Not losing weight but losing my mind

[doxaholic 252]

Okay so i know everyone has gone through the stalls but i can not seem to get out of this. Any suggestions will help already spoke to nutritionist and doc they say it happens been at same weight for a month and two weeks. Starting weight 391 sw 375 cw 295 surgery date 12/5/16. Daily calories 1000 to 1200 carbs nut says about 60, Protein 80, i walk daily for fifty min.

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[doxaholic 252]

I had the ds surgey

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[Postop 411]

@doxaholicI've never tried it, but the Krispy Kreme or KFC fix has been discussed for a long time. Anything that will trigger loose stools. Google it.

Edited June 8, 2017 by Postop

[doxaholic 252]

I have never heard of that before tried looking for it could not find it. I would be worried about trying it greasy food or to sweet of foods give me severe gas not loose stools.

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[Apple1 2,572]

For some people 60g of carbs could be a problem. Maybe try lowering that to 30 for a few days and see what happens.

[doxaholic 252]

Thank you apple 1

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[ChaosUnlimited 559]

I definitely wouldn't want to induce diarrhea and the cramping that goes with it! OMG, I can't even imagine doing that on purpose! (Having recently had a couple days of it after surgery)

Like Apple1's suggestion, maybe lowering your carbs or trying some different exercise. Changing up your exercise every so often can be good. When I was fit(ish) in the past, I used to love Zumba and lost a lot of weight at first. When I couldn't get past my stall, someone recommended some weight training to build more muscle because it burns calories faster. I joined some folks doing crossfit and started losing again.

[James Marusek 5,244]

I had RNY whereas you had DS, so the following advise may or may not fit.

One thing to do now at this stage is to assess your Protein intake. Your daily protein requirement is met by a combination of the amount of protein you obtain from food combined with the amount of protein from protein supplements (protein shakes, protein bars). Right after gastric bypass surgery, the volume of food you consume is minuscule (2 ounces) per meal. But as you get further along, the meal volume increases. Therefore you have a very important option available to you. As a result, you can begin to reduce your reliance on Protein Shakes. I went from 3 a day, down to 2, down to 1 and eventually none when I reached 1 cup per meal at a year and a half post-op.

This is important because protein shakes contain calories. If you can reduce your caloric intake, then you can end a stall. At least that was the approach that I used and it worked for me.

[doxaholic 252]

Thank you chaos unlimited james masurek i eat just a little under a cup now and only intake one Protein Shake. I am so confused just hot off the phone with my nut she says 90 to 100 carbs to 1000 1200 calories is fine. This seems like alot of carbs

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[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

I wish a long term DS person would show up here and answer @doxaholic

DS people can and do need to eat a lot more than other WLS patients because of their malabsorption, and they need to, to counter that malabsorption. That is why people like having DS.

You should up your calories and your Protein. With the level of malabsoprtion you have, you shouldn't be eating less than 120G of protein a day. You also need a higher amount of fat. You don't really have to worry about carbs because of your malabsorption.

Please do a google search, there are other forums with more active DS patients where you could get better and more accurate advice. The nutritional needs for DS patients are totally different than other WLS patients because of the extreme malabsorption levels you have.

Please ask some long term DS patients.

You haven't mentioned your Vitamin regimen or your latest labs. Your labs have to be carefully monitored with DS

Edited June 9, 2017 by OutsideMatchInside

[doxaholic 252]

Outside match inside thanks i think ill do that as for Vitamins i called today for results they were all normal. Protein too.

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[Berry78 4,261]

My local surgeon also mentioned 120g of Protein for DS patients.

I agree with Outside. Eat more food, and look for more info pertaining to DS patients.

[Postop 411]

@doxaholicHere and here is some info. All I can tell you is some DSers use it and/or fat bombs to break a stall.

Also, you should be under 50 gr./carb/day if you wish to lose. I eat more Protein & drink more when I'm trying to lose.

Edited June 9, 2017 by Postop

[doxaholic 252]

Post op wow that is an interesting approach thanks for the info and i agree on carbs but i dont know why my nut has me on them so high weird i know. Thanks for the response. Ill have to try and see i guess.

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[SIPS in Seattle 345]

[mention=301498]doxaholic[/mention]Here and here is some info. All I can tell you is some DSers use it and/or fat bombs to break a stall.
Also, you should be under 50 gr./carb/day if you wish to lose. I eat more Protein & drink more when I'm trying to lose.

What is a fat bomb?