I am typing this for my husband, so please be patient while I try to explain his concerns.

He was sleeved on 8/23. His pre-op weight was 530 and lost 13 pounds prior to surgery. He is now down a total of 60.8 pounds. He has only lost a pound or two in the last week. He weighs daily which I think is a huge mistake. I am trying to convince him to stop doing that.

When he decided that he was going to go through with the surgery one of the benefits was supposed to be that the "thing" that causes him to get hungry would be removed. It doesn't seem that that has happened. He is hungry all the time, and when he does eat his stomach rolls and grumbles and he is in pain. He is very frustrated at this point. Also, he is very frustrated because he is in ketosis and doesn't seem to be moving the scale. I realize that 61 pounds is a lot of weight to lose but because he has so much to lose the 61 pounds isn't really showing on him at this point. He wants people to notice, but they don't.

Also, how do you handle telling people about your progress when it really doesn't show? When he tells people what he has lost, they said "well, how much did you freaking weigh to begin with?" He really isn't in a position of wanting to tell his starting weight.

Anyway, any help or advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Cheryl

There is a lot to read on here so I admit I did not read every post in this thread, But I am wondering if anyone has mentioned that it takes a couple of months for all the grehlin to get out of the system, And the first couple of months can still bring some intense hunger pangs. It does go away though.

Also, nobody noticed I had lost any weight until I hit about 90 pounds then everyone noticed. All of what you have described he is going through is normal.

dooter hopefully you got everyone back on track

Cheryl~ I am not a Dr. but do ask lots of questions. Here is what I was told... We need to keep a high protein, low carb & sugar diet. When you eat carbs, they send a signal to the brain telling you that your body needs more carbs (hence making you hungry all the time). Tell your husband to increase the protein & water, cut back on the carbs & sugars, increase the excersize. Head hunger is HORRIBLE!!!! Also, tell him, when is craving something, don't deny himself but cut back the portion size. I will keep him in my thoughts & prayers. Hide the scale, it's EVIL!!! (LOL)

Ahhh... that's a man for ya.

Yeah ... right.

I can really see the changes in his body but he doesn't believe me.

When I first had surgery, I had my husband take photos of me every two weeks from the front, side and back. I only wore panties and a bra for the pictures, so I could really see the progress. If you haven't taken photos yet, start doing this. These aren't photos I'd share with anyone, but I needed them.

I also took measurements. I measured at 13 different points on my body and kept track. I did this every two weeks too, and I was amazed at the inches I lost.

These two things will frequently show a loss when the scale doesn't.