I am 2 weeks post op. Down 19 pounds. I am not eating enough and I am exercising everyday. I feel tired and sluggish. Also lately, I was having trouble with BM so I took mucilax. Now I feel a slight burning sensation in my chest. Like heartburn but not as bad. I am getting frustrated. The scale has not moved in over a week, I am sluggish AND now my stomach feels irritated. Help

19 lbs is amazing!! I think you're being a bit hard on yourself. You've probably reached a plateau stage. I wouldn't worry too much.

The heartburn could be from your band being too tight. Do you know if they put a fill in during surgery?

In the meantime you could look for a heartburn med from your chemist. They might have a liquid version you can have.

All the best! Keep at it!

you lost 19lb in 2 weeks - blumin heck thats fabulous. i'm 2 weeks post op on wednesday and i lost 11lb pre surgery and 7 lbs in the 2 weeks - would loved it to have been more but at least i'm not putting on yet. first fill on 25th november.

sorry to hear about the reflux - i think if you search in the forums for reflux you will get some tips.

good job on the weight loss.

jude

Hi Christina! 19 lbs is great! I'm 3 weeks post op and have to say that i was very similar last week losing 20 lbs and then nothing. Of course we eat almost nothing for those 2 weeks after surgery so weight is bound to come off.

After a lot of reading here, i'm probably not getting enough calories in during the course of the day. I know i wasn't getting enough Protein, but the calories were 700 - 750 or day and that maybe my body was going into store mode instead of shed mode. OOPS. So i kicked up some calories 2 days ago to about 900-1000 (Still on mushies so i'm experimenting with meals to increase a bit yet til i'm on soft food by end of the week) and i've noticed a difference just in my energy level right there. The biggest change to my diet was adding in canned chicken & tuna, BLENDED to mush with light mayo. Gives me about 140 calories plus 15 grams of protein in 2 ozs or so. I also found that after adding some food the BM's improved greatly between these two weeks & the gas is all gone now. Hang in there, you'll be moving on to the next food group soon! It did get better for me & i'm only a week ahead!!!

I couldnt workout until almost week 3 because I wasnt getting enough calories to sustain the energy. 19lbs is great. Remember slow and steady wins the race. Dont be too hard on yourself.