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majorsmama

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  1. I don't eat carbs. I eat less than 20 a DAY. And my protein is 80+ grams a day which is what my surgeon wants me at. I'm 36 and 5'4". Weight day of surgery was 253, weight today is 219. I see people who eat carbs galore and lose weight faster than me.
  2. I am starting to feel very discouraged because of how slowly I'm losing weight. It's been 11.5 weeks since my surgery and I'm down 34 lbs. I've seen some people lose that amount in the first month. Granted, I'm not getting enough water and I'm not exercising as regularly as I should, but I would expect the lack of calories alone would result in faster weight loss. I'm worried about my 3 month post-op appointment on the 28th. I'm afraid my surgeon will be unhappy with my progress. I am already so down on myself about it, I can't handle hearing from someone else that it's not enough. ????
  3. I was sleeved the same day as you and have lost 27. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed.
  4. How's the weight loss going? How often are you exercising and how much are you doing? Are you meeting your protein and water goals?
  5. How much weight had you lost by your 2 month surgiversary?
  6.    Caroline08042015 reacted to a post in a topic: Edamame pasta
  7. I absolutely love this pasta. Unfortunately my surgeon had me cut my carbs back tremendously due to a stall in my weight loss. So I can't have any for a while. When I made it, I added pesto and sautéed shrimp.
  8.    KristenLee reacted to a post in a topic: Former csection mommies
  9. C-section was way worse. With vsg, you don't feel like your abdomen is gonna rip open with every movement.
  10.    Smallbites2015 reacted to a post in a topic: Calories and protein
  11. I stalled for 2 weeks at week 3. I thought it was normal and wasn't too concerned but my surgeon sure read me the riot act over it.
  12. I eat a lot of tuna. 2 oz has 16g of protein. I drink one protein shake a day and by choosing the right foods, can get 75-100g of protein in a day. I'm 5 weeks post-op.
  13. I'm there with ya. I didn't lose weight for about 11 days but the last couple of days, the scale has gone down a little. Very little, but it's going down. I'm trying to hang in there but it is frustrating for sure.
  14.    FocusOnMeNow reacted to a post in a topic: explain carbs please
  15.    emma4884 reacted to a post in a topic: For those sleeved on or around 7/29/15
  16.    VSGmary reacted to a post in a topic: "Oh I've only lost..."
  17. This is 100% the situation I'm in right now. The scale moved a little today so that made me feel a little better, but I'm still at less than 16 lbs lost in what will be 4 weeks tomorrow. 16lbs in 4 weeks is great under normal circumstances, but seeing as how 14 of it was in the first 2 weeks.... it doesn't sound so great. This process is such a mind %#$+.
  18.    Babbs reacted to a post in a topic: explain carbs please
  19.    sbg224 reacted to a post in a topic: "Oh I've only lost..."
  20. I'm trying to have your attitude about this. I'm only 4 weeks post and I stalled for about 10 days or so. You see people who lose 90 lbs in 6 months so it's really hard not to compare yourself to them. I want to have a more positive outlook on this process, but it's hard.
  21.    nn1985 reacted to a post in a topic: HELP! Exercise? How much?
  22. I stopped it a couple of months before surgery, but I was taking it for fertility, not diabetes.

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