Giselle426

So I posted a couple months ago about my disappointment 9 months post op and now in 2 days I am offically 1 year post op and my total weight loss has been 40lbs. That was acheived in 3-4 months post op and since then its been a bad battle. Anyway as I look back one entire year and my failure it is soo discouraging! Especially coming from my 100lb weight loss with my band when I had it 5 years ago. I went to see a nutrionist (not same that i have with my surgeon) and she insisted I up my intake, because I am a year post op and im so tall 5'10 that 1200 cals arent enough for me? Any success stories out there with bleek start like mine but greater afters?

Hey there love, thanks for all your suggestions! I am taking everything into consideration. I do work out, I drink only water not much of a fruit juice/soda drinker. I also track my food on myfitnesspal and most of my meals r measured. As far as protein I try to do 1 shake a day plus I have at least one protein pudding that I make aside from my meal that includes a protein. Basically i always make sure to get that in. I am looking into counseling and OA. Thanks for your advice. I hope i can make more changes and not feel this way.

I just wanted to repost a little bit of an update, I personally still feel discouraged and although I no longer workout twice a day anymore and im measuring more my food, im still not seeing any difference in my clothes, or not even that far - I still feel and see someone that needs alot of weight to loose. More than that I feel so uncomfortable in my clothes as next month in December I make 11 months post op! - severe disappointment. Before Nov started I set a goal of atleast. 5-10 lbs loss and im at the same weight of 239. From when October. And a hit i recieved to this was seeing a good friend of mine at a recent function who looks phenomenal (if theres a greater word id use it) at a year and a half post op. Today when I got dressed for work I looked in the mirror and said to myself, am I just meant to be this size as I turn 30 next year and just in general even after being smaller about 2 years ago? I havent given up I recently purchased a crossfit pass to see if a change in workout can help and I hope to start it after thanksgiving!

@@KathyRS I just re read this post because i literally needed to! Im still in the same as i was when i first wrote this post but i really needed to re read this! Thank you and good luck to u!

Im def going to try this! Different kinds of veggies also i love sirracha! And i like cucumbers so im going to try that too! Thanks

@@KathyRS wow thanks for everything you wrote, I also think I need some therapy personally just because of all these feelings pertaining to my self image. I really like everything you wrote and I see what your saying. As far as me not giving up, ive been over weight most of my teenage-adult life and I do not have a specific weight I want to be but i do want to be healthier and not have all my clothes fit me ugly as i feel they do now. I definately am trying - also coming from a hispanic family that really just blurt things put like what happend? u use to be smaller or if you lost some weight you would like nicer... Etc and things like that I feel like I just want to loose weight and be happier and healthier! Others have had soo much success even without working out - a personal friend of mine specifically - and im here trying hard and shes down to 145 right now with no effort a year out! like its a bit discouraging - i will change up things i do and eat and hopefully find some more success!

@@Kathy812 yes I do, in the am I work out with 21 df or piyo and at night I go to a gym so I do more cardio and weight lifting!

Yea thanks for the advice. I use myfitnesspal but now that I will be starting a new job I will be more diligent with what goes inside me! I love broccoli and mixed veggies so I eat them constantly, but I will most definitely cut out those carbs because I do like rice and potatoes, not together but yes I will be cutting them out! I recently also downloaded fooducate as well! I am going to meal prep better this weekend and I can hope to change this around so that I can be a better patient and be happier with my life over all and not have this hanging over me also! I am going to try to do even more clean eating and I am bringing down the amount of cals. I also will up my Water intake. any more suggestions?

Yes I still drink protien since its super fast and handy, I drink 2-3 shakes a day along with chicken, I dont like fish or eggs so mostly I eat chicken or trukey. as far as water goes I try to drink at least 1.5 liters while im at work and that isnt including what I drink during my workouts. I will admit though that I have been over doing it with the carbs and junk lately! But I am here to ask for more additional help!

I completely agree with that I left everything slip completely! I believe it is really hard since I LOVE food! I did not expect to be so unsuccessful I guess so that is why I am so disappointed. I have decided to try to give up most carbs generally! and stay under or at 1200 cals. Mostly I do but sometimes I go up to about 1400. I do not drink soda and I gave up coffee a long time ago. As far as excersize I try so many different things and never do the same for too long and I try different things thanks to groupon/living social/amazon local to vary my workouts. I hope I can loose weight because I have so much clothes that currently does not fit that I would like to wear! Thanks everyone!

Hello All I hope that someone here can really help or give my some light at the end of the tunnel. Here is a quick background on me. In 2010 I had Lap Band surgery and lost about 120lbs in about 2 years! (YAY for me) than between 2013-14 I gained about 70lbs back! I switched jobs and went back to school full time and just stopped working out with all the commotions in my life. ANYWAY! In October 2014 I had my lap band removed since it had slipped and on Jan 2015 I had the gastric sleeve surgery! So everything was great for the first 3 months I lost 35 lbs, No lets fast foward to 9 months and I have lost in total 45 lbs! and the bulk of it was in the first 2-3 months as you can see. I am completely discouraged right now! By the time years ago with my lapband I was down 80+ pounds and now I am working out almost twice a day - doing (on and off) 21 day fix and just hating that I have not LOST any weight in 6 months at all! I know a stall but this is crazy! I do not think anything is going to happen anymore. My surgeon says to workout more the nutritionist says to measure out my food more? ... I am not going to pretend that I have been eating EXACTLY great because I have been eating more and bad things a lot more often and recently because I am sooooooo discouraged ! Any suggestions? This is causing my such slight depression because I was down to 212 at my lowest when I had lap band surgery and right now I am at 240-42 and do not see much relief in sight and I feel so overwhelmed with grief (if that's even the right word) because two wls later I am still really big - and who knows if I ever end up going back to my highest weight of 320 (GOD I hope not)! HELP?