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I am in the exact same boat. I’m 7 months post opp and have been snacking way too much and not measuring portions. the scale has shown the same dreaded numbers give or take ~2 lbs for two months. I did so well in the beginning, but I’ve been craving my old ways of lazy football Sunday’s and fun nights out with friends that I know I’m self sabotaging. I don’t have any advice per say, except that we need to get back on the horse, get back to basics and push through. It has to be worth it! Good luck- know that you’re not alone! One day at a time.

I'm jealous of your MAY 15th group great participation and check ins! I'm a may 3rd sleever... may I join you?!

HW 292
SW 274
CW 222

Feeling great. Have been in a 3-week stake that has been playing mind games with me, just trying to stay positive and grateful of what the surgery has provided for me.

I'm jealous of your MAY 15th group great participation and check ins! I'm a may 3rd sleever... may I join you?!

HW 292
SW 274
CW 222

Feeling great. Have been in a 3-week stake that has been playing mind games with me, just trying to stay positive and grateful of what the surgery has provided for me.

Hello!
wondering if anyone has experienced stalls while exercising more heavily? It feels like I can track all my stalls back to when I'm working out with my trainer - cardio, HIIT training, some weights. If this is something that happened to you as well, how did you counter?
I eat about 800-1000 consistently, 80g Protein and 70oz of Water. I'm about 3.5 months out. Any tips are much appreciated.
Thanks!

great job! i'm about 8 weeks post opp - sleeved May 3rd. Here is a pic from November (around my highest weight) and one from this past weekend. Lots of little NSVs, including wearing this sleeveless dress and not completely dreading it. My biggest NSV though, is how many people tell me how happy I look. It must really be showing. I'm still not sure about my progress, Dr said I should be losing 5-7 a week. I'm averaging around 3-4, but happy with my progress overall. I agree this forum has been really helpful, especially when I'm not feeling as confident.

Best of luck and keep up the great work!

We had our surgeries on the same day. If you ever need to talk about you're journey, I'd be happy to listen!

My meal program after surgery actually goes by tablespoon sizes and ounces not actual calorie count. For eg. Today I'm having 1/2 cup of veg Soup (homemade...I love to cook) and a small avocado mashed with a little lime and salt and pepper...okay I tbsp of 50 % fat free mayo (50 cal) I didn't have 1% sour cream. shoot me! LOL That lunch will do me.. I could have two Melba toast crackers if I want... but I don't

Congrats on your weight loss. I was sleeved may 5 and have lost 21 lbs. my nutritionist gave me guidelines of three meals a day. 1 ounce protein and one ounce fruit, 1 ounce protein and one ounce veggie, one ounce protein and one ounce starch. I can eat shredded chicken or tuna or ground beef. All
Other meats I have to put in a blender. These are in addition to the 75-90 grams of protein from drinks.

Thank you all for the input. My main reason for asking is that I'm not having a hard time restricting too many foods. I'm still making smart decisions and eating the suggested foods, but my plan doesn't really quantify how much of anything except for Protein and Water. I've been tracking via MFP and am somewhere between 600-800 calories each day, with 1-2 miles a day. Sounds like it may vary greatly on the person so I'm going to keep doing what I'm doing. Have a great day all!! Thanks again!

Yes, quite normal. Here in a little bit the Constipation will set back in and then you will cycle back and forth before your body comes back to normal. For me, I noticed that if I drank my Protein Shakes too quickly I would get horrible "mud butt". Just wait until your constipation gets bad. For a while I was having just one BM every week. My longest time period w/out a BM was 2 1/2 weeks and when it hit I felt like I was birthing a calf, breech!

I was in the same boat until I basically followed a modified " 14-day pre-surgery diet". shake, shake and sensible dinner. I had v8, fruit or raw veggies w/hummus if I felt too hungry between meals. This helped me lose over 30lbs before surgery. Good luck, keep working at it!