What is going on?!?!?!?!

[Racheal 7]

I am 1 month post surgery on the 4th and have only lost 5 lbs!!! I am working out and eating right....What is going on????WHY HAVE I NOT LOST MORE????? I am starting to get depressed

p.s. I have checked my inches too and they are not moving very well either....

[JerseyGirl68 1,172]

You may not be taking in enough calories. What were you instructed to be taking in at 4 weeks? At my 6 week check up, my NUT had me increase my calories to 1000/day (I wasn't losing quickly at all) That has seemed to keep me slow and steady at about 12lbs a month since.

Here is a link posted by user ButtertheBean regarding stalls

http://www.dsfacts.com/weight-loss-stall-or-plateau.html

Very good read and it helps to know the why sometimes.

Good luck!!

[joatsaint 2,814]

The main thing I would look at is the carb count in my foods. Check out the sugar grams in Protein drinks/bars and any other fluids taken in.

I run my foods through this nutrition calculator to see the protein/carb counts of my food.

http://caloriecount.about.com/

From experience, I know that simple sugars will make me retain weight and slow down my weight loss.

[Racheal 7]

Maybe need more calories??? Huh....Right now I'm not really hungry so I usually just drink my Protein (UNJURY) maybe have a couple bites of watermelon or 1 egg....

[SpaceDust 585]

Maybe need more calories??? Huh....Right now I'm not really hungry so I usually just drink my Protein (UNJURY) maybe have a couple bites of watermelon or 1 egg....

Have you talked to your NUT? My guess is that you may be right about your intake being low, but it would be best to check in with an expert.

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[heatwhip 166]

Maybe need more calories??? Huh....Right now I'm not really hungry so I usually just drink my Protein (UNJURY) maybe have a couple bites of watermelon or 1 egg....

That is all you are eating at a moth out? You should be trying to get your Protein in with foods. I would say you should probably up your calories. I am almost 6 weeks out, eat about 600 calories a day (no shakes, sometimes isopure) and have lost 42lbs.

[katsmeow 70]

I'm 7 months out and still drink Protein Shakes. You can balance between food and the shakes. The Protein shakes help a lot also with a sweet craving.