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Does anyone have a link to websites with good exercises to tighten and tone? Especially with the stretch bands?

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Sherrie/skinnyminded.

I came on here just now looking to see if it was normal to be feeling hungry at just under 3 weeks... I can't stand to eat my shake in the morning and I feel full easy .. but it

doesnt last.

I was sleeved march 19 and post/pre I am 18 lbs down.. I am so worried feeling hungry like this is not normal.

For those who were sleeved in early march... how was it at weeks 3 and 4 for you?

I am in the dreaded and predictable "3-week plateau." I was sleeved on March 11th, lost a pound a day for three weeks, then, for the last week, zero, zilch, nada. Can't wait to get back to the previous pace, or even justo consistent loss. I've read a lot about the plateau, somI knew it was coming, but I still don't like it.

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I was sleeved March 4th and lost 22 lbs in my first 3 weeks. This past week and a half I haven't lost a thing. Just gaining and losing the same couple of pounds over and over again. Maybe it's because of soft foods but I don't know. I'm getting my 60g of Protein but definitely not getting all of my Water in. I'm also hungry now' date=' mostly in the middle of the night. My daughter will wake up for a bottle and I'll have to eat a few spoonfuls of yogurt to go back to sleep. Definitely can't wait for the scale to start moving again.[/quote']

Me too, EXACTLY! Lost a pound a day for three weeks since surgery on March 11th, then nothing for the past week...total straight-line plateau!

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Me too. The 3 week stall is driving me bats!!t. Hoping to get the scale moving again any day. Other than that I feel pretty good. Have been tired since the very 1st day but is gets slightly better all the time. I may feel like my normal self very soon. I am tolerating most anything I've tried to eat and the restriction is great. Maybe even more restriction than I had planned on.

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I finally started losing again...I hope. I lost 2 lbs in the last 3 days. I don't know if it's gonna go up and down again but I'll take what I can get.

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Could you put the link in a message in here' date=' I don't know which is the correct forum…I can't find one[/quote']

I cant put a link in on my mobile sorry! Under Forums then look for the heading gastric sleeve surgery support groups then it's listed as Self-Pay & Mexico Vertical Sleeve Surgery (New Forum). Hope this helps!

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Little bummed only lost 6lbs in the last two weeks since surgery. Considering what I have eaten or haven't eaten thought that it would be more. Also have been walking an hour a day since Friday. Seems like the last week I've lost like nothing. Last day of full liquid. Tomorrow I start on pureed. Well hopefully things will speed up.

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Little bummed only lost 6lbs in the last two weeks since surgery. Considering what I have eaten or haven't eaten thought that it would be more. Also have been walking an hour a day since Friday. Seems like the last week I've lost like nothing. Last day of full liquid. Tomorrow I start on pureed. Well hopefully things will speed up.

You may have lost inches! Don't fret! That is 6 lbs you'll never see again! Put the scale away too & only do it like 1x a month so u dont get discouraged if u don't see it moving every single day. Chin up! I'm a slow loser & I've accepted that but a loser nonetheless!

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I also have only lost 6 pounds since surgery 2 weeks ago. I gained 9 while in the hospital and it took over a week to lose the Water weight. But I'm not worried....taking in only 600 cal/a day, it's got to come off!

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Surgery on 3/19 wt 258

2 days ago I was at 236 for the past week

I was in a stall but I got sick, thought it was my sleeve, pain nausea, throwing up and diarrhea... Was in the hospital for a night, took every test possible, barium, (NASTY) contrast CT, blood, stool, you name it. I was scared! But lo and behold, it was just a typical stomach virus. Probably caught from one of my students. :-/

Current weight, 230! Not the best way to get out of a stall...

Everyone is doing well. Very happy for you all, slow or fast, you are moving in the right direction!

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Im one month today.. And my stomach muscles,hurt.. Does,anyone know why that is? I m not doin crunches or anything?

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I'm one month post op and its still hard to do everything: Water, Vitamins, food, exercise. I think I'm still afraid of eating too much and am probably not eating enough. I'm down 25 lbs. I've only been walking waiting for green light to do more

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Erica try liquid Centrum Vitamins. My surgery was on 3-19 and that's what I've been using. Also baby food is perfect they have stages to go through. I also used baby rice Cereal mixed w milk. You can make it as thin as you can handle. I'm almost one month out and I feel great. My side had been hurting like a sucker. But it's like it just turned off yesterday and now I'm good. Good luck to everyone and careful with a sneeze it burns like hell.

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Deputy630 thanks for that info...I was sleeved 3/19 also and am a slow loser. (Wow that sounds horrible any way you say it) I have been taking two clingstones chewables with Iron. I didn't even think of the baby food...but is it even palatable and what kind do you eat so far? My nut gave us a HUGE 3 ring binder with so much info it's insane...but good. They said to eat oatmeal (not flavored, plain only) grits or cream of wheat/rice. But I'm not getting Protein that way...so I've been mixing a 11 oz Atkins shake with a scoop of Jay Robb egg protein in chocolate and it gives me 39 g of protein each time I drink it. The nut said its ok to do because it's not going to hurt me if I get over the 80 g of protein as long as I space it out and sip slow and still get my 64 oz of liquids. I'm having a heck of a time getting my daily liquid in!

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