kerri21

im 5 weeks post-op today and have only lost 17lbs. I was down 15 lbs at 2 weeks post-op, at 2.5 weeks i had to get IV fluids which made me gain 5 lbs. i keep looking at everyones weightloss that had surgery after me and most have lost way more than me. Im tracking my Protein, carbs and calories trying to keep it around 500-600 cals, 60 protein and under 30 carbs. i know I'm a slow loser but to see my scale only move .4 in a week and I hardly eat anything just makes me want to cry. Im having problems when i first get to work, the past 3 days i damn near past out while dealing cards and have to go sit down for a 10 mins and then im fine. not sure whats causing this my mom thinks low blood suger. TMI- Im also having problems with BMs Im lucky to go once a week and then its not much that comes out. Ive tryed maralax doesnt help, 4 days of exlax in a row never went. Any advice?

i did it! I lost 5lbs this week!!! WooHoo! i guess the extra protein shake worked

i take 2 scoops of chocolate protein and a packet of sugerfree hot cocoa and mix it together with warm water. to me its way better and not as sweet i can get it in without gaging.

I doubled up my protein shake started yesterday to see if that will help me, I'll let you all know on Monday if its helped or not. Also I found away i can get the protein shakes in better, instead of 1 scoop of protein and 8oz milk Im doing 2 scoops of protein, a package of suger free hot cocoa and 16oz of water. To me its not as sweet or thick and i can handle it alot better. Thanks for all the encouragment I really needed it!!! I'll let you know on Monday when i weigh in if I was able to break the stall.

lilmissdiva-im trying to get the water in, i feel like im drinking all day long. i used to be a big water drinker and a gulper now to only take small sips all day drivers me crazy. im going to try to drink a extra protein shake for the next week to see if that will help me. I dont eat canned soup I made the soup and the pickel was the size of my little pinkey. today ive gotten in 16oz of water so far and going to go make a 16oz protein shake which will take a few hours to drink.(there gross)

OMG! im going to cry! i decided to only weigh myself 2xs a week so i get on the scale and it said i gained 2.5 lbs. I DONT GET THIS!!!! What Im i doing wrong??? Im eatting about 60gs of Protein, under 30g of carbs, and getting in about 40-45oz of Water a day. Here are the types of foods Im eatting: cheese, yogert, chicken, ham, Soup, cottage cheese, refried Beans. Yesterday i had 1/4 cup refired beans with cheese 3x during the day i had a peice of ham with chedder cheese rolled up. a small tiny pickel chicken soup with fresh grilled chicken breast and avacoto Protein shake

im 5 weeks post-op today and have only lost 17lbs. I was down 15 lbs at 2 weeks post-op, at 2.5 weeks i had to get IV fluids which made me gain 5 lbs. i keep looking at everyones weightloss that had surgery after me and most have lost way more than me. Im tracking my protein, carbs and calories trying to keep it around 500-600 cals, 60 protein and under 30 carbs. i know I'm a slow loser but to see my scale only move .4 in a week and I hardly eat anything just makes me want to cry. Im having problems when i first get to work, the past 3 days i damn near past out while dealing cards and have to go sit down for a 10 mins and then im fine. not sure whats causing this my mom thinks low blood suger. TMI- Im also having problems with BMs Im lucky to go once a week and then its not much that comes out. Ive tryed maralax doesnt help, 4 days of exlax in a row never went.

are you feeling like why did i do this? trying to look at the long term results, but i feel like maybe this is it.

Thanks everyone!!! I normally get in about 40-45oz of water. Im trying to get in more i just feel like im going to explode. LOL! I drink 1 protein shake a day trying to help get in protein and calories. My big issuse is getting in enough to eat, Im lucky to get 2-3 bits of food in and then Im over full and get a pain in my belly. How can i get more calories and protein in if i cant eat much? (I hate protein shakes there to sweet) I have been doing supositories and most of the time i just pooh back out the liquidfied supository. i just bought some probiotics yesterday lets see if that help any.

Im now to weeks post-op, feeling good other than im really weak. I tryed going back to work yesterday, I made it a whole two hours before i thought i was going to pass out. I dont think im getting enough fluids in, so im really going to work on it so i can go back to work on Friday. OK heres my TMI- i havent gone poo since i had to do my clean out before surgery, i tryed suppositories and i just poo out the suppositore. Any one else haveing this issue? My total weight lose for the week was 7.6lbs bringing me to a total weight lose of 14lbs. im happy with it! my goal was 15lbs for the 1st 2 months.

I know how you feel, at 2 weeks out i lost 15lbs and now at 4 weeks im 16lbs down. i set a goal of 15lbs a month for the 1st 2 months so i hope i start losing again.

i have only gone poop 1x since i had surgery 4 weeks ago. Ive tryed ex-lax, supositories nothing works for me.

I had surgery on the 11th and have only lost 16lbs since surgery. I got dehydrated at 2.5 weeks out and had to get 2 bags of IV fluids which made me gain 6lbs. my goal was to lose 15lbs the 1st month and ive made it. Im not a fast loser and i know that from dieting before im happy with my results so far.

Im just 2 weeks out and Im not only itch on my wounds but my whole body has been itching like crazy for the last few days. Im going to go to the Drs tomorrow I cant stand it anymore.

thats about all i can eat too. i was reading on another site and a girl who had surgery the same day as me was already eatting 1/2 cup. most foods dont sound good to me yet, they smell good but the thought of eatting it doesnt seattle with me. OMG! trying to get Protein shakes in is the worse, they are to sweet and make me want to gag.

how are all the October babies doing? im feeling great, but im not getting in enough calories or protein in. Im suppost to start work tonight but i think im going to take another week off. If i didnt have a job that i had to stand the whole time id be Ok but i dont think id make it with out passing out.

WOW!!! Your looking so great!!! Keep it up i know you can make your goal by next month.

Thanks everyone!!! I just keep on swimming looking for whats new to come. Cant wait till Monday when i can have some mushies

im 10 days post op and feeling better every day. I went out and bought some stuff to clean my wounds on Saturday, so i sprayed it on and put on a big bandaid over my larger cut. I ended up being alergic to either the spray or bandaid and ended up with a big red, itchy spot with blisters (sucks). I couldnt handle the itchyness of it and wasnt sure if it was a bad reaction or i had an infection so i went to the Drs yesterday. Dr did say it was a alergic reation (thank god). I just need to make sure i get more water and protein in cuz I dont have much energy, its hard i have to remind myself to drink because i just dont feel hungery. Cant wait till next Monday till I can eat some diffrent foods.

i arrived into San Diego at 8 pm headed to the the hotel and was out . Woke up the next morning and headed for TJ, they picked us up at at the airport and drove us across the boarded. 1st stop was to have are blood drawn and then off to the clinic (which might freak one out cuz its in a strip mall but it was very will ran and clean) We did are paper work, tests and were brought to our rooms to wait our turn for sugery. Surgery was done dont remember much of it, just remember the pain and the thought of what the hell did i just do to myself going through my head. 1st night was rough and had a hard time sleeping even with the sleep aid and pain meds. Day 2 we went to the recovery house, still in pain but they were really good at giving me pain and nause meds(yes i had nause bad) woke up in the middle of the night with nause so bad and it s hard to throw up when theres nothing in your belly but a little water and popcicles. Day 3 had to get our leak test done(the crap they make you drink is nasty). i was a little better still very week cuz of not getting in alot of calories, did go shopping for about an hour and that was enough for me. Day 4 the pulled my drain out(which was the weirdest feeling ever felt like i had worms moving in my belly as they pulled it out). then we were off to head back over the boarder and head to the airport to come home. i think we left the house at about 10 i didnt get to my house till 6pm i was drained got in bed and fell asleep still not feeling my best i have nausa every time i drink, hope it gets better over time. make sure you sip your water slow cuz theres lots of air that gets traped in your tiny tummy. Id like to thank Tamra and her mom Diana for helping me get through this they were a life saver since i went down by myself. Much Love Kerri

I had Dr almanza, just remember that your not in the states and they do things diffrent then we do. i kinda freaked out when we 1st got there and brought us to a lab and when they took are blood they didnt use gloves, but at the clinic they always used them. other wise everyone there was great.

im 10 days post op and feeling better every day. I went out and bought some stuff to clean my wounds on Saturday, so i sprayed it on and put on a big bandaid over my larger cut. I ended up being alergic to either the spray or bandaid and ended up with a big red, itchy spot with blisters (sucks). I couldnt handle the itchyness of it and wasnt sure if it was a bad reaction or i had an infection so i went to the Drs yesterday. Dr did say it was a alergic reation (thank god). I just need to make sure i get more water and protein in cuz I dont have much energy, its hard i have to remind myself to drink because i just dont feel hungery. Cant wait till next Monday till I can eat some diffrent foods.