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They warned me that I may not lose any weight immediately after surgery and they were right.  I've stayed the same to the tenth of a pound.  I've got my protein in every day, done my exercise (actually more that recommended), and got most of my daily water in.  And I've eaten only those foods dictated.  So Frustrating!.  Any suggestions on how to break this plateau?

Eating is getting easier.  I've only done 3 meals in a day twice with lots of uncomfort so now I'm doing small meals 5-6 times a day.  This seems to be working better.  Haven't gotten to 50g protein yet but my averages are getting higher.  Now I'm trying to find sample mini meals online.  If anyone has any good resources for that, please share.  Have a great day, sleevers!  

Noob question...how long does it take to get that hang of how much your stomach can hold?  I've vomited twice this week and I have no idea if that's normal, excessive, etc.  What say you, experienced sleevers?  Am I not separating the time between my liquids and food enough?  Please let me know your thoughts.

First day on full liquids and boy, am I overestimating what I can eat!  It took my almost 2 hours to eat a container of Chobani.  Then, after about 15 minutes I started feeling fuller and fuller and fuller!  I started feeling back to normal late this afternoon so I tried about a third of a cup of soup.  It took relatively no time to realize I'd overdone it again.  Rather than sit and feel bad, I got up and did some work in the garage.  That seems to have helped relieve the pressure a bit.  Any tips from you experienced sleepers for us noobies?  How do I guesstimate how much I can eat?

Start of week 2 post op - 48 lbs gone, graduated to full liquid diet, and am free from those repulsive protein waters!  Happy camper!!  

My desire to eat is so strong today!  And I'm just 6 days post op.      I need help!  How do you guys handle the cravings?  Do they go away?

Good morning, all!  So, it's day 4 post op.  Still having general discomfort/relatively low level pain on my right hand side (feels like I've been doing hundreds of crunches) and those nasty stomach cramps but they are getting less intense each day.  I took a pain pill last night but that's the first one so far.

i can't tell if I'm hungry or not because of the cramps.  I did have a moment last night where I wanted the biggest, juiciest cheeseburger ever made but I'm thinking that was more a behavioral que from not having eaten in weeks (and seeing a Red Robin commercial!).  It passed relatively quickly.

It is challenging getting in 64 oz of liquid in per day.  I got 17 oz in Wednesday and 30 oz in yesterday so I'm getting closer.  My experience so far has been that warm liquids cause less intense cramps than cold liquids.

My only true complaint is the required protein water.  OMG, that is the foulest substance I've ever put in my mouth!  I've tried two different brands and they both make me gag, literally.  My surgeon's dietician suggested I try unflavored protein powder to mix in with Crystal Light.  Fingers crossed that is better.

I get pretty tired mid afternoon but I'm assuming that's pretty normal.  Plus it's a good excuse for a nap!  (Naps rocks!)

I need to start getting off my butt and start walking.  I've been putting that off but my "new normal" is going to require me to get out of the house and get moving.

Have a great day, all!  More later!

Just got home from the hospital!  Be prepared, sleevers, for some uncomfort the day of surgery.  Day 2 has been much better.  My only complaint is the stomach cramps.  They hurt but they're not long in duration.  Doc says it's normal.

Tomorrow's my surgery day.  God, I hope I can eat the right way and permanently lose this weight.

Read something that resonated with me..."You believed in Santa for 8 years.  You can believe in yourself for 10 seconds."  I need to remember that.

Day 6 of a 2 week clear liquid diet...this sucks so bad!!     I'm so frustrated and angry and FRUSTRATED!!  I am so hungry and want to eat so bad!  I can have sugar free jello, popsicles and Crystal Light but the artificial sweeteners are just so bad!  I keep telling myself I'm almost half done but honestly it's not helping much.  This better be freaking worth it...👿

Hi, all!  In April 2017 I learned I needed a hip replacement but could not find a surgeon to help me.  My BMI is too high making the risk of infection too significant for anyone to consider the procedure.  So, after being obese the vast majority of my life, here I am.  Time to face the demons.   

One of my biggest concerns is failure.  My father and his sister both had gastric bypass surgery and both are larger now than before their procedures.  

I need to lose (and keep off) 85 lbs to qualify for hip surgery.  I've lost 24 of it so far, pre-op.  Ideally I'd like to eventually get below 200 lbs.

Surgery is scheduled for 8/7.  Today is day 4 of a two week clear liquid diet (which is much harder than expected).