sillykitty

Way too early to worry about stalling. Your body is adjusting to the shock of surgery, and the lack of food. BTW ... the people down 20-30-0 lbs in 11 days usually that includes the preop diet weight loss BBTW ... you need to be taking in more than 200 cals, you can't be getting all your protein if you're only eating 200 cals

This is 100% me

Welcome to my world! 😂😂

I didn't realize when I lost weight that ... People would no longer recognize me. It's led to a lot of awkward personal and professional interactions.

Thanks Kathy! The pre WLS pic was taken in Venice

You’re drinking endangered glacier water! 😮😮😮

Fluffy that is amazing! Congrats!! 😊😊

Whaaaattt??? I’m just trying to keep up with you!

I no longer need to hide my tummy at all times!

It mean you have hit your goal and to stay at or near your targeted weight

I only have anecdotal evidence, but our stats are similar, minus the PCOS. I was quite low cal for most of my weight loss phase. I was actually under 500 cals for many, many days early on. I too was worried about wrecking my metabolism. I'm very grateful, that my metabolism doesn't appear to be damaged at all. I actually got below goal, and am currently working on how to maintain, and not continue to lose. I am currently averaging probably around 1500/day, and still losing, albeit slowly. (Eating healthily, and getting to 1500 cals is harder than I ever imagined it could be)

No, it's because if you eat more calories than you burn, no matter the source, you will gain weight. I could eat Doritos and wash it down with Coke everyday and lose wight. Or I could eat "fresh, organic, non processed" fruits, grains, dairy, meats, and gain weight. Weight loss is (nearly) all about quantity, not quality. You continually put forth this false premise that everyone on this forum is anti-carb. The facts are @MGBinIsrael is currently eating a relatively high carb, high-ish calorie diet. He is unhappy with his stalled weight loss, and lack of satiety. He asked for help, but when given solid advice he either ignores or argues against it.

Soooo happy to hear this!!! 😁 😁 😁 😁 😁 😁 😁 😁

I felt weak and shaky a few weeks post op, it turned out to be low B12 levels

Some people get lucky and have reduced hunger, but it is certainly no guarantee, especially with a bypass since your stomach is all still intact. Just because you are hungry doesn't mean you have to eat. Have you tried to push past your hunger? I find that drinking calorie free drinks will let me get past the hunger hump. It is hard at first, but it gets easier and easier each day. You really need to log your food. You need to see how many cals your eating. You need to be able to pin point which foods trigger you to be more hungry. As is said over and over on these boards, this surgery isn't magic. All weight loss comes down to burning more than you consume. WLS makes it easier for us to do that, but we can't just sit back and expect the surgery to do all the work.

Yes, this!!

I have had issues with B12 starting shortly post WLS. I at first got injections. But now I take a sublingual about once a week, and that seems to have solved it in my case.

I also have an issue with keeping vitamins down, even before I was sleeved. I spoke to my surgeons PA about it because I couldn't keep any of the recommended brands down. She recommended Whole Foods Prenatal, and it has been great, it doesn't upset my stomach at all.

Just a word of warning ... I prepped just as you did, had a house full of purees on hand. And I ate about 10% of them. I donated or threw away 90%. You will really be eating very little at this point. I still spent a lot of my day drinking protein shakes, to get the minimum in. That didn't leave a lot of time or stomach room for purees.

OMG! I would turn that into a mural and have it occupy a whole wall in my home! 😮😮

Here is an example of why I’m grateful that walking is pleasurable now days vs something to dread! http://time.com/5563637/black-car-silver-car-standoff/?amp=true Now I don’t have to give up my spot and be forced to enter into an epic battle of wills to claim a new one! 😂😂😂

But we are talking a sweet treat, not a meal .... @GradyCat that pic looks delicious!

🤣 I was actually picturing you awkwardly perched on his knee

It's actually more noticeable (and not in a good way) then my hair loss was. I'll be happy when it is long enough to lay flat!

I also started losing hair at 3 months post op, at about 6 months post op it stopped. Now at over a year post op it is growing back. I have about 3 inch long chicken hair sticking out all over 🤣