slow loss could it be......

[yummymummy32 30]

hi, I had the sleeve in feb and have only lost 49lbs in 7 months! I am eating well, exercising, iv tried strength training, low carb, more cals, less cals, more Protein, more Water etc I am 39 and all bloods are clear. im taking my Vitamins and I also take 10mg of Lexapro daily could this be why?? its driving me crazy and I should be 100lbs down by now

[James Marusek 5,244]

I had a RNY gastric bypass and I lost 100 pounds in 7 months. Sleeve gastric bypass is a different operation and weight loss is slower. Also it seems that many individuals that underwent sleeve operations seem to hit stalls much more often.

What have other individuals with sleeve bypass lost at the 7 month mark?

[IcanMakeit 1,318]

hi, I had the sleeve in feb and have only lost 49lbs in 7 months! I am eating well, exercising, iv tried strength training, low carb, more cals, less cals, more Protein, more Water etc I am 39 and all bloods are clear. im taking my Vitamins and I also take 10mg of Lexapro daily could this be why?? its driving me crazy and I should be 100lbs down by now

Each person loses at his/her own rate and comparisons just drive you nuts. But there are some techniques that generally seem to help weight loss: measuring your food rather than "eyeballing," tracking your diet (using MyFitnessPal or some other website or app), staying very low carb (particularly if you have metabolic syndrome), and gradually increasing the frequency and intensity of exercise. All that being said, your weight loss so far is pretty good. You must admit that losing 49 lbs is usually an occasion for celebration. I don't think losing 100 lbs in 7 months is very average with any type of surgery.

The Lexapro might be a possible contributor to slowing down your rate of weight loss, but you should talk to your doctor about that.

Note: in case you are still comparing, my stats include 42 lbs of pre-op weight loss.

[Teri Barowsky Hooper 22]

I am no doctor but I can't help but believe that medications play a big part in weight gain and loss. According to statistics, 80% of all medications list weight gain as a side effect. It just doesn't make sense that one could eat so little, exercise, follow all the correct weight loss protocol and stall out after 50 pounds or so. I know statistically, the sleeve only helps you lose about 60% of the weight you need to lose. I think there is more to weight gain and weight loss that simply calories in, calories out. Just my opinion . . .

[BladeFox 235]

I am almost 6 months out and have lost 60 lbs. I have a friend on this site that has lost 92 lbs with the full bypass. We had surgery the same day. At first this troubled me, but then I didn't want to go that drastic, so I had to tell myself that I am different, different height, different build, just different. At 6 ft., with this weight loss, I am wearing a size 18 and looking much smaller. We are all different in the way we lose and show weight loss. I am also in menopause which has an effect on how fast I lose and I take high blood pressure meds which adds to slow weight loss. Age, meds, heights, surgery, and other factors prevent some of us from losing weight any faster than our bodies want us too. I'm hoping that I can stop taking some of my meds so it can be one less obstacle.

Good luck and I hope you find out what's going on and then share it with us!

[Katcloudshepherd 630]

yummymummy32,

It seems to be a human trait to always compare ourselves to others. This is one area where it is not fair to yourself to compare. Every body has different DNA from different parents. No two people are identical.

Please do not perceive the following comments in a harsh tone. Would you have lost the 49 pounds in 7 months if you had not had the surgery? More importantly, would you have been able to sustain that 49 pound weight loss? That is the kicker. We all had the surgery to lose the weight and KEEP it off.

Heck, I've probably lost a whole person in all the weight loss attempts I made before surgery but I never kept it off. I hope now to not only loose the weight but keep it off.

This is a battle I have fought for decades. I'm sure I'll be fighting it a year out, two years out and on and on. However, the fight will be easier with this tool and the enemy will be much less strong.

Blessings,

Kathleen

[patsy1947 42]

Don't compare your lose with others. everyone loses different.. a lose is a lose no matter how much.i embrace every lb i lose. I'm 67 yrs old and since my operation in Feb.since then i have threw out my cane. i can walk from car to apartment door without stopping to catch my breath. and no longer taking diabetic meds , blood pressure meds cut in half. my point is just look at the prositive things.

[Aleena 59]

We all loose difffriday I'll be 10months pre op I been stall for 3months I've done everything changed things around, I have a doc appt tomorrow will see how my blood results look and see what he says about this, I feel like I'm doing something wrong but then I realize that my body is probably going thru a recess after loosing exesive weight so fast....good luck and I hope you don't stop until you have reached your goal, ask your doc or nutritionist for help,.., and there are many great forums here and believe me I feel much better after reading and discussing with many grear people here!!!!!

[Aleena 59]

Meant to say we all loose diffrently lol sorry

[delightfulness 10]

Thank you for this post, I was sleeved 3/30/15 and I took off 55 pounds. I feel better, I look better in my clothes but I need to take off more weight. I am going to do a green tea cleanse tomorrow. I am going to try and switch up my gym routine and finally get a trainer and see if that helps. I wish everyone a positive New Year and pray all of out weight loss wishes will be met with dedication!