Liliana070813

I remember years ago when I was 24 and went from 245 lbs to 178, my shoe size got smaller from a 9 to 8.5. I was wondering if anyone has experienced their shoe size getting smaller now that they are 6+ months post op?

I'm nearly 2 months post op and recently I've noticed that whether I drink or eat, I find myself having to belch? What could be causing this?

Hi Lisalisalisa! I had the same surgery date. I definitely am feeling the same symptoms you are. I can eat about 3/4 of a cup now but I usually don't because I find I just naturally reject most things. I'm trying to take in @ least 60g of protein but if I have anymore calories than 500, it's really hard for me to take any more food or even a shake in. I had my first dumping today. I ate. Whole debreziner sausage and I dumped massively about 3 hrs later. I figured I ate it too fast or it was too high in fat. I've only lost 10pds since surgery. I think I'm on a stall for this past week cause I haven't lost anything since the 21st. Keep me posted on all your updates! Btw, I had a peach a few days ago, it was fine.

I'm 2 weeks post op and I'm consuming on average about 300-400calories. Should I be consuming more?

Thanks for the feedback! My doctor didn't specify on calories but I guess I've been eating few because I'm not hungry and I don't crave anything. I just increased my protein intake because it was pretty low. I'm aiming for 60g of protein and I have just started to use MFP. I'm going to aim for anything between 500-700 calories. I don't think I can take more in. After I had dinner today ( Lima beans and 2 turkey bacon strips) I was done! I tried to get a protein shake in @ 8:30 but it was just too much! I felt like I was stuffing my face so I stopped- I had to.

Great to hear your stories ladies BUT....this really has nothing to do with the question I've posed. Can anyone answer my question? What amount of calories are you or were you consuming @ 2 weeks?

I'm 1 week out of surgery and I noticed today that I can't really tell if I'm full or not when I eat. I had almost 1/2c of puréed soup and I didn't feel I was full but I stopped anyway. Am I eating too much at this stage? Or is this normal?

Yes I would say when your done your meds. I'm not taking anything anymore except the vitamins.

I'm exactly 1 week post surgery and it is getting better. Last Saturday and Sunday I got major headaches, nausea, shortness of breath and that damn shoulder pain! I thought I was gonna die! Monday came and most of the symptoms went away. Now I'm only getting flashes of the headaches. I'm definitely more energetic, but if I do too much around the house at once, I get tired. Last night I was at Walmart for 30 minutes and it exhausted me like you wouldn't believe. Today I'm gonna attempt to drive!

I had my surgery the 7th of August. Yesterday after taking 4 Tylenol 3's, I began to have headaches, Nausea, heart palpitations, shortness of breath and I felt my lungs were closing. I went to the closest emerge last night and the doctor concluded nothing, maybe just stress related. He took an ECG, blood work and an x-ray and concluded nothing. I went home prayed to God I wasn't going to die and fell asleep. This morning I woke up and the headache was gone and the pain was a little less. Afternoon came and I started to feel same symptoms again- but more nauseous! ( I have not taken T3's again) so I went to the pharmacy and grabbed Gravol, hope it works! Has anyone else felt like this just after surgery?

I just has my surgery August 7th and I got sent home today. I'm able to tolerate liquids and jello, I also had oatmeal today, but I'm not able to finish 2tsp of it. I'm extremely tired and run out of breath very easily. I tried walking for 10 minutes today 2x but I'm so exhausted. I just want the pain to go away. How long will I be in pain for and will I be able to take in more food? I'm not hungry at all but I can't go days without eating enough.

Hi Lisa, I had my surgery on the 7th and ai was home on the 9th. The first 2 days I could hardly get 2 tsp of anything down but now I can get a little more in and tolerate most of what I've had. I started having massive headaches and felt nauseous + felt like my lungs were closed. I went to emergency but they couldn't find anything and said it was likely to be anxiety or stress related. I woke up and felt ok this morning, more energetic and I drove for about 15 min. The same headache/ nausea symptoms came back and so I took Gravol and went to sleep. They were gone for a bit but now they're back again. Have you had similar symptoms?

Make soups. Make a spinach and potato soup. Sauté some onions add cubed potatoes, pour over some vegetable or chicken broth. When the potatoes are almost done add in 2 bags of spinach. When it all cooks down, blend it and then add milk or cream. I would add protein powder also so that you get all that protein in.

Ian on my second week doing the optifast. I have been asked to stay on it for three weeks. It's been 12 days and I'm only down 12pds. The first week I lost 9 and this second week I'm only down 3. I'm frustrated at this point because I only have 3 out of the 4 optifast and I still can't manage to get the weight down.

My surgery date is August 7th. I've just completed optifast week 1 and I'm down 10.2 lbs!

My surgery date is set for August 7th, I can't wait! I'm feeling nervous and excited at the same time. I've even begun to buy summer clothes (great sale on summer wear!). I've lost 10.2 pounds on my first week of optifast, I still have 2 weeks to go. Wish me luck! Please add me to your list, Thanks! ; )