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Rapid weight loss 1 week out. Nervous

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mandapanda112200    2

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Hello, I had my surgery last Wednesday, Oct 5th, and my weight was 324. I started this journey at 372 and lost just about 50lbs on my own. Well, not even one week out of surgery and I've lost 26lbs, I'm down to 298. I'm having a hard time eating and drinking. Not that I get sick, but I just have no desire to eat or drink. I often forget. Well today it caught up with me and i woke up very dizzy and light headed. I drank some Protein Water and a shame and seemed a little better, but by 1pm I was exhausted and napped for 3 hours. I'm planning on calling the Dr tomorrow, but was wondering if anyone else had similar experiences. Thanks

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mandapanda112200    2

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Hello, I had my surgery last Wednesday, Oct 5th, and my weight was 324. I started this journey at 372 and lost just about 50lbs on my own. Well, not even one week out of surgery and I've lost 26lbs, I'm down to 298. I'm having a hard time eating and drinking. Not that I get sick, but I just have no desire to eat or drink. I often forget. Well today it caught up with me and i woke up very dizzy and light headed. I drank some Protein Water and a shake and seemed a little better, but by 1pm I was exhausted and napped for 3 hours. I'm planning on calling the Dr tomorrow, but was wondering if anyone else had similar experiences. Thanks

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You have to FORCE yourself to drink, whether you like it or not. You will end up in the hospital with dehydration otherwise. At first, this surgery is more about healing and staying hydrated, not weight loss. Force the fluids down, and force yourself to eat....for your health.

Your weight loss is amazing for the first week, but understand it will slow down and even stall in the next few weeks. Don't panic when it happens. It's completely normal.

Take care of yourself! Drink! And eat! One of the biggest parts of this whole thing is learning to love and care for ourselves.

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GinaCampbell    434

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I had rapid weight loss following my sleeve surgery due to post op complications and other issues.

I couldn't eat or drink anything for weeks.

I concentrated on drinking Water. Staying hydrated is so important. So I did that first. Then I tried drinking recommended liquids. Whatever your plan advises.

You must set timers on your phone to tell you to drink.

That's your job right now. Drink Water, get Protein, sleep and rest.

Don't weigh yourself. That's not important right now.

Yes, I had similar experiences and I got through it. Lot of other people here have too.

You will be fine. Just follow your plan.

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You should be excited, not nervous. Your body will hit the accelerator when it's done getting rid of the extra fat.

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Not really, getting enough Water and Protein is crucial. As she said, she woke up dizzy and weak. No one can live for very long on zero calories, and not getting enough Water will land her back in the hospital. Dehydration is dangerous. When someone has just had major surgery they need to heal completely before worrying about dieting. Complications after surgery are not fun and can take a long time to get over.

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Lema    236

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You should be excited, not nervous. Your body will hit the accelerator when it's done getting rid of the extra fat.

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Not really, getting enough Water and Protein is crucial. As she said, she woke up dizzy and weak. No one can live for very long on zero calories, and not getting enough Water will land her back in the hospital. Dehydration is dangerous. When someone has just had major surgery they need to heal completely before worrying about dieting. Complications after surgery are not fun and can take a long time to get over.

Good point. I always forget about dehydration!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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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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        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.

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