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Ok Thank You.... Thank you guys for the support , I really need it right now. I will stay positive and keep on keeping on thank you guys.....☺

Hi Everyone , I am new to the forum , but I have been reading the post for a while now. I am a 34yr old woman that has battle with weight issues my entire life .My eating disorder progressed when my mom passed and I adopted my siblings(total of 11 children total) I have yo-yo dieted , took every diet pill out there and have even went thru starvation periods to loss weight. Ive even been on various weight loss programs to seeing weightloss counslers. I realized that i needed to do something that was permenant , because if i didnt , i would probably end up killing my self trying to get skinny. I was sleeved on Feb18th,2012 in Mexico with Dr Garcia. Everything was going well up until 2 wks ago when I hit a stall. I lost 18lbs the first 3wks , but have not lost a pound or any inches since . What I think I did wrong was: before my surgery in Mexico , I started the process of going thru my Insurance , but I felt that that process was going to take to long to get approved. While I was working on going thru my insurance( after just to yo dieting again and losing 24lbs ) , I had to actually gain 20lbs (my BMI was to low when i lost the 24lbs) for my insurance company even consider me for the surgery , even with all my illnesses( hypo thyroidism, High Cholestrol, High Blood Pressure, Water retention, etc....) so in the meantime , I started to eat what I wanted to and gained the 20lbs so my insurance would accept me, but while researching a lot about WLS I found out about the the surgery being offered in Mexico and how much it costs . So I felt that it was time to make a change now , so I did. ???? But now , here comes the problem , After my surgery , I felt no hunger, I lost 18lbs post op in the first 3wks and I was happy with the way things were going . ???? However, now at 5 wks and 2 days I am hungry all the time ,I can eat a lot more now . ???? I am at a stall ( for the last 2 wks) . And I am doing everything from eating Protein first, 500-800 calories per day 70-80 g of protein per day ( I even take protein pills 500mg to supplement me not eating meats) to eating 6-8 small meals thru out the day and I almost forgot , I'm taking meds for acid as well ,and I'm drinking 64oz of water per day . The only exercise that I do daily (5 days) is 20mins of walking and around 30 bicep curls and 30 squats per day. ???????????? Nothing major because I'm currently being tested for heart problems , so my doctor advised me to take it easy until I get my results. So can anyone answer this question for me : Did I only loss the 18lbs that I originally gained to have the surgery? Did I mess my self up with purposely gaining the weight for surgery? Can this be fixed? If so , how ? What else can help my hunger ( not head hunger, but stomach hunger)? What can I do to get pass this stall ? SW: 220lbs CW: 202lbs GW: 145lbs HELP..... I messed up Disappointed and Discouraged ????????????

Thanks you for your response as well . But do you guys think my intake of protein is to high ( with the 500mg protein pills ) that I'm taking? As I was reading over my post , that was something that caught my eye. I really need to ask my doctor . But is there anyone out there that's taking in to much protein? And not loss weight because of it ? ????

Thank you so much ...... I'm trying to keep my head up . As for you , congrats on your weight loss and much continued success to you .???? Thanks Again

Hi Everyone, I'm new to the forum , but I have been following you guys for a while , I am 5wks post op as of yesterday and I still have head hunger as well. I've tried everything from eating my Protein first to eating smaller meals through out the day. I also have medication for acid , nothing is seeming to help , and I am at a stall . And i almost forgot to mention that I'm able to eat alot more . Is this normal ? Does anyone have any suggestions on on how to get over my 2 wk stall? I'm getting extremely discouraged .