Apple1

I just found this topic and I can relate. I have had frozen shoulder in both left and right in the past 2 years. I am coming up on my 5 year surgery anniversary this month and never connected the problem. My doctor told me this is a fairly common issue if you have type 2 diabetes and hashimoto thyroid. Thankfully both shoulders are better now but it sure was painful and limited my range of motion.

I wonder if it is related to losing weight?

19 hours ago, Lily66 said:

WOW, Asnirak! We are metabolic and psych twins, in that I’m also 5’4”, High Weight 220, doing it sooner rather than later, thus fearful of not losing much and we’re both RNY 3/11/20👍🌟! I send you ALL positive vibes....we WILL do this WELL!💪👌🌟

Everyone that I have talked to wishes they had done the surgery sooner. Why wait to improve your health? I lost weight in the 9 months before my sleeve which just made it easier after. Yes I lost a little slower but the important point was I got the metabolic reset so my body wasn't constantly fighting to get back where it was. You can do great no matter what weight you start with if you follow the program and do the work. Each step of the process has been a journey for me and I am still learning what I need to do to fuel my body to maintain my desired weight, physical health, and mental well being. It can be such a delicate balance. Be positive and never lose focus on your goal. You can do this!

I agree with what everyone has said on this subject of slight weight gain. It messes with our mental health at times, and finding the correct balance is not easy. I think it is aLao a moving target depending on our current health, ability to exercise, ect... .

20 minutes ago, ms.sss said:

Sometimes I feel like I'm being a little over the top for just a 2-3 lbs change in my moving average.

I don’t think so. I am definitely planning to be more vigilant moving forward. I think being aware and therefore able to act is much better.

I am about 5'9" or just a hair under. My highest weight was 255 in Aug. 2016. I went on a low carb diet and got down to 230 by January 2017. I was 208 on the day of my surgery May 15th 2017. It took me about 7 months to reach my goal weight of 150. I maintained 150-160 until about 3-5 months ago when I gained to 165. The 15 # regain is well within the 10-20 pound that I have heard a lot of WLS patients deal with 2-3 years PO.

I would like to be closer to 150 so I am actively working on losing the 15#. It is much harder at almost 3 years PO.-

For me 15 # is almost 2 pants sizes. At 150 I am a size 6-8. At 165 I am a 10-12.

I take one multi daily. My blood work was perfect last year. Some people with a sleeve do well as long as they can eat enough.

Monday 2/10

this was a Monday from hell. I got into a couple of heated arguments and I was pulling my hair out by lunch. I swear sometimes I feel like I am a referee instead of a supervisor of adults.

7 am- coffee/cream

10 am- coffee/cream

12:30 pm- left over chicken margherita

4 pm- 2 cheese sticks

7:30 pm- salad with walnuts, grape tomatoes, avocado, italian dressing, 1 large hard boiled egg

8 pm- coffee/cream

Calories- 875 Net Carbs- 20g Fiber- 8.9g Protein- 54.5g Fat- 52g GL- 1.4

4 minutes ago, ms.sss said:

Me Too! (Man, I miss running )

Do you run outside?

Yes. I hate treadmills so if the weather is crappy I will just hop on my elliptical instead.

It has been so nice to get back out and stretch my legs. I know what it is to miss running. I hope you can get back to it soon.

Sunday 2/9

I did a 2 mile run at 12:00 before my first meal. I have always liked running in a fasted state. I made it till 2 before I ate my yogurt with walnuts.

8 am- coffee/cream

10 am- coffe/cream

2 pm- activia vanilla yogurt with 2 tbls walnuts

7 pm Copy Cat recipe for Olive Garden's chicken margherita with parmesan crusted zucchini.

Calories- 836 Net Carbs- 22.4g Fiber- 8.3g Protein- 49g Fat-43g GL-1.4

19 minutes ago, ms.sss said:

Actually that 7pm entry was (sort of) a mistake...that was copied and pasted from another day (I corrected my original post).

But yeah, I did eat that amount for a meal, just not yesterday (I think it was from last Thrusday...), though its worth noting that while it may be a lot in volume, its not really much in calories...just 277 calories for that entire 7pm meal. Also, I tend to take a looooooooong time to eat...maybe 45 mins to an hour to eat a "regular" sized meal.

My weight generally bounces around 115 and 120. I've gotten as low as 109 (after PS), and as high as 122 (after vacation), but I mostly live in this range.

I'm more comfortable when i'm in the lower part of this range (aren't we all?), and lately I've been living in the upper part and I'm trying not be be annoyed by it....

That is a long time for a meal. I tend to eat fairly quickly and I know that fills me up much faster. salad is a slider food for me. I can eat a large volume of salad if I don't have any Protein with it. Tonight I had about 2.5 cups of salad greens, 2 table sp of walnuts, 2 grape tomatoes, a sprinkle of won-tons and a hard boiled egg. I am so full right now

2 minutes ago, chayarg said:

So excited to be In 160's!!! i reached 165 twice since surgery but never been lower. I'm really hoping to finally get below it my ultimate goal is 135 which would put me at normal bmi.

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Congrats!!! I know how happy you must feel. When I first got below 200 I was actually tearing up. I had mostly given up hope of seeing the 100's again.

16 minutes ago, FluffyChix said:

7:00pm - salad greens + vinaigrette + carrots + cucumber + 1.5 oz avocado + 5 oz steak

That seems like a ton of food to me. I can’t eat more then 3 oz of meat with my veggies. If I have a salad I can eat it with 2 oz of chicken or tuna.

I am truly amazed at how much you can eat in a day. You aren’t gaining any weight? I am jealous for sure.

3 hours ago, chayarg said:

@apple1 we are both about the same point PO and weigh 10lbs apart so I'm curious what was your starting weight? How tall are you? Which surgery?

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I had the gastric sleeve. My high weight was 255, but I got down to 230 before my pre-op and was 208 the day of surgery . I am just a hair under 5' 9". I made goal about 7-8 months post-op at 150. I was able to maintain 150-160 until about 6 months ago when I started gaining and got to 165. I injured my knee and went from running 12-15 miles weekly to 0. I was just recently cleared to start running again, but it will be a while before I get up to those numbers again. I am taking it really slow as I am afraid to injure my knee again.

You had quite a bit more to lose and I think you are doing well. If you started at 275 you have lost over 100 lbs!!

13 hours ago, Kris77 said:

@Apple1-really messes w your mind huh?! Work our hard and see the scale go up is disheartening. I’ve been back to the gym now for 3 weeks and the scale hasn’t went down. My hub says it’s bc I’m building muscle. Maybe so. When I had my sleeve I lost a lot of muscle. So maybe I’m slowly building it back. Wish looking back that I had lost slower w keeping my muscle up as oppose to losing really fast and losing a lot of muscle.
Anyways working at building it back but it sure is depressing to work hard at the gym and not see the reflection on the scale (I weigh every day). Helps me be accountable and catch fluctuations like I have now. Still in my window but at the top of window.

It is definitely frustrating, but I am determined to get back to 150-155 and maintain there. I sure hope you are able to reach your goal as well. We just have to stick with it and try to be patient.

Friday 2/7

33 months PO/ CW 163

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I am frustrated with my body this week and I need to vent. I lost 5 lbs from 1/12 - 2/3. I rounded the number, and it is just shy of 1 month since I started tracking. I was happy with that progress. I stepped on the scale this morning and I gained half of that loss back in the past 4 days. In the last week I have burned more calories than the previous 3 months, with 2 running days and 2 elliptical workouts, and my usual walking. Intellectually, I know it is probably inflammation from the increased exercise, but it is still discouraging as I see myself losing at a snails pace. I put myself in this position with complacency, so I am to blame. Some may say I am over-reacting to a 15 lb gain, but the honeymoon period ended quickly for me and this could just as easily become 20 lbs. I feel like my metabolism has reverted back to super slow and I am going to have to accept this as my new normal and figure out how to work with it. I am going to try eating less cheese this week and more salad greens for lunch.< /em>