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I was sleeved on August 16. I've lost 80 pounds with 20 more to go. I haven't lost in a month. Am I finished losing?

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I was sleeved on August 16. I've lost 80 pounds with 20 more to go. I haven't lost in a month. Am I finished losing?

You've lost 80% of what you wanted to lose. That's pretty good!! What 20 more pounds?!?

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You're only done if you want to be. These last 20 pounds will probably be really hard to lose but you can do it! Congrats on your success so far! That's awesome!

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I feel your pain, sorry for what you're going thru!! I hope you lose the rest soon! I am almost 7 months post op, and from 6-7 months, I've lost ONE pound. I keep thinking, 'move scale, move'. UGH!! I was sleeved on 8-21-12 and have another 42 lbs to go to get to 132 lbs. I'm praying I will start losing again, at least 5-8 lbs a month til I get to my own goal!! I've lost 75 lbs so far total. Not sure what the next few months will bring though. I think we just need to be patient and keep doing what we've been doing. Good luck!!

Karen

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I'm in the same boat. I was sleeved mid October last year. I lost 60lbs since then but it seems to have stopped. I probably take in 1000 cal per day but that's it. I can only walk due to an ongoing back condition. :( my Water intake is good but I do struggle with the Protein. I go up and down a few pounds but I am loosing inches as my clothes are loose and I keep putting holes in my belt. I hope my body is adjusting and the scale will move again soon. This site is great for advice and everyone elses stories.

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I'm in the same boat. I was sleeved mid October last year. I lost 60lbs since then but it seems to have stopped. I probably take in 1000 cal per day but that's it. I can only walk due to an ongoing back condition. <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':(' /> my Water intake is good but I do struggle with the Protein. I go up and down a few pounds but I am loosing inches as my clothes are loose and I keep putting holes in my belt. I hope my body is adjusting and the scale will move again soon. This site is great for advice and everyone elses stories.

Increase your Protein lower your carbs

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The last bit is really hard to lose. Think about all the people you know that want to lose 10 pounds. It's where the rubber hits the road and it's HARD. I'm working on these last 10 pounds myself. It's slow going, but I keep carbs and calories low and it's slowly moving.

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I had a post op appointment yesterday and my doctor told me that the farther out from surgery the more we have to rely on the rules to keep the scale moving. That can be hard if we haven't been as careful all through the process. My advice is to dust off your old guidelines or get some online from some other surgeon if you were not provided with some. Mine are available for printing and downloading in PDF format online at

http://www.laplose.com/weight-loss-surgery-kansas-city-iabs/diet-guides-before-and-after-weight-loss-surgery-procedures.html

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I had a post op appointment yesterday and my doctor told me that the farther out from surgery the more we have to rely on the rules to keep the scale moving. That can be hard if we haven't been as careful all through the process. My advice is to dust off your old guidelines or get some online from some other surgeon if you were not provided with some. Mine are available for printing and downloading in PDF format online at

http://www.laplose.c...procedures.html

Thanks for sharing. I just read over the guide and it was a good reminder!

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I had a post op appointment yesterday and my doctor told me that the farther out from surgery the more we have to rely on the rules to keep the scale moving. That can be hard if we haven't been as careful all through the process. My advice is to dust off your old guidelines or get some online from some other surgeon if you were not provided with some. Mine are available for printing and downloading in PDF format online at

http://www.laplose.com/weight-loss-surgery-kansas-city-iabs/diet-guides-before-and-after-weight-loss-surgery-procedures.html

U r absolutely right! I found that it was harder to lose around the six month mark, or it felt that way at least because I wasn't losing at such a rapid pace. People do need to be mindful and follow the guidelines in order to keep losing. Stay the course and be patient.

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My surgeon just told me at my 6 month post op that in months 6-12 I can expect to lose about half as much as I lost the first 6 months IF I really crank up the cardio. So, time to start power walking hills and jogging to get these last 25 lbs off.

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