August Sleevers-How are you doing??

[Véronique 238]

2 minutes ago, lindabalseca said:

im not but i think i should start. its so frustrating. i even boosted up my workouts. smh

I've heard 80% of weight loss is nutritional. Yeah, that sucks.

[Véronique 238]

1 minute ago, Ash_Bri85 said:

I would add that my surgeon doesn't like eggs in the soft food stage, not sure why.... I'm at a loss

Mine recommends them.

[KimmerAnn 31]

I was stuck at same weight for over 10 days. It's a bummer!! I just kept believing I was doing the right things and it would happen. And today ( which is my four week anniversary) I lost another pound. I'd love more but thrilled to see the scale move again. It will for you too- hang in there!

[Véronique 238]

2 minutes ago, KimmerAnn said:

I was stuck at same weight for over 10 days. It's a bummer!! I just kept believing I was doing the right things and it would happen. And today ( which is my four week anniversary) I lost another pound. I'd love more but thrilled to see the scale move again. It will for you too- hang in there!

So far, I've lost 7,1 kg since the Sunday before the surgery. If I spend the next seven days stalled and lose another 7 kg this month, I'll still consider this a win.

[lindabalseca 373]

5 minutes ago, KimmerAnn said:

I was stuck at same weight for over 10 days. It's a bummer!! I just kept believing I was doing the right things and it would happen. And today ( which is my four week anniversary) I lost another pound. I'd love more but thrilled to see the scale move again. It will for you too- hang in there!

thank you. today i my 5 week anniversary, i go to see the surgeon next week for the 6week follow up and hes gonna think im not trying. :/

[Jeaniered 183]

On 10/09/2017 at 9:03 PM, Janet610 said:

I also was told I drinking 30 min before and 30 after which is a challenge cause I want to drink, yet struggle the rest of the day to get my liquids in... crazy.

im eating more solid foods, turkey burger for dinner last night with a small amount of fat free cheese. I manage about 3.5 oz burger and a few soft veggies. Takes about 35 min to eat that.

going to a support meeting wed so I'm looking for ideas because the dr said to eat low fat, low sugar others say watch carbs but the yogurt recommended in my plan is cannon Greek triple zero but has 15g carbs which I thought was kind of high.

So im sticking to the lean turkey for burgers, egg beaters with fat free ham for now until I can figure out how to be more creative without blowing the fat or carb count!

[Jeaniered 183]

I stalled at three weeks, then all of a sudden it started to move again, when I started to increase my calories. I'm at 5 weeks, and have lost a further 7lb since the 3 week stall. Somedays I lost 2lb and then the next day I put it back on!! Frustrating but getting there - it's like a game your body plays with you.

I feel much better now but still hate meal times, couple of mouth fulls and food gets stuck. i struggle with Protein and Water and get depressed, but today I walked into a normal size dress shop and was able to try on clothes that fitted me!

Also I've bough a Fitbit which is great as a food journal, exercise tracker etc., love it.

Good luck everyone we will get there. Dont let yourself get demotivated. Fight back, and think positively xx

[Véronique 238]

I just phoned my surgeon's office and they told me that they expect that when I come in to see my surgeon for my six-week check on Friday the 13th, that I should lose the same amount of weight I had before, so to be down roughly 16 lbs more to make a total of 32 lbs.

[KimmerAnn 31]

Maybe you should journal - in case you don't drop it maybe they can help figure out why!?

I know this may be the wrong way to think but i don't want to journal. I was just hoping that I could live like a normal person after I got the surgery. And not have to count calories and not have to journal and not have to stress about all of the stuff! I guess that's just not realistic.

[Jeaniered 183]

Sorry don't think it works like that 😩. Perhaps when you get to where you want to be then you can relax and just live your life calorie free. 😊

[Véronique 238]

17 minutes ago, KimmerAnn said:

Maybe you should journal - in case you don't drop it maybe they can help figure out why!?

I know this may be the wrong way to think but i don't want to journal. I was just hoping that I could live like a normal person after I got the surgery. And not have to count calories and not have to journal and not have to stress about all of the stuff! I guess that's just not realistic.

You may not want to journal, but you have to journal. There is so much that could go wrong after surgery and journaling helps you diagnose when it's gone wrong, as well as where it went wrong, how it went wrong and how to get back on track.

[KimmerAnn 31]

Booooo! I quickly found out that's not how it works. Lol

Yes, perhaps someday

[Stephanie12579 12]

Hi, I'm an August sleever!!! Surgery date 8/31.... I've been feeling great until today, it's been a tough one. Definitely not getting my Protein in today otherwise it hasn't been an issue. Feel nauseous as soon as I sip.... Will try again tomorrow

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I get to start mushy foods tomorrow and I am stoked. The ricotta bake was nice and soft scrambled eggs were okay, but I'm ready to eat something new.

I'm continuing to track positively everything I eat and drink (even sugar free gum, even Vitamins, even hot tea) on MyFitnessPal and it does help. There are days where I get a little carried away early in the day and it helps to know I need to have a lower calorie or lower carb dinner. It's extraordinarily helpful in tracking Protein, too.

Plus--and let's be real here--all of us going down this road have WAY too much anxiety on our hands and spend INSANE amounts of time thinking and worrying about it. Having the food journaling as a little obsessive place I can focus some of that nervous energy is probably a good thing.

[readytorunagain 66]

Doc says I can start stage 4 soft foods today. I cannot find anything appealing to eat. I'm nervous as hell. I'm also tired of the same old foods. I'm making crockpot lasagna in the crockpot for the family. I was thinking about swiping some of the ricotta and sauce out of it when it's done. I'm afraid too though. Anyone have suggestions? I've had my fill of cream Soups, egg whites, SF pudding, I do not like Jello and drinking anymore of the Protein Shake today is not appealing at all.