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Hello friends, I am a little over a month out and seem to eat maybe 3-4 oz a meal. But get hungry like 2 hrs later...my doctor said that was normal and said to eat 5 meals everyday. But that seems like so much. I know i could eat that much, but don't want to stretch my tummy. Wish i could see my sleeve, how food goes in, so i know exactly how much is ok. Can you tell me how much you ate one month out?? And how often? Thank you!

it is crazy! i am a year out and can eat about 6-7 oz. I can eat a lot more than when i was first post op but no where near what i could eat before! Thank goodness for my sleeve!

hello! i am a year out and can eat rice. I will eat like an oz or 2 of brown rice. i love sushi and can have a few pieces with no problem

im sorry to hear this maybe your meds have affected your weight loss? I too have always been able to eat more than the average sleever. ANd my weight loss has stopped . Slowly losing maybe a few oz here and there. But its barely moving. Keep your head up. HOpe everything works out for you!

We...im 9 months out and down 66 lbs. My weight loss has almost been non-existant since last year. ive upped my excercise, lowered my calories, increase Protein, lowered carbs everything . And my weight loss is still at a snails pace....i am thankful for what ive lost so far. My clotes are falling off of me. I started out size 22 pants, wearing a size 12 now ...but i just wish my scale would be nice to me too........................ but i am thankful! This is hard, not knowing if my body is done losing weight, but i can't be done. Im not done until i reach the goals i have set for myself. And even if they take longer than a year...im still in it for the long run take care everyone

Susan, so are we supposed to be eating at least 1200 calories during our losing phase? Im 8 months out and have stalled / slowed down since November. And i can't seem to jump start my weight loss. I sometimes get in 900 calories, but never hit 1200. Any advice you can give me would be great!!!!

I will admit, i am a bit discouraged about my weight loss. I am 8 months out and have lost only 62lbs or so. Since November, my weight loss has slowed tremendously and have since only lost maybe 6lbs. If that! Im scared that i won't hit goal. I want to be down to 125 and that just seems so far away. I know that i would not have been able to lose the 60lbs without my sleeve and my health has improved drastically because of the sleeve. But i just wish i was one of the sleevers that the weight just melted off. I am thankful for my tool, but there are times i feel like my tool is broken

wow you all are doing so good with your weight loss. I would love to be at least 80lb loss seems soooooo far away

just wanted to thank everyone for the advice on this thread. im struggling ( been struggling ) and i am so scared that ive hit a wall, and this is where ill be stuck at . Im working really hard at it, and now im soooo scared that this is it. I wonder if theres any long term sleevers that hit that " surgery max weight loss " and never loss anything else. i hope that isnt true. I really do

i did increase my calories to 1000 or 1100 max burning at least 250 from excercise. My body seems stuck

no worries! i do count carbs and usually its under 40. but since last week, ive eaten only protein (except for the carbs in my green veggies...) i did lose 3 lbs but gained 2 since last night. I know i didn't eat 2 lbs worth!! ive just been losing the same lbs over and over!!

hi everyone! im 6.5 months out, sleeved on June23rd 2011> been in a stall for the past 3 months. ANyone else the wall???

Hi all! Happy New year! I am 6 months out, and 60lbs down. My weight loss was good when i first had my surgery. But for the past 2-3 months, ive been up and down the same weight. Has anyone ever had plateau's or stalls and got thru them and continued to get to goal? Ive been doing cardio, walking 3 miles a day. I will lose like 3lbs in a week, but somehow gain it back in a few days. My calories are always under 1000 a day. Usually its 800-850. I don't know what im doing wrong. Im so worried that i won't hit goal. Ive accepted being a slow loser, and im totally fine with that. i just want to be a loser

thank you everyone! LissynTx you are very right. I do have some excess skin already but im sure it could be a lot worse. When i graph my loss, it looks typical. Like stairs...but its so frustrating to not see the numbers go down faster. I was losing soooo good months back, and now im praying for 5 months in a month! Its hard trying to figure out my body. I don't have know my sleeve yet and its been 6 months. Some people have figured out how their weight loss goes. ( loss for a few weeks, stays the same the other 2 weeks etc) I still don't know my body. Ive upped my calories to about 1000 now. And ive been doing Diva's basic boot camp, so ive lost a few lbs. I eat primarily protein ( good quality food 90% of the time) and green veggies. ive totally cut out rice etc...and still i haven't seen this HUGE weight loss yet. But i am thankful for the 3 ive lost since i started the basics boot camp. Im just so worried about not reaching goal before my one year. I only have 40 lbs to go. And that seems sooooooo far away right now. Thanks for all the encouragement everyone. I am doing things the right way, and i guess i was just hoping to see a bigger difference sooner.

how much are you eating? And how soon after are you drinking? Im so sorry you are having such a hard time.

i was told it is impossible to stretch our stomachs. And i too have been in a stall since October. But I hope i lost 3 lbs this week doing straight protein. And hopefully it doesn't fluctuate back up. I know how frustrating it is. And im right there with you. I have heard of others that had stalls, but eventually did reach goal. So it is possible even though it seems so difficult right now. Good luck

im 6 months out and eat about 5-6 oz. hope that helps. Ive always felt like i could eat more than every other sleever. But my surgeon said that i was ok

ok.... im back. I think i started this either Monday or Tuesday...and i cheated the first day ( bad moment of weakness!!) But have stayed true and kept to Protein protein, Water water...and i am down 3 lbs!!!! So i can staying with this until goal lol. its not that hard, as i love protein. Now that im finally over the carb monster, i think , i mean i know i can do this. I also found a 5 calorie iced tea mix that i LOVE LOVE LOVE. Even ordered 8 boxes online. Think that is helping lots too. So just wanted to check and say thank you to Irene!! Im motivated again and on fire. Hopefully this fire keeps burning and i keep losing! Thanks again Diva!! Good luck to everyone!

ok.... im back. I think i started this either Monday or Tuesday...and i cheated the first day ( bad moment of weakness!!) But have stayed true and kept to Protein protein, Water water...and i am down 3 lbs!!!! So i can staying with this until goal lol. its not that hard, as i love protein. Now that im finally over the carb monster, i think , i mean i know i can do this. I also found a 5 calorie iced tea mix that i LOVE LOVE LOVE. Even ordered 8 boxes online. Think that is helping lots too. So just wanted to check and say thank you to Irene!! Im motivated again and on fire. Hopefully this fire keeps burning and i keep losing! Thanks again Diva!! Good luck to everyone!

Thanks Coops. YOu have made very good points. Thank you for you input!!

awwww congrats!!!! and thank you for your post. It nice to hear that a slow loser is successful!! thank you and congrats to you! you have done an amazing job!!

im only 6 months out and i could probably eat more than you! I think you are doing great! Very good and healthy food choices

BEAUTIFUL!! Congrats! You are doing soooo great!! Maybe i will increase my cals too

something i just realized that i started using that was different ( going back about 3 months ago...) was equal and / or splenda. It probably has no connection with my stall. But Im just so trying to figure out what happened or changed when i stopped losing. Any ideas? I know its probably a long shot that my artificial sweetners had any affect on my weight loss...but guess im desperate :/