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Yes, Water does suck. Protein powder is the pits. Feeling guilty about missing exercise is a pain in the butt. BUTTHEN I THINK... ...dropping clothing sizes like mad is exhilarating! ...feeling no leg or back pain has changed my life! ...no more BP meds, pain meds, is liberating! ...and feeling like I gained my life back is the greatest feeling of all! I bitch and rant all the time to myself about the restrictions, until I think about what I have accomplished and what it will mean for the future. Before my surgery I was scared about the future, I was uncertain if I would be healthy enough to face it. Now, just 11 weeks later, I can't wait for what the future will bring. Rants are normal and healthy - we all need to let off steam!

Anxiety is not unusual. I was freaking out when I left the pureed stage and onto solids about six weeks ago. My nutritionist gave me a list of foods and amounts I should eat, and I couldn't tolerate the foods nor the amounts. I started trying to force myself to eat the food and amounts and I felt horrible. My wife finally stopped me and made me re-evaluate what I was doing. She made me realize that the nutritionist had provided me guidelines, but every one of us is different. I started going at my own pace and focused on Protein and Water. That meant that some days I couldn't get in anything but my lean Proteins and water. It took some adjusting but I learned my pace. Your stomach and your whole system is still adjusting - that takes a while. Don't push yourself and just try to get in the protein and water you need. Over time, everyone on this site with a lot more experience tells us that we will adjust. I am finding that it is true. Good luck and just keep going one day at a time. It's worth it!

Great news that the recovery is going smoothly. I started having leg pains about a week after surgery, but embarrassingly it was because I felt so good I was actually walking for the first time in years and my muscles were sore! Talk to your surgeon and they will likely check for clots just to make sure.

Congrats! Thanks for sharing and giving those of us starting out proof that that sticking to the program works!

I think many of us have longed to be able to win that trophy! The early days are the ones where you doubt you sanity but it does get much, much better. You've got the right attitude - keep it up! Water, liquids and Protein - the combination to success!

It may be hard to believe, but you are doing great! I couldn't go back to me regular schedule for two weeks after my sleeve surgery. Take it easy and like everyone has said, keep walking. I found low-sodium broths were far more palatable than Water and had more of them than water at the beginning. Just keep plugging away. at this point walking, water and Protein are your priorities. You will get through it and things will get much, much better!

Congratulations! Thanks for relaying your accomplishment - it serves as an inspiration to those of us starting the process!

I'm slightly ahead of you at 11 weeks and I am continually surprised at how little I eat and how satisfied I feel. The important thing is not to push it and respect the signals you are getting. If you push the results are not good (pain and nausea), so understand that you can only hold a bit. The more experienced here say that it does get better, but it is really restrictive in the beginning.

I have the same problem, and the past couple of weeks more things are not staying down. It usually happens to me, however, when I eat too fast or try something new. I got too adventurous on food choices and have scaled things back to good effect. I have also tried slowing down and it helps somewhat.

Had my weigh in today with the nutritionist and things are still going steady. They use one of the scales that uses electrical currents to gauge your fat/non-fat percentages and it showed I lost 3/4 muscle to 1/4 fat. I am doing 30 minutes of cardio a day so I hoped that my muscle mass would at least hold steady. I am happy at the continued weight loss, but bummed at the mix. I know I must stay the course, but why am I so fixated on the bad news (muscle vs fat loss) rather than the good (20 lb loss in 5 weeks!!!)????

El procedimiento recomendado por el medico es reconocido por su eficacia en eliminar diabetes. Hace 10 semanas me hicieron una manga gástrica así que no puedo comentar sobre el SADI-S. La única recomendación que le hago es que consulte con varios médicos para ver que funcionaria mejor para usted. En mi caso, consulte con varios, y todos recomendaron la manga gástrica. El proceso no es fácil, pero si vale la pena. No es que la cirugía es difícil, es que la cirugía es solo el paso inicial. Es una lucha diaria para controlar lo que uno come, hacer el ejercicio necesario y cambiar su estilo de vida. Pero hace mucho tiempo que no me siento tan bien como ahora. Tengo victorias diarias como poder agacharme y levantarme sin problemas, como poder cruzar mis piernas o caminar sin agotarme. Siga las indicaciones del médico que escoja y vera un resultado positivo. Le deseo suerte en este proceso y la felicito por haber tomado los pasos iniciales!

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That overfull feeling is scary - pain, nausea, and it feels like you will never get over it, but you do. Just learn from the experience and know when to stop. I have unfortunately felt it more than once, and have finally learned to understand the signals. The temptations will always be there, but it's up to us to resist them as much as we can (of course the negative reinforcement of how crappy you feel does make it a bit easier).

Have you tried unflavored Protein? I found one on amazon that is an unflavored whey isolate that I make smoothies with in the morning. I used vanilla flavored whey isolate for three weeks pre-op and for eight weeks after surgery and I couldn't tolerate it by the end of the eighth week. I am now making smoothies using oj or milk, fresh fruit and frozen berries and it goes down real smooth. You have to be careful regarding carbs, especially from the fruit, but my stomach can handle the protein again.

As many others say on this forum, this is a long term change and every day it gets better. I did lots of research before my surgery ten weeks ago and I thought I was ready for what was to come. i wasn't. However, every day I learn more about what I can and can't do. There will be good days and bad days, but you will find that the balance quickly goes more to the good than the bad. Speak with the your surgeon and nutritionist, take care of the GERD, and take it day by day. I am a newbie on this journey, and after only 10 weeks, the good is outweighing the bad. It will for you as well. Hang in there!

Congrats on the weight loss and the attitude! At ten weeks, I have also seen the weight loss slow from drastic to steady. My family is OK with the smaller amounts of food and using small plates, but I still can't get used to seeing so little on my plate. I hope I get where you are!!!!

Sorry you are going through this., but it will get better. My DOC told me right after surgery that what mattered in the early days was Protein and liquids. One tip he gave me was to try low fat/low sodium broths. My nutritionist suggested that half of me liquids be broths and the other half could be Water, teas, etc. The warm broths went down really well and soothed my stomach. I learned from trial and error to take my time sipping things and to work through the clear liquid to more solid liquids to soft foods transition at my own pace. It's not a race and taking things slow, and transitioning when you are comfortable is far and away the best path.

I know it's hard to believe at this moment, but it does get much,. much better. Just hang in there and don't forget your water! At day 2, I sat in the hospital and wondered why on earth I had done this to myself. The process can be slow and uncertain, but every day something new happens and gives you strength. For me the defining moment came about three weeks after surgery when without thinking I bent over and picked something up with no pain in the knees or back and no shortness of breath. Then I sat down and crossed my legs (something I hadn't done in quite a while). Seemingly small victories, but they were huge for me. Your many victories are coming!

Congrats on a great victory! I am 9 weeks out from surgery and hoping to soon experience it!

Congrats on your progress and on recognizing how far you have come. My wife takes front and side pictures of me every two weeks and she always comments on how much I have lost, and when I look at the pictures, I don't see much of a difference. My closet is empty so I know things have changed, but I have yet to see it. You give me hope that the veil will soon lift from my eyes and I will begin to see the changes!

I'm nine weeks out from surgery and began walking 4-5k a day a few days after surgery> I;d walk two or three times a day to reach the total. About three weeks ago I bought a refurbished NordicTrack skier and am using that every day for 25-30 minutes. The workout is great and I have really bad knees and have not felt it (the walking was starting to bother my knees). I also want to start using some resistance bands for training, but haven't been able to get motivated. My weight loss has slowed somewhat with the exercise, but I am dropping clothing sizes like crazy! The skiers might be old school, but they work once you find your balance.

I scoured the internet for the best prices and bought some basic items at each size - especially work/professional clothes. I bought two/three pairs of pants and a few shirts at every size. I am down 4 pants sizes in two months and every time I switch to the correct size I get lots of "wow, you lost so much weight comments!)

I'm a 51 year old guy that has spent the better part of three decades letting my weight define me. It was always a convenient excuse for anything that went wrong - health, problems at work (fat haters...), relationship issues. etc. A dozen years ago i married a wonderful woman who opened my eyes to this, but it still took me until this year to finally do something about it. Actually, it took my body saying enough, through ever growing pains, high blood pressure and sleep apnea to leave me no choice (if I wanted to have any semblance of quality of life, that is) So, I bit the bullet and decided in late May to have WL surgery. I opted for a sleeve and had the surgery July 29. I am 5"10" tall and weighed 347.8 lbs when I made the decision, and after the two week liquid diet my surgery weight was 331.8. Two months and lots of effort later, I weighed in this morning at 288.2! The journey has not been easy, but really worth it. Along the way, I have begun to exercise regularly (I bought an old Nordic Track and have been using it religiously every day), have fought my food desires (mostly successfully) and recognized that the surgery was only the first phase. I have tried eating what I should not or in ways I shouldn't (bread, pasta, too much or too fast) and suffered the pain and nausea (who though such a little sleeve could make you feel soooooooooooooooooooooooooo bad). I have also had the joy of watching old clothes disappear almost as quickly as the weight. I have obsessed at the scale and fretted over stalls and, God forbid - weight gain. I have watched my friends and family eat heartily and felt the the pangs of remorse. But the I would get up (without pain or strain) and realize that I had indeed embarked on a new life. As I moved around more freely, the regret would slip away. Sorry for the rambling, but at this point, it's a jumble of feelings that I am trying to organize and understand. So far, the problems, while overwhelming at the moment they occur (especially when I eat what I shouldn't or too fast), rapidly fade in comparison to how good I am feeling and how mobile I have become. I remain committed to this journey. Wish me luck!!!!