Hi Erin, Firstly, welcome to the group. You have taken a first step into a nice, friendly and caring forum here, I am pleased to meet you. The good thing about this forum is that we're all at different stages, and you get to hear different idea's and thoughts from people who have done this, some a few months ago and others a little longer. 22lb is a very good start. A lot of patients don't lose anything like that much in the first month, which is always well known to be the slowest month after surgery. I had surgery nearly 22 months ago and I lost about 7lb in my first month. If you have lost that much in the first month, then it's a good sign, as the loss always increases as you get into the next month. Try not to have unrealistic expectations, and just think how much 22lb is! It is a lot of weight! Could you ever imagine losing that much before surgery? Protein is hard only a month after, if you try and eat some things, it will probably make you ill. eggs are a good source of protein and I used to eat the soft yolks in a boiled egg to help keep my levels higher. I couldn't eat any meat at all for 6 months after surgery, as it made me feel so ill. There are some eating plans stickied on the forum, so have a read through and you might get some idea's. |
--Erin
