Hello from Soonerville

[aimz]

Hi -

I had surgery on September 10 and I must say I am overwhelmed at all the changes. I've joined this forum mainly to just figure out what my new normal will be. From what I can tell, different doctors have very different requirements of their patients and even though I went through months of classes and appointments, I still feel I am somewhat at a loss of what I should or shouldn't be doing. I'm only 10 lbs down since surgery (zero loss this week) and I can't fathom that considering I am eating almost nothing. I have a great fear my body will try to hoard every pound and it will be a battle to get it to let go. Anyway, I'm glad to be here and hope to learn a few things!

Amy
Norman, OK

[coopersmom]

Welcome to the group. You'll find lots of support here and lots of caring people who have been right there where you are. Each person really is so individual in how they recover and how quickly they lose weight. Y

ou're 10 pounds down in a little over 2 weeks, that's a great start. Are you reaching your water and protein goals each day? Are you walking? Those were my biggest goals each day (along with following the post op eating schedule to a T) and I worked hard every day to reach them. You should be starting vitamins soon and in a few weeks you'll probably be cleared to resume exercise. That to me is what really kick started my weight loss. Best of luck to you!