Stalled!!

[AmoreDolci78 1]

I was loosing weight just fine until January. I have been toggling between 184-179 for the last 4 months. I don't know what to do. I have lost about 70 lbs since surgery and I am still about 25 lbs from goal weight. I understand that the weight loss is slower than normal. It's been 4 months and nothing. What am I doing wrong?????? I admit I am not drinking a lot of Water, and I am snacking a bit on things I shouldn't but i think I am very confused when it comes to eating Protein and veggies. My doctor says I need to eat everything that has 4 legs, and my mind says I will have end up skinny but with high cholesterol. Not a good thing. HELP!!

[PatientEleventyBillion 851]

23 minutes ago, AmoreDolci78 said:

I was loosing weight just fine until January. I have been toggling between 184-179 for the last 4 months. I don't know what to do. I have lost about 70 lbs since surgery and I am still about 25 lbs from goal weight. I understand that the weight loss is slower than normal. It's been 4 months and nothing. What am I doing wrong?????? I admit I am not drinking a lot of Water, and I am snacking a bit on things I shouldn't but i think I am very confused when it comes to eating Protein and veggies. My doctor says I need to eat everything that has 4 legs, and my mind says I will have end up skinny but with high cholesterol. Not a good thing. HELP!!

Cholesterol isn't inherently bad.. balance good cholesterol with bad. Other than that, you should pretty much have an idea already why you're stalling.

[Introversion 1,876]

3 hours ago, AmoreDolci78 said:

My doctor says I need to eat everything that has 4 legs, and my mind says I will have end up skinny but with high cholesterol.

Listen to your doctor. Animal-based Proteins will cause you to start losing due to the thermic effect of digestion. Your body must expend considerable energy and calories to digest Protein, and this process keeps your metabolic rate revved up.

You need Water in order to enhance your body's ability to metabolize the fat you hope to burn off. Drinking enough water can boost the metabolic rate by up to 30 percent:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14671205

You mention snacking. I suspect you snack on carb sliders such as crackers, popcorn, etc. If you do (and I'm not saying definitively that you do), I think you know why you may be stalled.

There's a saying: "Insanity is repeating the same mistakes and expecting different results." Good luck to you. I think, deep down, you know what to do. You don't need our validation to start doing it.

[Jaimeow 0]

4 hours ago, AmoreDolci78 said:

I was loosing weight just fine until January. I have been toggling between 184-179 for the last 4 months. I don't know what to do. I have lost about 70 lbs since surgery and I am still about 25 lbs from goal weight. I understand that the weight loss is slower than normal. It's been 4 months and nothing. What am I doing wrong?????? I admit I am not drinking a lot of Water, and I am snacking a bit on things I shouldn't but i think I am very confused when it comes to eating Protein and veggies. My doctor says I need to eat everything that has 4 legs, and my mind says I will have end up skinny but with high cholesterol. Not a good thing. HELP!!

Hey, I am only 2 weeks post op but I have been reading a lot about stalls and from what I can see you should definitely up your Water and exercise. When you snack make sure it is a low carb, low sugar, healthier option. If you are afraid of cholesterol, you could always stick to poultry and avoid red meat. Fish is also a good option. If you feel really stuck, you could try to reboot with a week or 2 of the liquid diet you were on before. Good luck!

[PatientEleventyBillion 851]

47 minutes ago, Jaimeow said:

Hey, I am only 2 weeks post op but I have been reading a lot about stalls and from what I can see you should definitely up your Water and exercise. When you snack make sure it is a low carb, low sugar, healthier option. If you are afraid of cholesterol, you could always stick to poultry and avoid red meat. Fish is also a good option. If you feel really stuck, you could try to reboot with a week or 2 of the liquid diet you were on before. Good luck!

And tbh they shouldn't be worried about cholesterol unless blood work shows they have high LDL and/or low HDL.

[Introversion 1,876]

And, by the way...dietary fats and Protein do not elevate serum cholesterol levels. The culprit for high cholesterol in most people is increased carbohydrate intake.

Our blood cholesterol is produced in the liver. It doesn't come from the animal Proteins we eat.

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the biggest culprit of abnormal cholesterol levels is not fat at all. It is sugar in all its many forms.

The sugar you consume converts to abnormal blood cholesterol and belly fat. The biggest culprit of all is high-fructose corn Syrup (HFCS)found in soda, juices, and in most processed foods. That’s what causes cholesterol issues in most people, not saturated or total fat.

http://drhyman.com/blog/2016/01/14/7-ways-to-optimize-cholesterol/