Help, Please.

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Thank you for this!! 🌼

[Berry78 4,261]

Sounds like you aren't getting 1000 calories a day. When calories are really low, you're burning fat but retaining Fluid. If you eat 1800 for a couple days you will let the fluid go and the scale will move.

So you can keep the diet and not worry about the scale or take a break. Your choice.

Good luck!

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1 hour ago, Berry78 said:

Sounds like you aren't getting 1000 calories a day. When calories are really low, you're burning fat but retaining Fluid. If you eat 1800 for a couple days you will let the Fluid go and the scale will move.

So you can keep the diet and not worry about the scale or take a break. Your choice.

Good luck!

Thank you very much for this information! I have my first visit with the nutritionist in a week so maybe I'll learn more about this. 😀

[Fatgirl56 35]

This will happen, sometimes your body goes into starvation mode when calorie intake is too low. What preop diet are you following? My weight stalled but then I woke up one morning and it started coming off. It didn't get there overnight and won't come off overnight either. Be strong, keep going!

[James Marusek 5,244]

After I retired I decided to lose some weight by dieting. It didn't work instead I began gaining more weight. I decided to exercise so I joined a gym and gained more weight. I knew I was in trouble because my body had reached a point where even dieting and exercise did not cause weight loss. So I decided to have RNY gastric bypass surgery. That was over 4 years ago. That worked.

Since you are at the beginning of this process, I would recommend three things.

1. Take a good before photograph of yourself, so that you have something to compare to after surgery. Many times we are blind to our obesity. We do not see ourselves. Therefore when the weight begins to drop off rather dramatically, we question if this is really happening. Photographs are a good visualization of our success. Many people carry a before and after photo with them, just to remind themselves of their success.
2. Walk 30 minutes each day, every day until surgery (or equivalent exercise). Walking helps the recovery process go smoothly and minimized the pain levels from surgery.
3. Wean yourself from caffeine and carbonated beverages now. After I gave up my 6 diet coke a day habit, I suffered from a week of severe withdrawal syndrome consisting of severe headaches and body aches. I was miserable. You don't want to combine the effects of caffeine withdrawal with the effects of surgery.

[seashell29 19]

The nutritionist will give you a guide of what to eat so you can stay between 1400 -1800 calories. Make sure to drink plenty of Water (at least 8 8oz of water). Then the weight will start to go away. Just stay focus..it will get better. then you start to see that # on the scale go down.

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[JohnnyCakes 593]

21 hours ago, SuperDave said:

Here's the deal. You have to decide if this is what you want to do and if it is going to be worth it to you. Only you can make that choice. You are discouraged over a 2 week diet when you haven't even had surgery yet. The ups and downs you are going to face going forward will make this seem like nothing. Are you ready for that? You must decide.

I don't say this to discourage you more. Having weight loss surgery is the best decision I ever made. But I have learned from people on here and others I have met that it is not for everyone. Either go all in and truly commit yourself or don't, but do not ever assume it will be easy. This is not magic. You will feel terrible. You will have long periods of zero weight loss. You will question your decision over and over and over. You will hate what you are "allowed" to eat and crave what you can't have. It sucks, but that is the truth.

while overall i agree, i will say this.... i felt far worse the entire 2 week pre-op diet period than anytime after surgery.

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5 hours ago, Fatgirl56 said:

This will happen, sometimes your body goes into starvation mode when calorie intake is too low. What preop diet are you following? My weight stalled but then I woke up one morning and it started coming off. It didn't get there overnight and won't come off overnight either. Be strong, keep going!

Thank you so much. I have been on a high Protein, low fat diet of my own. I have my first nutritionist visit in a week. Thank you for your encouragement!

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1 hour ago, James Marusek said:

After I retired I decided to lose some weight by dieting. It didn't work instead I began gaining more weight. I decided to exercise so I joined a gym and gained more weight. I knew I was in trouble because my body had reached a point where even dieting and exercise did not cause weight loss. So I decided to have RNY gastric bypass surgery. That was over 4 years ago. That worked.

Since you are at the beginning of this process, I would recommend three things.

1. Take a good before photograph of yourself, so that you have something to compare to after surgery. Many times we are blind to our obesity. We do not see ourselves. Therefore when the weight begins to drop off rather dramatically, we question if this is really happening. Photographs are a good visualization of our success. Many people carry a before and after photo with them, just to remind themselves of their success.
2. Walk 30 minutes each day, every day until surgery (or equivalent exercise). Walking helps the recovery process go smoothly and minimized the pain levels from surgery.
3. Wean yourself from caffeine and carbonated beverages now. After I gave up my 6 diet coke a day habit, I suffered from a week of severe withdrawal syndrome consisting of severe headaches and body aches. I was miserable. You don't want to combine the effects of caffeine withdrawal with the effects of surgery.

Thank you for the great advice!! I had already given up carbonated drinks, but I did not know about the coffee.

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1 hour ago, seashell29 said:

The nutritionist will give you a guide of what to eat so you can stay between 1400 -1800 calories. Make sure to drink plenty of Water (at least 8 8oz of water). Then the weight will start to go away. Just stay focus..it will get better. then you start to see that # on the scale go down.

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Thank you for your encouraging words!! I'll start the Water. I haven't been drinking near that much! ❤️

[ProudGrammy 8,322]

On 8/27/2017 at 10:15 AM, Elise24 said:

discouraged and depressed.Any help or suggestions would be so appreciated.

@Elise24 - i'm sure you are following all the rules,

working hard. the weight should/will come off - hopefully

sooner than later. things are "temporarily" not going your way.

continue to do what you are doing - the # on the scale should/will

move as time passes - take your measurements - you might

be losing in your waist, hips etc. (instead of the scale)

it can be hard sometimes to read how a person

is writing something on the computer. we talk to a monitor

directly. you can't see how the OP is talking to you. things can be

mis-read, misunderstood. you asked nicely for suggestions

to help you i think IMO he didn't say anything wrong

@SuperDave meant no harm, was just voicing his thoughts,

trying to help he lost 195 lbs!! GOAL, he's worked hard

too, and was just trying to help a fellow person out. no ill intent

meant or said.we ARE here to support each other/help. - give info etc . i think

that's what he did. spirits up, while your your weight goes down!!!
@SuperDave congrats on losing 195 lbs!! that's great!!

@Elise24 best of luck for the rest of your

healthier, happier, longer life.

kathy

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1 hour ago, proudgrammy said:

@Elise24 - i'm sure you are following all the rules,

working hard. the weight should/will come off - hopefully

sooner than later. things are "temporarily" not going your way.

continue to do what you are doing - the # on the scale should/will

move as time passes - take your measurements - you might

be losing in your waist, hips etc. (instead of the scale)

it can be hard sometimes to read how a person

is writing something on the computer. we talk to a monitor

directly. you can't see how the OP is talking to you. things can be

mis-read, misunderstood. you asked nicely for suggestions

to help you i think IMO he didn't say anything wrong

@SuperDave meant no harm, was just voicing his thoughts,

trying to help he lost 195 lbs!! GOAL, he's worked hard

too, and was just trying to help a fellow person out. no ill intent

meant or said.we ARE here to support each other/help. - give info etc . i think

that's what he did. spirits up, while your your weight goes down!!!
@SuperDave congrats on losing 195 lbs!! that's great!!

@Elise24 best of luck for the rest of your

healthier, happier, longer life.

kathy

Thank you, Kathy.

I think everyone needs to be reminded that they, too, were just beginning. Also, we cannot compare situations when we do not know the circumstances, and some of us have made the decision to not disclose everything about ourselves.

I look to my doctor for any "tough love" that may be needed, not a forum. And, as a newbie, I believe the gentleman's comments were harsh, assuming, and unwarranted.

I appreciate your kind words and encouragement.

Edited August 28, 2017 by Elise24
Changing an adverb.

[mytime4me 83]

23 hours ago, Elise24 said:

Oh, thank you so much! A little encouragement goes a long way! ❤️

Hang in there... I didn't lose much weight pre-op until I started the 2 week liquids only. Make sure you are getting enough Protein and drinking enough Water. Its not an easy road, but its worth it.

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4 minutes ago, mytime4me said:

Hang in there... I didn't lose much weight pre-op until I started the 2 week liquids only. Make sure you are getting enough Protein and drinking enough Water. Its not an easy road, but its worth it.

Oh, thank you so much!

[shedo82773 1,236]

5 hours ago, Elise24 said:

Thank you for the great advice!! I had already given up carbonated drinks, but I did not know about the coffee.

Some Dr.'s don't require you to give up coffee. Luckily for me mine didn't require that!!! I think I would cry real hard if I couldn't have it. I am a coffee fiend!! So you might want to check with your Dr. Good Luck