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Hello all, So I am currently 20 months and weigh 155.4 lbs, and my goal weight is 135lbs. Since August, I have been rocking in the 150s, I usually would be at 153 or 154, but since I had two cheat days, I've been up to 155, 156, or even 157. My biggest fear is that I would reach 160 again. I feel like entering the 160's would mean that I would have failed. So recently, to get try and jump-start the weight loss, I have recently gone back to the gym. I usually do the elliptical for 30mins each day. For my food that has not changed, I still do low carb and make sure I have at least 90 grams if not higher of protein. My water intake is the same. Any advice or tips would be much appreciated. I wanted to know if there is anything.
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20 month mark but not losing weight.
Sammi_Katt replied to Itsjackie's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I'm only 7 months out, but I've stalled a few times. My dietitian actually gave me a plan for what to do if I stall out for two weeks or longer, and that's change things up. Intermittent fasting, changing up your exercise routine, adjusting your calories throughout the week (doing 500, then 1000, then 1200, and then back to 1000, 500 and repeat). Stalls are there because your body got used to what it was doing (most of the time, there are other medical reasons for stalls as well, like constipation and gas and such). If you are only doing the elliptical, maybe try lifting weights or doing a rowing machine? Change it up. Your protein goals sound fabulous, but maybe add a few carbs in there here and there. It's a lot of trial and error trying to figure out what works, which you obviously know. I think your weight is great, and you have done amazingly. Just hang in there, okay? ❤️ -
20 month mark but not losing weight.
Hop_Scotch replied to Itsjackie's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Yes but it will take a lot of work on your behalf now that you are close to a healthy BMI. Essentially you need to be counting calories and monitoring macros. Work out our calories for weight loss given your gender, height, current weight and activity levels (use a calorie counting website if you aren't already), set your profile for weight loss, use the daily allowance given, weight and measure very thing that goes pass your lips and track your calories. Bear in mind that some of the weight you want to lose is likely skin weight as your body fat percentage may already be in the healthy weight range. As you get closer to the healthy weight range weight loss is lower and slower. -
Body image issues, emotional issues, regrets....interesting article
Creekimp13 posted a topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
This one didn't ring true for me, but it reminded me a lot of some posts I've seen on here and I thought maybe someone would find it useful. https://www.womenshealthmag.com/weight-loss/a19995829/weight-loss-surgery-story/- 1 reply
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10 weeks post, haven't lost anything in 4 weeks
mylighthouse replied to twin85's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Since you are working out so much, you need to go up on your protein intake to close to 100 grams a day. That should help you drop the weight as well as being SURE to get over your 64 ounces of liquids a day.... you need to increase there too. Also, don't know if you are tracking carbs or not, but myfitnesspal is a wonderful tool for tracking carbs, calories, protein, etc. It could be that your carb intake is too high and that can always contribute to why you aren't losing. In addition, if you are exercising a lot, you may need to increase your caloric intake. You may actually be not eating enough. -
I suffer from severe GERD, but I am pre-op. I can't imagine it getting WORSE. :-o I hope yours improves as the weight goes down. Just a suggestion, you might want to switch medications. I did much better on Protonix than Prevacid. And some take it twice a day. Right now I am on precription Pepcid. The body changes and I had to switch.
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Is it possible for the sleeve to not work on someone? Is it possible to never lose weight even though they have 85 percent of their tummy taken away? Has anyone ever heard of someone failing their sleeve and it being a waste of time. mine isnt doing anything 5 weeks into sugery and feeling like i wish i could get my tummy back and try a different surgery. ugh
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Greetings from Washington State
MarcyLoo replied to rebeccarox's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
Hey there! I'm in Monroe/Snohomish (northeast of Seattle). I used Northwest Weight Loss Surgery in Everett and was so happy with them! I have a coworker who has tricare as her secondary and because her PRIMARY is refusing to cover a medication Tricare is also refusing, but if she drops her primary Tricare will. That's all I know about it though. Welcome!! -
Thinking about me for a change.
weightingtolose commented on weightingtolose's blog entry in Blog 18482
Sure thing, I'll let you now. :thumbup: It all started with a summer vacation to Hawaii last July. We went on a Catamaran on the ocean where I began to vomit for 6, count them 6 hours STRAIGHT! Uh, the pain was horrible. I didn't think I would get sea sick but boy was I COMPLETELY WRONG! Anyhow, during the course of my puking sessions, I stretched my pouch. I knew throwing up was BAD with the band so I went to the docs in August and sure enough that's what they told me. They had to unfill me completely and allow the swelling to go down before I could get another fill. Anyhow, about a month later our family was hit with a series of deaths back to back so getting a fill was not even on my mind. Had 8 deaths in the family since then. We buried my aunt yesterday so we're hoping that's the last of deaths for a while atleast. In a nutshell, there's my story. I'm sure you can imagine just how happy I was to get a fill. Pretty sad when the highlight of your life is getting a fill to help you start losing weight again. HAHA So now, I just let things roll off my back and worry about ME for a change. Is that bad???? -
You look great .I had my surgery 11-11-02 weight 330 the day of surgery today I am at 185 that is 145 pounds gone in almost 9 months . Keep up the good work I am hoping bye x-mas I am at my goal weight .And talking about lose skin I have a lot of it .
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Julie, you said you no longer have symptoms of PCOS. Can you give me more info on this? What symptoms did you have, and what symptoms have gone away? I am trying to get pregnant and my doc says I am a PCOS variant and if I lose weight, it will help my symptoms as well. You can email me privately at andrewandtami@yahoo.com if you want. Tami:)
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Thank you, Leo. My quick weight loss can be attributed to having a very tight band from the beginning. I had several serious health problems that were directly related to being super morbid obese and so rapid weight loss was a plus in that respect. At this point I'm no longer diabetic, no longer have high blood pressure, no longer suffer from GERD or many(though not all) symptoms of PCOS. On the other hand I've lost a lot of hair and have a lot of loose skin. I realize that the amount of weight I've lost 6 months out is not typical and for that reason I rarely post my stats. Then I think back to all of those who were banded before me..Robin, Wednesday, Jenn, Millie.. and shared their experiences and reading those stats and stories encouraged me to have this procedure in the first place. The only advice I can give is what you probably already know...Drink lots of Water, eat your Protein first, get fills when you need them, exercise and be thankful that we have this wonderful tool in which to better our health and our lives! Julie Links to before and -100 pounds pics: http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-7/115886/beforeN103.JPG http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-7/115886/face103beforeNafter.JPG
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My Doc put me on a 2 week Pre-Op liquid diet. It has been really tough but I have almost done a full week. :clap2: I jumped on the scale today and I have lost 20 Lbs in 5 days! I was just wondering if anyone else had similar results with their Pre-Op diet. Thanks everyone!
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Thank you so much Ban Tam. Your response helped alot. I was a little disappointed today, because the insurance company is saying I have to have 24 months of medically mointored weight loss attempts. I think Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tx is just to discourage people from getting band. :thumbup: On the bright side I saw my surgeon today. I am making an appointment to see the nutritionist and psychologist tomorrow. :tt2:
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186 lbs banded 5/27/09 starting weight 261 size 14
zimazoom posted a gallery image in Member Photo Gallery
From the album: Loving Life where I am right now.
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Wow, this site is so great. It is a place where I can get the facts, experience and support from fellow travelers to help me with my own goals. I'm starting to get a glimmer of what the next year might hold for me physically, but the mental/emotional part is still unknown. I'm looking forward to this journal to be able to reflect on my process. My biggest mental hurdles right now- how to handle telling family and friends... whether or not to tell people at work. We eat A LOT there, it will become obvious that something has changed after my surgery. I worry that people will judge me for "taking the easy way out", for not having the willpower or strength to do it on my own. I also worry that people will think I'm vein or priveleged because my BMI is not really that high and I am a self-pay. Also, since I'm a dietitian, I think I am open to a high level of judgement about my weight anyway... this will just be another way people could judge... but then its not about anyone else. This is about me. And to tell the truth. I'm so excited. I can't wait!!! :sun:
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The Skinny on My 1 Month Weigh-in
shellynnrn commented on ALuv82's blog entry in The Skinny: A Journey Through Lap-Band Surgery
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Starting into week 3 post op No problems making a transition from liquids to semi-solids. Able to take thick soups and even tuna and chilli. I can feel full after about 6oz. of food. I get a feeling like I'm going to have the pain I had from gulping air. That's enough to make me shut the eating down. That stays for about an hour and if that is the new full feeling then this should be easy. I've done great on keeping caffeine out and not drinking after a meal, although I forget sometimes. Lower tract is finally firmed up now that I'm getting something other than tea, water and the protien shake. With the current weight loss my productivity is way up and I'm feeling great now that I can eat an egg or thick soup. My wife is glad too. I've been pretty miserable watching them eat and my mood has not been very good. First fill scheduled for Feb.6th. They adjust the fill using a flouroscope so they can get it right.
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Well, I made it through my first shift back at work. But I have to say, I was BEAT this morning! Thankfully, it wasn't a hughly busy shift, so I could pace myself, sip on my water all night, got to take a break, etc. Some nights it is so crazy that even a bathroom break is out of the question (sorry, TMI!). Only problem was, I was way to beat to swim with my roommate this morning before going to bed. I got home and told her, "sorry, I am headed straight to bed!" And I slept like I had died. So now it is back to work again tonight and tomorrow, and then I have a couple of nights off, which will be nice. When I got home this morning, I made my usual "Pit stop" at the scale on my way to bed, and was disappointed to see that I weighed the same as yesterday morning. Sort of discouraging. I walked a lot last night at work, and thought that would help in the weight loss battle. But then I know that weight loss isn't always smooth and even. I was somewhat discouraged when I got to work last night. I had told two people at work (IN CONFIDENCE!) about the upcoming weight loss surgery, and when I got to work, it seemed like EVERYONE knew I had had the surgery, that I had gone to Mexico to have it, etc. I am not sure which one of my co-workers "spilled the beans", but am sort of upset that one or both of them would tell something that I had told them in confidence, and asked them NOT to tell anyone about! I am a contract worker, and did this between contracts, so it isn't like I had to inform administration or HR about the surgery. For all they knew, I was just taking some time off between contracts. I had tons of "unsolicited" advise last night, about my diet, my weight loss, my vitamin intake, etc. There are three gals at work who have had various bariatric procedures (not sure what exact procedure) and one of them came to me to tell me how it was "the worst thing she had ever done in her life!" Now why would she tell me that? I am working hard to make a success of my surgery and post-op experience, and she tells me about her infections, her subsequent surgeries needed to "fix what the weight loss surgery did to me", etc! I mean, how depressing. I guess some people just can't let someone else be happy that things are going right! Oh well, enough complaining. Have to start getting ready for work. Hope all you pre and post op Sleevers are doing well. Talk at you more later............
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Had my sleeve on Aug 20th my top weight was 498lbs in Aug of 2013, I had what I think was a successful prep year (that's how long it takes up here in Canada) I lost 115lbs from Aug 2013-July 2014 and 20 lbs on the pre-op liquid diet. I did all the mental prep everything I was ask to do, I woke up after the surgery and I have been second guessing my decision, ever since, anyone else have this? hope it's just not me.
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I'm going through the same situation. My mother is very anti surgery and she most recently said that if I go through with it she does not want to know. I'm saddened by this as I would like her to be part if my support system pre- and post- surgery. I know and understand the complications with any surgery but I feel as though losing and gaining 60+ pounds on three separate occasions before the age of 30 has its own complications too!
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Liquid Diet Long Term
dreamingsmall replied to GlowingGal's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
You have already said you can not liquid diet forever. It does not matter what research says, its about you, and someone can do a liquid diet , introduce slowely and keep the weight off as I have seen people do who have a normal relationship with food, its only my assumption that if you had a normal relationship with food you would not be at this point. The reason its working is because its short term, but how will you eat for the rest of your life?- 1 reply
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The Qualification Process
allwright replied to Bandlam's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
I know what you are going through. But I was lucky as each time I had been to doctor for back, B/P, cold, allergies, etc. I was weighed and it was charted that we discussed how much better I could and would feel getting the weight off. It was documented that I was on 2 blood pressure meds and still had high readings. I went to neuro doctor for back pain and he too agreed that I would benefit from banding. I got him to write note to that effect. I showed where I had tried Jenny Craig, weighwatchers, Fen-Fen, Atkin's, Slim Fast, Healthy Heart diet, Mayo diet, etc. Actually I called the insurance company in the beginning and ask exactly what they had to have to approve and they told me. I attended the seminar in Sept. and got surgery in March. Good luck with your approval. -
band vs sleeve - how did you decide?
☠carolinagirl☠ replied to aviva1979's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
seeing the scale at over 336 pounds, not being able to walk far or wondering do they make clothes bigger than size 30..that was my deciding factor along with being able to push my new granddaughter around the block. tricare does not cover the sleeve so that was not ever on the table. i did not want the bypass as i was too scared and my dr felt i should have it because of my size and high bmi. but i stuck to my guns..then he told me of the latest thing, the plication with the band..he stressed i would have to change everything about my life..in order for it to work..for me to lose weight, id have to help the band by eating better foods, and in my allotted amounts and follow the guidelines.. i think its successful so far (lost nearly 100 pounds since last june), and i feel with all that i am that any wls is successful if you really want it and do everything you can to make it happen. its not a magic cure all but it will work -
Right now I am a tad bit irritated. I got banded on Nov.2 and since then I have been losing 2-3 lbs a week and this past week I lost nothing. Maybe TMI but this past week I was in my period. Does this have anything to do with it. I work out 4 times a week for an hr each day. I just need some feedback. I'm kinda worried about not losing weight. Advice please.
