I know this has been discussed several times but I am getting so frustrated that I need to ask you good people.

I was sleeved Sept 16 which puts me at 2 months post-op. In the beginning I was losing great now....is another story. I have tried everything to make the scale move faster and I might get it to move maybe one pound a week.

I know alot of you have said you have to eat more calories. I have tried that and gained a pound. And it was hard. I get full very easy and I am just not hungry.

Example day: Breakfast - Atkins shake

lunch - either Atkins meal bar or Soup or chicken or turkey

dinner - small spinach salad and shrimp

snack - Atkins Protein bar or greek yogurt

of course I change it up but that is an example.

I feel I just can't eat anymore than that and to not see the scale more much gets very hurtful..

Since surgery I have lost 47 lbs but I look at some of you and at this time most of you have lost alot more. Is this just normal for some people or will someday I wake up and magic it will start to come off?

I guess I just needed to vent a little....just feeling sorry for myself.

Any suggestions????? I'll try it.

Thanks bunches, Janet

I'm need to ask this again .. Why do u all say to increase calories to lose weight? And how is that even possible 1-2 mos post op in a healthy way??

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Wow,

I am wishing I had lost as much weight as you have so far! I was sleeved Oct 25, 2011, just 3 weeks ago. It will be a month this coming Tuesday. I have only lost 6 pounds since surgery!! Now that is depressing!! I'm doing exactly what my doc tells me to do. I even exercise an hour a day. Half an hour on the exercise bike doing cardio! I'm on pureed foods and my Protein drinks. Getting in at least 60-80 grams of protein a day. Although the food I eat is mostly meat....gotta always eat your protein first!! My calories are between aprox 450-600 a day.

My surgeon's PA think it is because I lost so much weight before surgery. I had lost 53 pounds before....

People talk about going into starvation mode.....well, that is pretty controversial. Some docs believe in it. Some don't. I know Weight Watchers doesn't. I don't know what to believe...

Anyway, for the OP, you're doing GREAT! So don't sweat it! :wink1:

In some cases upping your calories is necessary if your body thinks it is starving because it thinks it isn't getting enough, which can cause your body to hold onto the fat for self-preservation- just the bodies reaction to this situation. So, upping calories (the RIGHT kind of calories) can help the body come out of that mode where it thinks it is starving. I would just try to document the foods you are eating for a week, and share them with a registered dietitician that is familiar with the weight loss surgeries and see what he or she thinks. Don't get too discouraged, just keep your eye on the prize.

I'm need to ask this again .. Why do u all say to increase calories to lose weight? And how is that even possible 1-2 mos post op in a healthy way??

Thanks

Dear Janet

You may consider yourself to be lucky, later on, for being what you call a "slow loser". At least you won't have as much loose skin hanging off your body, because you are losing at a safe rate and your skin has time to shink with the fat loss. I think I am going to try to actually slow my weight loss for that very same reason. (I am only 5 days out) I'm eager to lose, sure, but not eager to go back for a tummy tuck.

Anyway, you are losing at a phenomenal rate, really you are!

Best Wishes,

Her Moojesty

I was sleeved on September 12th and I have "only" lost 26 pounds. Yes 26 pounds is wonderful, but when you compare it to others it seems slow. You just have to be patient and remember your body will do what is right for it. I try to resist the urge to compare my weight loss to everyone elses, but it's easy to do when you are reading the boards, which is why I have stayed away for the last month.

Just my opinon that you may not be eating enough calories..count them one day and just see. i did the same thing and dr told me to increase my cals.....