Now I'm mad

[wcherry5901 10]

2 weeks ago everything was going great I got to 303 and ever since then I have been stuck. I have not added any extra food or anything but I'm getting mad. I'm 5 to 6 lbs from 100lbs since surgery and I'm getting ticked. Any advice would be appreciated.

[Introversion 1,876]

Perhaps it's time to start adding additional food. Seriously...

The best stall-buster is a sudden increase in calories, Protein, and Water. You will likely continue to experience stalls if you attempt to maintain a low caloric intake. Our bodies are astute and will adapt to the morsels we feed them if the intake is too low for too long.

I started increasing my caloric intake in a stepwise pattern at 4 months out. Back then, I bumped it up from 800 calories daily to the 1000-1200 range each day.

At 6 months out I was regularly eating 1200 to 1400 calories a day.

At 9 months out I had gotten up to about 1500 calories a day.

By 1 year out I routinely ate 1500 to 1700 calories a day.

I am now 2+ years out and maintain in the 2000+ calorie-per-day range, while those who kept their intake too low for too long seem to rapidly regain if they eat more than 1200 calories daily.

[jess9395 5,449]

Everyone is different. Introversions method worked for her. I didn't need to increase my calories and I have the same maintenance calories she does. So it's not necessarily a causation (low losing calories = gain if you eat above 1200) each of our genetic makeup is different so our paths will be different.

But yes, definitely try a calorie increase if you are still very low. It may indeed shake your body into a loss. Or try cycling... days of high and days of low. Try intermittent fasting. Try boosting your activity level. Experiment! Different things work for different people!

[Ozzie40 1]

Hi, I am 2 yrs out I have not been successful with ,y weight loss goals, I considered going back for a revision, but I wanted to see if i could jump start my weight loss without the revision any suggestions?

[Ozzie40 1]

3 yrs out!

[Introversion 1,876]

20 minutes ago, Ozzie40 said:

I wanted to see if i could jump start my weight loss without the revision any suggestions?

Did you initially lose any weight when you were sleeved in 2014?

Jump-starting weight loss with a sleeve involves no deep, dark secrets. Start doing the things that initially caused you to lose some weight 3 years ago. Stop doing the things that have caused you to stall and/or regain weight in recent years.

You could also try the 5-day pouch test: http://www.5daypouchtest.com/plan/theplan.html