Discouraged! :(

[TrumpetTinklers 196]

Hi Everyone -

I had surgery April 3rd, so I am 18 days post op.

I weighed in last Saturday and only lost .2 lbs!

I just weighed in right now and have only lost .2 lbs!

I am so discouraged!!! Before surgery I tried every diet and nothing ever worked to help me keep off weight, and now I fear that I just self-payed for this surgery, and it won't work, either!!!!!!!

Ugh - this completely sucks!

[suzcomptime 17]

I have read about stalls on here and it appears if you continue following the plan the weight will eventually come off. When I first read your post I thought you had only lost .2 since surgery but it appears from your ticker that you have actually lost almost 13 lbs in 2-1/2 weeks....that doesn't seem too bad. Just stay positive and on track and it sounds like the stall will pass. People who have been through it will probably post and tell you from their own experience. Hang in there and maybe weigh yourself less often.

[TrumpetTinklers 196]

Hi SuzCompTime-

Thank you for your response.

I lost 11.7 lbs 7 days post op, then 1.1 lbs 13 days post op - and 18 days post op I'm down .2 lbs.

I'm not cheating on my eating plan... I'm trying to get my Water in... and I just don't understand how I'm not losing weight when my stomach is 80% smaller?!

I'm fearful this won't work for me.

[rodswife 155]

Trumpet, I am too. My scale keeps going up instead of down. I'm retaining Water, I have pcos and the weight just will not come down. I'm very discouraged myself.

[TrumpetTinklers 196]

I also have PCOS, so I totally understand where you're coming from!

That's why no other diet or anything ever really worked for me. The most I *EVER* lost was 20 lbs on a diet I did myself, and now that I'm approaching that - I feel like my body is just giving up and won't lose anymore!!!

How is this possible?!?

UGH!

[reinventingdee 7]

It will work! You just sent your body into a radical change, it needs to recooperate from the shock. Just stick with the diet and it will come off! Remember not to graze for your meals, eat breakfast....water Water water, lunch....water water water, dinner...water water water. It will happen trust me

[rodswife 155]

I just got done talking to my dad about it. He's a doctor. He told me to ask my surgeon about putting me on a Water pill every other day or so or metformin. Metformin he said is a good choice for people like us who have pcos. I feel you on the dieting alone. I'm not giving up.

[Carly 56]

Hi SuzCompTime-

Thank you for your response.

I lost 11.7 lbs 7 days post op' date=' then 1.1 lbs 13 days post op - and 18 days post op I'm down .2 lbs.

I'm not cheating on my eating plan... I'm trying to get my Water in... and I just don't understand how I'm not losing weight when my stomach is 80% smaller?!

I'm fearful this won't work for me.[/quote']

Are you eating mushies now? I was sleeved on April 1st and I found when I added a tiny bit of carbs, it helps with weight loss. Maybe you are getting to few calories, or maybe it is just the time of adjustment. My Nut said it could take some time to adjust, so don't worry. It will come off. There is no way it won't.

[twoboysandagirl 109]

I also had PCOS. But I can tell you that the sleeve works and your body is trying hard to hang on to that weight but it wont last! Hang on ladies it you will see the scale move just keep on doing what you know is right!

[rodswife 155]

Two that is a bit of encouragement for me to hear.

[sleeve 4 me 910]

I'm so sorry...Hang in there!!!

[Ms skinniness 3,003]

When we stop and think about how long it took to gain the weight. Then it is possible to loose it over night. Your body has it's own rythum and will shed the weight in time. I think u arevdoing great with your weight loss and is right on track. Love ur body an enjoy ur jorney!

[Lissa 2,631]

You will lose. Stick to the basics, Water, Protein, exercise. If you're truly discouraged, take some measurements and compare them to your pre-op measurements. You did take pre-op measurements, right? If not, now is a good time to take them for future reference.

[TrumpetTinklers 196]

Thanks for the responses, all.

I am on normal foods now. Have been for a week. Everything is going down fine and I'm obviously eating drastically different. I think the MAX calories I'm getting is like 600 a day!

I take my Vitamins, and have a Protein shake for Breakfast, every Breakfast.< /p>

I do exercise (right now it's limited as I'm not cleared for full exercise)... I just don't know what my body is doing!!!!

[circa 333]

You're not the only one that doesn't know what your body is doing! It doesn't know yet! You have so much going on in there and it put on the brakes until it normalizes. So many hormones and changes really can throw the body into a tailspin initially. Best thing to do is THROW AWAY THE SCALE!. Don't weigh yourself until you have to go down a size in clothes! Hang in there - you WILL lose the weight. Your body decides when its going to figure out that you're doing it right