RedHeadedMenace

Wow that is amazing! I am 5 weeks out this coming Tue, although I have dropped inches, I am only down about 27 lbs, and I have stalled and in fact the past few days I have gained (not sure why:/) I have not yet been able to fit in smaller clothing, but I am anxiously awaiting the day I can get rid of my stuff I have been wearing for the past year and into smaller stuff that has been hiding in bins under the bed.

You are going to be alright and you have made the right decision. It is normal to be nervous. The hardest day for me was th day right before surgery. Try and keep yourself busy to make the time pass. Fred was right, once they put you under, it seems like 5 minutes later and you are all done and in recovery. You got this girl! We are here for you

Dont be embarrassed you are not alone. I am only a little over 3 weeks out and I have only lost 5 lbs (I lost 15 on the pre op diet) I am following all the rules to a T...today my scale went up! I dont know how or why (and my period was last week so its not water gain from that) To make matters worse I saw a friend today I haven't seen since July, so even before my pre op diet. She looked me up and down and said wow, you don't look any different at all. I got in the car and bawled. I guess what I keep seeing over and over is we are all different and our bodies will adjust and will lose.. we just have to be patient (not a virtue I was given:/)

Hi everyone, I was sleeved on 8/27. Surgery went well. Two days in the hospital. Been taking it easy, resting alot, but walking every day. Drinking a Protein Shake a day and getting in about 4-5 8 oz bottles of Water, that I add Liquid Protein to I am extremely frustrated because I have lost 1 lb in the past two weeks since surgery, the rest of what I lost was pre surgery diet. I am cleared to eat soft foods starting 9/17. I went ahead and started this week with mashed potatoes, and small bites of chicken and hamburger that i chew til its liquid, soft cheese and cream of wheat. I know I should not have and now I am a bit worried. Tonite I had three bites of a salad, lettuce and dressing. that I chewed really well. Because I am starting to obsess about food and chewing again. I am only eating a few oz here and there through the day I am trying hard not to eat, but I am having a really hard time dealing with the liquid. I have had no problems, I eat very small amounts and work on going slow. I have not had pain or gotten sick. I dont know if it is ok to continue or if I should just go back to liquid only for a while. I am now worried that I have messed up. Have I sabotaged myself? I am not looking to be scolded or to be judged, this is the only place I felt I could post to perhaps find people in the same situation as me. thans for taking the time to read