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I really like the comment from Cindi Augustine. I agree there's not enough post-op support or preparation for the post-op life. I attend support group meetings, which are good, but I'm looking for more. I started at 245lbs and now at 188lbs, surgery was August 2024. Sometimes you don't need a doctor, nutritionist, or therapist... just someone who can help you pull everything together. Maybe that's a health coach? Not sure how to find one. Thoughts?

girrrrlllllllllllllll I had the same fear!! Like you said you owe it to yourself to be healthy, and shoot nothing else worked why not try this! Those were my thoughts. My initial goal was to be 200lbs and then it kept going down and I am stopping around 165-170, Once you are able to see the results, the new clothes, being more active, feeling good about yourself you realize that all this hard work was NOT for nothing. For reference I have lost 130ish lbs in a year! Its super duper doable!! Ask anything in this forum everyone is super willing to help and give you what worked for them. . You are going to kick ass and take names!!!

Sorry I meant 2025….. not 2024

Do you mean 2025 for your op or a year ago? If only four weeks ago what you are feeling is totally normal and your body is recovering. Hopefully you will soon find a routine that works for you with regards to being able to take a bit more food and fluids but take your time with sipping and eating, baby steps for now and then it will get easier. Try to get your vitamins in, especially now as you are eating less. For me after the op I couldn't stand the smell of certain foods, even the smell of coffee turned my stomach but now all is back to 'normal' and I thankfully am able to drink coffee again. With regards to the weight loss, it is different for everyone, I put on a few kg in the hospital immediately after the op and then slowly started to lose but I didn't see it on the scale or physically for quite a while. It will happen when your body is ready. You have got this, it is early days.

I’m in my 50’s and had surgery on January 27th. I wish I had done this sooner.

Hi! I had surgery Jan 27th and I’m feeling good! So excited to start the year off on a healthy note. Really happy to have found this site. I’m wanting to make connections so I don’t feel so alone in this new journey. ☺️

You need to schedule and appointment with your surgeon (or his or her NP or PA) if you really are weighing and measuring every little Thing and only getting 800 calories you shouldn’t be gaining but something is getting missed. It could Be medical or you may be missing something in your count. Either way it sounds like this dietician had already made her mind up that there is only one possibility and she probably isn’t going to be the one to help you get to the bottom of things. Make an appointment with your team and start taking pics of all of your food so you can show them exactly what you’re eating everyday. Make an album with all the food pics and hand them your phone so they can scroll through and see for themselves. When I regained after my sleeve. I was embarrassed to go back to team and thought they were going to be so hard on me and when I went back, I realized I couldn’t have been further from the truth. They were so open and compassionate and understanding and all they wanted to do was help. Obesity is complex and they realize it. They go in this field for a reason. They may not get to the bottom of it in one visit. It may even take a few, but trust me it’s worth.It. Don’t give up.

I actually would recommend not buying too much of any one thing. A lot of us experienced changes to our tastes such that things we enjoyed pre-surgery became things we couldn't stand afterward. Just for clarity, part of your stomach is actually removed from your body when you undergo gastric sleeve surgery.

My I had flashbacks of my LBT, BodyPump and all things LesMills days! I used to do an hour of BodyStep followed by an hour of BodyAttack! I don't know how I did it but there is no way I could do that now, nor do I want to haha. And you're right, I used to call BodyAttack heart attack as it was crazy intense. I'll stick to running LOL.

I will be 59 in April and I had my sleeve done March 2020. Just like some of the other replies I wish I would of done this sooner. Lost 120 pounds now I am moving forward to get plastic surgery going. Best of luck with your journey 💗