I haven't been on for several weeks now, been kinda in the dumps....my surgery was on Nov,1st, and i have only lost 18 lbs, 10 the first week, and a couple here and there. i am walking daily on the treadmill, i am eating about 4 or 6 oz of whole protien at ea meal and 2-3 fit and light dannon carb and sugar control yogurts..4 oz..= 3 carbs and get at least 64 oz or water daily.. i do chew sugar free gum and eat some sugar free hard candy discs. what could be wrong? any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated,,,thanx so much vicki

Vicki,

I am so sorry that you are struggling so much. I am a new sleever so I dont have any great advice for you but I wanted to tell you to keep your chin up. I am sure some of the experienced sleevers will chime in. I am gonna say a little pray for you that you will get some answers and things will change and quickly!

Blessings to you!

Vicki how many calories are you consuming? Sometimes you need to up your calories to jump start the body into loosing again. You may also be loosing at a slower rate than someone who needs to lose 100 lbs and up.

Hang in there, and don't give up. Your efforts will eventually catch up to your metabolism and your weight loss will pick up.

Eighteen pounds is still a significant amount of weight... it's a whole clothing size... maybe you just have a really "thrifty gene" metabolism going on and it will take you longer than others to lose.

Think about how little you are eating now, you can't possibly NOT lose weight... have faith in your body.

Cinderella

I am so, so sorry. Don't give up hope. Your body may just need more time to adjust. I know some people have lost by increasing their calories. I track every single calorie and carb on My Fitness Pal. Maybe that will help. My doctor always says to increase protein if you stall. Hugs and we are here for you always.

I know what works for me. I am 9 week post-op (surgery was 15th of Nov) and I HAVE to get at least 65grams of protein in a day! I am still supplementing with protein shakes because I can't eat enough "real" protein in a day! I am also getting in between 600-900 calories a day! Good Luck!

Make sure you are getting 50-60g Protein in daily! Check out premier nutrition protein shakes & bars (my fav so far) and any Protein powder that is 'whey protein isolate'

Hang in there! Everyone's journey is a little different, don't sell yourself short!

Hi Vicki,

I'm sorry your feeling bad and struggling but don't give up. I agree to what everyone is saying. Also I bet your still lossing inches, when I stayed the same I realized I was still lossing inches.

Stay positive and give yourself time, Janine

I haven't been on for several weeks now, been kinda in the dumps....my surgery was on Nov,1st, and i have only lost 18 lbs, 10 the first week, and a couple here and there. i am walking daily on the treadmill, i am eating about 4 or 6 oz of whole protien at ea meal and 2-3 fit and light dannon carb and sugar control yogurts..4 oz..= 3 carbs and get at least 64 oz or Water daily.. i do chew sugar free gum and eat some sugar free hard candy discs. what could be wrong? any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated,,,thanx so much vicki

Vicki it was explained to me by my surgeon that the higher your bmi the more weight you will loss in the first two months, those with a lower bmi may loss weight slower. Maybe speak to your nutrionist regarding your food intake and calorie intake.

I think its just a matter of time and soon you will start to lose consistently if not in great amounts.You have only just started your jerney.

Hi Vicki,

I'm sorry your feeling bad and struggling but don't give up. I agree to what everyone is saying. Also I bet your still lossing inches, when I stayed the same I realized I was still lossing inches.

Stay positive and give yourself time, Janine

I agree about the inches. Every diet I have ever been on I lose a lot one week and nothing the next but the week I don't lose I lose inches. If you measure yourself weekly I think you will be surprised. I don't know why it takes my body a week or 2 to catch up on weightloss but everyone is different.

You have lost a ton of weight comared to what you have to lose. Look, I had 120 to lose and in two months I had taken off about 30. You have 70 to lose and took of 20. You are well ahead of the curve.

Don't give up girlie! YOU CAN DO THIS! (Hugs)

Hey Vickie, I see your ticker has moved since you posted this. (If I am reading that right!) Woo hoo!

Does your surgeon have a NUT that you can contact? Maybe email everything to him/her and have a professional look at what is going in. I personally think that -20lbs is awesome, and I know how hard it is to do, but you cannot compare yourself to others on here. It is one of the worst ways to sabatoge yourself by saying "look how far XYZ is and yet I'm HERE."

DON'T do it!!!

How do YOU feel? Are your clothes looser? It sounds like you are focusing on all the right things, and sometimes that is the hardest part to keep doing the same thing every day and KNOW that you are doing everything "by the book" yet not get that reward on the scale. That is why those NSV's are SO important. The scale doesn't tell the whole story.

I think it might be premature to call your sleeve (or yourself for that matter) a failure. Really. Hang in there Vicki! We are all here for you!

Hey Vicki,

Firstly congrats on your 20lb weight loss.... that is a brilliant start.

I know how you feel though, my weight loss is slower than a lot of losers on here and I stall a lot too... don't be discourged though it will come off. So what if it takes a little longer... you will get there!!

Good luck and let us know how you are doing! =]

Hey Vickie S,

Please lady, don't be so hard on yourself. You ARE losing... and that is the bottom line. So what if you don't lose as fast as some others. You can't let that get into your head - you have to keep positive and remain humbled by the simple fact the pounds are coming off. You're obviously doing something right or you wouldn't lose at all or would be gaining your weight back.

So instead of calling yourself a failure and thinking bad things about yourself, you should be jumping up and down, screaming from the rooftops - "I LOST 20 LBS -- YEAHHHH!!!" In reality your journey has just begun. Give yourself a break.

May your weight loss continue, regardless of how fast.