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Oh, me too! But I still hardly leave the house (because of COVID). It seemed like a weird time to do this in November, but it’s sort of working to my advantage. It’s easier to not buy clothes if nobody’s going to see me anyway! 😂

I love seeing what you guys have to say - it truly makes me feel less alone. I mean, how many times can I tell my husband how happy I am to wear a pair of pants I haven’t been able to in awhile before he starts tuning me out!? I’ve been determined to not buy too many clothes until after the first year but I have been allowing myself some new workout clothes for my hikes I’ve been doing. I’ve never had such a nice workout wardrobe! On another note, I’ve finally stopped obsessing about the scale. It’s so much better for me this way. I walk 3 miles 5 days a week (walking up a mountain and back down) and THIS is why I had the surgery. To be able to be a fitness nut again. I love it and feel like my old self! And yeah, things keep fitting looser and looser so I know it’s still working.

I know, right?! It’s like, how can we not be losing with as little as we’re eating? I was down one pound this morning, so I’m hoping I’ve reached the end of my stall. Like everyone else says, keep going! It will happen.

Drinking water like it’s my job from now on! :)

Congrats, that’s so great! As a recovering (disposable) straw addict, I’m excited to try a straw and see if I have the same result. I feel like I could drink so much more that way. Silly, but it’s how I’m used to drinking fluids. I’m currently starting week three of a stall. I did lose 35 pounds during the liver shrinking diet and the first few weeks after surgery. They told me to expect this but damn if I’m not ready for some weight loss! It’s definitely disheartening.

Yeah, these sound like unreasonable expectations to me. I know the best advice is usually to listen to your doctor but what if the doctor won’t listen to you? That’s what it sounds like. You need to listen to your body and if all you can do is take a short walk, then do that. You did this surgery to be good to yourself, so continue being good to yourself. If you were my best friend I’d tell you to do healthy things that make you feel good for awhile and try not to let anyone pressure you. :)

So I just got home from my first follow up (I was sleeved on the 24th). They told me over an over to not get upset if my weight loss just stalls in the next two weeks. Apparently this is really common and it’s just the body taking a breath and “catching up”. You’ve had lots of changes in there, you’re not doing anything wrong. You should start losing again soon.

I think you're right - I had like a quarter of a frozen banana in the smoothie that did it to me. Not gonna do that again! Not anytime soon at least. (best of luck to you too!)

Hey buddy!! Glad I'm not the only one and really looking forward to getting off the couch for good!

Hey everybody, hope all is well! I was sleeved on the 24th. After a week of doing really well, I had a pretty rough weekend. 2 cases of what (I assume) was dumping. The first episode was the worst. Had that feeling like right before you puke except I never puked and it lasted a couple of hours. The second episode was diarrhea (wow, can't believe I spelled that word right - I think that's a first!). They were both caused by homemade smoothies, possibly from drinking them too quickly. I really struggle with the sweetness of the packaged ones. Maybe it was the air from the blender. I don't know. I think today I'll just try diluting my premier protein (packaged) with skim milk and trying to take little, tiny sips. I was also just feeling really down and lethargic - had lots of naps. Low calories? Christmas? Bored of this year and all it contains? Who knows! Today is my first day back at work. (I work from home) I think having work to distract me will be good. I see my surgeon on Wednesday for my first follow-up. The good news is that I've lost about 13 pounds since surgery (30 total, including pre-op diet). So, one of my irrational fears (that this surgery wouldn't work for me) was silly

I’m on day 6 and still feeling pretty rough. I’m sure it’s because I’ve been consuming so few calories. Yesterday I slept almost all day. I’m really struggling with getting anything other than water down. My fridge is full of opened protein drinks. I say “maybe I’ll try this again later”, but I don’t. I’m grateful to have this thread. It makes me feel a little less alone.

I had my sleeve that day as well. I’ve had to try lots of different things to find things that go down easier. Jello makes me vomit, protein shakes are tough - I have to drink them verrrry slowly, but water and flavored water go down very well. I’m going to keep trying to find things that go down easily - and hopefully find some with protein. My doc told me the most important part for this first 2 weeks is hydration so I’m working on that and trying not to worry about much else.

I just had my surgery on Tuesday (11/24). I’m glad that liver shrinking diet is over and I’m glad the surgery is over too!