Hey all.

I had my VSG done in Mexico. I have had no medical side effects and have not been in to see a doc since the surgery. (I knew that would be par for the course by going to Mexico)

Anyhow, can I get your feedback? I am 6 weeks out today and am down 20 lbs. I have 30-40 to go. I drink w/out a problem. Meat will NOT stay down. I get my protein from eggs and tuna.

Is this sounding about right?

Sounds like you are doing great, 20lbs in 6 weeks is really good. At 6 weeks out you shouldn't be able to really eat any meat. I think I started out with Tuna or Chicken salad before trying anything else.

Are you drinking Protein Shakes? that will definitely help with getting the required protein in.

I do protein shakes periodically. I struggle to get past the taste.

They never taste as good as they do from Smoothie King. HA!

You don't have much to lose, so yeah, that's not bad. Meat can be tough. Beef took me months and months to tolerate.

I'd push what protein you can and keep going. With a low BMI, you might go a little slower, but you're definitely making good progress. I wasn't cleared for any meat until five weeks post op, so you're ahead of the curve.

I think your loss is higher than mine was at this point. You really are doing well. I gained 11 in hospital, and was a slow loser, despite having a higher BMI.

Keep on, and good luck!

Cheri

On 7/10/2017 at 10:08 PM, Aijan said:

I do Protein Shakes periodically. I struggle to get past the taste.

They never taste as good as they do from smoothie King. HA!

I'm still pre-op so I don't have the same experience as you, but what I'm doing right now during my liquid phase is adding decaf coffee to my protein shake to change the flavor. I use vanilla Premier and 1/4 cup of strong decaf coffee tastes almost like an expensive Starbucks drink. It goes down a lot easier.

You're doing great. As long as the numbers are headed in the right direction and you're feeling great all is well. Don't stress on the speed of weight loss. It will happen. Enjoy the ride.