MamaMelly

You will be fine!! Shame on Amazon for their comment. God Bless you!! Just take care of yourself and everything else will follow.

Look at everyone rally around you! You can do this! Keep working at it! In the meantime, do your best to reduce your calories and move as much as you can! It is NOT hopeless chica, put your focus towards the beautiful life ahead of you!

Yes, that pain is normal. However, it is extremely important to be cognisant of what you are doing and how much you are lifting. While you are healing, you can inujure yourself if you do not follow doctors orders and only lift what you should. Take it easy As for the protein, you need to go buy samples of several different products and find one that works for you. Personally, I cannot stomach the Isopure. I tried many flavors. I found I liked the Atkins premade, but I also discovered Premiere protein shakes. they are at sam's club and have 30 g of protein per shake. I bought powdered protein from GNC and it makes me instantly run to the bathroom. It was almost $20 a bag, so that's why I encourage you to buy single servings before committing to a kind/brand! Good luck, protein is vital to your success so I hope you find something that works!

It's all about balance, and everyone's balance is different. There are no blanket statements that apply to the sleeve! Keep on, keepin on!

Hello everyone, I was sleeved 8/2, so I'm a little over 3 weeks post op. The first week, I lost 12 lbs! I could hardly believe it! Since then, I've lost 3 more lbs. It's been super frustrating, as the scale will be down one, then up one, then down one over and over again. I know there is a stall around 2 weeks out-but does it last for two weeks?! I am exercising, nothing crazy, walking and elliptical. I average between 650-800 calories. Any ideas/help/advice? Thanks in advance.

Uhm, you need a new doctor, You can have a safe preganancy with VSG!

UHM, child birth hands down.

http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/50163-frustrated-what-am-i-doing-wrong/#entry464211 I posted this earlier today!

Allright Thanks Ladies. I know this is the most successful I have ever been. I just need to stop comparing myself to other's losses. I am usually around 60-70 grams of protein. thanks for your encouragement!

Mine is August 2nd! 16 days! I cannot beleive it's so close after being on this journey for so long! Cannot wait!

As others said, water weight. And quite possibly poo!! Don't fret-you just got back. Give it a couple days. :-)

Hey thanks for your reply. I've been researching this a lot, and there is some preliminary studies that show a correlation between reduced ghrelin hormone and sleep. It's really frustrating some nights! It's like having a newborn all over again.

Hey, question for those that have been sleeved-are you guys having a hard time sleeping? I don't think I've slept through the night since my surgery! Frustrating.

Oh my goodness!!! Me too!!!! He's so nice and adorable! LoL! Here I thought I would take that secret to my grave....

I wrote a letter to my son just in case too!! Sobbed the whole time, but was glad I did it.

I'm 15 days post-op and my sleep has been terrible the whole time. I wake up and can't fall back asleep all of the time!! Hoping its temporary.

I confess I am 15 days post op and irritated I have only lost 12 lbs. I confess I know that is irrational. I confess I miss food everyday. I confess I'm both elated and frightened that I seem to have a sleeve of steel. I confess I'm scared to be thin as I have no idea what's that like.

Today at work a coworker asked if I was losing weight!!! YAY!!! I know it's so frustrating when you are bigger and you lose 5, 10, 15, 20 lbs and no one notices because you're so big! Well, someone noticed!!!

Hey everyone who else is on my fitness pal?? Be my friend, MamaMelly83.

I'm not 100% sure what 'full liquids' means. But I'm 9 days post op and have had protein drinks, clear liquids, the last few days I have added in sf pudding, and really really thin mashed potatoes with protein powder mixed in. Feels great to have a slightly larger variety to pick from. Intake is going okay, Im always short on liquids each day and need to work on this! I just feel stuffed all of the time when taking in water, but I know I am a little dehydrated. Then I go for a walk, and sweat, and get even more dehydrated! I can't wait until the swelling is all of the way down. Good luck girl ! Congrats! Best wishes in your journey. I also have been so incredibly sensitive to smells. The same thing happened to me when I got pregnant. But there are times I hate it-certain things make me gag that I never used to even notice before! Laundry soap, certain foods, etc. I hope this goes away! Anyone else know anything about this?

Hey Everyone! We are 8 days into August! Some of us have been sleeved, some of us have not-where is everyone at! I was sleeved 8/2. The first day was rough, but since then I've been doing pretty good! down about 12 lbs since surgery!! yay! mama's been trying on some skinny pants today....and they fit! Hallelujah !

So glad you are doing better!

Did your doc prescribe a PPI? and if so, you need to call them and ask to up dosage and/or switch. Different ones work for different people. The reflux is a problem that can be avoided with the right medication, so please give them a call as I know how uncomfortable it is !Good luck.

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