I had my surgery nine days ago and it went great. No pain or discomfort from day one I could tolerate clear liquids and even an ounce of yogurt several times a day. I am getting in 64 ounces of water in a day and 90/120 grams of protein. I use paleo egg protein mixed into my drinks. I average 700-900 calories a day. I have only lost two pounds since the surgery as good as I feel I am actually afraid that I will put weight on as I don't feel any restriction. It worries me has any one else experienced this?

I had my surgery nine days ago and it went great. No pain or discomfort from day one I could tolerate clear liquids and even an ounce of yogurt several times a day. I am getting in 64 ounces of water in a day and 90/120 grams of protein. I use paleo egg protein mixed into my drinks. I average 700-900 calories a day. I have only lost two pounds since the surgery as good as I feel I am actually afraid that I will put weight on as I don't feel any restriction. It worries me has any one else experienced this?

1 week out?? Wow. I'm not allowed pureed for 2 weeks out.
Good luck..

I was allowed purée from day 2. :-) BUT: not everything felt good and the portions were tiny. Yogurt usually works well.


RNY 14 April 2017
SW: 295 lb / 134 kg
GW: 187 lb / 85 kg (I'll see when I get there)

You did not stretch your stomach out...

Liquids are incapable of stretching the stomach. Pureed foods, a.k.a. "pudding thick" liquid foods, are incapable of stretching the stomach. These foods also do not produce the feeling of restriction in all peoples' sleeves.

In all likelihood you will not feel that tight restrictive feeling until further along in your dietary progression when you consume solid proteins such as chicken, beef, fish, pork, and so on.

great to know that., I do tolerate the liquids and puree foods fine although I do drink the liquids all day long I don't just down the bottle all at once :-) I have no desire to eat meat or real food at this time only egg salad and pureed sweetpotato which i mix with protein power. Thank you for your answer

I am like you Cajun1 as I had no pain, nausea or issues from my recent VSG on 4/17/17. I am still on full liquids and am looking forward to starting puréed foods this week and then soft foods in 3 more weeks. I feel I can eat/drink 4-8 oz at a time, and often feel like I can eat ( more like drink) more. I just want something to chew, so today, I got sf chewing gum and that really satisfied the urge to chew. I actually gained 5 lbs from all the IV fluids and then lost 2 lbs a day for 5 days. Then the scale stopped until this morning. I lost 3 lbs after a 10 day stall. I have been walking 2-3 miles per day and couldn't understand why I was not shedding pounds. My face has thinned and I lost a chin, (good riddance!) my pants are getting looser. Then I realized that it took 30 years to gain it and I should be more patient. Our bodies just endured a traumatic change and must be allowed time to heal & adjust. Be patient, give it time and celebrate every small victory.