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Sleeved on 3/19, very discouraged, weight up five pounds from presurgery and I'm following doctor's orders. Help!

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I had my sleeve March 4th and I lost and add and lost and now I have stall I saw my Dr this week and he said it was ok this will happen just up your Water and Protein and walk walk it will come off I don't weigh myself every day I have loss more inch then weight it take time to get your new body use to everything... Good luck !!

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Mine was on 18th. Advice I was given by many is not to even bother weighing right now. At least 2-3 weeks because gases and liquids pumped into u with surgery stick around for a bit! I haven't even gotten near a scale...just concentrating on moving, this crazy diet that is my frustration, and chillin' while I still can!

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I'm going thru the same thing. My nutritionist say get ur Water in, Protein in and walk. Other bloggers have said to stop weighing in and concentrate on doing what the drs tell u. It will come off. That's my plan I have a great tool and I'm going to use it! Good luck and don't stress!

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Try not to worry - this is almost universal. The surgery makes you hang on to Water. I was up about 10 pounds right after surgery, then lost a few, then one week I lost 10....maybe 2-3 weeks post op. It's only been a few days, and it will come off.

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I had a two week liquid diet. I have not bothered to weigh because I know I will be the same or only slightly less because right now is the time my body would normally stall. You're probably not eating much and your body is in freak out mode. Focus on your monthly weigh-in and you'll feel much better.

I was done on 3/18 too and this is how I'm approaching my journey. I didn't do this to myself to be on a weight loss race or diet. If I do the right things I will lose weight when my body is ready to let it go.

Now if I could only poop. :P

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Thank you all, it helps, I just started to doubt myself, I guess because I've failed in my weight loss efforts so many times. You're right I'm in this for the long haul, glad I'm not alone.

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Thank you all' date=' it helps, I just started to doubt myself, I guess because I've failed in my weight loss efforts so many times. You're right I'm in this for the long haul, glad I'm not alone.[/quote']

Everytime I talk about this surgery and my plans in future-tense, I say IF I lose weight. I just had most of my stomach surgically removed, I'm following the diet plan, and I'm saying IF I lose weight. Just goes to show how ingrained those past failures are in our minds, huh

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It takes time to retrain your brain be good to yourself!!!

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Being a pre-op I am glad to see posts like this so that if it happens to me maybe I won't go into freak out mode.... I've read about a lot of people who don't lose much for the first few weeks so before I go for surgery I plan on hiding my scale from myself for the first few weeks if I can stand it

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Junior, try to up your Water and try Miralax and stood softer will help been there no fun!!

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Sleeved on 3/19' date=' very discouraged, weight up five pounds from presurgery and I'm following doctor's orders. Help![/quote']

I was sleeved on the 19th also and until yesterday I was also about 5lbs over my check in weight on the day of surgery. Then I finally pooped and now it seems to be going back in the right direction! I am going to blame it on post op swelling and trauma and stay off the scales for a week or so. I am sure yours will start moving in the right direction again soon!

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