Week 2: May 27-31st Sleevers

[lylabelle 257]

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

Edited June 7, 2014 by lylabelle

[mylife70 2]

HHi I had my surgery on Ms 27th, so Today is my one week post op anf zi've lost 10 lbs. Started full liwuids today, still sore and feel drsined but I know this will pass. Is anyone else reading everything thry can get their hsnds on about this surbery?

[mylife70 2]

Sorry about the typos, new tablet.

[lylabelle 257]

mylife welcome to our group!! I'll add you in. Where were ya sleeved? I've just been looking at more videos. I wasn't sleeved by Dr Alverez, but he has some great you tube videos and some that is handy for post op stuff.

[NewTee2014 8]

I was sleeved May 27. DOS I was 222. June 3 I'm 223. I'm doing about 30 grams of Protein but definitely not getting in enough fluids maybe 20-25 ounces. I've been walking 2-3 times a day. My stomach is still making loud growling sounds and I'm still having gas pain sometimes the pains are sharp. Feeling a little frustrated that I haven't lost any weight since I haven't had anything to eat since May 25. My post op is Friday. Hopefully I'll make some progress by then.

[lilliebug 1]

I was sleeved may 27th I had a rough go at first could not keep anything down was not dc 'd from hospital till Saturday may 31st. Doing Much BETTER NOW DOS weight 228 today weight 213 down 15 lbs so excited.

[abrooke1976 16]

Hi, I was also sleeved on May 27th. I just started back on cream Soups and Protein Shakes today. I've been on Clear Liquids for the past week. I have lost 17.8 pounds since May 20th which is when I started my pre-op diet.

[WhoKnows 288]

Thanks for starting the new thread @@lylabelle!

[lylabelle 257]

Hi aBrooke! Glad to see you are back and healthy and WOW loosing great! I still have clears until Monday (your 3 days ahead of me though). 17.8lbs is awesome! I'm weighing in the am. I'm not a week out yet, so I know there is some excess Fluid going on. I look forward to weight next week.

lilliebug welcome to the group. I've added you to the list above.

newtee, bugger you are still up 1. But wow, you really gotta get those fluids in! If your body is processing fat and trying to let it go, it can't do it without Water. It will really hurt your kidneys not to have that Water coming in. For most people, you can actually get the majority of water you need in with food, but since we aren't eating food, the water we take in is super vital. I've been sipping sipping and getting in 2 liters a day now. Most people average 20-30 lbs lost the first month. So have faith, it WILL pick up!

[tiredtwinmommy 30]

Please add me in too? I had my sleeve done May 29, and now I am in full liquids stage. Doing good so far, still tired but little pain other than where my drain used to be. Counting my two week pre-op diet, I started at 189 and now I am down to 175.5.

[lylabelle 257]

Hi tired twin, Ill add you! Welcome to our great little group. We really should get a clever name folks :-) . Any ideas??

Well today starts my first day back to work. I had one client get sick so I'm actually down to just 3 clients so that is great news (OK not for my poor client though). I can go home and rest.

On the plus side, I got all the way to work and realized the bumps in the road didn't hurt!! Yesterday I was still wincing at the bumps. I'm still taking a sublingual anti-inflammatory /pain pill, and will until the weekend (I'm not against feeling nothing Lol) but I was very glad about the drive.

I've decided that syntax nectar Protein drinks taste OK but smell terrible. I have to purposely exhale before a drink and swallow before I inhale. I got a sample pack of 14 flavors. Having the tea this morning, which tastes good with a little extra sweetener, so I may get some in the future... But I just have to train myself to do the breathing trick. Well be good for my drive home after work. I'm on clears until Monday and my doc was ok with these so I'm using this time to test all the flavors.

How is everyone feeling today? I finally weighed and I'm 5 down. Hoping it will be 10 when we start the new thread next week with weights!

[habsi 25]

1- first of all thank u so much for this thread I genuinely love coming in here and seeing everyone's posts!! Keeps me going

2- yup I'm reading everything I can on it hahah it's nice to see what others are doing

3- anyone know any light weight exercises that can be done?

Oh I'm on Instagram too under habsi_j whoever wants to follow me! Do we do our weigh in now or on Monday? I'm so excited to have the support since no one I know is on this

I found slim fast shakes and yumo!! They are awesome really helped me today with feeling a bit like I'm having a change

[bella328i 91]

I was wondering when everyone was going back to work. I am scheduled back tomorrow, so a week off. I was sleeved on may 29th and am finally loosing the excess Fluid from the hospital. Geez, I was up like 10 pounds from all the fluid! I have lost 8 pounds so far. I am a little concerned that I have not had a BM yet. I guess I have a hiatal hernia so I have not been able to lay in my bed and sleep. Have had to sleep in my lazy boy chair. Hoping this clears up! MY Dr. does not do Protein drinks, he says to eat my calories so I am doing Soup, cottage cheese, yogurt type things. Lovin this group! Thanks Lyabell!

[lylabelle 257]

Wooooo Bella he says not to every so Protein shakes? That is a new one. Most docs want you to get about 80-100g in Protein. I can't imagine being able to get enough in! What a stressful project. Sounds like a recipe for major hair and muscle loss. :-\ how many successful sleeves has your surgeon done? What's his clients loss rate? (average us 80% excess weight, my doc is 96%- their skill creating the sleeve and diet plan advice is the trick of that number)

I'm going to try to eat protein first, but I'll be lucky to get in 50g a day in food since I'm looking at 1/2c food at a time. so I'm going to aim for 60g in shakes a day (which is just 2 of the costco ones which I find yummy super cold - can't have them till Monday though :-(

[lylabelle 257]

Hi habsi! Glad you like the thread too. It's so nice to chat with people about this so we don't feel alone. So many people get depressed after surgery, I really think this group will help with that.

How are the slim fast ones on carbs and Protein? That's really the only two things in going to be super strict about during the honeymoon phase. The first 6 months we will lose the fastest, so I want to get off as much as I can by then.

As for exercise, my doc said light walking after a week. Weights can start after a month. Remember that one you start weight training your weight loss will slow down.

I'll be weighing every day probably because I want to take pics every 10lbs. But ill collect weights Monday for Tuesdays post update!