Re: weight loss expectations

[Guest guest]

I'm 5'5 " and NOW I weigh 126. I lost 11 lbs. the first week, so not

quite the 10-15% you mentioned. I didn't eat much of anything at all

the first 3-4 days - just broth, slim fast & juice thru a syringe,

then moved up to soup and thin shakes. I also was looking forward to

losing a few pounds, but I probably gained a few in the weeks before

surgery because I ate anything I wanted, knowing I was going to lose.

I stopped losing weight about a week after, even though I wasn't

eating much, because I think I wasn't getting enough calories. I'm

still not eating much and am holding steady. It's really hard to eat

healthy when everything is soft - too many shakes, slim fast, yogurts,

etc. I am able to eat scrambled eggs, so at least now I can get some

protein, but when your diet consists of 90% carbs, it's hard to lose.

It wasn't my ideal diet plan either, but I look at it as an added

bonus. So, I guess to answer your question, you should probably

expect to lose about 10-12 lbs. If that's leaving you too skinny, go

ahead and enjoy your food until then, gain a few lbs. I had fried

chicken for the first time in years the week before surgery and it was

SO good!

[Guest guest]

I'm 5'5 " and NOW I weigh 126. I lost 11 lbs. the first week, so not

quite the 10-15% you mentioned. I didn't eat much of anything at all

the first 3-4 days - just broth, slim fast & juice thru a syringe,

then moved up to soup and thin shakes. I also was looking forward to

losing a few pounds, but I probably gained a few in the weeks before

surgery because I ate anything I wanted, knowing I was going to lose.

I stopped losing weight about a week after, even though I wasn't

eating much, because I think I wasn't getting enough calories. I'm

still not eating much and am holding steady. It's really hard to eat

healthy when everything is soft - too many shakes, slim fast, yogurts,

etc. I am able to eat scrambled eggs, so at least now I can get some

protein, but when your diet consists of 90% carbs, it's hard to lose.

It wasn't my ideal diet plan either, but I look at it as an added

bonus. So, I guess to answer your question, you should probably

expect to lose about 10-12 lbs. If that's leaving you too skinny, go

ahead and enjoy your food until then, gain a few lbs. I had fried

chicken for the first time in years the week before surgery and it was

SO good!

[Guest guest]

I'm 5'5 " and NOW I weigh 126. I lost 11 lbs. the first week, so not

quite the 10-15% you mentioned. I didn't eat much of anything at all

the first 3-4 days - just broth, slim fast & juice thru a syringe,

then moved up to soup and thin shakes. I also was looking forward to

losing a few pounds, but I probably gained a few in the weeks before

surgery because I ate anything I wanted, knowing I was going to lose.

I stopped losing weight about a week after, even though I wasn't

eating much, because I think I wasn't getting enough calories. I'm

still not eating much and am holding steady. It's really hard to eat

healthy when everything is soft - too many shakes, slim fast, yogurts,

etc. I am able to eat scrambled eggs, so at least now I can get some

protein, but when your diet consists of 90% carbs, it's hard to lose.

It wasn't my ideal diet plan either, but I look at it as an added

bonus. So, I guess to answer your question, you should probably

expect to lose about 10-12 lbs. If that's leaving you too skinny, go

ahead and enjoy your food until then, gain a few lbs. I had fried

chicken for the first time in years the week before surgery and it was

SO good!

[Guest guest]

I had surgery 5/27. I'm 5'2 " and my weight on my surgery date was

132. I lost 5 pounds the first week (so to 127), and gained back to

130-131 pretty quickly. I was allowed to start eating very soft

foods (scrambled eggs, tofu) at 10 days, but you should ask your

surgeon what his guidelines are.

Now, I don't know if you'll be banded or wired--I was not wired,

just banded, which meant that every time I ate I had to take out the

bands and the splint, drink my food, brush teeth, brush splint, and

put bands & splint back in again. I found this whole process to be

so annoying I went for bigger meals 3-4 times a day instead of small

meals 5-6 times a day. On the bright side, I was about to eat

anything right from the start as long as I blended it.

The body needs lots of extra protein to recover from surgery, and if

it doesn't get it from your diet it'll take it from your muscles.

That means that the weight loss post-surery is all water & lean mass-

-exactly the opposite of what you want. So I prepared by stocking

up on protein shakes (Genisoy chocolate is the best in my opinion)

and protein powder (Genisoy makes a good flavorless one), so I had a

really easy time getting lots of protein. That helped me not lose

much muscle weight.

I was intrepid about blending anything I wanted to eat (for example,

salad works blends well if you add dressing and a little carrot

juice), and I didn't care what the heck it looked like. We even had

a barbecue a week after the surgery and I wasn't shy at all about

taking my burger into the kitchen and blending it. (Hey, quit giving

me the hairy eyeball--If everyone else is having a nice burger I

darn well wanted one too! I just called it pate. And my green salad

was... an exotic variety of gazpacho! Yeah, that's the ticket!)

I never realized about how important texture is when it comes to

enjoying food until I had to eat stuff without it. It's true that

some foods are a little less enjoyable after they go through the

blender, but it's nice to be able to get the taste, at least!

Hope that helps,

Rhonda

PS myhealthpro.com is one of the cheapest places I have found for

bulk-ordering the Genisoy shake mixes. I'm very happy with them!

> I was just wondering what everyone's experience has been

concerning

> weight loss after surgery. I have heard that I can expect to lose

10-

> 15% of my body weight afterwards. I am 5'5 " and weigh 126 lb.

> How soon after surgery can I expect to start gaining it back?

>

> Don't get me wrong, I don't mind losing 10 lb...lol...but this

isn't

> the way I had hoped to do it! I realize that I will be on a

liquid

> diet for about a week and then pureed after that. How long does

the

> pureed diet last? I am not looking forward to eating all of my

meals

> thru a Zip-N-Squeeze bag.

>

> And how can you possibly keep up with 5-6 meals a day? My husband

> will be with me for the two days I am in the hospital, but how

long

> after that should he expect to take off of work?

>

> I know I ask alot of questions, but I'd sooner ask before than

find

> out after.

[Guest guest]

I had surgery 5/27. I'm 5'2 " and my weight on my surgery date was

132. I lost 5 pounds the first week (so to 127), and gained back to

130-131 pretty quickly. I was allowed to start eating very soft

foods (scrambled eggs, tofu) at 10 days, but you should ask your

surgeon what his guidelines are.

Now, I don't know if you'll be banded or wired--I was not wired,

just banded, which meant that every time I ate I had to take out the

bands and the splint, drink my food, brush teeth, brush splint, and

put bands & splint back in again. I found this whole process to be

so annoying I went for bigger meals 3-4 times a day instead of small

meals 5-6 times a day. On the bright side, I was about to eat

anything right from the start as long as I blended it.

The body needs lots of extra protein to recover from surgery, and if

it doesn't get it from your diet it'll take it from your muscles.

That means that the weight loss post-surery is all water & lean mass-

-exactly the opposite of what you want. So I prepared by stocking

up on protein shakes (Genisoy chocolate is the best in my opinion)

and protein powder (Genisoy makes a good flavorless one), so I had a

really easy time getting lots of protein. That helped me not lose

much muscle weight.

I was intrepid about blending anything I wanted to eat (for example,

salad works blends well if you add dressing and a little carrot

juice), and I didn't care what the heck it looked like. We even had

a barbecue a week after the surgery and I wasn't shy at all about

taking my burger into the kitchen and blending it. (Hey, quit giving

me the hairy eyeball--If everyone else is having a nice burger I

darn well wanted one too! I just called it pate. And my green salad

was... an exotic variety of gazpacho! Yeah, that's the ticket!)

I never realized about how important texture is when it comes to

enjoying food until I had to eat stuff without it. It's true that

some foods are a little less enjoyable after they go through the

blender, but it's nice to be able to get the taste, at least!

Hope that helps,

Rhonda

PS myhealthpro.com is one of the cheapest places I have found for

bulk-ordering the Genisoy shake mixes. I'm very happy with them!

> I was just wondering what everyone's experience has been

concerning

> weight loss after surgery. I have heard that I can expect to lose

10-

> 15% of my body weight afterwards. I am 5'5 " and weigh 126 lb.

> How soon after surgery can I expect to start gaining it back?

>

> Don't get me wrong, I don't mind losing 10 lb...lol...but this

isn't

> the way I had hoped to do it! I realize that I will be on a

liquid

> diet for about a week and then pureed after that. How long does

the

> pureed diet last? I am not looking forward to eating all of my

meals

> thru a Zip-N-Squeeze bag.

>

> And how can you possibly keep up with 5-6 meals a day? My husband

> will be with me for the two days I am in the hospital, but how

long

> after that should he expect to take off of work?

>

> I know I ask alot of questions, but I'd sooner ask before than

find

> out after.

[Guest guest]

I had surgery 5/27. I'm 5'2 " and my weight on my surgery date was

132. I lost 5 pounds the first week (so to 127), and gained back to

130-131 pretty quickly. I was allowed to start eating very soft

foods (scrambled eggs, tofu) at 10 days, but you should ask your

surgeon what his guidelines are.

Now, I don't know if you'll be banded or wired--I was not wired,

just banded, which meant that every time I ate I had to take out the

bands and the splint, drink my food, brush teeth, brush splint, and

put bands & splint back in again. I found this whole process to be

so annoying I went for bigger meals 3-4 times a day instead of small

meals 5-6 times a day. On the bright side, I was about to eat

anything right from the start as long as I blended it.

The body needs lots of extra protein to recover from surgery, and if

it doesn't get it from your diet it'll take it from your muscles.

That means that the weight loss post-surery is all water & lean mass-

-exactly the opposite of what you want. So I prepared by stocking

up on protein shakes (Genisoy chocolate is the best in my opinion)

and protein powder (Genisoy makes a good flavorless one), so I had a

really easy time getting lots of protein. That helped me not lose

much muscle weight.

I was intrepid about blending anything I wanted to eat (for example,

salad works blends well if you add dressing and a little carrot

juice), and I didn't care what the heck it looked like. We even had

a barbecue a week after the surgery and I wasn't shy at all about

taking my burger into the kitchen and blending it. (Hey, quit giving

me the hairy eyeball--If everyone else is having a nice burger I

darn well wanted one too! I just called it pate. And my green salad

was... an exotic variety of gazpacho! Yeah, that's the ticket!)

I never realized about how important texture is when it comes to

enjoying food until I had to eat stuff without it. It's true that

some foods are a little less enjoyable after they go through the

blender, but it's nice to be able to get the taste, at least!

Hope that helps,

Rhonda

PS myhealthpro.com is one of the cheapest places I have found for

bulk-ordering the Genisoy shake mixes. I'm very happy with them!

> I was just wondering what everyone's experience has been

concerning

> weight loss after surgery. I have heard that I can expect to lose

10-

> 15% of my body weight afterwards. I am 5'5 " and weigh 126 lb.

> How soon after surgery can I expect to start gaining it back?

>

> Don't get me wrong, I don't mind losing 10 lb...lol...but this

isn't

> the way I had hoped to do it! I realize that I will be on a

liquid

> diet for about a week and then pureed after that. How long does

the

> pureed diet last? I am not looking forward to eating all of my

meals

> thru a Zip-N-Squeeze bag.

>

> And how can you possibly keep up with 5-6 meals a day? My husband

> will be with me for the two days I am in the hospital, but how

long

> after that should he expect to take off of work?

>

> I know I ask alot of questions, but I'd sooner ask before than

find

> out after.