Had the gastric sleeve 3 weeks ago, only weight loss to date is from pre op diet.

following diet but don’t know what to do.

Are you getting your protein and water requirements every day?

Yes. Nurse said it’s normal but how could it be normal not to lose weight after surgery.

sleeve was very tight day after, dr gave me a steroid. After that I feel like I did before surgery. I could eat more but I stick to my proteins and fluids. Still nothing. So discouraged

It's just your body adjusting. It'll come. Wait for it. Keep around 600 calories and make sure to get your water and protein in. It'll work.

Thank you both so much.

And even when you don't lose poundage you may lose inches. Your body is still saying " What just Happened to Me?" things will start to smooth out, you may drop overnight, it might take longer, but My Dear, it will happen , that is a certainity! And when it does we will cheer right along with you! Promise!

Thank you for the comment

It sucks. Believe me, I know! I lost nothing the first few weeks. I came home from the hospital 12 lbs heavier from the IV’s and gases. That scale did not budge and I was following my plan to a “T”. I saw another poster say about 7 weeks the scale started moving for them. Right around the same timeframe the same thing happened for me. For the first time since surgery I was seeing a lb a day sometimes. Trust you made the right decision, realize you’re in it for the long haul, work your plan and give your body time to heal. It won’t betray you

Thank you

You are not alone. I’ve been worried too. I am Day 4 post op with VSG. Scale is not moving at all. At least I got to start shakes with protein today. I am concentrating on shakes and water. Hoping to see the scales go down very soon!

I lost one more pound ..so in the past 2 weeks I've lost ONE pound. I cried at the doctors office, how embarrassing. My surgeon said that patients with revisions have a tendency to not lose as much as quickly as first time bariatric surgery patients. Our bodies are somewhat used to a lower calorie intake from the previous surgeries and it takes some time for our metabolism to kick back in. I hope that's the case.

On 3/24/2019 at 2:56 PM, Taira said:

Had the gastric sleeve 3 weeks ago, only weight loss to date is from pre op diet.

following diet but don’t know what to do.

I'm not losing either. I had surgery 11 days ago. I actually came to the board today to see if this could be normal. Prior to surgery and the 2-week liquid diet I had lost 42 pounds on my own and then lost 7 more during the liquid diet. After the surgery I knew not to get on the scale for a while due to the water weight gain but I can't imagine that's still an issue 11 days out. I think I've lost ONE pound. Yes, how does this make sense when we're just eating water and protein? I've now added soup for the last 4 days, but I can't believe I'm getting more than 300-400 calories daily at most. I'm also getting in the 64 ounces of fluid daily. I'm exercising on the treadmill as well. It's pretty weird.

One thing I'll add is that I've had a very low heart rate and blood pressure since the surgery and I wonder if it's possible that the body just shuts any sort of metabolism down while it doesn't know what's going on after surgery. I'll see my surgeon and dietician on Monday and hope to get some better answers then.

Good evening,
Just wanted to give an update..
I’m a month and 2 weeks out of surgery. My scale reflects only a 4 pound weight loss but as frustr8 and gradycat mentioned I’m losing inches. In fact I’m fitting pants that are 2 sizes smaller.
So please keep following the diet and stay encouraged.. the weight loss will come.
Thank you all again for boosting my spirits.