I had RNY on 11/27 and as of the start of this week (7 weeks out) I am down 42 pounds. I know I haven't been getting in enough protein, and I haven't started working out yet. The second week I ended up with an ulcer that lasted a week, and 2 weeks ago I was back in the hospital for a 4 day stay with a stricture. Seems like one thing after another. I can only eat a little tuna, lunch meat (ham) crackers, ground beef, and some turkey if its very tender with gravy. I have just been able to eat toasted bread, or a wheat toasted english muffin. I can also do a couple spoons about 3-4 of chili.

My surgery was on 11/01/07, I am down 40 lbs as of 1/14/08. I make sure to get my protien in first, and watch that I don't eat a lot of soft foods. Do you dribk while you eat? This is another thing that can cause not much weight loss. I think I should be losing faster but doc syas I am doing very well. Some of our problem is not being properly prepared mentally and we still folow old patterns. What how and when you eat. Don't graze or eat late at night. Take advantage of feeling fuller in the AM. Email me if you need to [email protected]. Good Luck...Laura

hi heather, thank you for the wonderful advise. i know its tuff just starting out. as with the water, it dosent settle with me, its yuck, and you have me as to why ! LOL no havent tried any lunch meats, or cheeses. im still trying to develop an appetite i had a cbc last mo. maybe i should go back and do another one. i had my b-12 at the first of this mo. i do 30 min workouts 4-5 dys a wk. i guess some days are better than others. i hope i will get in the full swing of things.....thank you so much........kim

surgery on 11/05/07 only 11 pounds down! first fill still no restrictions!!!!!!!

Just a few things I've learned in my journey, which started with RNY on 11/20/07: I was having a hard time drinking water, or pretty much any liquid, until somebody suggested I try putting ice in things. The transformation was amazing! If you can handle ice cold without having spasms, that may help with water. Can you drink milk, and diluted fruit juice? SF popsicles are also good sources of fluid. I was told that reheating food can dry it out and make it hard for our pouches to handle, so we are supposed to avoid that if possible. I love shrimp, and it's a great source of protein. You could try some peanut butter on ww crackers, or nuts. Whenever I try something new, I try to do it when that new food isn't supposed to be my meal. Then I take one bite, or two if the first one goes fine, and then wait 10 minutes or so to make sure my body doesn't rebel. That way, if I don't tolerate well, I don't lose my meal. Sometimes I can eat one thing just fine one day, and the next my pouch completely rejects it. Normal, though irritating. Yogurt, cottage cheese, and cheese are still important parts of my menu. They are easy to eat, and I've never gotten sick from them. sick of them? Yes. But never sick from them. I know a lot of people like chili, I personally don't like it, but I can eat low fat beanless chili, or beanless turkey chili. My nurse clinician also told me to wrap fresh cut deli meat around my cheese, double whammy protein, and yummy. She stressed that it be the fresh cut deli meat, not the prepackaged stuff, because it is just all around better for us (no artificial preservatives and all that garbage). Ever try any corned beef hash? That works pretty well for me. I know that scrambled eggs are hard for some people to handle for a while, but I have done ok with scrambling one egg with some cheese. have you tried any blender drinks? Have you started looking at cookbooks, or picked up any cookbooks specifically for WLS? Maybe preparing some new foods will help you out? As far as low energy goes, I agree with the other poster, you may have some low vitamin and mineral levels in your body, so getting tested may not be a bad idea. Or, you could be in that hibernation mode that is not uncommon after WLS, and I don't know if there really is anything that can be done for it but wait it out and push through. However, ask your MD. How are your moods? Even mild depression can cause fatigue and decreased desire to move. It's common for our hormones to go a little wacky, and I think we all know how that can affect our normal lives. If you don't know, well, that could be affecting you right now. I know that when i started exercising, my energy level increased. I got lazy for a few weeks, and my energy decreased. I started back up again, and energy is back up. Sometimes the hardest part of exercising is just getting up and doing it. I know it's important to me that I pay attention to how good I feel during and after and exercise session, it helps me stay motivated. Well, that's about all I've got right now. Hope something in here will be helpful to you.