This past monday, i was 5 weeks out....to me I have been losing slowly...i was 19 lbs down since surgery, 63 total including pre-op.

Yesterday I weighed myself, and the scale went up .6 then today another .4 for a full pound

I just finished my period so I was expecting it to go down more

also this morning I had a BM, so when the scale went up i was mortified

I have been keeping my caloried under 800

my Water has been at least at 72ozs

my Proteins over 70

i am really getting frustrated.

my doc said 3 meals a day, but my friend who was sleeved in August says i should be eating 5-6 times a day...as I read most of you say on here...do you think I should call my nutritionist, or just wait it out a few days???

Bear in mind I started solids this past weekend, do you think that is it???

ughhhh

Glad you talked to your nutritionist! I was sleeved the same day as you and I've only lost 22 pounds. We are like two peas in a pod!!

Glad you talked to your nutritionist! I was sleeved the same day as you and I've only lost 22 pounds. We are like two peas in a pod!!

Yeah we are lol

I was losing my mind, so hopefully bumping up the calories will help.

Great post, I can so relate to it! First... I am almost at 6 month mark. 3 weeks ago I decided to kick in my weight loss and I totally stayed uner 800 calories every day for a week, I stepped up my walking each day (adding another mile) and I thought for sure when I stepped on the scale after one week of more excersise and less calories I thought I would see amazing weight loss number...you know what I saw? .08 of a pound.... not even one whole pound loss for the week. I cried. I could not believe it. I called the NUT @ Barix clinic and she told me because I lowered my calorie intake like I did and increased activity, my body went into starvation mode, exactly like other posts above me said.... I actually did more harm by eating less! I was shocked! I still stuggled making sense of it all because I truly felt less calories, more excersise -- I am going to lose, lose, lose,, nope... didnt happen. The NUT also asked me about eating 6 small meals, which I did not do.. pretty much all the advise that others have posted is exactly what the NUT said... with WLS we have to keep protien in us, little at a time to keep the body going....I went back to 1200 calories a day, forcing myself to eat little bits through out the day and last week when I weighed in I lost 3 pounds, which is o.k., my weight is coming off very slow...nothing like the others are posting 7 pounds, 10 pounds in a week... I have been a consistant 2-3 pound loss each week. Try the six little meals for a week and see how you do!

Good Luck

I guess I have to learn the difference between snacking, and grazing.....lol

So I spoke to my Nut and she thinks I am eating too little. I should be closer to 1000 cals...and she said I can incorporate snacks....so here goes nothing....thanks guys

You guys keep me sane

Glad you talked to her and are feeling better tonight

XOXO Renee`

I'm the same---April 8th and just 20 lbs. I had to add SALT to get my bp up to where I feel better and gained a couple of pounds. Seeing my dr. today to get this under control. I think it's going to be get more protein in, a tiny bit of sodium, and let things just adjust themselves.

Glad you talked to your nutritionist! I was sleeved the same day as you and I've only lost 22 pounds. We are like two peas in a pod!!