Yo-yo girl
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I think you’re on to something here. That might be it. People may feel like they are somewhat acknowledging you were fat and not trying to be rude. if I saw someone I knew lose 50lbs and I didn’t know they had surgery they will have to tell me how they did it lol I’m going to say something and ask questions 🙊 id want the secret lolOn 08/02/2018 at 14:31, Herewego2018 said:
In my experience (losing weight on other occasions, not this time around because I’m only three days postop) even when people notice they don’t always feel comfortable saying anything...they worry that commenting on it implies that they think you needed to lose weight or acknowledges fatness (former or continued) that usually they fastidiously pretend not to notice, etc. I would say that people are noticing, even if they’re not “able to put their finger on” what’s changed or just feel unsure about mentioning weight... I found that if I got a haircut or a new outfit that gave people an outlet to tell me I looked great without them having to worry about the whole weight/fat minefield....AEdoesRnY and sillykitty reacted to this -
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When did people start noticing your weightloss and how different you look? I’m 8lbs away from losing a total of 50lbs in under 3 months and quite honestly NO ONE has said Damn you look smaller or wow you’ve lost weight. They simply haven’t noticed any change. My mom sees it but she’s also paying attention to the changes because she is the only one who knows about my surgery. I took lots of pics and i steady take them to compare myself and the change IMO is astronomical. I truly don’t need the validation from others and I’ll even be uncomfortable with that sort of attention but I’m curious to know.. when did others start noticing that you were smaller? Did people that hadn’t seen you in a while noticed first or the people you work with or come across all the time? How much weight did you lose before people noticed?GB in CA reacted to this -
Wow major difference
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Happened to me.. I was stuck on 263 for 2+ weeks and the scale will fluctuate up and back to 263 despite solely eating Protein, shakes and working out. I honestly believe that the body is really smart and starts adjusting to the calorie deficiency some more than others this is why some people have to work twice as hard to lose. I finally broke my stall and I’m down to 258 my fear now is that I will again sit on that number for another week or two. I know this isn’t a marathon but I just have way too much weight to lose and I deprive myself way too much to be losing at the speed of the average joe even after a surgery. Hope you break your stall soon. Good luck!
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The prob with me is that I have a lot of restriction, i can’t fully eat 2 oz of meat I mean i Can but i don’t feel very good once I’m finished. I’ll be very full and with a stomach ache. So I don’t want to make it an even smaller portion adding veggies but I do love veggies and I actually tolerate them quite well. I’ll deff look into those fiber mixes and deff incorporate it until I can add veggies. And you’re deff right sometimes after a cheat meal or something to switch things up the body goes back on track but I’m so scared of gaining and being stuck at a higher number lol lord I’ll really come here and rant. I’ll keep you updated with how it goes.On 07/27/2018 at 15:31, Matt Z said:
The almost pure meat diet might be the deal... you really do need Fiber and good carbs. Veggies have carbs, so it doesn't need to be bread. There are studies outlining how increasing calories can actually help speed up weight loss, part of why I was saying to make sure you talk to your nutritionist. Not saying what you are doing is wrong, just, sometimes the body needs to be "confused" or have a curve ball thrown at it for it to get off of whatever is keeping it where it is. With what you are doing not working... it might be time to adjust. Continuing to do the same thing, might not get you were you want to go... then again, it could also out of nowhere just start working again. It's a crazy process overall and with everyone be so totally different, it can be hard.
Tracking fat loss helps me because, when I step on the scale and if it doesn't move or I gain... And the fat % drops, I don't freak out as much. Fat loss is just as important as "weight" loss. Because overall, that's what we are really wanting to get rid of, the fat.
Hope things finally break for you and those numbers start to drop.
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My water intake has been better than it ever has considering I stopped drinking light beers to speed things up and even seltzer water because very little of it quench my thirst. 2 things i should have never been drinking but did and still lose weight not that I quit I’m stalling, how ironic. I don’t do weights and will not start to until I’ve lost another 30% of my weight I’m focused on lots of cardio and resistance training. I measure my loss with a scale not a BMI tool or measuring tape because that’s all that matters to me. I track my weight on an app called happy scale so even if my weight fluctuates a pound or a pound and a half it means nothing to me because I understand my moving average. When I tell you I’m stuck on this weight like a rock unfazed without reason i mean it. I’ve been telling myself to be patient because there is no other diet or regimen better than the one I’m already on, i can not restrict anymore nor am I upping it and I’m deff not going to start eating carbs hell with the “good carbs”. Speaking of which, I’ve also been on ketosis the entire time. So to sum it up.. I eat clean as all hell I literally have nothing to log because I only have meat without even marinating it bc I don’t want to add cals and carb just salt and pepper and Premier Protein shakes and water. Clean lean low cal fat and carb. If someone else wrote this I’ll blatantly call them a liar because such isn’t possible one would be melting away. When I tell you I’m furious it’s an understatement! Thanks for trying to figure this out with me 💪On 07/27/2018 at 11:51, Matt Z said:
Hows your Water intake? Like, how much are you getting a day? Our bodies need a crazy amount of Water normally, and it uses water to break down fat. So if you don't have enough to allow it what it needs, fat loss is going to suffer.
Also, working out is going to increase muscle size, which is good in the long run. Not so much short term as the building requires swelling to occur, which means... water weight! But, down the line, those larger muscles will burn more fat than they would being smaller. So you WILL see the results.
Now, are you tracking your fat %? I've had weeks where I didn't lose any weight, but my body fat % keep dropping. Hell, I've had days where I've actually GAINED weight, but lost body fat. So your best course of action, is to keep doing what you are doing. If you are not gaining... then you are doing fine. Just ride it out, as frustrating as it is, and trust me... I know exactly how frustrating it is.
Are you getting any Fiber? If not... you REALLY want to make sure you are getting plenty of fiber! It helps clean things out and keep things moving along. Even if you are "regular" getting more fiber can still help you out.
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I’ve been 263lbs for 2 fkn weeks!! I only eat plain meat and Premier Protein shakes and I drink just Water sometimes I add crystal light. I workout at the gym like a dog burning 500cals 4-5days a week, yet I’m stuck. I’m so pissed I just want to inject pure Syrup into my veins 😤 I thought it was simple math & science cut carbs (mine are at 0) more calories going out than coming in which I burn more calories than I eat. So how the holy hell am I able to maintain my weight? It’s not even supposed to be scientifically possible It’s fkn crazy!!! there’s people who would have lost 20 lbs eating like this and I can’t lose 1lb eating like this and with a bypass. I’m so frustrated I could beat myself up! Oh and I’m 2 months out where’s that honeymoon stage where I’m supposed to eat whatever and still lose?!?!? I can’t even lose while not eating. Of course I’m the person this surgery wouldn’t work for. I’m over it!!
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It does make a difference and if you had done your research you would know that. I too have a problem controlling what I eat simply because I like food. 3 weeks after my bypass I really tried to eat rice Beans with chicken and avocado and guess what, I couldn’t. The 2 spoons I had landed on my stomach like a ton of bricks and the 3rd spoon I threw up. But guess what would happen if I could actually eat rice? I’d prob be eating it. And that’s why I got a bypass because if I could eat around my tool I probably would. It’s a legitimate question. people who get the sleeve understand that it’s a tool that helps you control the amount of food you eat but not the quality. So if you know you have a problem eating high fats and carbs and you can’t control it why not pick a surgery that keeps you from making those poor choices?
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Did you guys workout or was it diet alone? I go to the gym at least 3 times a week but try to go all week first thing in the morning. I have to admit that it’s help my stamina like 70% I can walk so much more comfortably without feeling winded.
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So far I’ve had one egg with a slice of bacon, that was my “brunch”. I plan to have a Premier Protein shake at 3:00pm and for dinner at 6:00PM a few slices of salsalito turkey with one babybel cheddar cheese. That’s what a typical day looks like for me. How about you? This is well under 800cals and has approximately 5 carbs total for the day. -
Why didn’t you get a gastric bypass or DS if you eat without control?
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People are so sensitive now a day that you get tell them this without a gang of moralist calling you all types of bully.. pathetic! I agree with you 100%
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If not for my incisions I would never have known that anything was done to me. The only pain I had and it was minimal was from the incision below my breast bone. No gas, no nausea ever, no pain. I’ll be two months out on July 21st.
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Girl you picked the wrong surgery. You have a true food addiction you like to eat and you over indulge on “bad foods”. I was the same way and that’s why I didn’t pick the sleeve. Im sure the sleeve people have great success but I needed MORE!
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This made my day 💀😭😭😭On 06/29/2018 at 17:57, soph504 said:
This reminds me of the story about a hospital bill for giving birth where the husband was charged $20 to hold HIS baby 😂 -
Mine was $28,000 with tons of other bills in the thousands prior to surgery.
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It’s so inspiring to hear of all the weight that everyone has lost. It deff gives me that drive and push that can so easily be lost in the day to day but when you think of how far you can come in a few months it’s deff well worth doing things right to maximize the loss.
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Itching is a sign of healing leave it alone! Don’t scratch or put anything on there it’s supposed to be dry and clean. As told by my surgeon
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About 6.5 months I should hit it at my 'official weekly weigh in' Tuesday. Would have been about a month sooner, but I have increased calories a lot as I exercise and that slowed things a little. I had the sleeve so a bypass likely would be quicker
I have my fingers crossed 🤞
Yo-Yo Girl from New York City
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It took me six months from my surgery date, which was my personal goal. I was heavier than you but am a slower loser. Slow, but consistent.
That’s pretty good.. congrats! Considering the scale has never been so generous to us before.
Yo-Yo Girl from New York City
You look different, did you lose weight?
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