1 month Post Op - Diet/Weight

Hi everyone!

I am getting a bit anxious as I am one month post op and I am still on the full fluids diet.  But what I am most concerned about it that instead of losing weight I continue to loose less and less weight. 

1 week post op - down 8lbs

2 weeks post op - down 6lbs

3 weeks post op - down 4lbs

4 weeks post op - down 2lbs

I am afraid that next week I will lose nothing or gain weight.  Did anyone else go through this?

That is a very average weight loss for after surgery.  If you go to the Postop planner in Resources you can get an estimate of how much weight to expect to lose each month.  Each person is different but the planner is very accurate.

I do not feel like it is very average because I guess I believed it would be more of a decline instead of a levelling off as it has become.  Granted, I have lost 40lbs since I started my Optifast on Nov 1st then went to surgery on Nov 23rd.  I forgot to weigh myself before Optifast so I am not sure how much I have actually lost.  All I know is, that is it over 40lbs.  Am I doing something wrong?  I am so afraid this is not going to work.

How come still on full fluids one month out?

Hi Monica,

Each time I try to eat something that is a regular meal my stomach has a fit.  I have had bits of turkey over the Christmas holiday which it has seem to handle well.  But other than that, thats about it.  I was told by my nurse not to worry about the time line to eat what I can when my stomach can handle it.  Is that wrong?  Should I be worried?

Hi Amanda

I will be 4 weeks post Wednesday. My first week I lost 11lbs then 2 days prior to 2 weeks post I was only down another 1lb. I didn't weigh myself til two two after 3 weeks post which I was down another 10. As of today 3 days prior to 4 weeks post (still o full fluids) I am down 24lb.

I think you are at a good loss for the month. Follow your plan and everything will be ok.

Thanks so much! I am so worried that I am screwing this up already!  I really want this to work!  It is a bit frightening right now.  I don't want to fail.