7 weeks post op and Im losing hope

Sep 07, 2009

First Id like to start out by saying...physically I feel fine, but Im still very weak (compared to the energy I had prior to surgery).  Im learning that much of my weakness is caused from not getting in the required protein.  When I CAN get 2 protein shakes in plus one B-12 dot, I feel so much better in the evening. I read that when you hit a stall you have to mix it up and get your body off of its idle mode so yesterday, I was able to walk 3 miles on the treadmill which took me an hour (thats a major milestone for me). AND WHEN I GOT UP IN THE MORNING...I GAINED A POUND.  UGHHH.  Many OH posts I read reassure post ops that we should ignore the scale and when we hit weight loss stalls,  we should take measurements... Well Ive been doing both...Ive been stuck at 224-226 lbs for over 3 weeks and becomming very frustrated about it. Im only consuming appx 2-300 calories a day and  I am still NOT eating very many REAL foods as I feel too full/sick when I eat them...so Ive been sticking basically to protein drinks, yogurt, sf popsicles and soy crisps.  Ive also tried to boost my hopes by taking my measurements but found that I havent lost any inches either.  Ive noticed that Im losing a little more hair than normal but Im not trippin on that.  AM I GOING TO BE ONE OF THOSE ODDBALLS THAT LOSE 30LBS FROM SURGERY AND THATS IT???  I AM TRIPPIN ON THAT!!!

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