Hey, there is a number of differences post-op. I had my surgery 11/6/2013 and didn't go back until early December. From an energy perspective I could have gone back earlier but my surgeon kept me out so I could work on my post-op eating routine. Because you kind of have to learn how to eat again, I would try to focus on that as much as possible. I work in an office job and not have to manage kindergarteners so I'd assume you will exert more energy than I would've 3 weeks out. Good luck and feel free to add me if you need to reach out.

Don't worry about the scale. Just weigh and measure your food. Get your protein and water in. They pump you so full of saline in the hospital and it takes a while to pee it out. The more water I drank and the more I got my protein in the better I did. When you are on 700 cals a day you usually are gonna lose at least a lb every 5 days. If you are losing faster than that you are doing great. Every lb is 3800 calories that you burned off. Just keep walking and sipping.

I took 2 weeks off from work, I could have gone back after the first week, but I had already asked for the 2 weeks. I was tired, but I did fine. Try not to stand too much. 12 pounds is amazing! Wt loss depends on many factors, age, how much you have to lose are some of those. You cannot compare yourself to others wt loss. My Dr expects me to lose 1 to 2 pounds a month, I have been averaging 8 to 10 a month.

Hi Deanna, I had my sleeve 3 years ago. I took a full two weeks off my office/desk job because I was told by a friend who only took a week that I wanted the extra week to really get a handle on the food end of things before adding back the job. I think by 3 weeks you should be good with the food, but your biggest challenge might be remembering to sip that water all day long. And at 3 weeks out, well really for several months, I was eating 6 small meals a day, that might be another challenge for you with teaching and supervising kindergartners. But as a teacher I will bet you are very organized and can work your eating and drinking needs into your schedule. Your husband sounds really supportive, so you might want to recruit him to help set up your room and do the rearranging and lifting since you can't yet. :-))

As for how fast you are losing, some of us lose slowly, I know I do, always have. I also stall often, but that's OK. You will lose at your own rate and you will get to goal eventually. Be patient with yourself. It will happen, I promise!

Pat

Hey welcome to the group!

I had my surgery on 5/22/14 and went back to work on 5/28/14. I am a Diagnostician and work at a very large high school (which meant a lot of walking). I will say I was very sore and got tired pretty quickly. I would usually come home and climb in bed. I finally started getting my energy back once I started on the soft food stage but still got tired pretty quickly. Everyone is different and I know a lot of people who take a lot more time off. I think you just have to listen to your body. I know how those first few weeks of school go I taught elementary school for 7 years. I was glad that I went back so soon I feel it really helped me with getting up and moving around. I would suggest some liquid tylenol while at school if you are having pain. Just listen to your body and make sure you don't over do it.

Hope you have a great school year! :happy: