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You've lost 25lb in about about five weeks? Looks pretty good to me. It's hard not to do, but comparing ourselves to others can really set us up for disappointment. Personal circumstances are always different eg the surgery they had, the post op diet they are on, how much weight they lost pre-op, what their incidental activity level is, what exercise they are doing, medication etc etc. When you say the scale is not moving? When did you last lose weight? You may be on a stall, which is quite common for most of us, the stalls can last up to a couple of weeks for some, and longer for others. As long as you stick to your post op guidelines the scales will reflect your efforts before too long.
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So i try to eat slow but it’s so hard. Also sometimes I eat late lastnight at 7:30pm I had alittle bit of chilli and couldn’t lay down for 2 hours. I try to eat all through out the day. Because I don’t want to lose to much weight. first picture 270lbs December 24th 2020 second picture 192lbs June 12th 2021
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How do you maintain your weight loss?
Arabesque replied to IcanMakeit's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
We’re the same height & about the same weight. I struggled to find my maintenance point too & lost about another 12kgs. I’m only 2yrs out but it took me a year of increasing my calories to find the right balance & stop losing. As I couldn’t really increase my portion size for my meals (I physically couldn’t eat any more) I added snacks - what felt & still seems like lots of snacks. I was eating 5-6 nutritionally beneficial snacks a day. Now I eat 3-5 a day just depending. I’m pretty consistent in what I eat. My lowest weight was 48.2kg but for the last 6 months I usually sit at about 49kg (swing 48.5-49.5). I have dropped a bit lately (been 47.9 a couple of times) because I haven’t been overly hungry or interested in eating. I’m sure this will pass. If not I’ll have to work harder at getting in my 1200 calories which seems to be my golden number. Are you still tracking & weighing your food? Do you have a caloric goal or average number you consume in each day? I do random checks to ensure I haven’t misread caloric or nutritional information or am misjudging portion size - it’s easy to under or over estimate. I suggest going back to your dietician & revising your daily food intake for a few weeks with them. There may be something you’re missing & they should be able to recommend or advise on a plan forward. My medical team were concerned at first especially when I was still losing but they’re ok now cause I’m stable. I’m pretty small boned so I don’t mind being on the lower end of the BMI scale. (For years I was told I was big boned but it was just fat - lol!) Congratulations on losing your regain. Good luck. -
Yes, it's possible. While it is much more common to lose only about half of your excess weight, and struggle with regain...there ARE people who swap one version of disordered eating for another and ultimately struggle with full blown anorexia and bulemia. Inpatient eating disorder treatment centers are reporting increasing numbers of post bariatric surgery patients. It is not that bariatric surgery causes an eating disorder...the eating disorder is usually pre-existing. But it can cause the eating disorder to take a different form...almost like cross over addiction (which is also a significant problem for many post bariatric surgery patients.) People do die after bariatric surgery due to eating disorder related malnutrition. It happens. That said! Bariatric surgery is overwhelmingly coorelated to increased lifespans. Fatal eating disorders are rare. In short....worth paying attention to, but few deal with it...and overall, Bariatric surgery has far more benefits than risks.
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https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/publications/psychiatry_newsletter/hopkins_brainwise___winter_2015/bariatric_surgery_and_eating_disorders http://c-hit.org/2014/10/15/years-after-weight-loss-surgery-patients-seek-treatment-for-eating-disorders/ https://abcnews.go.com/Health/w_DietAndFitness/bariatric-surgery-eating-disorders-lap-band-made-bulimic/story?id=13802938
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How do you maintain your weight loss?
Creekimp13 replied to IcanMakeit's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
A lot of it is keeping track and making adjustments. First, figure out how many calories a person of your weight, gender and activity level burns in a day. A nutritionist can help you. (there are a lot of Basal metabolic rate calculators online that might help, too) Then, try to eat that many calories, and see what happens to your weight. If you lose, go up....if you gain, go down. If you adjust by 200 or so calories each adjustment....eventually you'll find the sweet spot. For me, it's about 1400-1600 calories and 10,000 steps a day....and the occasional trip to the bariatric therapist if I find myself self sabotaging and falling back into bad habits due to emotional triggers. Don't get addicted to starving yourself....it's just another version of an eating disorder. Eat a healthy, nutritious, balanced diet. Best wishes! -
Kristieshannon is absolutely right - there are a lot more people who never make it to their goal than there are who lose too much. A LOT. Besides, although there are rare exceptions to this, you can always start eating more if you feel you're losing too much weight. So suffice it to say, it's rarely a problem.
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How do you maintain your weight loss?
catwoman7 replied to IcanMakeit's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
yep. That's pretty much what it comes down to. I'm in my 60s. I battled with my weight for decades. I can't even tell you how many times I lost weight - and sometimes a lot of it - and then kind of slacked off on paying close attention - and then it would gradually drift back up. I'd regain every pound I'd worked so hard to lose. Not happening this time...but to make sure it doesn't, you really have to keep on top of it and spring into action when your weight goes about your "oh crap" level... -
How do you maintain your weight loss?
IcanMakeit replied to IcanMakeit's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
So the truth is you just have to stay vigilant and expect to go back to weight loss phase periodically when the regain reaches an unacceptable level. There’s no perfect equilibrium. My past mistake was waiting too long to go back to weight loss phase. I guess I knew that. I just want a different reality. 😉 -
Walking 7-9 miles is great. The joint pain could be from your changing weight distribution - your centre of gravity changes as you lose weight. (I found myself slouching as I lost weight.) Could also be additional strain on joints that have already been stressed from carrying your weight over the years. Walking, though less hard on the joints then say running, still causes jarring to joints. It’s like getting sore muscles when you first start exercising or start a new exercise program. Were you very active in the years before your surgery? Were you fitted for your walking shoes? Old shoes, non supportive or badly fitting shoes can cause joint & muscle pain. Of course I don’t know your history so these are just suggestions. Congrats on your surgery. Enjoy your vacation.
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I think I know what you mean. I've told a select few people about the surgery, and while the people I have told have been supportive, it does still feel kind of lonely in the journey. Mainly because none of the people in that circle of friends and family have struggled through the weight issues I have. Most of them have managed their weight without much issue. Even my husband has a normal relationship with food. So in that sense I don't feel I have any actual people I can relate to in my life. That being said, I have been seeing a bariatric therapist and that has helped cause I feel like I can talk to her about the things my family or friends wouldn't necessarily understand.
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Is it possible to lose to much weight. Sent from my SM-N960U using BariatricPal mobile app
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How do you maintain your weight loss?
catwoman7 replied to IcanMakeit's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
yes - maintenance is/was new to me as well. Prior to surgery, all I ever did was gain and lose weight. I give myself an acceptable range, knowing that fluctuation is normal (because of water levels, how full your intestines are at any given point, hormones, etc). So having maybe a six lb or so acceptable range is good. The high end of that is my drop dead level - the point at which if I go over it, it's all hands on deck until I back comfortably within the range again. -
Update On Me (Surgery: 5/19/21)
SummerTimeGirl replied to SummerTimeGirl's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Yay, the end of liquids for you! Can't imagine being on them that long. Between my pre op and after surgery, I was on them almost 4 weeks. That was ENOUGH! LOL As for inches, I only lost 13 inches since last month. And that was as of the 7th of this month. I randomly checked a few body parts since then and nothing additionally has been lost. I haven't really had any pain for about a week or a little more now. I've been sleeping and moving around normally since then. Like I said, not gonna worry about it too much for now but I know once this month is over the doc already said then we're gonna have to start concentrating on weight loss goals each month so hopefully they say that knowing things (weight loss) will pick up after that first month. At least I hope. HAHA -
Ways to deal with stress?
lizonaplane replied to Suzi_the_Q's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I'm so sorry you're going through this. I don't have a lot of chronic pain, only migraines which are bad enough. I do have bipolar disorder, so I understand having to go through lots of trials to find stuff that works for you and gaining weight from illness/meds. I tend to listen to podcasts and take naps when I'm trying to prevent eating due to stress, boredom, or anxiety. I will also watch YouTube videos sometimes, or talk to my mom on the phone, but sometimes she just stresses me out more. A nap is a wonderful way to waste a few hours. Or funny books. I love Janet Evanovich's Stehanie Plum series for laugh out loud silliness. You can also get books on CD at the library. I hope you find something that works for you and that you can get an appointment with the pain clinic soon! -
Update On Me (Surgery: 5/19/21)
cinlankford replied to SummerTimeGirl's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Hang in there you are probably losing inches but you had surgery and it takes a little while for you to adjust you are still have pain so things are inflamed stil so holding water weight probably it will come together in time- I can understand on liquids I was on clear liquids for a month them full liquids for a month my full liquids end Saturday yea!!!!!!!! -
Feeling hungry....
lizonaplane replied to WendyH89's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
So, maybe I shouldn't say anything since I haven't had surgery yet, but I tend to get snackish late morning and afternoon, and I'm trying to lose weight prior to my surgery. I'm trying to eat low calorie/high volume foods that help me feel full like cucumbers and red bell peppers with or without tzatziki. They really fill me up and have a lot fewer calories and carbs than protein bars or pb banana toast. Maybe you could eat veggies at night? I've seen one surgeon on line that said if you're not hungry for veggies you're not really hungry; it's just head hunger, so I'm trying to keep that in mind. -
How do you maintain your weight loss?
lizonaplane replied to IcanMakeit's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Congratulations on losing your re-gain. I can't really offer any suggestions since I haven't even had surgery yet, but I know that some people increase by 100 calories every few weeks till they stop loosing. -
How do you maintain your weight loss?
IcanMakeit posted a topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
I’m struggling with maintenance. I have exceeded my weight loss goal and am currently at the bottom of the healthy BMI scale, but I’m very wary of weight gain because four years after my surgery I had regained almost half of the weight I lost. I’m currently adhering to the dietary recommendations given to me in the first year, but it has me losing slightly every week. I don’t seem to know how to maintain. I’m either gaining or losing. -
I violate thermodynamics and it's crap
(Deleted through replacement replied to (Deleted through replacement's topic in Rants & Raves
I sort of weigh my food. Mostly I get food in a known weight quantity and eat a known fraction of it. So, if I get a pound of pork tenderloin, and cut it evenly into quarters, each is roughly a quarter pound. I'm at least eating an accurate weight over a few meals. I probably need to get a food scale, but I've always balked at that because it feels a bit obsessive and sucks the fun out of meals a bit. I might still try. I do keep track of calories and macros on MyFitnessPal. I tend to do pretty well, though anytime I ever dare to have a sandwich I kick myself because bread is so dang caloriffic. I try to eat mostly meat dishes, skipping the bread and pasta and such. I'm not keto, though. (If I were keto, I'd totally weigh like 10 pounds less, though honestly it doesn't make a single difference in my inches it seems.) Yeah, I definitely need a new scale. This one is screwy. I've been procrastinating lol. Yup, I've had my thyroid tested like five times over the past five years. Keeps coming back "fine, not quite low." I did go on Synthroid once and it made no difference, so it was discontinued. I'm eating 1000-1200 calories a day, with occasional mistakes. I know I'm not perfect, but I'm doing my best. My guess is I need to have more NEAT (non-workout exercise, basically), but I have a sit-down computer job, and when I get interrupted, it's hard to focus. That puts a bit of a damper on walking around a lot. >< I'm trying, at least, and my clothes fit some better. Notably, I don't get food cravings nearly so much. I used to be the sort of person who could never eat just a couple pieces of chocolate -- I'd eat the whole bag, so I had to never keep sweets in my house whatsoever. Now, I can actually do stuff in moderation. I also don't eat when I'm bored almost at all anymore, and I don't get random sugar cravings every day. I don't get nearly as hangry, though now I get physical stomach pains from being hungry if I don't keep up with meals. I'm guessing this is a hormonal change from part of my stomach having atrophied due to being folded up and unusable. -
What about metformin? It doesn't work by curbing appetite and I know it works well at helping weight loss for a lot of people. I take medications that increase weight through a variety of mechanisms and my doctor put me on metformin. Bonus is it's really cheap.
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12 weeks post-op and hospitalized.
RickM replied to Qamilian1's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
One note here is that lab tests, and what counts as low normal or high, can vary from one lab to another depending upon what precise test is done, reagents, etc., so what is just "low" in one place can be "critical" in another. Also, having it done in a hospital may bias the action some - since you're already there (and maybe they have beds to fill) they admit your, whereas if you were in the doctor's office or at home when the results came in, she would just send you home with an Rx. I suspect that your surgeon wasn't overly concerned about the diuretic because the small amount used in the blood pressure meds (usually HCTz) doesn't have that much of an effect. There are some potassium sparing diuretics that can be prescribed if they are hitting some other water retention problem with heavier doses. IIRC, I was on an BP med that included HCTz and it wasn't an issue, though your PCP may want to reduce your dosage, or take the HCTz out, in anticipation of falling BP levels as you lose weight; my PCP was somewhat aggressive in dropping BP med levels, preferring my BP to be a bit high than fall dangerously low (as can happen sometimes with rapid weight loss.) My wife is chronically low on K - nothing to do with her DS, just her - so we have been playing with this for a long time. Normal OTC supplements don't really touch it as the legal FDA limits are so low (3% RDA, or 99mg) as to be useless. She now dissolves here K tablets into her daily smoothie (which also gets some of her calcium citrate added, too) which is also K heavy - tangerine juice, banana, starwberries, kiwi sometimes, so dissolving the tablets in something is a workable solution - just make sure it is something that you drink slowly as it is otherwise a time release pill for a reason. The best non-Rx source that I have found is the low sodium version of V8 juice - an 11 oz can has around 1200 mg in it. Overall, hydration seems to be the biggest factor, and as has been noted before in these forums, is the quickest way to get put back into the hospital after WLS. A friend of ours got food poisoning on a trip across Canada a year or so post op (dehydration is one of the worst side effects of that) and by the time they got to Nova Scotia, he could barely get out of the car. The ER docs there told him that he had the lowest K level they had ever seen on someone still living (IIRC is was in the 1.x range), so take your hydration seriously. -
18 Years post-op. I don't really focus on weight gain / loss nor my plan. I'm pretty much on autopilot for such things. At my last medical appointment I was at the top of 'normal' BMI. That's more or less where I've been most of the time. The novel coronavirus hasn't really impacted my life other than hair cuts. I need a hair cut. Oh, the pandemic did kill a few vacations, so looking forward to those starting back up. Good luck Tek
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six years out. Originally lost 235 lbs, gained 10 lbs in year 3 (which was expected since I knew going into this that a 10-20 lb bounceback after hitting bottom is super common). Gained 10 more lbs during COVID, which I'm currently working on losing (only want to lose the 10 I gained over the past year, though - I have no desire to go back to my lowest weight - it was too low for me)
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Oh my gosh, don't weigh every day. Your body weight fluctuates throughout the day for many reasons. Try to do your weigh ins once a week at the same time of day and under the same conditions. It is a more accurate representation of how your body is adjusting to the new normal. This is a journey. Do what you should to have a healthy body, just as you are doing, and trust the process.
