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This. Your weight loss is likely to be most in the first month after surgery and then slow down and slow down and slow down more as you progress. Added to that everyone's journey is different. I am exactly the same as you - I wanted certainties going into this surgery, and things I could influence or control. Several months in I just realised that the surgery does its job if I do my job, and it was all SO much relaxed thereafter. Best of luck on your journey xxx

I am 14 months post gastric sleeve, now in maintenance, and I have weighed myself every single day. Small fluctuations don't bother me, nor do stalls - I just like to know what's going on! If it will bother you not to see consistent losses then I recommend leaving it as long as you can between weigh-ins. But you do you!

By 'chug' I understand many big gulps in a row? My capacity to do this has gradually increased in the 14 months since my sleeve. At first I could take one or *maybe* on a good day 2 big gulps of liquid followed by a gap (which I think *might* equate to your 500mls in 30 minutes), then two, then three. I'm now up to probably 5 big gulps in a row. It's really satisfying. 😂 I'm thinking this means that my pouch is expanding, as they seem to do as time goes on.

Glad you got a guide from your doctor. As @Arabesque says, it might be close to that or further away depending on a whole lot of factors - what matters is that you're happy with your loss and that you can maintain your final weight. Nobody wants to be 'on a diet' forever after WLS. Best of luck!

What an amazing update - thank you for sharing, you've done brilliantly and you deserve to feel as good as you do. 😍

Cold deli meats in slices or chunks I can grab from the fridge. Chicken, turkey, ham, corned beef etc. are my go-to snacks. I like cheeses too, there are usually several varieties in my fridge. And greek yoghurt - you can add an infinite variety of nuts, seeds and fruit to that for breakfast or supper.

Really great to hear from someone this far out. You've done amazingly well on your weight loss journey (never mind the travel!!!) so thank you for sharing. Inspiration for those of us coming behind you.

I agree - lots of sauce with everything at this stage. And if in doubt - eat cheese!

Thanks for posting that video - most interesting!

I would strongly advise sticking to the programme you've been given. I think the time for your last 'food funeral' would have been before you started the 2 week pre-op diet, not right at the end of it. I have heard tales of people whose surgery has been cancelled just because they didn't adhere to their programme. I'm so sorry you're feeling the need to eat forbidden fruit at this late stage - I TOTALLY understand it, having had disordered eating for most of my adult life, but I hope you can get past it. The final outcome after surgery is really honestly totally worth much more than a few dishes you want right now this minute. Best of luck on your journey. 💪

Have you checked with your team? My dietician allowed me a glass of wine with my Christmas dinner last year and that was 6 weeks after my sleeve. Since then I have had a couple of drinks most weekends or on holidays, but it was all sanctioned first. Happy new year and whatever you do do it safely!

Hi Hannah, welcome to the group! I was sleeved 13 months ago and I don't know what I would have done without the folks here, it's an amazing community. From the stats you hit a low of 140 and are now 148 at 8+ years out? That's absolutely amazing. I'm sure you know, lots of people (most?) regain 5-20lbs in year 2 or 3 so maybe 148 is your new set weight - is that possible? How does it feel 8 years on? Do you still get help from your sleeve to maintain?

I hope it's gone well for you OP. Good advice from everyone here as always. I definitely recommend bringing a book/kindle - I finished a whole book over my 36 hour admission, would have been super bored without it.

That's really useful, thank you so much for sharing!

Welcome to your new life. Glad it's gone well for you so far. 🤩

I am loving the look of this after three days of big rich dinners here!

Oh best of luck for tomorrow! Looks like you're well prepared. The first few days can be difficult - it's drink, drink, drink. I didn't rely on protein shakes once I went onto purees - I just pureed whole meals (some more successfully than others, LOL). Meat/veg/carbs meals were my favourites - my first pureed Sunday roast dinner felt like the nicest and tastiest thing I had eaten in months. In no time at all you'll be seeing big losses. Good luck on your journey.

How's it going now FMO? Did your stall break? I'm reporting in after the holidays - no gain over the last few days, I'm 13 months post surgery and weighing 150lbs, so still losing but very verrrrry slowly! Hope you are all having a nice holiday season - last year was tricky for us all, this year it's so nice to be able to have a little of everything - AND THEN STOP. Loving my sleeve. 😍

Amazing. Love seeing everyone's photos, thank you for sharing.

Oh that is good news. One less thing to worry about. ☺️

Also a hater of the pre-op diet here (mine went on forever too, because my original surgery date was cancelled at the very last minute)! Your surgeon does this for a living, they'll keep you right. Best of luck with your op.

So good to hear from someone this far out from surgery. It gives me hope. Thank you so much for sharing. 😍

Are you meeting your protein and fluid goals? And getting your vitamins? If so I would just go with it. I was never told to hit any particular calorie goal, and what I learned about protein I learned here, LOL. If you're meeting your other goals then you should be OK. If you really want to hit all the goals set for you (and looking at your amazing loss so far I can see the incentive to do that!!!) then I would echo adding healthy fats. I used to eat nut butter from the jar for supper sometimes if I had had a non-hungry day. Best of luck, you're doing brilliantly!

I think we can't help comparing ourselves to others, we're only human. If you stick to your programme post op you will surely lose weight and the more closely you stick to it the better you should do. Best of luck! Edited to say I lost 17lbs in the first 6 weeks after my sleeve and I reached my goal weight about 10 months post surgery. Am still losing very lowly after 13 months.

No drains here either (sleeve). Hope your surgery went well OP and you're out the other end now.