crazycatladycanada

Aliana

I think you are confused and need to reread the ENTIRE thread. I have not lost 21 pounds in a month. I wish!!

Surgery Aug 12 wishing that week I was at my family dr who weighed me in at 367.
this morning……almost eight weeks later… I WEIGH 364. Sooooo my math says 3 pounds since Aug 19 dr appointment.
so I have lost 3 pounds in 2.5 months. It’s very frustrating to me when people say oh well you’ve lost 21 pounds in a month when that’s clearly not the case and like I had mentioned before it was Water weight my body likes to hold onto every drop of water.
I mean we’re even at the point now we’re doctors and dieticians are saying somethings wrong so it’s not just me being crazy

Aliana

I think you are confused and need to reread the ENTIRE thread. I have not lost 21 pounds in a month. I wish!!

Surgery Aug 12 wishing that week I was at my family dr who weighed me in at 367.
this morning……almost eight weeks later… I WEIGH 364. Sooooo my math says 3 pounds since Aug 19 dr appointment.
so I have lost 3 pounds in 2.5 months. It’s very frustrating to me when people say oh well you’ve lost 21 pounds in a month when that’s clearly not the case and like I had mentioned before it was Water weight my body likes to hold onto every drop of water.
I mean we’re even at the point now we’re doctors and dieticians are saying somethings wrong so it’s not just me being crazy

You all are amazing! I’ve started to shift my thinking. I eat healthy, work out and track my food everyday. And like it was said above at least I’m not gaining. And I really feel eventually something is going to give ❤️

You all are amazing! I’ve started to shift my thinking. I eat healthy, work out and track my food everyday. And like it was said above at least I’m not gaining. And I really feel eventually something is going to give ❤️

I have lost nothing.m since week one. That’s seven weeks of no loss. Or I should say one pound.
my surgeon and dietician in Mexico literally gave me no information so I had to get a dietician here and see my doctors here in canada. So I’m following what my dietician in canada says. And she was the one that said the 1200 cals a day. I also have to be mindful on the amount of Protein because it does affect my kidneys I’ve already been into the hospital for a week two as mentioned above
and at this point it’s NOT normal according to my doctor and my dietician….which is what I expected them to say considering three other siblings had it and have a completely different experience than mine. I went for a CT scan last night so now we wait for results sometime this week.

absolutely stalls are normal but not from the beginning and not seven weeks at the very beginning of no loss. As mentioned in this post thread my initial weight loss was most likely all Water.
I do hope everything start sorting itself out soon because I’m kind of thinking if I’m not getting any results after all of this hard work I might as well just eat what I want since I’m not loosing anyways.

Thank you everyone I really do appreciate the insight, encouragement and suggestions:)

I used to take a Ozempic but stopped because of how I’ll it made me but I’m so tempted to start again.

l started measuring myself on September 7. On that day my measurements were:
belly button: 160 cm
neck: 39.5
under breast: 137 cm
left arm: 42 cm
right arm: 42 cm
left thigh: 86 cm
right thigh: 84 cm
today as of two minutes before typing this my measurements are:
belly button: 157
neck: 42
under breast: 131.5
left arm: 40 cm
right arm: 42 cm
left thigh: 82.5
right thigh: 82.5
Above belly button : 148

my neck is bigger lol which means I’m obviously not measuring correctly all the time lol

I track and weigh everything. I’m just so over this journey to be honest. I work out too so even though I may be at 1200 calories the working out should offset that. I asked the dietician weeks back if that can be the issue, too many calories to fast and she told me no because I’m still in a deficit for my weight. I wish I could read my bodies mind lol

They check thyroid and that came back fine. I’ve long suspected I had pcos. Wonder if that would show up on a ct scan. But I do agree I need to lock away my scale. Because I’m obsessing at this point…. I’ve even made a spread sheet.

I have lost nothing.m since week one. That’s seven weeks of no loss. Or I should say one pound.
my surgeon and dietician in Mexico literally gave me no information so I had to get a dietician here and see my doctors here in canada. So I’m following what my dietician in canada says. And she was the one that said the 1200 cals a day. I also have to be mindful on the amount of Protein because it does affect my kidneys I’ve already been into the hospital for a week two as mentioned above
and at this point it’s NOT normal according to my doctor and my dietician….which is what I expected them to say considering three other siblings had it and have a completely different experience than mine. I went for a CT scan last night so now we wait for results sometime this week.

absolutely stalls are normal but not from the beginning and not seven weeks at the very beginning of no loss. As mentioned in this post thread my initial weight loss was most likely all Water.
I do hope everything start sorting itself out soon because I’m kind of thinking if I’m not getting any results after all of this hard work I might as well just eat what I want since I’m not loosing anyways.

I’m on three different blood pressure meds. Wonder if that’s part of the issue?

I think where people get hung up is that they think I’m on a one week stall.
I have been stalled since week one going to now so I have installed now consistently for 6-7 weeks but I’ve only had the surgery eight weeks ago.

Just had a CT scan last night. And I’m waiting for the internal doctor referral. So hopefully I figure it out soon. It’s getting kind of frustrating when everybody keeps telling me it’s just a stall and that nothings wrong with me when I know my body and I know how it feels and what I can do and that took eight weeks for my doctor to start listening it’s even more frustrating

I track everything I put in my mouth into the bariatric app. I weight everything that is not pre measured.
i am on the treadmill or swimming laps at the pool daily. I tried the do nothing method and was gaining so that doesn’t work for my body.
i have a Apple Watch I wear 24:7 except when it’s charging that keeps track of everything including my steps, calories burned, caloric intake, etc.
my dietitian is the one that said I should be walking or swimming.
Things I find so weird when reading about others sleeve surgery:
- dumping, I have not thrown up once or felt I was going to. My stomach hates eggs now but it’s just a really uncomfortable feeling I get
- everyone has fast weight loss. Me ALMOST nothing. Dr thinks my intial weight loss week one was Fluid. We are two months post op. And seven weeks from when I got back and was weighed at my dr.

- I can eat more than a cup of food at a time if I wanted to. I don’t. But I can easily polish off a Greek yogurt cup and still be very hungry.

It’s really hard to trust the process when nothing is really happening and even my dietician and doctors are agreeing now something isn’t right. I honestly wish I had never wasted the time, money and energy on this surgery.

Unfortunately still not great. Down one pound now since I posted. I work out everyday and burn between 700-1500 in activity calories. I am keeping my calories between 1100-1400 as I was told to try eating more. I go for a CT scan tonight and have been referred to a internal medicine doctor.

Thank you everyone I really do appreciate the insight, encouragement and suggestions:)

Unfortunately still not great. Down one pound now since I posted. I work out everyday and burn between 700-1500 in activity calories. I am keeping my calories between 1100-1400 as I was told to try eating more. I go for a CT scan tonight and have been referred to a internal medicine doctor.

Two pounds lost in five weeks? How is that normal? It’s making me feel like something is wrong. The other 19 was legit the first week and included whatever the weight of my stomach was that came out and Water I was retaining. So what has changed since then?
I went and did a colonic hydro cleanse and came home heavier than I went in too.

ps. Thank you for your reply I do appreciate it ❤️

Thank you everyone I really do appreciate the insight, encouragement and suggestions:)

First: This is my concern with people going out of the country for any type of surgery. Cut and dump. They get their money and that's the end of your care. I am sure this is not the case with every surgeon but it isn't a rare occurrence either. Unfortunately that is the risk you take.
Second: Everyone is different and everyone stalls. Your body is in shock, and now you are eating a fraction of the calories it was used to before surgery. It basically goes into starvation mode and stores EVERYTHING it can until it realizes it is not actually starving and this is the new normal. Your body will adjust, the human body is quite amazing.
I lost like 12 lbs the first week and then nothing for like a month but then my body was like oh ok and I started dropping weight like crazy. (102 lbs in 6 months) I am currently in another stall and have lost 2 lbs in a few days shy of a month now. It does suck but it will pass.
The bottom line is if you have a calorie deficit you WILL lose weight. The surgery helps you be able to eat less, resulting in less calories.
Try to stay off the scale for a while, measure yourself and find other ways to see the results. Smaller clothes, non-scale victories, etc.
be patient, you got this!

Stalls in the first few weeks, including week 1, are very common and to be expected. My doctor reassured me of that right away.
I can tell you that from my plan and in office nutritionist, we were told do not eat or drink anything that has more than 5-10 g of sugar in a sitting.
Maybe try swapping some of the carbs for Protein, as the body will try to use the carbs in lieu of stored fat for fuel if it can. My program recommends eating your protein, if still hungry, eat good green veggies, and then after that if you really need something, go for a low sugar fruit.

btw - yes, you can absolutely stall after one week. My "three week stall" (which most of us experience) was weeks 2 & 3. Not a pound lost during those two weeks.

Two pounds lost in five weeks? How is that normal? It’s making me feel like something is wrong. The other 19 was legit the first week and included whatever the weight of my stomach was that came out and Water I was retaining. So what has changed since then?
I went and did a colonic hydro cleanse and came home heavier than I went in too.

ps. Thank you for your reply I do appreciate it ❤️

At a loss here.
went to Mexico and had surgery Aug 12. Less than 24 hours after surgery I had to leave Tijuana because of the civil unrest going there.

I have only heard from the dietician once they do not answer my emails or messages through WhatsApp. to the point where I paid a dietician on my own here in Canada.
I went from consuming pre-surgery over five 6000 cal a day to now always sticking between 1000 and 1200 as per dietician.
I used to only walk 500 to 1000 steps a day and I’m now doing 5000 to 6000 minimum a day.
i have not smoked a cigarette even since before surgery.
I went for a colonic cleanse last week and I’m taking many many supplements.
because of kidney issues when I do take Protein powders I cannot take them anymore according to my doctor and dietician so I make sure to get lots of protein through Greek yoghurt and chicken or ham or turkey or other vegetables.

I started off day of surgery at 386. after surgery I was 373. When I made it back home to Canada five days later (stayed in California to rest before flight back) my doctor Weighed me at 367. Five weeks later I am at 365.
I have never puked, and for over a month I would get feelings of being starving now finally I’m starting to get where my stomach says hey you’re full but I’ve always been very careful to track everything that goes in my mouth from day one.
I am making sure to get all my liquids in.
I am so depressed at this point I don’t know what to do and I just feel like giving up and saying screw it and going back to my old habits.
I’m beginning to wonder if maybe the doctor in Mexico messed up the surgery or if there’s something really wrong with me
I’ve gone to my family doctor four times and she doesn’t seem that concerned and said that she’ll keep an eye on it.

has anybody else go through this?