ms.sss
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Well WTF.
It looks like for the past I don't know how long I've been reporting myself taller than I really am. Apparently I am only 5'1", and NOT 5'2" as I've always thought. My driver's licence says 5'1", but that was back when I was 16, and for some reason, I have been thinking I grew a bit after that and was 5'2".
So that screws up with all my BMI goal weights. Great. Now I've got to re-calculate. Boo.
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Good news and Meh news...
Meh: so I think I experienced/am experiencing my first stall-ish since surgery and now I get how frustrating it can be! So annoying to wake up every morning to watch the scale report a gain or loss of the same 1.5 pounds for over 2 weeks. *sigh*. Some say put the scale away, but I log my weight every morning to get a daily moving average of my weight. So long as this moving average is not heading upwards (which it isn’t and hasn’t since post-op) then I am good with my curent “minimalist” weekly weight loss rate, however small I think it is 🙄.
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The Good news:
To allow for some self back patting, and to remind myself of the bigger picture, I set a bunch of interim goals/milestones... a few of which are 10lbs increment weight loss goals:
So this morning, after hovering within 1.5 pounds of an interim goal for over 2 weeks, I weighed in at 164.8, and officially lost 70 lbs! In 4 months. That is 30% of my starting body weight. Or the equivalent of my 10 year old neice. How crazy is that.
Next Goal: weigh in at 162lbs to be merely overweight (and not obese!)
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How many calories do/did you eat at 3 months out?
ms.sss posted a topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I am wondering how many calories you folks out there are/were eating at 3 months? A couple weeks ago at my 3-month followup, my nutritionist seemed to be more concerned about volume and wants me to eat x ounces of protein, fats, grains, etc...or at least strive to, since I am apparently not eating close to what she wants me to yet. Now today, my lab work came back and the nurse called to say I'm all good across the board, so I figure I've been eating/doing ok. My body seems to be satisfied with the amount of food/number of calories I've been getting in these days and I don't feel like eating any more than that. Soooo....how many calories where you getting in at 3 months out? Also, if you are/were exercising to offset that amount. -
Looking on the bright side: both a loss of 1lb/week and a loss of 4lbs/week are LOSSES. So long as the trendline is going down, I'm happy.
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Ok, so for the past week or so, the act of eating or even the thought of eating has become increasingly uninteresting to me. I am 7 weeks post-op tomorrow. I honestly would rather not have to sit down and eat my x number of tablespoons of whatever as its been feeling like a chore. Its odd because the actual chore of preparing and cooking meals (for the fam) I look forward to. I also enjoy looking up and preparing single serve "meals" for myself and stacking them up nicely in the freezer. I just don't really care (or feel the need to care) to eat them. I have been dutifully taking my vitamins/supplements and getting 2-3 litres of water in daily. I force myself to drink a protein shake (which I used to love but now barely stand) because if I didn't, my daily caloric intake would be close to zero. I haven't had my shake yet today, but so far I've managed to eat one teaspoonful of cottage cheese...and its 2pm. I get about 8-9 hours of sleep a night. Luckily enough I still have energy, and am able to get an average of about 10K of walking in a day (because I always feel better after I go out for the walks), plus whatever else I would normally do, but I'm sure this wont last if I continue this way. While I don't exactly hate the fact that this food-aversion-thing I'm experiencing is showing itself on the scale, I just don't FEEL quite right. I don't feel "bad" or anything, I just feel "off". I figure this is some sort of stage that will pass eventually? P.S. I'm seeing my PCP next week for a previously scheduled appointment, so I guess my labs will help reveal whats up if anything.
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