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slow weight loss?

I know this seems petty, i had my surgery July 8 I am only down 14-15 pounds since surgery…I have started to be very hungry I am already consuming 7-800 calories a day and I feel doomed and that something is wrong with me. I feel depressed

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    You're upset about losing 15 lbs in 17 days? What were you expecting? Are you expecting that you will keep losing almost a pound a day? Because, I wish I had a way to say this gently -- you won't, unl

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You're upset about losing 15 lbs in 17 days? What were you expecting? Are you expecting that you will keep losing almost a pound a day? Because, I wish I had a way to say this gently -- you won't, unless you are some kind of freak of nature. Seriously, you are doing great with weight loss. Hang on because you may be about to hit the three week stall (if you don't know what that is, use the search function here and you will learn tons!). I don't want to freak you out, I just want to reassure you that if it does happen, it's completely normal and you are not doing anything wrong.

As for the hunger, are you on a PPI? I am not sure what surgery you had -- your profile says lap band, but you are posting on the sleeve forum. Most sleeve patients are prescribed a PPI by their surgeon due to excess stomach acid after surgery. Excess stomach acid feels just like hunger. If you are on a PPI, you may need a stronger dose or a stronger PPI -- consult with your surgeon.

Also, you are likely in an early eating phase. When you get to more solid foods, you may feel more sated with your meals.

Finally, if you are feeling doomed and depressed, I hope you can reach out to your medical care team. No one should feel that way. A contributing factor can be that you are losing weight very quickly (you really are, despite your perspective on it -- I promise you!). Fat cells are where your body stores hormones, and right now your body is emptying out fat cells and dumping hormones into your blood stream. That can make many people feel extremely emotional, weepy, depressed, and even angry.

Also, just the trauma of surgery poses a huge stress to your body and can make you feel sad and overwhelmed during recovery.

I'm not a medical professional so I can't diagnose you or anything (even if I was a medical professional I couldn't diagnose you over a message board) but I can say I have seen a lot of people feeling similar to you right after surgery posting here. Hang in there, you are doing great.

One pound is 3500 calories. You're doing just fine. This is a marathon, not a sprint.

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