Hi everyone!

I posted for the first time the other night and I was concerned abouy "9 month stall." I have recently stepped up my exercise routine to 6 days a week for an hr. I am trying to pin point where my problem may be. I am a graveyard shift worker and I do not have a set schedule on when I eat. I sleep all day and dibble and dabble here and there as far as eating. I wanna say that they are not actually meals. I also find that I have been eating the chips a little more than I should. I am really not a snack person but lately that urge has picked up.I have also noticed this also. I will eat a mean and of course I cannot finish it. I was told to eat slow and give myself about 20 min for my meal. If I am not done the whole meal whether it has been 20 min or not I will eat off the rest of my plate later like 30 min to an hour later. I thought the use of the tool was to be finished and full at some point and not want food anymore until another 2/3 hours later. I have still not been able to break the habit of eating and drinking at the same time and I think that has become a problem also. I am still after all this time trying to tweak my sleeve what does it for me and what doesn't. But at this late in the game and knowing that the weightloss slows around about this time and I was already a slow loser to begin with scares me!

Help!

Any thoughts

Thanks

While weight loss is expected to slow down or plateau anywhere from 5-9 months are surgery, it's important to stick to the guidelines you followed right after surgery. Kill the junk (chips) and journal all your intake to see how you stack up in calories/protein/carbs/fat. Do you still measure your food with a scale or measuring cup? Are you still drinking plenty of fluids, 64-100oz per day? Preferably Water, nothing sugary. Do you occasionally throw in a Protein shake to keep feeling full?

Stop drinking while you eat, as that can go one of two ways: You either flush the food out and don't feel as full as you should, and eat more; or it makes you feel too full and you don't eat enough. It depends on the person, where they are after surgery, etc.

You talk about continuing to eat off the plate, expecting to not want more for a few hours. I'm only 4 months out but have found that even after eating 4oz of food in 30 minutes, I can still "graze" if there is food in front of me for another hour or so (i.e. when the plate is in front of you at the restaurant and the waiter hasn't taken it yet). This is why it's important to be cognizant of measuring and knowing how much you've had, planning your meals, and sticking to it. The sleeve is great because it will keep us from taking in extremely large portions in one sitting, and it helps curb the hunger hormone -- but we can still get in plenty of calories, more than we need, if we really let it happen.

Best of luck, hope the scale moves again soon!