only 8 lbs lost since surgery, 2 weeks out

is this normal? i can already eat about 4-6 ounces at a time. i feel okay, but i am not active since i haven't ben to my dr. for my two week yet. [that's on may 5th]

so is 8 lbs normal? i have not lost anything this second week.
i'm feeling so down on myself.

4-6oz seems like a lot at only two weeks out, but everyone is different. What does your food plan say.  Since you body does not give the full sign anymore, it is a good idea to measure all your food.


 What diet have you ever lost 8lbs in two weeks.  Our bodies have to adjust and they do go into starvation mode and it holds on to everything.   This causes a stall.  Keep following your food plan given to you by your Dr and Nut and you should be fine.  Remember that the surgery is a tool.  Be wise and use the next 9 -12 months to learn healthy habits, because the tool will eventually be gone and you will have to do it on your own.

Good luck on your journey.

Christy

If you are eating according to your plan, you will continue to lose.  It's not about how much you can eat, the nerves have been cut.  Weigh or measure your food, eat what you are suppose to, when you are suppose to.  At 2 weeks, we were on full liquids, 1/4c at a meal, 6-8 times a day. 
Everyone's body is different.  Your body may stay the same for a few days, then lose again, and follow that type pattern.  Just hang in there and keep with the plan.

 I'm 5 weeks out n i eat between 2 to 4 ounces try to keep it like 2 to 3 but once inwhile b the time i add salsa to something it gets to be 4.. for instance this morning i had 2 ounces of refried beans an a slice of turkey bacon with slice of cheese to top off the beans.. so it was close to 4 or lil under.. n i think thats to much..

What do you want???  Paris  Hilton???  8 lbs in two weeks is great.

Do yourself a favor and stay off the scale.  Wait until you go to the doctor's office and just focus on learning your new way of life.

When you ea****ch for a "high level alarm" such as sniffles, a belch, or hiccups.  When this happens quit eating. 

Best wishes,

I am like you I am just going into my 4th week out and at 2 weeks I was getting in everything and have had no effects at all now I can eat an egg on toast for breaky no worries at all, I also lost 15 lbs in 3 weeks so Im sure i am not far behind you , I got my hubby to hide the scales ( hope he lives lol) and I will only weigh myslef once a month. It is not always shoing on the scales you will notice your clothes look bigger and you feel slimmer even though the scales dont show it...chin up and kick ass you are doing just fine

 I had my surgery the same day you did. I too am confused about what to eat and how much I can eat. 
I have asked for guidelines from peers because the guidelines I got did not specify Qty, just stated I should not eat raq veggies and to drink lots of water. I see people are counting carbs etc. 

Lost a total of 11.5 Lbs, and like you, almost all of it was in week one hardly much in week 2. 

I'm so glad I read this.  I had surgery on 4/12/11, and up to now I have (only) lost 16 lbs.  I say only because I've read and know people who have lost 20+ lbs their first week.  I know everyone's different...  My doc told me to eat scrambled egg, yogurt, and cottage cheese for the first four weeks after surgery, as well as protein.  I have ate mashed beans about three times, but then went back to the surgeon's instructions.  Today I started exercising, so we'll see if I lose some lbs...  A lot of things started going trhough my mind, I wonder if this is going to work for me, I think I'm just scared.  I have been drinking a lot of water too.  I was afraid I could only sip every 15 minutes or so, but then I asked my surgeon if I can stretch my pouch if I take in too much, he said no. 

Anyhow, a friend who had the sleeve reassured me that this is a stall and my body will get back to losing. Hang in there everyone, we're all in the same boat.  Glad we can share and keep eachother motivated. 

It's completely normal to have lost that much in that timeframe... anything lost right around surgery time is normal.  In fact, at that point in my journey, I was still UP from where I had been going into surgery... I went home from the hospital 19 pounds up from the weight I went in at due to fluids, the anesthesia, etc.  It took about 3 weeks for that to drop off and then I actually lost weight for the first time, but it wasn't much.

Realize your body went through a totally traumatic procedure... and it's not going to just drop weight like crazy.  While you're taking in many fewer calories and your body can't physically absorb all of them that you eat at this point, it's still a matter of science... to some extent, it's the same calories in, calories out thing.  You have to have a deficit of 3500 calories to lose one pound (unless it's jus****er weight which can fall off much quicker initially)... so even if you ate nothing at all, it's still not reasonable to think you can lose rate at a dizzying speed.  Most folks who lost a ton right after surgery didn't lose much prior to surgery... so most of what comes off super fast at first is any water weight they have.  Some people carry tons of water, some not so much... so that explains part of it.

You've lost 4 pounds a week... that's significant.  TIme to stop thinking about being thin tomorrow and think longterm instead.  I know it's hard, but think about a rate of 4 pounds a week happening for the next 3 or 6 months... suddenly you're talking a huge amount of weight lost.

Hang in there... don't let the psychological part defeat you.  The best thing you can do is step away from your scale and focus on eating properly according to your plan.  Get all your protein, fluids and vitamins in religiously and all will turn out right in the end.  One word of caution... are you supposed to be eating 4-6 ounces at a time this early out?  I know at the beginning I was only to eat 2-3 ounces at a time... the pouch needs time to heal.  Just because your body won't STOP you doesn't mean you should.  I had to weigh/measure out my 2-3 ounces and the reason for that was because early on you can't trust your body to tell you when it's done.  Major nerves have been severed during surgery... so you won't necessarily feel full or know you should stop.  Besides, your new tummy needs that time to heal and you shouldn't be putting much pressure on the suture/staple lines at this point if you can avoid it...

Better safe than sorry, you know?  If your plan calls for that amount of food at a time, then fine... but if not, I recommend taking the intent of the plan to heart and following it to a 'T'.  You have a period of time where you can optimize your weight loss... after all you've gone through to get the surgery, I hope you do what you can to take the most advantage of it.

Good luck to you...


tori