Anyone scheduled for sleeve in late Dec? Mine is on Dec 26, and I’d love to be in touch with others going through it with me.

14 hours ago, abefroman329 said:

I think it’s more “at minimum, 2-4 lbs a week.” I was not told I was losing too fast.

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking...that's why the 1.5lb loss week 3 bothered me so much. Just that extra little half pound and I don't think I would have felt as bad. No I'm sure they didn't say you're losing too fast! Some seem to just fly down the scale, especially guys - you are the envy of us slow-pokes! Congrats & good luck

I’ve lost 25 lbs since surgery on 12/28 and I’m feeling great!

At a loss of 19lb since surgery 12/27. So from highest weight, a total of 30lbs

44 minutes ago, sandra305 said:

At a loss of 19lb since surgery 12/27. So from highest weight, a total of 30lbs

Lucky!!! Good for you! That is where I wish I was...but we're all on our own journey, etc. etc. Congrats & good luck

1 hour ago, Brittanyblue said:

I’ve lost 25 lbs since surgery on 12/28 and I’m feeling great!

Nice! Good luck on your journey!

2 hours ago, Taylor5 said:

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking...that's why the 1.5lb loss week 3 bothered me so much. Just that extra little half pound and I don't think I would have felt as bad. No I'm sure they didn't say you're losing too fast! Some seem to just fly down the scale, especially guys - you are the envy of us slow-pokes! Congrats & good luck

Thanks, you too! It looks like I'm down about 4 pounds since 7 days ago, which is frustrating when I was losing 4 pounds a day once upon a time. Oh well. It's nice to put on clothes and know that they'll only get looser on me from here!

Surgery date was 12/29. Start weight 250. Now 227. So I have lost about 1 pound per day. Haven't been able to drink all the protein required. Haven't been able to eat or drink much either. Made a HUGE mistake of drinking about half ounce of pepsi.... big huge mistake. Did it last night around 10 pm...now 7 am still miserable pain. Body achest and feel weak..I have to get my protein in another way.

Hi [emoji1366]New to the thread but was sleeved 12/26. I’m averaging about 600 calories a day which is a little concerning to me, and I’m superrrrr tired all the time. I am taking my vitamins and I’ve started taking protein shots to meet (or at least come closer to) my protein goals. They don’t taste great but it’s working well for me. I have trouble drinking more than a little or a time, and I’m very uncomfortable after about 5 bites of food.

Starting weight: 267
Surgery weight: 257
Current weight: 239

I stopped my blood pressure medication while in the hospital, and I’ve never had to restart. Yay! Non-scale victories! My BP is now well within the normal range without any help from medication [emoji1373]

What's everybody doing for "Moist Foods"?

32 minutes ago, Taylor5 said:

What's everybody doing for "Moist Foods"?

Soup or chili. I tried chicken cooked in a slow cooker in broth and that was really hard to digest, although apparently it was cooked on high instead of low.

5 hours ago, kitty1392 said:

Hi New to the thread but was sleeved 12/26. I’m averaging about 600 calories a day which is a little concerning to me, and I’m superrrrr tired all the time. I am taking my Vitamins and I’ve started taking Protein shots to meet (or at least come closer to) my protein goals. They don’t taste great but it’s working well for me. I have trouble drinking more than a little or a time, and I’m very uncomfortable after about 5 bites of food.

Starting weight: 267
Surgery weight: 257
Current weight: 239

I stopped my blood pressure medication while in the hospital, and I’ve never had to restart. Yay! Non-scale victories! My BP is now well within the normal range without any help from medication

I am also having troubles getting any protein at all in..was thinking about shots too..I can't hardly drink water. After I eat anything I pay dearly. All my muscles hurt, and I am so tired. I can't get out of bed today. Surgery date 12/29

12/29 - 250

1/25- 226

2 minutes ago, Mitzy69 said:

I am also having troubles getting any protein at all in..was thinking about shots too..I can't hardly drink Water. After I eat anything I pay dearly. All my muscles hurt, and I am so tired. I can't get out of bed today. Surgery date 12/29

12/29 - 250

1/25- 226

My doctor says to just get as much protein as you can.

I make my own protein shake which is 25g

then i have greek yogurt in the morning which is 12g

for lunch i had ricotta bake which had 15g

for dinner i am having Tuna w/ non-fat mayo which is 17g

which makes a total of: 69g of protein

11 minutes ago, abefroman329 said:

I tried chicken cooked in a slow cooker in broth and that was really hard to digest

I have been doing chicken salad for about a week now - chicken breast broken up and pulsed in a mini food processor - makes it into really tiny pieces, almost like crumbs. Mix that with low-fat mayo, and then I scoop 1/3 of a cup max into a little dish and mix in one TBS of unflavored protein powder for the extra 7 g of protein. I have been tolerating that really well, I just use a little plastic fork and take very small amounts "chew" thoroughly (although by this point it is extremely creamy-ish), and take my time. It takes a good half hour to get through 1/3 of a cup, which drives my dog insane bc she gets a snack when I'm done with dinner, lol. I have found this to be very filling and satisfying, but am definitely on the lookout for a change!

The one thing I tried that didn't work was a baked sweet potato with lite canola butter & protein powder mixed in (didn't try to eat skin of course) but even just the filling after two swallows I could tell it was complete rejection. It's the only time I've felt nauseous from eating so far.

Might try chili this weekend though, thanks!

11 minutes ago, Brittanyblue said:

which makes a total of: 69g of protein

Dang, you go girl!

25 minutes ago, Taylor5 said:

I have been doing chicken salad for about a week now - chicken breast broken up and pulsed in a mini food processor - makes it into really tiny pieces, almost like crumbs. Mix that with low-fat mayo, and then I scoop 1/3 of a cup max into a little dish and mix in one TBS of unflavored Protein Powder for the extra 7 g of Protein. I have been tolerating that really well, I just use a little plastic fork and take very small amounts "chew" thoroughly (although by this point it is extremely creamy-ish), and take my time. It takes a good half hour to get through 1/3 of a cup, which drives my dog insane bc she gets a snack when I'm done with dinner, lol. I have found this to be very filling and satisfying, but am definitely on the lookout for a change!

The one thing I tried that didn't work was a baked sweet potato with lite canola butter & protein powder mixed in (didn't try to eat skin of course) but even just the filling after two swallows I could tell it was complete rejection. It's the only time I've felt nauseous from eating so far.

Might try chili this weekend though, thanks!

I don't like mayo, so chicken/egg salads are out. My dietitian recommended using unflavored Greek yogurt to make chicken/egg salad, though I ate a hardboiled egg at lunch and did just fine. The consistency of the chicken didn't matter, when I puked it back up, it was basically the pureed chicken I was eating a few weeks ago.

Canned chili with beans is super-high in protein and I tolerated it just fine.