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I know exactly how you feel...I only lost weight my first week...I feel like crying every day...I know this is normal but that doesn't make me feel any better

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@ jss1988 ....we all can do this. I hope n pray this wasnt a waste and the only thing i lose is 20 lbs.i see so many people who lose 80 or more lbd.

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Has anyone ever cheated just a little in first few weeks after getting sleeved? I mean we all arent perfect and make mistakes.. i did cheat 1 time and oh boy did i pay for it..i ate a really thin slice of red velvet cake. I felt terrible, will cheating once stretch my new stomach...i had to get a hiatal hernia removed also

When I went for my first follow-up post-op visit and nutrition class there were seven of us in the class who had our sleeves either the same day or the day after. Those of us who were following the program exactly as written were feeling great. The four people who "cheated" a little and ate off plan were miserable and having a tougher time. I know it's anecdotal but it made an impression on me.

There is a reason we have a very strict post-op plan. It was developed based on research and the experiences of people who have gone through the process before us. It is for our benefit. If you remember that it might make it a bit easier to stay the course and follow your plan.

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I am in the same boat...sleeved 12/14 and have been stuck for a couple weeks...even went up a few pounds (possibly rebound effect from Water pill being d/c'd)...I always get my Protein, but often down on the water...gotta keep plugging away at that goal...

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I am in the same boat...sleeved 12/14 and have been stuck for a couple weeks...even went up a few pounds (possibly rebound effect from Water pill being d/c'd)...I always get my Protein, but often down on the water...gotta keep plugging away at that goal...

We will all get through this im really hoping it merely is just a stall for us all.

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I will be praying for all of our stalls to break!

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Hello

My surgery is Feb 1, so not long now. I'm in my pre op diet.

I'm IN full ketosis. I have my Ketostix at home to test my urine to be sure that I am in ketosis. I am hungry, of course no energy, drinking tons of Water, and trying to figure out why there are so many varying opinions on coffee intake, because I need to get tings done every single day until I am in surgery.

NOW.


About Stalling:


I have been a yo yo dieter my entire life, I am 46 years old. I have noticed that every-time I went back on a lo-carb diet, I would lose maybe 5 pounds and stop. I HAVE to lose enough weight to make exercise a reality. I can not even FIT in the "regular" gym equipment, or walk long w/o my knees grinding out. So it is a necessity that I lose enough via this drastic measure, to give me the edge I need to move MORE.

Is there a phenomenon whereby if you have been a yo yo dieter on lo-carb diets, that they just stop working out for you?

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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