[joy2world]

well hello everyone!i'm 3 weeks op and down 20 pounds i feel i should have lost more....... but then again i haven't been walking or doing anything that's my problem i'am still trying to drink my liquids i still haven't tried food really still scared so i stick with the soup lately i haven't been eating anything just drinking i did try cottage cheese i loved it but thats all i have tried i wonder will i ever try real food like alot of the others on here.


starting tonight i wll try to go walking the reason i said tonight is it is so hot outside i can't take the heat i love walking at night with my grown dd.it is so amazing how i can see my family eating all the things i used to eat and love and not really lose it'. i be wishing i could taste it but i will never even try to..... but to tell the truth i love the way i don't be hungry i can see food and it don't make me sad i can watch all types of cooking shows and don't get hungry'i even look up new recipes for my family and cook them and not taste a thing....

i can read about all types of recipes and don't get hungry not even tempted that is so strange' to me that have never happen to me but i can tell you all this i'am enjoying my honeymoon period as you all say......everyday i'm losing weight and loving it but i need to get myself in gear and start walking. wish me luck

[ragdolldude]

You need to exercise. I began short walks about 2 days after surgery. Only a couple of houses down the street and back. Repeated for a couple of days. Then extended to 6 houses or so, etc. Finally got up to making it around the block, which is 1 1/4 miles. Yes, in hotter months in southern CA, I take walks early in the morning or in the evening when it cools down. I also bring my pepper spray with me for unruly dogs or "other dangers" in the evening. Walking is the only exercise I do, and it's worked well for me. You just need to exercise every day, and once you're a few months out, you could cut it back to 4-5 days per week. Exercise and good water intake are important factors in losing weight, as well as food choices and portion control.

[DeMarie]

You sound pretty normal to me, not really hungry, not really ready to try anything else food wise. I think that's normal for 3 weeks out. It will change...and change again....you just have to go with it !
And as for exercise, that doesn't necessarily happen over night either - but you sound like you know what you have to do, and if you don't do it today, try again tomorrow, baby steps to a new you! We have to relearn so much, but you can do it!

[qt82699]

i agree sounds normal to me...i loved that stage, now i feel the hunger and i hate it, i think alot of it is head hunger but to me that is the worst kind. congrats on all you have done so far, get out walking it will make u feel great, sorry it is so hot, you could be here in minnesota where we just got 2 feet of snow..lol i will send some ur way if u want!!

[joy2world]

I Still Can't Do Nothing But Sometimes One Shake I Need To Do More But Can't Can Someone Tell Me What All You All Do For More Protein.

[kimtindall]

Just stick to the plan that your surgeon gave you...try not to jump ahead to different foods too fast. The one thing that saved me was tuna! It is extremely high in protein and you can get the little 2.9 oz cans. I never had a problem with them in my pouch at all. And the Quaker Weight Control Oatmeal is awesome...Banana Nut Bread.