Two Weeks Post-Op Update

[MikeinMD 9]

Tomorrow will be 2 weeks post-op for me and I have been progressing pretty well. I got through the liquid phase and have been in the mushies phase but find myself cheating and have tried progressing to soft foods faster than the doctor recommends. Today was the first time that I have felt ill since the surgery as I was eating. I tried having some meatloaf and chewed it well but probably ate too fast and felt like I was going to be sick. I got up and walked outside for about 10 minutes and felt better but now I think I know what can happen if I am not careful. I probably will be a slow learner on eating slower but I will master this eventually.

My incisions have healed nicely and I am really surprised how good they look. My preferred exercise is swimming so I thinki may be able to get back to the pool this week. Will take it slow with a combination of walking in the Water and swimming but it will feel good to get back to it. Before surgery, I was swimming about 1.5 - 2 hours 3-4 days a week.

I think I have lost about 10 pounds in 2 weeks which is great and hope to keep that pace at least for a couple of months. As you can see by my ticker, I have a lot to lose so I don't think that is unreasonable.

Hope everyone has a good week and looking forward to another week of success!!!

[judych 225]

Tomorrow will be 2 weeks post-op for me and I have been progressing pretty well. I got through the liquid phase and have been in the mushies phase but find myself cheating and have tried progressing to soft foods faster than the doctor recommends. Today was the first time that I have felt ill since the surgery as I was eating. I tried having some meatloaf and chewed it well but probably ate too fast and felt like I was going to be sick. I got up and walked outside for about 10 minutes and felt better but now I think I know what can happen if I am not careful. I probably will be a slow learner on eating slower but I will master this eventually.

My incisions have healed nicely and I am really surprised how good they look. My preferred exercise is swimming so I thinki may be able to get back to the pool this week. Will take it slow with a combination of walking in the Water and swimming but it will feel good to get back to it. Before surgery, I was swimming about 1.5 - 2 hours 3-4 days a week.

I think I have lost about 10 pounds in 2 weeks which is great and hope to keep that pace at least for a couple of months. As you can see by my ticker, I have a lot to lose so I don't think that is unreasonable.

Hope everyone has a good week and looking forward to another week of success!!!

thats fantastic... i love the swimming bit. are you close to a pool?

[MikeinMD 9]

thats fantastic... i love the swimming bit. are you close to a pool?

I am in Maryland so outdoor swimming is not in the cards. The local LA Fitness (formerly Bally's) has an indoor pool that I use. $30 a month to belong and it is about 4 miles from my home.

I always had a phobia about health clubs because it used to be all of the really skinny people but now a days, it is a wide variety of people of all sizes.

[scorpiolady 83]

Mike,

It sounds like your doing great. I think we need those little reminders that we've been banded. I ate too fast once at work and got a good kick in the butt for it. Also, I put on some weight as soon as I started eating solids and have been struggling with losing ever since. I'm not too concerned about it now as I've read on here that this phase is referred to lapband hell. We have the band but with no restriction we're not losing much. I've been up and down 2 or 3 lbs since I started solids. I think I expected too much loss too soon. I'm SO ready for my first fill.

I'm still focused on what I'm eating and slowing down, so I feel I'm on the right path.

Sounds like your doing great!

Just keep swimmin

[ElizabethAnne 40]

Mike,

 

Sounds like you are doing well, and that's great! It's wonderful that you are able to get back in the pool already. Congratulations on your weight loss!

[MikeinMD 9]

Mike,

Sounds like you are doing well, and that's great! It's wonderful that you are able to get back in the pool already. Congratulations on your weight loss!

Well, the pool might not have been a good idea. I was hurting this morning. I think I will go back to walking for a couple more weeks and make sure I am healed more.