No weight loss, unable to eat more

[notthedoublegoodbye 13]

I'm almost 3 weeks post sleeve. My recovery seems to be good in that I'm already eating solids and they don't feel any different than Soups or purees. The problem is I can literally eat two bites of something before it becomes painful. I'm chewing lots and eating so slowly that I have to reheat every meal but I go from really really hungry before eating, straight to so full I feel like I might burst and I have to sit still for almost an hour. It feels like the food is stuck in my chest almost, and when it reaches my stomach it's just like waves of pain. This even happens with Soup. I'm not struggling to drink my Water and I'm getting about 1.5-2 litres a day.

My main frustration now is I haven't lost any weight in over a week. I think im eating about 600 calories a day but i cant eat anymore with how uncomfortable eating makes me. I've been reading about stalls but I've tried eating more carbs etc and nothing is working. I know I'm early days still but I'm losing heart, it's very frustrating.

[Hop_Scotch 1,632]

Sorry I can't help as I am still pre-op and don't even have a date yet.

From what I've read there seems to be various post-op diet routines with in the first 4 or 6 weeks or so. Solids at almost three weeks seems pretty fast (but bear in mind I am no expert) perhaps its just too soon for you to have solids.

Hopefully someone more experienced can offer their wisdom for you

[nevermore71 63]

Don't do anything different. Just hang in there. Stalls come and go. For many there is no escaping them. Just trust in the process and know that if you are eating under 1000 calories the weight is gonna come off.

[Marissa37 54]

I’m 4 weeks post op and I’m only allowed to eat mush blended food. I can’t introduced solids till like July 20 in 2 weeks I’ll go to the doc and be allowed to eat soft foods for 2 months I’ve lost 1 pound a day so your already eating solids amazes me is that ok?

[notthedoublegoodbye 13]

I was pretty surprised too, to be honest. I've spoken to the nutritionist and the doctor and they felt it was worth trying. They told me to stay away from spicy food and bread and gave me sample menus and my target calories and macros for each day. It's actually been completely fine. I was nervous but I haven't felt sick or hungry once. I think this pain is related to air because I felt it even on Water and Soup stage. Aside from the pain which is lessening now, I generally feel much better since I've been eating solids. I have my follow up with my surgeon tomorrow and they contacted me today because the histology from my op came back and the h-pylori I had before the op hasn't cleared up yet. I was on antibiotics to try and get rid of it before surgery but it's still there, so that might be contributing to the discomfort. Anyway hopefully the stall won't last - as Nevermore says, I'll have to lose weight at under 1000 calories so I'll just have to trust the process!