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So, I remember looking up athlete body types a few years back. My focus was on comparing sprinters to long distance runners. I came across an interesting website that shows bodies from many different sports. http://physicalculturist.ca/the-body-shapes-of-the-worlds-best-athletes-compared-side-by-side/ Since we are all here to remake ourselves, I figured it is a good time to ask whether you would be influenced by the finished physique of those in a chosen sport. I know I would be. In college I had a dancer friend. Ballet, modern, etc. Her FEET! I never would want to do what she does (though I admire HER for it).

I had my gastric bypass almost 5 weeks ago. I have seen my NUT and surgeon and they both said my weight loss is good (30) pounds. My problem is that I haven't lost any weight for almost two weeks. I have even varied between UP a pound and my stall weight. I suppose I'm just flabbergasted that not only am I not losing anymore, but that sometimes the number on the scale is higher. I always weigh at the same time every morning. I have type 2 diabetes and my blood sugars have been great, very few spikes and working on tapering down on insulin. My average macros for a day are less than 800 calories per day. 80-90g protein. 25-30g fat and 20-30g of carbs. At my post op check up they told me I was in ketosis and to up my carbs. This is also confusing as I thought being in ketosis was a good thing. I felt awful (fatigue, nausea) for a few days before my post op appointment, not to mention being stalled or almost a week at that point, and they told me upping my carbs would help. So now I average 35-45g carbs. The symptoms have subsided but the stall continues. I guess I'm wondering if a stall this long and this early on is normal and if upping my carbs to 35-45g is going to derail me further. I can't seem to find any answers and I don't have any friends to talk to about the stress of not losing weight. If you're reading this, thanks for listening. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Depending on what's being served, you may be able to eat something depending on where you are in your program. Otherwise, maybe just explain you aren't hungry because you had a large lunch?

Thanks for your response. I haven't changed my diet recently but it sounds like I need to go to my local doc to have a checkup.

I've always just done one serving a day of miralax or two if it's really bad. Needed it for three days post op but then was fine. Every day like clockwork.

Hang in there! Sent from my LGMS210 using BariatricPal mobile app

I'm looking for someone in Texas maybe even semi near to dfw! My surgery is tomorrow!! I would love to find a buddy who doesn't mind sharing everything with me! Lol

Had to share a pic from this past weekend when I went to a Cubs game with family. I'm still pre-op so this is going to be one of my before pics I think. And yes, that's me in the pink pants haha. Not something I would normally buy or wear, so it was a big deal to wear them for me. Cubs lost, but I had a good time

I stalled on day 15 for almost a week. I finally put the scale in the closet because I was getting frustrated and depressed.. After 4 days I noticed my clothes looser. Finally weighed and the scale was moving.. I'm not going to weigh daily anymore! Just once a week..I'll let my clothes show me. 18.5 lbs lost since surgery on the 10th. 30lbs since 2 week pre-op.. Hang in there everyone. We can do this! :-)

https://media.giphy.com/media/26BRv0ThflsHCqDrG/giphy.gif Congratulations! What an excellent update and NSV! I had heart and pulmonary issues pre-WLS also. Not anymore. Healthy is the BEST. Congrats again!