Hi! I'm new here! I had my surgery on 12/12/12. The first week I dropped 19 pounds...but for some reason I haven't lost anything since then. I'm getting worried!!

I lost 16 my first month' date=' and then about 10 every month after that until about 7 months out (check my signature - I'm kind of a stickler when it comes to tracking all the info, lol). You are doing absolutely FINE It *will* come off. It *has* too. [/quote']

I have posted on other threads, but I am 11 days out and I am only 4 lbs down. Unlike some, I was never on a clear liquid diet post surgery. They even brought me glucerna to drink while I was still in the hospital! I typically drink one shake made of nonfat greek yogurt, skim milk and Protein power for Breakfast. I have cream/blended Soup with milk and some cottage cheese. My calorie intake is probably way higher than most, but I was told to track protein and stay hydrated. So, I feel a little frustrated because I am only doing what I was told.

I guess I liked your post because even if you lost more weight than me in a month (double my 4 to 8 versus your 16), at least it got you on the right path and you were/have been consistent.

I have posted on other threads' date=' but I am 11 days out and I am only 4 lbs down. Unlike some, I was never on a clear liquid diet post surgery. They even brought me glucerna to drink while I was still in the hospital! I typically drink one shake made of nonfat greek yogurt, skim milk and Protein power for breakfast. I have cream/blended soup with milk and some cottage cheese. My calorie intake is probably way higher than most, but I was told to track protein and stay hydrated. So, I feel a little frustrated because I am only doing what I was told.

I guess I liked your post because even if you lost more weight than me in a month (double my 4 to 8 versus your 16), at least it got you on the right path and you were/have been consistent.[/quote']

That is strange! I'm not allowed fat free cottage cheese until week 5....my doc sells his own shakes and food but I found shakes @ Walmart that have 23g of protein and 120 calories! It's $8 for 4. Maybe you can try those shakes and skip the yogurt

Thank you all! As of today it's 8:20 my time..I've consumed 200 calories. I'm sure it'll come off like y'all said.

Thank you all! As of today it's 8:20 my time..I've consumed 200 calories. I'm sure it'll come off like y'all said. <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

8:20pm? And you've only consumes 200 calories? Be careful, you could be sending your body into starvation mode. Your body will also start taking away from your muscle. Your organs, esp your heart, is a muscle and need nutrients to survive. Do you have a nutritionist? You really should be consuming 500-800 calories, 60-100 Protein. Carbs vary depending on how your body uses them. I need to keep mine at 20. Some people can have up to 80 or so. Play around with that, but don't play around w starving yourself for very long. Use this time to learn how to eat and learn forever healthy eating habits. :-)

I wasn't given a calorie guideline by my NUT. I was given a very explicit list of the Proteins I could buy. I was told not to buy anything that wasn't on the list. Boost Glucose Control (ready to drink), EAS AdvantEDGE Carb Control (ready to drink), Slimfast Low Carb (ready to drink), Body Fortress Super Advanced whey Isolate (powder) are the products listed from Walmart. To be honest, I don't shop at Walmart, because I would rather support my local grocery store chains, but I do understand why some people only shop there.

Getting back to the calorie thing. I haven't been tracking that, but I will start tomorrow. I really love Greek yogurt and I ate it pre-surgery, so it actually gives me comfort to eat it now. I don't enjoy the powdered proteins, but I am using them to boost the shakes.

I will say one thing about being allowed blended/pureed Soups...I am not constipated. So, maybe that justifies a little carb/fiber.

8:20pm? And you've only consumes 200 calories? Be careful' date=' you could be sending your body into starvation mode. Your body will also start taking away from your muscle. Your organs, esp your heart, is a muscle and need nutrients to survive. Do you have a nutritionist? You really should be consuming 500-800 calories, 60-100 Protein. Carbs vary depending on how your body uses them. I need to keep mine at 20. Some people can have up to 80 or so. Play around with that, but don't play around w starving yourself for very long. Use this time to learn how to eat and learn forever healthy eating habits. :-)[/quote']

And even though I wasn't given a calorie target by my NUT, I agree based on previous diets that you need to be careful about too few calories as explained by Doxieville. To be honest, I am surprised that we can exist on 500-800 calories without harming our muscles, but since this seems to be a standard range given by other people on this site, I have to assume that it is still considered "safe." It is certainly why we are supposed to eat most of our calories in protein.

And even though I wasn't given a calorie target by my NUT' date=' I agree based on previous diets that you need to be careful about too few calories as explained by Doxieville. To be honest, I am surprised that we can exist on 500-800 calories without harming our muscles, but since this seems to be a standard range given by other people on this site, I have to assume that it is still considered "safe." It is certainly why we are supposed to eat most of our calories in Protein.[/quote']

Actually, after 3 months my NUT upped my Calories to 1000. At 4 months I'm supposed to get 1200 calories and 50-70 fat grams. The idea, from what i understand, is that after 3 months we start being more active and also our sleeves are now healed and can handle more food.

They didn't give me a calorie guideline. I need 60g of protein and 30-60g of carbs and infer 30g of fat

I feel a little confused. You are two weeks out - most of us were told to make hydration and recovery a priority the first month. I think setting an expectation that you will lose 30-40# in a month is a formula for disappointment. I lost I think 28# the first month and I feel I have been wildly successful. My BMI also exceeded 50.... if you are smaller, older or just different, you may not lose 28# either. I know there are some men who have posted HUGE losses the first few months, but for women, 40# in a month would be too good to be true.

I was still sipping trying to get my Protein down two weeks out. I wasn't counting calories and i sure wasn't expecting those kind of losses. All this starvation talk - while that may be true over the long run; well again, those early weeks are about getting adequate Fluid and protein for healing and not too worried about starvation mode yet.

I feel a little confused. You are two weeks out - most of us were told to make hydration and recovery a priority the first month. I think setting an expectation that you will lose 30-40# in a month is a formula for disappointment. I lost I think 28# the first month and I feel I have been wildly successful. My BMI also exceeded 50.... if you are smaller' date=' older or just different, you may not lose 28# either. I know there are some men who have posted HUGE losses the first few months, but for women, 40# in a month would be too good to be true.

I was still sipping trying to get my Protein down two weeks out. I wasn't counting calories and i sure wasn't expecting those kind of losses. All this starvation talk - while that may be true over the long run; well again, those early weeks are about getting adequate Fluid and protein for healing and not too worried about starvation mode yet.[/quote']

You are right about the starvation mode affecting the long run. I skipped a step. The early weeks it is all about adequate fluids to stay hydrated and protein for healing. Neither of which I think can be obtained at 200 calories. I'm a bit confused too..... Thanks for correcting me though!

I went through that 3 weeks stall as well but it seems I hit another stall. I was sleeved on 11/15/12 I weighed in at 311 and I got down to 288 but it seems that I gain 4lbs then lose those same 4lbs. I asked my doctor about it but he said it happens and I will get passed it but boy is it discouraging.

I drink Pure Protein and it has 120 calories. I drink 2 a day. One can of soup mixed with skim milk for protein. I drink around 50 oz of fluids a day. I just dropped 4 more pounds. I'm 28 and 5'9" I now weigh 246. My resting metabolism is around 1850

I drink Pure Protein and it has 120 calories. I drink 2 a day. One can of soup mixed with skim milk for protein. I drink around 50 oz of fluids a day. I just dropped 4 more pounds. I'm 28 and 5'9" I now weigh 246. My resting metabolism is around 1850

How do you calculate your resting metabolism? I am pretty sure mine is "slow" because my basal temp is high 95s-low 96s. It's a thyroid thing, but thyroid issues are not considered co- morbities.

My doctor calculated my resting metabolic rate a few days b4 my surgery, u sit there relaxed and breathe into a tube and a machine records something that tells me how many many calories I burn a day. For better details ck it out on the Internet. About 5 yrs ago I paid to have this done at our local hospital also so it has been around for a while. One more thing, in one year my doc will redo this test to see how my body is burning calories, the more muscle I have the better it will be. Hope this helps

My doctor calculated my resting metabolic rate a few days b4 my surgery' date=' u sit there relaxed and breathe into a tube and a machine records something that tells me how many many calories I burn a day. For better details ck it out on the Internet. About 5 yrs ago I paid to have this done at our local hospital also so it has been around for a while. One more thing, in one year my doc will redo this test to see how my body is burning calories, the more muscle I have the better it will be. Hope this helps[/quote']

Thanks.