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@@kimmeesue One of the poster above said something that helped me start losing again. Aim for 600-800 calories, in addition to 65 grams of Protein, <50 carbs and fats. Weighing and measuring drives me nuts, but I use sparkpeople.com to keep up with what I eat, and weight daily to find what works and what doesn't. After two days of losing a pound and a half at 600 calories, I had a lot of sodium and a bit over 800 calories with no weight loss today. I suspect I would have gained due to Fluid retention had I eaten more calories.
I gained weight week 3 when we started adding more food - it is hard to keep up the loss of a liquid diet. I have not started exercising yet, but will do so today - I am sure that will help, too. I am not getting enough fluids - that I hope to remedy today, also. Keep trying things until you find what works, I suppose. I have 125 pounds to lose, so it is going to take a while;-)

I loose weight very slowly also. I am 57 and my metabolism before surgery was shot. I have found that if I limit my calories to 800 per day, I lose weight. To do that, I am still relying heavily on Protein Shakes. I use AdvantEdge chocolate fudge shakes. They taste good, have 17 grams of Protein, and are 110 calories. Hope this helps.

My only goal has been to become healthier and develop a healthy lifestyle. I had my surgery in October, have lost 36 lbs, cut my insulin use to less than half, eliminated my blood pressure medication entirely, my gastroparesis is gone, and I feel better and better with each passing day. I view the surgery as a tool to use in becoming a healthier person. I am a Type 1 diabetic on insulin pump therapy. I am pleased with my progress. ???? Sometimes I wonder if numbers stress us out too much.

Thanks for the response, I am not much for carbs, but I will increase Water for sure, supplements still make me nauseous, trying to work it out, fearful of stretching my pouch, I ate a medium banana and worried the rest of the afternoon. Lol. Just never want to be overweight again.

Do you ever consider maybe just tweeting your diet and trying to really get back into basics to jump start some real weight loss. I too lose weight sooooo slow but I found out that with me basically carbs are just the devil with my body and I have to really work out. Which I can't say I'm that bummed about. I loathe working out but I'm kinda happy I'm not just going to be thinner but healthier. I did a lil experiment with myself. I ate how I had been and checked the scale once or twice a week for a month and realized that I did not have any weight loss. Then I decided let me cut back on some carbs and really focus on my weight loss again. In two weeks I dropped 7lbs. So I now know my issue. I hope you find your groove. Good luck!

Let's do this. Anyone who wants..the more the better. Send me your FB names and I will invite you to the secret group. Yay!

Part of the bad behavior is not following up with them. I know what to do - just need some accountability. It's been 7 months and I have lost 47 pounds. Since I started eating real food again - not just Protein Bars and other easy foods that don't require much thought or preparation - the weight is coming off pretty quickly.

I will do that - I have a secret FB group for 'my journey' - I will add you there! Thanks - A LOT!

You can add me on Faceboo . Send me a friend request to Shannon Cannizzaro Lincoln ca

@@kimmeesue One of the poster above said something that helped me start losing again. Aim for 600-800 calories, in addition to 65 grams of Protein, <50 carbs and fats. Weighing and measuring drives me nuts, but I use sparkpeople.com to keep up with what I eat, and weight daily to find what works and what doesn't. After two days of losing a pound and a half at 600 calories, I had a lot of sodium and a bit over 800 calories with no weight loss today. I suspect I would have gained due to Fluid retention had I eaten more calories.
I gained weight week 3 when we started adding more food - it is hard to keep up the loss of a liquid diet. I have not started exercising yet, but will do so today - I am sure that will help, too. I am not getting enough fluids - that I hope to remedy today, also. Keep trying things until you find what works, I suppose. I have 125 pounds to lose, so it is going to take a while;-)