Curious about weightloss

[MsQuita83 3]

I had my revision to the gastric sleeve done on December 22. 2015. I'm down 20 pounds but I noticed that others have had quicker weightloss during the first month. So how much weight should I be losing a week? My surgeon never discussed that with me.

[JamieLogical 8,710]

There is no "should" when it comes to rate of loss and comparing yourself to others will only bring tears and misery. You are doing way better than I was! I "only" lost 14 pounds my first month. But you know what? I still got to goal and have been maintaining for going on 5 months. Those "only"s add up over time. And you have plenty of time. You have your whole life with the sleeve. There is no race to the finish line with WLS.

[MsQuita83 3]

You're absolutely right!

[JamieLogical 8,710]

You're absolutely right!

One of the hardest things for me to get my head around once I was sleeved was that I wasn't on a "diet". There was no finish line. I would never be "done" with my sleeve the way I'd been done with diets in the past. Once I embraced that concept, I was much less frustrated with the scale, even though I was a "slow" loser by most standards.

[MsQuita83 3]

So what's your menus like? I know a person that was sleeved but still eats what she wants and still losing great.

[JamieLogical 8,710]

So what's your menus like? I know a person that was sleeved but still eats what she wants and still losing great.

I'm 17 months post-op. Been maintaining for over 4 months. I am still putting Protein first at every single meal. I rely a little more heavily on Protein Bars than I probably should, but you can't beat the convenience! For lunch I usually have cheese and peanuts. For dinner I have the meat from whatever my husband makes. If I have carbs, it's usually separate from my meals and protein bars to where I already know I'm meeting my protein goal for the day (100 grams). I have chips, ice cream, Cookies, candy.... but never very much at once, not every day, and only when I know I'll meet my protein goal. I can do more of that now that I'm maintaining. I only had treats like that VERY rarely while I was losing.

[MsQuita83 3]

That's great! I'm allergic to nuts unfortunately. That makes Protein bars hard to eat for me.

[JamieLogical 8,710]

That's great! I'm allergic to nuts unfortunately. That makes Protein bars hard to eat for me.

Hmm. I think most protein bars are made in facilities that handle nuts, even if that specific flavor doesn't include them. The bar I have in my hand right now has a warning about that on the wrapper. There are a lot of recipes online for making your own protein bars. You could look into that option. One of my coworkers who had DS makes big batches of homemade protein bars for herself.

[MsQuita83 3]

I'll look into that. Thanks!