I jumped through all the hoops quickly to get sleeved. Started in April and was sleeved 8/8/11. Spent 2 days in the hospital in horrible pain. I actually thought I was having a heart attack. Day 3 the pain subsided some. I went home on day 3. Days 4-8 were kind of a blurr. Pain meds every 4 hours kept me sleeping a lot. Days 9-12 I was feeling much better. Started putting Vitamins in no sugar added applesauce so I could get some nutrition. Days 13-15 started adding Soups, greek yogurt, soft scrambled eggs, salsa, pureed chicken, mashed potatos and soft finely shredded cheese. According to my doc's rules, I was to start pureed foods on Day 6. So I thought I was doing great as far as eating.

Then I read what others are eating. Some people who are 15 days out like me are only eating 200-400 calories per day. Say what? In the past few days I have eaten on average 900 calories per day. I am getting over 70 grams of Protein per day too.

Am I eating too much? Is this why I have stalled for over a week? I'm really discouraged with my progress. What do I need to do to get the scale moving again? Is it crazy that I'm able to eat this much? Did the sleeve fail for me? I was actually able to eat KFC today. I had a grilled chicken leg and a side of mashed potatoes and gravy. I admit, I was a little over full after that but I wasn't stuffed like I used to get before surgery.

I'm feeling very discouraged because I see people on here losing all this weight in like month one or month two. It's not happening like that for me and I'm able to eat far more than anyone else. Maybe I need to attend a support group meeting.

So the past 2 days I have eaten almost 1200 calories per day. UGH. I don't know why I feel like I am hungry. I know some people don't feel hunger at all. The other thing is, I'm eating the wrong things. Today I had a Protein bar that had 23 grams of protein in it but it was 300 calories. That's a lot of calories. I probably won't make that choice again.

Anyway, I still feel like I'm losing slow and at 2lbs per week I'm not going to get to goal in 7 months. I'm going to try stepping up my exercise.

Oh, and I have NO idea what happened to my ticker.

So the past 2 days I have eaten almost 1200 calories per day. UGH. I don't know why I feel like I am hungry. I know some people don't feel hunger at all. The other thing is, I'm eating the wrong things. Today I had a Protein bar that had 23 grams of protein in it but it was 300 calories. That's a lot of calories. I probably won't make that choice again.

Anyway, I still feel like I'm losing slow and at 2lbs per week I'm not going to get to goal in 7 months. I'm going to try stepping up my exercise.

So I'm just reading this thread again because of your new post, and since 24th August when I posted originally, I've lost another 3kg. So that's good!! And I rarely eat anything less than 1200 cals per day.

I've noticed more than ever that even when the scales aren't moving, my body is still changing. During that big stall I went from a 12 to a loose 10, sometimes 8.

And don't be like me coz I'm v. BAD -- but I don't work out at all, aside from walking a lot in the course of my daily life.

I would totally eat that Protein Bar, if I could get my hands on one. Sounds like a very good wallop of protein for only 300 cals!!

My point is, I think you're doing just fine! Two lb a week is fab!! And I'm sure you'll have weeks where it's higher than that (and lower...). Best of luck!

I still cant hold very much food. I dont know if my sleeve is still swollen or what. I only get 400-600 calories a day on a good day and water is slow too. I only get about 24 to 30 ounces of liquid. I know its not enough and really try to get it down. Anyways, I have lost 35 pounds so far and I am happy with that. I am averaging about 2.5 pounds a week and I am great with that. Its coming off at least. Its almost our 2 month surgiversary!

Swizzly - thanks for letting me in on the details of how you're doing. So you've lost over 70 pounds right? That's phenomenal!!!

Forensichik - sorry to hear you're still struggling with calories but at least you're losing weight and body fat thanks for your encouragement too.

Went to the dr. today for my (almost) 2 month check up and weighed 232 on their scale so I've officially lost 40 pounds! Soooo happy with that!