Kam-R

The replies are SO encouraging by the way. You've all done amazingly. Its really helpful to get real world examples. No in person support available at the moment with Covid & I'm a bit swamped with info from the Internet!

I didn't know that! So professionals are probably referring to the 25 bmi. I based mine on my "fantasy" weight. BMI of 22. Dare to dream

Hi all, Would love to get a rough idea of how people have done at seperate stages. Think % of excess weight is a good way to track as everyone's weights will be so different. Here in the UK they advise that Sleevers lose on average between 50-70% of their excess weight by 18 months. I've lost 35% in 1 month 1 day. Assume it'll slow very soon!

Good tip to remember is that your body can only absorb so much protein at one time. (Roughly 20 to 30g per meal) so spacing is vital.

Protein water! 500ml between 12-20g of protein per bottle. Bit expensive but I find it really helps & counts towards my fluid intake. Most are fruit flavoured, no fat, no sugar. I'm in the UK so won't reccomend brands as you might not have them but I found some good ones on amazon (although I try not buy there, they were cheaper)

Thats super informative Rick, thank you. I'm in the UK and paid privately so didn't get any support/advice beforehand except for an initial consultation! I think I had a mini stall of around 3 days. Decided to only weigh every 3 days now & measurements every 2 weeks. To stay sane!

Thanks for replying. I'm averaging around 800 calories a day which i thought was quite good so early (only 3 weeks out of surgery & on the puree food stage). I could increase my milk intake as a quick calorie boost but it makes me feel a little sick. I don't want to add protein powder to anything as I'm hitting at least 70g of it a day via lean meat, protein water & protein yogurts (i hate the shakes too?) Thanks for the reminder that this is very early still & the tiredness is normal for now. I'm seeing my nutritionist next week so will discuss & show her my food diary. If I get any useful advice I'll post back for others!

Hi all, My surgeon has said my weight loss is too fast & I should increase my calories or decrease my activity. My nutritionist disagrees & says i shouldn't be forcing calories if its making me uncomfortable (it is)! I was 128kg when I started the LRD on 12th oct, 125kg on surgery day on19th oct & I'm now 114kg. So 14 kg in 26 days. Height 175cm. Does this seem familiar/ok to anyone else. I'm managing my protein & water quantities most days but do feel a little weak & tired still. Any advice/opinions would be welcome