I was sleeved on the 13th. I followed the strict pre op diet liquid fast and then the clear liquid diet. I only lost 5 lbs from those 8 days and was really dissapointed. Everyone else seemed to lose at least 10. Leaving the hospital I weighed more than when I went in and am feeling frustrated. I am really afraid this might not work as well as I thought it would now.

Had a response ready and lost it somehow.

Short answer: I'm a slow loser. I was never a huge eater before, I lose very slow now. I get about 750 a day and keep it as low carb and healthy as I can and I'm still not wasting away. I choose to look at it this way: I now know without doubt I could have never lost it and kept it off without this surgery.

Who knows? Maybe it will work great for you. Maybe you'll be like me. I kept my surgery private and NO ONE even begins to suspect I am losing so slow. So if you are like me, just keep in mind that this is the best possible solution right now that will help you become a thinner, healthier person. Maybe never skinny. But if you lose 75% of what you want to lose, will you really wish you hadn't done this? Nope, I didn't think so.

To answer your question, I'm really not a numbers person. The weigh ins were on different scales and the all liquid fast was for 11 days and didn't start until 2 days after my weigh in. So it's hard to judge your success against another's especially because the pre-op diets vary so much. But I think I lost 8 pounds to the best of my memory. For 11 days on 550 liquid calories, I didn't think it was all that great. But I'm still a pretty happy sleever about 6 months later.

You were likely pumped full of fluids (via IV) in the hospital, right? My first weigh-in the night of my surgery I was at least 7 lbs over my weight that morning, and then the next day it had gone up to 12-14 lbs higher!! I freaked until I realized it was all fluid. It came off very quickly once I was out of the hospital and I ended up losing close to 14 lbs the first week (based upon my starting weight the morning of surgery).

Hi! First as many others will state on this forum, don't compare your weigh lose to everyone ele's, it will only serve to frustrate you. Everyone loses at a different pace. I only had to do a day before fast, so I'm can't be of any help there, but gaining weigh right after surgery is normal because they pump you full of liquids after surgery to keep you hydrated-- I left the hospital 5 lbs. Heavier. Also they fill your abdomen full of gas during surgery.

The surgery is working and you will lose weigh but unlike many of us who think that the pounds will drop off in huge amounts and admittedly I was under that impression as well, it does not for the majority of us. From what i've read here and on other forums most are losing in spurts for example you may lose five pounds (or one) overnight or over the course of a couple of days and then nothing for a week or two or three. However, I go shopping in my closet and have found that I've lost inches as opposed to pounds as clothing fits that did not before, or is now too big.

Chin up, this is a process that will take time to work. Focus on getting in your liquids, Proteins and start exercising as soon as your able to even when or if you hit a stall, just keeping doing what your supposed to do and before you know it you will be at goal.

Good luck!

From PreOp diet started Aug 4th to the leak test 2 days after surgery I lost 12lbs.

thanks guys....I am sure it will come off just a little frustrating at first I guess