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I am having a Water weight issue but I will throw in my hat:
Weight today: 162 (I was a solid 160 for a week, this is water weight so maybe I should go with 160?)
Goal: 150

None as far as I know but eat person has their tolerances. The thing with the sleeve is that your stomach is kind of like "wtf?" for the first few months. By about 6 months, its figured things out and by 12 months or so, it's regained its grinding efficiency which is why people can generally eat more the further out they go.
I must be weird because popcorn sticks with me pretty good. I can eat more of it because it compresses so well, but man, a cup of popcorn (if that) keeps me full for awhile. And it makes me poop. lol
Steak, I have never had a problem with but I did not tackle it until month 3. At about 10 weeks, my stomach just kind decided it was cool with its new smaller size and I was able to eat a lot more than right before that and things started digesting faster. So I haven't had any problems. Some people describe this as what happens usually around 6 months but I am nearing that point and everything seems stable so it must have happened early for me.

I order regularly and eat leftovers *shrug*

I order regularly and eat leftovers *shrug*

Please stop and do the math.
People get completely freaked out by what I feel are unreasonable expectations. They fly into a panic. They assume that the first time they don't lose on the scale that their loss is done. They think that two weeks at one weight is a massive stall. They look at other people's large losses and forget that we don't all lose at the same rate.
First - if you did a pre-op diet you are not going to have the same loss your first month as someone who didn't do one. Your pre-op loss should get counted into your loss calculation if you did a pre-op diet.
Second - a stall is three weeks or more at the same weight with no fluctuation. Are you panicked after that? Well, my friend coops once spent twenty one MONTHS at the same weight. She finally broke through and never regained during that time, and even lost two sizes while not budging on the scale. Is it the miracle cure you may have been hoping for on the scale? No. But stalls are not the end of the world. They are certainly more normal that flying to goal in six weeks, I promise you.
Third - losing anything more than a pound a week is good. Are you eating less than ever before? Yes. Does that guarantee you'll lose faster than ever before? No. I had two nine week stalls - no movement except upwards for my monthly cycle. I had months where I lost but only in the tenths of a pound. It's not normal to expect a big loss every time you step on the scale. It's setting yourself up for disappointment.
Fourth - your pattern is your pattern. You can compare yourself to other people sleeved the same day or with the same stats but it doesn't matter. So much of this is individual. So if you're constantly seeking out other people and comparing your losses to theirs, you are eventually going to discourage and frustrate yourself.
Fifth - are you closing in on goal? We all lose even more slowly the less weight we have to lose. So if you only have sixty pounds to lose but shed thirty in your first three months, please don't be hysterical because you're "only" losing a pound a week now that you're past the halfway point. It's normal.
Stop. Breathe. Do the math. Adjust your expectations. This is not a race. You do not get a special award for reaching goal more quickly. Your surgery was not pointless or worthless if you manage to get to goal in two years instead of six months. The real goal is not losing the weight. It's keeping the weight off. That's real success - that's what we're here to do. It does not matter if you hit goal in nine months or two years - the real challenge and the real journey begins with maintenance. How quickly or slowly you lost does nothing to change the challenges you'll encounter there.
I am not ranting at anyone in particular. I just feel that this is an issue that comes up constantly and it's actually pretty silly for people to fly into such a panic without really thinking. I've seen folks upset when they're logging losses of upwards of four pounds a week. Point to the diet that helped you accomplish that and was easy to maintain prior to surgery.
~Cheri

I could kill off a bag of chips in a day. Now I measure out 1 ounce and eat about half of it before I'm like "meh, I've had enough." It's strange how once the cravings and urges go away food becomes just food.

I haven't read the whole thread but I would read these studies for information but not let it get you down. I am going to be mean here but there is going to be a percentage of people who are going to fail, either because they really did not understand what they got themselves into, or have a compulsion to eat constantly that is more psychological than physical, etc. I think if you weigh and measure you foods and have a reality based concept of what you are eating, then you will have developed habits that should keep you from regaining to obesity. Exercise is also key and I wonder how many of the failures are not moving at all. Just moderate exercise helps.

Korean tofu Soup is a good way to eat tofu. My favorite is silken tofu with chopped green onion tops, grated fresh ginger, and ponzu drizzled on it. It is low carb, low cal, and soft. I hope when I am sleeved I will be able to tolerate it bcuz its one of my favorite foods.

I'm a slow loser too, but I am consistently losibg 2lbs a week. Pre-op 233, SW 218, CW 184. Surgery date was 3/18.
I eat under 800 calories a day. Carbs are usually under 50 carbs sometimes less and ive had a few bad days where its been more. I work out 3-5 days a week my aversge is 4 and I burn 250-350 calories per session or more.
I don't know how to boost my loss. I just want to lose a consistent 10 mobth

I am doing what I am supposed to, eating under 800 cals, usually aroubd 650-700, eating 50g carbs, 60-80g Protein and ive only lost 30 since surgery. I get depressed seeing people who are down 50lbs or more in the same time period. I know its silly but wtf is with my body hoarding all my fats. I'm exercising too.

If you eat a strawberry the seed will get stuck and grow a tree.

It's not even about being tough--I am a pretty tough cookie. It's more about the fact that it is my personal business and not open for commentary. My body doesn't belong to anyone except me and frankly, I find the fact that people will openly comment on someone's weight loss or gain distasteful, kind of in the same way you wouldn't go up to someone and say "gee, your tits look big, did you get implants" or "wow, your skin is really tight, how much was your facelift?"
Kind of the same level of tacky to me.

It's not even about being tough--I am a pretty tough cookie. It's more about the fact that it is my personal business and not open for commentary. My body doesn't belong to anyone except me and frankly, I find the fact that people will openly comment on someone's weight loss or gain distasteful, kind of in the same way you wouldn't go up to someone and say "gee, your tits look big, did you get implants" or "wow, your skin is really tight, how much was your facelift?"
Kind of the same level of tacky to me.

I'm down 22lbs at the 8 week mark or 37lbs at the 10 week mark if you count my 2 week pre-op. Some may say that is slow but I feel I am doing really good and losing at a rate that I am happy with.

Normal weight people deal with their food choices daily. Unlike us fatties who generally follow the "go big or go home" mantra, people who keep their weight normal have a cheeseburger once in awhile but don't make it a habit or they don't supersize it or skip the milkshake.
One of the reasons I got this done was to relearn that balance I had before. I can have a cheeseburger. I just have to make adjustments to my activity or eating to make up for it. Unfortunately, so many of us have dieted for so long that we have gotten in the habit of on the wagon off the wagon so we're either strictly dieting or eating out of control.
IMO, you can't break that cycle if you have a bunch of "never agains".

I'm down 22lbs at the 8 week mark or 37lbs at the 10 week mark if you count my 2 week pre-op. Some may say that is slow but I feel I am doing really good and losing at a rate that I am happy with.

Lol, I guess if you believe that...

It's not even about being tough--I am a pretty tough cookie. It's more about the fact that it is my personal business and not open for commentary. My body doesn't belong to anyone except me and frankly, I find the fact that people will openly comment on someone's weight loss or gain distasteful, kind of in the same way you wouldn't go up to someone and say "gee, your tits look big, did you get implants" or "wow, your skin is really tight, how much was your facelift?"
Kind of the same level of tacky to me.

Personally, I ditched fast food years ago and once its out of your system, it is so gross when you do indulge.
That said, I'm a everything in moderation person. I prefer homemade burgers and Cookies, etc and have promised myself that if I want it, its made at home from scratch. So good and not addictive or full of additives snd fake flavor enhancers.

It's not even about being tough--I am a pretty tough cookie. It's more about the fact that it is my personal business and not open for commentary. My body doesn't belong to anyone except me and frankly, I find the fact that people will openly comment on someone's weight loss or gain distasteful, kind of in the same way you wouldn't go up to someone and say "gee, your tits look big, did you get implants" or "wow, your skin is really tight, how much was your facelift?"
Kind of the same level of tacky to me.

Yeah, keeping a level of personal privacy is not an indication of shame, embarrassment, or lack of truthfulness.

Normal weight people deal with their food choices daily. Unlike us fatties who generally follow the "go big or go home" mantra, people who keep their weight normal have a cheeseburger once in awhile but don't make it a habit or they don't supersize it or skip the milkshake.
One of the reasons I got this done was to relearn that balance I had before. I can have a cheeseburger. I just have to make adjustments to my activity or eating to make up for it. Unfortunately, so many of us have dieted for so long that we have gotten in the habit of on the wagon off the wagon so we're either strictly dieting or eating out of control.
IMO, you can't break that cycle if you have a bunch of "never agains".

Yeah, keeping a level of personal privacy is not an indication of shame, embarrassment, or lack of truthfulness.

Yeah, keeping a level of personal privacy is not an indication of shame, embarrassment, or lack of truthfulness.

It's not even about being tough--I am a pretty tough cookie. It's more about the fact that it is my personal business and not open for commentary. My body doesn't belong to anyone except me and frankly, I find the fact that people will openly comment on someone's weight loss or gain distasteful, kind of in the same way you wouldn't go up to someone and say "gee, your tits look big, did you get implants" or "wow, your skin is really tight, how much was your facelift?"
Kind of the same level of tacky to me.