kalew

I use Nutrition Menu; very good, you can journal on there too, record your weights, exercise, the whole deal!

Well I just did a bad thing, not sure what will happen, probably nothing, but I just ate a cupcake, no frosting. I was baking them all afternoon for my grandson, son and his wife who are coming tomorrow from CA. Now why did I do that? They just smelled so good and I just had to know if they were good, and next thing I know the whole cupcake was gone. Yes they were Chocolate too. oh well.....I'll let you know what happens.

Way to go! Congratulations on the weight loss! You are on the way to a new you!!!

Thanks to everyone for your posts, it really helps to keep me focused! So easy when everyone else is eating junk to want a bite too. Made a delicious chocolate cake yesterday for everyone for Father's Day and I couldn't have any. But strangely enough I didn't really want it. It's starting to bother me to see other people eat horribly. Am I going to be a food Natzi?

That's great! you are rocking your sleeve for sure! My wt loss is starting to pick up again, I am so relieved. Thought that scale would never move... ha ha...

Concentrate on getting in 60 gms of protein in. Fluids will not fill you up for more than 2 hrs, at least that is about it for me, maybe an hour and a half. When I started the denser proteins like chicken or beef, I am full for a lot longer (3 hrs). Be sure not to drink right after eating your meal or it won't stay in your stomach as long. I've seen anywhere from 30 to 90 min suggested before drinking anything. I've not had any problem eating anything. I can eat toast or crackers but try to limit them to once a day with tuna salad or some kind of protein.

It's completely reasonable to get discouraged when things are not going your way. And yet, as reasonable as it may be, getting discouraged and staying discouraged won't do you any good. Fortunately, you don't always have to be reasonable. You can choose to meet every setback not with discouragement, but with hope and positive passion and enthusiasm for moving forward. There's always a next step that you can take, so take it. Sure, that next step may not work out, and yet it is infinitely better than giving up. Life's greatest successes will often defy reason. Even when there is no logical, reasonable way, there is a way. Your mind and its reasoning ability are amazingly powerful. And yet, there is more to life than just reason. When you must, go beyond reason and feel the positive driving passion of your purpose. Feel the passion, persist through every challenge, and bring your dream to life. -- Ralph Marston

Yes, it's normal. Especially when you are still on mainly liquids. It gets better.

Tiff you look great, you should do commercials for your doc, the results are so amazing!!! Thanks for all the information you give to those of us just starting our journey! Thanks!

Would love to sit and just talk to someone who has had this surgery a while ago. I had my surgery a month ago. email is klweart53@verizon.net

Boy I am the same way, It is taking me all day to get in 40-50 oz of fluids. I have had only a few days when I actually got in over 60. But I keep plugging away at it. I'm doing ok on the protien, but I'm getting tired of meat. I was never a big meat eater. It will work out, I'm just glad that I am tolerating everything ok. Finally lost another lb this week. Still amazed that it's not more.

Have you tried the isopure zero carb drinks, they are 40gms of protein? You can get them at The Vitamin Shoppe. They have about 8 different flavors I think.

Solids will help. I was having the same problem with the shakes and full liquids going through too fast and then wanting to eat every 2 hrs. With solid protein it is much better. Chicken, fish, hamburger that I have tried stays with me a lot longer 3-4 hrs. I've not had any problem with any food that I have eaten as long as I don't eat too fast, or too much. The scale finally moved today one pound, I think I might just put it away for a while. I'm looking at the thing all the time.

Yep, me too, the 3 week stall. Have not lost any more for 9 days now. I keep hearing that our bodies just need to adjust, but I know how you feel. I don't have a problem eating anything in particular, though I can only eat about 4 ounces. Have been getting in all my protein, and eating about 800 cal a day on average. Just started really doing more though as today was the first really pain free day I have had. I feel great!

I have that feeling in my throat if I eat too fast or not chew enough. It has been really hard to keep eating slow. We had company this weekend and I would forget and really had to concentrate, get up and do something else to slow down. Not had any problem eating anything, even ate a little piece of chocolate because I was constipated and thought it would speed things up... it didn't. Doing well though, first day that I have not had any pain!!! now they just itch!! ha ha

Same thing with me, as soon as I ended the full liquid diet, it's been going up and coming back down to the same number for the past 10 days. I am tending to be a little constipated too so that may be part of it. As near as I can tell I am only eating about 800 cal a day, but today is the first day I haven't hurt really, so I haven't been exercising as all. Been getting some walking in, but have to go to Costco or something like that and walk around the mall its so hot here now.

Try adding about a 1/4 to 1/3 cup tomatillo salsa to this, it's great!

Congratulations!!

It's all Water for sure. I had my sleeve May 17 and have kind of stalled the past 5 days, up and down 2 lbs. You are more active than I am, still have incisional pain so walking some but not real exercise. But I am older so healing is slower for me too. Just having my 2 yr old grand daughter over for an afternoon wears me out. when she left last weekend I slept for an hour. ha ha... I think you are doing great is what I'm trying to say. I am supposed to take 2 flintstone complete chewable Vitamins a day, 3 Calcium citrate chewables, and a B12 sublingual once a week.

ok, I am new post op day 6 and still have not had a BM, lots of gas, gurgles, etc, but no BM. I've read about people having diarrhea with this. I tried a little plum juice this am to see if that helps. Next I plan to send my hubbie out for something, miralax or something. Any ideas? I have been drinking my fluids but started getting nauseated yesterday. :001_tongue:

Yep I was going to say the same thing, I have not been able to get in more than I should at one time.

It gets better, the first week I couldn't get as much in as needed either, but the fluids are much easier now. I found that if I have a carnation no sugar added instant breakfast and added one scoop of UNJURY (order on line) I got a big start on the protein, 33 gms. Then I sip all day on nectur lemon protein drink 24 gms of protein ( the lemon is really good I actually put a little crystal lite lemonade in it to give it a little more of a kick) Nectur is found at the Vitamin shoppe. I like it now better than the Isopur no carb drinks.

Congratulations, better than I did. I have lost 21 but it includes the 2 wk preop diet. kind of hit a lull this week, haven't lost any in 4 days, but I keep hearing that it is common during the 3rd week.

Definitely ask him or his PA, I went 6 days but the miralax worked for me. However there was really not anything solid in there when it did work. So you getting your drain pulled tomorrow? I was so happy to have that out.