2 weeks post op need a little advice

[Wickedgirl7 4]

I was banded April 3rd stayed the night in hospital (my dr makes that a def mandatory thing) any way I have only lost 4 pounds since surgery and I am frustrated am hearing of everyone's great success with weight loss, someone lost 15 pounds since surgery, another lost 25 pounds since surgery, and so many more on and on and here I am 4 pounds and I barely eat anything, everyone is having great success what am I doing wrong? Now I am on mushies and I feel nervous that I will gain weight...now afraid to eat at all....help!!!

[2muchfun 8,927]

No one losses massive lbs of fat post surgery. Most all of the weight lost is Water weight. Some of us did not have to go on a pre op diet so we lost a lot of Water weight post surgery. If you lost a lot of weight presurgery, you probably won't lose much post. Unless, you have a lot to lose. Someone who is 200 lbs overweight can drop 50 lbs of excess fluids shortly after surgery. You don't seem to have to lose as much so I wouldn't expect you would lose a lot of fluids post surgery.

This is a long journey and what you lose now makes little difference. Relax and don't compare yourself to anyone else. Compare yourself to you before sugery.

tmf

[line-dancer 810]

it will be a while before weight loss you have to heal first then you work on how to do it then fills are done every 2-4 wks till you get to where you aren't hungry for 4-5 you have a ways to go you need to read that part also.

[mellsztav 1]

I didn't do a pre op diet like i was suppose to. But i got banded the 16th of april which was tuesday and i lost already 3lbs. It depends whether you did a pre-op diet or not. If you did then you will loose slowly, if you didn't then prepare your self because you will be loosing a lot soon.

[Wickedgirl7 4]

I did do a pre op diet I would imagine everyone needs to do a pre op diet or should but I lost only 6 lbs before surgery

[mellsztav 1]

Not every doctor gives a pre op diet. I was suppose to follow a two week pre op liquid diet but i didn't do that. Therefore i didn't loose anything.

[Lapbandster 496]

Another thing to remember, and i remind myself this all the time, is that the people who are losing SO much more weight than me probably had more weight to lose from the start. someone weighing 244 lbs (like me) will lose a lot slower in the begining than someone who weighs 400 lbs

[Wickedgirl7 4]

They weighed me in surgery morning I weighed in at 244 and now weigh 240 so I guess I will be losing slowly as well