Weight loss stopped

[Mrs Magoo 1]

Wondering what I'm doing wrong? Surgery Oct 2013 and down 80 pounds but haven't lost anything in 4-6 weeks. Work out with weights, elliptical bike at the gym 4 days a week for Alan hour since January. Will see my nutritionist next week. Keeping food journal now too. Crazy crave crunchy things (pretzels doing the trick!) ideas anyone? I'm 59, in great health but need to lose 40-50 pounds more.

Edited June 13, 2014 by Mrs Magoo

[McButterpants 2,846]

I'm about a month behind you - surgery November, 2013. Your stats are similar to mine - I'm down 70 pounds and have 20-30 more to go.

My loss has slowed way down. I've only lost 4.6 pounds in the past 8 weeks. I take my measurements and I am losing inches, which is good.

I've been working out and doing resistance training. I'm frustrated, but I am not going to let it derail me.

I talked to my doctor and while I was talking, I realized I was snacking more than I thought. I went back to tracking my intake again - not every day, but it does bring to light some habits that were creeping back in. I also started drinking a shake a day (some days I do 2 shakes). That curbs my appetite enough in the afternoon to get me thru to dinner. I cut down the number of Protein bars.

My doc reminded me that if you graph weight loss for a VSG patient it's not linear, it's more like a stair step. I'm trying to be patient. I know my life is better today than it was 7 months ago. I want to lose more and am dedicated to do so.

Best of luck to you!

[Mrs Magoo 1]

I've begun to keep a food journal and have an App to track food on my phone. Both are enlightening! Carb filled Snacks and Desserts are something I went back to and now have limited, not eliminated. Normal people eat normal things. I can and will too but will be mindful of portions. Oh and no more "grazing". My meals will be eaten at one time period, not "over time" though I have less discomfort if I eat the same amount "over time" than at one time. (ie: 45" one sitting meal vs same meal picked at for 90").