Weight Loss

[MadeinMO 16]

I am 3 weeks post op and will not get my first fill for 2 more weeks!! I am having trouble actually losing weight!! I have lost 20 lbs since starting my liquid diet pre op 1 month ago but haven't lost anything in the last 2 weeks! I am only taking in around 600 cal a day..mostly Soups and oatmeal so I was his wondering if anyone else is or did have this problem

[Lana08 37]

R u getting enough Protein? ? There isn't much for protein in Soups or oatmeal!! I would try to get a few more calories in a really try to up ur protein that's very important. I did have the same problem at the 2-3 week point but I started losing again around week 4 I found that increasing my calories helped.

[2muchfun 8,927]

Many bandsters don't lose weight the first month or three. Two weeks of not losing weight isn't really considered a plateau. Maybe 6 weeks or more would qualify but two weeks is nothing. If you're only eating 600 calories a day your body is most likely in a starvation mode and will hold onto weight till you ramp up your intake. We all have to find our green zone of calories in and calories burned.

Some people lose more if they eat 1200 calories and there are others who lose on 800-1000. 600/day can make your body's metabolism slow down to nada. But, again, two weeks means nothing in the grand scheme.

And, you really shouldn't be worrying about losing weight just yet? Once you start getting fills and find some restriction you can work on the fat loss. But right now is a time to heal. Don't worry about it. I didn't start losing weight till my 3rd fill and that was 3.5 months out from surgery.

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[MadeinMO 16]

Thank you guys so much I greatly appreciate it!! I will def. try ur suggestions!!

[gdivita 10]

For sure too low of an intake. I easily get 60 grams of Protein a day. The best shake I've found is lean shake 25. It's has 25 grams of Protein, you can mix with low calorie juice or milk. Best price I've found is SAMs Club. This is a GNC product.

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