Is anyone having their surgery December 30th ? I am looking to buddy up .

I had surgery on 12-30-14. I ended up in the hospital for a week with some complications. But being on the liquid diet I didn't lose a lb. I actually gained which was disappointing considering the hell I went thru. I am home and just trying to follow the program.

@beltran2000...I'm sorry to hear that. I hope that you are feeling better. Don't give up, just stay focus. This tool is go on a be hard for all of us but, we must not give up.

I had surgery on 12-30-14. I ended up in the hospital for a week with some complications. But being on the liquid diet I didn't lose a lb. I actually gained which was disappointing considering the hell I went thru. I am home and just trying to follow the program.

I'm sure you didn't lose any weight cause you probably had IV Fluids while in the Hosp. That will put the weight on you. Are you the lady that had the blisters and skin discoloration on your tummy a few days after Surgery? I know you are glad to be home. Just keep on keeping on.

Has anyone thought about what to eat during the puree stage? My follow up is scheduled for Wednesday and (hopefully) I'll be graduating to purees and would like to shop for some things before then.

Also, about how many calories are you all getting daily?

I hope everyone is progressing well!

@ JennAlex...my first week was very hard, I was not hurgry nor thirsty. I had to email the nutritionist and she told me just to keep trying. I probably do not get 300 cals in a day. But, I pureed Wendy's Chili per nutritionist. It has a lot of protein buy, 2 tablespoons and I'm full. I've also had broccoli soup strained. Sorry, I don't have more to share but, 4oz protein shake, jello, soup and 24oz of water a day and I'm done. ????

I can't WAIT for the pureed stage! I've been getting about 200 calories in. Not quite at 64oz of Water yet, but I'm getting close. But at this point, I'm pretty tired of cottage cheese, refried Beans and Jello. I went shopping earlier and tried to buy things for this upcoming week. I got pudding, applesauce, tuna, salmon, cod and yogurt. Not sure how many calories I'll be able to do. Have my follow up w/ nutritionist and surgeon this week. We'll see what they say.

I am feeling a little frustrated I have followed everything to a Tee and I haven't lost an ounce since 3 days after i came home from the hospital. I had surgery 13 days ago . Has anyone experienced this ? I am now on my last day of puree. I didn't expect a weight loss slow done so soon.

@@JennAlex Soup and more soup has been the easiest for me to digest. I tried a scrambled egg it just didn't sit well same thing with Tuna . I stuck to broths , applesauce , yogurt , ricotta bake , jello and sugar free pudding . it's definitely trial and error :]

@@hootney1214 I'm 13 days out and I've not lost much either. It's very frustrating. I really want to add some exercise. I don't feel like walking is enough. I just keep telling myself that things will get better. Once we hit the six week mark and can do a variety of exercise (I like zumba and water aerobics) and can eat other foods I.e. veggies and lean meats, the weight will fall off. We just have to get through the healing phase first.

I was sleeved 12/29, days 1-3 clear liquid, days 4-7 full liquid, day 8-13 purees and day 14 (today!) I started soft foods. I'm feeling great, haven't thrown up. Can drink my two 30g Protein shakes a day and 64oz of Water. This morning I had two eggs muffins that were made with 1/4 cup of egg whites. You know they shrivel up to nothing and I was able to eat almost both of them. So far, my sleeve is such a good girl and she tolerates everything well.

The bad: I'm constipated and I haven't lost a pound since last Monday. I'm 11 pounds down post op but last week, nothing, I even went up two pounds. Now, I wasn't drinking my water or eating much of anything because I don't have an appetite for anything. I met up with two of my friends, one has had gastric bypass and the other the sleeve surgery. The one that had the sleeve, who is 120 pounds down a year later, said she was the same way the first month. She said she questioned what she had done to her herself! LOL She also said to remember you've been on a liquid diet for three to four weeks and now when you introduce food or even thicker liquid, your body may hold on to it. She also cautioned me that everyone is different and not to compare my weight loss with anyone else's. She said to be patient, drink your water, because that can be the cause of your constipation, and drink your protein, as much as you can get in of each as that's what will burn the fat. And then, be patient. The weight loss will come once your body mends from this major surgery and you get in a routine and start to move a little more, she said the weight will start to just fall off.

I wanted to share this with you as so many of us are feeling the same way and it gave me such peace. We must remember that we just had major surgery just 14 short days ago and I'm back at work already!

I've decided to focus on the positives

1. The surgery is behind me now THANK God!!

2. I'm walking with no pain in my legs - Thank God!

3. I'm 28 pounds down (11 post op)

4. I've lost my fat face and neck

5. I can see changes in my body already

6. I have a plan for success

Be blessed and stay focused everyone and best wishes on your journey this week and always!

I was sleeved 12/29, days 1-3 clear liquid, days 4-7 full liquid, day 8-13 purees and day 14 (today!) I started soft foods. I'm feeling great, haven't thrown up. Can drink my two 30g Protein shakes a day and 64oz of Water. This morning I had two eggs muffins that were made with 1/4 cup of egg whites. You know they shrivel up to nothing and I was able to eat almost both of them. So far, my sleeve is such a good girl and she tolerates everything well.

The bad: I'm constipated and I haven't lost a pound since last Monday. I'm 11 pounds down post op but last week, nothing, I even went up two pounds. Now, I wasn't drinking my water or eating much of anything because I don't have an appetite for anything. I met up with two of my friends, one has had gastric bypass and the other the sleeve surgery. The one that had the sleeve, who is 120 pounds down a year later, said she was the same way the first month. She said she questioned what she had done to her herself! LOL She also said to remember you've been on a liquid diet for three to four weeks and now when you introduce food or even thicker liquid, your body may hold on to it. She also cautioned me that everyone is different and not to compare my weight loss with anyone else's. She said to be patient, drink your water, because that can be the cause of your constipation, and drink your protein, as much as you can get in of each as that's what will burn the fat. And then, be patient. The weight loss will come once your body mends from this major surgery and you get in a routine and start to move a little more, she said the weight will start to just fall off.

I wanted to share this with you as so many of us are feeling the same way and it gave me such peace. We must remember that we just had major surgery just 14 short days ago and I'm back at work already!

I've decided to focus on the positives

1. The surgery is behind me now THANK God!!

2. I'm walking with no pain in my legs - Thank God!

3. I'm 28 pounds down (11 post op)

4. I've lost my fat face and neck

5. I can see changes in my body already

6. I have a plan for success

Be blessed and stay focused everyone and best wishes on your journey this week and always!

Wise words to make us feel better!

@@oatmealgirl Thank you so much for responding to my post what you mentioned makes perfect sense . I will try and drink more Water and make sure I get my Protein in . I am sure next month things will be different after my body adjusts to this new way of eating . I am so impatient

Thank you @@Sherry W what you wrote makes perfect sense . Thank god for this site it's so nice to have other people to talk to that are going through the sam thing as myself !

@@beltran2000 what happened? How RU feeling now?

@@collinus each day I am doing better. I had to have 2 blood transfusions, I also caught pneumonia and my kidney shut down. It was crazy. But after 7 days I got to go home. Home is so much better.

• Alrighty. It's been 4 days without seeing much change on the scale. I've stalked the bulletin boards enough to have read about the mysterious 3 week stall but didn't expect it at 2.... At first I thought it was because things weren't moving through and miralax and prune juice assured me that wasn't the problem. I started looking for more "sciency" reasons other than some magic weight loss elf taking the 3rd week off. This is the best sciency reason I could find.
• I found this http://bariatricfacts.org/threads/the-three-week-stall.743/ - A nice lady named Diana Cox wrote that:

A "stall" at this point is inevitable, and here is why.

Our bodies use glycogen for short term energy storage. Glycogen is not very soluble, but it is stored in our muscles for quick energy -- one pound of glycogen requires 4 lbs of Water to keep it soluble, and the average glycogen storage capacity is about 2 lbs. So, when you are not getting in enough food, your body turns first to stored glycogen, which is easy to break down for energy. And when you use up 2 lbs of glycogen, you also lose 8 lbs of water that was used to store it -- voila -- the "easy" 10 lbs that most people lose in the first week of a diet.

As you stay in caloric deficit, however, your body starts to realize that this is not a short term problem. You start mobilizing fat from your adipose tissue and burning fat for energy. But your body also realizes that fat can't be used for short bursts of energy -- like, to outrun a sabertooth tiger. So, it starts converting some of the fat into glycogen, and rebuilding the glycogen stores. And as it puts back the 2 lbs of glycogen into the muscle, 8 lbs of water has to be stored with it to keep it soluble. So, even though you might still be LOSING energy content to your body, your weight will not go down or you might even GAIN for a while as you retain water to dissolve the glycogen that is being reformed and stored.