delpc

Hi! I had surgery on 6/17 and went to a baseball game last Saturday. Luckily my seats were in a place I had little stairs. What I did (that may help for future outings) was drank a protien drink at home before leaving, then I sipped on a Gatorade zero with protein on the drive. I was hoping that the protein and added electrolytes would help. I then bought water at the game to keep sipping on. I was able to find a place that sold a salad with chicken on it. I can't eat raw veggies so just picked at the chicken.

Hope you feel better soon! I am also hoping full energy comes soon. I am getting restless and not cleared for anything more than walking.

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I was an ancient, disabled 62 year old and in 7 months I have lost 100+ lbs and got off my BP meds, am not diabetic anymore and can walk briskly without a stick and have my independence back. Every day is a new sunny day for me, even when its raining! I only wish that I could have afforded this surgery 20 years ago.

I was 45 when I had Gastric Bypass. I weighed about 1/4 ton over what I should. I lost all my excess weight and then some.
My proudest achievements are that I've run 5 marathons. I got to run across the Golden Gate Bridge, with a broken rib but that's a story of it's own.
I've gone horseback riding on vacation which was a dream of my spouse's. I've kayaked on vacation also. All things I never even dreamt of doing.
My dreams pre-op were more basic: Bathing in a bathtub. With my spouse. Rolling over in bed without the 3 step roll. Not breaking chairs.
Going from 6x to no x's. I'm able to buy clothes off the shelf. From not flying to flying in coach. To having to choose restaurants that had strong chairs, to sitting anywhere including booths, chairs, folding chairs.
At this point it's hard to remember everything. I would have thought this impossible and would think anyone saying this was simply boasting, but here I am.
Don't get me wrong, there have been downsides... They don't come to mind, but they've been there
Good luck,
Tek

People talk about stalls, the famous week 3 stall, then the 3 week stall. I actually am one of the few people that never saw a stall.
My secret was being too large to weigh on home scales. For about the first year I could only weigh at my surgeon's office at monthly follow-ups. So, when your weigh-ins are a month apart, you don't see stalls. I can't express what a joy this was. I was never tempted to change anything in response to a stall. I just stayed with my program.
My surgeon was never overly concerned with my weight loss. He asked how I was doing on the plan, how I felt, did I have any concerns. Weight never came up unless I brought it up. He was a cool Doc.
Once I was able to weigh at home, I did it for a couple weeks, several times a day. Then I abandoned the whole concept and went back to just weighing at follow-ups. Who needs the angst? Even now, all these years later, I don't weigh at home, but only at my annual physicals at the Doctor's.
One does not need a scale for success at WLS. Just trust your plan.
My plan was also pretty straightforward. I didn't count calories, nor much of anything else. I counted meals of which there were 3 per day. I counted protein of where there were 3-4 oz each meal. That was basically my plan. That is still basically my plan.
Good luck,
Tek

I was also around 480 when I started.
Here is a rough timeline of my stalls.
Had surgery 8/16/21.
Lost 24 pounds in the first 14 days.
Lost 6 pounds over the next 19 days.
Lost 41 pounds over the next 49 days
Lost 11 pounds over the next 24 days
Lost 8 pounds over the next 11 days.
Once you come out of this stall, you are going to lose weight at an incredible rate. Keep doing the right things (getting protein in, keeping calories reasonable, stay moving) and the stall will end.