Jessica88

I appear to be losing between 2 - 3.5 lbs a week at the moment, which does feel slow in comparison to the first 2 weeks but it is a really a good speed to be losing! The first 6 months is the fastest and then it slows down after that, so trying to make it count! SW - 295 CW - 235 GW - 198

How is everyone getting on? Its been 2 weeks and i'm feeling normal again in most areas although I seem to get very tired out/lighted headed from not much activity - like walking up stairs which was never an issue before... so worried about doing proper exercise.... anyone else have this or know how long it lasts?

Now we know its going to be the last time that will ever happen... unless we are pregnant!

That makes sense then, hope you start feeling more yourself in the next few days. Glad the nurse was able to reassure you about it all. I don't blame you for pulling out as I almost did, my husband was terrified of something bad happening and was convinced I was going to die lol interestingly pretty much the same reasons, planning to have a baby in the next year or so and I was reading about all the potential complications being overweight can cause myself and the baby and less likely to conceive so it was a 'now or never' moment! The other reason was I started having issues with my knees and back which freaked me out abit and made me think of all the other health issues as I get older and wanting to have a better quality of life. The fear of airplane and train seats.... all the anxiety! 😂

Each day in the early stages seems a bit better, I was feeling normal-ish after 5 days - Did you have keyhole Surgery? we all have different schedules on recovery, the nurses told me they once had a patient that had no pain after surgery and sent them home!! LOL! If you are feeling more pain always worth checking as better to be safe than sorry. Take it easy and listen to your body if it wants rest. Hope you start feeling better soon! What a crazy journey we have just started! Ive been looking at #VSG on instagram and there are few really informative pages on there with diet plans, along with so much inspiration with before and after pictures

Ah yeah this does seem to be a common theme for the UK. For the protein I am making sure at the very least it is half to 2/3 rds of each meal with lean protein like chicken, fish or lentils and then vegetables for the rest of it like carrots, potato & peas. I found a cook book here on Amazon that I am going to buy today, so hopefully that will have some ideas, its called: Gastric Sleeve Cookbook: Top 100 recipes for every stage of bariatric surgery recovery by Shannon Henderson Looking at guides from the US: https://www.drdkim.net/ask-the-dietitian/meal-plan/ and another one here: https://www.ucsfhealth.org/education/dietary_guidelines_after_gastric_bypass/

Yeah I am based in Kent, mine was on the 23rd with Streamline - How are you feeling? I feel normal for the most part unless I bend down and stopped the pain killers. Yeah I was a little worried at first too but being on here has helped alot, from all the research I've done there are varied opinions on recovery and how its done so that made me feel better and just reading what your body seems to require. I had one day where I was really hungry but now not feeling the hunger. I am aiming for about 1.5 litres of water a day but only reaching 1 litre so far, water bottle by my side and always sipping and going for little walks throughout day. My advice said not to have protein drinks but the US says differently - but I don't feel i get enough protein throughout the day so was considering having one every other day.

Yeah there seems to be a little difference in aftercare advice in the UK compared to the US stories, so its been really great hearing what aftercare advice you have been given and I've tried to implement it too, as no mention of number of steps but advice to start walking. Same advice, just a little less specific I guess on certain measurements. I saw this article today about someone that had a sleeve done and it made me feel motivated so thought I would share incase anyone else needs a little pick me up : https://www.upworthy.com/this-woman-is-brutally-honest-about-what-it-looks-like-to-lose-100-plus-pounds-twice?c=aah&fbclid=IwAR3p5X6NnMwJGoL809ecPZ0epFAp1qoxI-wIlCanDyIOt-d-xfZckL2qY-U

Thank you @girlaccountant thats really reassuring to know 😃as I know how important water is to recovery! thats a great idea on the advert breaks - will try that method out! Yay - enjoy those purees!! I am keeping motivated knowing that it is only upwards from here

3 days post op! How is everyones recovery journey? Have a little discomfort when eating but I think thats normal at this stage. Worried about how little water I am drinking, sipping all day but hardly getting more than 2 glasses. Should I be concerned?