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Hey everyone, today is my 23rd birthday and it also marks 3 weeks out for me.. today i hit my first 20 lbs lost since surgery (not including pre-op) i was just wondering what everyone lost in their first month post op?? i still have a week left.. i was hoping to lose around 23-25 lbs total for month 1 i dont know if its doable or not considering i stalled for about 10 days. I havent started exercising yet, my nurse practicioner told me i could do cardio but nothing else... did anyone else exercise in month 1? and if you did how much did u lose?

i actually started out on Lap Band Talk a year ago too... i thought the band was what I wanted, but then i realized all the complications that banders were having, and how most of them didnt lose much weight...plus the thought of constantly having to get filled/unfilled... i also noticed a large percentage of banders saying they wish they had went with the sleeve instead, and lots who actually did revise to the sleeve... I decided that i would skip all the drama and just get the sleeve instead. I was a little scared because of it being non-reversible like the band is and being more invasive but so far i am 3 weeks out and im doing well... its hard adjusting to this new life, no doubt about that but i am happy with my decision so far. My advice is to do as much research as you can before deciding if the sleeve is right for you.

i had my surgery on 2/3 and by 2/13 i had stalled... only lost 3 lbs since then. so yea its possible!! it sucks but it'll break. today i lost 1.5 lbs. i think it had ALOT to do with my fluids.. i wasnt getting them in the way i should have. Yesterday i FORCED myself to drink.. infact, i even had some cranberry juice to help because its easier to get down than plain Water, and i think it worked because i was stuck at 227.5 for days and this morning i hit 226.0. its all about water and protein!!

another fun idea is going to an arcade or something at the mall. that doesnt really involve food or alcohol.. i did this the other day with my daughters father and we had a nice time

yup. i took it when i figured out i was allergic to Activia Light... broke me out in hives all over. lol

Congrats on getting the stent out!!! i've been following your posts for weeks now,im so glad to hear that your leak has healed!! You've been in my prayers. Hopefully its smooth sailing from this point on.

I cannot believe myself... I've been cheating on my diet pretty much this entire time since Ive been sleeved 2 weeks ago. I started in week one eating tuna, then now in week two I've progressed on to even worse... Things I know I definitely should not be eating but somehow I can cheat and tolerate everything I've put in my sleeve.. I am so embarrassed and ashamed with myself that at 16 days out I'm screwing up as bad as I am. Everyday I wake up and tell myself that Im going to do better today but I always end up cheating.... I've lost 16.7 lbs since surgery and I know it would be more if I could just stick to the plan.. Has anyone else had trouble adjusting to this new lifestyle change this early on?

I want to thank everyone that has replied to my thread. I really think I needed to hear these things and it has given me the biggest wake up call. Today I did REALLY well, even though I'm on mushies I pretty much stuck to clear liquids and gave my sleeve a rest. Im glad that I was able to post here and get all of these responses because they have truely made a difference. I actually cried reading a lot of these because u guys are 100% correct and I can't believe how much damage I could've done to myself. I'm grateful for this website for opening my eyes and helping me take the first steps to getting back on track. Thanks everyone.

Thank you guys.. It is nice to have support here because I have really been struggling and it's starting to make me depressed. I have an appointment with my surgeon tomorrow for my 2 wk follow up, I'm going to tell her that Ive been struggling and have made some bad choices and see if she can give me some advice on what to do next. I know I need to speak to a counselor, hopefully that will help me deal with my addiction with food. Today I go back to work (I'm a server) and I hope i can deal with being around all the food... I'm going to keep a bottle of water with me all day to avoid off track. It's hard to not feel like a failure when I've screwed up so bad this early in the journey...I don't want to be one of those ppl who have wls and still end up fat.

i've eaten CRAZY things that i dont even think i should be able to fit into my sleeve.. it started with some tuna in week 1... then in week 2 i've cheated with FAST FOOD.... junk food, chik fil a 8pc nuggets (how the *** was i even able to eat that?) last night was THE WORSE. i had 2 snickerdoodles, a piece of a auntie annes pretzel, and a few bites of a burger king cheeseburger & a few fries.. like seriously? wtf is wrong with me.. and even worse, did i stretch my sleeve out that far? there is no way i should be able to eat like this but i have been.. i think im ruining my restriction... i know the damage i can be doing but i still do it?.. i feel like i have a true severe food addiction.. i need help.

today im 6 days post op and have lost 10.5 lbs since surgery.

i dont know anything about padded panties, but i hear that they are false advertisement lol.

the pain meds dont really control the pain... they just make me feel out of it so that i dont notice the pain as much.... i rather be fully aware of whats going on around me if im going to be feeling the pain regardless.

I'm also 5 days post op and having THE SAME problem.... I went to the store and bought a chunky soup and a Hamilton beach mini blender and puréed the soup... I'm supposed to start purées in 2 days so I didn't think it would hurt.. It was about the same consistency of applesauce... Not recommending this but it satisfied my hunger... I thought I'd go crazy.

This head hunger is really annoying me today. I REALLY want to eat something. I'm on full liquids, nothing is satisfying me. Starting to feel really helpless. I just want a turkey sand which soooo bad!!! Fml!

I'm not on a ppi... Is protonix one? I was prescribed that but couldn't fill it cuz my insurance wouldn't cover it.

I have had SF Jello and SF Popsicles... The coldness of the Popsicles don't agree with my sleeve... Gives me spasms.

I have to be at the hospital at 9:30... its crazy how much the nerves are really starting to affect me...many times today i thought about not even going tomorrow...i've been on all liquids today and im so happy that all i had to do was 24 hrs and not two weeks like some of u because I AM DYING. i am so hungry, i've been chewing things and spitting them out, which i know is so wrong... idk what to do.. i feel like i am not ready for this, i know if i dont do it though, things will just get worse from here on out... Im so nervous. I wish these feelings would just go away. please pray for me!!

im 5 days post op and honestly i am in pain, and have been in a lot of pain... it does get better each day but i didnt prepare myself for what id feel like post op.... I have a lot of head hunger... not physical hunger. i see people eating around me all day long and i really want to have what they're having but instead i just stick to my liquids.. i cant say i regret surgery, i just wish i wouldve been MORE prepared... reading this board had me thinking things would go smoothly post op, and that hasnt exactly been the case. on the good side.. at 5 days post op i've lost 7 lbs already.

i wish someone would have told me HOW MUCH PAIN is really involved... on this board i just kept reading ppl saying they felt minimal pain, so i wasnt prepared for the amount of pain i was actually in after surgery... im 5 days post op and still in pain, but i refuse to take my pain meds because they make me loopy and soo sleepy.. the pain is more manageable now... but there is definitly still pain. I hope im well enough to go back to work (im a waitress) by Feb 19th.

I was also sleeved 2/3 so far ive lost 6 lbs from surgery day.. I honestly think its the fluids that our body's are still holding onto. Once they are completely flushed out of our system we will drop a big number. Just keep sipping.

I know I went through a huge food funeral up until the 24 hrs before surgery. I regret it SOOOO much because at the end of my 6 month diet I weighed 232lbs... The day I started my 24 of liquids before surgery I weighed 248... So I gained 16 lbs while waiting for my surgery date... I regret it Sooo much cuz now it puts me even further from my goal weight now that I am sleeved. My advice to Pre ops is to start now!!! U will be happier in the long run

Thanks. I sort of think it could be due to the fact that I haven't used the spirometer since leaving the hospital but also I've been having respiratory issues since coming out of anesthesia... I blame it on the dilaudid. I had the same reaction 3 yrs ago when they gave me dilaudid after my c-section... Felt like I couldn't breathe. They put me on oxygen cuz my pulse ox kept dropping to 84 every time I went to sleep & I have no history of sleep apnea. Ugh. I just hope this all gets better soon.. On top of my health brings crappy, my child's father is acting like an ass refusing to watch our daughter while I go to the ER.

so i just got a call from my surgeons office wanting to know how everything has been going so far... i told her that i've been coughing up a lot of mucous and my chest sort of feels heavy.... they want me to go to the ER. Sooo thats where i'll be heading in a little while. i hope i dont have pnemonia. i feel like ****. this is not good... wasnt hoping to be back in the hospital so soon. weighed myself this morning and im down 6 lbs from surgery. blah....

been home since yesterday, still in a lot of pain!! i cant wait til this part is behind me.... i know week 1 is like, the worse. still havent been able to get all my liquids/protein in.... surgeon isnt too concerned about the protein for this week, mostly just want me to stay hydrated. but yea... im in pain!! im due for another dose of oxycodone.. this stuff barely helps. i been coughin up mucous, has this happened to anyone else after surgery? i hope i dont develop pnemonia or anything.. been tryna get up and walk around every few hrs.. lost 3 lbs so far since friday. i cant wait til this part is over!