Okay Im fairly new to this forum but im really in need of some support and advice!!!! I was sleeved Jan 12, 2012 and so far I have lossed ONLY 27 IBS...I walk about 30 minutes everyday. Im eating a meal now thats pretty much the same amount as a kids meal...im thinking thats alot of food at 4 months in comparison to what I hearing others are able to eat. I always gey my protien in first though. As far as liquids Im drinking mostly water or sparkling ice. I really dont know what has happened...begining to think this procedure did'nt work for me. Any advice?

My pounds loss isn't great either i was sleeved on 2-29-12 but i have lost a ton of inches. My doc says because i don't have as much weight to lose I'm not going to lose as fast. My NUT has me eating 1/4 cup of food 5 times per day. My protein should be at 80 but I haven't mastered that yet. I'm also required to do 60 minutes of exercise 6 days per week. I started off walking but have since joined the YMCA. Now I have much better variety and love water exercises. My doc says if I'm not drenched in sweat at the end of a workout i didn't work hard enough. So maybe, you just need to change some things. Good luck just got off a three week stall so i understand. i also love to compare pictures don't let the scale discourage you

Andi,

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Just keep following your plan and STAY OFF the scale! Try logging your food on a free site (I use sparkspeople) it will help you make choices so you get enough protein. DO NOT compare to others. We each have our own journey. Stay in touch! This board made all the difference for me.

You cannot compare yourself to others. We are all different and lose at different rates. Age, sex, height, weight, activity, genetics, size of your sleeve all play into weight loss. About how much do you need to lose?

Thanks everyone...I will certainly use some of the best practices given, such as smaller and more frequeant meals...increasing my excercise time...and loosing the comparison mindset.

As my tagline says - “If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.”

~ the Desiderata by Max Ehrmann

Honestly I know exactly how you feel. I would log on and see other people who were sleeved around the same time as me and they had lost twice as much. I wanted to get frustrated but my sleeve wouldn't allow me to stop. The best thing I've done for myself is joining the Y because while I don't see my scale moving fast my clothes are getting to big and my body is getting toned from exercising and it's made me feel so much better!!!

out of curiosity this sparkling ice.. is that carbonated? cuz you really wanna stay away from carbonation. it can stretch your sleeve out. but honestly, 27 lbs is still really good, so don't be discouraged. I would try changing your workouts.. or if you are walking on a treadmill try walking outside.. you need variety in your workouts or your body will start getting used to the workout and it will eventually stop helping you.. you need to do whats called muscle confusion.. change your work out every week or at least every other week and you will get better results.

hope that helped good luck to you.

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I thought sparkling ice was carbonated. I picked it up at the grocery store and put it back. Is it ok to drink that?

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I don't think we should drink anything carbonated. when i am nauseous i will let a diet sprite go flat and drink it.

Wow...didnt know that. I was more focuaed on thw B and D Vits...simple decisions we make can result in a huge impact...and may give reason to why I feel im on a road to no where. Thanks again for all the comments.

Do you have a nutrionist you are seeing?

Yes I do...she is the one having me track everything now....as I did when I first came outta surgery. Im certain she orob would say something about the sparkling ice....but I had not seen her since starting it. I been drinking it for the past week...but im cutting it before she has the upportunity to tell me to cut it...lol!!!!!

It seems a majority of people are saying that carbon and gum will stretch out the sleeve .... I specifically asked my surgeon about those and he told me if I can handle carbon then I can drink it. He told me that our stomachs are like rubber bands and if we eat too much we will throw up. Does your surgeons tell u specifically to stay away from these things?