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Did your team give you portion size recommendations and guidance around number of meals & snacks if any a day? If not ask for some as you will find them helpful. The next advice is to stick to those recommendations. Are you eating slowly? It takes at least 20 minutes for the message to get through that you’ve had enough. If you eat too quickly you will get over full & be uncomfortable & you’ll really know it when your restriction kicks in! Take small bites, use small cutlery (teaspoons, cocktail forks, baby cutlery, etc.), put the cutlery down between bites, sit back from the table & wait a couple of minutes. Then ask yourself do you need the next bite or just want it. If you just want it put the cutlery down again. Personally I aimed not to feel full but to feel like I had enough & didn’t need more. As @SpartanMaker said it takes time to learn the difference between your real hunger and your full cues. Before eating take a moment to think about why you’re eating? Are you bored, emotional (sad, angry, frustrated, stressed, anxious, etc.)? Are you eating out of habit (like because you’re watching tv, a movie, it’s an old snack time,…)? Sneezing, hiccups, runny nose can be full cues for many. If you’re craving a specific food, flavour or texture that’s not real hunger. I get restless with real hunger as if something is wrong. It usually takes time to realise I’m actually hungry and then I can logically understand why I would really be hungry - missed a meal, didn’t eat much at a previous meal, etc. It takes time to understand all this, what your signals are, and what strategies to manage it all works for you. Give yourself grace while you’re working it out.

I agree, Check with your surgeon. I had low energy too and low blood pressure with several weeks. There’s no way I could walk around Disneyland. I couldn’t stroll around the local shopping centre for 30 minutes. Can you postpone your trip? I know your son is probably vey excited but he won’t enjoy it if you’re not at your full strength. Congratulations on getting your surgery approval.

may not be a popular answer, but if you are looking for a high protein, high calorie, low density food, chicharron (aka pork rinds or cracklins) was my go to back in the day when i had very low stomach capacity and was trying to stop weight loss. worked like a charm. mind you they are also very high in fat (and depending which brand or how you make them, are also high in soduim) so keep that in mind.

Right after surgery, I would always get super light headed after a shower; I still do sometimes when its early in the morning or I have to do wash my hair (which means longer shower). I usually take super hot showers, but I had to stop after surgery, because it exacerbated it. I usually would lay down for awhile after and would have some low sugar apple juice on hand to drink. This helped me a lot!

Just based on what you've written, this really wouldn't be either Reactive Hypoglycemia or Dumping Syndrome since both of those would be reactions to what you've eaten, not external stimuli. There is a chance that an already low blood sugar level prior to your shower or exercise is pushed even further down due to rising body temperature. This isn't a common reaction, but it's not completely unheard of either. If you don't have a blood glucose monitor, it may be a good idea to invest in one. Were I you, I'd track my blood sugar before eating, after eating, before exercise or a shower, and then at the point where your blood sugar feels like it's crashed. It would also be advisable to note exactly what you ate and the time of ingestion. This should help you uncover what's going on. I suspect it may have more to do what what you've eaten vs. temperature, but you really won't know without some data. Best of luck.

I just had a sleeve to bypass 3 weeks ago 23lbs down so far.

@Judes76 this is on no way a small feat. I have Bipolar Depression and it took over a decade find the right meds just to get me into intensive therapy (IOP Program) and then bariatric surgery to really get my life back. The IOP program got me out of the house. It started with just one day I went to a crochet group that meets at the library. I had been locked inside my house for so many years I developed tremendous social anxiety and it’s was possibly the scariest thing I have ever done. It took me weeks to work up to it but I did it and it went well. The ladies weren’t caddy or judging me for anything. They were only there to talk about crochet and excited for me that I was learning. I have been at that group meeting every week since aside from being sick or something. I have added other craft groups as well to my agenda and now since surgery I also do group fitness classes at my community center. It’s is amazing to be out of the house and at these fitness groups. Sometimes the women will exchange text numbers if you want too so you can let them know as little or as much as you want but you can tell them you won’t be there if you want. In the past I wouldn’t want to exchange numbers with anyone because I was thinking ahead of the times when I would fall off the face of the Earth and I didn’t want to disappoint them but my therapist taught me that sometimes being accountable to others is enough to pull through a milder depression and it has worked for me. I didn’t share with them anything about my mental health in the beginning, but after about a year, I started slipping small hints and eventually told a couple of them about my mental health. They all know about my surgery and they are some of my biggest cheerleaders. That’s another thing I learned through therapy is that for me trying to do big things like that on my own and keeping the secret just doesn’t work. Everyone’s different but I strongly encourage you to get involved in something at your local library and look into fitness programs at the community center or the library if you want to continue having positive experiences outside of the house. The ones at my community center are very reasonable and we don’t have any at the library but we used to so you might and they should be free Congratulations on your HUGE steps so far and keep it going!! The endorphins from activity are amazing and my depression has lessened tremendously because of this. Also, consider an in person support group if you team has one and keep posting here. The good and the bad (if that comes up). Don’t be embarrassed as all of us have been there if you have an off week. Better to get it out in the open and figure a way to get back on track than to feel bad about it and let it spin out of control. There are so many people here eager to help. You’ve got this!! 💜

A very high protein diet can do that. I'm a bit surprised your doctor's office didn't cover this with you. It's primarily due to a significant reduction of fiber in your diet. i strongly recommend starting some fiber supplementation and in addition, consider the following: You may need to take a regular dose of a stool softener such as magnesium hydroxide or polyethylene glycol If needed, consider a stimulant such as senna or bisacodyl Acutely, If you're still having severe issues getting things moving, a saline enema may be needed. Otherwise, regular does of the above should be sufficient It can take a while to get all the above dialed in. Keep in mind, you're likely to need some or all of the above until well after surgery since your fiber intake will be really low until you're eating regular foods again.

So the reality is that we can't cheat physics. I want you to remember this both now and after your surgery. While I can't make an super accurate assessment of your total kcal expenditure per day right now, I'd guess it's probably in the range of 3000 to 4000 kcal per day based on your current weight. I'd also guess that your total intake right now is around 800-1000 kcal. This means you are absolutely burning massive amounts of fat currently. So I know you're thinking if that's true, then why isn't it reflected on the scale? The short answer is scales lie. They only show total weight, but as you alluded to above, our bodies are made up of lots of "stuff" other than fat, so scale weight can vary widely just based on how hydrated you are, how much glycogen you're storing, and the weight of your stool. In short, trust the process. You'll be fine.

Just switched from the sleeve to bypass. I had a hh the first surgeon didn’t fix. Been in constant pain for 5 years with ulcers and major gerd. Now with bypass surgery last weekend already I can drink with out hurting. I’m excited to experience life again after 5 years of misery. The bypass is the way to go.