elizabethp529

Hey everyone, I think I just need a bit of reassurance from you pros who've been doing this for longer. I'm almost at day 45 since my surgery, and the scale has just stopped moving. I was right at 300 when I had my surgery (down almost 40 pounds by myself), and I lost about 25 pounds in two weeks afterward. I stopped losing weight, but I calmed myself (with the help of the advice on this board) that it was temporary, my body just needed time to adapt to that quick and much of a loss, that this was permanent and the weight would continue to come off. It's been about three weeks since then though, and the scale hasn't moved at all. I fluctuate between 275 and 270 and it's refusing to move any lower. I think my clothes are getting better, and I am still losing inches, but the scale...the scale!! I'm worried that I'm sabotaging myself somehow. Maybe I'm eating too much or too often, maybe I'm not getting enough Protein in, maybe I'm just doing it all wrong. At my last check-up, my surgeon told me to not live and die by the scale and I'm trying not to. I think I would be much more zen about it if I saw SOME change, even a little. Anyone out there that can sympathize and tell me that I'm just acting silly and dramatic?

You guys are right, I need to just get rid of the carbs and bad things completely. For the record, my diet plan does allow bread and toast now, but you are right saying I need to avoid them. I always have a been a meat and potatoes girl so I need to just get rid of them. I got back in the habit when they were pretty much the only thing I could eat and not get sick but they've got to go now. I am exercising as well, walking about three days a week and doing some light weight training twice a week, but I do need to amp it up as well. I appreciate you all being so supportive but also doing some "tough love". Thank you all so much. I appreciate your input.

I also worry that I'm eating too much at times, but my book says about 6-8 small meals a day and I'm not even doing that. I just feel like I'm eating ALL the time if I do, so I try to just do about 3 meals and a snack everyday.

Thank you for the kind words of support. On a typical day I drink a muscle milk light (20g protein) and a greek yogurt (11 g) for Breakfast, have a snack of a Protein bar (20 g), eat some version of left overs from previous night's dinner for lunch and then for dinner it varies but is always some form of protein like chicken or turkey sausage/kielbasa. I'm not eating a ton of veggies yet because they're still really hard on my pouch but i'm not eating a lot of bread or anything (except potatoes I guess). I feel like I'm getting in enough protein (but maybe not since I don't actually count after lunch) and I'm good about taking my Vitamins.

Hello everyone! Went to the doctor for my 3 week follow-up this morning and everything checked out fine! He cleared me for everything and I feel good (except when I eat of course. Still getting "the slimes" pretty bad). Anyway, I'm back to work and life and everything else now, and wondered if you guys had any suggestions of Snacks and/or meals to take. I know I need to eat pretty frequently, but I don't always have a fridge or microwave to use. What are some of your "go-to" snack and work lunches? Thanks for the suggestions!

Thanks for the replies guys! Yeah, I'm eating a lot of greek yogurt, but right now all I have are peanut butter crackers which aren't ideal. Thank you for the great suggestions!!

I honestly had to switch Vitamins pretty soon after the surgery. They put me on the Purity chewables, but they were terrible. They were so bad tasting and big that I was not taking them, which is obviously not advisable. I called the doctor's office and they said I could take a regular multi-Vitamin as long as I supplemented other nutrients. They gave me a list of specific vitamins and so now I take 4 of the gummy multi-vitamins and 3 of the "hair, nails and skin" vitamins (all from costco). It's a lot more pills, but it's about the same price when all is said and done and now I'm TAKING them. Talk to your doctor though.

Hello guys. I'm brand new, almost three weeks post-op. I'm still trying to learn how to eat, but almost every time I eat solid food I get really, really sick. I get very nauseaous, my chest gets tight and I need to throw up. When I do, most of the time, it's just foam/froth. Sometimes it will be food as well, but it's mostly just froth. It doesn't happen with liquid or anything super soft (yogurt, pudding, etc.) but almost always with solids. What is up and how long with this last? It's getting a bit old. Thanks for any replies!

I'm right there with you! Just remember, we're newbies, and we have a brand new stomach we've got to adjust to. A friend of mine who had the surgery several months ago said it's completely normal to go through a "oh no, what have I done?" stage, but that it passes and it's totally worth it.

You're not the only one. This part is REALLY hard for me too. I think it's just another thing that has to be adapted to, but it's very hard. Good luck!

I used them for pre-op. They were SO MUCH BETTER than Opti-fast, and a LOT cheaper. However, they were only ok. I only got the vanilla flavored and just added sugar-free jello mix in to flavor (the best was orange, which made a creamsicle). I just got really sick of them after a couple of days.