea works the best for me, definitely try it if you haven't already.

1 hour ago, Bwa said:

Are you logging your food intake daily? If you're gaining, you're eating at least 3500 calories above your basal metabolic rate (your calorie burn rate while sedentary). "Slider" foods like chips, crackers, etc have little nutritional value and will not fill you up for long, making it easy to just graze all day without realizing how much you've eaten. Are you drinking at least 64 oz of Water every day? Eating mostly Protein, with few processed foods?

If you feel like you're doing everything right, then contact your surgery team as soon as you can so they can help figure out what's going on and get you on track.

Best of luck to you!

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I am starting to log my food intake again since I moved on to the next stage. During the liquid stage I was not tracking my intake except for making sure I got enough Protein. I am definitely not eating even close to 3500 calories a day. My primary care doctor thinks my body might just be in starvation mode, but I don't really know. I am getting 64 ounces of Water every day and at least 60 grams of protein. I have contacted my surgery team several times already, but I am not getting much help. I have an appointment with the dietitian in 10 days, since the one that was supposed to be today somehow wasn't actually scheduled..

Just now, LAJ23 said:

I might agree with that, however, the dietician (who I meet with next week) also told me at our last meeting that I'm now ok'd to be on the general diet and have no limits, other than making "healthy choices". Not to mention, the surgeon owns this practice, so he's essentially their boss. Something just seems off...like maybe there's some in-fighting going on. I don't know.

That may be true. There seems to be a lot of conflicting information about what the post-op diet should be like. In the first book, the post-op diet had five stages and one stage was pureed food. The newer (second) book has four stages and removed that pureed food stage completely, and I think that stage may have been more helpful to me. I just lost that book when I was moving, so I can't figure it out.

I would personally listen to the stricter of the two just to be safe. Your surgeon may not like confrontational situations, hence the second call.

After two weeks I was able to start eating soft/moist foods, which is the stage I am still on right now. I am allowed to have fish, poultry, Beans, cooked veggies, canned fruits (without sugar added), and things of that sort.

Congratulations! You are very beautiful before and after! It's amazing how much progress you were able to make in just one year. You look so healthy now! Does your body feel better after all of the weight you've loss?

Hello, this is my first post here. The reason for this post is because I am starting to feel really concerned that I stopped losing weight ever since the first week after surgery. During the first week I lost 20 lbs, but then I started gaining weight back (3-5 lbs, depending on the day). I had surgery about a month ago (Oct 5). I also noticed that I can eat a lot more than it seems like I should be able to. I did overeat a couple times, but it's because I can't really tell when I am feeling full until it's stuck in my throat and such, even when I eat very slowly. I know my food intake is a lot less than before the surgery, but it still seems like too much and I'm concerned that may be why I am not losing any weight. Has anyone else experienced this?

I just had mine on October 5th, so I am now one week post-op. Good luck with your upcoming surgeries!