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The lower your BMI the slower the weight loss. Here are my words to you...one you ONLY lost 20lbs in your 6 month mandated diet and in two weeks you ONLY lost 20lbs? I think that is a great loss and even though we all go through these stalls I've had two so far which added up to a MONTH of no weight loss, you will lose again. Up your protein change up your workout and just be patient. So frustrating I know I cried a couple of days. I wouldn't change anything though. Also...two you might not be losing weight but check those inches. While I didn't lose lbs I did lose 17inches! Whip out that measuring tape and enjoy this journey. GOOD LUCK!

I don't know what your doctor said to you but since I was getting in a really great amount of fluids in I was able to take in caffeine. I have not hard coffee pre say but I do drink tea. Otherwise you are going to have to learn to live. I actually still have a hard time waking up due to the fatigue from lack of food at times.

Super hard to stick with it but def do the best you can. We have all been there. The most important thing I believe is to make sure the last week you don't break down and slip back into solids before surgery. You want to be as healthy as possible def helps with recovery! Good Luck!

@@Eli Alexander Well maybe talking was my good luck charm cause I FINALLY broke it this morning with a loss. Only 1 lb but I will take it cause it is a loss not a gain. Yay! Ugh I cried on that scale! Oh and the fish does NOT keep me full. It is crazy I eat til I'm full then in about two-three hours i'm hungry to I feel like I'm snacking or picking all day. @@Aprilhoffman78 I def can't drink OJ or any juice it is so loaded with sugar and carbs that I had it ONCE and my nut gave me a scolding like I was my 2 yr old. Mostly cause I'm diabetic but I'm jealous. All I drink is crystal light, diet decaf tea and water. Pretty boring really!

@@Eli Alexander Yea I did talk to my nut. she has access to myfitnesspal app. I know I need to intake more protein but she said otherwise my food intake was really quite decent. She does want me to up my protein a bit. It is getting hard for me to do so cause of two reasons. One I can't STAND the taste of those shakes anymore. Not even ones I make. Two. I can't even eat that much meat unless it is fish and I can't eat all fish cause I hate the way it taste so I'm relying on alot of vegan food which is taking some getting use to. I hope this stall truly does end soon.

Well I will tell you I went to Mexico to get my surgery done and did my research hardcore. I definitely do not regret it and even though I'm currently in a stall feel really satisfied with my progress. The place was very helpful and felt like I was treated very well. My insurance was willing to pay to but only 50% of my surgery which still left quite a price tag. 20k to be exact. So with my out of country experience and everything I ended only spending 9500k that included hospital stay, doctor fee, hotel stay, medication and plane ticket and passport. I only suggest it cause I was so happy with my results. I wish you luck and hope you can get your journey started soon!

Not only high in sodium. High in everything else bad. They have sugar, carbs and loaded with unneeded ingredients. It is a safer bet to just cook. I cook enough for two-three meals to save time and to take for lunch and have found online some really great bariatric lunches you can make and take to work. Lil protein boxes is what I take with deli meats and cheese and some veggies. Good luck!

Me too. I think it is a mixture of thirsty and lack of Protein. It is really hard to feel this way. Try boosting both. Drink 8oz of fluids before you even eat and get in a lil more protein.

SO many of us paid out of pocket. Then again most of us oped for out of the country surgery. If your insurance doesn't pay then sometimes you have to save your own life and do what you have to do! I got a medical loan to help with mine and since it was rather an inexpensive but great experience I'm happy I was able to do it.

I have a two yr old that weights 30lbs and I was about to lift him comfortably after two weeks. That was the recommendation from my doctor. He did stomach slam me when I was sleeping once so be careful cause I was freaking out and called my doctor I was so worried but I was fine. Good luck.

My caloric intake is only over 700 on my days to the gym so 4-5 days a week and as far as the high burst i'm not sure what to do. Everyone i feel is able to run but with the pins in my leg I can't so I'm not sure where to get that hard burn to get my heart rate up. I do the bike for 45 mins and treadmill or elliptical for 45 and then I do some weights for about 25-30 mins. I guess it is just a stall and I will have to be patient. I was feeling SUPER tempted this week with snacking so I locked up the snacks and my husband hid the key. I did the same with the fridge and just use the wine fridge for drinks cause after 7pm who really needs to be eating in my house anyways? I know it sounds drastic but I was a night time snacker and I feel the old urges creeping back in cause I'm not losing any weight and getting discouraged. I truly need this stall to end for me not to tread back into my ole ways!

Well so I'm guessing nevert lol. Yea I too was told never again should I consider it. I hear people are able to which is their choice but the carbonation can cause sleeve stretching if done over long periods of time.

I'm hoping that I'm gaining muscle cause my clothes are loose and that is the reason for the stall and lack of weight loss since muscle weighs the same and is just leaner. I'll take that as well but I'd really like to see those numbers drop just a lil bit. I get super jealous of the people who lose 100lbs in 6 months but I guess we can't all be like that. It is frustrating to know that we start out losing so much and then it is a slow loss all of a sudden. I don't want to kill myself at the gym cause I already work 12hrs a day and then to go to the gym for two hours with kids and spouse. I just can't imagine pushing myself anymore. It will come off when it does I suppose. glad to see so many of you are still on this site since it help to have the support. I went to my food addiction group it is just weird at times. I feel like I'm talking about food more now then ever. Congrats to everyone who is losing weight and really trying. It is hard but I suppose we all needed it.

I just started working out two months post op cause I would just about pass out if I pushed it. My doc did recommend a bike cause it was less exerting but honestly I would not worry about it until you are feel up to the task. Now I'm on solids I work out 4 times a week doing 90 mins of cardio and 30 mins of weights. I only eat about 400-600 calories a day but it is better to get your nutrition from solids then liquids! Good luck!

My stall is killing me and my doctor told me the same thing once a month....I said HA yeah right. So I locked it up in a closet and gave the key to my hubby so every Monday I will weigh myself instead of daily. I have been working out and watching what I eat so I hope that it does move even if just a pound by next Monday!

Yea I can think of a couple of reasons myself and I too will try to def go back to basics and see where my problem is. I have stalled about for about 5-6 days myself. I hope it works out for you cause I'm ok right now if it does not move. Well kinda. I have no idea how I would even remotely burn 1700 calories working out but I do manage about 500. Since that is my daily intake caloric wise I think its enough for me otherwise I might pass out!

Had a lot of salt yesterday and it showed up on the scale today in a 4lbs difference. Well guess I need to flush it out and learn my lesson, ugh I feel bloated!

Eh don't even look at the scale but once a week. Weigh in naked and after your first pee. Sometimes the pound gain is water retention. Do you realize how much you would have to eat in order to really gain a pound now? it is not only what you eat for the day but 3500 on top of that without you basically moving. If you've had surgery within the past 6 months NO WAY could you get that amount in your stomach. I woke up last week for my weigh in and had a two pound gain. I drank more fluids the next two days reweighed in and it was gone. I know it is frustrating. I NEVER want to see that scale go up again but it is just life. I stalled for 12 days and then lost 10 and now I'm at another stall. There is only so much our bodies can do and we have to be patient. Good luck and I know you will push through this and come out successful!

Yea I know I do at times and it is killer. If its not the air trapped in my stomach it is the reflux, if it is not that it is the fact I had one bite to many and I throw up. I basically have had to revert back to soft food cause I just can't always seem to handle solids or depends on the solid anyways. I guess it is really just a learning day by day kinda thing. Good luck and if it helps we no longer live to eat but eat to live!

I got the same thing from certain people and it completely angered me. It is not the easy way out. Its a tool. We are sometimes at such a heavy point that in order for us to lose the weight the caloric restriction has to be so low we would starve which would most likely led to a binge at one point or another. Plus we have to restrict everything we eat for the rest of our lives not just until we lose the weight. We are starting all over again. We are have deal with daily temptations and food can be just as addicting as smoking and drinking only more available and harder to break. We have to eat every day to live smoking and drinking we can live without. Don't even worry about others...you do for you and enjoy the journey of getting your life back cause at the end of the day you have to wake up and live with you! Good luck!

Yea I don't do the barefoot thing. It is not good for every ones arch when working out. I guess it just depends on your foot. We aren't cavemen anymore so with this type of body weight my foot does not like that. I tend to rotate my ankle in an outward motion so I were a cross trainer that helps that issue. I worked out on the bike for 90 mins yesterday. I was tired but it was good. Glad you found something that works for you.

you can apply for a medical loan. It is the only way I know how. I had to pay out of pocket and that is what I did. Good luck I know how it is!

Ugh I just experienced this with foods I was trying. I can't eat any chicken unless it is really ground up or deli. I can't get beef at all and I had a bite of a doughnut my daughter hand made. I mean a tiny bite and it was AWFUL! I was throwing up and my stomach was hurting for hours. Guess it is different what is a trigger for some people!

I just got the go ahead to to heavy aerobics. I guess it depends on your condition and your doctor.

popcorn and corn puffs, cheese puffs. Anything like cotton candy. Basically food that breaks down very easily has none or lil nutritional value and will not fill you up!