sirbrewz

Sleeved on July 25, down 34 lbs on Oct 1. Had a big stall at week 6. Down 124 lbs since March 1(preop).

I gained 6 lbs recently and am so disappointed. So I understand your pain. I am just redoubling my efforts and cutting out any nonessential foods. Also got back to exercising daily. Eventually I will start losing again and so will you.

Within the context of your daily calorie/protein/fat/carb goals, it is fine for you to eat a fast food product like that. You just would not want to make that a staple of your diet. A good substitute for chicken mcnuggets are chic-fil-a's grilled nuggets. No breading, high in protein, very tasty. Another good snack when having to choose fast food is Fazoli's meatballs. They are a little high in fat, but also high in protein. Don't beat yourself up, just try to stay within your goals and take it one day at a time.

Seems to me that getting the required protein without pushing the calorie count too high means I will always obsess over food to an extent. I don't see this negatively. I think inattention to what I eat was a big part of my weight gain, and I don't want to go back.

On soups you might try blending some soups. For instance, blend minestrone to a liquid and it is pretty good.

This is a tricky one because everyone seems to have a different tolerance to the different shakes. I ultimately settled on premiere Protein shakes, and Isopure as my choices. I think you might try a few different things to attempt to find a product that works for you. If this problem continues, please call your dr's office for help. It is really important that you get the protein and liquid you need. Soon, you'll move to soft, the regular food and there will be many more choices available to you.

We all go through this, so you are experiencing something very normal. I recommend tracking your food or planning it in advance using myfitnesspal or a similar app. It will help you see what you are doing. The past is the past. Plan your food choices tomorrow and never look back! If you want to join me on myfitnesspal, my Id is Sirbrewz.

Hello all. I am currently in a stall, and it is depressing. I had surgery about 1.5 months ago and have lost about 28 lbs since then. When you look at the scale each day the stalls can be maddening. That said, 28 lbs in 45 days is in reality very fast weight loss. I think it is important to consider the affect of Water weight loss versus fat weight loss. I started prepping for my surgery back in March and lost 90 lbs from March 1 to July 25. My surgery was July 25 and I gained 10 lbs of liquid in the hospital, then lost 38 lbs since then to net out at 118 lbs. My surgeon explained that losing a couple lbs a week is much healthier for me than big weight swings. So from my point of view it is best to stay true to the diet goals but don't sweat the scale so much. As for a honeymoon, I think the 18 month concept of a "honeymoon" means that typically patients get from 50% to 80% of excess weight off in that time. This means you are not too far from your optimum weight and continued weight loss and maintenance requires you to be extremely diligent in your diet or you will start gaining again. The good news is that your sleeve will help you keep eating small quantities and that missing 85% of your stomach will probably help curb appetite. It is a honeymoon in that you have until that point to address issues like emotional eating so you can have long term success. I think what you're going through is very normal, keep the faith.

I found that tracking comes in very handy once things aren't going well! When you hit a stall or don't feel well, the tracking data usually points you in the right direction. The way I use fitness pal is to load my selections into it the day before. This allows me to plan the food selections rather than getting into those situations where there seem like there are no good food choices. I have been trying to cut down on my carbs lately, as I have found it easy to rack up high carbs but relatively modest calories. Using myfitnesspal has been very valuable in planning ahead.

I was sleeved on July 25. My wife, who was sleeved over a year ago, says I am eating too fast. I think she is right, I have slowed down and the problem with filling up so fast has gotten better. Eating quickly is a difficult habit to break because you have done it for so long. You might slow down, chew 30 times for each bite and put down fork between bites.

I am experiencing similar results. Sleeved on July 25, lost 28 lbs since then. Much of that loss was early on after surgery. Weight loss slowed for me at week 3 and stalled last week. I am really not good about daily exercise, but I am going to have to get over that. I think a good 45 minute brisk walk each day might help get things moving! (Fingers crossed)!

Same thing happened to me. Even though I knew there would be stalls, I took it really hard. LOL. In the last few days I have seen some weight loss, but I seem to be meandering. You're doing really well and this will pass. It is unpleasant to stall, though!

Dustin, I don't think you are doing anything wrong. I recently went to purée and I am getting about the same number of calories as you and I am stalling. It is maddening but very normal from what I have read. Eventually the body will heal and things will normalize and the weight will come off. Keep the faith, man!

Hi, I can identify with your anxiety about not losing more weight. I am about 1 week ahead of you (July 25) and I have had a similar issue. I got cleared for purée last week and my weight loss has temporarily stalled. It really started to stall when I made changes to my diet, but calories don't lie and I know I will start losing again. There are a lot of factors here to consider that might help you feel better. First, I gained 10 pounds of water weight in my 3 day hospital stay. So you might consider whether you had some gain due to the IV's that inflated your weight. Second, my surgeon would tell you that one to two pounds lost per week is what he wants to see. Basically very few people keep hydrated properly and some of the big short term weight loss is mostly water and not fat. If you stay the course on calorie intake, water intake and protein intake your body will eventually heal and get over the trauma and will start burning fat. That difference in your daily calories consumed and that big number of calories your body naturally burns will start generating fat loss for you, but only if you stay true to the plan recommended by your dr. Last suggestion: Make sure you get enough calories. If they are too low, your body tries to preserve itself by hanging on to fat. Whatever the goal is recommended by your dr, try to minimally reach that goal each day. If you have been getting too few calories, sometimes a bump up in calories will jump start weight loss again. We all get really disappointed when we are not losing, but this whole thing is really about math and time. Don't worry about the pounds lost, just work the plan and it will work out.

Marfar, I can identify with the hunger! You might want to hit reset to get back on track. Record all your food choices including calories consumed and make sure you're getting exactly the amount of no calorie fluids your dr has instructed. Everything you're going through is pretty common, so this will pass. My own impulses have resulted in me filling out daily meal plans in advance so I don't graze or eat bad choices at restaurants. I feel that is necessary until I reach my goal, and maybe beyond. One thing that makes me lose my "hunger" is the idea of going backwards and having to lose the same pounds over again. Good luck!