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Hi! I am 7 months post op. I was losing like a champion & now nothing for 2 & a half months! I've changed my diet, more Protein, taken out more carbs, changed my exercises and nothing!!!!! CAN SOMEONE HELP ME PLEASE?!?!?!?

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Are you losing inches? Clothes fitting better? Are you working out, cardio, weights? The big question is....ARE YOU EATING ENOUGH?

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I feel like I'm eating too much since I'm not losing weight. But I feel like I have been eating a lot & that's why, so now I modified my diet but still feeling frustrated

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I would recommend switching over from all the shakes and bars to real food. eggs and meat, veggies, and a little fruit.< br>
Make sure you are eating at least 1000-1200cals.



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You still didn't post your calories, Protein, or carbs. Those number matter.

Give up the toast. Give up Peanut Butter. It is calorie dense with not enough nutritional value to justify it.

The Protein Bars and shakes are giving you too many carbs probably. Protein bars are a really fake food. They are made with so many chemicals, that alone might be your stall right there. I try to have no more than 2 a week and only in an emergency.

Give up the protein bars and the shakes.

Have dense protein for Snacks. Steak, chicken, pork chops cut into strips.

Do you weigh and measure all of your food? Everything even Condiments?

If you aren't weighing your food and tracking it, you are just guessing.

Edited by OutsideMatchInside

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Can't even help myself. Nothing works. Gained back 30 lbs and struggle back on diets that aren't working.

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36 minutes ago, OutsideMatchInside said:

The Protein Bars and shakes are giving you too many carbs probably. Protein bars are a really fake food. They are made with so many chemicals, that alone might be your stall right there. I try to have no more than 2 a week and only in an emergency.

Respectfully, I disagree. I have at least one a day on weekdays. Sometimes two. As long as they are from a reputable brand they are a safe and reliable source of protein. That being said, I use them because my protein goals are well above 100 grams a day because of weightlifting. I need that supplementation. The OP however is only jogging. She should be fine with the 60-80 gram range.

To the OP, you mention toast, salad, and veggies. I would say that you should cut back on those and focus on the dense Proteins first. Once you hit your daily goal, reward yourself with the veggies and salad. But don't make it a nutritionally devoid salad like iceberg lettuce. Get dark green leafy veggies like kale, spinach, arugula, and cabbage. Don't count chicken salad or tuna salad as a protein source if you use mayo. It just becomes a fat source.

Lastly, if you are not logging your food you should try it out so that you can get an idea of how much you are actually consuming versus what you think you are eating.

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If you aren't measuring and tracking, start. You can't see what you don't measure. How do you know what you need to do when you're not sure where you are?

Measure and track your food faithfully for a couple of weeks, and if you're still not losing, adjust accordingly. This sometimes is all one big science experiment with our bodies.

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@BigViffer

I am just offering her suggestions based on the very limited information she provided. We have no idea what kind of bars she is eating. You are a man with a higher RMR and you are lifting. You could probably afford to have a FitCrunch bar every day, OP really can't afford those carbs or calories. I see very few people here ever post about eating bariatric appropriate Protein bars. Even if she is, just looking at what she posted the majority of her calories each day are coming from fake protein substitutes.

Protein bars are fake food. Some people do well with them and others don't. Since she is having issues the protein bars, toast and Peanut Butter stand out as things that are adding carbs and could be cut.

I eat protein bars, high quality ones. I try to avoid them because they are just sliders, they offer no satisfaction.

Also, I think a lot of women would benefit from higher protein goals. I have been over 90 grams a day since day 2 and average in the 120 to 130 range most days. Keeping my protein goals high has allowed me to retain muscle while losing and it keeps me full. High protein goals also leaves little room for other empty calories.

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Thank you everyone for the advice!

The 'protein shakes' that I'm making are just the Unjury or bariatric Protein Powder with milk. I drink a little over a cup. Roughly 1 cup & 2 Tbs.

The Protein bars are from Kind & Healthy....something...I can't remember the brand.

Someone else on here suggested much of the same though, to cut out ANYTHING that isn't a dense protein source. So I will try that next!

As far as Condiments go, I don't really use anything but pure spices, not even the mixes because sometimes they have sugar added.

I am on a gluten free & bland diet for stomach problems, so most of what I can have is somewhat limited. meats like pork & beef really mess with my stomach, which I know is so ridiculous!

Again, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND COMMENTS!!!!

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