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Meliss000- I am amazed that you have lost 97 pounds so far! Way to go! II know we shouldn't compare ourselves-- but how much did you start at? I just need a kick in the pants is why I ask -- I just can't get over how much you have lost so far!!! You ar ea rock star! What are you doing? Please teach me your ways!

I am a CO native- representin' Englewood/Littleton area of Denver! I had my sleeve in Mexico on 9/24/12. I have been on a very steep learning curve with this surgery regarding my food choices and resultant weight loss. I was wondering if anyone here has received information regarding the philosphy and practice of this weight loss surgeons from their surgeons, nutritionists, etc? I have had little follow up from the coordinators in Mexico- I was given a file folder of foods to eat after the surgery- that gradually got me eating full foods again. My doctor told me in very broken english that I should lost approx 30 pounds every 3-4 months and that "you must change the way you eat". Even though I have no capacity to over eat- it seems that I have been eating too many carbs and too many calories- which I am to keep within 6-800 total for the day. I have been struggling with continuous weight loss since the surgery- I had been on a stall for several weeks- and now that I scrutinized my intake, the stall broke and I apparently lost like 3 pounds within a few days. My weigh-in on the day of surgery was 216. I didn't lose anything while I was doing the pre-op diet, but lost 16 during the post op diet. Right now I sit at 194 lbs. I was wondering, where do these sayings like "non-scale victory, etc." come from? What is the philosophy behing these instructions. If anyone would like to share information that was provided to them regarding the weight loss process and staying positive!

I had my VSG surgery 9/24/2012- I lost 16 pounds initially- I have only lost 1 or 2 pounds since! I don't understand how people are saying we are supposed to eat 600-800 calories a day- when this amount of calories literally would starve a person- and can hardly sustain bodily needs! I don't get it! Wouldn't this restriction also cause the body to literally hold on to fat? I mean this would send the message to anyone's body to slow down the metabolism because it is in starvation mode! I don't want to be so negative, but having only lost 1 pound after this surgery is really making me think it was a waste of money and heartache! Also- I can't stand the protein shakes from the store- I get sick from them-- what else is there besides eating an entire chicken a day? This still wouldn't provide the calories that my body needs-- and it would possibly exceed the 6-800 I've been hearing about. I really thought this surgery would make a difference for me-- Can someone please help me? BTW- no outside support either because I had my surgery in Mexico. Thanks, P.S. I messed up the username sorry

When I say I lost the 16 lbs initially- it was when I was doing the pre-op diet and up to about 2 weeks after the surgery.