jentheyo

Hey everyone,

Sw: 256

Cw: 185

Been stuck in 185-190 for the last 2 month. But blaming myself since I am not eating right nor exercising.

:-(

How is everyone else doing?

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Finally onederland!! Its going at a snail pace now, but happy to be under 200.

Sw 256

Cw 196

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Hi all!

Hope everyone is still on track!

Well I must say I've been thinking that I most be the slowest loser here.

I finally hit the 50lbs lost today! Since surgery on 9/22.

I am so happy that the weight is coming off even though is moving slowly.

I can definitely eat a lot more now which is probably why the loss has slowed down now.

Can't wait to see pics of everyone here, I am hoping to post my pics once I hit onederland!!

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Feeling like I am not losing enough its going tooooo slow. (yes comparing) so far since surgery only 26lbs.

just wondering what is everyones routine? Like exercise wise, I Need inspiration.

Also maybe we should star adding progress pics.

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In

Surgery weight 256

Cw 244

Goal for challenge: 234

I am a stall too for the last 2 Weeks.

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weight in at 236, 2 more to go for challenge.

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I am in the same boat as you! Haven't lost anything since week 6 , at eigth Weeks now.

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Hi everyone hope you all are losing. As for me current weight is 239 (starting 256). Hurricane sandy displace me from my house so it has been hard to eat "good". Been eating carbs here and there. hoping to be home soon to get my life back to normal.

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I wish I was doing as good as you. Lost 17 so is going super slow for me. What was your starting weight?

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In

Surgery weight 256

Cw 244

Goal for challenge: 234

I am a stall too for the last 2 Weeks.

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Why is it so important to chew a lot?

I find my self not chewing that much, and the food goes down with no problem. So wondering why the "rules" say to chew a lot.

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OMG I broke my 2 week stall... Lost 2 pounds as of this morning! hope that I keep loosing because I was very frustrated.

Hope everyone else is doing good...

Omg you lost a lot. I only Lost 12 in 2.5 week. I am on a stall from hell for last week and half.

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Looks like a lot of us are in a stall, I guess its normal.

Glad to see that everyone is losing :-)

Surgery weight 256 9/22/12

Today 244

In a stall for this entire week. hoping to break it next week.

How is everyone else doing?

You should be on something like Prevacid for the reflux your tummy can have. My understanding of it is that even though your stomach is 75-85% smaller, for a while it still produces the same amount of acid as it did before, and that is why doctors want you on a daily PPI. If you aren't taking one, you also may feel hungry, from what I understand.

is pepcid ok? does it have to be prevacid? my doc never mentioned this.. but I will try it.

P.S. Are you drinking Protein shakes? Mine still havent arrived (mail order). I wonder if the Protein Shakes helps with fullness? Also I dont know how many calories a day I should be comsuming at two weeks, its nowhere in the packet they gave me. I read people eat around 600 so I have been trying to stay around there but who knows!?!

I drink Protein shake in the morning, nectar chocolate. in the morning I do feel full but for me is at night that I get hungry. I dont drink the shakes at night though... maybe I should... Is just I am tired of the shakes.. but let try again.. hope that will this hunger.

Me to Jen, I actually gained 4lbs in three days after starting soft foods I was so bummed since I am only 10 days out. I track EVERYTHING now on myfitnesspal.com. Seriously sucks. I really hope things get better with you. Maybe since we are so new we are having more head hunger than anything but hopefully we will adjust quickly!

I gain weight too 2lbs, very frustrating. I did loose it very slowly, but now I have stopped loosing. I sure hope is just head hunger.. I am gonna try up the Water intake like the previous post just told me though. Hope that will help..

I am MFP look me up.. "Jentheyo". feel free to add me.

Are you taking anything for reflux, and if so are you sure it is working? Are you getting all you Protein in? Are you drinking plenty of fluids - thirst and hunger can be easily confused. And what are you eating 4 ozs of? That sounds like quite a bit, but it is far different if it is Soup than if it is chicken. If you are having liquids or mushies it is not uncommon not to feel full - people usually notice a big difference with solids. If you are eating 4 ozs of lean meat at once already you might want to back down a bit, just my opinion but its an awful lot of chicken (for example) at your stage. (My doctor progressed my diet early, so i wanted to address both mushies and solids...). An are you eating carbs? If so try cutting back - carbs tend to create hunger more than they control it - but that's just me. I like to stick to 20-30 grams of carbs per day - not everyone does low carb though. Are you tracking your calories, Protein, carbs, and fat intake? If not, consider it. MyFitnessPal is available on smartphones or on the computer and is excellent for tracking your consumption. Hope you find something helpful in this list!

actually no, I am not taking anything for the reflux... I did take pepcid once, but I dont feel hurt burn or reflux. I can eat 2 oz of cottage cheese then I want to eat again. today I ate some shrimp, for dinner. and got full right away after like 3 shrimps but then half hour later I had like 5 more no problems but now is been like 1hr and still want to eat again. U are right, I am not drinking enough Water, but I dont feel thirsty. I am staying away from the carbs. I am tracking what I eat, eating less than 500 cal. protein about 48-60 with shakes. I am on MFP.

I am taking your advice very serious and will drink more water.. hoping that it will help.

Only 2 Weeks post and I am hungry all the time. After I eat like 2 to maybe 4 Oz tops, like half hr later I want to eat again! What is going on. I am not lossing either I am on stall for one full week on top of everything. Soop frustrating.

I dont think your eating too much. As long as ur following the guidelines and keeping Protein first, and drink ur luiquids. it sounds ur doing just fine.

Hey, I dont know how I will survive without the rice, bread, potatoe salads. I am dreading thanksgiving.

I am Dominican, and one week out.

Missing food! :-(

I dont think that is bad, my NUT guidelines are 60-80. I think the more the better. what are you eating? I was sleeved on the 22nd am only getting about 67g, is so hard for me to add more. Would love to know ur meal plan.< /p>

Ok thanks.

Hello is it ok to drink orange juice? I am 4 days post op.? Or not yet?