Are you newly postop and feeling frustrated by slow weight loss?

I've seen so many of these posts by new postops that I felt compelled to post to all of them at once. Your body has just gone through a major trauma (surgery) and it is going to take a long time to heal! You probably won't feel like yourself for several weeks, maybe more. Please, don't worry about how much weight you're losing the first 6 weeks postop. This is a time that you need to concentrate on doing what you can to help your body heal. Listen to your body. If it needs more sleep, give it more sleep. If it can only walk for five minutes, don't push it. Build up the exercise gradually. Especially important is making sure you are giving it all the nutrients it needs to heal. This includes protein (your dietician should've given you a protein goal to meet every day), vitamins (the more broken down the vitamin is when you ingest it the less the body has to work to break it down and the more it can absorb - chewables, liquids, powders, etc.), water (try for plain water so it can be quickly absorbed). Also, I had good luck with taking biotin and zinc, starting from the first day home from the hospital, and I didn't have any hair loss. It seems like most early postops go through some type of, "What did I do to myself?!" feeling after surgery. They are sick, sore, disappointed that the weight hasn't been "falling" off. Please keep in mind that this is a long journey. You should lose weight for the next two years, so you have plenty of time. I know that you want the weight off NOW but your body has it's own plans. You're only setting yourself up for frustration if you try and make your body lose weight faster than it can. We're here for you and we understand what you're feeling. Your body has been too heavy and, in most cases, has been unhealthy for a long time...give it a break and give it some time to adjust to a new way of living. Health should be the ultimate objective, not just weight loss. I know a lot of thin people who aren't necessarily healthy or in shape. You'll feel a little better every day and you'll start being able to do things you couldn't do before, like walking to the mailbox without being short of breath, fitting into booths and movie theater seats, or running a marathon. Good luck to all of you! Hope this helps. :-)

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