How much weight have you lost thus far?

My Hair fell out for a while stopped then started falling out again. I don't like short hair so im not gonna cut it . Hope it stops. I have noticed when I consistently eat 60 or more grams of protein a day it slows down allot. When I don't it starts to fall out like crazy! I would give up 108 pounds any day for the hair loss

I was already bald-ing before the surgery. Check with the nutritionist of your program. I was told to consume 80 grams protein per day. If you don't your body may break down muscle instead of fat for energy. There are Whey powders that have 20grams per scoop. So 2 two scoop shakes per day will get you 80 grams. I also add a scoop to Greek yogurt (which has about 16 g of protein). Watch out for the pre mixed stuff that can have added carbs.

Have many of you cut your hair because of hair loss? I did I'm so ready for long hair

I cut about 6 inches off. I'm ok with it for now and if I weren't I would be out of luck because it doesn't grow fast anymore! Oh I wish my hair would stop falling out \

I cut about 6 inches off. I'm ok with it for now and if I weren't I would be out of luck because it doesn't grow fast anymore! Oh I wish my hair would stop falling out <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />\

Me too! I lose chunks

Yup' date=' I cut my hair too. I always had hair fall due to hypothyroidism but at month 4 it was pretty significant so I took the plunge. I really didn't want big gobs of hair everywhere.

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Hair is protein. Try the protein hair treatments that would be used after chemical processing. Like 3 whipped eggs with teaspoon Lemon juice or the over the counter stuff. Add more liquid protein to the diet. Use a protein shake for some of the between meal liquids.

Sigh hair...it started falling, stopped, and just in last week or so I noticed more coming out...eeeek.

My update: 8 months out. surgery 12/5 starting weight 242 now 182 and I bounce 2-3 lbs. I've been doing this since mid APRIL. Talk about discouraging. I went from a tight 16 since April to a 14 and sometimes size 12's. I KNOW my body has been changing I see it in the pictures, but I desperately want the scale to love down this last ~40lbs.

I feel like it's hard when day after day, week after week and now month after month my weight has stalled here. I'm only 5'3" and so I need to be at 140ish to be at the higher end of normal (I think).

I feel better. I am WAY more active. I'm more involved in life, but frustrated with this dang scale not moving. Maybe I'm destined at loosing only 60 lbs....*shrugs*

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After what seemed like creeping slowly foreeeeeever I just dropped 4 lbs this week putting me at 102 lbs lost. I'm so excited! This comes after a huge burn off 1200 cals at the gym tonight. I'm a tired, content chickadee.

These are taken 7 months apart.

ok... posting comparison shots... I don't know how... but I did cheer up when I looked at my photos... I realize I have come a long way... so what I haven't lost 100 lbs since surgery... OVERALL I have! 111 lbs to be exact! I'm never going back!

Ok back to the grind...

I'm feeling pretty good also. Weight loss since Surgry may not be as fast as some but since surgery I've lost 87lbs but in the 9 months since I made my mind up and started my journey ice lost 106lbs. Not to shabby.

Sigh hair...it started falling' date=' stopped, and just in last week or so I noticed more coming out...eeeek.

My update: 8 months out. surgery 12/5 starting weight 242 now 182 and I bounce 2-3 lbs. I've been doing this since mid APRIL. Talk about discouraging. I went from a tight 16 since April to a 14 and sometimes size 12's. I KNOW my body has been changing I see it in the pictures, but I desperately want the scale to love down this last ~40lbs.

I feel like it's hard when day after day, week after week and now month after month my weight has stalled here. I'm only 5'3" and so I need to be at 140ish to be at the higher end of normal (I think).

I feel better. I am WAY more active. I'm more involved in life, but frustrated with this dang scale not moving. Maybe I'm destined at loosing only 60 lbs....*shrugs*

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I'm the same way.. the scale hasn't moved in a looonngg time but the inches are still coming off.. sleeved 12/11/12. Almost down 60 lbs for me..

I am in an epic stall. Uggh. I was losing great, but haven't lost much of anything for a month. I'm not losing sizes, either. I am praying this isn't it for me....I still have so far to go. I started a new job at the same time my weight loss slowed/stopped. I am sure it's stress related, though I've not been eating more. I think I need to change something up to get it moving again...but I'm a believer that as long as you are doing the right thing, the weight will come off. However, when the weight stopped coming off, I'm finding it more and more difficult to be motivated and stay on track. On a positive note, I do feel and look so much better, so I love that. I can shop in normal clothes sizes now, and I can move so much better. I no longer have 100 pounds of morbid obesity limiting my life, and I'm so happy about that. Just wish I could get the rest off now!

Michigan - im right there with you on the stall..

Progress

Starting weight 391

Sleeved at 342 12-26-12

Today 229

Crazy transformation plus I get my tummy tuck aug 21st !!

Hello everyone just an update

My Sleeve was done 12-26-2012

Highest weight 296

Surgery 264

Today 168.4

Felling great ....this week I went and bought a Fitbit bracelet to get me started with more walking 10,000...(prior really have been not that great at it ,always at work even though I do move around a lot at work)....2 days this week I made it to 6000 steps.

I am trying to lose and make it to 159 by the 9th of September (9 pounds) this will take my BMI to a normal weight (haven't seen normal for about 25 years)

And by October 25 (Vacation)I want to be 147 (21 pounds) to my new update Doctors goal ( original his goal for me by my Dec anniversary 175...already done that )

Wish me luck

Patty