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Second thoughts

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forensicmary

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I have been eating 800 calories and have only lost 5 lbs in 7 days. I started at 220. On Sept 20 I was 218. Preop diet started 2/21. My Sept 24 weight is 213. What if I dont loose 10 pounds before surgery? If my metabolism slows down this much at 800 calories am I really going to lose that much after surgery? I am tracking everything faithfully on Livestrong.com so I know I am not cheating. My protein is 70-120 gm per day. Everything is low carb that I eat.

 

I am wondering if I should do the vertical sleeve but my surgery is paid for and the date is looming ahead... September 28.

 

I am drinking the protein shakes without difficulty as they taste fine to me. Just really worried that I will not be successful after surgery or that I will be spending a significant amount of money with very little results.

 

I guess second thoughts are normal . I am not questioning my motivation to maintain the postop diet but I am wondering how my body is going to respond to it.

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Mary,

Perhaps some of the other female plication patients can speak up here. I can only speak for myself as a male.

I lost 9.5 lbs before surgery (not sure what your doctor recommended). Less than what I (and my doctor) had hoped, but I had great weight loss for two months after surgery, and I've had typical results since then (4-8lbs per month). Follow your Doctor's dietary guidelines before and after surgery. Get your exercise in, drink your water, eat your protein.

I'm less than four months out. There aren't a lot of other males who post here. I did exceptionally well the first two months, then dropped to a typical weight loss for WLS patients. Disappointing, but also understandable that those results weren't sustainable long term.

There are a couple of people who post here frequently who are also female that might be able to give you more advice as to what expect. I'm sure they'd be happy to share/point you to their posts that describe their experiences.

I still have second thoughts every time that payment comes from my paycheck each month. I would like to think it's normal to second guess ourselves. Even though I still wonder what my body's doing sometimes, this seems to have been the best choice for me.

Wish you the best.

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Thanks so much for sharing your experience. It seems we are all a little different in our bodies response to this surgery.I was so gun shy when I got on the operating table I ask had anyone decided to not do the procedure and leave. They laughing said "not lately".

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