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I would suspect sodium (which makes a lot of us retain water) or full-ish intestines. Both can easily make you gain a couple of pounds. Otherwise, you would have had to have eaten c. 7000 extra calories to put on two "real" pounds.

So ((hugs)). The standard advice on this is to quit watching My 600lb Life. I get you. I really do! You're thinkin', "Dayum shazam! I just rearranged my innards and am eating like 200 calories a day. I should be losing more weight each week. If I wanted to lose only 10lbs per month, I coulda done Weight Watchers!!!! Gimme that cool 25-50lb per month weight loss I imagined I would experience! Cuz 10lbs a month! Dayum, I feel ripped off!!!!!" Also, as for the surgery sequence of going from RNY to sleeve...Inconceivable (youtube clip)! I do not think that means what you think it means! I think maybe you aren't very familiar with your tummy anatomy. It's why so many have responded with a kinda sorta...WTF with a screwed up question face. For most, the sequence of multiple WLS would be Lapband (maybe), then VSG (sleeve)...then duh duh dunnnnhhhhhhh! No weight loss or loss and regain or reflux or...CRAP! This surgery didn't work and now I need a more drastic surgery that includes malabsorption and a further reduction of tummy capacity/food restriction--which takes you to an RNY or DS. Cuz you know, you're jonesing for the magical 25lbs a month that Dr. Now's patients see... But sadly, the reality is that your surgeon will be as happy as a leetle girl if you maintain a 9-12lb per month consistent loss over the honeymoon period. That's 120lbs in a year if that happens consistently. Which is damn skippy in my book! The next step for a more drastic surgery than you have right now is to go from an RNY to a DS (duodenal switch)--which put simply, include even further malabsorption. And you are sooooo not there yet!!! So keep on keepin' on and sip, sip, sip, chew, chew, chew. Don't eat around your surgery and follow the rules from your surgical team, and you WILL lose your weight!!!! ((hugs))

Keep it going pal 💪💪💪 you are almost there..

oh interesting...I just posted somewhere that my surgeon has me start with 2 oz meals and then go up until I'm full..and it usually takes me 2.5-3 to feel full and that kind of bums me as I'm thinking others are less hungry...but I do get head hunger at times (seeing foods or thinking about my next meal) and trying to make sure I'm really hungry before eating... it is interesting that some people never feel hungry..I wish I was one of those people...do you think you get head hunger? do you exercise a lot? despite the hunger, are you still happy with your weight loss so far and have you spoken to your surgeon about it?

Yes my BMI was much higher than yours and my surgeon didn't require it either. He just said to work on eating much smaller meals and not to worry about wanting a big meal as I wouldn't want it anymore...also said to start getting used to eating very slow but no pre op diet other than the NUT's advice I was following on my diet plan for 6 months...oh and to have your "last meal" or whatever you really wanted to have a few days to a week out, not the night before... good luck to you

I love the Syntrax nectars as far as powder. The Kay's natural white cheddar puffs are good. The mac and cheese ones,not so much. There are a few protein bars that are good and taste like candy, but I prefer the generic quest bars from costco. I don't need to be tricking my brain to think it's eating candy

there's a lot more long-term research on the bypass than any other currently used surgeries. Most of it has been positive. I've never read anything about shorter lifespans.

I’m also 3 weeks out and wl is super slow. I feel great but started to get concerned. I kept telling myself to trust the process and then I read this thread. It’s very reassuring. I’ll relax a little now and keep doing my thing. Kudos all and thanks for sharing

You have to trust the process.. I remeber losing 14 lbs per week avg first couple of months.. but I was bug (405lbs). The lower your bmi the lower pounds you loose per week. Metabolism is different too.. forget the scale and focus on size.. believe or not you might be loosing inches.. just trust procress.. follow your diet.. meet your liquid intake and protein and you will be ok.. cheers pal! And dont get discouraged

I think in some ways I have changed but who I am is still the same. I think the things that have changed are confidence and habits. Dealing with a slimmer body can be difficult to process. It has been for me. I didn't think it would. Two thoughts to pass on on that front. My doctor told me I needed to develop a new identity as an active "skinny" person. (I don't consider myself skinny but he was making a poont.) Counseling - I'm a big fan of c.b.t. and working through it. It is worth it though. It may be easy for you to accept the new package too. All the best Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using BariatricPal mobile app