I'm the 18th and SUUUUUUPER excited!

Similar to the warm water, I have had good luck getting things moving with bone broth. It is warm and also has a decent amount of protein and pretty low in calories.

Prune juice for constipation. Works for me like a charm. It tastes nasty, but just a quarter cup does the trick. And all natural.

I have had warm soup but not broth since my liquid diet. I am willing to try it. I have never tried prune juice either but I will get some next time I am at the store. I used milk of magnesia a few weeks back and that worked instantly but I am looking for a long term natural remedy.

On 9/21/2021 at 7:41 AM, Tiffany2021 said:

I am 6 weeks out and have only slowly added soft foods. I started with vegetable Soup for vegetables and they sat well and were great! I am a bit nervous about adding a lot of solid foods too fast. I did have a hernia repaired at the time of surgery so I was told to wait a little longer. I am stalled on the scale as well and not sure if I should add a bit of food. I walk about an 4 miles a day so maybe I should slow down on that. Any suggestions that helped with a stall? I am still dealing with the constipation issue and have found a tea that seems to help every few days.

My team had me take one serving of Miralax in the morning during my 10 day pre-op and for awhile after. My pre-op was a 100% liquid diet. It helped and was very gentle.

I have started taking a stool softener, but think Miralax is my next step. Thank you

Made it past the 6 week mark!!!! Woo whoo! 100% recovery.

6 weeks for me today as well.....35 lbs and counting and so excited to he able to workout again.....on my way to target weight of -70 lbs and off my Meds of 20 years.

Congrats to you both, I am 6 weeks post op as well. As of yesterday! Down 58 pounds. 42 more to go!

Dropping meds so quickly was surprising. I was able to drop two blood pressure medications and metaformin.

On 10/05/2021 at 16:51, codevsg said:

Dropping meds so quickly was surprising. I was able to drop two blood pressure medications and metaformin.

Congratulations!! Well done! ??

On 10/5/2021 at 10:51 AM, codevsg said:

Dropping meds so quickly was surprising. I was able to drop two blood pressure medications and metaformin.

Similar situation here. No BP MEDS, off Trulicity, off Lipitor. Glucose dropped to 89, A1c to 5.0, triglycerides to 116. All in 6 weeks

I am at a weight loss stall for 17 days now. I'm 11 weeks po. Any suggestions for what worked for you? I walk 1.5 hours everyday and eat between 700 - 1,000 calories a day.

I am at a weight loss stall for 17 days now. I'm 11 weeks po. Any suggestions for what worked for you? I walk 1.5 hours everyday and eat between 700 - 1,000 calories a day.

Are you making sure you're meeting your protein and hydration goals? My surgeon didn't give me calorie goals, just protein goals...and to up my protein intake if I'm working out. Also, I notice that I lose less quickly when I'm working out. I think because perhaps fat is being replaced with muscle. Have you tried doing measurements instead? Sometimes when I don't lose weight, I still lose inches.

Hello yes I am meeting protein and liquid goals. I do think that exercising slows down the weight loss, but a complete stall for weeks is discouraging. I decided to stay off the scale for a while. I do notice changes in my body even if the scale isn't moving so that is good! I am going to add protein on the days I exercise. Thanks for the response

Little update, I’ll be 9 weeks po tomorrow and have lost 50 pounds! I’m so happy ? it took me a while to notice the weight coming off because I still felt the same, but I now also weigh less than my husband for the first time ever and I think that flipped a switch!