Two years out and what I wish I had done differently immediately post op

[Cheer Mama 166]

HI! I look back on my post op experience and my biggest regret is that I got off of the liquid diet too soon. I followed my doctors advice and followed the post op plan, I just wish I had gone even a few more weeks or even a month on pure liquids. I look back and that is when I lost almost all of the weight. I haven't been able to replicate that loss since then. I still have another 20-30 lbs I really want to lose. Post op liquids is also the hardest time. It was like going through withdrawal! haha I thought it was horrible and damn near excruciating to be cut off from solid food, it really wasn't all that bad in hindsight. I wish I had embraced that feeling. Good luck to all!

[liannatx 897]

@@Cheer Mama "it really wasn't that bad in hindsight" LOL, that is how women remember childbirth. It WAS bad... The liquid part was Horrible! The Full Liquid was only slightly better....

[BackSpin81 350]

HI! I look back on my post op experience and my biggest regret is that I got off of the liquid diet too soon. I followed my doctors advice and followed the post op plan, I just wish I had gone even a few more weeks or even a month on pure liquids. I look back and that is when I lost almost all of the weight. I haven't been able to replicate that loss since then. I still have another 20-30 lbs I really want to lose. Post op liquids is also the hardest time. It was like going through withdrawal! haha I thought it was horrible and damn near excruciating to be cut off from solid food, it really wasn't all that bad in hindsight. I wish I had embraced that feeling. Good luck to all!

Thank you for posting this! Tomorrow will mark 1 week of having the sleeve surgery. I am definitely having a hard time with cravings. I'm not sure what else I can do to stay away from solid foods. I have been craving foods I don't even like! I just want to chew!

[maxcimax 220]

I'm going back on the liquid diet for a few days & see what happens. For the last month I have had a 1 to 3 lb. gain/loss. It keeps going up & down. I need to re-evaluate what I'm eating. I'm one of those people that has been able to tolerate pretty much anything. I didn't have a sweet tooth for about 6 months but it is starting to come back. And that's not a good thing. I started buying BariWise Jello & pudding & that has helped. i also keep sugar free Jello that I can just grab when the sweet tooth kicks in. I try to keep my carbs under 60 & I haven't been doing that. I do eat a lot of eggs & need to eat more cottage cheese & string cheese. I've just gotten to lazy about planning my meals. I do keep a food journal & that has helped me realize how much I do eat & what I eat. My calories have been around 1400 - 1600 & i need to get that back 1000.

I see my doctor in May for my 1 year checkup & I need to get at least 10 more lbs. off or I might have an unhappy doctor. I'm still glad I had the sleeve surgery. I have probably unloaded half of my closet!! Yay.