tlord218

Hello everyone. My name is Carol and I'm new to the site. I'm six week into my sleeve and lost 35 lbs. My surgery was very successful with minimal complications. I spent three days in the hospital due to the fact that my stomach rejected everything they gave me and they couldn't release me until I was able to hold down the fluids. I've been ok since. We should not be having no more than four ounces at a time with liquids, pureed food, soft foods and solid foods. Your stomach will definitely let you know when you have had enough. For me I start feeling stomach cramps then I know to stop Eating right is an adjustment and we must try to be disciplined to substitute the high calorie and sugary foods. We will continue to crave the same bad eating habits we had prior to surgery, however, we get more conscious of the things that we are consuming. I pay attention to the nutritional facts. I watch my carbs, sugar and calories intake per day. I try not to go over 500 calories prior to the six weeks, now I'm at 800 because I transitioned to solids food. I make sure I read everything and if the sugar is more than one gram or two grams I'm not going to have it. Calories are a unit of energy. If you have a caloric excess you will gain weight wether that be fat and/or muscle. If you have a caloric deficit you will lose weight. It's about life changes and don't beat yourself up if you are slow to get on board just pay attention to counting carbs, calories and sugar and get your protein in. It help to burn the fat. Good tolerable and ready to drink protein shake is the GNC lean shakes. Strawberry and Cream and Banana Cream. I also started walking around my neighborhood 3 weeks after surgery. Don't lift anything more than 5 lbs. Try to force yourself to recover quickly don't let it get the best of you. Good luck future sleevers. This is just my experience.