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I had diabetes and still am hypothyroid.....I am on a huge dose of Synthroid....would you say that's why my weightloss has been sucky the last 8 weeks? Anybody have insight into this and what I can do to shake it up? I was losing about 1.5-2 lbs a week and the last 8 weeks have averaged -.7.....YES POINT 7....a week. About 2.8 a month...frustrating to say the least. I've done everything my NUT says and still, sucky. She said if in 2 months it's the same, we'll talk with the surgeon. Well, I don't want to wait 2 months, I want to kick this in the butt and get something done.

I'm kinda depressed and po'd. I'm in a pissy mood, been that way for about 4 weeks. I'm doing everything right, I'm fighting off hunger pains and getting madder and madder b/c I feel like it is as before the surgery, starve yourself, workout, have no weightloss. I know my metabolism sucks, I was told that by my doc and she said I would never lose more than 40 lbs on my own---which is true! That's why I've had the surgery. I'm at 63 lbs in 6 months. I lost 59 of them in my first 4 months...the last two months, 4 lbs total. To top it off, my husband had the surgery the same day I did and he is still losing like crazy. I think he's at 90 lbs. I know, don't compare...but hard not to when I'm completely stalled and he's still dropping weight and is NOT hungry.

I don't know what to do, I don't want to be pissy like this and unhappy and worry that this is all I'm going to lose. I had to pay for this surgery and right now I don't feel all that money was worth it. I just want it to work. I'd be happy if I only lost 88 more pounds. I'd LOVE to weight 199. Really, I'd feel pretty damn good, but to be in the 280's for weeks is not good.

So, off to the treadmill I go again...praying and begging the whole workout that I'll lose at least 1 lb this week.

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I'm far from an expert, but have you tried playing with Protein and carb counts?Increasing Protein amount for a week or so,or increasing carbs (fruits and veggies) for a while to shake things up a bit? Maybe you've been too good at following the same rules and your body has adapted to it. Also make sure Water is at a good level? I know the weeks I eat a little more (more grazing during the day) I tend to lose more. Just a suggestion to try?

Hope things get better, and I agree, not comparing is the hardest part of this journey. You see all these super success stories and when you don't match up, well, it just kinda sucks! On the other hand, this has been the easiest weight loss strategy I have ever had.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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