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Was sleeved on May 2nd. I have lost 50 lbs but for the past month, I've stalled! Doesn't help that I now travel several times per month for my job. Trying to start over but very depressed. I'm afraid I've stretched my sleeve. I remember reading about a stretch test. Can anyone tell me if they have heard of it? I wanted to be down another 20lbs by my surgiversary. Just needed to vent.

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I lose slowly too and I've tried various things to pick things up when I stop losing. The most effective was that I went back on my pre-op diet for a few days. If you can stand it for longer than that, then I'm sure it would be even more effective. My pre-op diet was 2 Protein shakes and a healthy meal. If I do that for a few days, I'll usually lose a few pounds that week. You can take shakes when you travel and that could help keep your calories low when you have all your meals at restaurants.

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Also, I'm not sure how many calories you are getting in, but I found that I need to get at least 800 per day to see the scale move. I'm also a slow loser :)

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I was also sleeved in May 2014, and my weight loss has seriously stalled since before Christmas. It's making me crazy. I know I need to eat less carbs though. I know that will make a huge difference if I do.

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I was also sleeved in May 2014, and my weight loss has seriously stalled since before Christmas. It's making me crazy. I know I need to eat less carbs though. I know that will make a huge difference if I do.

I had definitely been eating more carbs. Over the last couple of days, I've cut a great deal of them out. I am hoping that will help.

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