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Surgery was a little over 2 weeks ago

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ShilohD    70

ShilohD
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... And I'm already stuck. I KNOW My body is probably just still adjusting, but the scale hasn't changed in a week. It's kinda disheartening. Of course, it doesn't help that I'm not being able to drink as much Water as I should... if I swallow too much at a time, I get nautious...

Frustrating.

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Deactivatedfatgal    377

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Hi,

The first week or two is rapid because of Water weight or so I've been told. Don't look at the scale everyday it will drive you nuts! :)

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ShilohD    70

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Yes. I know you're both right. My dietician also told me my body will be in shock for a while longer and it thinks im trying to starve myself, so its holding on to every ounce it can for a while... so, I guess I should relax. No more scale hopping. I am not going to look until at least Wednesday of next week...

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_Kate_    2,224

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Pack the scale away for a month. I know its hard but just focus on your daily goals and think about the weight further down the line. This is the time for healing, the weight-loss is just a bonus.

Congratulations :D

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blizair09    3,250

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I agree with @_Kate_. Stay off of the scale for the first month. Your body is healing and making the necessary adjustments, so your weight will fluctuate. Also, almost everyone experiences the "three week stall" (search the forum for countless threads on it or just google it in general for more information). Concentrate on meeting your Protein and Water goals over anything else right now. If you follow your plan, the weight will begin to come off. Patience is really important in this journey!

Good luck!

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ShilohD    70

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7 minutes ago, _Kate_ said:

Pack the scale away for a month. I know its hard but just focus on your daily goals and think about the weight further down the line. This is the time for healing, the weight-loss is just a bonus.

Congratulations :D

Thank you, Kate. I have this shirt I bought before surgery. It didn't fit around my hips even last week... but, I tried it on just a bit ago... cause... well, just to see.... it fit almost perfect... I'm losing inches,even if the scale hasn't caught up.

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360lyMe    40

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I was sleeved on 3/1. I lost 15 lbs on 2 week pre-op diet and 15 lbs post op. The scale hasn't moved all week, but I'm down 2 sizes. I'm not going to stress myself and decided to weigh myself once a week.


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vsg_queendiet    73

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You got this. Trust the process. [emoji173]



HW: 420 (January 2016)
CW: 260 (March 2017)

Instagram: vsg_queendiet



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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. LeighaTR

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        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • Alisa_S

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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

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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.

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

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