Where Are My April 2012 Sleevers?

[mrsnate 55]

Mmorral, let us know how Disneyland goes!

[fannyf 24]

Good morning everyone. I'm praying my surgeon doesn't keep me in the hospital! I will see him @10. I actually feel better, but I still need prayers. After reading some of the posts, I realized that I have not lost as much weight @5 weeks that some have lost @4. I will remain hopeful and pray that my lab is good because I have lost so I know it's working.

[fannyf 24]

I'm amazed @my weight! On Wednesday I weighed 230, yesterday when I got to the hospital 237. How do you gain 7lbs in one day and didn't eat nor drink anything different?

[linkybo 27]

FannyF - when you weigh yourself at home, is it first thing in the morning with an empty stomach and hardly any clothes? Then you go to the doctor and you've eaten, you've had lots to drink and unfortunately - you have to be dressed! Clothes weigh a lot.

[linkybo 27]

Mmorral - can you pass on the info from your NUT? The calories per day and calories burned per week are great info to have. The nutritional aspect is definitely a weak point in my surgeon's care. All of my nutritional classes are group classes and are very general. I'd love more details on some good things to be eating (and maybe not eating!) so I can get in those 80 grams of Protein a day.

What is everyone eating that is working?

[fannyf 24]

To linkybo you are so right. I was so anxious and a little disappointed, I guess I didn't think. At home I weigh myself with no clothes and an empty stomach. Thanks for bringing me back to reality. I couldn't sleep last night worrying about my weight! LOL

[fannyf 24]

I drink two Protein Shakes @25 grams each, salmon fillet @23 grams, or grilled chicken breast @24 grams, make up the rest eating tuna or something low in Protein just to get me to 80 grams.

[chunkychic30 12]

any one sleeved around the 24th I was ,and I have to know should i be worried. The first 12 days post op 20 pounds feel off. After that nothing. I have heard of the 3 week stall but i am now past 4 weeks and have gain 2lbs back. Am i doing something wrong ? I was given the go on solid foods this week and of course thats ok, I am averaging 400 calories a day and 50 grams of Protein. I wasnt able to walk in week 3 due to a abcess and being in alot of pain when standing, anyone have any ideas to kick start the weight loss back up ? I really thought by now i would be down at least 30lbs.

[findingmyself 8]

I was sleeved on 4/24. I lost 13 lbs my first week and I have been on a stale for 3 weeks. I had my one month follow-up and I am eating soft foods. I had my husband hide my scale. The numbers were too frustrating. I do get excited every time I get dressed because my clothes fit better. So for now the devil (my scale) is in hiding and I am going to stick to measuring once a month and my clothes. My next weigh-in will be at the end of July. I hope this helps with the dumb head games and ugly relationship I have with my scale. Thanks to those of you that have put up your posts about stalls. It helps to confirm that I am on the right track. Have a great Memorial Day weekend everyone!

[vsg30815 99]

I'm a May Sleever but have been following you guys thread to prepare me. I'm currently 3 weeks out and I am in a stall as well. I exercise daily at least 45 minutes, drink my liquids and get my Protein in. I have been guilty of slider foods ~ Cheetos cause they go down easy. Just want to encourage those in the stall. I truly believe its our bodies adapting to the changes. Im a partial payer and I spent a LOT so this surgery HAS TO WORK FOR ME!!

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[vsg30815 99]

Best wishes to you all! Attaching my 3 week update from YouTube .

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[mmorral 19]

Mmorral - can you pass on the info from your NUT? The calories per day and calories burned per week are great info to have. The nutritional aspect is definitely a weak point in my surgeon's care. All of my nutritional classes are group classes and are very general. I'd love more details on some good things to be eating (and maybe not eating!) so I can get in those 80 grams of Protein a day.

What is everyone eating that is working?

Linkybo, My NUT gave me the following tips

1. She says to work towards 2000 calories burned in 2 months and when I see her in July we will work towards 3000

2. Even though I am still in the meat only stage - lean ground beef, turkey, chicken stage; I can work in my veggies as a sauce to spice up my Proteins.

3. I should be around 800 calories daily. They are not worried so much about the calories as long as it doesn't go over 1200, but there are ways to give you more for your buck. She gave me a tip of dividing the protein per ounce and the calories per ounces. This way I can judge what will give me the best calories but the most protein. For example. 3 oz of shrimp was 100 calories but 21 grams of protein. So for every ounce it is 4.7 calories and 9 grams of protein for every ounce.

4. Count on a milk product like yogurt to have at least 12 - 14 grams of sugar and that is okay, I have to be careful with the added flavoring.

I hope that this is helpful. I thought she gave a lot of tips I could use. I was also told that I was eating too much at one time. I need to slow down and count on just 2 - 3 oz not try to get to 4 and I will train my new stomach to be satisfied with that instead of needing more after the honeymoon phase is over

[mmorral 19]

Mmorral, let us know how Disneyland goes!

Disneyland was AWESOME!!! I got 3 hours of walking in because the park was so crowded due to Grad Night, but I didn't care.

I wasn't sure how the meal planning was going to go. I had Breakfast at home. I also took a few Snacks with me ( cottage cheese, light string cheese, crackers with Peanut Butter on them) I was so surprised how well they are at accommodating me. I had a chicken taco with no lettuce off the kid's menu. I asked for Beans instead of rice. I was barley able to get through the taco. I also found that in Tomorrow land I could have had a "power pack" which has yogurt, string cheese, and crackers. ( they had apples in it too but I would give that to my son).

My husband told me to go on Sunday if I would like. I might think about it to get more calories burned.

I hope that everyone else is have a great Memorial Day weekend.

[kiki19 16]

I had not lost one single pound in the last 18 days...I thought I was doomed...that I had defeated my sleeve...woke up this morning, hopped on the scale, I was down ten pounds from yesterday...from yesterday...yes, I had to repeat that. It blew my mind...I started wondering if the scale had been stuck or something...anyway, I am ten pounds down in one day!!!! I knew I was losing, because my clothes were getting bigger, but the scale had not budged. I think it is weird how we lose weight anyway. And the weight I was stuck at was a weight I had not been below in five or six years. So I feel like when I get twenty more pounds down, it will stick again, because I have not been below that weight in 12 years. Here's to hoping the next twenty fall off like my size 22s.

[RMS 64]

Congrats Kiki