SleeveToBypass2023

I was diabetic pre surgery and my blood sugar never went over 160 after a meal, but my A1c was 7.4. Type 2 diabetes causes weight gain among other issues. Psych meds definitely cause weight gain, and hormonal imbalances (particularly PCOS, which I have) definitely cause weight gain and slow down or stop weight loss.

If you are burning 1600 calories, you should be consuming around 1200. If you work out that hard and eat as little as you are, your body thinks it's starving and it holds on to everything. You still want to consume less than you burn off, but you have to consume enough so your body knows it's not starving and will let the weight come off. For protein, try to stay in the 70-90g per day range. What do your fats, sugar, and carbs look like? Are you drinking anything carbonated? That can stretch the pouch, as well. How often are you eating and what kinds of snacks are you having?

I use Optimum protein powder (24g protein, 1 not too big scooper) and Rule 1 protein powder (25g protein, 1 scoop, medium sized scooper). Lots of awesome flavors. Optimum is 100% whey protein and Rule 1 is 100% Isolate and Hydrolysate protein.

If the fluids were warm, I could drink like normal from day 1. If they were cold, I had to sip until about 3 weeks out. Took longer for my stomach to tolerate cold drinks.

I still get them a lot and I'm 6 months out. If I eat a little too much or eat too fast, I'm hiccupping for a while lol

My dietician told me to keep my calories between 1100 - 1200 per day and add 2 days of weight training to my workout routine. I was doing light weights and cardio 5 days per week and she said to add the weight training to the 2 days I'm not working out. She said my diet and drinks and snacks are all good, the amount and frequency I'm eating are good. So hopefully this will help. This stall is driving me nuts. She also said if I get to 5 weeks, it's considered a plateau at that point and not a stall anymore. And then there's different things I would need to do if I'm at a plateau. Hope it doesn't get to that. I know stalls are normal, but I haven't even lost 100 pounds yet, and I'm nowhere near my goal, so slowing down this much at this point is really frustrating.

I do what is considered bariatric keto. Low carbs, high protein, moderate healthy fats (higher amount than carb amount but less than protein amount). My body responded to keto really well before surgery but not well after. My body didn't like the bariatric diet at all. But a happy medium (bariatric keto) seems to be right where my body is happy and responds well. You just have to make sure you do HEALTHY fats, not tons of eggs, bacon, sausage, etc every day. And all the diets require very low to no sugar. I also gave up caffeine, which was the hardest part of all of it.

I'm 6 months out and have been stuck in a stall a little over 3 weeks now. I'm not even halfway to my goal yet.

Had my 6 month post op appt today. Went FANTASTIC, but still in this stupid stall. Officially 3 weeks today. So so annoying. Really ready to have it break so i can get on with it. Oh well. Have to get bloodwork done, but all vitals and stats look excellent. Happy with my progress and my NSVs and my improved health. Just gonna keep on keepin on until the stall breaks and the scale makes me happy again.

I know elevated Bilirubin can be concerning, but your doctor is being proactive, and I have confidence everything will work out. Congrats on the weight loss and the rest of your tests coming back good!!!

Well, I've lost 82 in 6 months. If I wasn't in a 3 week stall, I probably could have gotten there. Stupid stall....

SAAAAAAME!!!!!!!!!! I keep waiting, but so far I'm peeing the same Let me pee a lot!!!! LOL

The last time I had a 2 week stall, I came out of it and dropped 9 pounds in a week, then 4 pounds the following week, then my body freaked out lol When I lose slowly, my body is ok. But when I lose a lot quickly, my body freaks out and I hit a stall. I know it, I recognize it, but it still sucks LOL

I only said that about carbs because OP said they have difficulty eating too many, which tells me they are eating more than they are supposed to.

That looks really good. What is the carb/calorie count?

Part of it, besides being in a stall, is that you're eating too many carbs. That's definitely something you have to watch. Stick to the diet very closely, make sure you're exercising, drink plenty of fluids, and the stall will break. They happen a lot, and they suck. But you GOTTA watch the carbs.

I have leukocytosis, so I know what elevated wbc count is like. Luckily I was diagnosed with it 10 years ago so it's noted and highlighted in my chart. If you were sick this month, they might still be up from it. Since you normally have elevated wbc, maybe see if you have leukocytosis, too, and have them highlight it in your chart, as well.

I didn't have to do an xray but I did have to do an EKG and a slew of bloodwork. Also, had to get clearance from my neuro and my PCP and had to do a full physical. I have insurance and from start to surgery day took 2 1/2 months. I don't think self pay would delay it. If anything, I would think it would be faster since less hoops have to be jumped through.

Yep, definitely a stall. I get them a lot. Literally every time I drop more than 5 or 6 pounds in a 2 week period, my body freaks out for 1-3 weeks. It's ANNOYING. Makes things frustrating and very sloooow.

Yep, about 3 or 4 months out my stomach sounded like something from the movie Alien lol It's really annoying, and a little embarrassing, but it is what it is.

Same, and I was in tears because I was always hungry. I felt like I got ripped off. And I also never had any restriction after the first 2 weeks at all. So I had to completely teach myself that I had to avoid slider foods, teach my stomach and brain that eating the designed portions ARE enough and I WON'T starve. I also had to work on head hunger. When my stomach wasn't hungry but I looked at the time and realized I hadn't eaten in a couple hours, I immediately became starving. OR....I would know I had a snack in there, and had already had one, and then decided I was starving if I didn't eat it right then. There's a huge difference between true hunger and head hunger, and I had to deal with both. But I did it. A lot of trial and error, but at almost 6 months out, I feel like I got there and can ignore head hunger (for the most part). But it was an uphill battle, and not an easy one, but it IS possible. But you have to be determined and dedicated and not give up.

From what my surgeon told me, if you test positive for anything associated with a drug (nicotine, thc, cannabinoids, hard drugs, alcohol, etc) then the surgery is postponed until you can pee completely clean.

I never lost my hunger at all. With the sleeve, they normally remove the hunger hormone, but not only was I still hungry, I was RAVENOUS. Never did get to have that "I have to make myself eat because I'm never hungry" that so many others had. You can overcome it, but it takes A LOT of work.

I love that!!! Half of my starting weight would be 194, which is only 6 pounds from my goal. Maybe I'll change my goal to 190 so I can say I lost MORE than half of me lol I'm really happy for you and the progress you're making!!!

The pre-op diet is the absolute worst. You have the hunger and stomach size of an obese person but none of the solid, filling food to satisfy it. It's really rough. But just keep reminding yourself that it won't be like that after the surgery. Yes, you'll be on the liquid diet after, but only for a short while, and your stomach will be so small and sensitive you won't want, or be able, to eat regular food. It'll definitely get better. And by the time you hit 6 weeks out, you can eat normal (albeit healthier, smaller portions) of food.