Help! This Is Not Working.

[pedsnurse120304 19]

I understand! I lost about 20 lb in the 2 weeks preop but only lost 3 lb post-op when I weighed in 2 weeks after my surgery. I'm not sure if that's "normal" or what!

Good luck and keep up the good work! "Nothing good comes easy..sometimes you've gotta fight."

Sleeved on November 14th. Lost 7 lbs. so far. Totally disappointed and discouraged already....not good

I feel depressed. Anybody else feeling this way?

[Ms skinniness 3,003]

Sleeved on November 14th. Lost 7 lbs. so far. Totally disappointed and discouraged already....not good

I feel depressed. Anybody else feeling this way?

These are your old thoughts that are sabotaging you! This is the pattern of thinking you had when on diets before........So now lets see if we can change this pattern to something like, I am so fortunate to have lost these 7 lbs. I know more weight will come off. And try to look at what's around the corner like, 20 lbs coming off........Please don't be disappointed or discouraged because you can't go back to the old eating habits. You have to move forward. Sit back and enjoy the ride now. It is going to be a roller coaster but you've got this.....This is a great start......Cheers to better health and the horrible (LOL) side effects of a hot sexy new body to come....... :wub:

[pedsnurse120304 19]

These are your old thoughts that are sabotaging you! This is the pattern of thinking you had when on diets before........So now lets see if we can change this pattern to something like' date=' I am so fortunate to have lost these 7 lbs. I know more weight will come off. And try to look at what's around the corner like, 20 lbs coming off........Please don't be disappointed or discouraged because you can't go back to the old eating habits. You have to move forward. Sit back and enjoy the ride now. It is going to be a roller coaster but you've got this.....This is a great start......Cheers to better health and the horrible (LOL) side effects of a hot sexy new body to come....... :wub: [/quote']

Ms Skinniness thanks for the feedback and advice. It's people like you that will help me through this. Good luck to you too.

[isajck 229]

Please remember that you did not gain the weight in one swoop and will not lose it this way either. One of my doctors had to remind me of this when I was complaining about being a slow loser. She was absolutely correct and it helped readjust my thought process and disappointment.

[pedsnurse120304 19]

Please remember that you did not gain the weight in one swoop and will not lose it this way either. One of my doctors had to remind me of this when I was complaining about being a slow loser. She was absolutely correct and it helped readjust my thought process and disappointment.

Very true. Great advice.

[SunnyCox 245]

I have had those moments. The first two times it happened, I kept thinking... "I've failed at every other diet. I'm going to fail the sleeve too." I was sleeved 6/28, so it has been five months for me. I believe my first real stall was about 2 weeks post op (so 4 weeks of dieting when you count my 2 weeks preop) and lasted nearly a month. I fluctuated around the same 2-3 pounds for a month. I was a little disheartened. Then, things perked up again, and I steadily lost for the next month. The fourth month, I had another period of almost 5 weeks were I would fluctuate up and down 2-3 pounds, but I wasn't so worried this time because I had already done it once before.

Moral of the story: I've been there. I'm five months post op and 62lbs lighter including two months where I did nothing but fluctuate. Don't let those bad months mess with your head!

[firebelle10 80]

Maybe try walking a block then jogging a block. You gotta keep the body guessing