I'm getting discouraged for the past two days I haven't lost anything I also can't go to the bathroom. Any suggestions? I walk but still haven't gotten the full 48oz in except like once or twice today I was able to do it. I'm stressing

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I was the same and I finally had to use a suppository.

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@taprice so was you not loosing weight also?

Surgery was 7/6 for me. One week ago today. I have only lost 6.4. That is a loss but I assumed it would be much more. Idk if it's because I can't get in much fluids much less any Proteins. Since I have been home I have had a couple of loose bowel movements but today has been the worst. I have tried and tried to have a normal one and it's killing me cause it's there but ya know. Sorry. I'm wondering if I need to do a suppository UGH

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Most people don't lose a lot in the very beginning. You can't really take in enough calories to facilitate weight loss.

Take some stool softeners and focus on meeting your Fluid intakes. I would stop weighing and only weigh when you go to the Dr for follow up appointments and just follow your program.

6.4 pounds in a week? I don't understand why people think the weight is going to fall off faster than that. It takes 3500 calories to make a pound. Unless someone is running marathons right out of surgery it's not really possible to lose much faster than almost a pound a day. The only other way is dehydration and that's not good. Please be patient with your new tummy. You're doing great!

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Most people don't lose a lot in the very beginning. You can't really take in enough calories to facilitate weight loss.

Take some stool softeners and focus on meeting your Fluid intakes. I would stop weighing and only weigh when you go to the Dr for follow up appointments and just follow your program.

thank you I hear you because I'm really having a hard time with the fluids and I will stop worrying about weight and concentrate on fluid and I'm a take some Miralax to help.

6.4 pounds in a week? I don't understand why people think the weight is going to fall off faster than that. It takes 3500 calories to make a pound. Unless someone is running marathons right out of surgery it's not really possible to lose much faster than almost a pound a day. The only other way is dehydration and that's not good. Please be patient with your new tummy. You're doing great!

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Because when people talk about losing weight after surgery they have these massive loses in the first month. People forget that most of the people that had WLS until recently were the super morbidly obese. So yeah, they lost a lot because they had a lot to lose and anyone will lose weight going from 5000-10000 calories a day to 500.

Biggest loser doesn't help.

People with start weighs in the 200s, the low 200s your monthly WLS is going to be "slow", probably less than 15 lbs in the first month and rarely more than 10 per month after that.

They are not going to drop 50 pounds in the first month like someone that weighs 500 pounds to start.

I was 7/5 also and was instructed not to weigh myself until my first post op visit. With all the fluids they pump into you at the hospital I thought that made sense.

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Thanks outsidematchinside that was perfectly said.

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@taprice so was you not loosing weight also?

No I hadn't lost for two days but knew why . The day after I had my BM I was down two lbs. I have ranged 1 to 2 lbs since day one so today i am now down 17.

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I was July 5th as well. I am using Milk of Magnesia instead of Miralax and it is much more effective. I have done good with the weight loss so far. I guess it will slow down eventually so I'll enjoy it while it lasts. I think we are all just different and will lose at different rates. We also get placed on different post op programs and I'm sure that factors in. I guess just make sure you get all your fluids and Proteins and the rest will fall into place eventually!

6.4 pounds in a week? I don't understand why people think the weight is going to fall off faster than that. It takes 3500 calories to make a pound. Unless someone is running marathons right out of surgery it's not really possible to lose much faster than almost a pound a day. The only other way is dehydration and that's not good. Please be patient with your new tummy. You're doing great!

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Because when people talk about losing weight after surgery they have these massive loses in the first month. People forget that most of the people that had WLS until recently were the super morbidly obese. So yeah, they lost a lot because they had a lot to lose and anyone will lose weight going from 5000-10000 calories a day to 500.

Biggest loser doesn't help.

People with start weighs in the 200s, the low 200s your monthly WLS is going to be "slow", probably less than 15 lbs in the first month and rarely more than 10 per month after that.

They are not going to drop 50 pounds in the first month like someone that weighs 500 pounds to start.

6.4 pounds in a week? I don't understand why people think the weight is going to fall off faster than that. It takes 3500 calories to make a pound. Unless someone is running marathons right out of surgery it's not really possible to lose much faster than almost a pound a day. The only other way is dehydration and that's not good. Please be patient with your new tummy. You're doing great!

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Because when people talk about losing weight after surgery they have these massive loses in the first month. People forget that most of the people that had WLS until recently were the super morbidly obese. So yeah, they lost a lot because they had a lot to lose and anyone will lose weight going from 5000-10000 calories a day to 500.

Biggest loser doesn't help.

People with start weighs in the 200s, the low 200s your monthly WLS is going to be "slow", probably less than 15 lbs in the first month and rarely more than 10 per month after that.

They are not going to drop 50 pounds in the first month like someone that weighs 500 pounds to start.

Thank you so much that makes the best sense and no other advice is needed. Greatly appreciated.