Still not tolerating much, but not losing either....???

Teena C.
on 5/10/09 11:52 pm - Crandall, TX
What you have to remember those first few weeks is that your body is in shock.  It is going to hold on to any and everything it can right now.  I think they call it starvation mode.  I didn't lose a pound in weeks 2-5.  I even gained and I wasn't taking in more than 500-600 calories a day if that.  But what you need to do is make sure you have taken your measurements.  During those times when you don't lose pounds you are losing inches.  I stalled for at least 7 days nearly every month.  I just learned that was the way my body handled the weight loss.  Some people never stall.  But I will say after week 5 I lost over 20 pounds in just 20 days.  I felt worse during that time than any other time during my recovery.  I didn't like losing that fast.  It wiped all my energy away.

What Crystal light are you drinking?  After surgery I couldnt' handle the lemonade at all.  I still don't drink much lemonade.  Like you I get gas really easy still.  When I would eat it sounded like a construction crew in my belly.  I growled like a persons stomach does when they are really hungry.  My students would ask me if I needed to eat.LOL  Try popscicles if you havent' already.  They will help keep you hydrated.  Or get some crushed ice at sonic and chew/suck on it.  Maybe that would help you pouch some.  Also different temps of foods can make you hurt.  Some people can only tolerate cool things and others need lukewarm drinks. I had to also be careful sipping because I realized I was taking in alot of air when I would sip. 

I know how overwhelming this all is for you right now.  But I would keep on until your doctor realized just how miserable you are.  You know your body.


I_love_my_soldier
on 5/11/09 12:09 am - killeen, TX
RNY on 04/30/09 with
Thank you Teena. That was very helpful. I found I cannot have hot or cold, it has to be room temp. Sipping is hard too. I can only take a few sips every so often and that is my limit. I hope I do lose and just hit a stall. I am so paranoid at "Failing" . I have failed so many times at diets and weigh****chers and everything else, that I am so convinced that this is not going to work. Pathetic, right? I was so psyched before surgery that it IS going to work, but then I hit this plataeu and then all this going on, and now I am scared. The crystal light is the ice tea, but I water it down b/c it is so sweet. I also found aqua infusions to be the best. I get the strawberry kind and it is to die for, it tastes like life water, just a hint of taste and not like drinking something sweet. It is easier on me. I also found this stuff called drinkables, www.drinkables.com and in one ounce of this stuff it has over 400 fruits and veggies. It is amazing. I drink my one ounce and I feel it is at least getting something in me.
I will be calling the doctor again soon, I left them a message. Hopefully I can get in to see someone today. I have to go to my primary today too because I woke up and my right eye was covered in blood but not bleeding to where I can wipe it away, it was on my eyeball (I know, gross). My mom thinks it was because I threw up so much last night after trying a soft boiled egg chopped and diced to a fine powder. Did not work. Threw it up and all the water I had.
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