Week 2: May 27-31st Sleevers

[lylabelle 257]

Hab your stomach swelling is starting to go down which means less of the funnel action at opening.

No problem with drinking bigger gulps.

[WhoKnows 288]

@@habsi, don't worry, @@lylabelle is right! I've been able to drink much bigger sips for the past six days or so without trouble, but since I've been eating purees, I can definitely feel restriction. While I can easily drink 500ml in an hour, it takes about 45min to comfortably eat two tablespoons of pureed food. This is exactly why we mustn't drink while we eat.

[habsi 25]

Thanks guys! U have made me feel much much better I was worrying

Now I wish I could curb the cravings I genuinely want food !! I had very creamy mashed potato yesterday and it was so nice to have texture

I admit though even with liquids I'm stuffing myself as in I get hungry order Soup have like 6-8 spoons then feel stuffed but it hasn't satisfied the craving if that makes any sense

[swedishfish1020 59]

Well two days and the scale hasn't moved. I'm not stressing cause I feel thinner but I'd really like to see those numbers change.

[WhoKnows 288]

After some very rapid loss, my scale has slowed down a lot too. But we don't need to be concerned; this is totally normal. We just have to follow the rules, trust the process, and start getting to know our bodies again as we heal. Chin up @@swedishfish1020

[lylabelle 257]

There is a typical 3 week stall. Some may have it sooner, some later. 20-30 pounds the first month is average. We still have 3 weeks in the first month! So its likely to stop here and there.

Here is some chemistry on that which may help

after fat cells had been emptied of stored triglyceride, they would temporarily refill with Water (glycerol attracts water, which might be part of the mechanism). Fat cells filled with fat take up more space than fat cells filled with water, so you may see inches go. Then, after some time frame, the water would get dropped, the fat cells would shrink down. That is, the fat was emptied and burned off days or weeks ago but until the water is dropped, the scale didn't change.

Mine isn't showing much of a loss because of TOM. Its *brutal* today. Definatly more painful than normal. no fun. But I'm guessing in 3-4 days I should see a whoosh.

[JenLyn03 1]

Edited June 7, 2014 by JenLyn03

[Sh3iz 36]

Well two days and the scale hasn't moved. I'm not stressing cause I feel thinner but I'd really like to see those numbers change.

I was the same for two days, I ate a little something more today then the past two and it's on the move...

[hrhlaurie 185]

I'm down 12 pounds since surgery to 238, and 32 pounds overall. My rings are loose but staying on my fingers so far. I had a couple tablespoons Peanut Butter and mashed banana but even though I eat tiny little bites, I'm eating them too fast and causing major stomach gurgles. I thought not drinking with meals would be the hardest thing to do but earing slower has jumped to the top of the list.

Here's a weird thing, my incisions have started itching the past few days but I expected that since they are healing. However, it's almost like the incision areas are going through some kind of allergic reaction. They're all red, but not like with an infection, but red and some reddish bumps and really itchyskin around the perimeter of the incisions. I don't have a fever or pain and no pus or any signs of infection, but almost like the skin is irritated. Guess I'll try to get in on Monday morning to have them checked out.

Went to Wendys with family today and weird that nothing sounds amazing to me. I ordered a grilled chicken wrap, opened it up and pulled a little bit of the chicken apart into little pieces and ate little bites of chicken and some of the cheese and was full pretty quick so I stopped. I thought the first meal of non-measured food, I thought I would have a hard time figuring out how much to eat. Thank goodness my tummy was ready to provide warning gurgles to warn me to stop!

[Monte0828 46]

Thanks guys! U have made me feel much much better I was worrying Now I wish I could curb the cravings I genuinely want food !! I had very creamy mashed potato yesterday and it was so nice to have texture I admit though even with liquids I'm stuffing myself as in I get hungry order Soup have like 6-8 spoons then feel stuffed but it hasn't satisfied the craving if that makes any sense

I have " thought" I felt hungry but when I really stopped to think about it was happening during my usual snacking times.. Evening due it being bored . I have had only once where my stomach growled and it was a day I not got enough Protein in that day. I have now worked up to minced up tuna along with purée and doing well. Also cottage cheese and soft egg doing well.

[SliminDownThick 69]

Can you believe we all have tini-tiny stomachs now? What a week its been. Some have had remarkable painfree success and some have been downright miserable. At this stage everyone is in totally different places as far as food/liquid/nutrition. For those on Clear Liquids for awhile longer, if you didn't know, Isopure makes a clear drink thats 40g Protein. Its sold at some GNC stores. Might help get some protein in while being kind to your new stomach. I hope by the end of this week everyone is feeling fantastic! Here is the run down! I have an idea, let me know what you guys think... What I can start doing next week after we all lose the excess surgery fluid... so everyone can see easily how much everyone has lost, is each week we can weigh in Mondays and I can put it after your name on the new Tuesday thread. It would be great to be able to see how everyone is doing at a glance - ie (lylabelle -6). It will be fun the first few weeks when we will probably all be dropping really well (except week 3 is typically a stall). You guys can message your number to me if you want so we keep our thread clean and filled with tips, tricks, recipes, annoyances and NSVs! Let me know what you think. Love this group! Tuesday May 27th danila Derouin4 Sh3iz NewTee2014 sleevin' it in Jersey Monte0828 Sissy02 Vikki59 mylife70 abrooke1976 lilliebug Cdixon99 PatrickinTX Seazee **Haven't heard back post surgery from cnilson, dmolly Wednesday May 28th kungfuaaron WhoKnows jajmj Nicci829 Krystal0528 par1959 Nellani78 Vikki59 pmassey64 Annemone SkinnyAna **Haven't heard back post surgery, My Journey, motivated76 Thursday May 29th swedishfsh1020 SingleMom33 sandDuneHill bella328i hrhlaurie MiraNJ tiredtwinmommy Nicole518 *Haven't heard back post surgery from SlimDownThick, jme621 Friday May 30th lylabelle McLuvin devint momofthree123 barbbcute JenLyn03 Boccob81 *Haven't heard back post surgery from Speeder, bonniebeth001, shavbarn Saturday May 31 habsi TippyLou

Hey I'm here. I had a very rough first 2 days. I'm good now just exhausted.. Just been so Bleh these past few days. But doing good. And catching back up with everyone. Down 14lbs as of today. Getting all my liquids in and protein almost.

Hope everyone else is doing good. :-)

[SliminDownThick 69]

I'm down 12 pounds since surgery to 238, and 32 pounds overall. My rings are loose but staying on my fingers so far. I had a couple tablespoons Peanut Butter and mashed banana but even though I eat tiny little bites, I'm eating them too fast and causing major stomach gurgles. I thought not drinking with meals would be the hardest thing to do but earing slower has jumped to the top of the list. Here's a weird thing, my incisions have started itching the past few days but I expected that since they are healing. However, it's almost like the incision areas are going through some kind of allergic reaction. They're all red, but not like with an infection, but red and some reddish bumps and really itchyskin around the perimeter of the incisions. I don't have a fever or pain and no pus or any signs of infection, but almost like the skin is irritated. Guess I'll try to get in on Monday morning to have them checked out. Went to Wendys with family today and weird that nothing sounds amazing to me. I ordered a grilled chicken wrap, opened it up and pulled a little bit of the chicken apart into little pieces and ate little bites of chicken and some of the cheese and was full pretty quick so I stopped. I thought the first meal of non-measured food, I thought I would have a hard time figuring out how much to eat. Thank goodness my tummy was ready to provide warning gurgles to warn me to stop!

You're already eating meat. Yum. I just got mushy foods today. I'm in the springs and walk around prospect lake if you'd like to join me :-) pm me and I'll give you my number if you're interested. We were sleeved on the same day.

[sandDuneHill 19]

I'm down 12 pounds since surgery to 238, and 32 pounds overall. My rings are loose but staying on my fingers so far. I had a couple tablespoons Peanut Butter and mashed banana but even though I eat tiny little bites, I'm eating them too fast and causing major stomach gurgles. I thought not drinking with meals would be the hardest thing to do but earing slower has jumped to the top of the list.<br><br>

Here's a weird thing, my incisions have started itching the past few days but I expected that since they are healing. However, it's almost like the incision areas are going through some kind of allergic reaction. They're all red, but not like with an infection, but red and some reddish bumps and really itchyskin around the perimeter of the incisions. I don't have a fever or pain and no pus or any signs of infection, but almost like the skin is irritated. Guess I'll try to get in on Monday morning to have them checked out.<br><br>

Went to Wendys with family today and weird that nothing sounds amazing to me. I ordered a grilled chicken wrap, opened it up and pulled a little bit of the chicken apart into little pieces and ate little bites of chicken and some of the cheese and was full pretty quick so I stopped. I thought the first meal of non-measured food, I thought I would have a hard time figuring out how much to eat. Thank goodness my tummy was ready to provide warning gurgles to warn me to stop!

I called my doctor today because my incisions were exactly as you described. I don't alway look at them and even though I jus saw my surgeon yesterday. I kinda freaked when I saw the red ring around the 2 to the left almost like an allergic rash with 2 bumps off to the said. He said he just saw me yesterday y and they were fine. He suggested using peroxide and neosporine and a bandaid and to see him Monday if I was still concerned.

[pattyd14 2]

Hello everyone. I had my sleeve done on May 27th. I searched the internet for sleeve forums and I am so happy I found this one. I can't believe how great this surgery was. I am trying to get more Protein in, but the shakes are making me sick. Tuesday I go to my bariatric nutritionist and will be able to go to Stage 4 diet hopefully.

[Bostonie 4]

Hi All,

Been lurking this thread for a while and wanted to say hi and thanks for the info shared. Sleeved on May 28th. 250 beginning, 239 DOS, 226 today!

Still on liquids/broth/yogurt until hopefully the 12th when I have my follow up. Im really living on Isopure coconut (I bought the varity packs online and tried them all) choc carnation instant bfast and lowfat cream of mushroom/broccoli Soups.< /p>

Im still super tired and nap a few times a day. I used to drink iced coffee every single morning, so missing that as well.