Hello again:

I am back with the same complain just a couple months different, I got my gastric sleeve plication on August 9, 2010 and lost approximately 50lbs, in the first few month, the scales have not move since September . I have brought a treadmill, an eplicite machine, I exercise, eat small meals 6 times a day and drink all my Water and still no weight lose, yes I have lost inches, have gone from a size 28 to a size 20 but no weight lost, I need to see the numbers move....I was told that I would lose 10lbs a month just weight watching what I ate, I eat half of what I eat before and still no weight lose. It is very, very upsetting to spend all this money and not get the result that this tool is suppose to do....Yes I get I am not gaining any weight but come on there has to be some number lost to continue, it is now hard to explain to people and co workers that I exactly had surgery and tell them the positive of spending the 6200.00 (us funds) for what!!!

Please some one help me, explain to me what is up other then monitor my food intake, do that with Live strong, never eat more then I am suppose to, exercise, drink your water, doing that and still not even close to moving the scale.....

I am beyond frustrated, HELP!!!

DR. Rod what now!!!!

Kathy

What does your intake look like? I mean like breakdown of Protein, fat, carbs, calories? ? ?

Also, have you been tested for any metabolic conditions i.e. thyroid, insulin resistance, PCOS? ? ?

If you have not, I recommend it. If you have, and it was pre-op, then you might need to have your levels rechecked.

How much weight do you have until goal? How is your Vitamin intake?

The whole "losing weight" by watching what we eat doesn't always work out as magically as they explain it. I still have to monitor my intake even in maintenance, or I will see a true gain.

You might have to tweak your intake numbers, and figure out what works for your body. what worked for you the first month? Did you do low carb the first month, and then progressed with more carbs, just smaller portions? Your body might be sensitive to carbs, and if you're taking in more carbs than protein, your body will burn the carbs first instead of the fat stores.

What does your intake look like? I mean like breakdown of Protein, fat, carbs, calories? ? ?

Also, have you been tested for any metabolic conditions i.e. thyroid, insulin resistance, PCOS? ? ?

If you have not, I recommend it. If you have, and it was pre-op, then you might need to have your levels rechecked.

How much weight do you have until goal? How is your Vitamin intake?

The whole "losing weight" by watching what we eat doesn't always work out as magically as they explain it. I still have to monitor my intake even in maintenance, or I will see a true gain.

You might have to tweak your intake numbers, and figure out what works for your body. what worked for you the first month? Did you do low carb the first month, and then progressed with more carbs, just smaller portions? Your body might be sensitive to carbs, and if you're taking in more carbs than protein, your body will burn the carbs first instead of the fat stores.

Thank you for your advise, it is funny but I just went to the doctors for full blood work, will be getting the results on Friday....I want to lose to be at least 178lbs, so I need to lose at least 100 pounds, it seems so far off, I take a multi vitamin with out iron...

I eat carbs, mostly whole wheat bread, smart pasta, with olive oil, no heavy sauces, baked chicken, lots of veggies, mostly a greek diet....

Thank again for your response , it does give me food for thought.

Cheers Kathy

Hello again:

I am back with the same complain just a couple months different, I got my gastric sleeve plication on August 9, 2010 and lost approximately 50lbs, in the first few month, the scales have not move since September . I have brought a treadmill, an eplicite machine, I exercise, eat small meals 6 times a day and drink all my Water and still no weight lose, yes I have lost inches, have gone from a size 28 to a size 20 but no weight lost, I need to see the numbers move....I was told that I would lose 10lbs a month just weight watching what I ate, I eat half of what I eat before and still no weight lose. It is very, very upsetting to spend all this money and not get the result that this tool is suppose to do....Yes I get I am not gaining any weight but come on there has to be some number lost to continue, it is now hard to explain to people and co workers that I exactly had surgery and tell them the positive of spending the 6200.00 (us funds) for what!!!

Please some one help me, explain to me what is up other then monitor my food intake, do that with Live strong, never eat more then I am suppose to, exercise, drink your water, doing that and still not even close to moving the scale.....

I am beyond frustrated, HELP!!!

DR. Rod what now!!!!

Kathy

Kathy

I would be frustrated too... I leave for MX in a couple of weeks so I'm not a pro at this but here is what I know from my research.

1- Muscle weighs more than fat, so if you have started working out and you're loosing inches not weight you're still doing great (it's not all about the scale)

2- Make sure you're burning more calories than you are taking in.

3-Try to think back to when you stopped loosing weight.... is there something you added back into your diet around that time? If so try cutting it back out.

4- Absolutely check your lab work to see if there is an issue.

Hope this helps, you are in my thoughts and prayers!!!

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