I'm new here. Had surgery on July 2nd. Been a very easy recovery but i feel no restriction at all. Still on full liquid stage and eating only what I'm supposed to but starving. Getting in my protein with Genepro 3 times a day. And I'm sure I should not be weighing myself but I cant help it. Lost 20 pounds first seven days but the scale has not moved in the last four. Just seeking some reassurance that this is normal.

It’s perfectly normal. I was sleeved on 6/18/18 and I had the same concerns. The other members here assured me that when I got to the mushy food stage I would begin to feel the restriction. They were right. It all seems strange right now, but rest assured when you start to have some normal intake, you will feel the restriction.

23 minutes ago, Teresa Bernard said:

feel no restriction at all.

welcome newbie

congrats on loosing 20 lbs, great start

no one feels restriction with liquids only.

once you start eating mush, purees', soft and the ever popular solids, you

will feel the restriction that we love. all WLS will "assist" you in loosing the weight.

you work with the sleeve, and it will work for/with you

don't obsess over the scale. give yourself a break away from the "numbers"

good luck

kathy

@Sweedfire86 Thank you so much for the reassuring words. I have been kinda worried but was hoping this was normal for some people. I see some that struggle just getting in the amount of liquid they need. I don't have that problem. lol

@proudgrammy Thanks for making me feel NORMAL! haha I am really excited and ready to see the results. I have definitely realized over the last couple weeks how huge of a part food has always been in my life and am determined to make this work.

When you start eating actual food...you will feel restriction. You are normal.

I sat in hospital, then at home, wondering if my surgeon cut me, sewed it up, and did no surgery!

But once I was on solids, then I saw all was as expected.

I don’t really get a feeling of ‘restriction’ like I thought I would (I am a bypass, not a sleeve). I don’t get hungry, I don’t get stuffed full but I eat and then sort of get a ‘ok, enough, time to do something else’ after about a cup of food...

15 hours ago, Teresa Bernard said:

@proudgrammy Thanks for making me feel NORMAL

@Teresa Bernard

glad i helped you feel normal

but i didn't say you "were" normal

try not to stress - you newbies are all a like!! LOL

good luck bud

kathy

As others have said, the restriction will come with more solid foods.

Re: staying the same weight for 4 days: your body is still healing from major surgery so weight loss in the first month can be very random and many surgeons recommend people don't even weigh themselves until 4-6 weeks post op at their first surgeon follow up. Even after healing you will find your weight stalling at random times, sometimes for only a week, sometimes for much longer. Most of the stalls are just your body temporarily holding onto more water or waste for a bit, they aren't a sign that you are no longer losing fat or your sleeve/diet is failing. Provided you are following your plan, getting in your protein, water and vitamins and not having too many calories your body has no choice but to continue to break down fat to make up the caloric deficit between what you are consuming and what your body needs to function. If you aren't getting enough protein in you will be breaking down some lean tissue along with the fat which you don't want that happening.