Charmin

I had the lap band put in three years ago. The lap band helped me maintain my weight but I did not lose much weight. My doctor recommended the gastric sleeve and I agreed. The lap band was removed on August 27, 2012 and I had complications and was back in the hospital room for another surgery. They left the incission open so it could drain and not become infected. This took approximately 12 weeks to heal. I was undecided to proceed with the sleeve but after the band came out I gained 15 lbs. One week before surgery I was put on a low carb diet. Two days before surgery I was put on all liquids. My surgery for the sleeve was on February 11. It went really well. When I woke up, I had no pain where the incissions were but my back and my shoulders were in intense pain. The pain in the shoulders was due to the gas they put in you and it went away in about 4 days but my back was still in pain so after two weeks from surgery I am seeing a chiropractor. The chiropractor seems to be helping.

It has been three weeks since surgery and I feel good. I went back to work early since I felt so good and was only out of work for 7 days. I lost 6 lbs. the first week when I went back to the doctor for my one week checkup. In the next two weeks I have only lost 2 lbs. I am not sure if my body is in starvation mode or I am just not going to lose weight from this procedure. I am on pureed foods and drinking protien drinks. I can not consume more than a few tablespoons at a time. I do not stay full long and want to eat again in a few hours. The foods I have been eating is applesauce, pureed peaches, pureed bananas, oatmeal, pureed hard boiled egg with mayo and mustard, canned chicken pureed with mayo, canned shrimp pureed with mayo, pork tenderloin pureed with gravy, tomato soup, creamy brocoll soup, vanilla greek yogurt, cottage cheese and protein shake with 1% milk. I am not craving any foods and am ok with eating what I have been eating but I want to lose more than a pound a week. Any suggestions on how to lose more than a pound a week and has anyone else expierenced the same thing? When will the real weight loss kick in?