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dreamers    27

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Hi, this is my 2nd post! I have so many questions!

Ok, i was wondering if there are any low BMI bandsters (my bmi is 33) who had a successful weight loss in the first month.

After 30 years of struggle, i am definitely not in a hurry and will give this the time it needs, but i know how i work and would like to hit the ground running if possible to set the tone for my journey. Even an initial good loss of say 10-20lbs the first month followed by a long-ish stall is ok.... i just wanna make sure i do everything i can to not have a situation where i don't see ANY results post op and have some kind of post op depression.

Like i said, i know it will take time, and i have done tons of research reading your very helpful posts :)

For those of you lucky enough to have a good loss in the first month, Is it just a matter of following doctors/nutritionists orders to a T?

Thank u guys!

Ugh, i am so keen to get this done! I would do it tomorrow if i could!

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Shackwacky    72

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I was a 33 when I went for surgery. That was 11 days ago and I have lost 6 pounds since then.

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dreamers    27

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I was a 33 when I went for surgery. That was 11 days ago and I have lost 6 pounds since then.

Congrats! And thank you! I assume you are still on liquids stage? What kinds of things are you having?

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ladymarshall    61

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I'm a low BMI 34.5 and I'm 35. I started pre-op on 10/21 surgery 11/5 and as of yesterday I'm down 21lbs started soft foods today.

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dreamers    27

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I'm a low BMI 34.5 and I'm 35. I started pre-op on 10/21 surgery 11/5 and as of yesterday I'm down 21lbs started soft foods today.

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Do u know how much u lost from your surgery date?

that's great by the way! You must be stoked

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ladymarshall    61

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Do u know how much u lost from your surgery date?

that's great by the way! You must be stoked

I think about 8 lbs is after surgery

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Shackwacky    72

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Congrats! And thank you! I assume you are still on liquids stage? What kinds of things are you having?

I am on pureed -- so anything I want, as long as I run it through the blender. :wacko: In reality, bean Soups, Beans, peas, whirred veggies, Jello. And I have hard-food dreams. (That sounded SO kinky.)

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dreamers    27

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I am on pureed -- so anything I want' date=' as long as I run it through the blender. <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wacko.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':wacko:' /> In reality, bean Soups, Beans, peas, whirred veggies, Jello. And I have hard-food dreams. (That sounded SO kinky.)[/quote']

Haha! Thanks for your feedback. Are you seeing a steady weight loss or is it unpredictable like a lot of people say?

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Shackwacky    72

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Its been such a short time, and as of this morning I am down another pound. Honestly, I think it would be very hard in the first few weeks post op NOT to lose steadily.

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SageTracey    608

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It's great that you are doing your research and that you understand that no two journeys are the same. Please also be aware that a lot of people do NOT actually lose any weight in the immediate post op period as they are still healing. This is normal so be mentally prepared for this, as well.

Best of luck.

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dreamers    27

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It's great that you are doing your research and that you understand that no two journeys are the same. Please also be aware that a lot of people do NOT actually lose any weight in the immediate post op period as they are still healing. This is normal so be mentally prepared for this, as well.

Best of luck.

Hello!

Thanks for the reply. If I do end up not losing any weight immediately post op, I will try to be prepared, I guess I want to make sure it's not cos of something I am doing wrong.

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dreamers    27

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Its been such a short time, and as of this morning I am down another pound. Honestly, I think it would be very hard in the first few weeks post op NOT to lose steadily.

I hope I have the same success as you! I have read so many horror stories, I guess I wanted to hear from some people who has a different perspective/result so I can be positive :)

So thank you

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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