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call your dietician If you need a different food plan to support your fitness level. Give them your current calories, calories burned, and How much you train per day. I agree with @Ellf Try eating carbs on your plan with protein before and after your workout. (after can be a protein shake) Stay within your weight loss calories/carb range to keep your body in weight loss mode.

Hugs. Sorry you are struggling with food tolerance. When was the last time you talked with your surgeon’s office? You might want to give them a call to rule out medical issues. Wish you the best, Jennifer

Agree

@AJ Tylo 118 pounds is fantastic. It does not matter where any of us land on the BMI chart or fat% chart. Resolve your medical issues and live a healthy life. Find a weight you feel comfortable maintaining long term. Many of us lose/burn muscle with rapid weight loss. You will look healthier after your weight stabilizes. (adding carbs/calories in maintenance) The comments “skeletal” “cancer patient”” too thin” are not helpful. It’s hard enough to deal with rapid weight loss. No need to cause more body dysmorphia issues. Just an observation on this site over the years. Most of us are accustomed to seeing ourselves at our high weight. It’s a shock to see your face and body changing. Do you see other people at your weight as too thin? Do you see others at a overweight/normal BMI as too thin?

I prefer protein waters. I don’t think I ever found a protein shake that tasted fantastic. It was just a necessary evil. Experiment to find what works for you. I used vanilla protein powder and made my own flavors. Coffee mocha latte: Vanilla protein, ice, instant coffee Hershey’s sugar free cholate syrup Orange creamsicle: Vanilla protein shake, ice, orange sf water flavoring Pumpkin spice: vanilla protein, ice, caned plain pureed pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice Gingerbread: vanilla protein, ice ground cinnamon and ground ginger. (maple extract or sugar free maple syrup) Root beer float: Vanilla protein, ice and root beer sf water flavoring. Anyway, you get the idea. On a positive note, You wont be on shake lifelong. Once you can hit your protein goal with real food stage, you can ditch the shakes😊 Hang in there

Congratulations on two years out. You have lost weight before you can do it again. I’ve never met anyone who maintains weight effortlessly. It’s recognizing a gain and going back to basics. Logging your food. Staying within your weight loss calories/macros, exercise and hydrate. Some threads that may help to get back on track. Dec weight loss and motivation challenge Doing the head work.

You are doing phenomenal. 😊 be consistent not perfect I’ve searched for people that lose weight/maintain effortlessly. I have not met one yet. Some take a moderate approach and others more discipled. We all have our own path with no judgment. You can guess your calories/macros or have more control by logging. Hope you break the stall soon, Weight loss may slowdown as you get further out from surgery and when you have less fat to burn.

Two months out, Right? This is your first and only post. Follow your food plan. If a sandwich is on your plan, no need to ask for permission to eat it. Stalls can happen - Search this site for the topic stalls. Many reasons for weight loss to slow down. Log your food, stay within your weight loss calories/ macros, exercise. and hydrate.

Good morning. You are three months out, right? I hope all is going well. Trust your professionals (all plans/instructions are different) Ask if you should change your food plan/add carbs to support your current fitness level. They will need to know how many calories you currently eat, training schedule, and how many calories you burn per training session. You asked “What amount of carbs did you eat and calories did you have when you started working out (but while you were still trying to lose) I made no changes to my dieticians’ weight loss phase diet. I exercised (cardio and lifting) 5 to 6 days a week. I had great surgery restriction. I was able to consume around 900 calories at three months out. 1000 to 1100 calories at five/six months out. My energy felt better with higher calorie ranges. Hope you find what works for you., Jennifer

Congrats and fantastic weight loss. Everyone’s surgeons’ instructions are different. None of us have the same release to lift time frame. Hope you get the professional green light soon.

First, Follow your professional’s advice. You are doing fantastic. We all have our starting fitness level. Glad you are in the weight room to build muscle. I’m female in my 50’s it can be done and it’s never too late in life, right? 😉 I have some questions for you. You are six months out, how many calories and carbs are you consuming now? How many calories do you burn working out? How often to you train? Are you working with a trainer or have access to staff at your gym for some advice on weightlifting and diet? Did your dietician give you a new carb goal to hit? Were you instructed to start eating your maintenance phase diet? Are you ready to move into maintenance diet to support weightlifting? or do you want to eat in weight loss phase to lose more? Only my experience from my first year out. (What works for me may not work for you) Weight loss phase, my fitness routine included cardio and weightlifting. I greatly improved my strength and fitness level. However, I did lose muscle with rapid weight loss. (Part of it was due to exercising on low calories) Adding carbs may feel scary at first, Its normal to feel this way transitioning to maintenance. I didn’t add carbs until I got close to goal and a higher fitness level. (sounds like you are close to goal) It has been easier to gain strength and muscle going into maintenance diet. My maintenance instructions are adding low glycemic carbs. (whole grain, plant based, sweet potato, brown rice, nothing white, processed with added sugar) I stay within my new maintaining calories and carb range. I’m now five years out, I distance run and lift. I hired a sports medicine dietician to help me fuel my body correctly. I wish you the best in hitting your fitness goals, Jennifer

Hugs Give yourself credit for all your hard work. The goal is healthy, and you achieved that. Trust your professional’s guidance as you work on things.

I hope - *evil grin*

I hope people understand the title of the thread. I would hate for someone in weight loss mode to eat a maintenance menu and expect to lose weight.

Yes, you can ask questions. We understand. It takes time to learn this site. No one is intending to be disrespectful or exclude newbies/sophomores. The website assistance thread may help answer your question in detail. (link below) https://www.bariatricpal.com/forum/992-website-assistance-suggestions/

Many options to try from people that experienced regain and worked it off. This site helped me get my head back in the game. My gain was in my 3rd year. I worked it off. (I’m still maintaining five years out) Old behaviors slipped back in. My discipline was not at the same level as my first year. I have extra sleeve space and hunger feels different. I found ways to fill the extra space and keep calories low. I feel more satisfied with real whole dense foods. Shakes and soft foods empty out of my pouch quickly (slider foods) @Emilyme Find what works for you. Try reset or real food stage. Reset does not shrink your stomach. Its one method to get back on track. For me, I found going back to liquids and soft foods too restrictive. I went back to real food stage and felt more satisfied. Carbs - Slowly start reducing carbs and get them to your personal range. Detox *smile* All of us have a different weight loss calorie/macro range. Using your food log app. Start at 1200 calories Carb range 50/60grams. You can dial your calories up or down by 100 to see where your body loses weight. Doing the head work thread – the mental battles of getting back on track @Dr-Patient Is your Dr's WL plan protein only?

No probleem to be on a soap box. Some things stike a nerve in people. Take what’s useful on this site and ignore the rest. These are things for my personal motivation over the years – I have had my struggles. Find whatever motivates you.

Maintaining weight loss mode - 1008 CALORIES – 100 protein – 55 carbs -21 fiber – 42 fats BREAKFAST : 2 cups coffee 1 cup untweeted cashew milk 4 Splenda with fiber packets LUNCH – salad (broken into three meals) in a full size salad bowl Black beans 3.6 Ground turkey 93% 7.3 Shredded iceberg lettuce 1.6 cups 50/50 spring salad mix 2.6 oz 5 grape tomatoes Hemp hearts .5 oz Chili lime pepita’s .5 oz Salsa 3oz LATE DINNER – Chicken soup regular size bowl Carrot 3 oz Onion 1 oz Green beans 1 oz Celery 1 small stalk Hot sausage 1.2 oz Chicken 4.5 oz Broth 2 cups

Agree with @catwoman7 Your surgeon’s will give you a release to do more than walking. Exercise will compliment your weight loss. Lifting has helped me gain muscle and fill out the skin a bit. I still have loose skin but it’s livable and hides easily.

You are new and have only posted several times about being hosed. If you are real, fill out your profile. What type of surgery and when? Avoid any site that sells bariatric processed crap food. I would suggest eating real whole foods. Hope you get your money back.

I will post in OOTD on New Years

Congratulations, you are almost 3-months out. Sorry that you are dealing with asthma issues, Steroids are notorious for weight fluctuations, Right? Keep plugging away the scale will move. *hugs*

First time in the years I’ve been at my gym to have this awkward moment * Total stranger said he could help me lose my midsection. If he thought this was a pickup line, he was dead wrong. I posted about this in the rant section. My husband still thinks it's hilarious.

A bottle of gas x would be a nice gesture from your drinking friends *laughing* How far out are you?

5 pounds in less than a month. I think my motivation is in a good place. I had a guy in the gym tell me he could help me lose my midsection. (NOT a compliment) I love to prove people wrong. A bit of anger motivates me. My diet is more disciplined and I changed up my exercise. My big motivation. New year’s gown.