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Hi! I had my VSG on June 19th of this year. I am a 20 year old male. I am 5'9.5" and was 440 lbs at the time of surgery. I currently weigh 353, and am super happy about it. I just wanted to check in about the rate at which I'm losing. It isn't always consistent, as I'll lose a pound or so a day for a little while, then hold constant for a a little while. On Saturday the 5th of October I was 364.4, then I went down to 361.8, and stayed there until the 14th (I'm in college so I was partaking in some not-so-good-for-weight-loss habits that week, but realized it was impeding me and fixed them). Then from the 14th to the 21st I went from 361.8 to 353.6 at a consistent rate, and then I have been snacking too often over the past week due to midterm stress, although I am almost completely back on track. I am super happy with my progress, but I am just wondering if this is still a healthy amount and rate of loss. It may be too much too quickly, or too little. I'm not sure, and I just thought I'd ask here as it can sometimes be a bit difficult contacting the hospital. Thanks so much for any help!

I can't find an answer on how long to wait after a Gastric Sleeve to have a drink. I've seen answers from one month to six months to never. I will speak to my nutritionist tomorrow, but I was looking for a quicker answer because of a work event this evening.

I know that. That's what I usually do, but we were toasting the healthy birth of a Coworker's early baby, and I thought that I may want to have a glass of wine. I didn't. I'll wait a few more months.

I'm a month post op VSG and if I eat 3 meals a day I usually hit just below 1000 calories. Weight loss has slown down dramatically since my thin liquid stage, and I was wondering if 800-1000 calories is somehow too much? The info packet my nutritionist gave me doesn't really even mention. Calories. Thanks! Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using BariatricPal mobile app

I finally got ahold of my nutritionist yesterday. She told me at most 1100 calories. I also realized that I had been eating just because it was "time to eat" like breakfast, lunch, and dinner, rather than when I am hungry, so I am eating less, but making sure to eat more protein when I do eat. I've noticed a change in weight loss already!

I agree that the premade shakes are too thick and sweet. I have some unflavored powders as well as some chocolate and vanilla powders, but I've just never been a fan of stuff like chocolate/vanilla milk, and they taste to me like that but even faker. Also, the unflavored ones can't be heated up to the point where I like my soups and stuff or it gets all clumpy. I'll take a look at the isopure chocolate and see if maybe it tastes better than the one I am trying, but I'm not going to get my hopes up. I'll find what works for me eventually though! Thanks for the response!

My calories before surgery varied highly. I had been using intermittent fasting fairly successfully for a few months and had lost weight, but I am diagnosed with BED, so every once in a while there was a day that had an extremely high calorie count from one meal alone. I really appreciate your long and thoughtful response. Congratulations on your success!!! It makes me feel better that your experience was similar to mine. I have also realized in the past few days that I had been eating meals just because it was time to eat (e.g. breakfast in the morning, lunch at lunchtime, and dinner at dinnertime) even if I wasn't hungry. I am going to try to use those times to drink something that is high in protein rather than eating just because it is the societal norm to eat at those times. Again, I really appreciate the response! -Peter

All I can say is not enough. I really dislike the protein shakes, and I always have. I am trying out different high protein waters, looking for one that I like. I just bought two cases of Protein2O, which isn't bad. It's just harder to constantly sip than water. Other than that I try my best to get in proteins first. The only meal that I've had in which there was no protein was about 1/3 cup of penne pasta on the first day I was allowed to have soft foods/noodles last week. It didn't settle in too well, so I'm going to wait on that again. Thanks so much for the response!

I'm a 20 year old male. I'm 5'9 1/2 and I weigh 411 lbs. I started at 480, lost 20 on my own, 20 on pre-op, and 30 since the operation Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using BariatricPal mobile app

I am 2 weeks post op from my VSG and am just starting the pureed/fork mashed soft foods stage. I'm spending the 4th at a club with the BEST chopped salads. Is it safe to eat a proper portion (Currently told to eat at most half a cup) of chopped salad if I have them chop it extra extra fine? Just wondering. Thanks! Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using BariatricPal mobile app