How much weight lost??

[deathorglory]

I definitely wouldn't mind losing some body fat and maybe rediscovering my abs... Lol

[macve004]

Lost 25 lbs in 5 weeks fully wired shut for 4/tight elastics for 1. From 175 12% bf to 150 8% bf. I'm 5'11". Needless to say, my abs are showing, but so are my ribs ha. This is even with ~3000+ calories a day starting at week 2 (mostly from milk and protein shakes). I'm a hard gainer though, and my metabolism has always been fast. Can't wait to get in the gym again in a month or so and work my way back up!

My advice: don't worry about the weight loss. The functional results of my bite and the aesthetic (though minor) improvements I've received to my face far outweigh (puns) any loss of a few pounds of a muscle easily gained back.

[HawaiianSyrrup]

I will have to go in for jaw surgery soon also, but i am worried that i might put on weight. About 2 years and 2 months ago i had all 4 wisdom teeths removed and i was on bed rest for a week (i was unemployed during the time so didn't matter) and i gained some lbs. I am hoping with getting braces installed (i get braces on 10/21/14) and the jaw surgery will help me create a diet to lose more.

Thanks for reading my post!

[sarpevictim]

10 pounds for 7 weeks of being wired shut.

I was 105 when I went in and 95ish at my lowest.

If you're concerned about weight, heavy cream and peanut butter shakes are your friend. I would say keeping weight on for me was less of an issue of diet and eating enough (with peanut butter and heavy cream, it was easy to get at least 1700 calories in), it was the lack of activity.

You say that you don't have a lot of muscle mass. Sitting around and a slightly lower caloric intake might actually make you lose even more muscle, so I would make sure to do some light activity after week 2-3 or whenever your oral surgeon determines is safe for you to do. For me, I was able to do activity after week 3 as long as it wasn't anything that might compromise the stability of my jaws.

[oimysizex]

I am very overweight so i expect ill lose quite a fair bit, but no problamo

[katsface]

I don't remember losing very much weight at all after my SARPE but I was eating soft solid food a few days after the surgery. I might have lost a few pounds, but I gained it back and then some by a few months after my surgery. (I was trying a new dietary philosophy. Needless to say, it didn't work too well.)

I'm making lots of homemade broth and soups ahead of time to make sure I have real nutrients.

I use hydrolized gelatin instead of a protein powder. Hydrolized gelatin doesn't gel or clump in cold liquids so it's easy to stir into juice. It also doesn't taste like much if you mix it into shakes, soups, juice, etc.

Fat shouldn't be a problem if you're making sure it's high quality. If you're using butter, use REAL butter. None of that margarine stuff. Real butter has magical stuff like Vit K2, plus it tastes way better. Margarine on the other hand is more likely to give you heart disease than butter: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9229205

I would also recommend drinking REAL juice instead of "fruit flavored drink". My thinking here is that HFCS, preservatives, gums etc. can contribute to heart burn and other nasty GI problems. On top of that, they don't have the nutrients that real fruit does. If they do have any vitamins, it's because they are fortified and at that point you may as well be taking a multivitamin.

I agree that getting enough calories to fuel your recovery is super important, but for me it's also important to make sure those calories are nutritionally dense when possible. Yes, you need your macronutrients (fat, carbs, protein) to heal, but you also need micro-nutrients like zinc, b-vitamins, vitamin c, etc. especially the water soluble ones that get depleted quickly and aren't stored anywhere in your body.