At first this was easy but not now

[Frenchie1977 262]

Ok so admittedly right after the surgery I think I was deluded on how easy I thought this was. I had no problems from day one getting my liquids and Protein in. I had no nausea and no restriction while on full liquids. It was amazing, I was losing weight rapidly and was having no problems meeting my goals contrary to so much that I have read here. I walked everyday at least a mile.

Now I'm 4 weeks post op and lol it's not so easy anymore. I have restriction now and find that after about half of my 4oz of soft foods I start to get a little nauseous. I have made the mistake of overeating twice and gotten incredibly sick violently vomiting because of it. I now having problems getting in all of my liquids because I feel full for hours and if I drink anything when I feel full I get sick.

I am still managing to get all my protein in and walking everyday but of course my weight loss is stalled right now.

This is not really a post with a question, just some observations. How funny that the first few weeks after surgery I thought this was super easy, and now I'm met with challenges.

All in all though I'm still very happy with my surgery. Even though my weight is stalled right now I have lost 24 pounds and that is something I never could have done before. I keep plugging away everyday at my protein, liquids and walking and I feel like I can finally see light at the end of the tunnel.

[Ruth1ess 494]

Its funny how our bodies sometimes work differently than we expect them to. Mine has, definitely, throughout this process. Expect anomalies especially during the first three months. It takes a long time for our stomachs to heal, and yours has just started. Good luck, sounds like you're doing all the right things! Trust the process. I find I hit a lot of 'stalls', periods where my body just needed time off from the loss. It's an adjustment period while things shift around, completely normal and necessary, but I'm now down 105 lbs and still losing.

To avoid the sick feeling, I'd suggest slowing down if you are finished eating in under 20-25 minutes. It seems intolerably slow, but since you're still healing, the nerves that tell you you're satisfied aren't really working yet.

Cheers! You're on the road to greatness

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