7 Months Now, Slowest Losing Ever

[momof4 10]

Well 7 months has only resulted in a --40lb loss:( I know that everyone is different but I feel like if I can just get my energy back maybe the exercise can be stepped up? I have been yo-yo'ing between 210-202 for over two an a half months now! Talk about frustration?

I'm hungry all the time, which makes this even harder! I eat and drink my Proteins and love Water so that's no prob, but I eat too much too often I'm sure because I'm just not losing.

The exercise is hard because I'm winded so easily & I'm just so dang tired! I have no energy and don't sleep much. Have had issues with sleep ever since starting this weight loss journey in February.

Ughhhhhhhhh I'm not sorry, just frustrated!!!;(

[aliandrews 98]

Don't give up yet. Maybe you should get back to the basics and do what you did in the beginning. You have lost 40 lbs which is a good thing. Don't eat too much so often. Some people have their three meals a day and a snack. Maybe stepping up on the exercise would be a good thing. Also, maybe talk to your Dr about your sleep and energy issues. You might have a problem that you don't know about. Don't be too hard on yourself. You are doing great. Just get back to the basics.

[Butterthebean 8,146]

You may have some other issue that needs to be treated. Constant fatigue and inability to sleep are symptoms of a nutrient deficiency or thyroid problems....among other things.

[AdeptDreamer 104]

How far are you from goal?

[PdxMan 4,292]

What is your carb intake? Are you trying to do low carb? That may be your problem right there. You can't run a car on Water ... it takes gas. Carbs are fuel you body needs for energy. Increase your carbs increases your energy which increases your activity which increases your weight loss.

At least it worked for me.

Are you tracking in MyFitnessPal?

How many grams of carbs are you getting?

[clk 3,519]

Ditto what PdxMan said. I felt better and had more energy as soon as I upped my carb intake, and it didn't affect my loss negatively at all.

Your loss doesn't seem all that slow to me, either. I lost, on average, just over six pounds a month and you're at just under six pounds a month.

I had extreme fatigue and memory issues and found out around 18 months out that I was seriously deficient in B12 and Iron. I got on a new Iron supplement (the same one I normally take when pregnant) and take B12 shots and it made a huge difference in how I feel.

The best way to know how you're doing is to track your food intake (as is, without changing it up) for a few days and then see where you're at. You might be restricting too much for your body's needs, or too little to lose. We can't know how to help you until we know how you're doing. So why not track for a few days and come back here with your info and ask for help at that point? Far too many people approach the lifelong sleeve as a short term diet, restricting their caloric and carb intakes much lower than is sustainable long term. You may have fallen into that, or you might be trying to eat to the old 1,200 calorie diet we all did so many times before surgery. Every body's needs are different, but as a general rule, reducing your caloric intake (assuming it's not already drastically low) by 20% and eating 40% Protein, 30% carbs and 30% fats seems to work for most people.

Good luck, and if you do come back and post again I'm sure you'll get more helpful responses.

~Cheri

[smb 75]

What's wrong with "eating to the old 1200 calorie diet"? It seems like that would be the most sustainable long term.

[clk 3,519]

What's wrong with "eating to the old 1200 calorie diet"? It seems like that would be the most sustainable long term.

It isn't one size fits all or we'd all lose weight the first time we tried Weight Watchers. Everyone's body is different. I had my metabolism tested just before I finally decided to have surgery and found that I'd actually GAIN on a 1200 calorie diet, which explains why I had so much trouble and was such a rotten loser on every diet I ever tried, even the incredibly restrictive ones like Medifast.

So yes, for some people 1,200 works great and is sustainable. For some, especially athletes, an even higher number of calories is necessary. But assuming that 1,200 is a magic number (as we're taught by diet programs and nutritionists and doctors) and eating to that goal post op might be a mistake for many of us. I lost best on about 800 calories a day, and even then I was STILL what is considered a slow loser.

This is just based on my experience and on my observations here over the past few years. But in reality, many of us have tried and failed on those standard diets and it can't all be blamed on willpower. So I think it's a mistake to approach the sleeve as if those numbers are proven for everyone, that's all.

~Cheri

[Pattyhdz 32]

Thank you Cheri. And how do they test the metabolism. ? Man I would love that. .

[bubles089 35]

Have they checked your thyroid like done an entire panel not just a t4? For years I was exhausted all the time and unable to lose anything, turns out I had an autoimmune disease killing my thyroid. It took my gyn to figure it out the pcp didnt. Ask for a full thyroid pannel to make sure it's working alright bc if it isn't it knocks your metabolism way down

[momof4 10]

Thanks everyone! This is all great information! I've got a lot to consider here and as always, appreciate the support form those that know and understand :-)

[sazzygirl 33]

Well 7 months has only resulted in a --40lb loss:( I know that everyone is different but I feel like if I can just get my energy back maybe the exercise can be stepped up? I have been yo-yo'ing between 210-202 for over two an a half months now! Talk about frustration?

I'm hungry all the time' date=' which makes this even harder! I eat and drink my Proteins and love Water so that's no prob, but I eat too much too often I'm sure because I'm just not losing.

The exercise is hard because I'm winded so easily & I'm just so dang tired! I have no energy and don't sleep much. Have had issues with sleep ever since starting this weight loss journey in February.

Ughhhhhhhhh I'm not sorry, just frustrated!!!;([/quote']

Best thing talk to yr dr

[smb 75]

It isn't one size fits all or we'd all lose weight the first time we tried Weight Watchers.

~Cheri

You bring up a good point that 1200 calories may not work for her, but I think for most of us, we could definitely lose weight with WW if we could actually stick to 1200 calories. That sh*t ain't easy!

[Chelle68 27]

Have they checked your thyroid like done an entire panel not just a t4? For years I was exhausted all the time and unable to lose anything' date=' turns out I had an autoimmune disease killing my thyroid. It took my gyn to figure it out the pcp didnt. Ask for a full thyroid pannel to make sure it's working alright bc if it isn't it knocks your metabolism way down[/quote']

My thyroid was bad for years and misdiagnosed. I was tired, had a hard time concentrating and felt depressed. I finally got a nurse practitioner to test me and she found that my thyroid was bad and I am now on synthroid.