haleymarie

So I will be 4 months post op September 9th. I have been steadily losing the entire time until the last 2 weeks. The last two weeks I've had family in town and haven't been accountable! I ate out multiple times and multiple days in a row and they weren't the best options. I also introduced tobacco back into my life. Here I am freaking out! On August 20th I weighed in at 178. My lowest stepping on scale the day after was 175. Flash forward to today and k am at 180.8! I am totally freaking out! Can anyone give me tips on how to fix this and help me start losing again? I stopped the smoking, I know that is probably part of it. But I'm scared to really gain, so help me lose!

Hey guys. So I am 3 months post op and have lost about 103 pounds. I went off my birth control pill in December due to blood pressure and here I am weighing my options. I'm really interested in nexplanon. Buuuut I'm terrified of gaining weight from it and not being able to lose anymore. What have your doctors said? Your experiences?? Tips? Suggestions?

@@biggiesmalls250 did you gain anything at all? I'm so scared I'll get it and then will gain. I've worked soooo hard. I don't want to gain or permantely stall.

I'm too scared of an IUD. I feel it's just not an option for me as of right now.

So I will be 2 months post op on July 9th...my 21st birthday is July 10th, is it to early to have a sip of a drink? I don't want to drink a whole ton, just be able to order s drink at dinner and take a sip! Any advice?

Well guys, I am almost two months post op (July 9th). I truly believe surgery was a saving grace for me. Before surgery I was 20 years old and 16 pounds shy of 300 pounds. I wasn't happy, I wasn't living life, and I certainly was not going to live a full life at the rate I was going. I started dieting February 6th & by my surgery date of May 9th I was 236 pounds! I had lost 48 pounds all by myself in 3 months. Never had I been successful before in losing. Surgery went incredible & I feel even better. I was stalled for about 3 weeks after surgery and then the weight started coming off. As of yesterday I am officially 205 pounds! A whopping 31 lost since surgery & 79 all together! It's such an incredible feeling. I really want to be 199 or under by my 21st birthday which is July 10th so let's cross our fingers that it happens. But I am so close to my overall goal of 150 that I have no patience left! I'm so excited and happy for the first time in a long time. I am so happy I got this surgery when I did & I will forever be grateful for this opportunity. Anyone thinking about surgery, my opinion is to just go for it. ❤️

Thank you!!!

Thank you! It really is the start of forever (:

I am 4 weeks post op today & am doing fine. My incisions are healed and I've had no issues whatsoever. I've been back to work for 2 weeks and tomorrow we had a call off and I want to work the shift but it will include putting away boxes of product. I don't think anything weighs over 40-50 pounds but I forgot when my surgeon said go for it.

So I am two weeks and 3 days post op & feel so good. I have so many questions and Google doesn't answer them all very well. Is it normal to have no lost weight since surgery. I feel like my scale has been stuck on one weight and won't budge! When I seen my doctor two weeks post op he said I'd lost 23 pounds since my last office visit which was a week before surgery, but the scale hasn't moved since May 9th! Tell me this is normal!

@@gina171 that makes me feel so much better! I wish there were support groups around me that were Good to go to! I def will keep everyone updated (: feel free to add me on Instagram my name is changinghaley, I update my thoughts, feelings, and emotions!

I've heard of a stall starting at around three weeks, but I've never heard of not losing anything in the week after post op. Ugh stressing mgself out.

Don't worry I'm the exact same way and I'm two weeks post op as of yesterday! I can eat so much yogurt and mashed patstos!

So my surgery was on May 9th and I must be lucky because I have had no pain or nausea at all. When leaving the hospital I was on yogurt, pudding, and Popsicles. By last Saturday I started to have mashed potatoes...no issues, felt fine. All week long I've basically been living on mashed potatoes, yogurt, and protien shakes. Today I caved and ate solid patatoes and some chicken and a cheese stick. Of course I chewed it all super thoroughly and had no issues at all. And only had a couple bites and didn't push it. Now I'm sitting here at night feeling like a failure. I know the cheese isn't a big deal since most people can have that on purée, but the chicken and solid potato really upset me. I shouldn't of done it, but I felt so hungry. I have no idea how to feel at this point. I don't want to ruin my sleeve. I don't want to stretch it. Ugh

@@leahhindi, everyone is very different! You might have a more sensitive sleeve then me! Just give your time to heal and try again in a few days! You won't hurt anything! As long as your not eating bread and really solid food

I'm two weeks post op today and feel great for the most part! I am able to get in all food & drink with no problem and feel satisfied with everything. My problem is that I have a pain on my right side in my lower stomach. The pain was there after surgery but was small and only when I sat/stood up into the bed or toilet. My doctor said it was my muscles readjusting after surgery so I paid it no mind. Yesterday and today the pain has gotten worse. It's still only when I'm sitting down and standing up for that split second and then it's just mostly sore. I seen my doctor on Friday for my post op and he again didn't seem concerned. But now here I am really worried since the pain has increased. I'm scared its a leak! I also have been more active the past two days and went back to work this morning! I don't want to keep calling my surgeons office! I feel crazy!

What's an incisional hernia

Hmmm, Yesterday I did lift a laundry basket with clothes in it, but I didn't think it was too heavy.

I'm two weeks post op and I've had mashed potatoes and they go down just fine! Just be very careful and listen to your body! Only a little bit will fill you up. I've also tried watermelon (slowly and picking out all seeds) and it goes down really nice since it's mostly liquid!

Let's see, the first 4 days were pretty rough, but now as of a week out its a lot better. I'm still not getting in all my liquids and protien but I am eating. I've managed apple sauce, yogurt, pudding, and mashed patatoes. No more then 4oz and I def haven't tried. But I feel normal again. How is everyone else feeling.

Everyone's different I guess. I believed that too until in hospital they were giving me pudding and yogurt

Let's see, the first 4 days were pretty rough, but now as of a week out its a lot better. I'm still not getting in all my liquids and protien but I am eating. I've managed apple sauce, yogurt, pudding, and mashed patatoes. No more then 4oz and I def haven't tried. But I feel normal again. How is everyone else feeling.

@@leahhindi that's so interesting. My surgery was the 9th and I've already moved onto mashed patstoes, pudding, yogurt, and apple sauce

My surgery is Monday the 9th and everyday that gets closer, the more freaked out I am. I've been so excited about this since October of last year and it's all I've wanted. I was so confident and sure this was it. Now with less then a week until surgery I am completely freaked! I don't want to never enjoy food again. I'm scared of surgery, of the pain. I'm scared it's going to be miserable afterwards. I'm scared of making a mistake. I'm just scared shitless. I know I want to be healthy, I want to be a normal weight, I want to be in control of my weight and eating habits. But right now I am petrified. I'm telling myself i haven't tried dieting hard enough, I'm telling myself this isn't what I want. God I just needed to rant. I feel like I'm losing it. I am so scared.

That's awesome to hear! How much have you lost?