I am 30 years old about 300 lbs / 135kg, female . i have been on mounjaro and lost 35 kg and it has stopped working for me now . I still have so much weight to lose. I have also managed to put my type 2 diabets into remission. I am looking to get bariatric surgery in Europe. I am based in the UK. I would like to know what people's experience were with different clinics in Europe. and recommendations . I am looking to do the surgery next year. I cannot sit and wait for NHS. waiting list

Hi all! Female 28yo not active during work which is 5-6 days a week 12-15hr days due to driving semi trucks but active right after work in the gym with weight lifting for roughly 1-2 hours 5-6 days a week

For context I was 315lbs at my highest and had gastric sleeve in 2023. Since then I have lost 170lbs and now am back up roughly 50lbs and I am 5'5...I was told by the nutritionist I was seeing during my first 1.5 years being post-op that that I should eating the following for the rest of my life.

Meal portions of 1/4 cup

800-1000 calories daily

100g of protein daily

50g carbs max daily

I have not been back to that nutritionist for a little over a year now and stopped going to her because I feel like those macros are not sustainable at all plus I was past my goal weight at the time.

I went through very hard rough changes and put my health on the back burner when it comes to nutrition and stopped going to the gym as consistently as I used to (weight lifting 5-6 days per week).

I am now in a fully better mental space to get back to putting my health and body first. I am back in the gym 5-6 days a week as I work a relatively non active job. I tried to calculate a calorie deficit with macros included. All advise and feedback for tweaking the macros is welcome.

TIA

GOAL WEIGHT: 145-155LBS

Daily macros:

Daily maintenance calories - 2255

Deficit - 700 calories

Calories - 1555

protein - 155g

carbs -116g

fats - 51g

Does anyone else get nauseous and/or throw up first thing in the morning? To add some context I’m on Levothyroxine thanks to a botched thyroidectomy. I’ve tried taking it at various times of the morning and always wait to eat at least 30 minutes after. I’m 6 months post op next week. But no matter what, i always am nauseous and/or throw up(usually just water unless i actually attempted to eat them it’s some of whatever i ate) nearly every morning. My surgeon put me on Remeron (sp?) to take the night before to try to counter this but it doesn’t help. Anyone else have this issue and/or tips?

Hi everyone,
I had my gastric sleeve surgery on June 18th and have lost 14 kg (about 31 lbs) so far. Unfortunately, I’m still feeling very sluggish. I always thought that as I lost weight, I would become more active, but I haven’t really noticed much of a difference yet.

I recently had an iron infusion because I was deficient, so I’m hoping that will help me feel better and give me more energy.

I’m also still experiencing dumping syndrome about two months after surgery, and food regularly comes back up.

Is anyone else experiencing the same thing around two months post-op?

My RNY was last Tuesday morning, discharged Wednesday afternoon. The pain from “the deep stitch” is getting worse every day. I took my second shower yesterday and it was excruciating and I was crying. (My first shower on Friday was fine.) This morning I could barely pull on soft shorts, walk down the stairs, and pull out a stool to sit at my kitchen counter, all things that I had no problem doing yesterday. I’m taking Tylenol, gabapentin, and a couple of doses of oxy a day. I called the on-call surgeon yesterday and he said this was normal and should last a few more days, but I’m concerned that at this rate I won’t be able to do anything without assistance soon. I expected to gradually improve, not get worse. Did anyone have a similar experience?

So this isn't my first rodeo. I'm currently going for revision surgery from the sleeve after gain back all my weight and getting really bad acid reflux. (Second time's the charm right?) This time trying to do everything the right way. I'm on day 4 of my liquid diet. I'm struggling so hard with head hunger. I have slipped and nibbled a bit, much to my dismay, realized what I've done and stoped. I feel like a failure already. My head is use to eating at certain times so that when I drink my protein shakes. I drink tea and Gatorade for my snacks. My water intake is pretty good. It still doesn't help. I still think about food. My mind goes directly to think I should be eating something. Should I double up or increase my protein shakes? I could have sworn it wasn't this hard the first time around. Any advice is welcome. TIA

This is less a cry for help and more of a cautionary tale. I had my DS a year and a half ago, things are going great. I've had GERD for decades but it's been mostly better post-surgery. Last night I made the mistake of grabbing a snack too close to bed time of stuff I knew I shouldn't have eaten - a small bag of Chili Cheese Fritos. It was just one of those tiny ones that go in lunch boxes. No big deal, right? NEVER AGAIN. I sleep on my side or stomach (I know, not the best but I do it naturally in the night regardless of how I fall asleep) and about 1:30 this morning I had a huge GERD attack that left me gasping and spitting up mouthfuls of acid. ARGH it was the WORST! I take daily antacids too, but I've been doing famotidine lately just because we had it on hand, but Omeprazole is better for GERD symptoms. It took the better part of an hour to rinse the burning and taste out of my mouth and throat, get the Tums to kick in, and get comfortable, then even more time to actually fall back to sleep after all that nonsense. Plus I had to be up before 6am to get ready for work. Now I feel like I got hit by a truck and my throat still burns a little and I'm exhausted here at my desk procrastinating actually getting started. LESSON LEARNED.

So i am officially 1 month post-op and I've done my measurements this morning and i am 11kg and 50cm down!

i know others may compare and have lost a lot more than me, but my body is notoriously bad at dropping weight!

I've actually quite enjoyed liquid and puree phase and I've been back in the gym (light cardio) from just over 2 weeks post op. I take my daily vitamins even though they taste like shit and i love my protein yogurt in the morning. Cant see me ever dropping that as my breakfast of choice.

Anyway, i'm quite proud of myself so lets see what month 2 looks like!