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Liamlover2011    66

Liamlover2011
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So for a week I have been watching my intake at 1200 calories. Two Protein Shakes a day two Snacks and a small dinner. Walked a couple days... And not a pound lost. This is so frustrating. I have to complete a 12 week pre op program with kaiser and in the durAtion loose 30lbs or at the end delay my surgery till I do.... But how could I so drastically change my diet and not loose a pound! I know it's only been a week but I expected something.... Alright I'm done... :(

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lsereno    2,525

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Keep at it, if you stay at 1200 calories it will drop! I lost 32 lbs. on the Kaiser pre-op diet.

One tip: I weigh my food because I find it more accurate than measuring. Most packages include the weight in grams for a serving so I put a dish on my scale, zero it out, and then add food.

Lynda

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lollyfidy1965    402

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To lose a pound of weight you have to burn 3,500 calories more than you take in. You can calculate the number of calories you would need to stay at your current weight (there are calculators online....just google it). From that number, you can work backwards to determine how many calories you can consume, and how many calories you would need to burn (through exercise) to hit a deficit on any given day.

At 3 months post-op, I consume 650 calories/day, on average. I typically burn between 500 and 800 calories/day at the gym, 6 days/week. To maintain my current weight I would need to consume roughly 2,000/day. Doing the math on these numbers (using the low end of my daily workout number) I should be losing approximately 3.7 pounds per week. In reality, I'm losing between 4 and 5 pounds/week, on average.

Even with the sleeve, the physics of losing weight don't change. We have to decrease the number of calories we consume, and increase the number of calories we burn. The sleeve simply makes it possible to function on a significantly smaller number of calories. In your case (and as much as you may not want to hear this....sorry...), 1,200 calories/day may simply be too many, given your level of exercise. My suggestion would be to increase the amount of activity you're doing...walk 30 minutes every day, sign up for a Water aerobics class (my favorite)...whatever you enjoy doing, and see if it makes a difference for you.

I wish you all the best....and great success!

Laura

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vsginnj    415

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Congrats on making a choice to be in control of your health. Everyone loses differently don't be discouraged. I would get the my fitness pal app and start logging all food Water and exercise,it may seem tedious at first but it is so with it. Once you know where your nutrition comes from you can work with your nut to make adjustments to keep or start loosing , it's also a great habit for post surgery.

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happilysleeved    114

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I am pre-op also, and am getting sleeved on Friday. I also was trying to lose pre-op before my liquid diet and started eating sort of like we will be eating after VSG, only probably a few more calories. I reduced my calories to around 1000 and concentrated on getting 60-80 grams of Protein. I was also using an app called myfitnesspal to record my calories and protein. So for lunch I was eating maybe 3-4 shrimp, a boiled egg, 1/4 cup of low carb greek yogurt and a handful of nuts or maybe a baby orange. Always just did small portion, hight protein, low carb and sugar and lost 10 pounds pretty easy. Hope this helps! Hang in there!

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Liamlover2011    66

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Thanks all of you... I guess I just need to focus more... Less in and more exercise... But it's still frustrating to go from one end of the spectrum to the other for a week and see no change... But moving on now. I think I can just be really hard on myself... Again thank you for responding...

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lollyfidy1965    402

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Thanks all of you... I guess I just need to focus more... Less in and more exercise... But it's still frustrating to go from one end of the spectrum to the other for a week and see no change... But moving on now. I think I can just be really hard on myself... Again thank you for responding...

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Liamlover2011    66

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Ok soooo I weighed in at my class required by kaiser today and I lost 8lbs since last Thursday!!! I don't have my own scale (yet) and used my moms when I has post this... Hers must not work well... Yay!! Thanks for your encouragement... I am how ever going to continue a more stringent intake/outtake... I still have to loose 22 lbs before end of classes...

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      Four days post surgery. I am sipping as fast as I can and getting NO WHERE near the goal of 60 - 80 grams of protein or the 64 oz of liquids. I just feel FULL. I don't know if it can still be the gas build up (I would think by now that would be gone) but it is a struggle to drink. And so far I have not had the nausea or spasms and don't want to wander into that territory by pushing too hard with liquids. I about passed out today as it was my most "strenuous" day. Went from second story to basement for shower and I was sure I was going to pass out. Looking back on my last few days I have had a total of less than 1000 calories. Am I just not getting enough nourishment in me? Once again a friday where I can't get ahold of the doc until Monday rolls back around so I am hoping maybe someone here has some experience on how to keep energy going. I do have fibromyalgia too and that may be where some added fatigue comes into play. How did you all fair with the goals the week after surgery?
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    • Doughgurl

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      1. Selina333

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    • Alisa_S

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      1. LeighaTR

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        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

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