35 lbs down!

ouroborous · May 28, 2010

Well, I'm now 20 lbs. down from my surgery weight over 3 weeks. That's almost exactly one pound a day.

Counting my 15 lbs. from the pre-op diet, that's an astonishing 35 lbs. total. Many, many to go, but I'm really happy!

If I could just even out my energy level (I think I'm not eating regularly enough during the day, or perhaps not staying hydrated enough), I'd be the happiest camper there is!

mommaof4yoopers · May 29, 2010

How wonderful!

Garyb_58 · May 29, 2010

Way to go, keep up the good work.

Gary

Swiftflow · May 29, 2010

Rockin that sleeve sir!

lmmore · May 29, 2010

Good for you! Keep on doin what your doin. It;s working for you. Congrats.

Phatcurves · May 29, 2010

YOU ROCK YAY, it just keeps getting better daily. YAYAYAYAYAY

deedee · May 29, 2010

Great job! I remember my lack of energy (especially by the afternoons) was one of the hardest parts as an early pre-op, but started to get a lot better by 4 weeks out and I believe was pretty much back to normal around 6 or so weeks.

ouroborous · May 29, 2010

Great job! I remember my lack of energy (especially by the afternoons) was one of the hardest parts as an early pre-op, but started to get a lot better by 4 weeks out and I believe was pretty much back to normal around 6 or so weeks.

Did you notice that it started out good and then decreased during the day? That's what's happening for me -- in the morning up until around 2pm, I feel GREAT. When I exercise, usually a long walk around lunchtime, I have incredible energy and stamina. But then I start feeling more and more sluggish, irritable, and a little sick to my stomach. By bedtime I usually feel shaky and wobbly and miserable.

The only thing I can figure is that I'm still sort of eating on my old schedule, where my meals were VERY widely spaced. Since I tend to go to bed fairly late, that can mean up to 6 hours since I last ate, by bedtime.

Also, since I've slowed down my Water intake a lot to help with the reflux (and it HAS helped), I've been struggling to make 60-80 oz of water/day. I wonder if I'm getting a little dehydrated too. First thing I do when I get up in the morning is drink 20 oz of Water, so maybe it's a progressive thing throughout the day, too.

Or who knows, it could just be a healing thing. I'm really happy about the weight loss, though. I hope my "pound a day" thing keeps up for just a little while longer. I wouldn't mind seeing 275 by my birthday (although 20 pounds in 17 days seems like a stretch...) :001_tt2:

CraftyChristie · May 30, 2010

Great job!! That's wonderful. I am about 10 days out and my energy level is close to normal. I need a little nap... but then, I always did!! Definitely the key is to stay hydrated and get in all your Protein. I was told to eat my 1oz of soft food every 2 hours all day long (starting within an hour of waking, and finishing within an hour of going to sleep) and also to spread out your protein evenly throughout the day (at least intaking some every two hours)... so i think keeping it spread out nice and even like that is helping me maintain my energy level. I've been going on walks, going to stores, visiting friends, going out for 5-6 hours a day and I'm doing great - and that would have tired me out probably even MORE before surgery!! lol