I’m on my first full day home after surgery (which was 7/30/18). I was wondering if any other Fitbit people would be interested in having me add them on the app and invite to challenges specifically for people who are very recently post-op...I’m thinking people who had surgery in last couple weeks.

Post or PM me your Fitbit email if you’d like me to add you to some daily or weekly challenges!

I don’t know how to add people but if you can add me go ahead. My surgery was 7/30

If you give me your fitbit username I'll add you!

Ktexaslady33

This sounds nice and all, but just wait until you hit your first stall... or you've been doing everything right but you're not losing as quickly as someone else... or everyone else.

Example: I had my surgery on June 13, 2018. My buddy @AlteredReality had her surgery on June 24, 2018.

So far, and even though I had my surgery several days before AlteredReality did, she's lost 77lbs while I've lost 44lbs. Do I feel like pulling my hair out (I don't need to--- it's already falling out, but I digress...)? Actually, I don't, but it won't help your morale to compare your weight loss with others. There are numerous factors involved in losing weight, even after your surgery.

Maybe you're losing faster, and your other FitBit buddies aren't. Or maybe it's the other way around.

Maybe you're a competitive person. I don't know.

There's a ticker available on this forum that you can use. You can still compare your losses with others, just not directly. True, there won't be all the same bells and whistles but it gets the job done.

Losing weight is hard enough as it is, even under the best of circumstances (ie. weight loss surgery), so why turn it into a competition?

If you're the only one in the race, you will always be the winner!

Fitbit buddies/challenges aren’t for weight loss competition, just for daily and weekly step/movement goals and motivation...I am not and would not measure myself against someone else’s losses.

@AELdoesRNY Good to know. How are you feeling? Pain? Appetite? Welcome to the other side!

On 08/11/2018 at 11:57, Missouri-Lee's Summit said:

@AELdoesRNY Good to know. How are you feeling? Pain? Appetite? Welcome to the other side!

Thanks! I’m doing pretty well, my biggest complaint is very itchy/bad reaction on skin around the incisions. My body is allergic to everything I guess!

The last couple days I’ve been struggling with some hunger. My post-op plan is VERY strict compared to most of what I see on here so I’m on basically clear liquids plus milk and soup still until 8/20. I definitely have cravings, but mostly only when I see a commercial for pizza or if someone right by me is eating something delicious. Starting to daydream about what I’m going to have for day one of puréeds in less than two weeks!